Special Galt Youth Commission Meeting

CITY OF GALT GALT CITY COUNCIL YOUTH COMMISSION Special Meeting Minutes, September 10, 2018 Meeting held in City Community Room/City Hall Chambers A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER: Cristian Gonzalez, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. B. ROLL CALL: Adult Mentors Present: Collier, Flores, Gordon, Klotz, Lampson Adult Mentors Absent: Cross Youth Members Present: Franco, Gonzalez, Martin, Ramos, Rivas, Rodriguez, Stalians, Trevizo, Yebra C. PUBLIC COMMENT: None D. PRESENTATIONS: None E. REGULAR BUSINESS: 1. Icebreaker The Commission did a rock paper scissors cheering game to ease into the start of the meeting. 2. Officer Elections As Commissioner Gonzalez was selected as Chair and Commissioner Yebra was selected as Fundraising Chair at the last meeting, the commission held an election to determine the remaining officers. Commissioner Ramos was elected Vice Chair and Commissioner Rivas was elected Secretary. Commissioner Franco was elected Treasurer and Commissioner Martin was elected Publicity Chair. Commissioner Trevizo was elected Sergeant of Arms. The Commission took action to approve all officers for the 2018/19 year. Moved: A. Yebra Second: M. Franco Ayes: 9 Nays: 0 Abstain: 0 Commissioners moved from the Community Room to the City Hall Chambers. Chair Gonzalez resumed the meeting. 3. Approval of minutes for the meeting of August 6, 2018 The Commission took action to approve the minutes. Moved: J. Rodriguez Second: D. Trevizo Ayes: 9 Nays: 0 Abstain: 0 4. Treasurer’s Report Adult Mentor Gordon gave the treasurer’s report and share that there is $5,315.04 in the GYC account. However, after subtracting the city council appropriation of $2,500, which are restricted funds, and outstanding billing, the commission has $857.93 of unrestricted funds to use. The donation from supporting the Kevin Tonn Run has not been received yet. 5. City Council Update Councilmember Lampson presented this month’s city council update. The updates consisted of the Starbucks still not being open and attending the League of Cities Conference. There have been recent armed robberies at Burger King. 6. Lessons in Leadership Adult Mentor Klotz presented this month’s lesson. Commission learned about the understanding of communication styles and skills. They learned about the interactions with different people and generational differences. 7. Community Project 2018/19 Chair Gonzalez facilitated a discussion to identify and adopt projects for the commission. Commissioner Yebra will continue to do the “It Can Wait” Campaign and planning to do it in February or April at Liberty High School. Commissioner Rodriguez plans to do the Random Acts of Kindness Week and Pay it Forward. Chair Gonzalez would like to help and connect with elders on topics such as technology and learning English as their second language. Commissioner Martin would also like to help seniors with navigating technology. Commissioner Ramos brought the ideas of helping families or students in need. Commissioner Stalians plans on doing a seminar on fitness and health. Commissioner Rivas plans on doing a 40’s band event for seniors. The Commissioners were tasked with researching the ideas/issues and presenting them in depth at the next meeting for consideration to approve as a community project. 8. Galt Herald Editorial Articles Subcommittee members will report on upcoming editorial topics. Commissioner Yebra will work on an art article, Commissioner Rivas will work on a Homecoming article, Commissioner Ramos will work on a College Board article, and Commissioner Franco will work on a Sophomore article. 9. Galt Herald Newspaper Commissioner Martin presented this month’s article. The article was about the building of outdoor classroom at the community garden for preschoolers. This will help make a difference as youth will learn more the environment and its importance. 10. Strengths-Based Coaching Adult Mentor Collier presented her proposal to integrate Gallup Strengths in our work. She requested a budget not to exceed $200 to purchase assessments for the commissioners to take. Moved: J. Rodriguez Second: D. Trevizo Ayes: 9 Nays: 0 Abstain: 0 F. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Community Projects Lights on Afterschool event G. AROUND THE HORN GIVE YOUR GRATITUDE Commissioner Trevizo tells Chair Gonzalez good job for his first meeting. Commissioner Rodriguez had an upcoming Art Show the weekend of the 15th and 16th. Adult Mentor Gordon shared that a new commissioner will be selected and sworn in by the next meeting. ADJOURNMENT: Chair Gonzalez adjourned the meeting at 8:04 PM. Respectfully submitted, Ashley Rivas, Secretary