YOUTH COUNCIL

200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Minutes YOUTH COUNCIL Wednesday, October 12, 2016 4:30 PM Room 301- A, City Hall Amended 10/11/16 Items #3 & 4 added 1. Call to Order at 4:44 PM 2. Roll Call. Members present: Handy, Lofton, Gambrell-Toliver, Truss, Alcantara, Brown, Estremera-Maldonado, Gonzales and Hoeschen. Members absent: McDade and Zollicoffer Member Excused: Hines 3. Participation of the MYC in the 2016 Fall election process. Discussion for youth to get involve with their schools in the voting registration process to get prepare for this year's presidential election. Five point press release from youth council regarding why is it important to vote. 4. Participation of Milwaukee Youth Council in Poll Watching Exercise Appearing: Mr. Steve O'Connell - Chief Poll worker at Miwlaukee Environmental Science School Mr. O'Connell talked to the youth about being a poll watcher/observer, he mentioned few of the expectations of the Election Observer are: At the polling place, an election observer must: Notify the chief election inspector she/he is at the polling place to observe. follow the directives of the chief election inspector or designee. Provide photo identification. Complete and sign an election observer log. Wear an Election Observer tag or badge. 5. #NoFreeRides Updates. Members were urged and reminded of the youth council campaign to submit short City of Milwaukee Page 1 YOUTH COUNCIL Meeting Minutes October 12, 2016 video clips to the PID (Public Information Division). 6. New Business. 2016 Inauguration scheduled for November 9th at 4:30 PM in the Council Chambers. 7. Meeting adjourned at 5:45 PM Members of the Common Council and its standing committees who are not members of this committee may attend this meeting to participate or to gather information. Notice is given that this meeting may constitute a meeting of the Common Council or any of its standing committees, although they will not take any formal action at this meeting. Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For additional information or to request this service, contact the City Clerk's Office ADA Coordinator at 286-2998, (FAX)286-3456, (TDD)286-2025 or by writing to the Coordinator at Room 205, City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Limited parking for persons attending meetings in City Hall is available at reduced rates (5 hour limit) at the Milwaukee Center on the southwest corner of East Kilbourn and North Water Street. Parking tickets must be validated in the first floor Information Booth in City Hall. Persons engaged in lobbying as defined in s. 305-43-4 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances are required to register with the City Clerk's Office License Division. Registered lobbyists appearing before a Common Council committee are required to identify themselves as such. More information is available at http://city.milwaukee.gov/Lobbying. City of Milwaukee Page 2