YOUTH COUNCIL

200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Minutes YOUTH COUNCIL Wednesday, May 24, 2017 4:30 PM Room 303, City Hall 1. Call to Order at 4:42 PM 2. Roll Call Present 8 - Estremera-Maldonado, Haywood II, Hoeschen, McDade, Gloria Gonzales, Brown, Gambrell-Toliver and Alcantara Absent 2 - Lofton and Truss Excused 1 - Devine Handy 3. CDBG Reprogramming Update Mr. Mahan, Community Development Grants Administration, director Due to the Federal government budget not being release yet and CDGA funds not being awarded, reprogramming for youth council funds will have to be on hold until probably the new term of council members begin in September - October. 4. Discussion of Water Quality in Schools Students from different milwaukee High Schools came to the Youth Council to express their frustration regarding led in the water in their communities including their schools. It was expressed by several students that MPS administration has been uncooperative with responding their questions and concerns regarding when will the problem be solve. the consumption of contaminated water leads to attention deficit disorder, concentration issues that some of the students have already being experiencing. The group along with few school staff also testified that the conditions the students are faced with are not conducive for a productive learning experience. The students are seeking the support and collaboration of the Milwaukee Youth Council to help them reach to MPS administration to get answers to this problem. 5. Recruitment Update It is projected that several vacancies will be available, as a result of council members graduating from High School this summer; those graduating this term are encouraged to make recommendations from their peers and class mates to apply to the Youth Council. City of Milwaukee Page 1 YOUTH COUNCIL Meeting Minutes May 24, 2017 6. 2017 MYC priorities updates - a. Creation of panels within MPS schools to reduce public violence, segregation and increase intergration. b. Create/implement a car theft #NoFreeRide and safe driving campaign c. To repair/clean up public parks/tot lots with the cooperation of MKE plays, if possible d. Cognitive behavioral therapy 7. Meeting adjourned at 5:38 PM In the event that Common Council members who are not members of this committee attend this meeting, this meeting may also simultaneously constitute a meeting of the Common Council or any of the following committees: Community and Economic Development, Finance and Personnel, Judiciary and Legislation, Licenses, Public Safety, Public Works, Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development, and/or Steering and Rules. Whether a simultaneous meeting is occurring depends on whether the presence of one or more of the Common Council member results in a quorum of the Common Council or any of the above committees, and, if there is a quorum of another committee, whether any agenda items listed above involve matters within that committee’s realm of authority. In the event that a simultaneous meeting is occurring, no action other than information gathering will be taken at the simultaneous 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