YOUTH COUNCIL

200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Minutes YOUTH COUNCIL Wednesday, January 10, 2018 4:30 PM Room 303, City Hall 1. Call to Order 4:41 PM 2. Roll Call Present 12 - Hoeschen, Lofton, McDade, Gloria Gonzales, Brown, Gambrell-Toliver, Alcantara, Dunn, Smith, Castro, Headley and Jordon Absent 2 - Truss and Johnson Excused 2 - Cross and Randolph 3. Discussion of Safe Social Media Practices Program Mr. Owczarski discussed different topics of interests for council to take as campaign efforts for this new term; the public information division will also be working in cooperation with council in the preparation of videos, press releases and press conferences to divulge the campaign. 4. Interaction with Milwaukee Safety and Civic Commission Mr. Owczarski informed the council that the Milwaukee Safety and Civic Commission would like to have a conversation with youth council to share ideas and any possibilities of joining efforts to improve the safety of Milwaukee neighborhoods. 5. Development of 2017-2018 Milwaukee Youth Council Priorities Priorities for 2018: Youth Mental Health with respect to stress in school, at home and among peers. Other topics may include youth homelessness, participation of some sort of event in collaboration with an existing community agency, human trafficking was also listed. 6. Hamilton College Study of Youth Councils Mr. Owczarski received an invitation from Hamilton College in New York for council to participate in a survey to understand the effects of civic engagement on perceptions of government responsiveness. 7. Youth Council Apparel Ms. McHenry brought the choices of apparel for members to choose from. City of Milwaukee Page 1 YOUTH COUNCIL Meeting Minutes January 10, 2018 8. Meeting adjourned at 6:00 PM Joanna Polanco Staff Assistant 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