YOUTH COUNCIL

200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Minutes YOUTH COUNCIL Wednesday, April 25, 2018 4:30 PM Room 303, City Hall 1. Call to Order at 4:36PM 2. Roll Call. Present 13 - Hoeschen, Lofton, McDade, Gloria Gonzales, Gambrell-Toliver, Alcantara, Dunn, Smith, Cross, Randolph, Castro, Headley and Jordan 3. Discussion relating to Proper Police Procedure. Appearing: MPD Asst. Chief Raymond Banks Mr. Banks responded inquiries regarding police training, procedures and discipline policies. After hypothetical scenarios were discussed and questions were addressed, Mr. Banks offered to come back to the youth council meetings in a regular basis to discuss issues of concern among the youth and a possible collaboration between youth council and the police department to rebuild the trust of the community with the police department. 4. Presentation from City Year Americorps. Appearing: Ms. Julie Schneider - City Year Milwaukee Regional Recruitment Manager, Midwest City Year is an education-focused, non-profit organization that unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service aimed at keeping students in school and on track to graduation. At City Year's 28 uran locations across the U.S. and two international affiliates, teams of trained young people called AmeriCorps members serve full-time in schools during the academic year as tutors, mentors and role models. By focusing on attendance, behavior and course performance, which identify students who are at risk of not graduating on time, AmeriCorps members are positioned to help students and schools succeed. There are two remaining deadlines for 18-25 year olds to apply to serve with City Year Milwaukee, which are May 11 and June 1. This position begins July 23 and we are still very much recruiting to fill 120 AmeriCorps Member slots in Milwaukee, with about half of the corps confirmed for next year. Members offered to post information on the Milwaukee Youth Council media outlets. City of Milwaukee Page 1 YOUTH COUNCIL Meeting Minutes April 25, 2018 5. Mental Health Summit. Member Lofton reminded the Council of the Faces of Mental Health - Youth Behavioral Health & Wellness Summit. May 19, 2018 12 to 4 PM Italian Community Center 631 E Chicago St., Milwaukee WI There will possibly be a Milwaukee Youth Council table/booth at this event. 6. Responsible social media campaign. Members had a press conference to launch the #OurEyesOnly campaign, for safety social media practices. A poster was released for public distribution among the schools. 7. LIT Satrudays Leadership Igniting Transformation. Member Smith shared LIT Saturdays, a leaders igniting transformation event Saturday, April 28th, 2018 from 2-4PM 2821 N 4th Street Milwaukee WI 53212 special guest dr. Monique Liston 8. Announcements. Mr. Ruben Hopkins - Chairman/CEO of Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce WI Black Chamber of Commerce will be releasing a magazine into the Milwaukee Public Schools and would like the inaugural issue to feature the Milwaukee Youth Council. The magazine main focused will be entrepreneurship, academics, fashion and sports. Mr. Hopkins will be sending, to staff assistant, more information and the release forms for parental authorization. Mr. Marcus Smith - Senior Public Involvement and Outreach Specialist with Southeartern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC) State Representative David Bowen - 10th Assembly District. 9. Meeting adjourned at 6:09 PM Joanna Polanco Staff Assistant City of Milwaukee Page 2 YOUTH COUNCIL Meeting Minutes April 25, 2018 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. 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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 3