YOUTH COUNCIL

200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Minutes YOUTH COUNCIL Wednesday, September 12, 2018 4:30 PM Room 303, City Hall 1. Call to Order at 4:37 PM 2. Roll Call. Present 4 - Gambrell-Toliver, Alcantara, Dunn and Castro Absent 1 - McDade Excused 5 - Lofton, Gonzales, Smith, Headley and Jordan 3. Presentation from the Milwaukee Police Department relating to youth engagement. Appearing: MPD Juvenile Probation/parole JMCOR - PO Ronald Edwards PO Billie Ellis Communicty Outreach and Education program from the Police Department that deal with young adults and teens who are at risk, that have become part of the criminal justice system due to criminal activities and are now on probation and parole; Officers are seeking participation from the youth council to influence them and want to change their ways. Office of Violence Prevention also works in coolaboration with MPD. 4. Presentation relating to the Hour Against Hate program. Appearing: Andrea Bernstein - Hours Against Hate Coordinator Ms. Bernstein coordinates a powerful program of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation to promote respect and dismantle bigotry in Milwaukee. Hours Against Hate mobolizes participants to spend an hour or more interacting with someone of a different race, culture, religion, tradition, class, sexual orientation, gender or physical ability. Ms. Bernstein appeared before council in hopes of leveraging the Youth Council members to initiate dialog back in their schools and neighborhoods. 5. Concert Across America. Music to heal a community of gun violence September 28th 5-8pm Kadish Park City of Milwaukee Page 1 YOUTH COUNCIL Meeting Minutes September 12, 2018 6. Meeting adjourned at 5:26 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