YOUTH COUNCIL

200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Minutes YOUTH COUNCIL Wednesday, March 27, 2019 4:30 PM Room 303, City Hall 1. Call to Order at 4:45PM 2. Roll Call. Ayanna Lee was excused for this meeting. Present 10 - VACANCY, VACANCY, VACANCY, Lofton, Gonzales, Smith, Castro, Headley, Jones and Melendez Absent 4 - Gambrell-Toliver, Dunn, Young and Reed Excused 3 - McDade, Alcantara and Jordan 3. U.S. State Dept. & IVPL Youth Leadership & Civic Engagement. In-Jee Lee of the International Institute of Wisconsin. Contacted City Clerk on behalf of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP). The IVLP Program is extending a meeting invitation to the City of Milwaukee Youth Council to present their work to eleven (11) guests of the State Department. The group includes 8 international visitors from Kyrgyzstan and 3 interpreters. The project title is “Youth: Inspiring Leadership and Civic Participation” with relevant themes of: • Emphasize the importance of youth leaderships in all aspects of society; • Generate ways to cultivate leadership in Kyrgyz youth; • Determine how to get youth in the Kyrgyz Republic interested in civic engagement; • Foster creative partnerships between Kyrgyz non-profits, educational institutions, and government initiatives to support youth engagement· They are looking to schedule a 75-90 minute-meeting and tour (if applicable) on either Monday, April 15th or Tuesday, April 16th, 2019. Please provide the details below on the IVLP program to share. The International Institute of Wisconsin develops and coordinates Wisconsin-based programs in support of the U.S. Department of State's premier professional exchange program, entitled the International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP); and matches Wisconsin resources (businesses, non-profits, educational institutions, government agencies, etc.) with the needs of international visitors from a variety of fields. Annually, through this professional exchange program, approximately 5,000 scholars, business professionals and government leaders (emerging and established) learn more about U.S. Foreign Policy initiatives and best practices through face-to-face meetings and tours with our national and local resources. City of Milwaukee Page 1 YOUTH COUNCIL Meeting Minutes March 27, 2019 The delegates have been recognized by both their governments and our overseas embassies as rising leaders and experts in their fields. All have been nominated and thoroughly vetted by U.S. Embassy personnel, and are all long-term contacts of the political, legal and security components of our Embassy. As International Visitors, these participants are official guests of the United States, and implicit in their Embassy-issued J-1 (Exchange Visitor) visas, is a rigorous process by which they are vetted on security grounds, for criminal activity as well as for terrorism-related activity. Participants are also accompanied by State Department interpreters/liaisons for the duration of their stay here in the United States and may use earpieces for the simultaneous translation. This event has been set for Monday, April 15 at 4:00 PM. 4. Feedback from NLC Conference Washington DC. Council members talked about their experience among other youth groups and panelist; they share their concerns in their cities and share ideas to create new initiatives among the youth. 5. Planning for Youth Summit. Objective: The “Know Your Rights” Summit will uplift the voices of brown and black youth in Milwaukee. It will give them the ability to understand what rights do and don’t pertain to them and how we can effectively work together to dismantle discrimination within our community. Students from grades 8-12 will collaborate and work to design solutions to problems that occur in our community. How can young people be apart of conversations that affect them? What is the youth input and initiative? This day will include shared conversations between community leader who focus their work on the betterment of Milwaukee youth and the young people they serve. Topics may include: Artivism Building Bridges Not Walls N word Can I Say It? Intersectional Feminism Young People in Politics Mental Health and Selfcare Gun Violence in Black America, pulled over what to do next? Mother Earth's Purpose: Climate Change City clerk will contact MPS to check on good dates for students to be bused to and from City Hall. 6. Announcements. Mr. Owczarski asked graduating members to submit a name to have a youth council representative be reappointed. Member Castro invited council to volunteer at the Foundation for Freedom to prepare packages for human trafficking. City of Milwaukee Page 2 YOUTH COUNCIL Meeting Minutes March 27, 2019 Member Lofton invited council to the Health Youth Summit scheduled for May 5, 2019 at Milwaukee College Preparatory. More to come 7. Meeting adjourned at 6:03 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 and Health, 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 3