YOUTH COUNCIL
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · January 22, 2020
Minutes
200 E. Wells Street
City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin
53202
Meeting Minutes
YOUTH COUNCIL
Jada Young, Marvell Reed, Cheyenne Jordan, Jadah Webb,
Alannah Jones, Alexandra Moreno-Romero, Sherlean Roberts,
Jayne Kilander, Ayanna Lee, Samia Ahmed, Jesilyna
Gonzales, Tyrane Graham, Samuel Hartman
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 4:30 PM Room 303, City Hall
1. Call to Order at 4:32 pm
2. Roll Call.
Present 16 - VACANCY, VACANCY, VACANCY, VACANCY, Gonzales, Jordan,
Young, Jones, Lee, Webb, Moreno-Romero, Roberts, Kilander, Ahmed,
Graham and Hartman
3. Update on Milwaukee Youth Council Priorities:
Youth Homelessness
Litter
Reckless Driving
Youth Incarceration
Youth Mental Illness discussion:
Sadness & depression
Not taken seriously
13 reasons
MEMES
The line between clinical depression
Teen suicide
Trauma Informed Care - “PTSD”
Self-steam
Eating disorders
Racial differences
Guilty level
Generational gaps
Sexual abuse
Economics
Sexual trafficking is another Youth concern during DNC (Democratic National
Convention).
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4. The National Leagues of Cities Conference.
5. Announcements.
6. Meeting adjourned at 5:37 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 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.
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Agenda
200 E. Wells Street
City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin
53202
Meeting Agenda
YOUTH COUNCIL
Jada Young, Marvell Reed, Cheyenne Jordan, Jadah Webb,
Alannah Jones, Alexandra Moreno-Romero, Sherlean Roberts,
Jayne Kilander, Ayanna Lee, Samia Ahmed, Jesilyna Gonzales,
Tyrane Graham, Samuel Hartman
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 4:30 PM Room 303, City Hall
1. Call to Order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Update on Milwaukee Youth Council Priorities:
Youth Homelessness
Litter
Drunk Driving
Youth Incarceration
4. The National Leagues of Cities Conference.
5. Announcements.
6. Adjournment.
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
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.
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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.
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