Mount Pleasant Youth Council

TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNT PLEASANT YOUTH COUNCIL Thursday, February 18, 2021 5:00 PM Mount Pleasant Municipal Complex Council Chambers 100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 Live Streamed to Youtube: https://youtu.be/TRflujUl4lk Minutes Ms. Miller called the meeting to order at 5:03 p.m. Youth Council Members Ms. Isabelle Turner, Ms. Abby Sullivan, Mr. Walker Carswell, Ms. Isabel Raykova, Mr. Myles Chisolm, Mr. McClain Stocklosa and Ms. Cally DeMoura were all present. Ms. Josie Massenet, Ms. Eliza Taylor, Mr. Ethan Curb and Mr. Chad Weis were all absent. Ms. Miller stated the Chair and Vice Chair were both absent and a temporary chair must be elected for this meeting. Mr. Stocklosa nominated Ms. Turner to chair the meeting, seconded by Ms. DeMoura. All present voted in favor. 1. Public Comments Ms. Turner stated there were no public comments. 2. Approval of the minutes from the January 28, 2021 meeting Ms. Turner moved to approve the minutes, seconded by Ms. DeMoura. All present voted in favor. 3. Discussion and input from Youth Council on recreation programs and other activities for teens Mr. Eric DeMoura, Town Administrator for Mount Pleasant thanked the members for their participation on the Youth Council. Mr. DeMoura said there has been discussion between Town Council and staff about what the future of Mount Pleasant Recreation looks like. Mr. Steve Gergick, Recreation Director thanked the Youth Council Members and introduced Deputy Director Jimmy Millar, Athletic  Division Chief Matt Hansen, and Program Division Chief Shelly Davis. Mr. Gergick reviewed the department and discussed programs and ways to get reach out to the teen population of Mount Pleasant and what programs they would like to see. Mr. Carswell said he never knew about the programs and the problem may be advertisement and getting the word out to the teen population. Ms. Raykova said advertising through the schools would be the easiest way to reach them. Mr. Millar asked how to get the information to the schools and Mr. Chisolm stated most of the information at Wando comes through the school newspaper, the Tribal Tribune and announcements from the administrators. Ms. DeMoura stated it might be beneficial to promote new programs through other programs that are heavily promoted. Putting together social leagues of various sports and interests, at designated locations and times was discussed along with the amount of supervision needed or desired, and different age groups. Ms. Miller suggested grouping up, collecting ideas on different offerings and ways of communication, and talking it through to bring back a more concise list. 4. League of Women Voters Presentation Ms. Joan Zalesky, Ms. Leslie Skardon and Ms. Paula Egelston appeared on behalf of the League of Women Voters and gave a presentation on their organization and ways they could get the youth of Mount Pleasant more involved. 5. Update and continued discussion regarding priority projects  Ms. Miller said the Youth Council members will need to identify organizations and clubs they would like to see at the fair and come up with a mission statement, purpose and name for the event. Ms. DeMoura asked if the Youth Council members could volunteer at the fair to get service hours. Ms. Miller said that would be determined by the Youth Council as to what role they would play in the event. Ms. Miller said she had no new information and was waiting on the waiver to be e-mailed from the Department of Natural Resources which she would then forward to the Youth Council members. She asked the members to please check their e-mails for the waiver. Ms. Turner said she was still waiting on bios from some of the Youth Council Members and asked if they would please forward to her by this evening so she can post them over the weekend. 6. Adjourn There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:21 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Christine Barrett Clerk of Council February 18, 2021