Mount Pleasant Youth Council

TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA MOUNT PLEASANT YOUTH COUNCIL Thursday, August 5, 2021 5:00 PM Mount Pleasant Municipal Complex Council Chambers 100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 Minutes Ms. Sims called the meeting to order at 5:04 p.m. Ms. Graci Canon, Mr. Adam El Hassan, Ms. Grace Griffin, Ms. Willa Jones, Mr. McClain Stoklosa, Ms. Caroline Tiller, Ms. Isabelle Turner, Mr. Chad Weis and Ms. McKenna Young were all present. Ms. Geneva Kowbeidu arrived at 5:48 p.m. Ms. Cally DeMoura and Mr. Garrett Griffin were absent. Ms. Sims stated that since Town Council Member Gary Santos was present, she would like to start with Public Comments. 1. Public Comments Gary Santos, Mount Pleasant Town Council Member thanked the Youth Council Members for serving and gave a brief overview of the first Youth Council and their priority project which was creating a skate park. 2. Welcome and Introductions Ms. Sims and the Youth Council Members introduced themselves. 3. Approval of the minutes from the May 20, 2021 meeting Ms. Turner moved to approve the minutes, seconded by Mr. Stoklosa. All present voted in favor. 4. Review of Robert’s Rules of Order Ms. Sims gave an overview of Robert’s Rules of Order, provided the Youth Council Members with a handout highlighting the rules they would need to know and asked that they become familiar with them before the next meeting. 5. Overview of the Town of Mount Pleasant Ms. Sims gave the following presentation. Page 2 of 20 Page 3 of 20 Page 4 of 20 Page 5 of 20 Page 6 of 20 Page 7 of 20 Page 8 of 20 Page 9 of 20 Page 10 of 20 b Page 11 of 20 Page 12 of 20 Page 13 of 20 Page 14 of 20 Page 15 of 20 Page 16 of 20 Page 17 of 20 Page 18 of 20 6. Discussion of priority projects for the session Ms. Sims reviewed the list of priority projects for the previous Youth Council and asked the current Youth Council Members what they would like to accomplish during this session. Mr. Stoklosa stated he would like to continue working with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and would also like to work on creating outdoor public basketball courts. Mr. Weis stated he agreed with the basketball court objective as there are no courts on the north side of town. Mr. El Hassan stated he would like to see some basketball courts as well and would also like to consider having a compost area where people could take old school papers to be composted. Ms. Jones said she would like to work on a supply drive or money collection to make care packages for the homeless. Ms. Garrett stated she had already started a toiletry drive for the homeless, so that could be incorporated. Ms. Turner said with regard to the composting idea, she heard that Charleston County does not recycle. She asked if that is true and if so, what can be done to change that. Ms. Sims stated she would look into it. (Ms. Kowbeidu arrived at 5:48 p.m.) Ms. Griffin said the composting could be combined with a tree campaign. Ms. Sims stated that would complement two Town programs, Take Root and the Tree Bank. Ms. Sims asked Ms. Kowbeidu to introduce herself before continuing the priority projects discussion. Ms. Turner said she enjoyed partnering with the Sweetgrass Marathon and having an event on which to end the Youth Council session. She stated perhaps this year they could incorporate mental health. Ms. Kowbeidu stated she would like to work with head start programs to assist with reading skills and tutoring. Page 19 of 20 7. Call for nominations for Chair and Vice-Chair positions Ms. Sims stated the Chair and Vice-Chair positions would be voted on at the next meeting and asked if anyone was interested in being considered. Ms. Turner and Mr. Stoklosa stated they would like to be considered for the Chair position. Mr. Weis and Mr. El Hassan stated they would like to be considered for the Vice Chair position. Town Council Member Brenda Corley stated she would like to thank the members of the Youth Council for serving and would like them to consider being involved in a new project called Be Kind Mount Pleasant. Ms. Turner asked the Youth Council Members to each send her a short biography and a photo that she can put on social media. 8. Adjourn There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:59 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Christine Barrett Clerk of Council August 5, 2021 Page 20 of 20