Mount Pleasant Youth Council

MOUNT PLEASANT YOUTH COUNCIL Thursday, November 3, 2022 5:00 PM Mount Pleasant Municipal Complex Council Chambers 100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 MINUTES Ms. Jones called the meeting to order at 5:06 p.m. Hampton Brooker, Annie Cunnane, Garrett Griffin, Grace Griffin, Cam Milewski, Rowan Rucker, Addie Utsey and Lane Yarbrough were all present. Evan Curb, Ainsley Scarlett and Chad Weis were all absent. 1. Public Comments [None] 2. Approval of the October 6th Meeting Minutes Ms. Jones moved to approve the minutes, seconded by Ms. Griffin. All present voted in favor. 3. Holy City Arts and Lyric Opera and Mount Pleasant Community Arts Center Committee presentations Mr. Rick Gutowski spoke representing the Holy City Arts and Lyric Opera and stated there is a need to get publicity out to the community for the arts in Mount Pleasant. Posters need to be placed in windows and rack cards distributed around Town. He thought this would be a good opportunity for Youth Council to earn service hours. He stated Marie Louise Moreto is in attendance, and she is the president of the Mount Pleasant Community Arts Center. Ms. Moreto stated they are currently a center without a home, and the focus of their committee is to have a cultural arts center in Mount Pleasant for the performing, visual and literary arts. She stated until there is a center, they are doing small productions in churches and community centers. She said the Coffee House Variety Show is coming up in April and they could use some assistance with that program, distributing rack cards, setting up chairs and tables as well  Youth Council Meeting November 3, 2022 Page 2 of 3 as helping with the refreshments. Ms. Moreto said they could also use help with marketing. Ms. Jones asked for contact information to assist with marketing. Mr. Dimitri Pittas stated in 2019 he and his wife, Leah Edwards, founded Holy City Arts and Lyric Opera (HALO) with a mission to engage the entire Lowcountry community through quality art and artists ranging from large scale productions to intimate conversations, and it is run here in Mount Pleasant. He said they are here asking for assistance with distributing marketing materials throughout the Lowcountry, not just in Mount Pleasant. Mr. Pittas said Charleston has a rich history of making arts accessible from elementary school on up through high school but unfortunately after that there are not a lot of opportunities to stay engaged here in the Charleston area. He said that is one of the reasons this organization exists. Mr. Gutowski said if the Youth Council Members did participate, he would make sure they received their service hours and he would be the contact for both organizations. 4. Discuss Priority Projects Ms. Steele said committees would be formed to address the different priority projects and Ms. Forbus would be bringing the sign-up sheet around for the members to choose the committees on which they would like to serve. Ms. Steele said she spoke with Meals on Wheels and they need a minimum of 225 cards for Christmas and they would need to be collected and at Town Hall by December 12 to be given to Meals on Wheels on December 14. It was decided that if a student made five cards, they would be given one service hour. Ms. Forbus stated Ms. Dandy with Engineering and Development Services was not able to be here tonight so she will be at the December meeting. The marsh sweep will be pushed to spring. Ms. Steele said the Sweetgrass Half Marathon is Saturday, February 25. They will need volunteers to staff the water station and others to hold signs, and more details would be provided as we get closer to the event. Ms. Steele said they are still waiting to hear back from the animal shelter about volunteer opportunities.  Youth Council Meeting November 3, 2022 Page 3 of 3 Ms. Steele said the committees need to establish goals and deadlines for their priority projects. She said bins for the toiletry drive would be distributed to the schools next week, and everyone should have flyers. 5. Adjourn There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:34 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Christine Barrett Clerk of Council November 3, 2022