Mount Pleasant Youth Council

MOUNT PLEASANT YOUTH COUNCIL MEETING Thursday, March 7, 2024 5:00 PM Mount Pleasant Municipal Complex Council Chambers 100 Ann Edwards Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 MINUTES 1. Call to Order Ms. Griffin called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m. Eli Barker, Layla Giddens, Jackson Naylor, Evan Nussbaum, Mia Weis, Porter Yount, Addison Utsey, and Rose Dillon were all present. Lane Yarbrough arrived at 5:06 p.m. Rowan Rucker and Ainsley Scarlett were absent. 2. Public Comments [None] T 3. 4. AF Approval of the minutes from the February 1, 2024 meeting Ms. Griffin moved to approve the minutes, seconded by Ms. Dillon. All present voted in favor. Housekeeping items D Ms. Griffin asked if everyone had responded with their tee shirt sizes, R and everyone present responded in the affirmative. Ms. Howard said she would place the order. [Ms. Yarbrough entered at 5:06 p.m.] Ms. Griffin said not everyone was able to make it to the last Town Council meeting and said those that have not attended will need to do so before the end of the Youth Council term. Ms. Howard said anyone that attends the meeting may check in with the Clerk to verify their attendance. Ms. Howard asked if the questionnaire was sent to any of the high schools as there were only two responses received. Ms. Griffin said she did not think Academic Magnet received it, and she did not know about the other schools. Ms. Griffin said that should be a priority for this month and said she would send the questionnaire out and send reminders as well. Ms. Howard said we need some responses and for everyone to look at website designs to get some idea of what the website will look like. Ms. Griffin asked if Mr. LaFontaine could be at the next meeting and then if necessary, a private meeting could be set up with a few of the Youth Council Members. Ms. Griffin asked for that to be placed on the April agenda. Mr. Nussbaum said that once the responses to the questionnaire are received, resources will need to be gathered, so perhaps we can start gathering them. He said there is a lot to do with just a couple of meetings remaining, and we could possibly add another meeting. Ms. Griffin said we could possibly schedule a meeting that would not count against absences to accommodate those playing sports. Mr. McLawhorn said the presentation framework can be put together T and be ready to present, and then the resources can be added later. Ms. Griffin said we need to discuss what sort of resources will be AF used for the website and said school counselors and therapists would be a good resource. Mr. McLawhorn said he thought that would be the best option. Mr. McLawhorn said a disclaimer would need to be added to the website about this not taking the place of medical advice. D Ms. Howard asked for a review of what will be done this month. R Ms. Griffin said the questionnaire will be sent out and the presentation for Communications will be prepared. Mr. McLawhorn said Youth Council needs to create a slideshow to present to Communications, and Ms. Griffin confirmed that it was the idea of how the website is to be set up and Mr. McLawhorn responded in the affirmative. He suggested that the framework be started this evening while everyone is present. Ms. Griffin said there will need to be an explanation slide, a slide representing why this website is being created, a slide addressing what the website might look like, the questionnaire, and a resource slide explaining what school psychiatrists would be utilized for advice and resources. Mr. Nussbaum said this month we can talk to any resources we have available.  Ms. Utsey asked if the counselors are providing written information to be put on the website and Ms. Griffin said that would probably be best, though she did not think their e-mail addresses should be provided on the website. Mr. McLawhorn said when going to the school psychologists, tell them what issues need to be addressed and ask them where can reliable resources be found. Ms. Griffin said on the website we would be providing a link for people to follow to find resources to address their issues. 5. Discussion and possible action to change the April 4, 2024 meeting to April 11, 2024 Ms. Howard said Charleston County School District spring break falls the week of the next meeting. She asked if Youth Council would like T to change the meeting date to Thursday, April 11. After some discussion, Youth Council Members agreed to meet on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. 6. 7. AF Finalize presentation of priority project for Communications This item was discussed under an earlier agenda item. Update on details of spring quarterly service project D Ms. Griffin said she talked with her spring service committee and they would like to set up a marsh sweep as their service project. R Ms. McLawhorn said a marsh sweep can be set up through the Town’s Stormwater department and he will reach out to Ms. O’Laughlin in the department. Ms. Griffin asked if Ms. O’Laughlin could contact her directly so they could agree on a weekend that worked best. After discussion, the members tentatively agreed on March 17th, and more information would follow. Ms. Griffin asked everyone to send the questionnaire to their schools for distribution. Ms. Griffin asked everyone to send a screenshot of a website they like to the group chat. Mr. McLawhorn suggested looking through the Town department webpages.  Mr. McLawhorn asked if they could send the presentation to him and Ms. Howard so they could look it over and possibly give guidance. Ms. Griffin said we are going to possibly schedule a second meeting in April or May and Ms. Howard said she would send Ms. Griffin some dates that the meeting room is available. Ms. Griffin said the additional meeting would not count against attendance. 8. Adjourn There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:34 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Christine Barrett Clerk of Council March 7, 2024 T AF DR