Youth Commission

1 MINUTES OF A MEETING OF A REGULARLY SCHEDULED 2 YOUTH COMMISSION MEETING 3 VILLAGE OF NORTHBROOK 4 COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS 5 January 28, 2015 6 “Lead, Serve, Shine” 7 8 Adult Commissioners Present (7) 9 Carla Slawson-Martens, Chairperson 10 Gary Moriello 11 Kay Ellen Stein 12 David Whitlock 13 Kelli Christenson 14 Jodie Dinelli 15 Melissa Morreale 16 17 Student Commissioners Present (3) 18 Danny Martens 19 Ethan Kirschenbaum 20 Grace Elisco 21 22 Adult/Student Commissioners Absent (9) 23 Kent Steinberg 24 Andy Han 25 Adam Wagner 26 Lucia Bosacoma 27 Bianca Osinski 28 Jessica Bresler 29 Zainab Ahmed 30 Shaina Hakimian 31 Brandon Mankoff 32 33 Village Staff Present (2) 34 Jason Batalden, Youth Commission Staff Liaison 35 Gale Cerabona, Recorder 36 37 1. Call to Order 38 Chairperson Slawson-Martens opened the meeting and enlisted Commissioner Kirschenbaum to be 39 Student Chairperson (in place of Commissioner Bosacoma who couldn’t attend this evening). 40 Commissioner Kirschenbaum called the meeting to order in the Terrace Room of Village Hall, 1225 Cedar 41 Lane, at 7:04 p.m. A quorum was present. 42 43 2. Welcome 44 Commissioner Kirschenbaum welcomed everyone to this evening’s Youth Commission meeting. 45 46 3. Approval of Meeting Minutes 47 Commissioner Kirschenbaum moved, seconded by Commissioner Whitlock, to approve the minutes of 48 the December 17, 2014, Youth Commission meeting. On a voice vote, the motion unanimously carried.  Page 2 Minutes of the January 28, 2015 Youth Commission Meeting 1 4. Hear from the Audience 2 There was no audience. 3 4 5. 2014/15 Upcoming Calendar of Events 5 a. Quiz Bowl 6 Student Chairperson Martens noted Commissioners’ assignments for the Quiz Bowl. 7 8 Commissioner Moriello identified, after review, that there were too many math questions 9 and literature question that may not be current. Chairperson Slawson-Martens noted that 10 teams must have a balance with the questions. Discussion took place regarding the 11 questions. Student Chairperson Martens and Chairperson Slawson-Martens stated the 12 rehearsal date is February 18th, 2015, at the regularly-scheduled Youth Commission 13 meeting. Chairperson Slawson-Martens shared the process of selecting questions. 14 15 Commissioner Dinelli suggested, for next year, choosing another company that might have 16 updated questions. 17 18 Commissioner Moriello added questions about Northbrook and read same. Other 19 Commissioners offered recommendations regarding Northbrook Days, population of 20 Northbrook, Village President’s name, etc. Suggestions for the Lightening Round were 21 proposed as well -- i.e. questions from To Kill A Mockingbird, etc. 22 23 The duty of coin flipper was assigned to Commissioner Whitlock. Those recruited to read 24 the questions were Commissioners Steinberg, Wagner, Han, and Hakimian. 25 26 Student Chairperson Martens and Liaison Batalden advised everyone that Solomon 27 Schechter school has again declined to participate. 28 29 Chairperson Slawson-Martens shared the process of the “bye” round. Student Chairperson 30 Kirschenbaum volunteered to be the reader for the Lightning Round. Student Chairperson 31 Whitlock volunteered to manage the timer, and Commissioner Elisco will be scorekeeper. 32 33 Liaison Batalden advised he would forward the PowerPoint presentation to Student 34 Chairperson Martens. 35 36 b. Lake Cook Terrace Spring Visit 37 Chairperson Slawson-Martens reminded this event is slated for March 18, 2015. Liaison 38 Batalden will contact Lake Cook Terrace to inquire if this date is available. 39 40 Chairperson Slawson-Martensa asked Commissioners for suggestions of an activity while 41 visiting the residents. Recommendations are: 42  Bingo (with prizes) 43  Manicures 44  Mingle/Engage 45  Play Cards in small groups 46  Poker  Page 3 Minutes of the January 28, 2015 Youth Commission Meeting 1  Games 2  Technology (using a tablet) 3 4 Since there won’t be another meeting in which to prepare, Chairperson Slawson-Martens 5 stated that 10 minutes be devoted at the beginning of the next Youth Commission meeting 6 to assign games (per round table of residents). 7 8 Food and beverage for the Quiz Bowl event was briefly discussed. Commissioner Martens 9 moved, seconded by Commissioner Kirschenbaum, to purchase pizzas and beverages for 10 the Quiz Bowl. On a voice vote, the motion unanimously carried. Commissioner 11 Kirschenbaum moved, seconded by Commissioner Martens, that the food and beverage 12 budget be in the amount of $200. On a voice vote, the motion unanimously carried. 13 14 c. Film Fest 15 Commissioner Whitlock revealed there is no update at this time. Chairperson Slawson- 16 Martens shared that the library theater will not be available for the film fest (as the rules 17 there are changing). 18 19 Discussion ensued about an April, May, or June date and the appropriate day of the week. 20 Commissioner Whitlock stated that students submitting films is key. Commissioner Morreale 21 reminded that May is a very busy month for high school students. Commissioners Martens 22 and Kirschenbaum advised that academics and sports are lean in May. The week after 23 Memorial Day was suggested. The consensus is that Thursday is an appealing day of the 24 week so May 28, 2015, is recommended. 25 26 Commissioner Whitlock moved, seconded by Chairperson Slawson-Martens that May 28, 27 2015, be a tentative date. On a voice vote, the motion unanimously carried. 28 29 Back to Quiz Bowl…… 30 31 Student Commissioner Martens stated a budget of $550 must be approved for T-shirts and 32 Medals. Commissioner Martens moved, seconded by Commissioner Christenson, that a 33 budget of $550 be approved for T-shirts and Medals. On a voice vote, the motion 34 unanimously carried. 35 36 6. Old Business 37 a. Study Buddy Program Update 38 Commissioner Morreale advised there is new leadership at the library so she suggests this 39 topic be revisited in the summer. She reminded the target audience is elementary students. 40 41 7. New Student Member Campaign 42 Commissioner Morreale suggested that the Youth Commission have a facebook page. Liaison Batalden 43 reminded that the Village has a facebook page, and all Commissions currently run information through 44 that page (as there is no manpower to manage individual Commission facebook pages). Chairperson 45 Slawson-Martens shared that this was suggested to Village staff in the past – however to no avail. 46 Commissioner Morreale advised she spoke with President Frum who likes the idea. Chairperson  Page 4 Minutes of the January 28, 2015 Youth Commission Meeting 1 Slawson-Martens and Liaison Batalden recommended that Commissioner Morreal speak with Cheryl 2 Fayne-Depersio, the Communications Manager. 3 4 Commissioner Christenson reminded that one of the goals is to attain more Youth Commissioners. 5 Chairperson Slawson-Martens noted that recent members were recruited from Government Day, etc. 6 7 8. Adult Member Orientation Meeting 8 Chairperson Slawson-Martens stated she would like to meet with new members to share the history of 9 the Youth Commission. 10 11 After some discussion, Commissioner Whitlock agreed that there needs to be a comprehensive 12 approach to communicate with the schools. He suggested a Subcommittee to recruit youth members. 13 14 Commissioner Dinelli inquired as to bylaws for this Commission. Chairperson Slawson-Martens shared 15 that the Commission’s mission statement, etc. is laid out in the Village code. 16 17 9. Old Business 18 Commissioner Dinelli distributed an article about Commissioner Han’s award. 19 20 Commissioner Moriello stated the children from Goethe School enjoyed their gifts, and thank-you notes 21 were provided to donors. 22 23 Commissioner Dinelli suggested having sub-committees for various topics, upcoming events. 24 25 Liaison Batalden noted that Commissioners interested in participating at the Earth Day event, which 26 takes place on April 25, 2015, will have an opportunity to sign up in February for duties (clean-up, 27 recycling, etc.). Commissioner Morreale suggested signing up the Youth Commission, as a group, and 28 identified various areas in which to participate. Liaison Batalden advised he will email Commissioners 29 the available duties prior to the next Youth Commission meeting. 30 31 10. New Business 32 There was no new business. 33 34 11. Student Hot Topics 35  Commissioner Elisco noted that on March 8, 2015, from 2 p.m.-4 p.m., North Suburban Prom 36 Fashion Show will be held at the YMCA. She advised that volunteers are needed (to model, etc.). 37 38 12. Next Meeting 39 The next meeting will be February 18, 2015, when the Quiz Bowl rehearsal will take place. 40 41 13. Adjournment 42 Commissioner Moriello moved, seconded by Commissioner Kirschenbaum, to adjourn the meeting at 43 8:30 p.m. On a voice vote, the motion unanimously carried. 44 45 Respectfully submitted, 46 Gale Cerabona, Recorder