Youth Council - Regular Meeting

TWENTYNINE PALMS YOUTH COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Luckie Park Activity Center 74325 Joe Davis Drive Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 www.29palms.org Wednesday, May 21, 2025 REGULAR SESSION AGENDA 4:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call. Changes to the Agenda. ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Reminder: End-of-the-Term Celebration at the Bowladium on June 11th at 4pm. PUBLIC COMMENTS This is the time for the public to address the Youth Council on issues within the jurisdiction of the Youth Council that are NOT on this agenda. All comments are to be directed to the Youth Council and shall not consist of any personal attacks. Members of the public are expected to maintain a professional, courteous decorum during their comments. There is a time limitation of three minutes per person. If you haven’t already done so, please fill out name and address slips and give them to the Secretary to the Youth Council. The Youth Council is prohibited by State law from taking action or discussing items not included on the printed agenda. Public comments on specific agenda items will be deferred until consideration of the item on the agenda. BUSINESS 2. Steve Reyes from Supervisor Rowe's Office to Present Certificates to Youth Council Members for Service. 3. Approval of Minutes of the Youth Council Meeting Held on May 7, 2025. 3-4 Youth Council - Regular Meeting - 07 May 2025 - Minutes DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS 4. Guest Speaker Mayor Pro Tem Daniel Mintz to Present Leadership Experience and Inform Youth about his Role on the City Council. Page 1 of 4  5. Confirm Final Details for Teen Astronomy Night at Sky's the Limit - May 23, 2025. 6. Review Progress of Final Report for City Council Meeting - June 10th. YOUTH COUNCIL ADVISOR COMMENTS FUTURE YOUTH COUNCIL INITIATED ITEMS ADJOURNMENT It is the intention of the City of Twentynine Palms to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act in all respects. If you are a person with a disability who requires a disability-related modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, please request such modification or accommodation from the City Clerk at (760) 367- 4890 (facsimile). Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to the meeting. Please advise us at the time whether you will require accommodations to participate in meetings on a regular basis. Any person affected by any application on this agenda may submit their concerns in writing prior to the meeting or appear in person and be heard in support or opposition to the proposal at the time the matter is considered on the agenda. The staff reports, applications and environmental documents may be viewed at either the office of Community Development or the office of the City Clerk, 6136 Adobe Road, from 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, except legal holidays. The Invocation is given per Policy 10-01, and does not reflect the views of the City but rather is an expression of speech by a private citizen making the presentation. Telephone inquiries may be made at (760) 367-6799. If you challenge any agenda issue in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues that you or someone else raised at the public meeting described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Twentynine Palms at, or prior to, the public meeting. This notice of agenda is hereby certified to have been posted on or before 5:00 p.m., May 15, 2025. Cindy Villescas CMC, City Clerk Time/Date Page 2 of 4  TWENTYNINE PALMS YOUTH COUNCIL Regular Meeting MINUTES Luckie Park Activity Center, 74325 Joe Davis Drive Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 www.29palms.org May 7, 2025 CALL TO ORDER Youth Councilmember I. Coleman called the meeting to order at 4:01 pm. Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call - The following Youth Council Members were present: Isaac Coleman, Tallulah Coleman, Thomas Elkins, Jaguar Goodwin, Judah Goodwin, Izzabella Hargrove, Viviana Hermosillo, Audrina McConville, William Sumption, Brett Viloria, Truman Walsh Absent: Jax Langdon, Pearl Sullivan Changes to the Agenda - Remove Item 4. ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Reminder: Attend May 13th City Council Meeting to Receive Certificates from Senator Ochoa Bogh's Office. 2. Volunteers Needed: Cheer on the Girls on the Run Participants in their End-of-the-Season 5K Celebration on Thursday, May 22nd at 4:30pm at Luckie Park. PUBLIC COMMENTS No Comments. BUSINESS 3. Approval of Minutes of the Youth Council Meeting Held on April 16, 2025. Motion to approve the meeting minutes by Youth Councilmember Hermosillo, motion seconded by Youth Councilmember Sumption. CARRIED. 4. Guest Speaker Mayor Pro Tem Daniel Mintz to Present Leadership Experience and Inform Youth about his Role on the City Council. Postponed to the next meeting. DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS 5. Food Drive Plan of Action - May 10th, 8am - 12pm. Confirm Attendance and Food Delivery to Food Pantry. Youth Councilmembers attending - I. Coleman, T. Coleman, Walsh, McConville, Sullivan (8-10am). Youth Council Advisor Tessier to make 100 Feed 29 tri-fold brochures to be passed out. Youth Councilmember McConville will pick them up on Friday. Youth Councilmember I. Coleman took a Youth Council banner, zip ties, and four chairs to bring to Food Drive. He will take pictures at the event for social media and records. He and T. Coleman will deliver the food to the Feed 29 Food Pantry after the Food Drive ends on Saturday. Page 3 of 4  Youth Council - Regular Meeting May 7, 2025 6. Teen Astronomy Night at Sky's the Limit - May 23, 2025 - Marketing Plan & Confirm Attendance. Caitlin Gill from Joshua Tree Astronomy Adventures (JTAA) was in attendance and shared updates with the Council - the large telescope at Sky's the Limit will be available for viewing and JTAA will bring five additional telescopes and binoculars for viewing. JTAA will provide 200 bottled waters, 200 chips, 200 sweet snacks, and 100 Gatorade or soft drinks. There was a discussion about purchasing pizza to offer additional snacks. Ms. Gill offered to provide some pizza, but she will check with her business partner first before determining the amount and the Youth Council will purchase the remaining amount, to be determined. Youth Counci Advisor Tessier will bring two - 8ft tables, four Burrtec cardboard trash boxes, and trash bags; and purchase red glow stick bracelets to give out to attendees. Youth Councilmember Hermosillo reported that people are registering through the Google form. A discussion about creating pins for the event also took place with Youth Councilmember Elkins drafting a design that combined all three organizations’ logos, which will be shared with Ann at Sky's the Limit, who offered to make pins. All Youth Councilmembers attending the event should arrive at Sky's the Limit at 7pm to help with pre-event clean-up. Youth Councilmembers McConville and Hargrove are unable to attend due to previous commitments. 7. Final Report for City Council Meeting - June 10th. Assign Responsibilities. Youth Councilmembers Walsh, Hermosillo, Sumption, Elkins, and I. Coleman offered to work together on the final report to be presented at the City Council meeting. They will meet virtually on May 14th to create an outline for a PowerPoint presentation. Youth Council Advisor Tessier will email them on May 15th to confirm they have a plan of action for their presentation. The final presentation is due to the Youth Council Advisor by June 2nd to be submitted to the City Clerk. YOUTH COUNCIL ADVISOR COMMENTS Youth Council Advisor Tessier discussed the end-of-the-term party at the Bowladium with the council deciding that Wednesday, June 11th at 4pm will work best for everyone. There will be bowling and food from Mexican Street Taco. FUTURE YOUTH COUNCIL INITIATED ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Youth Council Chairperson I. Coleman adjourned the meeting on May 7th at 5:01 pm. Respectfully submitted, Amy Tessier, Youth Council Advisor Page 4 of 4