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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20140625 YCRM Minutes ROSEMOUNT YOUTH COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS June 25, 2014 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount Youth Commission was th held on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at 3:48 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 2875 145 Street West, Rosemount. Staff Liaison Foster called the meeting to order with Youth Commissioners Demuth, Dennis, Hinderaker, Mohamed, Munson, Radosevich, Revanur, Saal, Schalliol, Wick and Yambing present. Staff Liaison Foster and Recording Secretary Kladar were also present. Youth Commissioners Corrigan, Meaden, Wuellner were absent. City Council Member Weisensel arrived at 3:52 p.m. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA Motion by Dennis. Second by Jamie Radosevich. Motion to Adopt the Agenda. Ayes: 11 Nays: 0. Absent: 3. Motion carried. WELCOME & INTRODUCTION Foster welcomed the new Youth Commissioners to the group and members introduced themselves. OATH OF OFFICE Prior to the start of the meeting, Staff Liaison Foster administered the Oath of Office to Youth newly appointed Commissioners Hinderaker and Demuth. AUDIENCE INPUT None CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Dennis. Second by Schaillol. Motion to approve the Consent Agenda. a.Minutes of May 28, 2014 Youth Commission Meeting Ayes: 11 Nays: 0. Absent: 3. Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS 8a. Election of Officers Following a brief description of officer duties by Foster, elections were held to determine the officers of this year’s Youth Commission. 1 a. Chairperson Foster called for nominations for the Chairperson position. Commissioners Dennis, Wick, Radosevich, Schalliol, and Mohammed nominated themselves and gave a brief summary of their background, qualifications and why they were interested in the Chairperson position. Mohammed said she was very involved in the community including volunteer work. Schalliol said the Youth Commission is a priority for her. Radosevich wants to help the community and does volunteer work. Dennis is part of Student Council, is an honor student and also does volunteer work. Dennis would like to see the Youth Commission have more events and use advertising to gain recognition. Wick said he is on the honor roll and is fully committed to the Youth Commission and never missed a meeting last year. Prior to the vote, Weisensel explained that the candidate would need to receive 50% of the votes to be elected. The ballots were collected and reviewed by Weisensel and Foster. Weisensel advised there was no clear winner in the first ballot. The two candidates remaining on the ballot for the second vote were Commissioners Mohammed and Dennis. The remainder did not receive 20% of the votes. The second round of ballots was collected for review by Weisensel and Foster. Weisensel advised that Commissioner Josh Dennis was elected by ballot as the new Chairperson. b. First and Second Vice Chair Weisensel said that two openings remained for the positions of First and Second Vice Chair. Commissioners Revanur, Schalliol, Radosevich, Saal, Wick, and Mohammed nominated themselves and gave a brief summary of their background, qualifications and why they were interested in the First and Second Vice Chair positions. Revanur said that the Youth Commission was the voice of the youth and she had potential for being a good leader. She’s gotten involved in school and volunteering. Saal said he was supportive of bands in the community and has also done volunteer work. Radosevich added she’d lived here her whole life and was very involved in Rosemount. Wick advised he is dedicated to Youth Commission and would be able to devote 100% to it. Mohammed and Schalliol had nothing further to add to their previous comments. Weisensel advised that the highest vote would be awarded the First Vice Chair and next highest would be the Second Vice Chair. The ballots were collected and reviewed by Weisensel and Foster. Weisensel advised there was no clear winner in the first ballot. The three candidates remaining on the ballot for the second vote were Mohammed, Schalliol and Radosevich. The ballots were collected and reviewed by Weisensel and Foster. Weisensel advised that Mohammed was elected by ballot to serve as First Vice Chair. There would be a third vote with remaining candidates Schalliol and Radosevich for Second Vice Chair. The ballots were collected and reviewed by Weisensel and Foster. Weisensel advised that Schalliol was elected by ballot to serve as Second Vice Chair. 8b. Roundtable Discussion Wick advised that the City’s work on Shannon Parkway project has just begun. Saal said he was excited to be on Youth Commission and wants to be more involved with the City and its decisions. 2 Dennis shared that the Rosemount High School lacrosse team came in second in the state tournament. Hinderaker said that she is excited to be a part of the Youth Commission and would like to see more group events. Radosevich thinks the Youth Commission needs to work on coming together for different events which the majority of the Commissioners should plan to attend. Schalliol reported that she went to the One Tile One Rosemount event and encouraged others to attend RAAC events. Yambing said she recently helped with Local Motion music camp for younger kids. Munson said she recently attended the Bruno Mars concert. Revanur reported that she is starting the Acts of Random Kindness Club at school. Shale said that she also attended the Bruno Mars concert. Mohammed said she was excited for the Youth Commission and looking forward to some fresh ideas. She would like to see the Youth Commission start doing some volunteer work this summer. Weisensel talked about the One Tile One Rosemount event and said that the Youth Commission can meet over the summer if they choose. The next regularly scheduled meeting is in August. Weisensel suggested the Commissioners look at the Youth Commission goals on the website and advised the Commissioners that they will be invited to events such as ribbon cuttings. Weisensel suggested that the Commissioners provide their t-shirt size so an order can be placed. Mohammed inquired whether there was any interest in forming a subcommittee to work with the National Honor Society on a volunteer project. The subcommittee will be chaired by Mohammed and will include Dennis, Demuth, Revanur, Yambing, Schalliol, Radosevich, and Hinderaker. Foster said subcommittees meet on their own without any staff present and should report back any activity. Foster advised the Commissioners that communications from the city will be sent via email regarding upcoming events including Night to Unite, ribbon cuttings and Leprechaun Days. Any questions or discussion items can be directed to Foster or Weisensel. Foster advised there were options for speakers and venues for future Youth Commission meetings. Weisensel said the Youth Commission has three goals: knowledge of the City, volunteer work and grow the Youth Commission’s influence within the community. The City will occasionally ask for the Youth Commission’s opinion on certain items. REPORTS 9a. Commission Member Reports None. 9b. Next Meeting Date The next meeting of the Youth Commission is scheduled for August 27, 2014 at 3:45 p.m. at City Hall. 3 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, it was moved by Dennis and seconded by Wick that the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried unanimously and the meeting was adjourned at 4:33 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Karin Kladar Recording Secretary 4