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ROSEMOUNT YOUTH COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS
January 27, 2021
1. CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount Youth Commission was
held on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 3:46 p.m. via Zoom.
Chairperson J. Kenninger called the meeting to order with Youth Commissioners Bauman, Chumbley,
Halla, Henkemeyer, A. Kenninger, Leholm, Nozal, Passeri, Ramesh, and Stenger were present.
Assistant City Administrator Emmy Foster, Council Member Jeff Weisensel, Recording Secretary
Sandi Amundson, City Administrator Logan Martin and Fire Department Representative Jim Voelker
were also present. Commissioner Standing, and Former Councilmember Kim Shoe-Corrigan were
absent.
2. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA
None
Motion by J. Kenninger. Second by Ramesh
Motion to Adopt the Agenda.
Ayes: 11
Nays: 0. Absent: 1. Motion carried.
3. AUDIENCE INPUT
None
4. CONSENT AGENDA
Motion by J. Kenninger. Second by Ramesh
Motion to approve the Consent Agenda.
Ayes: 11
Nays: 0. Absent: 1. Motion carried.
5. OLD BUSINESS
a. Youth Commission Scholarship
Commissioners made the decision to have the RHS Foundation transfer the scholarship
funds to the Yambing family scholarship.
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. Fire Department Representative Jim Voelker
Assistant Fire Chief Voelker discussed his years of service. He has been with the City of
Rosemount for almost 24 years, starting employment in 1997. Voelker has been the
Assistant Fire Chief for 11 years.
Rosemount’s Fire Department consists of all volunteer firefighters. Each firefighter is paid
per call that are in attendance.
Examples of calls the Fire Department may be requested to handle include, hazmat calls,
fire related calls, and vehicle accidents.
Voelker discussed opportunities such as becoming an Explorer. Youth, ages 14 to 20 can
join the Fire Explorers Scouting of America. If anyone is interested, they can contact
Assistant Chief Voelker.
b. Climate Generation Upcoming Events
Foster mentioned the Climate Generation events. This information was emailed out to the
Youth Commissioners last week.
c. Leadership Lesson
Weisensel discussed the Leadership Lessons and the importance of these lessons. The
monthly leadership lesson follow-up/responses should be sent to Weisensel for tracking
purposes.
This week’s discussion topic was Reflecting on Action that included 5 items.
Be sure to focus on what you are learning for each topic.
d. Roundtable Discussion
School, sports, college plans, vacations, and upcoming activities were discussed with the
group.
City Administrator Logan Martin shared a kindness project opportunity that he’s been
made aware of; anyone interested in the 13 Acts of Kindness should contact Rachael
Stucky. The project is expected to begin during the first week of March.
7. REPORTS
a. Commission Member Reports
b. Next Meeting Date – Next meeting date will be February 24, 2021 at 3:45 p.m. This meeting
will be virtual.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, it was moved by J. Kenninger and seconded by
Henkemeyer that the meeting be adjourned. The motion carried unanimously, and the meeting was
adjourned at 4:21 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Sandi Amundson
Recording Secretary