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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5a. YC Minutes 06/06/2012MAYOR m — ou it Prospect Irvana K. Wilks TRUSTEES Paul Wm. Hoefert Arlene A. Juracek A. John Korn John Matuszak Steven S. Polit Michael A. Zadel Village of Mount Prospect 50 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056 MOUNT PROSPECT YOUTH COMMISSION MINUTES WEDNESDAY JUNE 06, 2012 7:00 P.M. MOUNT PROSPECT POLICE AND FIRE HEADQUARTERS 112 EAST NORTHWEST HIGHWAY PRESENT Nora Gawlik — Chairman Pro Tcm Michael Boivin Rachcl Ottc Jaclyn Stasscn Dclanic Stcinwcg George Clowcs, Adult Advisor Investigator Scott Filipck, Adult Advisor Village Trustee Steven Polit, Adult Advisor David Schcin, Adult Advisor Cindy Rumorc, Secretary ABSENT Adam Kicl — Chairman Rabia Mcmon Alcx Oplawski GUESTS Mayor Irvana Wilks Village Clcrk Lisa Angcll VILLAGE MANAGER Michael E. Janonis VILLAGE CLERK M. Lisa Angell Phone: 847/392 -6000 Fax: 847/392 -6022 www.mounWrospect.org CALL TO ORDER Chairman Pro Tcm Nora Gawlik called the Junc 06, 2012 Mount Prospect Youth Commission meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. in the first floor training room of the Policc and Fire Headquarters, Mount Prospect, Illinois. ROLL CALL Secretary Cindy Rumorc called the roll. June 06, 2012 Page 1 of 3 MOUNT PROSPECT YOUTH COMMISSION MINUTES APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Jaclyn 8/aooeu seconded by Commissioner Delauic 8/6uwe-. moved to approve the Minutes of the May 02, 2012 Youth Commission mecting. The motion carried by unanimous approval. VISITORS TO BE HEARD Mayor Irvana Wilks and Village Clerk Lisa Ange attended the meeting to discuss Youth Commission issues: • Membership — gruduuhug ,cujmm will bring the number of current Tnmh Cnmod,sinu members to l Mayor Wilks.uthe time nI the June mcctin(l. has one applicant for appointment. • Lack of quorum — when members mr ub,cm from monthly mceti/g, business cuumx be conducted without uquorum. • Ou|iuuucc chuu8c, — Chairman Adam Kiel had submitted ,u( Tnmh Commission nu|iuuucc, chuu8c,tn`vU|u-c Clerk Lisa /\u-cU. In addition, tnchuu-cthe minimum number nImembers. • Recruitment — inability to recruit new members tojoin the Youth Commission. Commissioners and Adult Advisors discussed the future of the Youth Commission. • Adult Advisor David Schein discussed the possibility of disbanding the Youth Commission temporarily due to lack of membership and commitment. He added an interim program of appointing adult advisors as Youth Commission members was upo,,ibUity. • Adult Advisor {]cnrge C|nwc, stated the former pon8,um. Tccu, and Pmrutu for u Better Mount Prn,pcct'u\,n known as TAP Mount Prn,pcct, was run by the adults with the tccu, doing the work where the Youth Commission is mainly run by the youth members. The Youth Commission has developed some valuable information for the community iu the Youth Resource Catalog which supplies contact information for community nrguuixutinu,. ,choo|,, park di,tdctu, church nrguuixutinu,. and sports nrguuixutinu, for youth and family. The Youth Commission conducted surveys in the `viUugc to (l input on i,,uc, directed at youth in the community and published the results of youth and adult rc,pou,c,. "Youth View from Mount Prospect" also is available for the community on cable TV discussing topics rc|cvuut to youth. The Youth Commission has |n,t focus and purpose and it is important to spend time teaching youth members how tncorrectly run ugnvcrumcut mcctiva uccnrdiva tn Robert's Rules nI Order, u, outlined iu the `vU|u-cOrdinance. • Adult Advisor Steven Pn|it stated Youth Commission members this year were younger and ,tU| in the |curuiug process of how to conduct and complete commission business. He ,uggc,tcd adult advisors be mcutnm to youth members and u definite increase nI number nImembers to the Youth Commission is needed. • Adult Advisor Scott [Uipck felt the reason it's difficult tnrecruit youth today as they arc more actively involved iu school- AP classes, ,port,. and community nrguuixutinu,than ever before. Commissioners feel more pressure mexcel i, placed nu youth m take AP classes, participate in ,por,, be active in the community ctc. and attend collc-c in order to become an accomplished adult. june 06, 2012 Page 2 of 3 MOUNT PROSPECT YOUTH COMMISSION MINUTES Su--cgjnu, made for the summer for the Youth Commission Commissioners: Youth Commission a-rccd to cancel the July and August meetings, next meeting will be September 05, 2012 Adult Advisor Gcor-c Clowcs encouraged youth members to visit area Youth 0nmi,sinu, in Arlington Rci( Dc, P1aioc,. iukc Forest over the summer and make ,u--cgjnu, o[chuu(Ic, to our Tnmh Commission ut the September meeting, Adult Advisor Steven Pn|it ,u( current Youth Commission Cnmmi,,inocm recruit at |cu,t one new member each to be appointed to the Youth Commission prior to the September meeting. Cnmmi,,inocm were advised tncmai| the commission with updates nu their recruitment efforts. The fate of the Youth Commission will be determined at the September meeting, MOTION TO ADJOURN Commissioner Michael Boi,iu. seconded by Commissioner Delauic 8/6uwc( moved to adjourn the June O6. 2012 inectino ofthe Mount Prospect Youth Commission. The motion carried by unanimous approval. MEETING ADJOURNED Chairman Pro Tern Nora {]uw|Ukmd the meeting uO:20p.m. june 06, 2012 Page 3 of 3