HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/25/1998 YC MinutesMinutes for March 25, 1998
L Call to Order
Monicia ccdled the meeting- to order at 7.-30 pm.
11. Roll Ccdl
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Aidmi Benvvitz
JulieH'gg'
i. insion
LicEura Higginson
Dian Hoyer
Dc[na Levene
Monica Mictic'
ICISz
Eric Ni'tz
Yomika Patel-
Ah"icien Prikkel
"i'Fruse Lohrstorfer
Mrs. Busse
Mr. e.chis
Officier Nac
gel
Mr. Scheil-I
D 'd Browne
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Kathr-yn. Coletto
Pcm�i Ronson
Erilcia Smortino
Maggie Meye'r
Mrs. Walpole
111. Approvic
,A of Minutes
Yomika moved. to approve the minutes cmd Adcrm seconded the mot'
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IV. Committee RiepOTIS
A. T -Shirts
-We tcxlked about the f,sh.' rts we are eruig calid c1c)I-Ifirmied
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the SI'zie-1- X -large, colors.
. blue and. wl-dtrie (:-iy-j[,e sl],O
whi(-AI-iier i riot wie wier,�,e getti
-n.g thiertli for thie adultit sy1a," " )ic:mid
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101,q1o. Mf . Prospect symbol with'Y'lowl'i Cloyr) ri-I
yelars, 1119'T '98 mi hottioi,i-i.
V. Old Bu-siriess
A. Letter to b(--i-rd regarding T(--)bacco 0rd1'I'ICTIICC_�
-Mionilicarie(_-,id the letter she wrote regcji,-d-'
�Ing Our statement to the
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Village, Board on the Srno�In_g Ordinance.
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B. Discussion - Ri.ghts of Skatebocud-ers an-d liollerblad ers
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Ict tj I-i.ad four guest (attend our meeting to , -ISS is ISSI-Ic
Korbal, Julie Gutierrez, her son Jim- C-4rat ierrez, and- M"citt Hills.
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-Ms. Korbal- talked abiscr
out the dimination agai st
skateboarders and roller . lader s.
---Ms. G"futierrez pointed out- the fact that people who enjoy sk-ate-
boarding and rollerblading have no place to go.
-Mr. Schein sCU'd, reg din skciters being- di-scrimire. ated agair ist,
that when kids cff e skating on the street, they cue treated as
pedestrians and they are not cillo-wed- in the street.
-Mr. Heinfichs, who works at the YMC A, cmd recently opened thc.
skating park there scn'_d that there were two options'in getting a
park 'in Mt. Prospect. Would 'it be Just an open cff ea or woLdd'it
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be supervised by pmd staff? He questioned With cm. open p m=k
whowas going to be liable for (minjury or who was going to c:call.
the relcuewhen someone got hurt. He also s(JI'dthat 'it would
be easier for the park districts to in.sure ci pc-rrk the was
supervised, requ-Ired- kids to sign a waver, and wear helmets an-d-
wri.st pads at ctIl times.
-Truste-e Lolinstorfer stiggested- that cd]. of the park districts ire
Mount Prospect be reo�r(-.�-serited at the rtc�xt me(-_:Airig of the Youth
Commission.
---Dana ha-d al-ready written a letter to the park districts, asking to
cittend- our next meetiii.g to dismi-ss the issue of skc:rteboardors m.d.
rollerblad ers.
C. Fourth of I-tParadc�
-Moni-CO. cis coca the Yatill-i Commission if an-yone was interestedAl"I
being in thc;� Pat-ad.e. A_I)otil eight to to people sa-id th-(-,7)y could
possi y be Dan brot-ight in sorne information regcadign.g
sign-up due d-ates and pi�ices of floats. We unani_rrioti_sly agree(I
that a float would be to expensive. We are possibly thinking of
asking businesses to don. ate a sign or pipes that we can tise.
D. Youth in C:'Tovc-�.,rrirrierit Day
-Mr. Schein cisked the Yotith Commi.ssi-on to bra-ii-i-storry-i Ideas for
ri-extyears Youthin Government Day. We agreed- that it wc_m
getting pretty bcarr -ri.g. Some of ottr id-e-as w-ere- fri-steci-d of a whol(--_-:
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u t t ace k'ds out of scoo
til for a hui-s
few o-. Consider tI.-ic�1 ay j s -k � I
prin
ibility of having sorrteon(-_-�,�� (an electedici
offal) fry- rn S)gfield.
possi 1 1 1 1
Or Chicago to talk or do a hands on project. T'hat wovi-Id tp to
rnake 'it more interesti-TI9.
E. Mcirilyn ("Tunther
GimtYier, 'wlm w(.-is on committee to oj.gci_ri_I_ze the Youtf-I
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.__.-.ornrni_ssi-ori_, t-ncide a to tell- us how- w(:IT t.
started and who was basIcally the, driving force behind thc,) j-,-i-ew
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idea of a Yoti-th Comm'ss'orj. She showed a 'deo from when
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CROYA, the youth comrnission from Lake Forest, wcis oj,-j Y-(Dut�j
View of Mt. Prospect. She explcu'ned. to us how u ,
we are totc�nique we (are that
ly run. by the youth ca -id we are a l of gov-ernment.
Unlike other commiss'
i i,ons and CROYA which, are not connected
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ith gcwernment, we play an important roie in runn4in 'Motinf
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he Youth arid without u.s, they
W01ild r,'iot' be J'I"I"')IIV('-')I'v(� d ir committee. She jusf wanted to
wdal e hav'(-'.') one already.
VI. New Bu,siness
,A. Youth Vl'ew'l,'V Show
-A.Iicen, Yornika, and Pam were on. Youth - Vi ew of Mt. Pros,ect.
d' how tt"te, c0I'nm-j,s.sjoI`
CITICi wJ,-'),,aJ, w'(a are
to do I,g
11,i, April,, 8 d ci':�
ys,,- of 6:30 pa
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-The next meeting of the Youth Comrr).ss lorl Will be on May 6, 1998, back
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at the Mt. Prospect Poh d Fire Department Bw'Iding in the fjrst-fjoo�j-
ice cua
training room.
VIII. Adjournaient
icen over to adjourn the meeting caid Yomika seconded th
I -e aiotion.