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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/03/2007 YC minutes MAYOR VILLAGE MANAGER Irvana K. Wilks Michael E. Janonis TRUSTEES VILLAGE CLERK Timothy J. Corcoran M. Lisa Angell Paul Wm. Hoefert A. John Korn Phone: 847/392-6000 Richard M. Lohrstorfer Fax: 847/392-6022 www.mountprospect.org Michaele W. Skowron Michael A. Zadel Village of Mount Prospect 50 South Emerson Street, Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056 MOUNT PROSPECT YOUTH COMMISSION MINUTES MOUNT PROSPECT POLICE AND FIRE HEADQUARTERS 112 EAST NORTHWEST HIGHWAY WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 03, 2007 7:00 P.M. PRESENT: SARAH CORCORAN, CHAIRWOMAN PAUL BERAUER BRENT BUSSE ANGELO CAMPOS MICHAEL HIGGINSON STEVE LONG ANDREW STEINWEG DEREK STEINWEG A/A LARRY BRAUS A/A BRIAN GILLIGAN A/A KIMBERLEY NAGEL A/A DAVID SCHEIN A/A PATTI WALPOLE SECRETARY PRO TEM GEORGE CLOWES ABSENT: MICHAEL ARTWOHL, TIMOTHY ARTWOHL, NICOLE BRAUS, ALYSSA HILLMAN, NICOLE LOGISZ, A/A RICHARD LOHRSTORFER, SECRETARY CINDY RUMORE GUESTS: MR. GEORGE CLOWES CALL TO ORDER CHAIRWOMAN SARAH CORCORAN CALLED THE JANUARY 03, 2007 YOUTH COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:08 P.M. IN THE FIRST FLOOR TRAINING ROOM OF THE POLICE AND FIRE HEADQUARTERS, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS. ROLL CALL SECRETARY PRO TEM GEORGE CLOWES CALLED THE ROLL. MOUNT PROSPECT YOUTH COMMISSION MINUTES JANUARY 03, 2007 PAGE TWO APPROVAL OF MINUTES Steve Long, seconded by Paul Berauer, moved to approve the minutes of the December 6, 2006 Youth Commission Meeting. Motion carried by unanimous approval. OLD BUSINESS FORMATION OF COMMITTEES BASED ON YOUTH COMMISSION ORDINANCE Chairwoman Corcoran introduced this topic for discussion. YOUTH RESOURCE CATALOG (Section 5.1405C) Steven Long reported he had taken responsibility for the Youth Resource Catalog and had begun working on updating it. He is checking phone numbers and contacts, and determining whether the organizations listed were still active or not. MEETINGS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS (Section 5.1406) Chairwoman Corcoran pointed out that the Youth Commission is required, under Section 5.1406, to meet with the Village Board and Village President in June and December at a Committee of the Whole Meeting. These meetings were in addition to the presentation of the Youth Commission's annual report to the Board. Members discussed whether these two extra meetings were really necessary, especially since they had not taken place for several years. A/A Schein reiterated his proposal from last month's meeting, where he had suggested forming a liaison committee, where Youth Commission members would attend meetings of the Village Board and other Village Commissions and report back to the rest of the Youth Commission to keep them up-to-date with the business of the Village. Steven Long said that going to these other meetings might prompt ideas for new Youth Commission projects as well as making people more aware of the Youth Commission. Brent Busse recommended that each Youth Commission member should sign up to go to specific meetings and then a schedule could be developed. A/A Schein noted that a calendar of upcoming meetings was available from the Village Clerk each month and said he would bring the current calendar to the next Youth Commission meeting so that members could sign up for the meetings they wanted to attend. Secretary Pro Tem George Clowes called attention to Section 5.1045F of the Youth Commission ordinance, which directs the Youth Commission "To foster and promote cooperation among governmental and non-governmental organizations serving youth within the Village." He said this suggests Youth Commission members should plan on attending Park District and Church Youth Group meetings in the Village. He said he would bring schedules of Park District meetings to the next Youth Commission meeting. He said he would also try to obtain the dates of meetings of Church Youth Groups. A/A Braus suggested asking these other Commission/Board members if there were any topics they would like to have the Youth Commission address. A/A Schein suggested giving the Commission/Board members a one-page handout describing the Youth Commission and its work. A/A Gilligan suggested taking a set of talking points about the Youth Commission. Steven Long suggested using the Youth Resource Catalog as a guide to youth meetings they could attend. He said they should get out to meetings of 4-H groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Campfire Boys & Girls, MOUNT PROSPECT YOUTH COMMISSION MINUTES JANUARY 03, 2007 PAGE THREE Cheerleading, and other youth organizations as well as Park Districts and Church Youth groups. He said these groups would be good places to recruit new Youth Commission members. COMBINATION OF REQUIRED MEETINGS WITH VILLAGE BOARD Steven Long, seconded by Paul Berauer, moved to present the Youth Commission's annual report at the same time as the Youth Commission's required June meeting with the Board and Village President, and also to meet again with the Board and Village President in December. Motion carried by unanimous approval. USING GRADE LEVEL OR AGE TO QUALIFY YOUTH COMMISSION MEMBERS Chairwoman Corcoran brought up the question of whether the age requirements for Youth Commission members should be changed. Section 5.1402 of the Youth Commission ordinance refers to "Mount Prospect youth above the age of eleven (11) years old" and Section 5.1403D states that "Members of the Mount Prospect Youth Commission shall be between the ages of twelve (12) and twenty one (21), inclusive, when appointed or reappointed to the Mount Prospect Youth Commission." Discussion ensued among members and adult advisors regarding the various advantages and disadvantages of using grade levels versus age. Michael Higginson moved, seconded by Derek Steinweg, to recommend changing the lower age qualification of Youth Commission members to 12 years of age or the completion of fifth-grade. Motion carried by unanimous approval. YOUTH COMMISSION COMMITTEES 1. YOUTH RESOURCE CATALOG COMMITTEE Steven Long volunteered to head up the Youth Resource Catalog Committee, which would be responsible for keeping the Youth Resource Catalog up-to-date. This Committee addresses Section 5.1405C of the Youth Commission ordinance, which calls on the Mount Prospect Youth Commission to "Compile, maintain, and distribute a current directory of existing services and programs for youth in the Village furnished by public and private agencies." 2. LIAISON COMMITTEE Brent Busse volunteered to head up the Liaison Committee, which would be responsible for keeping track of meetings that Youth Commission members attended and for liaison with Village commissions and organizations. Steven Long and Derek Steinweg also volunteered for this committee. This Committee addresses Section 5.1405F of the Youth Commission ordinance, which calls on the Mount Prospect Youth Commission to "Foster and promote cooperation among governmental and nongovernmental organizations serving youth within the Village." 3. YOUTH VIEW COMMITTEE The consensus of members was that everyone should provide input for possible topics for Youth View. 4. ORDINANCE COMMITTEE No decision was made regarding the disposition of this committee. MOUNT PROSPECT YOUTH COMMISSION MINUTES JANUARY 03, 2007 PAGE FOUR 5. SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE No decision was made regarding the disposition of this committee. 6. LIBRARY DISPLAY CASE COMMITTEE Secretary Pro Tem Clowes reported that the Teen Zone display case at the Mount Prospect Public Library is available to the Youth Commission for the month of March, 2007 and to take advantage of this, a decision on what to display needs to be made by the February meeting. Members suggested asking the current members of this Committee -- Alyssa Hillman and Nicole Logisz -- to bring a proposal to the February meeting regarding what to put in the Library display case in March. Secretary Pro Tem Clowes said he would pass this request on to members Hillman and Logisz. 7. PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE This Committee currently consists of Brent Busse and Paul Berauer. Brent Busse suggested that the Public Relations Committee should include the Liaison Committee and be responsible for coordinating the attendance of Youth Commission members at the meetings of other Village organizations and commissions -- getting the calendars together, building the sign-up sheets, and keeping track of who is going where. A/A Gilligan pointed out that whoever worked on updating the Youth Resource Catalog would initiate liaisons with Village organizations. However, he noted that public relations and liaison were really two different matters and suggested that, rather than getting involved in too many projects, the Public Relations Committee should focus on completing one or two specific PR projects, such as:  Making contact with other groups as part of updating the Youth Resource Catalog;  Putting the updated Catalog up on the Youth Commission web site;  Sending out a news release to announce, "The Mount Prospect Youth Commission recently undertook a project to update the Teen Resource Guide, which is available online..." etc. 8. RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE Secretary Pro Tem Clowes reported that Mayor Wilks had offered to send a letter out to school principals and district superintendents in the Mount Prospect area regarding Youth Commission recruitment and also had offered to attend school assemblies with current Youth Commission members to help them with recruitment. He suggested the Youth Commission should consider the formation of a Recruitment Committee to work on recruiting new members, to promote the Youth Commission to students at local schools, and to coordinate those efforts with the Mayor. Chairwoman Corcoran volunteered to be on the Recruitment Committee. OTHER YOUTH COMMISSION COMMITTEES Secretary Pro Tem Clowes suggested the Youth Commission should also consider forming two other Committees (#9 and #10) to address duties that were identified in the Youth Commission ordinance: 9. YOUTH ISSUES IDENTIFICATION COMMITTEE This Committee would address Section 5.1405B of the Youth Commission ordinance, which calls on the Mount Prospect Youth Commission to "Identify youth issues in the community by holding public meetings, studying youth services in the Village and in other communities, and receiving communications from schools, community groups, and Village residents; where possible, develop solutions to these problems and, if appropriate, present recommendations to the President and Board of Trustees of the Village." MOUNT PROSPECT YOUTH COMMISSION MINUTES JANUARY 03, 2007 PAGE FIVE 10. YOUTH PROGRAMS COMMITTEE This Committee would address Sections 5.1405D and 15.1405E of the Youth Commission ordinance, which calls on the Mount Prospect Youth Commission to “Organize and coordinate existing youth programs such as “Youth in Government Day,” and to “Develop and implement new programs for youth in the Village.” FURTHER DISCUSSION OF COMMITTEES Chairwoman Corcoran suggested that the Liaison Committee would incorporate what was in the Youth Issues Identification Committee because everyone who went to the meetings of different Village organizations would hear about youth issues and bring them back to the Youth Commission. Brent Busse suggested the Committee responsible for the updating the Youth Resource Catalog should be included in the Youth Programs Committee. He proposed having just the following three committees:  Public Relations Committee: To oversee the Youth Commission's liaisons with other Village organizations and commissions;  Youth Programs Committee: To inform the community about programs for youth;  Recruitment Committee: To recruit new members. No objections were voiced to this proposal and members agreed that these three committees would replace all of the previous committees. However, the Bicycle Helmet Committee would continue until that project was completed. Chairwoman Corcoran asked for volunteers to serve on the three committees and the following placements were made: PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE Members: Paul Berauer, Brent Busse YOUTH SERVICES AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE Members: Steve Long, Angelo Campos, Michael Higginson, Andrew Steinweg RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE Members: Sarah Corcoran BICYCLE HELMET COMMITTEE Members: Andrew Steinweg, Derek Steinweg, Brent Busse Secretary Pro Tem Clowes suggested the Youth Commission should complete its work on developing an incentive program to promote bicycle helmet safety so that the program is in place for the coming summer. To get the project moving again, Andrew Steinweg said he would again e-mail information on the proposed coupons to Brent Busse, who would then pick up the project from there. Paul Berauer suggested going back to talk to the people who were involved in this project two years ago and confirming they are still on board with the proposed incentive program. Brent Busse noted that those contacts would be Crime Prevention Officer Roscop and Mrs. Dix at Cappanari's. When this project has been completed, this committee will be dissolved and ongoing responsibility for the program will shift to the Youth Services and Programs Committee. MOUNT PROSPECT YOUTH COMMISSION MINUTES JANUARY 03, 2007 PAGE SIX OTHER ASSIGNMENTS Commission members not present will be asked for their committee choices at the February meeting. NEW BUSINESS CHANGES TO THE UNDERAGE DRINKING ORDINANCE Owing to the late hour, discussion of this item was deferred until the February meeting. OTHER BUSINESS RECYCLING COMPUTERS A/A Schein again reviewed the article on computer recycling that he distributed at the December meeting. Members briefly discussed the possibility of working on a project to distribute older computers to people who could not afford new ones and also to provide some computer training. No action was taken on this issue. VILLAGE SMOKING ORDINANCE A/A Schein reported the Village had passed an ordinance banning smoking in most public places in the Village. SHINING STAR EVENT A/A Schein asked who was planning to attend this year's Shining Star event. Steven Long and Brent Busse said they were planning to attend, and A/A Braus said he and Nicole Braus were planning to attend. Paul Berauer, seconded by Angelo Campos, moved to approve the purchase of three tickets to the Shining Star event. Voting in favor: All members present, with the exception of Brent Busse and Steven Long, who both abstained. Motion carried. MOTION TO ADJOURN Paul Berauer, seconded by Derek Steinweg, moved to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried by unanimous approval. MEETING ADJOURNED CHAIRWOMAN SARAH CORCORAN ADJOURNED THE MEETING AT 9:10 P.M. GC/cjr