Parks and Recreation Youth Advisory Board

Youth Center, Conference Room

Agenda — 16 items

1. 1 CALL TO ORDER
2. 2 ROLL CALL
3. 2 A MOTION TO CALL TO ORDER WAS MADE BY ISABELLA GONZALEZ AND SECOND BY LUCAS MARTINEZ-MIRO. ALL IN FAVOR; PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
4. 3 a. Roll Call and Excusal of Absences Present: 4 - Board member Nicole Schneider, Board member Angelica Santeliz, Board member Isabella Gonzalez, Board member Nicole Hoover and Board member Lucas Martinez-Miro Excused: 2 - Board member Gabriella R. Chong and Board member Alexa Tapanes A MOTION TO EXCUSE THE ABSENCE OF BOARD MEMBER GABRIELLA R. CHONG AND BOARD MEMBER ALEXA TAPANES WAS MADE BY ANGELICA SANTELIZ AND SECOND BY NICOLE HOOVER. ALL IN FAVOR; PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
5. 4 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
6. 5 SUPERVISOR'S REPORT
7. 6 a. General Updates Supervisor Carlos Pichardo began his report by sharing a recap of summer camp. He continued to share more about the Club P.L.A.Y afterschool program and the fall programming that have begun at the youth center. b. Special Events Supervisor Carlos Pichardo announced forthcoming activities for the upcoming months, including the YC Nightmare 405 Haunted House – Thursday, October 31 at 6:30 p.m. c. Administrative Updates Administrative Assistant Susan quickly went over some of our upcoming events, which include the City of Coral Gables Cycle Day - Tour of Parks - Sunday, September 15 at 9 a.m., AAC Western Roundup 2024 - Friday, September 20 at 2 p.m., Pollinator Palooza - Saturday, September 28 at 9:30 a.m. and "A Saturday at the Cinema, September, Paul Newman & Robert Redford's "The Sting" at 11a.m. For more details, please see our playgables.com website.
8. 6 A MOTION TO APPROVE THE JUNE MEETINGS MINUTES WAS MADE BY LUCAS MARTINEZ-MIRO AND SECOND BY ISABELLA GONZALEZ. ALL IN FAVOR; PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
9. 7 NEW BUSINESS
10. 8 a. Youth Summit on October 12 - Hotel, food, transportation, registration fees, chaperones, etc. b. Youth Advisory Uniforms - Shirts and board sweaters for our members. c. Community Events and Fundraisers - Events or fundraisers we can participate in or be active in. d. Youth Legislative Days - Planning for Tallahassee in March. e. The Youth Advisory Board's involvement in the community and efforts to raise money. Director Couceyro began by praising the board's willingness to attend the 2024 Youth Council Summit. He asks about the trip's objective. Is it for board members' personal growth or the board's mission? If the board decides to fundraise independently, it's important to examine this as soon as possible. He believes that the board should take this into consideration and make a decision. Is this what they intend to do? He believes that is for the board to decide and then determine. Director Couceyro covered the expense and t-shirt in his remarks. The city clerk's office cautioned staff that providing t-shirts to one advisory board would require the city to provide a similar shirt to all forty advisory boards. His goal is to ensure the youth board understands the city's aspirations. Deputy Director Carolina noted the website for the 2024 Youth Council Summit program will take place at the Wayne G. Sanborn Activity Center in DeLand, FL on October 12, 2024, from 9:00-4:00. The cost for this event is $50.00 per person. Students must be members of an established municipal youth council in order to participate in this program. Youth advisory board members advised meeting before October to discuss with their parents’ permission to attend the 2024 Youth Council Summit. A MOTION TO HAVE A WORKSHOP ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 AT 6 P.M. TO DISCUSS AND PLAN FOR YOUTH SUMMIT WAS MADE BY NICOLE HOOVER AND WAS SECONDED BY LUCAS MARTINEZ-MIRO. ALL IN FAVOR; PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
11. 9 OLD BUSINESS
12. 10 DISCUSSION ITEMS
13. 11 ITEMS FROM THE SECRETARY
14. 12 Date of the next meeting: Wednesday, October 2 at 6 p.m.
15. 13 ADJOURNMENT A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 6:32 P.M. WAS MADE BY ISABELLA GONZALEZ AND WAS SECONDED BY NICOLE HOOVER. ALL IN FAVOR; PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
16. 14 NOTE