FORT PIERCE YOUTH COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
MEETING MINUTES
Fort Pierce Youth Council - Thursday, March 12, 2026 - 4:00 p.m.City Hall - 3rd Floor Conference Room, 100 North U.S. #1, Fort Pierce, Florida
1.
CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Janessa Diaz called the meeting to order at 4:07 P.M.
2.
ROLL CALL
- Present:
- Chairperson Janessa Diaz; Naomi Hypolite; Clarice Jean; 2nd Vice Chair Mayling Augustin; Bianca Estime; Marcos Vaughn; Elizabeth Outten; Timothy Nixon
- Absent:
- Addison Fee; Vice Chair Reese Adams
- Staff Present:
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- Audria Moore, Special Projects Coordinator
- Natasha Robinson, Budget Analyst
- Brittany Meredith, Deputy City Clerk
3.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a.
Approval of minutes from the February 19, 2026, Fort Pierce Youth Council Meeting.
Motion made by Naomi Hypolite, Seconded by Timothy Nixon to approve the minutes from the February 19, 2026, Youth Council meeting.
- AYE:
- Bianca Estime, Clarice Jean, Elizabeth Outten, Marcos Vaughn, Naomi Hypolite, Timothy Nixon, 2nd Vice Chair Mayling Augustin, Chairperson Janessa Diaz
4.
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Any person who wishes to comment on any subject on this Agenda may be heard at this time. Please limit your comments to no more than five (5) minutes, as this section of the Agenda is limited to thirty minutes. The Youth Advisory Committee will not be able to take any official action under “Comments from the Public” section.
Any person who wishes to comment on any subject on this Agenda may be heard at this time. Please limit your comments to no more than five (5) minutes, as this section of the Agenda is limited to thirty minutes. The Youth Advisory Committee will not be able to take any official action under “Comments from the Public” section.
None
5.
OLD BUSINESS
a.
Youth Community Listening Event Discussion
Special Projects Coordinator Audria Moore mentioned the Boys and Girls club is excited about this event. They would like to do a test run in April and then another listening event in the Summer at the Westside Club to have more youth involvement. The board discussed inviting Commissioner Gaines to be a guest speaker/ available for questions. After the listening event, the board will put together a presentation to bring to a commission meeting. The board needs to be more visible in the community. Ms. Moore mentioned getting a booth set up for the youth council at the Unity in our Community event. Mr. Nixon stated his goal for this event would be to identify what the youth in our community need. Ms. Jean mentioned doing icebreakers at the beginning of the event to get everyone to open up and communicate. They want to connect the participants to the cause and make everyone feel like they are a part of the change and getting things accomplished. They discussed playing a game and having three different stations. They want the participants to have something to take home to help them keep track of their work/goals that were discussed. They would like each station to have something to engage the participants, like a small prize, candy, or food.
They will need another meeting before April to discuss the event in more detail.
They will need another meeting before April to discuss the event in more detail.
Motion made by Clarice Jean, Seconded by Marcos Vaughn to hold a special meeting to discuss the listening event on March 26th at 4 P.M.
- AYE:
- Bianca Estime, Clarice Jean, Elizabeth Outten, Marcos Vaughn, Naomi Hypolite, Timothy Nixon, 2nd Vice Chair Mayling Augustin, Chairperson Janessa Diaz
6.
COMMITTEE AND STAFF COMMENTS
7.
ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Janessa Diaz adjourned the meeting at 5:05 P.M.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 286.26, Florida Statutes, persons with disabilities needing special accommodation to participate in this meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at (772) 467-3065 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.