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Minutes for Youth Commission



Youth Commission
Goodyear City Hall - Council Chambers 
1900 N. Civic Square
Goodyear, AZ 85395
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 5:30 p.m. Meeting Minutes
 
CALL TO ORDER

Chair Alan Torres called the Youth Commission meeting to order at 5:34 p.m.
 
ROLL CALL
Present:
Commissioner Lucy Castro; Commissioner Paloma Sanchez; Chair Alan Torres; Co-Chair Emily Shanafelt; Commissioner Emily McGee; Commissioner Alanah Doyle; Commissioner Lex Landefeld; Commissioner Mia Doyle; Commissioner Robert Garcia; Commissioner Lucas Hamblin; Commissioner Amaani Singh; Commissioner Natalia Piatek; Commissioner Mackenzie McEldowney
Absent:
Commissioner Ivan Diaz; Commissioner Marissa Kutt; Commissioner Azyus Byrd; Commissioner Krislyn Lyons; Commissioner Emma Yocopis; Commissioner Rory Readinger; Commissioner Christian Garcia; Commissioner Michaela Grumbling; Commissioner Kaleigh Guajardo
Staff Present:
Assistant to the Council John Raeder; Deputy Director, Digital Communications Corinne Holliday
 

MOTION BY Commissioner Emily McGee, SECONDED BY Commissioner Mackenzie McEldowney to EXCUSE Commissioner Ivan Diaz; Commissioner Marissa Kutt; Commissioner Azyus Byrd; Commissioner Krislyn Lyons; Commissioner Emma Yocopis; Commissioner Rory Readinger; Commissioner Christian Garcia; Commissioner Michaela Grumbling; and Commissioner Kaleigh Guajardo.

AYE:
Commissioner Lucy Castro, Commissioner Paloma Sanchez, Chair Alan Torres, Co-Chair Emily Shanafelt, Commissioner Emily McGee, Commissioner Alanah Doyle, Commissioner Amaani Singh, Commissioner Lex Landefeld, Commissioner Lucas Hamblin, Commissioner Mackenzie McEldowney, Commissioner Mia Doyle, Commissioner Natalia Piatek, Commissioner Robert Garcia
Other:
Commissioner Ivan Diaz (Absent), Commissioner Marissa Kutt (Absent), Commissioner Azyus Byrd (Absent), Commissioner Krislyn Lyons (Absent), Commissioner Emma Yocopis (Absent), Commissioner Christian Garcia (Absent), Commissioner Kaleigh Guajardo (Absent), Commissioner Michaela Grumbling (Absent), Commissioner Rory Readinger (Absent)

Passed - Unanimously

 
PUBLIC COMMENTS

There were no public speakers.
 
BUSINESS
 
1.
MINUTES
 

MOTION BY Co-Chair Emily Shanafelt, SECONDED BY Commissioner Amaani Singh to APPROVE the October 26, 2022, Youth Commission Minutes.

AYE:
Commissioner Lucy Castro, Commissioner Paloma Sanchez, Chair Alan Torres, Co-Chair Emily Shanafelt, Commissioner Emily McGee, Commissioner Alanah Doyle, Commissioner Amaani Singh, Commissioner Lex Landefeld, Commissioner Lucas Hamblin, Commissioner Mackenzie McEldowney, Commissioner Mia Doyle, Commissioner Natalia Piatek, Commissioner Robert Garcia
Other:
Commissioner Ivan Diaz (Absent), Commissioner Marissa Kutt (Absent), Commissioner Azyus Byrd (Absent), Commissioner Krislyn Lyons (Absent), Commissioner Emma Yocopis (Absent), Commissioner Christian Garcia (Absent), Commissioner Kaleigh Guajardo (Absent), Commissioner Michaela Grumbling (Absent), Commissioner Rory Readinger (Absent)

Passed - Unanimously

 
2.
INFOCUS YOUTH COMMISSION TAKEOVER

Deputy Director Corinne Holliday, Digital Communications, reviewed the proposed layout for the InFocus Youth Commission Takeover edition. She also reviewed the different InFocus sections and Youth Commission writing assignments, and provided tips and recommendations for writing articles.
 
3.
TEEN MOVIE NIGHT PLANNING

Assistant to the Council John Raeder informed the Commission that the Goodyear Recreation Campus would not be available for a Teen Movie Night in December. 

The Youth Commission discussed alternative options and suggested that the Teen Movie Night be moved to the Spring when the Recreation Campus is open.
 
INFORMATION ITEMS

Mr. Raeder announced that the Youth Commission was awarded the "Trick or Treat Village Champion" during the Goodyear Fall Festival and thanked the Commissioners who were able to attend.
 
NEXT MEETING

The next regular meeting of the Youth Commission will be January 25, 2023 at City Hall.
 
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, Chair Alan Torres adjourned the meeting at 6:27 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by:

 

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John Raeder, Assistant to the Council


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Alan Torres, Chair


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