HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-01-2001 YAC Minutes CITY OF DUBLIN
YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MINUTES OF:November 1, 2001
CALL TO ORDER
The November 1, 2001 meeting of the Youth Advisory Committee was called to order at 7:44p.m. at the Dublin Civic
Center by Cm.L. Arcuri.
PLEDGE OFALLEGIANCE
Pledge of Allegiance was lead by Cm. L. Arcuri.
ROLL CALL
Committee Members Present: C. Arcuri, L. Arcuri, J. Bao, C. Champlin, K. Champlin, C. Futterer, K. Laird,Y.
Phang,A. Pillar,L. Smith, M. West, S. West, and S. Williams
Alt. Committee Members: J. Chan and S. Kahn
Committee Members Absent: None
Liaisons Present: Hootman and Neabeack
Staff Present: Quigley and Siu
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS-None
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING- October 4, 2001
AFTER CORRECTING THE PLACEMENT OF Alt. COMMITTEE MEMBER J. CHAN UNDER THE
ALTERNATE COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT ON THE ROLL CALL, A MOTION BY CM. K.
CHAMPLIN, SECONDED BY CM. L. SMITH,AND BY UNANIMOUS VOTE,THE COMMITTEE VOTED TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES OF OCTOBER 4,2001.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS-None
UNFINISHED BUSINESS-None
NEW BUSINESS
Event and Activity Promotional Plan
Recreation Specialist Quigley reviewed the Event and Activity Promotion plan report with the Committee, who made
recommendations to improve publicity for teen events. To ensure that events will be successful,the following suggestions
were made: Marketing events as an interesting and"hip"thing, provide flyers that are decorative and vibrantly colored.
The following ideas were discussed on how to publicize monthly events: Use big, colorful posters, give flyers to friends
to hand out, give flyers to middle school teachers for each student at the middle school, give one flyer to each high school
teacher to post in their classroom. Audience member Yvette Martin suggested giving a discount to those who come in a
group of five or more. Other promotional ideas included using brightly colored V2& '/4 sheet flyers, use the video bulletin
at Dublin High School, marquees, and public service announcements.
The committee gave the following feedback for posting and distributing of publicity materials: post flyers in the gym,
lunchroom, locker bays, bathrooms, the front office, in the halls of schools, at school bus stops, dress up the quad area,
handing flyers to waiting parents, direct mail, postings at the library, fast food establishments, and in Hacienda Crossings,
with the approval of the store manager.
Suggestions on how far in advance events promotion should take place included: deciding on a case by case basis, getting
flyers out in waves with more details each time, start promotion for small events 2 weeks beforehand, and flyers out 1
week beforehand, for larger events give more time to publicize, choose a few days a week to advertise on the school
marquee and in the announcements.
Implementation of the above strategies can be achieved by: Using the procedures outlined above for all events, having
staff send out email reminders, and publicity officers/poster making sub-committee will call for extra help when making
posters.
ON A MOTION BY CM. K. CHAMPLIN, SECONDED BY CM. S. WILLIAMS,AND BY UNANIMOUS VOTE,
THE COMMITTEE VOTED TO APPROVE THE GUIDELINES AS DISCUSSED.
Youth Advisory Committee T-shirt Design
The Committee reviewed the Y.A.C. T-shirt designs and it was determined that Teen Funds will be used to purchase
shirts for Committee members. The Committee did not come to a consensus on shirt design and color.
ON A MOTION BY CM. K. CHAMPLIN, SECONDED BY CM. C. ARCURI, AND BY A VOTE OF 12 AYES
AND 3 NAYS THE COMMITTEE VOTED TO USE TEEN FUNDS TO PURCHASE BLACK SHIRTS WITH A
WHITE SCREEN PRINT,INCLUDING A BLACK YAK IN A WHITE CIRCLE ON THE BACKSIDE.
SUBCOMMITTEES AND REPORTS
Report: Capture the Cauldron Nite
Cm. K. Champlin reviewed the Capture the Cauldron Nite with the Committee. Suggestions and ideas from the
Committee for this event included: there were too many posters up at the middle school due to Red Ribbon Week, the
event cost too much, too much time was spent inside before the games started and using scary decorations in the Social
Hall went well with the Halloween theme. A total of 34 teens attended this event.
Report:Snowboard Trip
Recreation Coordinator Siu reported that the snowboard trip will be held at Kirkwood Ski Resort on Monday,January 21,
2002 .
Report: YAC Attack
Recreation Coordinator Siu announced he is on the planning committee for the upcoming YAC Attack in March 2002.
Recreation Specialist Quigley announced that she will be working with a subcommittee to develop a workshop to present
at the YAC Attack.
OTHER BUSINESS
Brief Informational Only Reports from Youth Advisory Committee Members and/or Staff
After the question of "Why Committee Members are not able to attend YAC events free of charge?" Recreation
Coordinator Siu commented that the city needs to cover it's cost for events and Committee Members will need to pay for
all trips, but staff will try to accommodate Committee Members for activities that do not incur cost to the City.
Recreation Specialist Quigley suggested that Committee Members who come early and help to set up for events may get
their event fees waived.
Recreation Specialist Quigley announced that the unofficial position of Historian Officers would be needed for this year.
Cm. C. Hootman and Cm.L. Smith will assume that position for this Committee term.
Recreation Coordinator Siu announced that an alternate activity is needed for the month of November because roller
skating is not feasible due to cost. The committee decided to hold a Karaoke and Coffee night at Celebrity's Café on
Friday,November 30th from 7:00-10:00 pm.
Also, Recreation Coordinator Siu announced the upcoming Solar Extreme Bowling night at Earl Anthony's Dublin Bowl
on December 8, 2001.
ADJOURNMENT
Being no further business,the meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted: APPROVED:
Henry Siu,Recreation Coordinator Chairperson