Youth Comm 01-21-2015 MinsCITY OF FEDERAL WAY
YOUTH COMMISSION
Wednesday January 21, 2015 Party Rooms
5:00 p.m. Federal Way Community Center
MEETING MINUTES
David Schmidt called the meeting to order at 5:01pm.
Present: Alex Kinzner, Alyssa Odom, Anastassia Kostin, Erynn Littlefield, Sandra Ojeaburu, Isaiah Bush,
Christopher Chung, Mohammed Ramzan, Judy Kim, Robert McFarlane, Jesse Goldstone
Guests: Susan Honda – Council Member, Lydia Assefa-Dawson – Council Member, Martin Moore, Council
Member
Staff: David Schmidt – Senior and teen services coordinator, Kevin Hutchinson – Inclusion coordinator, David
Clemons – Administrative Assistant, Debbie Lusebrink – Administrative Assistant
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
COMMISSION BUSINESS
2015 Work Plan
Unanimous approval by commission members.
Seahawks Rally at City Hall on January 30th
Council member Honda reminded commissioners to spread the word about the event.
Commissioners Erin, Anastasia, and Alyssa volunteered to work at the Daughter’s Night Out event.
Commissioners Erin, Jesse, and Robert volunteered to work at the Pirate Party event.
Parks Appreciation Day event
Preliminary discussion. All members will be available to attend except Commissioner Erin.
Fundraising opportunities
Suggestions for where to fundraise included FW public schools, and bringing food goods and clothing from home
to each meeting. Possible organizations for the donations are: FW Homeless shelters, Fusion, Reachout, and the
MSC. A decision to who the items will be donated to will be decided upon later.
Anti-Bullying
Someone will reach out to anti-bullying speakers who have come to the FW schools to come and speak at
Summer Camp. Booths with pamphlets and support set up at local events like Farmer’s Markets and RW&B
festival. Take part in National Day of Silence. Homework project given to source more opportunities to promote
anti-bullying.
Teen Travel program through recreation department
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First trip/activity tentatively scheduled June 2015. Several members expressed concern about cost and
accessibility. Members discussed fundraising to create a scholarship fund. Trip suggestions include High-Fly, Ski
trips, Seattle underground tour, College campus tours. Advertising for the teen programs could be done at
Farmer’s Markets, RW&B festival, FWCC catalogue and bulletin boards. Council member Honda will see if a free
booth can be attained at the farmer’s markets. Homework project given to source potential fundraising
opportunities.
Adopt a Family
No information yet. This will be discussed at a later meeting.
Hylebos Wetlands
Park is still damaged and needing volunteer help. More details will be shared at a future meeting.
New commission members
There is a possibility new members will be selected in the fall. Council member Honda stated a new application
process has been implemented for selecting commissioners.
NEXT MEETING/AGENDA ITEMS
The next meeting is scheduled for February 18, 2015.
Items for the February 18, 2015 meeting are:
Commission Business
Review January Meeting Minutes
T-shirt design
Upcoming parks & recreation events
Food/clothing Drive
Hylebos Park clean-up
Teen program
Anti-bullying campaign
New business
Elect Chair and Vice Chair
Future meetings
ADJOURNMENT
David Schmidt adjourned the meeting at 6:20 pm.