YC Minutes 01-27-2022
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
YOUTH COMMISSION
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Thursday, January 27, 2021 Zoom- Virtual Meeting
5:00 p.m. Federal Way Community Center
MEETING MINUTES
Chair Andy called the meeting to order at 5:09 PM
Present: Andrew Deo, Ankit Gowda, Niko Manjares
Absent: Mary Alison Wood (unexcused)
Staff: Kim Ledyard (Community Recreation Coordinator) David Clemons (Customer Service Coordinator), Ashriya
Guptar (Administrative Assistant)
PUBLIC COMMENT
No Public Comments.
COMMISSION BUSINESS
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January 13 Minutes
Chair Andy motions to approve the minutes from the last meeting. Commissioner Niko seconds the motion. All
commissioners voted in favor to approve.
Game Room
Chair Andy opens the discussion about the commissions plans for the game room at the FWCC. Chair Andy asks
Bryan to elaborate on the ideas he brought up in the last meeting. Bryan brings up a similar game room he saw at
another community center and thinks that something similar would work well at the FWCC. Chair Andy motions to
table the discussion about the game room until the pool table arrives. Commissioner Niko seconds the motion. All
commissioners vote to approve.
FirstStep Scholarship Application
Chair Andy brings up the FWCC Fee Reduction Application and comes up with the idea of posting the applications
online instead of having physical copies. Vice-Chair Ankit agrees and points out that it will be a lot easier for
people to access due to the prevalence of social media and technology.
Chair Andy proposes that applicants must be from Federal Way. Clemons and Ledyard inform the commissioners
that the age range is 12-17 and that limiting to Federal Way residents could greatly decrease the applicant pool.
Chair Andy would like to extend the application to anyone in the community, not just those with low income.
Chair Andy asks how the commissioners would like to draft the application. Vice-Chair Ankit suggests all
commissioners work on it independently and discuss together at one of the next meetings. Commissioner Niko
asks what the criteria for the application should be, he suggests including school grades/GPA as a criteria. Chair
Andy does not believe that the scholarship should be seen as a reward for those with good grades, he suggests
that it would be more helpful to have a need-based scholarship.
Chair Andy asks if it is more important to include parent’s income or a short written paragraph on why the teen
wants the application. Vice-Chair Ankit suggests that both should be on the application.
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Youth Commission, October 14, 2021 Page 2
Chair Andy and Vice-Chari Ankit volunteer to help write the scholarship application. Clemons brings up the idea of
hinging the application to fee reduction and connecting the two applications criteria/approval process. Clemons
adds that it might not be appropriate to ask teens to provide their parents income information. Chair Andy
agrees. Chair Andy asks what other criteria the application can have instead of writing a paragraph. Bryan brings
up the idea of including a letter of recommendation from their teachers. Commissioner Niko adds that parents
should not be allowed to write recommendations for applicants. Chair Andy asks Bryan to help Vice-Chair Ankit
out with creating the FirstStep Application and to have it be ready to discussed in the February meeting. Chair
Andy motions to table the application discussion and Bryan seconds the motion. All commissioners vote yes.
NEXT MEETING/AGENDA ITEMS
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The next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday February 10
Discussion Topics for the next meeting:
-Approving Minutes
-Recruiting new commissioners
-FirstStep Scholarship Application Draft Review
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Andy ended the meeting at 5:40 PM