[A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER]
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SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MANAGE AND RUN THE MEETING UNTIL HOPEFULLY OUR VICE CHAIR ARRIVES.
SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND START WITH ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER CAMPISI.
HERE. COMMISSIONER CHABOT. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER CHO.
HERE. COMMISSIONER EDWARDS. HERE. COMMISSIONER GARCIA.
HERE. COMMISSIONER HUYNH. HERE. COMMISSIONER HUANG.
HERE. COMMISSIONER LWIN. HERE. COMMISSIONER OZKAN.
HERE. COMMISSIONER SORGEN. HERE. COMMISSIONER WISSE.
HERE. OKAY. AND I JUST WANT TO NOTE THE ABSENCES OF COMMISSIONERS MOW, TAGHVAEI, OUR VICE CHAIR.
PRIYA. OR EXCUSE ME, VICE CHAIR RAMCHARAN AND OUR CHAIRPERSON REEDS.
BUT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. SO IF WE CAN STAND AND DO THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG, PLEASE.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[D. APPROVE ORDER OF AGENDA]
OKAY, SO I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA, UNLESS ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ANY ITEMS AROUND.MOTION. SECOND. OKAY. AND THAT WAS COMMISSIONER CHABOT.
YOU DID? OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY, GREAT. OKAY, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO BLUE FOLDER ITEMS. WE HAVE NONE THIS EVENING. SO NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO ITEM F, OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.
[F. CONSENT CALENDAR]
WE DO HAVE THREE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.ARE THERE ANY ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR THAT A COMMISSIONER WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR DISCUSSION.
IF NOT, WE CAN TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BALANCE.
MOTION. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ARE THERE ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. OKAY. WE CAN MOVE ON NOW TO I. WE WILL SKIP ITEM G SINCE NO ITEMS WERE PULLED.
AND SO THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM H. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PRESENT ANYTHING TO THE COMMISSION THAT IT WOULD LIKE TO, ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA. WE WILL SET ASIDE 30 MINUTES FOR THIS SECTION AND WE WILL SEE IF WE HAVE ANY WRITTEN REQUESTS FIRST.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE NO WRITTEN REQUEST. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE? OKAY. IS ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE COMMISSION? NO. OKAY. GREAT. OKAY. SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
AND WE WILL SKIP ITEM I. WE HAVE NO ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS AGENDAS.
[J. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO ACTION]
AND THAT WILL TAKE US TO OUR FIRST DISCUSSION ITEM FOR THE EVENING.AND THIS IS TO RECEIVE AND FILE A PRESENTATION REGARDING THE PERRY PARK TEEN CENTER FACILITY, INCLUDING AMENITIES, EQUIPMENT, EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES.
THANK YOU KELLY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. GIVE ME ONE SECOND JUST SO I CAN PULL THIS UP.
CAN YOU GUYS SEE THAT ON YOUR SCREEN? PERFECT.
IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN AT THE TEEN CENTER, IT IS REALLY JUST ONE BIG OPEN SPACE INSIDE.
I'M SORRY, THE LOUNGE SPACE GAMING AREA AND SO FORTH.
AND YOU'LL SEE SOME PHOTOS THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION.
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THAT GAVE US A LOOK INTO WHAT EXACTLY TEENS WANTED OUT OF THE TEEN CENTER.THAT STAFF PULLED FROM THE SURVEY AND GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK FROM THOSE TEENS AT THAT TIME.
AND THAT WAS IN LATE SPRING OF THIS YEAR, WE HOSTED OUR REOPENING EVENT, SEPTEMBER 25TH OF THIS YEAR. SOME OF YOU GUYS HERE ATTENDED THAT EVENT.
WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT. WE INVITED A FEW GUESTS.
SCHOOL OF ROCK PERFORMED. THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB.
WE HAD ALCOVE THAT HAD A TABLE. WE SERVED ICE CREAM AND REALLY JUST ALLOWED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TEENS TO EXPLORE THE SPACE WITH THEIR PARENTS AND YOUNGER, YOUNGER SIBLINGS. SO IT REALLY WAS A SUCCESSFUL EVENT.
WE HAVE A PLAYSTATION FIVE, NINTENDO SWITCH. WE ORDERED THE VINTAGE ARCADE GAME THAT YOU SEE ON THE TOP RIGHT CORNER THAT HAS HUNDREDS OF VINTAGE ARCADE GAMES THAT THAT TEENS CAN USE. IT IS NOT COIN OPERATED SO ANYONE IS AVAILABLE TO TO USE AT AMENITY PING PONG TABLES AND HAVE LIKE LIKE I SAID, THE LOUNGE AREAS SOME COLLABORATIVE WORKSTATIONS WHERE WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF TEAMS GO AND SIT AND DO THEIR HOMEWORK BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY USE THE OTHER AMENITIES.
AND THEN WE HAVE AN OUTDOOR LOUNGE SPACE. AS YOU SEE, WHERE THE SCHOOL OF ROCK PERFORMANCE WAS, WHERE WE HAVE SOME SEATING AREA THERE THAT TEENS HAVE REALLY TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF JUST HANGING OUT AT.
AND SO WE'VE DONE A LOT OF COMPETITIONS, WHETHER IT'S LIKE PICKUP BASKETBALL OR PICKLEBALL.
AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE KIND OF PUT IN OUR ROTATION FOR ACTIVITIES.
SO REALLY KIND OF LIKE USE THE COLOR TONES THAT WE GOT THAT THE TEEN SELECTED EARLIER THIS SPRING.
AND THEN JUST SO YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE, LIKE, OUTDOOR LOUNGING SPACE.
AND IT KIND OF JUST FELT LIKE YOU'RE SITTING IN A LITTLE BIT OF A FISHBOWL.
AND SO WE COVERED UP THAT AREA AND THEN INSTALLED LIGHTING UP ABOVE SO THAT IT CAN BE A COOL, LIKE, SPACE TO HANG OUT WITH IN THE AREA. ONCE YOU GUYS ARE, ONCE THE SUN GETS TO SET A LITTLE EARLIER.
SO TEENS REALLY HAVE BEEN USING THIS SPACE TO JUST REALLY GO AND HANG OUT WITH THEIR FRIENDS.
I DID WANT TO DO A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO THE TEAM ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER.
THAT'S OUR FACILITIES PUBLIC WORKS TEAM. THIS CREW WAS REALLY THE PART OF THE CREW THAT HELPED GOT THE THE OLD STRUCTURE. SO EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE, THAT'S LIKE, IN THE RED, YELLOW, BLUE TONES THEY REALLY DID THE DEMO WORK FOR ALL OF THAT AND HELPED AND DID A LOT OF LIKE THE PAINTING, THE RESTRUCTURING.
AND THEN IN ADDITION TO A LOT OF THE FURNITURE THAT WAS ORDERED FROM OUR OFFICE WASN'T BUILT.
AND SO THEY BUILT THE BASKETBALL HOOPS, RIGHT? THE TABLES, EVERYTHING THAT NEEDED ASSEMBLY. THIS PUBLIC WORKS FACILITIES TEAM ACTUALLY DID ALL OF THAT WORK FOR US, SO WE WERE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THEM. SO WHEN WE FIRST ORIGINALLY OPENED THE TEEN CENTER WE OPENED THE DAY AFTER THE OPENING BECAUSE WE DID OUR GRAND OPENING ON THURSDAY. THE FIRST DAY THAT WE OPENED WAS A FRIDAY, AND WE'RE OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT OUR ORIGINAL SCHEDULE WAS, AND THIS WAS BASED OFF OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE HAD GOTTEN FROM SOME TEENS AND PARENTS AT THAT OPEN HOUSE. AND SO WE KIND OF SPLIT THE TIME BETWEEN MIDDLE SCHOOLERS AND HIGH SCHOOLERS.
WHAT WE NOTICED FAIRLY QUICKLY WAS THAT, THE HIGH SCHOOL DAYS NO ONE WAS SHOWING UP.
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SO ON THOSE DAYS, WE WERE HAVING MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS JUST STAND OUTSIDE AND LITERALLY KNOCKING AT THE DOOR, LIKE, CAN WE COME IN? CAN WE COME IN? THE HIGH SCHOOLERS ARE NOT HERE YET.AND SO EVENTUALLY WE WOULD LET THEM IN AFTER AN HOUR.
AND SO THEN WE COLLABORATIVELY DECIDED THAT WE WOULD JUST OPEN UP THE DOORS TO EVERYONE TO COME IN.
BUT REALLY, THE AGE GROUP THAT WE'RE GETTING IS THAT MIDDLE SCHOOL AGE GROUP, SEVENTH GRADE, EIGHTH GRADE, AND THEN SOME FRESHMEN THAT ARE COMING TO THE TEEN CENTER AT THE TIME.
SO THIS IS WHAT OUR NEW SCHEDULE LOOKS LIKE. AND I WANTED TO SHARE THIS DECEMBER CALENDAR SCHEDULE JUST BECAUSE IT IS THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, BUT ALSO IT REALLY SHOWCASES HOW WE CHANGE OUR HOURS OF OPERATION BASED ON THE SCHOOL SCHEDULES, RIGHT? SO IF WE HAVE ANY ONE OF THE TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS OR REDONDO UNION THAT HAS EARLY DISMISSAL, THEN WE WOULD SET OUR HOURS TO BE TO THAT EARLY DISMISSAL TIME.
SO YOU'LL SEE, FOR EXAMPLE, THIS WEEK WE HAVE SOME 12:30 TO 6 P.M.
SCHEDULE. OUR TYPICAL REGULAR RUNNING SCHEDULE WOULD BE 2 TO 6 P.M.
ON MONDAYS, AND THE REST OF THE WEEK WOULD BE 3 TO 6 P.M.
ON NON-SCHOOL DAYS, WE HAVE ADJUSTED OUR SCHEDULE TO BE 11 A.M.
TO 6 P.M. WE GET A REALLY HIGH TURNOUT ON NON-SCHOOL DAYS.
TEENS JUST WANT SOMEWHERE TO GO. SO WE'VE HAD ANYTHING, ANYWHERE FROM LIKE 50 STUDENTS THAT SHOW UP TO ABOUT 75 STUDENTS THAT SHOW UP ON NON-SCHOOL DAYS. WE WE DO AN ACTIVITY PER DAY OR PROVIDE SOME KIND OF ACTIVITY FOR THEM TO DO.
AND THIS IS ALL IN THE BEGINNING. STAFF CREATED THAT CALENDAR.
BUT WE DO HAVE A SUGGESTION BOX AT THE TEEN CENTER, AND WE HEAR FROM THEM ON A DAILY BASIS.
THEY DO LOVE LIKE COMPETITION GAMES. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE LIKE LEGO BUILDING WILL BE AN ACTUAL COMPETITION WHERE THERE'S TWO A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT LEGO PIECES TO BUILD. THEY WILL BREAK OUT INTO TWO TEAMS, AND THEN THEY'LL EACH GET A CHANCE AND IT'LL BE TIMED ON HOW MUCH TIME THEY GET TO SPEND.
AND THEN THE TEAM THAT WINS WILL GET A PRIZE.
SO THE TEAMS THAT HAVE BEEN ATTENDING HAVE BEEN VERY LIKE PRIZE DRIVEN AND COMPETITION DRIVEN.
SO WE'VE REALLY NOTED THAT AND TRY TO INCORPORATE THAT IN SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE HOST.
WE WILL BE CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS EVE, CHRISTMAS DAY, NEW YEAR'S EVE, AND NEW YEAR'S DAY.
SO JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT. AND THEN THESE ARE SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE'VE HAD.
WE'VE HOSTED LIKE VERY MANY SOCIALS THAT INCLUDE LIKE CULTURAL EVENTS LIKE DIA DE LOS MUERTOS WHERE THE TEENS HAVE LEARNED ABOUT IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY, ABOUT A CERTAIN CULTURAL EVENT AND THEN PROVIDE FOOD WITH ATTACHED TO THAT.
AND THEN HAVE DONE A FEW FOOD, CRAFTS COOKING EXPERIENCES.
AND THEN WE GOT A REALLY NICE TREE DONATED FROM A REDONDO FAMILY THAT THE TEENS GOT TO DECORATE THIS PAST WEEK AND HAD SOME NICE COCOA AND COOKIES WITH THAT.
SO JUST A FEW OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE REALLY BEEN GOING ON.
WE ALSO HOSTED A MURDER MYSTERY DINNER IN OCTOBER THAT THEY REALLY ENJOYED, AND SO PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING FORWARD TO HOST AGAIN AND MAYBE DOING LIKE A MURDER MYSTERY AGAIN FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND DOING A SEPARATE ONE FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN.
SO JUST AN EXAMPLE OF LIKE NEXT WEEK'S SCHEDULE.
WE USUALLY CREATE THESE TO POST ON THE TEEN INSTAGRAM PAGE.
OUR DEPARTMENT HAS MADE CONNECTIONS WITH SEVERAL OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OR WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS INTERNALLY, SO WE'VE CONNECTED WITH THE REDONDO UNION SCHOOL TO CAREER PROGRAM TO FIGURE OUT ANY LIKE TUTORING SOLUTIONS OR ANY COLLABORATION PROGRAMING.
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CONTACT WITH REDONDO BEACH HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL ADMIN.SOME OF THE FUTURE PLANS, AND THIS IS JUST A VERY SMALL SNIPPET OF IT.
BUT WANTED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO HOST QUARTERLY HIGH SCHOOL SOCIALS.
AND THAT WOULD THAT WOULD BE WITH, YOU KNOW, THE ASSISTANCE OF THIS YOUTH COMMISSION.
RIGHT? WE'RE NOT GOING TO TARGET THOSE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITHOUT YOUR ASSISTANCE.
SO PLANNING ON SOME GATHERINGS EVENTS AT VARIOUS CITY LOCATIONS, I KNOW THAT WE HEARD FROM MAYBE DOING LIKE A CAMPFIRE AT WILDERNESS PARK, DOING A VOLLEYBALL GAME AT SEASIDE LAGOON OR SOME KIND OF, LIKE, TEENS ONLY SPACE AT SEASIDE LAGOON WORKSHOPS.
IN COLLABORATION WITH, LIKE, ALCOVE, THE HIGH SCHOOL, WE HEARD THAT YOU GUYS GET ENOUGH, LIKE, DRUG PREVENTION STUFF AT SCHOOL AND SO MAYBE FACILITATING OTHER WORKSHOPS, WHETHER IT'S LIKE MAYBE DOING A WORKSHOP WHERE WE DO JOB PREPARATION OR IF YOU WANT TO COME AND INTERVIEW PREP AND DO A PRACTICE INTERVIEW, LIKE COMING IN PREPARED, DO WE, YOU KNOW, COLLABORATE AND GET DONATIONS FOR STUDENTS THAT DON'T HAVE AN INTERVIEW CLOTHING, AND HOW DO WE FACILITATE THAT. WITH THERE'S BEEN A FEW INCIDENCES WITH BIKERS AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED AROUND THE SOUTH BAY.
BUT ONE THING THAT ME AND MY TEAM WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO EXECUTE IN THE NEXT YEAR WOULD BE SOME KIND OF MENTOR PROGRAM WHERE WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL THAT ARE JUNIORS OR SENIORS THAT THEN MENTOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO KIND OF HELP GUIDE THEM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
AND SO THAT IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE INTERESTED IN ALSO ROLLING OUT MAYBE IN THE NEXT YEAR.
AND THEN AGAIN TUTORING VIA VOLUNTEERS. AND THEN THEY LOVED THE TEAMS THAT HAVE BEEN ATTENDING, HAVE REALLY LOVED THE COOKING EVENTS AND THE COMPETITIONS.
AND SO REALLY, THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT REALLY HAVE SHOWN A HIGH INTEREST.
SO THAT'S LIKE THE NEXT STEP FOR OUR DEPARTMENT.
AND SO FOLLOW US THERE. YOU'LL SEE WHAT WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON AND WHAT'S UPCOMING.
AND REALLY JUST WANT TO HEAR YOUR FEEDBACK. WE ALWAYS WELCOME FEEDBACK.
WE ALL HAVE A SUGGESTION BOX AT THE TEEN CENTER.
YOU GUYS CAN ALSO JUST EMAIL TEENS AT REDONDO.
OR IF YOU WANT TO SET UP A CALL WITH ME OR SHOOT ME SOME.
IF YOU WANT TO, JUST SHOOT ME SOME IDEAS, BULLET POINT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT TOO MUCH WORK INTO IT.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
OKAY, SO BEFORE I TURN IT OVER, I JUST WANT TO JUST THANK MICHELLE AND HER TEAM.
IT DEFINITELY WAS SOMEWHAT DATED. AND SO BETWEEN THE REMODEL AND ALL OF THE AMENITIES AND REALLY LISTENING TO THE FEEDBACK AND REALLY THINKING CRITICALLY ABOUT HOW WE CAN BEST USE THAT SPACE, HER TEAM HAS REALLY PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO IT, AND I'M SO PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE AND TO SEE THE PARTICIPATION RATES ONLY CONTINUING TO GROW. SO IT'S REALLY GREAT, AND WE TRULY CAN'T CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL UNTIL WE HEAR FROM YOU GUYS.
AND SO WE REALLY WANTED THIS ITEM TONIGHT TO DO TWO THINGS.
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AND THEN TWO, IF THERE IS ANY INPUT TONIGHT CERTAINLY ALL THE INPUT WE'VE RECEIVED, WE HAVE SHARED WITH OUR TEAMS ARE WORKING TO IMPLEMENT WHAT THEY CAN.BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE TONIGHT THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
NOW, OF COURSE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MICHELLE OR MYSELF ARE AVAILABLE.
BUT AS MICHELLE STATED, FEEL FREE TO AT ANY TIME REACH OUT.
YOU CAN CALL, TEXT, YOU CAN EMAIL HOWEVER YOU'RE MOST COMFORTABLE REACHING OUT.
PLEASE DO SO. SO WITH THAT I WILL TURN IT OVER IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR INPUT OR ANYTHING THAT WE CAN WE CAN TALK THROUGH, PLEASE FEEL FREE. ACTUALLY, I DO HAVE SOMETHING TO ASK.
SO I REMEMBER EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION YOU WERE SAYING HOW A LOT OF THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE KIDS SHOWING UP TO THE TEEN CENTERS WAS MAINLY MIDDLE SCHOOLERS AND MAYBE A FEW HIGH SCHOOLERS, BUT MAINLY MIDDLE SCHOOLERS. AND THE LAST TIME I WENT THERE, I REMEMBER THERE WAS A SHEET AT THE BEGINNING AT THE FRONT OF THE TEEN CENTER, LIKE MARKING WHAT GRADE YOU'RE IN. SO I WAS WONDERING, LIKE, DO YOU GUYS TAKE, LIKE, MAYBE LIKE A DATA SURVEY OF HOW MANY, LIKE, MIDDLE SCHOOLERS VERSUS HIGH SCHOOLERS ARE GOING THERE? AND THEN MAYBE BASED OFF THAT DATA, MAKE LIKE ADJUSTMENTS TO WHAT MIDDLE SCHOOLERS WANT MORE THAN WHAT HIGH SCHOOLERS WANT.
IT'S MINIMAL. THE AMOUNT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE BEEN COMING VERSUS MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.
IT'S A BIG NOTABLE DIFFERENCE. WITH THE SUGGESTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN IMPLEMENTING IN PROGRAMING HAS JUST BEEN BASED ON LIKE A BLIND SIDED SUGGESTION BOX. SO IN THE SUGGESTION BOX, WE DON'T ASK WHAT GRADE THEY'RE IN.
WE CERTAINLY WILL BE. WE'LL BE DOING A PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL ON PERRY PARK TEEN CENTER, WHERE WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE DATA COLLECTED FOR THEM ON ATTENDANCE RATES. BUT I DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS ON ME RIGHT NOW.
OKAY. GOT IT. YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I KNOW A LOT OF KIDS IN MY GRADE, ESPECIALLY, LIKE, A LOT OF MY FRIENDS DON'T REALLY KNOW ABOUT THE TEEN CENTER, BECAUSE THERE HASN'T REALLY BEEN ANY, LIKE, COMMUNICATION FROM MAYBE THE SCHOOL. MAYBE WE COULD GET THE SCHOOL TO TALK ABOUT IT OR SEND AN EMAIL OUT ABOUT IT.
AND THE ONLY WAY LIKE I KNEW ABOUT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS.
AND SOME OF MY FRIENDS HAVE BEEN THERE, BUT MAINLY OTHER THAN THAT, I KNOW A LOT OF LIKE ESPECIALLY LIKE THE FRESHMEN DON'T REALLY KNOW LIKE A LOT ABOUT THIS PLACE AND LIKE DON'T KNOW IF LIKE WHAT TO DO THERE.
AND I THINK MAYBE IF WE LIKE EXPAND. HOW TO EXPAND HOW TO, LIKE, MAYBE GET THE IDEA MORE OUT THERE THAN A LOT MORE PEOPLE START COMING? SURE. WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL, I KNOW THAT WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT REDONDO BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'VE GONE ON CAMPUS FOR, LIKE, CAREER DAYS OR TO GO SPEAK TO SOME, YOU KNOW GOVERNMENT CLASSES ABOUT THE YOUTH COMMISSION.
BUT I HAVEN'T EXPLORED THE ENTIRETY OF THE CAMPUS.
WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL IS FOR THIS COMMISSION TO JUST SOMEONE ON THIS COMMISSION OR SEVERAL OF YOU GUYS TO JUST SHOOT ME OVER SOME IDEAS OF HOW WE CAN POTENTIALLY PROMOTE THAT. I KNOW THAT THERE'S BANNERS ON SCHOOL SITES, LIKE FOR FOOTBALL GAMES.
RIGHT? AND SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS LOOKING AT, MAYBE PAYING FOR PROMOTION ABOUT THE TEEN CENTER SO THAT DURING SPORTING EVENTS IT CAN BE AVAILABLE. BUT WHERE LIKE IF SOMEONE CAN JUST SHOOT ME AN EMAIL ON WHERE DO YOU GUYS HAVE YOUR, YOU KNOW, ANY RALLIES WHERE THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS CONGREGATE, IS THERE BANNERS IN THOSE AREAS JUST SO THAT I CAN DO AN OUTREACH? BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BLINDLY BE LIKE, HEY, I WANT A BANNER AT YOUR SCHOOL, BUT I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHERE.
I WOULD REALLY LOVE YOUR SUGGESTIONS ON WHERE YOU GUYS THINK THAT WOULD BE BEST PLACED.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE IN THE BIG GYM, BUT I WAS GOING TO SAY MAYBE IF YOU WANTED TO REACH OUT TO RUTV, WHICH IS REDONDO BROADCASTING, THEY LIKE TO DO A SEGMENT ON, LIKE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND MAYBE WE COULD REACH OUT AND BE LIKE WE HAVE THE TEEN CENTER FOR TEENS IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO COME AND KIND OF SHOW THAT IT'S REVAMPED AND ALL THE NEW ACTIVITIES AND MAYBE THAT WOULD LIKE, ENTICE THEM TO PAY US A VISIT. COMMISSIONER WEISS, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO EMAIL ME THEIR CONTACT? I'M NOT SURE WHO IT IS. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HERE IS ON RUTV.
I KNOW A FRIEND WHO WAS ON RUTV, SO I COULD DEFINITELY AFFORD YOU HIS EMAIL.
SO I KNOW A COUPLE OF FRIENDS ON RUTV. YEAH, IF IF EACH ONE OF YOU GUYS CAN, YOU KNOW, GET ME A CONTACT, THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL. YEAH. THANK YOU.
I ALSO THINK LIKE YOU SAID HAVING BANNERS AROUND THE SCHOOL IS A GREAT IDEA.
AND ONE PLACE THAT HAS A LOT OF ACCUMULATED STUDENTS IS THE QUAD, AND I'VE NOTICED.
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SCHOOL, WE HAVE A MARKETING CLASS, AND I WAS ACTUALLY IN THAT CLASS, SO I HAVE A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TEACHER, MISS LAND. SO IF YOU WANT ME TO TALK TO HER ABOUT THAT TOO, MAYBE WE CAN HAVE LIKE A COLLAB WITH THEM WHERE THEY HAVE LIKE A LESSON TO MAKE A BANNER OR POSTER FOR THE TEEN CENTER WHERE WE COULD PRESENT AROUND THE SCHOOL.BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU. YES, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE IN REGARDS TO THE TEEN CENTER NOW THAT YOU HAVE MICHELLE AND I BOTH HERE, AGAIN, WE DON'T NEED TO SHARE ANYTHING TONIGHT.
WE SHARED A LOT OF INFORMATION ALREADY ON WHAT'S ALREADY GOING ON.
AND YOU HAVE THE CONTACT INFORMATION. SO AGAIN, FEEL FREE AT ANY TIME.
LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE ONLINE.
OKAY. WE HAVE NO ONE ONLINE. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND JUST TO KNOW, I WANTED TO REITERATE WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO ENGAGE THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO USE THE TEEN CENTER, BUT ALSO FIGURE OUT WHAT OTHER PROGRAMING YOU GUYS WANT THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
BUT SO YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE LIKE THE KEY PEOPLE THAT WOULD HELP US FIGURE WHAT THAT IS.
SO IT WOULD BE SUPER HELPFUL IF YOU GUYS TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS, FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU GUYS WOULD BE MOST INTERESTED IN, AND WE CAN REALLY TRY TO MAKE THAT COME TO FRUITION.
I DID JUST WANT TO SAY, I DO KNOW FINALS WEEK IS COMING UP IN LIKE A AROUND A FEW WEEKS.
AND I WAS THINKING MAYBE AT THE CENTER WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING WHERE LIKE KIDS CAN GO TO MAYBE STUDY OR TO LIKE RELAX AND LIKE AFTER SCHOOL ENDS BECAUSE WE THE HIGH SCHOOL, WE GET OUT EARLY ON FINALS WEEKS. SO MAYBE WE COULD OPEN EARLIER ON THOSE DAYS AND YOU GUYS COULD HAVE SOMETHING LIKE STUDYING, LIKE A STUDY SESSION WHERE IT'S LIKE A QUIET PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO STUDY OR MAYBE LIKE YOU KNOW, JUST SOMETHING TO HELP PEOPLE LIKE, DE-STRESS.
I THINK THAT'S A MORE PREVALENT TOPIC FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS THAN IT IS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS.
SO I THINK HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD DEFINITELY BRING HIGH SCHOOLERS TO THE TEEN CENTER.
GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
THIS WAS JUST A RECEIVE AND FILE AND ACTUALLY. SO WE DO NEED A MOTION I APOLOGIZE.
OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR.
AYE. ARE THERE ANY OPPOSED. OKAY. PERFECT. SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM G.2.
AND WE DO HAVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION FOR THAT ONE.
SO WE'LL GET THAT PULLED UP IN JUST A MOMENT.
SO IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, AT LAST MONTH'S COMMISSION MEETING, THE COMMISSION WE WORKED ON CREATING OUR SOMEWHAT STRATEGIC PLAN, IF YOU WILL, FOR THE NEXT YEAR. AND AS PART OF THAT, YOU CREATED TWO SUBCOMMITTEES.
AND WE'LL GET THAT UP IN JUST A MOMENT. THANK YOU.
GO TO THE NEXT. SORRY, SORRY. WE GOT TO MOVE AROUND A LITTLE BIT.
BUT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ITEM FOR TONIGHT IS FOR THE COMMISSION TO CONFIRM THAT THE TASK ASSIGNMENTS, WHICH IS THE TEXT UNDERNEATH, IS WHAT YOU ALL WANT IT TO BE.
LAST MONTH, WHAT WE DID IS WE WERE JUST KIND OF THROWN OUT GENERAL IDEAS.
AND FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, I HAD JUST SAID THAT WE WOULD RETURN AFTER REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT YOU THE INPUT WE RECEIVED, AND WE WOULD TRY TO CRAFT ALL OF THAT INTO A SINGLE STATEMENT.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TONIGHT FOR. SO FOR THIS FIRST ONE, THE COMMUNICATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA SUBCOMMITTEE, THE TASK ASSIGNMENT, THE DRAFT THAT WE HAVE COME UP WITH IS TO DETERMINE A MANAGEABLE STRATEGY FOR ENSURING ONGOING AND REGULAR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS.
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CONSIDER CREATIVE WAYS TO PROMOTE THE WORK OF THE YOUTH COMMISSION, EVENTS, ACTIVITIES AND UPDATES TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE TO BE MORE TEEN FOCUSED WHERE APPROPRIATE. SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE MISSED HERE, NOW WOULD BE THE TIME.OKAY, I THINK I SEE A LOT OF NODDING HEADS, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
THE SECOND ONE IS THE TEEN CENTER AND EVENTS SUBCOMMITTEE.
AND WHAT WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER IS THAT THIS SUBCOMMITTEE WOULD PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT FOR TEEN PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND EVENTS HELD THROUGHOUT THE CITY WITH SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS ACTIVATIONS, TEEN ENTREPRENEUR EVENTS, POTENTIAL FUNDRAISERS FOR THE TEEN CENTER, AND TEEN FOCUSED ACTIVATIONS ON THE PIER.
WORK WITH STAFF TO DETERMINE WHETHER TEEN ARTWORK CAN BE DISPLAYED AT THE TEEN CENTER.
THAT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST SPECIFIC ITEM THAT WAS PUT ON THERE.
SO IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WAS MISSED HERE? DID WE CAPTURE IT ALL PRETTY EFFECTIVELY IN HERE? OKAY. THAT'S GREAT. OKAY. LET ME JUST MAKE SURE BEFORE WE DO A MOTION, THERE'S STILL NO ONE IN THE AUDIENCE.
NO ONE. I'M SURE THERE'S NO ONE ONLINE. I'M SORRY.
OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO WE HAVE NO ONE ONLINE.
OTHERWISE WE CAN JUST DO A MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH OF THOSE TASK ASSIGNMENTS.
WE CAN DO THAT IN A SINGLE MOTION. MOTION. SECOND.
OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE IS WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY, GREAT. KELLY, I JUST HAD A CLARIFYING QUESTION.
THE MAX FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEES IS SEVEN PEOPLE, RIGHT? IT IS. YES. OKAY. AND SO FROM THIS POINT ON, WE WILL HAVE A STANDING ITEM ON ALL OF OUR AGENDAS THAT WILL JUST BE FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEES, AND IT WILL LIST THAT TASK ASSIGNMENT AND ALL THE COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE SERVING ON IT. AND THAT ITEM WILL SERVE AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SUBCOMMITTEES TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE TO THE COMMISSION ON ANY WORK THAT THEY'VE BEEN, THAT THEY'VE COMPLETED SINCE THE PREVIOUS MEETING.
SO IF THERE WAS A MEETING HELD, IF THEY HAD A WORKSHOP ON SOMETHING AND ALSO AT THAT TIME WE CAN REMOVE OR ADD COMMISSIONERS AT THAT TIME. SO IT CAN BE DONE EVERY MONTH. OKAY. SO WE ARE MOVING ON TO ITEM J.3, OUR STAFF LIAISON REPORT, AND I HAVE JUST A FEW REALLY QUICK ITEMS. WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU A HEADS UP THAT WE ARE SCHEDULED, AND I HAVE CONFIRMED WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY WILL BE HERE AT OUR JANUARY MEETING TO DO A PRESENTATION ON BIKE SAFETY AND VANDALISM.
THAT WAS SOMETHING YOU ALL REQUESTED AND REALLY WAS YOUR STANDOUT KIND OF MAIN FOCUS ITEM.
AND SO WE'LL START WITH THAT PRESENTATION. IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR RESOURCES, WE CAN ALWAYS SEE IF THEY CAN COME BACK AND DO SOME SUPPLEMENTAL PRESENTATIONS FOR YOU GUYS.
IF THERE IS ANY SPECIAL TOPIC OR KIND OF A SPECIAL CONSIDERATION AROUND E-BIKES THAT YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO TOUCH UPON IN THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU THINK WOULD BE HELPFUL, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME. I'M I'M GOING TO SHARE THEM.
BUT IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT POPS INTO YOUR MIND, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LET ME KNOW.
SO THE PRESENTATION IS AS HELPFUL AS POSSIBLE.
AND SPEAKING OF THAT JANUARY MEETING, JUST A REMINDER WE DID RESCHEDULE THE JANUARY MEETING, SO IT WILL BE ON JANUARY 7TH. IT WILL BE A WEEK AFTER THE THE TYPICAL MEETING.
SO YOU WILL GET YOUR AGENDA WEEK PRIOR AS USUAL, BUT JUST KNOW THAT IT'LL BE THE SECOND WEEK IN JANUARY, NOT THE FIRST WEEK. AND THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF MY REPORTS FOR YOU GUYS.
AND SO THAT CONCLUDES THAT ITEM. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM K.
[K. COMMISSION MEMBER ITEMS AND FUTURE COMMISSION AGENDA TOPICS]
IT'S OUR COMMISSION MEMBER ITEMS AND FUTURE COMMISSION AGENDA TOPICS.DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP TO THE COMMISSION FOR CONSIDERATION? NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ADJOURNMENT.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN THE MEETING?
[00:35:02]
OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU GUYS ARE ON IT OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS IN JANUARY. HAPPY HOLIDAYS. HAPPY HOLIDAYS. YOU TOO.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.