Youth Advisory Commission

>> DO WE JUST MOVE ON TO CORRESPONDENCE? OKAY, CAN WE PLEASE TAKE ROLL CALL? >> YES, OKAY, [ ROLL BEING CALLED ] AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF OUR NONVOTING MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT. I AM EXCITED TO REPORT THAT WE DO HAVE A NEW NONVOTING MEMBER WHO WILL BE JOINING US --BUT THEY ARE NOT HERE TONIGHT. THAT IS THE ROLLCALL. NOW WE MOVE ON TO CORRESPONDENCE. THERE IS NONE. >> ARE THERE ANY AUDIENCE REMARKS -- I'M SORRY, AND REPORTS FROM THE STAFF OR COMMISSIONERS? >> ETHICS IS DUE SOON. >> I WILL THROW OUT THAT THERE IS TWO PLACES WHERE IT'S OPEN FOR COMMENT. REPORTS , NOT NECESSARILY, USUALLY THAT IS LIKE --I WENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND THEY ARE GOING TO BUILD A WALL AROUND PITTSBURG. I DON'T KNOW. SO, THAT WOULD BE THAT PLACE FOR REPORTS . IT REALLY IS MEANT TO MIRROR THE CITY COUNCIL, SO THERE IS A LOT OF DIFFERENT SUBCOMMITTEES AND THINGS THAT FOLKS ARE ON. SO, POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MAY HAVE A REPORT OUT FROM ONE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE DON'T HAVE AS MUCH OF THAT. IF WE CREATE SUBCOMMITTEES, THAT'S WHERE THAT WOULD BE. LATER IN THE AGENDA IT IS OPEN FOR COMMENTS AND IF YOU HAVE THINGS YOU WANT TO SHARE , IT'S ACTUALLY AFTER NEW BUSINESS. YOU CAN COME TO THE MEETING WITH INFORMATION OR THINGS GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY AND THAT'S WHERE I USUALLY SHARE OUT LOTS OF STUFF. JUST LETTING YOU KNOW, WHERE THOSE SPACES ARE. >> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY AUDIENCE REMARKS? WE CAN MOVE ON TO ALL BUSINESS WHICH IS LIVE SCAN AND ETHICS TRAINING. >> I HAVE AN UPDATE. EVERYBODY HAS PLEADED THEIR LIFE SCANS. THE ETHICS TRAINING SHOULD HAVE COME FROM PLATFORM SOLUTIONS IF FOLKS NEED ME TO GET THAT RESENT. WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS. WE CAN RESEND THE LINKS AND FOLKS KNEW THAT ON THEIR OWN TIME . I CAN SIGN OFF ON THAT BEING VOLUNTEER HOURS, WHATEVER YOU NEED TO HELP MOTIVATE THAT. IF YOU NEED THOSE THINGS FOR SCHOOL. OR, I BELIEVE PREVIOUSLY LIKE THE CITY ATTORNEY CAME IN AND THERE WAS A WHOLE FORMAL PRESENTATION DONE AND WE COULD REQUEST THAT TO BE A PART OF A MEETING . I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU PREFER. YOU MIGHT HAVE TO BE A LONGER MEETING ALSO. SO, JUST OPENING IT UP FOR DISCUSSION ON IF YOU WANT TO DO INDEPENDENTLY OR GO THE OTHER ROUTE. >> WE CAN TAKE ETHICS AS A GROUP. DID YOU TAKE IT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY? >> NO, LAST TIME IT WAS JUST INDIVIDUAL. I WOULD PREFER IT AS A GROUP. >> HERE'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO. I UNDERSTAND YOU GUYS ARE BUSY AND SITTING AT YOUR COMPUTER AFTER WHATEVER, I'M GOING TO LOOK INTO HAVING A FORMAL TRAINING OPTION FOR US. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> WE DON'T NEED TO VOTE ON THAT. I WILL SEE IF IT IS A POSSIBILITY. SO THAT'S ALL THE OLD BUSINESS I HAVE. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. IT SAYS THAT ETHICS ARE DUE THE 30th OF THIS MONTH. IF WE WERE TO HAVE THEM IN PERSON , IT WOULD PROBABLY PASS THAT DEADLINE , SO WHAT DO I DO? >> TECHNICALLY, EVERYBODY IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE THEIR ETHICS TRAINING BEFORE WE START, SO WE JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET IT DONE. THAT'S HOW THAT GOES. I SAW SOMETHING IN THE EMAIL THAT SAID YOU CAN DO THEM IN 60 DAYS. >> MAYBE. I COULD BE TOTALLY MISINFORMED. EITHER WAY , TO GIVE A BLANKET STATEMENT ABOUT THE ETHICS TRAINING, THE IDEA IS , WE ARE AN OFFICIAL BODY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURG AND OFFICIAL --YOU ARE REAL, IT'S NOT PLAY. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW. ONE OF THE BIG ONES IS THE BROWN ACT. AND YOU KNOW THIS FROM PREVIOUS, BUT IF YOU GO BACK IN HISTORY AND LOOK AT THE ORIGINS OF THE BROWN ACT , THE IDEA WAS THAT THERE WERE LOTS OF MEETINGS AND DEALINGS THAT PUBLIC OFFICIALS WERE HAVING THAT THE PUBLIC DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO. AND THERE WERE DECISIONS BEING MADE AND THINGS THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE COMMENT ON. SO THEY CREATED A LAW STATING THAT ALL BUSINESS FOR ADVISORY BODIES LIKE OURS NEEDS TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. SO THAT MEANS , WE CAN'T HAVE AN EMAIL CHAIN GOING, DISCUSSING ANYTHING THAT WE ARE DOING . WE CAN'T HAVE A TEXT GROUP. WE CAN'T GO MEET ON THURSDAY SEPARATELY FROM HERE BECAUSE WE WANT TO TRY TO GET SOMETHING DONE . WE HAVE TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL. WE HAVE TO MAKE IT OPEN. WE HAVE TO PUBLISH AN AGENDA , AND I KNOW FOR THIS GROUP IT CAN BE FRUSTRATING BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE IT GETS IN THE WAY MORE THAN IT HELPS , BUT IT IS REALLY GOOD-NATURED AND MEANT BECAUSE IF YOU ARE CITY COUNCIL AND THEY DECIDE THEY WANT TO SPEND $10 MILLION OF TAXPAYERS MONEY ON A BUILDING OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES , IT SHOULD BE --THAT SHOULD BE OPENLY DISCUSSED AND TAXPAYERS SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THAT. ARE TAXPAYERS GOING TO COME TO OUR MEETING AND SAY, I DON'T THINK XYZ SHOULD HAPPEN ? PROBABLY NOT. BUT WE STILL WANT TO FOLLOW THOSE THINGS. AND REALLY, PART OF THE POINT OF OUR GROUP IS SO YOU ALL GET THE SAME KIND OF EXPERIENCE THAT THE ADULTS WHO HOLD THESE ROLES ARE BECAUSE HOPEFULLY IT KNOCKED DOWN SOME OF THE INTIMIDATION AND THINGS THAT I KNOW EVEN JUST ADULTS FEEL ABOUT GETTING INVOLVED IN LOCAL POLITICS OR GOING TO THEIR CITY COUNCIL. I WILL LOOK INTO THE FORMAL TRAINING AND IF THE CITY ATTORNEY WILL COME OUT OR WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR THAT , AND WE CAN MAKE THAT A WHOLE MEETING IF WE NEED. >> IF THERE IS NO MORE COMMENTS, WE WILL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS. WE ARE STARTING OFF WITH MEETING SCHEDULE. >> LOOKING AHEAD ON OUR SCHEDULE , WE HAVE A COUPLE OF DATES . WE MEET REGULARLY ON THE FOURTH WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH AT 5:00 P.M. OCTOBER IS GOOD . I WROTE THE WRONG DATE ON NUMBER THREE, WHICH WE WILL CORRECT, BUT LOOKING AHEAD TO NOVEMBER THAT WOULD BE NOVEMBER 27th , WHICH IS THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING . IT'S NOT NECESSARILY AN ABSOLUTE CONFLICT. IF YOU ALL ARE LIKE NO BIG DEAL , I WOULD BE ABLE TO BE AT THAT MEETING, WE CAN STILL HOLD IT. BUT, IF YOU TRAVEL FOR THE HOLIDAYS , IT IS A TOUGH TIME TO MEET, WE CAN LOOK AT RESCHEDULING IT FOR SPECIAL MEETING OR CANCELING. DECEMBER IS ON THE 25th AND WE HAVE TRADITIONALLY JUST CANCELED THAT MEETING, SO I WOULD OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION ON NOVEMBER, AND HOW WE WANT TO HANDLE THE 27th, IF WE WANT TO RESCHEDULE OR COUNSEL -- CANCEL. THAT'S MY THOUGHT. >> WHAT YOU GUYS THINK? SHOULD WE RESCHEDULE OR JUST CANCEL IT? DO WE HAVE SCHOOL OFF ? >> I BELIEVE SO. >> I'M FINE WITH IT STAYING THE SAME. VISIT CONFLICT WITH ANYBODY'S TRAVELING ? THERE'S A SLIGHT CHANCE I MIGHT NOT BE THERE SO MAYBE WE CAN MOVE IT TO THE 20th INSTEAD. >> IT'S A NICE IDEA. >> THE OTHER THING I WANT TO BRING UP, BECAUSE WE ARE A SMALL GROUP, THERE IS A RULE , WHICH IS CALLED QUORUM , SO WE NEED TO HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS PRESENT IN ORDER FOR US TO DO ANY KIND OF VOTING OR BUSINESS. THAT NUMBER IS THREE , SO IF JUST ONE OF US IS GONE OR IF HALF OF YOU ARE GONE , WE CAN'T REALLY DO ANY BUSINESS. HOWEVER, IN THE PAST WE HAD LIKE CANCELED MEETINGS. WE DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO CANCEL MEETINGS, WE JUST CAN'T CONDUCT BUSINESS. IF WE WANT --LIKE TODAY, IF ONLY TWO OF YOU SHOWED UP, WE COULDN'T MOVE THE MEETINGS OR CHANGE THE DATES BECAUSE THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH OF US PRESENT TO VOTE. SO, LET'S LOOK AT THE CALENDAR HERE. JUDGING INTO A SPECIAL MEETING ON THE 20th? >> DO WE HAVE A MOTION? >> I WILL WE APPROVE THE SPECIAL MEETING ON THE 20th OF NOVEMBER. I SECOND. >> THAT'S APPROVED PICK >> YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON IT. LAST ONE. >> AND NOW FOR THE VOTE , ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OKAY , NOW MOVING ON TO -- PICK >> CONGRATULATIONS ON PASSING YOUR FIRST OFFICIAL BUSINESS. NOW MOVING ONTO GOALS AND PRIORITIES FOR THE YEAR. IS THERE ANY SPECIFIC GOALS YOU GUYS HAVE? I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE EVENTS AND MORE FUN EVENTS. A LOT OF THEM ARE JUST US GIVING THEM RESOURCES. EVERYONE ELSE GETS RESOURCES. I WANT THEM TO BE RESOURCE FAIRS BUT ALSO LIKE, CRAFT FAIRS OR LIKE JUST MORE FUN INTERACTIVE EVENTS THAT PEOPLE CAN COME TO THAT DO STILL HAVE RESOURCES. WE DID NOT DO IT LAST YEAR. ANY OTHER IDEAS OR GOALS? I WANT TO THROW IN THERE, I HEARD CRAFT FAIR. THIS HAS COME UP BEFORE AND I BELIEVE SOME OF YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW AUSTIN IN OUR OFFICE. HE DOES EVENTS AND HE IS IN MY OFFICE. I CAN DEFINITELY HAVE THEM COME TO A MEETING AND INTRODUCE HIMSELF. THE IDEA HAS BEEN OUT THERE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE, ENTREPRENEURIAL WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT , LIKE HAVING A T-SHIRT BUSINESS OR HAVING SOME KIND OF ITEM THAT THEY MAKE , BE IT BRACELETS, NECKLACES, JEWELRY , AND HELPING THEM WITH THAT BY HAVING OR HAVING A CRAFT FAIR. THERE IS ALREADY A SEED IF YOU WANT TO RUN WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT . I CAN CERTAINLY GET AUSTIN TO COME TO A MEETING AND TALK ABOUT IT AND WE CAN TRY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MAKING THAT A THING. >> THAT WOULD BE AMAZING, IF WE COULD TAKE OVER DOWNTOWN AND JUST HAVE STREETS CLOSED FOR CRAFT FAIR. THEY DO THAT IN MARTINEZ AND IT IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL. I THINK WE SHOULD TRY TO PUSH ACTIVITY DOWNTOWN. GET PEOPLE TO COME OUT. >> ONE IDEA I HAD IS, A LOT OF THE TIMES OF THE COMMISSION, WE ARE PRESENTED A LOT OF INTERNSHIPS AND I THINK OPENING IT UP TO THE PUBLIC, IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE AND HE COULD MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR THEM. IT GIVES YOU REAL LIFE WORK EXPERIENCE AS WELL. I FEEL LIKE DOING THE CRAFT FAIR WOULD BE A REALLY NICE IDEA AS WELL , THAT WAY PEOPLE CAN PUBLICIZE THEIR BUSINESSES , BUT DOING A JOB SPARE WHERE THERE IS DIFFERENT COMPANIES AND WHATNOT OFFERING INTERNSHIPS WOULD ALSO BE NICE. NOTED. >> WE CAN COMBINE IT WITH A RESOURCE FAIR SO EVERYBODY CAN WHAT THEY NEED. >> I WAS GOING TO ASK HIM I THINK IT WAS PRIOR YEARS WE HAD A LEGACY PROJECT LIKE WHAT WE FOCUS ON THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IF THAT IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO TOUCH ON. I HAD ADDING ONTO THE CRAFT THING, I WAS THINKING OF A FINANCIAL COURSE. I KNOW A LOT OF STUFF WITH FINANCE, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN THAT ESPECIALLY CHILDREN OR TEENS IN HIGH SCHOOL ARE VERY INTERESTED IN FINANCES. MAYBE HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THAT . >> ON A SIMPLER NOTE, COULD WE DO SOMETHING CUTE AND SMALL LIKE A DECEMBER HOT COCOA MOVIE NIGHT? JUST LIKE GO TO THE MAYA OR SOMEWHERE, FIND A CUTE LITTLE PLACE TO SET UP AN OUTDOOR PROJECTOR AND WE A MOVIE AND WATCH A MOVIE ? NOT EVERY EVENT HAS TO BE HUGE. >> THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA. WE COULD POSSIBLY TRY DOING IT AT THE CALIFORNIA THEATER PARK AT THAT TIME WE TRIED DOING IT IT WAS SHUT DOWN AND RENOVATED. >> I KNOW THEY HAVE A PROJECTOR, TOO. >> WOULD HAVE SMALL BUSINESSES COME OUT, LIKE FOOD TRUCKS >> WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS SOMEONE AT THE DOOR TO CHECK IF THE MOVIE IS PG-13 , BRING YOUR SCHOOL I.D. >> HAVE A TICKETING BOOTH SO YOU CAN RUN IT LIKE A LEGITIMATE MOVIE THEATER. >> WE SHOULD DO THAT. WE COULD SELL POPCORN AND WE COULD HAVE SOMEBODY SELLING STUFF AND WE COULD HAVE OUR RESOURCES OUT FRONT BEFORE YOU WALK IN THE THEATER. JUST COMBINE EVERYTHING. IT WOULD BE FUN. >> I LOVE THE EXCITEMENT AND I'M TAKING THOROUGH NOTES , AND MY PLAN IS TO CONNECT SOME OF THE DOTS AND COME BACK, BUT KEEP IT COMING. HONESTLY, THIS IS JUST THE SPACE WHERE --. I WILL TAKE A STEP BACK. LOVELEEN AND MORRIAH KNOW THAT LAST YEAR WE WERE IN A SPACE WHERE WE WERE STARTING TO CATCH OUR STRIDE AND GET BACK TOGETHER AND BECOME --HAVE SOME THINGS TO DO AS A GROUP. BUT A LOT OF WHAT WE DID WAS BRING IN OUTSIDE RESOURCES TO COME TO THIS SPACE AND TALK . RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE THE LONGEST RUNWAY WE HAVE EVER HAD. IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR . IT IS SEPTEMBER. WE GO THROUGH MEETINGS ALL THE WAY THROUGH MAY. WHAT DO WE WANT TO LOOK BACK ON AFTER THE YEAR IS OVER AND SAY, THE 25 -- 24-25 YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION HOSTED CRAFT RESOURCE MOVIE NIGHT. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME IN MY OPINION. BUT JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE TO KEEP GENERATING IDEAS, AND THE FINANCE PIECE IS IN THERE. >> I MEMBER LAST YEAR WE HAD SOME PEOPLE COME PRESENT ABOUT THE MODEL YOU WHEN I THINK THERE WAS A SMALLER VERSION FOR JUST THE UNITED STATES, TOO. COULD WE DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT AGAIN OR HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT THIS YEAR AND MAYBE PARTICIPATE ? >> YES, THERE IS MORE IN THE NEW BUSINESS COMING SHORTLY . >> IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE WANT TO TOUCH ON? ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT PIECE OF BUSINESS, FUTURE PRESENTATIONS . I MADE A TYPO ON THE AGENDA . OUR NEXT MEETING IS OCTOBER 23rd AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A COUNTY OFFICIAL OUT TO PRESENT ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE AND OVERDOSE RESCUE TRAINING. THEY REACHED OUT --. THERE IS A FORMER NONVOTING MEMBER WHO IS A PART OF A COMMITTEE THAT IS VERY FOCUSED ON THE SEND HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT GOT A CHANCE TO PRESENT . I KNOW HE IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT IT, THE GROUP IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT IT AND I THINK THIS IS A SPACE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE OFTEN -- NOT OFTEN, BUT THIS IS A SPACE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE COULD BE MISINFORMED OR MISTAKES CAN BE MADE AROUND PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE AND ABUSE , AND BEING ABLE TO BE READY TO DO ANY KIND OF RESCUE FOR THOSE THINGS IS IMPORTANT. SO, THAT IS GOING TO BE THE 23rd. AGAIN, TRADITIONALLY I HAVE TAKEN A TOPIC OR THINK THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR YOU ALL TO KNOW ABOUT AND THEN TRY TO LINE UP SPEAKERS TO COME PRESENT SO IF THERE ARE OTHER TOPICS OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OR THINGS THAT YOU THINK WOULD BE INTERESTING , I THINK SUSTAINABILITY WAS A BIG TOPIC FOR US EARLY IN THE YEAR LAST YEAR, SO I HAD LOTS OF FOLKS RELATED TO THAT. ALSO, THE OTHER THING I WANT TO SAY, I DON'T ALWAYS NEED TO BE THE ONE LINING IT UP . IF YOU ARE LIKE, HEY, THIS PERSON AT MY SCHOOL RUNS THIS CLUB , THEY WANT TO COME PRESENT OR THEY HAVE AN IDEA, THOSE ARE ALSO OPTIONS . THE ONLY THING TO KNOW WHAT THAT IS , THE AGENDA HAS TO BE PUBLISHED THE FRIDAY BEFORE OUR MEETINGS. ANY KIND OF PRESENTATION OR BUSINESS ITEM NEEDS TO BE ON IT , THE FRIDAY BEFORE. IF ON MONDAY MORNING YOU ARE LIKE, CAN THEY COME PRESENT? IT WOULD BE OFFICIAL BUSINESS. THEY WOULD MORE OR LESS FALL INTO THE AUDIENCE REMARKS. IF WE WANTED PUBLISHED AND WE WANT TO LINE THINGS UP, WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE PLANNING AHEAD OF TIME. BACK TO THE ORIGINAL PIECE, ANY OTHER TOPICS OR THINGS YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED IN? >> I'M INTERESTED IN WOMEN'S HEALTH , ESPECIALLY WITH SANITARY STUFF . THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING GOOD. >> WE ACTUALLY HAD ANOTHER COUNTY -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CONNECTION WAS -- BUT THEY HELD A PREGNANCY , SPECIFICALLY LIKE TEEN PREGNANCY, TEEN HEALTH CONFERENCE HERE LAST YEAR. I HAVE CONNECTIONS AND CAN GET THEM BACK OUT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THEY EVER PRESENTED TO US. I THINK THEY JUST HELD THEIR CONFERENCE HERE. FOR SURE. >> I FEEL LIKE LAST YEAR , MAYBE WE COULD HAVE ANOTHER ORGANIZATION OF SOME SORT , AND HELP PRESENT. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ENVIRONMENTAL, BUT JUST ANYTHING. >> RIGHT IDEA. >> YOU SAID WE COULD INVITE CLUBS FROM OUR SCHOOL TO COME OUT AND PRESENT . WHAT EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT TO COME HERE FOR? YEAH, I MEAN , MAYBE CLUBS WASN'T THE BEST EXAMPLE. SO, THIS IS A PUBLIC FORM , A PLACE TO GET INFORMATION OUT. IF THEY HAD AN EVENT OR SOMETHING THAT THEY WANTED TO PROMOTE, MIRRORING WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL KIND OF DOES , IT'S LIKE , MAYBE THEY WILL MAKE AN ASK THAT THE PITTSBURG YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL SUPPORT , SO THEN YOU WOULD VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE GOING TO ATTEND OR SOME KIND OF AN ACTION ITEM FOR US COULD COME OUT OF THAT IN TERMS OF LIKE SUPPORT OR FOLLOW-UP. BUT, IT IS JUST THE FOUR OF US AND IF YOU ARE ALREADY MEETING WITH THEM OR PART OF THE CLUB, IT'S NOT GOING TO SPREAD THE WORD IMMENSELY. I'M HAPPY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WOULD BE WORTHWHILE FOR FOLKS. >> CAN WE MEET WITH THE PRINCIPAL FROM PITTSBURG HIGH SCHOOL? I FEEL LIKE IT WOULD HELP NOT JUST FROM US BUT ALSO HELP US CREATE A BETTER COMMUNITY AND INTERACTIONS WITH THE MAJORITY WITH THE YOUTH IN PITTSBURG . THE REASON I ASK YOU IS BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE YOU STILL HAVE MORE AUTHORITY. YOU ARE LIKE SOME PITTSBURG REPRESENTATIVE AND WE ARE JUST RANDOM KIDS. I THINK IT WOULD MEAN MORE IF YOU --. >> I HEAR YOU. I THINK IT'S WORTH MENTIONING, PITTSBURG HIGH SCHOOL DOES HAVE A NEW PRINCIPAL, DR. RICHARDSON. I HAVE MET HIM. HE IS A GREAT GUY. I'M HAPPY TO REACH OUT AND SPREAD SOME AWARENESS AND SEE IF YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN CHECKING IN WITH THE SPIRIT >> THANK YOU. IF THERE ARE NO MORE COMMENTS, WE WILL MOVE ON TO YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT. AS REQUESTED BY MORRIAH, HAVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION . WHAT'S HILARIOUS, TODAY I WALKED INTO MISS PARFITT'S THIRD HOUR TO DO THIS PRESENTATION AND LOVELEEN WAS IN THE AUDIENCE. SHE HAS ALREADY SEEN THIS. I DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO GO INTO AT THE SAME WAY THAT I DID FOR THEM, BUT , MORRIAH, I THINK THIS IS WHAT YOU WERE REFERRING TO. YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT IS A STATEWIDE YOUTH CONFERENCE , SPECIFICALLY THE MODEL LEGISLATURE IN COURTS , IS FOR NINTH THROUGH 12th GRADERS FROM ALL OVER CALIFORNIA. IT IS RUN BY AND HOSTED BY THE YMCA , BUT IN FEBRUARY, THEY GO TAKE OVER THE CAPITAL FOR 4 DAYS IN TEMPERAMENTAL. SO THERE IS 2000+ AND PEOPLE FROM ALL ACROSS CALIFORNIA THAT LANDED IN SACRAMENTO AND TAKE OVER FOR FOUR DAYS. AND I KNOW I HAVE A SLIDE ON IT. YEAH. IT'S REALLY --WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND WHAT I TRY TO HIGHLIGHT MOST IS THAT IT IS FOR YOU ALL . AS AN ADULT, WHEN I GO THERE, I SIT IN THE BACK, I READ THE BOOK, IF A FIRE ALARM GOES OFF, THAT'S WHEN I AM NEEDED. BUT OTHERWISE IS COMPLETELY RUN BY YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WERE ELECTED TO LEAD. THEY WERE TRAINED AND GIVEN ALL THE TOOLS NEEDED TO DO --TO LEAD. IF YOU'RE IN THE HOUSE AT THE STATE CAPITAL OR IN THE SENATE, THERE IS A SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE. THERE IS A CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE AND THAT'S A YOUNG PERSON LEADING. AND ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE MEANT TO MIRROR WHAT ACTUALLY GOES ON AT THE STATE LEVEL. THERE IS A REAL YOUTH GOVERNOR, SUPREME COURT JUSTICES , PEOPLE GET TO BE LAWYERS ON CASES FOR APPEALS COURTS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. THERE IS A FULL ON VIDEO --. LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS. >> CAN I ASK A QUESTION BEFORE YOU FIGURE IT OUT. IS YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT, THE WHOLE ORGANIZATION OR IS IT THE GENERAL TITLE ? HOW ARE WE NOT --. >> YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT IS SPECIFICALLY A YMCA COPYRIGHTED NAMING CONVENTION I GUESS IS THE WAY TO DESCRIBE IT. WHAT IS HILARIOUS IS, OR I AM FROM AND MINNESOTA, IT IS YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT AND SO SOME STATES ARE YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT, SOME ARE YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT AND THERE IS A WHOLE DEBATE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WHICH ONE IS BETTER. YOU ARE CERTAINLY YOUTH THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN GOVERNMENT SO YOU FIT THAT TITLE. THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM --THE REASON IT IS YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT IS BECAUSE I HAVE A BUNCH OF PROGRAMS , SO THERE IS THE MODEL LEGISLATURE IN COURTS THAT TAKES OVER THE CAPITAL, THEY DO A MODEL UN, THERE IS A NATIONAL CONFERENCE CALLED NATIONAL -- TWO NATIONAL CONFERENCES, NATIONAL JUDICIAL COMPETITION AND THE CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL AFFAIRS. ALL OF THOSE FALL UNDER THIS YOUTH IN YOUTH AND GOVERNMENT TITLE. >> HOW DO WE JOIN? >> LET'S GET INTO THAT. >> [ INDISCERNIBLE ] >> LET ME NAVIGATE BACK TO THE SLIDES. YOU KNOW ME. THIS IS THE MOMENT WHERE I TALK ABOUT , THAT I RAN THIS PROGRAM AND MINNESOTA AND WHY I CARE ABOUT IT . THE THING I WILL REITERATE TO THIS GROUP IS , I HAVE SEEN --. I WILL GO INTO SOME OF MY BACK STORY. I ORIGINALLY WENT TO SCHOOL TO BE A TEACHER WHEN I WAS A YOUNG 20-YEAR-OLD. I WAS IN THE CLASSROOM AND A YOUNG MAN BEHAVED IN A WAY THAT I HAD TO KICK HIM OUT OF CLASS. FAST-FORWARD TO THE END OF THE DAY, I'M SITTING THERE AND WRITING PAPERS AND HE COMES IN AND HE'S ACTING AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. IT'S LIKE, HEY HOW ARE YOU DOING? FINALLY I WAS LIKE, WHAT'S UP? THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU I COULD DO OUT OF CLASS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON. HE WANTED TO USE MY PHONE. I SAID, GO AHEAD. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 15 MINUTES, HE HAS MADE SEVERAL CALLS AND I FINALLY AM LIKE, WHAT IS GOING ON? HE TELLS ME THAT BECAUSE HE GOT KICKED OUT OF CLASS , HE GOT SUSPENDED FROM SCHOOL AND HIS MOM TOLD HIM NOT TO COME HOME. THIS WAS A SUPER PIVOTAL MOMENT IN MY LIFE BECAUSE I LOOKED DOWN AND I SAID, I'M NEVER GOING TO FINISH GRADING THESE PAPERS. I REALIZED, IF THAT IS WHERE I MET AS A TEACHER, IF THAT IS MY FIRST INSTINCT IS TO BE MORE WORRIED ABOUT GRADING PAPERS THAN POTENTIALLY HOMELESS YOUNG MAN, I'M IN THE WRONG SPACE . I ALSO KNEW IN THIS TEACHING SPACE , WHAT WOULD I DO? I CAN'T BRING HIM HOME, I CAN'T LET HIM SLEEP ON MY COUCH. I HAVE RESOURCES TO HELP HIM. IT'S NOT JUST LIKE ME . I FOUND MYSELF IN THE YMCA , LITERALLY IN A TEEN CENTER WORKING IN THIS BUILDING AND HAD THE EXACT SAME SITUATION HAPPEN , BUT WAS ABLE TO WORK WITH THE KID, WORK WITH THE MOM AND GET THEM BACK INTO HIS HOUSE FOR THE NIGHT AND THAT WAS LIKE THE TRAJECTORY FOR MY LIFE AFTER THAT POINT. IN THAT, YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT BECAME A PART OF MY WORLD. I STARTED GOING TO CONFERENCES . I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING. I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT STATE GOVERNMENT OR ABOUT ANYTHING IN TERMS OF THIS PROGRAM . BUT I SAW , OVER THE NEXT 13 YEARS , 1500 KIDS PLUS A YEAR COME THROUGH THAT PROGRAM WHO MAY NOT HAVE ACTUALLY HAD A COMMUNITY IN THEIR SCHOOL. HE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN CONNECTED IN WHATEVER SPACES THEY WERE IN, WHO NOW HAD FRIENDS STATEWIDE AND AFTER THEY LEFT THE CONFERENCE, THEY HAD THOSE FRIENDS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND THEY CONTINUE TO CONNECT BACK WITH THEM. I SAW KIDS WHO --I LITERALLY HAD A TEACHER TELL US, YOU SHOULD NOT LET THEM PARTICIPATE. THEY ARE A BAD KID AND ARE GOING TO BE A PROBLEM IN TROUBLE. WOULD WANT TO BRING THEM, AND WE SAID NO. WE ARE GOING TO -- WE HAVE TO GIVE EVERY GET A CHANCE. THAT YOUNG WOMAN WENT ON TO LEAD THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE PROGRAM FOR THREE YEARS. LIKE STOOD AT THE FRONT OF THE 300 KID ROOM AND LED . SHE WENT ON TO --SHE IS A MOTHER NOW. SHE RUNS A DAY CARE. SHE LOVES KIDS AND SHE FOUND THAT PASSION BECAUSE OF THAT CHANCE . HER TEACHERS WOULD STILL TELL YOU SHE WAS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON IN SCHOOL AND KIND OF MEAN . THEY WERE CONFUSED HOW SHE WOULD SHOW UP AND BE SO LOVING AND AFFECTIONATE AND HELPFUL TO PEOPLE. BUT ANYWAYS, MY POINT IS, THERE ARE TIMES WHERE PEOPLE FIND OUT SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW BECAUSE OF THIS PROGRAM. SO, WHILE THE GOVERNMENT PIECE AND GETTING ELECTED TO BE GOVERNOR AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE WONDERFUL, JUST THE CHANGE THAT HAPPENS AND I THINK JUST HAVING MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCOVER MORE ABOUT YOURSELF, DISCOVER MORE ABOUT YOUR INTERESTS AND PASSIONS, ARE ALL THINGS THAT MAKE ME CARE A LOT ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. SO, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS YOU SHOULD DO IT. IT IS SUPER FUN. THERE IS A BUNCH OF EVENING ACTIVITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO JUST SOCIALIZE BEYOND JUST BEING IN THE ACTUAL CAPITAL SPACE AND TAKING OVER THE CAPITAL. I SHOULD ALSO SAY, I THINK I SAID THIS . ALL OF THESE PICTURES ARE FROM THE ALBANY DELEGATION. THERE IS A GROUP OUT IN ALBANY WHO PUT TOGETHER THE SLIDES AND THEY GO OUT AND DO THIS PRESENTATION IN ALBANY AS A PART OF THE RECRUITMENT. YOU ARE SEEING ALL OF THEM. I DON'T KNOW WHERE ALBANY IS, TO BE HONEST. NO, NO, IT IS IN CALIFORNIA. IT'S WHAT I MEAN. THEY ARE IN THE EAST BAY. I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHERE IT IS. THERE IS DELEGATIONS , THERE IS AN ALBANY DELEGATION, WHICH I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS NAMED AFTER A YMCA AND MAYBE THERE IS NOT A CITY NAMED ALBANY. I WILL COME BACK AND FIND OUT. BUT THERE IS OAKLAND, BERKELEY , DIABLO VALLEY, A YMCA ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL IN THE CONCORD AREA THAT HAS FOLKS. ESSENTIALLY THERE IS THIS BAY NETWORK OF GROUPS , AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM. >> WHENEVER YOU SAY YMCA, I IMMEDIATELY THINK OF THE GYM. WHAT DOES YMCA HERE STAND FOR? >> IT IS A GYM , BUT THERE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ARM HAS PROGRAMS LIKE THIS. SOME OF THE OTHER TEEN PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE ARE LIKE LEADERS CLUB , SIMILAR TO THIS BUT MORE FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, VOLUNTEER HOURS, THAT KIND OF THING. THEY DO CAMPS, ALL THAT STUFF. SO THAT'S THE OTHER REASON IS NOT IN PITTSBURG. WE DON'T HAVE A YMCA ANYWHERE NEAR HERE. THE ONLY YMCA PRESENCE IS THE HEADSTART PROGRAM, WHICH IS BASICALLY A PROGRAM TO GET -- IT'S LIKE PRESCHOOL BUT THE IDEA IS THEY OFFER IT CHEAPLY AND FREE AND IT'S REALLY MEANT TO PREPARE THEM FOR KINDERGARTEN. THAT'S THE FOCUS FOR. BUT THAT'S THE ONLY YMCA PRESENCE ANYWHERE NEAR HERE AND THERE IS TWO SMALL CENTERS THAT DO THAT. SO, OBVIOUSLY SOME OF THE THINGS I SAID ARE REASONS FOR WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU. WE GO TO A CONFERENCE IN SACRAMENT OF FOR 4 DAYS AND WE ALSO GO TO CAMP ROBERTS IN NOVEMBER , WHICH I'M MIXING UP ALL MY SLIDES. I THINK IT COMES AFTER THE SPIRIT THERE IS MORE INFORMATION COMING ON THAT STUFF. THEY CALL OUT, YOU NEED ANY EXPERIENCE? NO. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK IS BEST ABOUT IT IS TO HAVE NO EXPERIENCE AND LEARN ALONG THE WAY. IT'S KIND OF SIMILAR TO HOW THIS GROUP SORT OF WORKS. I THINK ALL OF YOU SIGNED ON WITHOUT REALLY KNOWING A TON ABOUT LOCAL POLITICS OR CITY COUNCIL AND HOPEFULLY YOU LEARN SOMETHING ALONG THE WAY. LITERALLY NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE. YOU WILL GET TRAINED. IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT PUBLIC SPEAKING OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS, THEY WILL TRAIN YOU AND PREPARE YOU SO THAT WHEN IT IS TIME TO DO THOSE THINGS YOU UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS, JUST LIKE YOUR. AND EITHER WAY, I THINK TRYING IT AND DOING IT IS ALSO WHAT KNOCKS DOWN THOSE BARRIERS, JUST LIKE WE SAID HERE. YOU'VE HAD EXPERIENCE ON THE YOUTH COUNCIL. MAYBE YOU WILL RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL ONE DAY AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SAY, I HAD EXPERIENCE CHAIRING THAT GROUP AND TAKING A ROLLCALL AND VOTING AND ALL OF THOSE FUN THINGS, SIMILAR TO THIS. WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO DEBATE. SKIPPING THAT. WE DID HAVE TWO ENTHUSIASTIC VOLUNTEERS IN LOVELEEN'S CLASS TODAY. I THINK ONE OF THEM IMMEDIATELY FILLED OUT THE FORM AND WANTED TO PARTICIPATE. IN TERMS OF YOUR COMMITMENT OR WHAT IT MEANS, THERE ARE TWO MAIN CONFERENCES. ONE IS A TRAINING CONFERENCE WHICH TAKES PLACE AT CAMP ROBERTS, THEY REVERBERATE --REFERRED TO AS BOB THE SECOND IS THE SACRAMENTO CONFERENCE. THE DATES FOR CAMP ROBERTS ARE NOVEMBER 8th THROUGH THE 11th. CAMP ROBERTS IS LIKE AN ARMY BASE. YOU STAY IN BARRACKS . THEY BUILD OUT A WHOLE LIKE ASSEMBLY SPACE FOR EVERYBODY AND THE WHOLE FOCUS OF THAT IS A LESS FORMAL, LESS -- YOU ARE PREPARING FOR THE NEXT STEP. IT'S KIND OF LIKE CAMP LIFE FOR FOUR DAYS. WE WOULD LEAVE ON A FRIDAY , HAVE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OF PROGRAMMING AND LEAVE MONDAY TO COME BACK. JACLYN, I'M SORRY, THIS IS SO HIGH SCHOOL FOCUS BUT HOPEFULLY YOU ARE GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF IT. THEN THE MAIN SHOW IS THE 77th , MODEL LEGISLATURE AND COURTS IN SACRAMENTO. FEBRUARY 14th THROUGH THE 17th. I THINK THE 17th IS A DAY OUT OF SCHOOL SO YOU DON'T EVEN MISS THAT DAY. WE WOULD LEAVE ON FRIDAY, GET THERE , AND I THINK WE LEAVE EARLY FRIDAY AND THEY START RIGHT AWAY AND GO THROUGH MONDAY, BUT WE GET TO STAY IN A HOTEL. THEY DO PUT UP TO FOUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN A HOTEL . WE WOULD BE PAIRING YOU WITH FOLKS FROM PITTSBURG , SO YOU WOULD KNOW YOUR ROOMMATES, MORE THAN LIKELY. IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING FRIENDS . IF YOU ARE LIKE IT, LET'S ALL GO AND STAY IN A HOTEL FOR FOUR DAYS AND HANG OUT. YOU WILL SEE IN THE PICTURES THERE IS A DRESS CODE. THEY ASK FOR SOMEWHAT MORE FORMAL DRESS AND IT'S NOT --YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO OUT AND BUY A SUIT, BUT WE WOULD TALK TO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. AND THEN AS A NINTH GRADER, YOU COULD BE IN FOR HIM, WHICH IS BASICALLY LIKE A SAMPLER PLATTER. THEY DO A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING FOR THE WHOLE WEEKEND, SO YOU WILL GET TO KNOW ABOUT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE IDEA BEING THAT YOU ONE THAT YOU WANT TO DO FOR NEXT YEAR. YOU GET TO TRY AT ALL AND YOU GET TO BE WITH YOUR NINTH GRADERS SO HOPEFULLY IT IS LESS INTIMIDATING THAN JUMPING IN FRONT OF A ROOM FULL OF SENIORS TO PRESENT. LEGISLATORS, THE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS OR SENATORS , IF YOU ARE EXCITED ABOUT A TOPIC OR PASSIONATE ABOUT AN ISSUES, WE WOULD WORK ON A BILL , A PIECE OF LEGISLATION TO BRING TO CONFERENCE, AND THEN THE HOPE WOULD BE THAT IT GETS DEBATED AND PASSED FROM COMMITTEE TO HOUSE TO SENATE AND SIGNED BY THE GOVERNMENT. THEN YOU REALLY SEE HOW THINGS, LIKE THE ACTUAL PROCESS OF GETTING SOMETHING , GETTING CHANGE MADE. YOU CAN ALSO BE A LOBBYIST, INSTEAD OF ARGUING ABOUT THEIR OWN PASSIONS --YOU MAY STILL END UP ALIGNING, BUT THE EXAMPLE I GAVE TODAY WAS LIKE THE TEACHERS UNION. IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO MAKE YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL, YOU WOULD GO THERE AND ARGUE AGAINST THAT AS A TEACHER OR AT LEAST WANT TO REPRESENT THE UNION'S VIEWPOINT. AND THEN THERE'S FOLKS WHO JUST LOOK AT ALL OF THE DIFFERENT BILLS AND OFFERINGS AND ANALYZE IT. GIVING KIND OF AN OVERVIEW , THIS IS A REAL POSITION THAT NOBODY HOLDS IN OUR OWN ASSEMBLY MEMBER OR SENATORS OFFICE. ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AREN'T NECESSARILY DOING ALL OF THE RESEARCH . THEY HAVE A TEAM. YOU ARE ON THAT TEAM. LOOKING AT THAT CONSTITUTION OF CALIFORNIA AND MAKING UPDATES ARE CHALLENGES TO THAT. THEY HAVE A STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BECOMING A LAWYER OR ANYTHING RELATED TO LAW, THERE IS AN APPEALS AND SUPREME COURT. THEY OPEN IT UP FROM THERE TO NATIONAL ISSUES. IT'S NOT JUST THINGS ABOUT CALIFORNIA. IT COULD BE ANOTHER COUNTRY OR STATE OR WHATEVER. IT'S A VERY OPEN. SO, THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE LIKE BONUSES ABOUT WHY YOU WOULD WANT TO DO THIS . THE IDEA BEING, THIS IS A REALLY CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM. FOLKS ARE GETTING REGISTERED TO VOTE OR HAVE VOTED IN AN ELECTION, WORK ON COMITY ISSUES , BECOME BOARD MEMBERS, AND THEN THE BIG ONE IS THAT THEY GO ON TO HAVE A BACHELORS DEGREE OR HIGHER. I'VE GOT AN INTEREST FORM YOU CAN SCAN, I ALSO HAVE LITTLE SHEETS THAT I FORGOT TO INCLUDE BUT I CAN MAKE SURE YOU GET THEM. IT'S ALSO RIGHT BEHIND YOU IF THAT IS FAR AWAY. IT'S VERY QUICK AND GIVE ME YOUR NAME, YOUR EMAIL, YOUR PARENTS EMAIL, MY PLAN WOULD BE TO FOLLOW-UP AND SHARE ALL OF THAT, LIKE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND EXPLAIN THIS TO THEM SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE LIKE, MOM, I HEARD ABOUT THIS THING AND THEN THEY ARE TALKING -- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? THIS IS BASICALLY JUST A SLIDESHOW OF ALBANY . I DID NOT THESE PHOTOS. I JUST WENT WITH WHAT THEY PROVIDED SO YOU COULD SEE YOUNG PEOPLE IN ACTION . THESE ARE FOLKS OUT AT CAMP ROBERTS. YOU CAN SEE IT IS A VERY OPEN NATURE KIND OF PLACE WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN SACRAMENTO. IT LOOKS LOVELY. HERE THEY ARE ACTUALLY AT THE STATE CAPITAL. THAT'S THE EBELING GROUP ALTOGETHER AND YOU GET TO GO INTO THAT BUILDING AND TAKE IT OVER. THAT IS EXCITING. HERE THEY ARE ALTOGETHER AT CAMP ROBERTS. YOU DO GET A HOODIE AS A PART OF PARTICIPATION. THEY ARE ALL ROCKING THEIR DELEGATION HOODIE. SOME CELL THINGS --SELFIES AND THINGS. THEY ARE IN CODE OF CONDUCT DRESS. I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE ADVISERS. I'M PRETTY SURE HIS NAME IS KEVIN. I MET HIM. THIS IS ALL OF THEM TOGETHER AT THE TRAINING IN THE ASSEMBLY SPACE. YOU CAN SEE THERE IS SOME CHEERS AND THINGS THAT GO ON. DOWNTIME TO PLAY RISK AND EAT SANDWICHES . FOLKS HANGING OUT FRONT . I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY ARE IN LINE FOR BUT MAYBE THE BUS. A LITTLE ELEVATOR SELFIE. ESCALATOR SELFIE. THERE IS THE BUS . I THINK THAT WAS THE ONE THAT TOOK THEM TO AND FROM CAMP ROBERTS. ANOTHER VIEW OF THE ASSEMBLY. YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A LOT OF KIDS. MORE ESCALATORS . FOLKS GOT SOME FLOWERS. HE IS EITHER PLAYING THE AIR GUITAR. AGAIN COME IN FRONT OF THE CAPITAL. I THINK THIS IS THE END OF IT. BACK TO THE INTEREST FORM. SO, THE NEXT BIG THING TO MENTION IS, I THINK LOVELEEN AND MORRIAH REMEMBER, MY VERY FIRST MEETING I WASN'T EVEN RUNNING THE GROUP . I PRESENTED ON THIS . IT IS AN EXPENSIVE CONFERENCE. IT IS $1236 . IN ORDER TO KNOCK THAT OUT, THE CITY OF PITTSBURG WENT OUT AND RECEIVED A GRANT FOR $10,000 FOR THIS YEAR AND $10,000 FOR NEXT YEAR. SO, IN ORDER TO GET THIS GROUP UP AND GOING , I AM TRYING TO GET RID OF THE FEES AND JUST PAY SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A GROUP AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THAT AND RUN. THANK YOU. >> YES, THE IDEA BEING , IT'S HARD FOR THAT KIND OF A CONFERENCE OR FOR THIS INITIATIVE TO GET STARTED, TO ASK LOVELEEN'S FAMILY TO SHELL OUT 1200 BUCKS WITHOUT HAVING SEEN IT IS A LOT. I COULDN'T AFFORD FOR MY KID TO DO ANY KIND OF A PROGRAM THAT COST THAT MUCH RIGHT NOW. I WOULD DO THAT. WITHOUT KNOWING THAT IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT OR IMPACTFUL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO, THAT IS THE IDEA, WE ARE PLANTING A SEED, THE HOPE BEING , SOME FOLKS GO , THEY GET EXCITED, THEY COME BACK NEXT YEAR AND THEY ARE LIKE, I WANT TO PROMOTE THIS. YOU SAW THAT THIS PRESENTATION WAS PUT ON BY THE ALBANY FOLKS . GOING OUT AND DOING THE CLASSROOM VISITS IN THE PROMOTION, AND BEING THAT YOU ARE ALL YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, I WANT TO PRIORITIZE THAT BECAUSE I THINK YOU HAVE ALREADY SHOWN A BUNCH OF DEDICATION TO ALL OF THIS. OBVIOUSLY, I WANT YOU TO GO. SO, YEAH, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, SCAN THE QR PHONE -- FORM. YOU CAN LEAVE HERE WITH A BUNCH OF FLYERS. I AM PRESENTING AGAIN ON MONDAY IN ESTHER BLUMENTHAL'S ROOM DURING LUNCH FOR HIS MODEL UN CLUB. BUT MISS PARFITT HAS INFORMATION, MR. BLUMENTHAL HAS INFORMATION AND I WILL PRINT SOME MORE FLYERS. QUESTIONS, THOUGHTS, FEELINGS ABOUT YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT? >> I HAVE TO GO. >> I WAS WONDERING . WHAT'S FUNNY IS, WE HAD AN EXCHANGE AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ENTER SCHEMPP'S AND I CASUALLY MENTIONED, I THINK YOU WERE IN INTERNSHIP MODE AND MISSED IT. >> I DID NOT PROCESS IT. >> WHEN YOU BROUGHT IT UP, I WAS LIKE, I'M SO GLAD . I THOUGHT YOU WERE LIKE, NO, I'M NOT INTERESTED. THIS IS LIKE --, I HAVE TO. IF I DON'T --. >> ALL RIGHT, MORRIAH IS IN. .YOUR MOM ABOUT IT AND I WILL SEND SOME FOLLOW-UPS UP TO HER. WHOEVER YOU NEED TO BE YOUR SUPPORTER IN YOUR CORNER, LET THEM KNOW AND I WILL SEND YOU HOME WITH THE FLYER. OTHER THOUGHTS, DEALINGS? >> I'M CONSIDERING IT, TOO. >> I SHOULD ALSO PUT OUT THERE, DON'T FEEL PRESSURED. DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU ARE LETTING ME DOWN. I KNOW THAT FOLKS HAVE TENNIS AND OUR CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE AND ARE THE SECRETARY OF SOMETHING ELSE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT ALL OF YOUR COMMITMENTS ARE. BUT I UNDERSTAND AND EXPECT -- RESPECT THAT IF THOSE OTHER THINGS NEED PRIORITY AND IT IS STRETCHING YOU THIN, HAVE NO FEAR. I'M NOT OFFENDED. I HAVE COME ACROSS --. THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDS WHO LOVE ALL OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES AND GOBBLE THEM UP AND DO THEM ALL AND I HAVE SEEN IT WHERE THEY CAN'T FULLY PARTICIPATE OR THEY CAN'T DO IT TO THE LEVEL THAT THEY WANT AND IT HURTS THEM. ONE OF MY FAVORITE KIDS WAS ON THE SKI TEAM AND HE LEFT FIVE TIMES DURING THE CONFERENCE TO GO TO MEETS AND PRACTICES AND COULD BE THERE WITH THE REST OF THE KIDS. I FEEL LIKE IT MADE HIM SADDER THAT HE WAS SO SPLIT. AND THEN YOU HAVE YOUR COACH WHO IS SAYING YOU ARE NOT PRIORITIZING THIS AND I KNOW HOW COACHES CAN GET WERE ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'RE NOT GETTING THE PLAYING TIME OR WHATEVER. COACHES OR COACHES. LOVE THEM ALL BUT THAT CAN HAPPEN. NO OBLIGATIONS. NO FEAR. BUT IT IS GOOD TO KNOW. NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AS WELL AS STAFF COMMENTS. >> FALL BREAK AT PITTSBURG HIGH SCHOOL IS COMING UP. >> OCTOBER 7th THROUGH THE 11th. >> YEAH, WHAT HE SAID. >> TOMORROW AT PITTSBURG HIGH SCHOOL IS THE SUCKER EVEN FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS. WE HAVE THE BIGGEST SPECIAL OLYMPICS TEAM , I THINK, IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. >> THAT'S AWESOME. >> IS ALSO A CLUBS CARNIVAL ON OCTOBER 1st AT PITTSBURG HIGH SCHOOL. >> AT LUNCHTIME. >> NOVEMBER 9th IS HOMECOMING AND THE GAME IS THE SAME DAY. IT'S THE SAME DATE AS HOMECOMING THIS YEAR. >> I DON'T KNOW THIS FOR SURE BUT I FEEL LIKE I SAW COMMUNICATION ABOUT, THEY ARE CHANGING HOW THEY ARE DOING FOOTBALL GAMES. HAVE TO BUY YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR STUDENT I.D. IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE TRYING TO LOCK THINGS DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THAT. >> YOU GET A TICKET FOR ATTENDANCE PURPOSES. EVEN IF YOU HAVE --THERE IS A SPECIAL PASS BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO GET A PHYSICAL TICKET FOR ATTENDANCE PURPOSES. >> I HAVE GOT MORE. I KNOW IT HAS BEEN THE SAM SHOW OF ME TALKING, BUT I INCLUDED SOME STUFF UP ON THE DAIS FOR YOU . THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT HAS SOME OTHER COOL STUFF GOING ON. THE FIRST ONE , I HAVE GOT IS THAT SHE GOT GAME. OBVIOUSLY, OUT OF -- JACLYN, THIS ONE COULD BE FOR YOU. THIS IS A BASKETBALL LEAGUE. YOU ALL MAY REMEMBER, I WAS TALKING ABOUT A LOT LAST YEAR A PROGRAM CALLED TWILIGHT HOOPS , SO THAT WAS A PROGRAM ON FRIDAY NIGHTS FOR YOUNG MEN WHERE WE DID A WORKSHOP, FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND THEN THEY PLAYED BASKETBALL. WE STILL HAVE FUNDING TO ALSO DO THAT VERSION FOR YOUNG WOMEN, SO THIS WILL BE MORE FOCUSED ON TOPICS AND ISSUES RELATED TO YOUNG WOMEN, BUT THEY WILL HAVE A WORKSHOP , THERE WILL BE FOOD AND LEAGUE PLAY ON SUNDAYS. ON THE REVERSE SIDE, WE HAVE HER TIME TO PLAY, SO THAT IS FOR THE EIGHT TO 18-YEAR-OLDS. SAME KIND OF IDEA, THIS PROGRAM USES SOME CURRICULUM FROM --I WANT TO SAY IT'S FROM THE DOVE -- YOU KNOW THE BRAND OF SOAP ? THEY HAVE THAT BODY POSITIVITY CAMPAIGN AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO THIS IS REALLY, SOME OF THAT IS FOCUSED ON HOW SPORT CAN IMPACT FEMALE ATHLETES AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT , BUT AGAIN, REALLY FOCUSED ON EMPOWERING AND ENSURING THAT YOUNG WOMEN HAVE THE SAME ACCESS TO SPORTS THAT YOUNG MEN DO AND THE SAME QUALITY AND CALIBER. THERE IS THAT. AS MORRIAH MENTIONED, WE HAVE A CAMP . IT'S OF THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 7th THROUGH THE 11th. IT IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BRIDGE BUILDERS TO THE NEW GENERATION. IT WILL BE HOSTED HERE AT THE MARINA CENTER. IT IS ONLY $25. ANOTHER GREAT PARTNERSHIP THAT HAS ALLOWED US TO PROVIDE THIS PRETTY CHEAPLY. BUT THAT WHOLE WEEK WE ARE HERE 9:00 TO 3:00. THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE A TRIP TO STANFORD TO TOUR THE CAMPUS AND THEY ARE GOING TO GO TO LINKEDIN. THE IDEA FOR CAMP IS KIND OF TWOFOLD . THEY DO SOME MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PIECES, THEY DO SOME WELLNESS PIECES, THEY FOCUS ON SOME GOALSETTING AND COLLEGE AND CAREER GOALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THEY REALLY TAKE YOU OUT AND GET YOU INVOLVED SO THAT YOU SEEK CAMPUS AND YOU SEE A WORKSPACE. SO, 25 BUCKS, GREAT OPTION. FOR PARENTS, IF THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THINGS FOR THEIR KIDS TO DO WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT OR IF YOU ALL ARE JUST INTERESTED AND WANT TO GO TO STANFORD AND LINKEDIN. THE OTHER SIDE IS , YOUNGER THAN ALL OF YOU , BUT I STILL WANT TO SHOUT OUT THAT WE OF A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH BRICK TECH. THESE FOLKS USE LEGOS OR STEM , SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND MATH. THE ACRONYM, RIGHT? THAT FOCUS , THERE ARE WORKSHOPS RUNNING EVERY MONTH. THE FIRST ONE IS THE SATURDAY. IF YOU HAVE YOUNGER FOLKS IN YOUR FAMILY OR OTHERS THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED, PLEASE SHARE THAT OUT . FAMILY FUN NIGHT , WE HAVE A MOVIE NIGHT. THEY ARE WATCHING KUNG FU PANDA HERE AT THE MARINA CENTER ON FRIDAY FROM 6:00 TO 8:00. THERE WILL BE ACTIVITIES AND POPCORN AND ALL OF THAT GOOD STUFF, TOO. THAT'S FOR ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY WHO WANTS TO COME OUT. I BELIEVE THEY BLOW UP A MOVIE SCREEN AND WATCH IT OUTSIDE. WE COULD STEAL ALL OF THAT STUFF AND USE IT FOR OUR OWN PURPOSES LATER. >> YES. >> THERE IS ANOTHER PROGRAM COMING OUT , ALSO FOCUSED ON YOUNG WOMEN CALLED EMPOWERMENT IN MOTION. THAT IS GOING TO BE MORE OF A SELF-DEFENSE AND AWARENESS PROGRAM SO THAT YOUNG WOMEN --WOMEN WHO FEEL EQUIPPED TO DEFEND THEMSELVES . IF YOU ARE EVER IN A SITUATION WHERE YOUR SECURITY IS AT RISK, YOU HAVE SOME TOOLS TO HELP YOU WITH THAT. ALSO, REALLY FOCUSED ON EMPOWERMENT AND ALL OF THOSE OTHER PIECES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THE, SHE GOT GAME, TOO. WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES COMING UP. IF YOU NEED TO GET THOSE HOURS FROM PIT , THESE ARE GREAT OPTIONS. AUSTIN IS THE PERSON OVERSEEING THIS, SO I CAN GET YOU CONNECTED TO THAT. WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER FORM OUT THAT FOLKS ARE SUBMITTING. BUT ON OCTOBER 19, WE WILL RUN A HAUNTED HOUSE HERE IN THE MARINA CENTER, SO WE ARE GOING TO CONVERT OUR WHOLE GYM OVER . WE BROUGHT IT BACK FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST YEAR. IT WAS SUPER SUCCESSFUL. WE HAD LIKE 800 PEOPLE COME OUT. RIGHT NOW, AUSTIN HAS GOT A COMMITTEE OF OUR YOUTH , THE STAFF . WE REFER TO THEM AS REC LEADERS, WHO ARE PLANNING AND BUILDING THAT OUT. ON THE DAY OFF, WE NEED FOLKS TO SCARE PEOPLE, HELP WITH THE LINE, DO MAKEUP, ALL KINDS OF STUFF. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, YOU CAN GET CONNECTED WITH THAT. ON OCTOBER 26, WE HAVE A HALLOWEEN BASH AT SMALL WORLD PARK. IT IS MORE FOCUS ON FAMILIES. THEY HAND OUT LOTS OF CANDY AND TRICK-OR-TREAT THROUGH SMALL WORLD PARK. WE NEED FOLKS TO RUN STATIONS, HAND OUT CANDY , ALL THE GOOD STUFF FOR THAT. GETTING INTO DECEMBER, AND I WILL BRING ALL OF THESE THINGS BACK SO I CAN REMIND YOU ALL, COME NOVEMBER , YOU NEED A REMINDER. WE HAVE A TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY ON DECEMBER 5th THAT WE NEED HELP WITH AND THEN ANOTHER BIG EVENT FOR US AS A HOLIDAY PARADE ON THE 14th. IF YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR, THE BAND COMES THROUGH DOWNTOWN AND WE HAVE FLOATS. CROWD MANAGEMENT . WE PUT OUT CRAFTS SO YOU CAN PUT OUT A CRAFT TABLE. ALL OF THAT GOOD STUFF. THAT IS A LOT OF STUFF. I THINK BETWEEN NOW AND OUR NEXT MEETING WE HAVE A FISHING DERBY. THERE IS A FEAST OF ITALIAN. ANYTIME THE CITY'S WEBSITE HAS A CALENDAR, CHECK THAT OUT . FOLLOW OUR FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM PAGES. ASHLEY RUNS THOSE THINGS FROM OUR DEPARTMENT AND SHE IS ALWAYS SHARING LOTS OF STUFF THAT WE. THE OTHER THING ON THAT IS, OUR NEXT MEETING IS OCTOBER 23rd AND THEN WE VOTED TO MOVE THE 20th. WILL BE GETTING READY FOR MORE OF OUR OWN MEETINGS. ANY QUESTIONS, OR THOUGHTS ON ANY OF THAT? >> IF THERE ARE NO MORE COMMENTS, I MOVE FOR ADJOURNMENT. I ENTERED THIS MEETING AT 6:05.