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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2022.09.01 Special Meeting MinutesMINUTES McCall City Council Special Meeting McCall City Hall -- Legion Hall VIA TEAMS Virtual September 1, 2022 Call to Order and Roll Call Work Session Adjournment CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 1 Mayor Giles called the Special meeting of the McCall City Council to order at 5:30 p.m. Mayor Giles, Council Member Maciaszek, Council Member Nelson, and Council Member Nielsen all answered roll call. Council Member Thrower was absent. City staff members present were BessieJo Wagner, City Clerk; Dallas Palmer, Police Chief; Vlatko Jovanov, Network Administrator; Meredith Todd, Assistant City Planner Also, in attendance Melissa Coriell, a teacher from McCall -Donnelly High School WORK SESSION 1 AB 22-230 Work Session to Discuss the formation of a `McCall Area Youth Council' as an Advisory Committee to the McCall City Council Assistant City Planner Meredith Todd and City Clerk BessieJo Wagner presented to Council. City Staff has a history of visiting the McCall Donnelly High School annually to deliver a general presentation on the purpose, function, and importance of Local Government before High School students in the Speech Class. In Fall and Winter of 2021, Staff assisted High School students in crafting `Mock' or `Practice' Public Comment speeches and arranged a visit to the Speech Class by various Council Members and City Staff to hear the speeches from students in an unofficial listening session. Based on the positive outcome of the educational exercises and continued engagement with School Staff, as well as working with the Idaho League of Cities to learn the function of Youth Council's in other communities in Idaho and the US, staff determined the creation of a Youth Council would be a positive outlet for civic engagement and leadership opportunity in the community to allow space for students to participate in local decision -making and change -making. City Staff and School Staff have determined that there is a pathway for both a short-term and long- term Youth Council structure that can evolve over time and be designed with enough flexibility for area youth to select projects, programs, or local issues that are meaningful to young people. MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 1 of 2 September 1, 2022 Special Meeting Melissa Coriell from McCall -Donnelly High School addressed Council. Ms. Coriell reviewed the benefits to local high school students who get involved in the Youth Advisory Council (YAC) and a goal to eventually turn the Advisory Council into a high school class. Council and Staff additionally discussed the current options for local students regarding education on civics and government education classes, the goals for the YAC, the impact on the community and formation and bylaws. ADJOURNMENT 1 Without further business, Mayor Giles adjourned the meeting at 6:30p.m. ATTEST: 1 McC,, " 't AL = • BessieJo W. r, City 711,,,,,1 Robert S. Giles, Mayor MCCALL CITY COUNCIL Page 2 of 2 September 1, 2022 Special Meeting