Title
Approval of a Recommendation to Appoint Members of the Inaugural City of Olympia Youth Council
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
The Youth Council interview committee recommends approving and forwarding to the full City Council, a recommendation to appoint the following 16 youth to the inaugural City of Olympia Youth Council:
1. Youth Council Applicants: Varshana Horback, Demorie Joseph, Eman Haroon, Stella Artemis and Kaelyn Valazquez.
2. Continuing Youth Advisors: Allison Walker; Enrique Luis Rodriguez Lloyd; Eric Zhang, Gavin Cruz, Melinda Le, Nolan O'Connell, Shruthi Lingam-Nattamai, Sophia Park, Toby Wilson, Victoria Liu and Willow Chen
3.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve and forward to the full City Council, a recommendation to appoint the following 16 youth to the inaugural City of Olympia Youth Council:
4. Youth Council Applicants: Varshana Horback, Demorie Joseph, Eman Haroon, Stella Artemis and Kaelyn Valazquez.
5. Continuing Youth Advisors: Allison Walker; Enrique Luis Rodriguez Lloyd; Eric Zhang, Gavin Cruz, Melinda Le, Nolan O'Connell, Shruthi Lingam-Nattamai, Sophia Park, Toby Wilson, Victoria Liu and Willow Chen
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the Youth Council interview committee recommendation to appoint the above-named youth to the inaugural City of Olympia Youth Council.
Staff Contact:
Susan Grisham, Assistant to the City Manager, 360.753.8244
Presenter(s):
Susan Grisham, Assistant to the City Manager
Background and Analysis:
In June 2022, Mayor Pro Tem Hu?nh, with the support of Councilmembers Parshley and Madrone put forward a referral requesting the hiring of a consultant tasked with researching successful youth council models and best practices; engaging and consulting with Olympia area youth and providing a recommendation to the Olympia City Council on how best to stand up an Olympia Youth Council.
In the summer of 2022, the City launched a Request for Proposal to select a firm to develop a rec...
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