Title
Approval of Recommendations for an Olympia Youth Council
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
The Community Livability and Public Safety Committee received a briefing on the recommendations for an Olympia Youth Council at their September 27 meeting and approved the recommendations to be forwarded to the full City Council for consideration.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the recommendations related to standing up an Olympia Youth Council.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the recommendations related to standing up an Olympia Youth Council.
Staff Contact:
Susan Grisham, Assistant to the City Manager, 360.753.8244
Presenter(s):
Susan Grisham, Assistant to the City Manager
Dane Wolfram, Senior Manager Truclusion
Ashley Gardner PhD, Qualitative & Quantitative Researcher, Truclusion
Yien Folino, Principal, Truclusion
Tre Simons, Olympia Youth Representative
Christine Zhang, Olympia Youth Representative
Gavin Cruz, Olympia Youth Advisor
Background and Analysis:
In June 2022, Councilmember 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 recommendation. Interviews with respondents were held in October 2022. The contract was awarded to Truclusion, a firm out of Dupont that has experience developing similar programs in other Cities in Washington, including Tacoma.
Truclusion used a Human-Centered inclusive approach which helped guide the development of recommendations that would create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive Youth Council. An Olympia Youth Council will increase the sense of belonging and value of the youth in our com...
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