Youth Commission

1 MINUTES OF A MEETING OF A REGULARLY SCHEDULED 2 YOUTH COMMISSION MEETING 3 VILLAGE OF NORTHBROOK 4 COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS 5 February 19, 2014 6 “Lead, Serve, Shine” 7 8 Adult Commissioners Present (5) 9 Carla Slawson-Martens, Chairperson 10 Michael Shore 11 David Whitlock 12 Kay Ellen Stein 13 Kelli Christensen 14 15 Student Commissioners Present (9) 16 Grace Elisco 17 Andy Han 18 Ross Steinberg 19 Kent Steinberg 20 Adam Wagner 21 Ethan Kirschenbaum 22 Danny Martens 23 Ethan Matlin 24 Lucia Bosacoma 25 26 Adult/Student Commissioners Absent (7) 27 Gary Moriello 28 Lauren Schifferdecker 29 Allison Kaplan 30 Maddie Serota 31 Zainab Ahmed 32 Emily Schwandner 33 Shaina Hakimian 34 35 Village Staff Present 36 Jason Batalden, Youth Commission Staff Liaison 37 Gale Cerabona, Recorder 38 39 1. Call to Order 40 Chairperson Slawson-Martens called the meeting to order in the Board Room of Village Hall, 1225 Cedar 41 Lane, at 7:07 p.m. A quorum was present. 42 43 2. Approval of Meeting Minutes 44 Commissioner Stein moved, seconded by Commissioner Whitlock, to approve minutes of the January 22, 45 2014, Youth Commission meeting without corrections. On a voice vote, the motion unanimously carried. 46 47 3. Hear from the Audience 48 There was no audience.  Page 2 Minutes of the February 19, 2014 Youth Commission Meeting 1 2 4. 2014 Calendar of Events 3 A. Film Fest 4 5 Commissioner Whitlock advised a submission form has been created and notification has 6 gone out to 12-13 nearby high schools; there is interest. A gmail account has also been 7 generated. For submissions, a link of the sender’s web site should be included. 8 9 Regarding films, the selection could be narrowed down. A critical review will be provided for 10 all films chosen. Chairperson Slawson-Martens advised that feedback is typical. 11 12 5. Quiz Bowl (17th Annual) Rehearsal 13 Chairperson Slawson-Martens enlisted facilitators who would be judges, readers, scorekeepers, etc., as 14 well as those who would manage the refreshments and the awards table. Specifics were discussed on 15 the rules, how & when winning teams move forward, and scoring. Role plays and practice readings took 16 place, as student members volunteered to play Quiz Bowl. 17 18 Chairperson Slawson-Martens noted that the new by round format rules would be sent to the 19 participating schools so that they were aware of the changes for this year. 20 21 6. New Business 22 There was no new business. 23 24 7. Old Business 25 There was no old business. 26 27 8. Student Hot Topics 28 There were no student hot topics. 29 30 9. Adjournment 31 There being no further business, Chairperson Slawson-Martens adjourned the meeting at 8:58 p.m. On a 32 voice vote, the motion unanimously carried. 33 34 Respectfully submitted, 35 36 37 Gale Cerabona 38 Recorder