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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1995 0621 CC REG ITEM 08D 6/7. 7/ ITEM Et D• l CITY OF MOORPARK AGENDA REPORT ,SOORPARK. CALIFORNL4', City Council Meeting TO: The Honorable City Council of 199..Y FROM: Christine Adams, Director of Community Servic T ' • yi Awed DATE: June 9, 1995 (Meeting of June 21, 1995) SUBJECT: Consider Teen Council Annual Report BACKGROUND The first Teen Council for the City of Moorpark was appointed by the City Council in July, 1994 . The guidelines established by the City Council for the Teen Council provides that the purpose for the Teen Council would be to advise staff on matters regarding teenage interests for recreational activities, and to assist with the promotion of scheduled City teen events . The Teen Council can have between seven and nine members, and the term of office for all of the candidates is one year . Ideally, there will be representatives from each grade level (6th through 12 ) and all of the middle and high schools in the City will also be represented. The Teen Council members for 1994-95 were Stephanie Bowman, Tara Corzine, Alison Devers , Jessica Devers, Jennifer McGowan, Kerri Moran, Jason Symchek, and Kyle Thompson. Ms . Corzine and Mr. Symchek were elected co-chairs by the Teen Council . In January, Mr . Symcheck resigned because his family moved to Arizona and in May, Ms . Corzine also submitted her resignation for personal reasons . The goals of the Teen Council are to encourage young residents to actively participate in the operations of their City government in a positive and productive manner; to provide a mechanism which facilitates communication and a spirit of involvement by youth in City government; and to provide a learning experience for Teen Council members that is conducive to leadership growth. The Teen Council members participated in the following City events during the year: • 4th of July: Assisted with an information booth and passed out flyers to teens regarding upcoming events, and also distributed a teen survey. • Labor Day: Assisted with an informaton booth and passed out flyers to teens regarding upcoming events, and also distributed a teen survey. • Country Days : Organized an information booth and a game booth. • East County Music Festival : Assisted staff with the planning of the event and staffed an information booth. • The City ' s Halloween Trick or Treat Village: Assisted staff with event . The Teen Council assisted and participated in the following teen programs : • Teen Volleyball Clinic - September 17, 1994 (8 teens) • Babysitting Clinic - October 4, 1994 (21 teens) • Self Defence for Teens Clinic - October 4, 1994 (13 teens) • College Match Workshop - October 4, 1994 (8 teens) • East County Music Festival (Co-sponsored by Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District) - October 15, 1994 (1, 000 teens) • Excursion to Knott ' s Berry Farm - October, 1994 (did not go, as there were not enough teens who signed up to make the trip self-supporting) • Milk Cap Tournament - November 5, 1994 (40 teens) • Mesa Verde Pepsi Hot Shot Tournament - November 29 - December 4, 1994 (102 teens) • Pepsi Hot Shot Tournament - December 10, 1994 (51 teens) • Movie Night, April 21, 1995 (5 teens) • Teen Volleyball Camp - December 27 & 28, 1994 (13 teens) • Teen Dance - December 29, 1994 (114 teens) • Babysitting Clinic - January 23 , 1995 (11 teens) • Self Defence for Teens - February 7, 1995 (25 teens) • Teen Volleyball Clinic - March 28, 1995 (12 teens) • Babysitting Clinic - March 30, 1995 (9 teens) • Job Skills Workshop - April 26, 1995 (7 teens) • Self Defence for Teens - May 2 , 1995 (17 teens) • Teen Ski Trip - January 30, 1995 (44 teens) • Teen Ski Trip - February 20, 1995 (did not go, as there were not enough teens who signed up to make the trip self-supporting) • Teen Dance - April 14, 1995 (0 teens) • Teen Music Festival II, (Co-sponsored by Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District) , in Simi Valley - June 3 , 1995 (1, 000 teens) • Teen Dance - June 9, 1995 (50 teens) • Teen Open Gym - Volleyball on Tuesdays (20 teens per night - average) Basketball and Drop In on Fridays (60 teens per night - average) The Teen Council was instrumental in assisting with the development of a Teen Survey that was passed out at schools, dances, and at the community special events listed above . This survey provided staff with information on what type of ' classes and activities to offer for the teen population. The survey indicated that teens in Moorpark were interested in more special interest classes such as art classes, (classes in cartooning and sketching were offered and open to teens) , an interest in tennis, (nothing offered in 1994-95) , more dances, (three offered in 1994-95) , a music festival, (two offered in 1994-95) , and excursions for teens (three offered, one ski trip was successful) . This survey will be sent out again in the fall of 1995 . Other Teen programs that were offered successfully were several enrichment classes . These were a babysitting clinic, a teen self-defense class, and a class on how to prepare for college. Staff attended and participated in the Summit for Youth Violence Prevention on May 13 , 1995, in Oxnard. Staff is recommending that for the 1995-96 Teen Council which will be considered for appointment on June 21, 1995, that to obtain more involvement and participation, the Teen Council members be given specific responsibilities such as serving as ad-hoc committee chairs for publicity, dances, special teen events, excursions and classes . Finally, the Teen Council and staff will be participating in a Joint Teen Program on June 24, sponsored by the California Parks and Recreation Society, District 8, to be held in Thousand Oaks . Staff recommends that whenever possible, the City of Moorpark Teen Council members should meet and interact with Teen Councils from other communities to gain insight into what programs are successful in other communities . RECOMMENDATION Receive and File the Report