HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/14/2013Town of Southold Youth Bureau Board Minutes
January 14, 2013
YB Present: Jacob Branker, Zach Ellis, Tom Rabbitt, Jillian Ruroede, Costa Kokkinos, Cristina
Witzke, Karen McLaughlin, Andrea Nyde99er, Jeff Standish, Councilman Bill Ruland and Phillip
Beltz. Absent:, Sydney Campbell, Megan Demarest, Irene Tsontakis-Bradley, Officer Bill Brewer,
Dan Durett, Elaine White, Rober~ Duffin and Supervisor Scott Russell.
Approval of Minutes of December 14, 2012
Youth Advisory Council (YAC) Report: Jacob and Zach reported of YAC
community service activity baking cookies and making holiday cards for residents
of San Simeon by the Sound.
Suffolk County Youth Bureau Events: Phillip reported that the new Youth
Bureau director for Suffolk County will initiate two upcoming events: "Act of
Kindness Week" in response to Sandy Hook incident along with a "Gang/Violence
Prevention forum."
Youth Bureau Board Highlights: Distribution of document that will be featured
in the upcoming Resource Directory.
Review and Discussion of Goals and Objectives 2013: Below are suggested
goals for the upcoming year. Board members are encouraged to participate and
support these goals.
· Print and disseminate Resource Directory (Irene)- Jeff is waiting to hear
from the Town Attorney about soliciting sponsorships to underwrite the
costs associated with printing, suggestion to print at least 1,000 and
distribute to NF Promotion Council booths.
· Further disseminate survey to schools to determine what activities students
want the Youth Bureau to implement (Crissy)
· Work with Chambers of Commerce and Economic Development
Committee to host Youth Job/Internship Fair in spring (Tom, Jillian &
Phillip)- Suggestion to target Chambers along with grocery stores,
restaurants, farm stands, hospitals and Town recreation dept. for
lifeguards, etc. Date to be selected before next meeting, a Saturday in
April. Zach and Jacob think this will be well-received by students. Tom
volunteered to offer a workshop on interviewing, resume writing, etc.
· Sponsor Community Service Day in April. Letter is ready to go out.
Suggestion to implement beach clean-up that can be geographically
targeted such as Truman's Beach in Orient, Horton's Beach in Southold
and a beach location in Mattituck.
· Work with schools to develop environmental/recycling initiatives (Costa)-
Meeting will be set up with school designees in end of January.
· Promote shared fields to maximize recreational opportunities for youth and
adults (Jeff)- will be further discussed at the January 23rd Parks, Beaches
and Recreation meeting.
· Promote intergenerational opportunities/programs (Karen)- Karen reported
that she has requested 15 Nexus tablets from SC Office for Aging and
youth from Mattituck High School could perform community service in
helping seniors learn their operation. Costa volunteered to assist with
implementation.
· Broaden engagement of community (youth and parents) to learn more
about Youth Bureau and its activities through advertisement and social
media (Costa)
Next Meeting Date: Monday, February l lth at 5:00 p.m. Human Resource
Center in Mattituck
Respectfully Submitted,
Phillip Beltz