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Emerging Youth Achievement Advisory Council adopts overview with youth inclusion and creates three subcommittees
Summary
At its July 17 meeting the Emerging Youth Achievement Advisory Council approved an amended overview prioritizing youth representation and formally established Data, Workforce & Education and Safety & Wellness subcommittees; motions passed by voice with no recorded objections.
The Emerging Youth Achievement Advisory Council on July 17 voted to adopt an amended overview that explicitly prioritizes youth representation and to create three subcommittees: Data; Workforce & Education; and Safety & Wellness.
Council chair Alderman Jose Perez led the meeting. Alderman Russell Stamper moved to adopt the overview with suggested amendments to include youth representation; council members voiced no objections and Perez declared the motion adopted. The motion to approve the council minutes from the prior meeting was moved by Alderman Stanford and adopted by voice vote earlier in the meeting.
The council also approved the creation of three subcommittees. Alderman Stamper moved approval of a Data subcommittee to coordinate collection, disaggregation and use of youth outcome data; Perez said the subcommittee will prioritize tools and technical support for organizations to collect consistent data. The council adopted a Workforce & Education subcommittee to focus on career pathways, industry exposure, internships and entrepreneurship; members discussed aligning industry partnerships with education and training programs. A Safety & Wellness subcommittee was established to address trauma‑informed care, mental health and prevention strategies; members noted the need to examine funding for prevention versus crisis response and emphasized youth participation in shaping those efforts.
Most motions were approved by voice without roll‑call tallies. Council members emphasized that the committees are initial frameworks that will be fleshed out as members are identified and workplans developed. Chair Perez said he would pursue options to involve youth directly on the council and to connect AYC participants with committee and city appointment opportunities.
Actions taken at the meeting were procedural adoptions to structure the council’s work; no ordinances, appropriations or binding legal actions were taken during the session.
