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Lakewood youth board plans 'regrounding' advance to set goals and revive the five promises
Summary
Board members agreed to pursue a regrounding/advance to revisit the Lakewood Promise, set annual goals, and co-create an agenda with homework for members; staff suggested March (extend a regular meeting) and June 8 as anchor dates for reporting to council. New Parks director Roxanne asked the board to map partnerships and identify gaps.
The Lakewood Youth Advisory Board opened a planning discussion about a 'regrounding' advance to revisit the boards purpose and the five promises that guide its work.
The chair proposed an in-person or hybrid advance (one hour to 90 minutes) to clarify annual goals and create a work plan the board will later present to the city council. Several members recommended pre-meeting homework and structured questions so the group can complete substantive work in a single extended session. One member suggested an extra 30 minutes at the March meeting to accomplish the regrounding homework; others raised scheduling constraints and said they would check availability with absent members.
Roxanne, who introduced herself as "the new director for Parks Recreation and Community Services," framed the regrounding as an opportunity to examine how Lakewood is keeping its promise to youth, to inventory partnerships across nonprofits, schools and the city, and to identify gaps the board could help fill so "no youth fall through the safety net." Members discussed making the regrounding a mix of team building and goal-setting and agreed that legwork completed ahead of time would make an hour or hour-and-a-half productive.
Board members also endorsed adding a recurring agenda item for youth Q&A so young people present can directly voice needs and suggest short-term solutions at each meeting.
Next steps: staff will circulate a proposed agenda and homework ahead of the March meeting; members agreed to check calendars for availability and to return with inputs for a co-created agenda.
