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Satellite Beach Youth Council pitches lagoon cleanups, social-media outreach, storm‑drain murals and festival outreach
Summary
Youth council members brainstormed priorities including lagoon cleanups, oyster/mangrove plantings, social-media outreach (Instagram and Facebook), school partnerships for refillable water stations, a storm‑drain mural program and staffing the Ocean Reef Festival to raise awareness.
Members of the Satellite Beach Youth Council used the Oct. 28 meeting to brainstorm initial priorities and community engagement strategies.
Ideas raised by council members included environmental projects (lagoon cleanups, oyster-mat and mangrove plantings), partnering with local schools to pilot refillable water-bottle stations to reduce single-use plastic, and using social media (Instagram as primary with cross-posting to Facebook) to promote events and recruit participants. One member suggested a storm-drain mural or “adopt‑a‑drain” program to visually link storm drains to the lagoon and educate residents. Staff offered to connect the council to the city’s beautification and sustainability boards and local school art departments for partnerships.
City staff and council discussed outreach logistics: starting small (posters, Instagram stories, trivia), seeking modest start-up funding from city staff, using existing festivals (Ocean Reef Festival) and community events to set up a booth, and splitting volunteer shifts to accommodate students’ SAT schedules. Members volunteered for a social-media team and a shirt-design subgroup; Serena Videla offered to serve as secretary/minutes recorder.
Why it matters: These early project ideas show the council prioritizing environmental stewardship and youth outreach, and they identify practical next steps for staff coordination, modest funding and partnerships with other city boards and schools.
What’s next: Members were asked to draft vision/mission statements and shirt designs to bring to the next meeting; staff agreed to share contact lists for partner boards and to confirm social-media and public‑record constraints.
