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Youth Advisory Commission favors UCR Palm Desert as venue for one‑day leadership conference
Summary
After debating accessibility and transportation, commissioners indicated majority support for holding the 1 Day Junior High Leadership Conference at UCR Palm Desert; staff will work on transportation, programming, volunteer shifts and lunch logistics.
The Youth Advisory Commission directed staff to pursue the University of California, Riverside — Palm Desert campus as the primary venue for the Commission’s planned one‑day junior high leadership conference.
Staff (speaker 2) outlined two venue options — UCR Palm Desert and the Coachella Library — and asked commissioners to consider logistics, accessibility and programming needs. Commissioners raised transportation concerns for some students and proposed solutions including school buses, SunLine service and the city’s minibus. Commissioner Isabel Martinez (speaker 6) told the group she favored UCR for space and the campus setting, and another commissioner argued the Coachella Library would be more accessible for students who could walk from nearby schools.
After discussion and a show‑of‑hands, staff recorded a majority in favor of UCR Palm Desert (the transcript records roughly 10 of 12 commissioners supporting UCR, with remaining commissioners preferring the library). Staff outlined program hours (8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.), three breakout rooms and a larger general session; proposed logistics included volunteer ambassadors wearing City of Coachella event shirts, Panera boxed lunches (with vegetarian options), and raffle or small giveaways to increase engagement.
Why it matters: the venue decision determines transportation needs and affects potential attendance from across the city. Commissioners emphasized making the event accessible and engaging for middle‑school students and discussed outreach via school AVID programs and district coordination.
What’s next: staff will reserve the venue on a hold basis, draft a program schedule, circulate proposed volunteer shifts and send a flyer mock‑up for commissioner feedback; the plan will be refined and returned to the commission for final confirmations.
