CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA
RIVERSIDE ROOM
JUNE 14, 2011


A Regular Meeting of the Youth Advisory Board of the City of Peoria, Arizona was convened 
at 8866 W Thunderbird Road in open and public session at 6:37 p.m.

Members Present: Jacob Jelinek, Mariah Hearne, Hannah Ashcroft, Jasmine Bejarano, Tyler 
Crump, Kody Knuth, Tayler Paradiso and Sean Proia. 

Members Absent:  Lorraine Barker -excused, Victoria Garcia-excused, Elizabeth Gonzalez-
excused, Meg Grose-excused, Callie Hartson-excused, Austin Hatfield-excused, Kelly Jasper-
excused, Victoria Johnson-excused, Kelsey Keenan-excused, Ramon Mendoza-excused, Shelby 
Park-excused and Thomas Prior-excused.

Municipal Officials Present: Kevin Naughton; Teen Supervisor
	
Audience:  None	

Presentation: None

MINUTES:  A motion was made by Mariah Hearne to approve the minutes of the May 10, 2011, 
regular meeting. The motion was seconded by Hannah Ashcroft and, upon vote, carried 
unanimously.

Disposition of Absence: 

Shelbie Staley-unexcused, Tyler Arkin-excused, Tyler Ashcroft-excused, Jasmine Bejarano-
excused, Hunter Finn-unexcused, Victoria Garcia-excused, Meg Grose-excused, Callie Hartson-
excused, Austin Hatfield-excused, Brooke Heisserman-excused, Shelby Park-excused and Anthony 
Silva-unexcused from the regular May 10, 2011 meeting.

A motion was made by Mariah Hearne not to excuse the members listed as unexcused above and 
to excuse those listed as excused.  The motion was seconded by Hannah Ashcroft and, upon 
vote, carried unanimously.

OLD BUSINESS:

3R	YOUTH GOVERNMENT DAY WRAP UP

Discussion to review the 2011 Youth Government Day Event report. Vice Chair Mariah Hearne 
read the Youth Government Day event report to familiarize the new members with the event. 
Youth Delegate highlights and recommendations listed in the event report were discussed. 
Ideas were discussed for future events including getting aerovac units and PMT ambulance 
units involved. Group would like to replace the Q & A session with something else next year.  
No action was taken.

NEW BUSINESS:

4R	NEW MEMBER INTRODUCTION

Discussion and introduction of newly appointed Youth Advisory Board Members. Each board 
member introduced themselves to the group listing their school, age, favorite movie and 
why they got involved with the Youth Advisory Board.  No action was taken.

5R	JULY 4TH FUNDRAISING EVENT

Discussion and possible action on the Youth Advisory Board member participation in the July 
4th special event fundraiser at Peoria Sports Complex.  Board Chair explained the fundraiser. 
Members requested event shirts to help with event entry. Staff liaison will coordinate 
delivery of shirts, maps and parking passes for day of event.  No action was taken.

6R	CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Discussion on the Youth Advisory Board event calendar for the 2011-2012 School Year. Calendar 
of events was discussed.  Vice Chair requested additional fundraising opportunities at all 
City of Peoria Community Special Events. Board members inquired about Congress of Cities trips 
and how they can get funding back. Staff Liaison explained the budget process, how supplementals 
worked and that the budget for fiscal year 2012 was about complete. Item be carried over to the 
August 2011 meeting for further discussion. 

7R	 REGULAR MEETING DAY CHANGE

Discussion and possible action to amend the Youth Advisory Board Bylaws to select a new regular 
meeting day and time. Group discussed changing the day and decided that Tuesday is the best day 
of the week. No action was taken.

Report from Staff:  No July meeting will be held. Please let Kevin Naughton know if you are not 
able to attend a regular meeting of the Youth Advisory Board.  

Report from Board: None

CALL TO PUBLIC: (NON-AGENDA ITEM):  None


ADJOURNMENT: Being no further business to come before the board, the meeting was duly adjourned 
at 7:33 p.m.




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Jacob Jelinek, Chair


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Kevin Naughton; Teen Supervisor