Parks
Recreation and Cultural Resources Department
Teen Advisory Committee
MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, September 18, 2007 @ 5:30 p.m.
Leslie Ann Willis called the
meeting to order at
Members Present: Tony D’Amico,
Leslie Ann Willis, Carlotta Dixon, Ryan McCann, Ian Lee, Jessie Duan, Wesley Lo, Taler Echols, Madhu Vulimiri, Tiffany Tutwiler, Sid Vadakkeveedu, Alyssa Egel
Members Absent: Tom Hemrick, Ben Mohar
Staff Present: Cindi King
Guests: Marla Dorrel; NCSU students Matthew Sprouse,
Elke Weil, and George Joseph
Ian Lee made a motion to
adopt the September agenda, Tony D’Amico seconded.
The motion carried by a unanimous vote.
Adoption of Minutes
Wesley Lo made a motion to
adopt the August minutes, Ian Lee seconded. The motion carried by a unanimous
vote.
Public Speaks Out
None
New Business
Cindi gave the committee information on upcoming public
meetings regarding the aquatics center and the old Cary Elementary renovation
plan. Teens were encouraged to attend
the meetings and give input.
Old Business
Teen Forum Discussion
The date for the 2008 Teen Forum has been set for March
15th.
Committee members were
divided into the following Forum work groups.
Sponsorship/Door prizes: Madhu,
Jessie, Wesley, Taler
The cost of the Forum has been
included in the Teen Scene budget for this year. The sponsorship work group will still contact
past sponsor Crossroads Ford to potentially sponsor the keynote speaker for
2008. The sponsorship work group will
concentrate more on getting door prizes.
Marketing: Alyssa, Ryan, Tiffany, Tony, Carlotta
Suggestions for potential marketing
contacts include The Cary News and Cary Magazine. Radio stations were also
suggested and the work group was asked to come up with a list radio stations to
contact.
Logistics: Ian, Sidhu, Ben,
Leslie Ann
The committee decided to stay w/ the
format of last year’s Forum.
Keynote speaker
2 sessions
Lunch
2 sessions
Theme
The committee surveyed area
school groups and youth organizations and based on their responses decided on
an Environmental theme for the 2008 Forum and the tag line “What in the world
is going on”.
The committee discussed
options for session topics and came up with the following options and contacts.
Effects of Global Warming
Water/drought issues (NC Conservation Network)
Calculating your ecological
footprint
Energy Conservation (NC
Solar Center)
Building an owl house (Earthshares)
Tree plantings (NC Forestry
Service)
Making bags out of organic
fabric
Organic food tasting (Whole
Foods)
Making paper
Alternative fuels and
alternative fuel vehicles
Air awareness
Contacts
Hemlock Bluffs Nature
Preserve
Progress Energy
EPA
The suggestions were
narrowed to the list below.
Calculating your ecological
footprint (Ryan & Ian will present this session)
Making paper (Wesley Lo)
Organic food tasting (Whole
Foods)
Alternative fuels and
alternative fuel vehicles.
Meeting was adjourned at