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PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MINUTES OF WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1999 .'.': ," r.: COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chairperson Morton, Commissioners Davis, La Berge, Slusser, Swope, and Truscelli COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioners Joseph GUESTS PRESENT: Youth Advisory Council members Amy Griffin, Eboni Hudson, Megan O'Sullivan, Dan Robelo, Jessica Shaffer, Alixandria Williams, Susie Peyton, Kate Harr STAFF PRESENT: Superintendent Gary Hover, Assistant Recreation Supervisor Adilah Haqq-Smith, Administrative Assistant Denise Monroe The regular meeting of the Park and Recreation Commission was called to order by Chairperso n Vie Morton at 7: 31 pm in Room 4 of the Red Morton Center, 1120 Roosevelt Avenue, Redwood City, California. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the January meeting were approved as mailed. CORRESPONDENCE The Commission has begun receiving newsletters from the Santa Clara Valley Audibon Society. Copies are available for the Commissioners' review. ITEM 1 - DISCUSSION WITH YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL (Y AC) Members of the Youth Advisory Council were introduced to the Commission. Five of the members are from Woodside High School and one is from Sacred Heart Preparatory in Menlo Park. Y AC member Eboni Hudson gave an update on the teen house and indicated they are interested in a site for high school students only (ages 14 to 19). The current teen center at Red Morton accepts students as young as 11 years old which is quite an age difference. The teen house would be open later in the evenings and would offer talent shows, local performers (music as well as poetry readings), smoothies and coffee drinks. Contact has been made with Paradise Island and Mimi's Café, both located downtown, to see if a joint venture could be explored. Entry to the teen house would only be permitted to teens possessing a high school identification card; no one older or younger would be allowed to enter. Supervisor Haqq-Smith gave an update on the skateboard park. She noted that a temporary location in the parking lot at Red Morton is being investigated and hopefully will be set up by spring break; Y AC is still looking for a temporary and a permanent location for the skateboard park. Y AC member Amy Griffin reported the Y AC is planning a four high school dance (Sequoia, Woodside, Carlmont, Menlo.Atherton) on April 9th at the Red Morton Center Gym from 8:00pm-12midnight. They would like to have one of the leadership groups from one of the high schools sell refreshments at the event as