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11/11/96 <br /> <br />~', Jar Youth Advocate: <br /> <br />Please be reminded that the next meeting regarding the "Youth Initiatives" is scheduled for Tuesday <br />December 3, 1996 at 7:00pm at Satk Junior High Room 206. Please enter door S on the east side <br />of the building. Hope to see you there! <br /> <br />7'he following infcrmation is a summary of the discussion from the last meeting held on October 29th. <br /> <br />Study of existing facilities <br />-Continuous use at schools is ok, but equipment cannot be stored (use is encouraged district wide) <br />-After school activities "Afterctass" offered by Community Ed - slow start, some success, lots of <br />~otential. Desire funding to help keep cost down <br />-Extended "Lions Den" in 1997 has been budgeted <br />-Indoor skate park? (fairgrounds as a possible use should be investigated) <br /> <br />* Watz Up Cafe Club <br />-Conducting focus groups <br />-Collecting furniture and equipment <br />-Have looked at the old "Play It Again" as possible site but may be to small <br />-Looked into Lee's Riverside Auto (expensive - $670K) Questionable location <br />-Working with a builder to consider construction costs <br />-ts it possible to locate near an eventual skate park site? <br />-Working on fund raising <br /> <br />Youth Process/Empowerment <br />-Exposure to the press about this process <br />-Considering how to get a youth board going (Cafe club should rely on this) <br />-Should this sub-committee meet again? What about adult advisors? <br />-Suggested to just "get going,. This committee is likely to meet again soon <br /> <br />Mentoring/lntergenerational Mixing <br />-Contact made with WCCO regarding their mentoring program, WCCO can arrange to send a <br />representative to our community to share this information further <br />-Suggested that an in-service of mentors be offered via Community Ed. Annette Watz is willing to <br />train with experience from Target. She would like to connect with a professional <br />counselor/psychiatrist <br />-Pat Felt has started a group called "Men in Harmony". Meets weekly before school with youth <br /> <br /> <br />