AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider the appointment of a third city representative to the Core Four Task Force, an advisory group to the Core Four Policy Group, and provide direction to Staff.
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Meeting date: November 4, 2020
Department: Parks and Recreation
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Funds Required: None
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☐ Core Services
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Master Plan: [Please select the corresponding Master Plan from the dropdown menu below (if applicable)]
Youth Master Plan
Background Information:
The City Council appointed two of the three representatives to the Core Four Task Force during the Regular City Council Meeting on Oct 7.
The Council appointed City Staff members: Jessica Ramos and Catherine Marler who oversee the City’s Youth Programs.
The Council directed staff to bring back interested individuals that had experience with youth aged 13 and older.
The Task Force will be comprised of two members from Hays County, two members from Texas State University, two members from San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District, and three members from the City of San Marcos.
So far the following appointments have been made to the Core Four Task Force:
COSM
1. Jessica Ramos
2. Catherine Marler
3. TBD
SMCISD
1. Clem Cantu
2. Anne Halsey
Texas State
1. Michelle Hamilton
2. Amy Weimer
Hays County
1. TBD
2. TBD
The function of the Core Four Task Force will be to work with the Youth Services Director under the direction of Community Action, Inc of Central Texas (CAI) on implementation of the City’s Youth Master Plan. The Task Force will report back to the Core Four group and will also take their recommendations regarding plan implementation into consideration.
The Task Force will also create a Youth Advisory group that will serve in the place of the dissolved San Marcos Youth Commission.
The City Council has been provided the applications for those individuals via email and a list of those applicants is attached as background information.
The applicants are:
Julie Hollar
Rose Pearson
Kim Porterfield
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