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Meeting Minutes - Final  
Youth Commission  
Thursday, March 7, 2024  
6:30 PM  
Eagle Pointe Recreation Center  
6060 E. Parkway Dr., Commerce City, CO 80022  
Meetings regularly scheduled for the first Thursday of each month.  
Call To Order/Roll Call - 6:30 PM  
1.  
Call to order: Chair Acevedo called the meeting to order at 6:34 p.m.  
Present 13 - Commissioner Aliyah Acevedo, Commissioner Desirree Kennison,  
Commissioner Megan Pham, Commissioner Travis Watkins, Commissioner Elizabeth  
Martinez-Atayde, Commissioner Serrianna Safieh, Commissioner Eduardo Quintana,  
Commissioner Adam Day, Commissioner April Acevedo, Commissioner Christopher  
Suazo, Commissioner Olivia Cordero, Commissioner Alejandra Guardiola,  
Commissioner Anna Saia  
Absent 6 - Commissioner Christina Wickersheim, Commissioner Cobe Koonce,  
Commissioner Paia Martinez, Commissioner Manuel Guardiola-Rodriguez, Council  
member Kim, Council member Douglas  
Guest - Ivonne Olivas from Cultivando  
Public Comment  
2.  
3.  
4.  
None  
Guest Speaker - Stephanie Evans  
Stephanie Evans gave a presentation on her job as a professional hacker.  
Approval of Minutes  
Commissioner Kennison made a motion to approve the minutes of February 1, 2024.  
Commissioner Cordero seconded the motion which was approved unanimously.  
Min 24-039  
Minutes of Feb. 1, 2024 Meeting  
Attachments:  
2-1-24 Draft Minutes  
Unfinished Business  
5.  
A. Update contact information  
B. Vote on KSA Conference date  
C. Vote on KSA Conference location  
D. KSA Conference Workshop activity  
A. Youth Commissioners updated their contact information.  
B. Commissioner Safieh made a motion to approve the date for the KSA Conference  
on Friday, October, 18th, 2024. Commissioner Kennison seconded the motion which  
was approved unanimously.  
C. Commissioner Martinez-Atayde made a motion to approve the location for the KSA  
Conference at Bison Ridge Rec Center. Commissioner Quintana seconded the motion  
which was approved unanimously.  
D. Commissioners participated in a activity to narrow down workshop topics for the  
KSA conference.  
New Business  
6.  
A. Earth Day: April 20, 2024 at Rocky Mountain Arsenal  
- Volunteers  
- Craft  
B. Fall Fest: October 5, 2024 at Eagle Pointe Recreation Center  
- Select a theme  
• Hocus Pocus  
• Haunted Mansion  
• Nightmare Before Elm Street  
A. The Earth Day date was shared with the group. Commissioner Suazo made a  
motion to approve $700 of the Youth Commission budget to be spent on sponsoring  
Earth Day crafts. Commissioner Kennison seconded the motion which was approved  
unanimously.  
B. Commissioners voted on a theme for the upcoming Fall Fest trick or treat street.  
They settled on a Haunted Mansion theme.  
Other Business/Updates  
7.  
8.  
None  
Adjourn - 8:00 PM  
Chair Acevedo adjourned the meeting at 7:59 p.m.  
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