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Rockville Youth Commission Meeting Summary - September 15, 2026

Meeting Portal — Tuesday, September 15, 2026
BodyRockville, Maryland
SessionMeeting Portal
DateTuesday, September 15, 2026
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0:01

Hi everyone.

0:05

Okay.

0:05

Thank you.

0:06

Hi everyone.

0:07

Welcome to the June 10th meeting for the Youth Commission.

0:15

We're gonna start the meeting.

0:17

Do I have an order to start?

0:20

I motion to start the meeting.

0:22

Thank you.

0:23

Do I have a second?

0:25

Second.

0:26

Um all in favor say aye, please.

0:32

Any opposed.

0:34

Okay, perfect.

0:35

Our meeting has been called to order at 4 16.

0:39

So we'll now go into our agenda review.

0:43

So we'll start with the welcome and convene, then we'll do the agenda review.

0:49

Um we have community form.

0:53

Um then we'll do the minutes from the previous meeting and we'll review them.

0:58

Then we'll have a chair report.

1:00

Um, then we'll move into our staff liaison report, our council liaison report, then we'll review the summary, the survey on the youth commission town hall at Twinbrook Recreation Center, and then we'll move into our annual report planning, then we'll do old new business, and then we'll adjourn our meeting.

1:21

So that's all for the agenda review.

1:23

Now we'll move into community form.

1:26

And I'm not sure if we do we have someone for that.

1:30

No.

1:31

No, okay.

1:32

So we'll table the community form for right now, and we'll move into the minutes from the previous meeting.

1:40

So if everyone could just look over those super quickly so we can approve them.

1:50

Make sure everything looks right.

2:07

Okay, so once everyone has reviewed them, can they have a motion to approve last week's minutes or last meetings minutes?

2:18

Sorry.

2:23

I motion to approve.

2:26

Do I have a second?

2:27

I second.

2:29

Okay.

2:30

All in favor for approving last meetings minutes.

2:34

Um say aye.

2:36

I need opposed.

2:41

Okay, perfect.

2:42

The minutes from our previous meeting have now been approved.

2:46

Um now for the chair report.

2:49

I don't really have much to report.

2:52

The only thing going on with the city that I know right now is that like summer camps are starting soon.

3:00

Um the mayor and council pool party just happened.

3:04

So if you went to that, I hope you have lots of fun.

3:07

And I believe this is our last meeting or like required meeting of this term.

3:14

So just like thank you guys for all your hard work during this term.

3:19

I feel like we got a lot accomplished, and thank you all for that.

3:23

And that's really all I'd have to report.

3:26

So we'll move into our staff liaison report.

3:30

Um mentioned we had our summer kickoff party this past Friday.

3:35

Um, we had over 200 kids attend the event.

3:38

Uh, Mayor Ashton, Councilmember Leary, uh, Councilmember Van Greg, and Councilmember Jackson.

3:45

Um attended the event and did their summer kickoff, kick off of the summer uh by jumping into the pool with uh with the kids.

3:55

Um we'll send you guys some pictures um from the event so you guys can take a look at it, but they'll also be posting it on social media with the city's page and platforms.

4:05

Um well received the vent, kids had a lot of fun.

4:08

Uh we'll definitely continue to offer this type of event um to our residents.

4:14

Um also summer camp season is upon us.

4:18

Um some camps starting start the week of 22nd.

4:23

The 22nd, and then majority of them start the week of the 29th.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Youth Programs█████████████████████████████████████████████66%
Procedural███████████16%
Technology and Innovation███████11%
Parks and Recreation███5%
Immigration Policy█2%
Summary of Proceedings

Rockville Youth Commission Meeting Summary - September 15, 2026

The Rockville Youth Commission held its final regular meeting of the term on September 15, 2026, at 4:16 PM via video conference. The meeting, chaired by Leila, included approval of previous minutes, staff and chair reports, a review of survey results from a youth town hall, and planning for the annual report. The meeting adjourned at 4:56 PM.

Discussion Items

  • Agenda Review: Chair Leila reviewed the agenda, including welcome, community forum, minutes approval, reports, survey review, annual report planning, and old/new business.
  • Minutes Approval: The minutes from the previous meeting were approved by a unanimous voice vote (motion and second).
  • Chair Report: Leila noted that summer camps are starting soon and the mayor and council pool party had occurred. She thanked commissioners for their work during the term.
  • Staff Liaison Report: Jordan reported that the summer kickoff party had over 200 children attend, with Mayor Ashton and Councilmembers Leary, Van Greg, and Jackson participating. Summer camps begin the week of June 22 and 29.
  • Council Liaison Report: Councilmember Valeri was not present, so this item was tabled.

Survey Results Review

  • Commissioners reviewed six poster boards from the Youth Town Hall at Twinbrook Recreation Center. Key findings included high interest in creative arts, music, photography, video games, basketball, and volleyball. Coding and video game design were the most popular learning programs. Discussion included concerns about overemphasis on screen-based activities versus in-person social engagement. One girl expressed fear about ICE actions; commissioners suggested using the new Instagram page and school visits to share civil rights resources. No votes were taken.

Annual Report Planning

  • Vice Chair Daniela will lead the annual report. The team plans to have a draft submitted to staff by August 9, and a final version approved at the September commission meeting. An initial in-person work session is scheduled for the week of June 21–27. Members who cannot attend can contribute via a shared document. Activities from the term to include: JW Fall Festival, Luton's Fall Festival, youth town hall, Instagram launch, budget committee involvement, and a Jedi team meeting.

Key Outcomes

  • The commission agreed to hold a work session during June 21–27 to outline the annual report.
  • The annual report draft is due to staff by August 9, 2026.
  • The Instagram page for the Youth Commission is now active.
  • The city clerk's office is reviewing applications for the 2026-2027 term and will contact applicants for interviews.
  • The meeting was adjourned by a unanimous voice vote.

Meeting Transcript

Hi everyone. Okay. Thank you. Hi everyone. Welcome to the June 10th meeting for the Youth Commission. We're gonna start the meeting. Do I have an order to start? I motion to start the meeting. Thank you. Do I have a second? Second. Um all in favor say aye, please. Any opposed. Okay, perfect. Our meeting has been called to order at 4 16. So we'll now go into our agenda review. So we'll start with the welcome and convene, then we'll do the agenda review. Um we have community form. Um then we'll do the minutes from the previous meeting and we'll review them. Then we'll have a chair report. Um, then we'll move into our staff liaison report, our council liaison report, then we'll review the summary, the survey on the youth commission town hall at Twinbrook Recreation Center, and then we'll move into our annual report planning, then we'll do old new business, and then we'll adjourn our meeting. So that's all for the agenda review. Now we'll move into community form. And I'm not sure if we do we have someone for that. No. No, okay. So we'll table the community form for right now, and we'll move into the minutes from the previous meeting. So if everyone could just look over those super quickly so we can approve them. Make sure everything looks right. Okay, so once everyone has reviewed them, can they have a motion to approve last week's minutes or last meetings minutes? Sorry. I motion to approve. Do I have a second? I second. Okay. All in favor for approving last meetings minutes. Um say aye. I need opposed. Okay, perfect. The minutes from our previous meeting have now been approved. Um now for the chair report. I don't really have much to report. The only thing going on with the city that I know right now is that like summer camps are starting soon. Um the mayor and council pool party just happened. So if you went to that, I hope you have lots of fun. And I believe this is our last meeting or like required meeting of this term. So just like thank you guys for all your hard work during this term. I feel like we got a lot accomplished, and thank you all for that. And that's really all I'd have to report. So we'll move into our staff liaison report.

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