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Rockville Youth Commission Meeting - September 15, 2026

Meeting Portal — Tuesday, September 15, 2026

BodyRockville, Maryland

SessionMeeting Portal

DateTuesday, September 15, 2026

StatusFILED

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0:04

There we go.

0:05

Uh move to call the meeting to order your second.

0:08

Nice second.

0:10

Okay.

0:11

Meeting is officially called to order.

0:14

Do we need to take any attendance or whatnot?

0:16

Or are we good for this meeting?

0:17

Oh, good hour now.

0:18

Okay, perfect.

0:20

Um, everyone looked over the agenda all set on what we're doing today.

0:24

Okay, perfect.

0:26

Again, most part we're gonna focus on recapping our meetings with the SGAs if you know you gotta if you were able to do that.

0:34

Um before you move on to that, you guys have to approve the minutes, so you do the same thing.

0:38

Okay, uh I move to approve the minutes from the meeting during the second.

0:42

I second that.

0:43

Okay, I'll any opposed, no?

0:46

Okay.

0:47

Move to approve the minutes and done.

0:50

Um I have nothing report for my terror.

0:54

Uh Jordan, do you have anything for your students?

0:56

Yes, I was gonna give you guys an update about some of the things we have going on the city of Rockville, uh, Red Services Department.

1:02

Uh we have camp registration.

1:04

Well, Camp Guy will be available to view on Friday um January 31st, and the registration for camps begins on February 12th.

1:13

Um, the county and also some private camps are starting to do their registration on January 21st.

1:18

Um a little bit after that.

1:20

Um, so if you guys know maybe your friends that are interested in summer camps, I'm about to know that they'll be able to view those those availabilities and options on the 31st.

1:30

That's it.

1:31

Okay.

1:32

Um I guess moving on from the Council Member Council Member who we get.

1:37

Uh so now moving on to recapping our meetings with the SGA.

1:42

Uh I know me and Leila reached out to some SGA people at RM.

1:46

Did anyone else take the chance to talk to SGA?

1:49

Uh I did, but he said he wasn't interested.

1:53

All right, sometimes that happens.

1:54

I'll go.

1:55

Uh Danielle, did you get a chance at Wooden?

1:57

Yes, I did.

1:58

I talked to the SGA president and I basically just told her about the Rockville Youth Commission and I introduced the town hall idea to her.

2:06

Um I kind of pitched it out.

2:07

She said she'd be interested.

2:09

I told her that if there's anything she'd like to tell us, she she's always welcome to our meetings, but that's pretty much it.

2:20

I talked to um one of the head teachers of the SGA program at Richard Montgomery, and I just basically told her that I'm on the youth commission board and I talked about Beck a little bit too.

2:34

And then um, I just basically told her what we do, and I asked her if she had any interest in a collaboration.

2:43

I didn't pitch the town hall idea yet because I didn't want to say anything for certain until we had like a set plan.

2:51

So, but I did say that we have a couple ideas, and when we have a set plan, we can let you know that she did say she was interested in doing a collaboration.

3:02

And I did say it could be a give or take.

3:05

And for sure, something like that.

3:11

Yeah, so she she looked down for that.

3:13

She agreed, yeah.

3:15

You like you get a chance?

3:16

Oh, I got the same response.

3:19

Same one.

3:19

It's all right, happens.

3:21

I can reach out to the principal at Julius West to see if he can kind of get some interest from the SGA there.

3:26

Uh maybe a teacher may need you guys talk to a teacher or one of the secretaries of the SGA.

3:32

No, no.

3:33

Okay, so I'll I'll reach out to the principal there, see if we can get some interest, and then I'll reach out to the principal at um frost.

3:42

Um, and see if we can get any response from there.

3:44

Okay, sounds good.

3:45

Yeah, I talked to I also talked to Miss G.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting

Youth Programs█████████████████████████████████████████████65%

Public Engagement████████████17%

Community Engagement█████████13%

Procedural██3%

Grants Management█2%

Summary of Proceedings

Rockville Youth Commission Meeting - September 15, 2026

The Rockville Youth Commission met on September 15, 2026, to recap outreach to student government associations (SGAs), solidify plans for a community engagement event (town hall/spring bash), develop a youth survey, and receive updates on grant reviews and farmstead community meetings. The meeting started at 9:45 AM and included discussion on event logistics, survey design, and next steps for outreach.

Consent Calendar

Minutes Approval: The commission unanimously approved the minutes from the previous meeting.

Discussion Items

SGA Outreach Recap: Members reported varied responses from SGAs at Richard Montgomery (RM), Woodin, and Julius West. Some SGAs expressed interest in collaboration but requested more details. Leila spoke with an SGA teacher who suggested offering SSL hours to volunteers. Sam reached out to the minority scholars program and black student union at RM. Danielle contacted the SGA president at Woodin, who was interested. Some members noted that one SGA contact said he was not interested.
Town Hall/Spring Bash Planning: The commission decided to hold the event on March 22, 2026, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the Thomas Farm Community Center (indoor space with game room, multi-purpose room, and potential outdoor areas). The event will include basketball/soccer activities, booths for clubs, food (pizza/snacks/food truck), and a survey raffle with prizes (to be determined). SSL hours will be available for volunteer helpers. Members discussed balancing fun activities (sports) with civic engagement (surveys, introductions). It was noted that the gym may have limited availability due to a basketball league playoffs ending around 4:00 PM, so alternative activities (VR, trivia, video games) were considered.
Survey Development: The commission drafted survey questions to gather youth feedback: "What programs do you participate in?", "What programs would you like to see?", "List the top three issues facing Rockville youth today", and "Do you feel your voice is heard by the city government? (Yes/No/Why?)". Demographic questions (grade, school) will also be included. The survey will be created using the city’s platform and distributed via SGAs, city events, and advisory slides. A promotional video (created by a member) may be edited to include the survey link.
Grant Review Update: Members who attended the grant review panel shared that they learned about the process and found the debate interesting but noted the meeting was long and could be better organized. The panel was a new format, so it was a learning experience for everyone.
Farmstead Community Meetings: The commission will schedule a visit to the King Farm farmstead and may attend upcoming community meetings about the site.

Key Outcomes

Town Hall Date Set: March 22, 2026, 4:00–7:00 PM at Thomas Farm Community Center. Rain date or alternative location (e.g., VizArts rooftop) considered if needed.
Survey Finalization: The survey will be created and distributed by next meeting. Members will share the QR code on social media and with SGAs.
SGA Follow-Up: Members will reconnect with SGAs to present the survey and finalize collaboration, including offering SSL hours for event volunteers.
Grant Review: Members will apply lessons from the panel to future grant review participation.
Next Steps: Create a shared calendar of city events; add members to the youth commission folder for resources; finalize raffle prizes (possibly prom tickets or program registration discounts, pending city approval).
Meeting Adjourned: The meeting was adjourned after all business was covered.

Meeting Transcript

There we go. Uh move to call the meeting to order your second. Nice second. Okay. Meeting is officially called to order. Do we need to take any attendance or whatnot? Or are we good for this meeting? Oh, good hour now. Okay, perfect. Um, everyone looked over the agenda all set on what we're doing today. Okay, perfect. Again, most part we're gonna focus on recapping our meetings with the SGAs if you know you gotta if you were able to do that. Um before you move on to that, you guys have to approve the minutes, so you do the same thing. Okay, uh I move to approve the minutes from the meeting during the second. I second that. Okay, I'll any opposed, no? Okay. Move to approve the minutes and done. Um I have nothing report for my terror. Uh Jordan, do you have anything for your students? Yes, I was gonna give you guys an update about some of the things we have going on the city of Rockville, uh, Red Services Department. Uh we have camp registration. Well, Camp Guy will be available to view on Friday um January 31st, and the registration for camps begins on February 12th. Um, the county and also some private camps are starting to do their registration on January 21st. Um a little bit after that. Um, so if you guys know maybe your friends that are interested in summer camps, I'm about to know that they'll be able to view those those availabilities and options on the 31st. That's it. Okay. Um I guess moving on from the Council Member Council Member who we get. Uh so now moving on to recapping our meetings with the SGA. Uh I know me and Leila reached out to some SGA people at RM. Did anyone else take the chance to talk to SGA? Uh I did, but he said he wasn't interested. All right, sometimes that happens. I'll go. Uh Danielle, did you get a chance at Wooden? Yes, I did. I talked to the SGA president and I basically just told her about the Rockville Youth Commission and I introduced the town hall idea to her. Um I kind of pitched it out. She said she'd be interested. I told her that if there's anything she'd like to tell us, she she's always welcome to our meetings, but that's pretty much it. I talked to um one of the head teachers of the SGA program at Richard Montgomery, and I just basically told her that I'm on the youth commission board and I talked about Beck a little bit too. And then um, I just basically told her what we do, and I asked her if she had any interest in a collaboration. I didn't pitch the town hall idea yet because I didn't want to say anything for certain until we had like a set plan. So, but I did say that we have a couple ideas, and when we have a set plan, we can let you know that she did say she was interested in doing a collaboration. And I did say it could be a give or take. And for sure, something like that. Yeah, so she she looked down for that. She agreed, yeah. You like you get a chance?

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