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From YouTube: 8-21-23 City Council Work Session
Description
Des Moines City Council morning work session on Monday, August 21, 2023.
View the agenda: https://DSM.city/CouncilMeetings
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B
A
A
You
know
this
is
really
an
effort
that
we've
been
working
on
for
a
couple
years
now
started
with
looking
for
grant
funding
to
help
us
pay.
For
this
we
were
able
to
secure
a
CLG
Grant
from
the
state
historic
preservation
office
to
help
with
this
effort,
but
really
it's
really
something
that
something
that
should
have
been
done
for
some
time.
There's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
changes
happen
in
Des
Moines.
You
can
see
that
we,
you
know
we
did
our
first
historic
preservation
plan
in
1995,
so
lots
changed
since
1995.
A
demographics
of
the
city
have
changed
a
lot
of
buildings
that
we
now
consider
historic,
weren't
historic
at
that
time.
So
you
know
mid-century,
modern
and
those
kinds
of
things.
The
other
thing
of
note
is
really
kind
of
the
dialogue
nationally.
That's
going
on
in
historic
preservation
and
really
looking
for
opportunities
to
expand
and
think
Beyond,
maybe
the
traditional
scope
of
historic
preservation,
which
really
it's
focused,
mostly
kind
of
on
male
and
high-end
architecture,
kinds
of
scenarios,
but
really
thinking
a
little
bit.
A
It
also
allows
for
kind
of
expanding
the
pool
of
those
that
are
involved
in
historic
preservation
and
think
about
the
things
that
they
are
concerned
about
in
the
city
or
are
proud
of,
but
often
don't
have
the
language
or
the
tools
or
the
understanding
that
this
notion
of
historic
preservation
is
really
a
house
where
you
know
their
thoughts
on
their
Community
to
live
in
as
well.
So.
A
This
is
just
a
quick
synopsis
of
the
the
process
and
timeline
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
Stacy
Hanley
she's,
an
urban
designer
with
our
staff.
She
was
the
project
manager
for
this
came
on
board
about
a
year
ago
right
when
we
were
starting
to
kick
off
the
public
input
process
and
really
got
us
going
I
in
the
vein
of
the
thinking
differently
about
historic
preservation.
D
Good
morning,
mayor
and
council
members,
thanks
for
having
us
here
today,
we're
really
excited
to
talk
about
this
process,
so
I'm
going
to
walk
you
through
our
planning
process
and
as
Jason
mentioned,
we
did
do
some
new
and
Innovative
tactics
to
reach
out
to
the
community
in
new
ways
and
really
push
the
envelope
on
looking
at
things
to
an
equitable
and
inclusive
lens.
This
is
a
graphic
with
a
timeline
component
that
shows
all
the
different
modes
of
public
participation
and
Outreach.
D
Petite,
the
two
key
groups
we
met
with
throughout
the
process
were
the
advisory
committee
and
the
Outreach
coordinator
cohort.
The
advisory
committee
was
a
group
of
17
Community
leaders
and
we
had
four
total
meetings
with
that
group.
Throughout
the
process
we
met
with
them
throughout
key
stages.
We
were
seeking
input
and
guidance,
providing
documents
for
their
review
and
they
were
really
a
critical
point
of
feedback
throughout
the
process
consistently
and
the
Outreach
coordinator
cohort
was
our
more
Innovative
way
to
do
Outreach.
This
ended
up
being
a
group
of
eight
members.
D
Our
original
attempt
was
to
get
closer
to
12
to
15,
but
it
was
difficult
to
find
a
group
of
people
that
were
willing
to
commit
the
time
and
effort
to
this,
but
the
group
we
did
find
was
truly
committed
and
we
loved
working
with
them.
This
group
ended
up
being
three
adults
and
five
high
school
students.
D
It
results
in
a
more
honest
and
open
dialogue
to
talk
about
things
like
what
you
value
in
the
community,
how
you
feel
about
historic
preservation.
So
these
interviews
were
collected
in
January
and
then
we
met
with
the
Outreach
coordinator
cohort
again
in
the
spring.
So
it
was
a
two-part
commitment
and
then
in
the
spring
they
were
to
review
the
documents
and
make
sure
the
feedback
that
they
heard
appeared
in
the
document.
D
At
this
point,
we
did
combine
some
of
the
meetings
with
the
advisory
committee
and
the
Outreach
coordinator
cohort,
and
this
was
an
example
of
how
we
were
using
this
more
Innovative
process.
With
this
Outreach
coordinator
cohort.
This
was
a
new,
somewhat
experimental
method
of
getting
public
participation.
It
hadn't
been
tested
in
many
other
communities
and
when
we
brought
the
Outreach
coordinator
cohort
and
advisory
committee
together,
there
was
a
lot
of
dynamic
interaction
in
both
groups
took
away
so
much
from
those
interactions.
D
So
Des
Moines
was
really
Paving
a
new
method
of
interaction
with
the
community
and
a
way
to
get
Equitable
and
inclusive
feedback
in
this
public
participation
method.
So
we're
really
proud
of
what
resulted
from
that
and
I
do
want
to
mention
that
the
Outreach
coordinator
cohort
this
was
a
paid
position,
so
they
received
payment
in
two
forms
in
the
fall
and
then
earned
two
separate
instances
in
the
fall
and
the
spring.
D
Throughout
the
feedback
process,
we
did
consistently
ask
this
question
what
places
events
stories
Etc
have
been
lost,
almost
lost
or
not
appreciated.
This
is
an
example
of
a
compilation,
a
graphic
that
compiles
all
the
information
we
heard
on
this
question
throughout
the
entire
process.
The
words
that
appear
largest
are
what
we
heard
most
often
and
as
the
words
decrease
in
size.
Those
are
the
words
we
heard
less
often.
D
This
is
taking
that
same
question
again
and
showing
some
of
the
physical
places
in
the
city
that
we
heard
about,
and
then
we
located
them
on
the
map.
Some
of
these
include
the
weather,
Beacon
Hotel
or
excuse
me:
Fort
Des,
Moines,
Grays,
Lake,
Center,
Street,
World,
Food
and
Music
Festival,
and
the
Evelyn
K
Davis
Park.
D
Now,
I'm
going
to
walk
you
through
the
structure
of
the
plan
chapter
one
talks
about
the
plan
framework.
We
had
a
vision
statement
for
this
plan,
which
is
Des
Moines
values
and
respects
the
intangible
Heritage
and
tangible
places
that
reflect
all
its
histories
to
create
a
vibrant
and
sustainable
Community
where
everyone
belongs.
D
We
also
had
a
mission
statement
which
describes
how
to
achieve
this
vision,
and
we
also
had
three
overarching
goals
goal.
One
is
to
be
Equitable
and
inclusive.
We
want
to
create
an
equitable
and
inclusive
preservation
program
that
recognizes
and
protects
all
histories
and
cultures
of
Des
Moines
goal.
Two
is
to
be
Community
centered
and
engage
the
residents
of
Des
Moines
and
historic
preservation,
Empower
them
to
save
their
history,
valued
places
and
Heritage
and
goal
three
is
to
be
strategically
integrated.
D
The
equity
audit
statement.
Excuse
me
the
equity
statement.
This
work
came
as
a
result
of
the
equity
audit
that
we
conducted
as
a
part
of
our
existing
conditions
report.
The
equity
audit
was
an
internal
review
of
nine
Programs
located
in
the
neighborhood
services
and
development
services
department,
and
from
that
we
created
a
report
that
informed
the
equity
statement.
D
So
it's
the
first
thing:
people
see
when
they
open
it
and
we
worked
in
collaboration
with
Sebastian
Braun,
director
of
American
studies
with
Iowa
State
University,
our
consultants
and
the
equity
office
of
Des
Moines,
chapter
2
is
putting
preservation
to
work
in
Des
Moines,
and
here
we
go
through
the
benefits
of
historic
preservation,
our
partners
in
preservation,
and
we
give
an
outline
of
the
structure
of
the
city
of
Des
Moines
with
all
the
city
departments
and
elected
officials
that
touch
preservation.
Work.
D
We
also
talk
about
incentives
for
preservation,
work
and
further
partners
and
not-for-profits
that
do
work
in
the
preservation,
Realm
and
chapter
4
is
where
we
really
get
into
the
bulk
of
the
work
and
the
actions
that
will
guide
us
for
the
next
10
to
20
years,
and
this
is
the
future
of
preservation
in
Des
Moines,
and
we
have
some
information
keys
that
I'll
go
through
that
go
along
with
each
action
to
describe
and
further
help
City
staff
Implement.
So
the
first
is
the
actions
time
frame.
Each
action
has
a
time
frame
listed.
D
This
first
action
is
for
survey
work
and
when
we
mean
survey
and
historic
preservation,
that
means
going
out
in
the
community
and
collecting
record
of
events
places
history
buildings,
it's
a
lot
of
research
and
collecting
and
information.
So
we
want
to
prioritize
the
research
survey
and
designation
of
sites,
events
and
places
that
focus
on
stories
of
black
indigenous
and
people
of
color
members
of
the
lesbian,
gay,
bisexual,
transgender,
community,
houseless
and
immigrants.
D
D
N8
is
all
about
internal
collaboration,
so
we
want
to
increase
collaboration
between
departments.
Do
things
like
conduct,
regular
meetings
with
department
leaders
ensure
regular
communication
with
Council
about
the
achievements
of
the
preservation
program
and
continue
to
collaborate
with
the
neighborhood
services
department,
and
this
achieves
the
goal
of
being
Equitable
and
inclusive
and
strategically
integrated
moving
into
midterm.
D
D
Commission
work
is
issuing
these
certificates
of
appropriateness,
and
so
we
want
to
create
some
things
that
streamline
the
process
for
staff,
including
creating
an
internal
database
of
projects
that
makes
it
easier
for
staff
to
review
in
the
future
and
also
to
publish
a
simplified
version
of
that
database
to
the
web
page
so
that
when
people
are
coming
in
for
applications,
they
can
easily
look
up
projects
similar
to
what
they're
doing
so.
If
they're
putting
a
deck
on
the
front
of
around
the
back
of
their
house,
they
can
go
and
see.
Who
else
has
done
this?
D
D
M6
is
all
about
building
Community
Partners,
so
we
want
to
continue
to
develop
an
informal
contractors
list
connect
with
the
Des
Moines
Heritage
Trust,
to
determine
partnership
opportunities
and
also
continue
to
develop
our
small
developers
Network,
because
finding
developers
that
work
at
the
small
scale
can
be
challenging
for
people
moving
into
long
term.
This
is
all
about
historic
preservation.
Outreach.
We
want
to
partner
with
stakeholders
to
create
a
historic
walking
tour
program,
establish
an
annual
historic
preservation,
Awards
program
and
provide
sources
for
Hands-On
preservation,
training
by
local
groups.
D
E
Number
two
I
sat
I
stood
at
Pennsylvania
Avenue
on
a
cold
winter
day
with
multiple
City
staff.
To
talk
about
the
steel
curbs
that
were
the
only
steel
curbs
in
the
entire
city
and
said
that
is
part
of
our
history.
We
need
to
preserve
that
and
as
far
as
I
know,
it
never
happened.
Nobody
paid
any
attention
to
preserving
that
part
of
history
and
that's
bothersome.
It's
bothersome
to
the
neighborhood
and
it's
bothersome
to
me
when
there
were
explicit
instructions.
This
is
important.
E
Number
two
I
think
a
big
part
of
our
history
is
redlining
in
the
city
of
Des
Moines
and
what
happened
to
our
neighborhoods
in
Ward
2.
There
are
quite
a
few
neighborhoods
that
were
redlined
back
in
the
50s
and
I
think
that
history
should
be
taught.
People
need
to
understand
that
we
built
neighborhoods
to
keep
people
in
those
neighborhoods.
You've
got
State
highways
on
one
border
state
highway
on
another
border
railroad
tracks
on
another
border,
I
mean
it
was
designed,
and
it's
not
history
that
we're
proud
of.
E
But
it's
still,
history
and
I
think
that
it
should
be
recognized.
When
I
sat
on
Polk
County
Housing
Trust
Fund
board,
you
know
they
have
the
whole
redlining
presentation
that
should
be.
Everybody
in
this
city
should
know
what
happened
and
how
it
happened
and
I
don't
see
any
mention
of
that
anywhere
at
any
time
and
that's
bothersome
to
me.
A
Yeah
I
apologize.
If
we
didn't
reach
reach
you,
we
did
try
to
reach
out
the
best
we
could
and
try
to
get
as
many
people
involved
in
the
process.
I'm
not
familiar
with
the
the
curb
site.
I
can't
speak
to
that
the
I
think
the
redlining
I
believe
we
actually.
You
know
we
had
a
lot
of
discussions
involved
that
our
our
history
and
the
The
Good
The
Bad
of
things
that
have
happened
in
our
past
throughout
this
process
and
advisory
committee
was
very
I.
A
Think
we
spent
a
great
deal
of
time
in
that
those
meetings.
So
a
very
cognizant
of
that
I
mean
I.
Think
we
can
look
to
see
if,
in
the
existing
conditions,
section
I
mean
really.
A
lot
of
the
plan
is
looking
at.
How
do
we?
How
do
we
take
steps
to
to
do
a
better
job
moving
forward
and
what
kind
of
action
items
can
lead
us
in
that
path?
And
so
we
didn't
cover
every
subject
matter.
You
know
it's
not
a
document.
A
F
E
F
It's
not
about,
but
I
mean
it's
setting
the
plan
forward
to
protect
those
entities,
whether
it
be
just
neighborhoods
or
whether
it
be
something
that
happened.
So
it
isn't
just
a
building
near
saving
which
has
kind
of
been
the
process
before
it
was
to
preserve
the
culture
and
different
aspects
that
have
come
up
throughout
our
community.
So
it's
a
guide
to
ensure
that
we
protect
going
forward.
A
Where
that
word,
intangible
history,
I
think,
is
really
relevant,
and
it
was
a
big
part
of
the
discussion.
Is
you
know?
Thinking
just
beyond
the
built
environment
is,
you
know,
is
Central
to
our
sense
of
place,
so
we're
not
walking
away
from
the
notion
of
you
know
buildings
and
places
being
historic.
You
know
the
built
environment,
but
I
think
what
we've
learned
in
time
is
that
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
white
people
feel
attached
to
a
place
is
really
the
stories
and
the
events
and
and
redlining
is
an
event
of
things
that.
E
Have
happened
it's
an
event,
so
it's
I
just
asked
that
all
council
members
be
included.
I
mean
have
these
conversations
with
people
that
are
familiar
with
the
history.
You
know
those
steel
curbs
will
never
be
replaced,
they
will
never
ever
be
replaced
and
they
sat
right
there
at
the
Union,
Park
and
they're
gone.
That
piece
of
history
is
gone
and
it
will
never
be
able
to
be
brought
back.
C
So
I
can
speak
to
the
steel
curves
briefly
and
Engineering
was
in
that
conversation
and
talked
to
the
neighborhood
about
the
possibility
of
putting
those
back
in
as
steel
curbs,
and
there
was
not
interest
from
the
neighborhood
to
put
those
back
in.
So
those
that's
why
those
were
not.
That's,
not
the.
G
H
If
I,
so
this
involves
Jack,
darty's
house
and
or
the
curbs
in
front
of
his
house
and
so
I
think
he
was
hoping
that
that
he
could
just
have
the
curbs
to
put
in
his
backyard
or
something
and
somehow
that
didn't
get
communicated.
So
it's
unfortunate,
but
is
there
a
a
lesson
learned
on
this,
that
oh
the
contractor
needs
to
you
know
not
haul
the
steel
curb
away,
but
but
but
leave
it
in
Jack's
front
yard
or
in
his
driveway,
so
so
he
could
have
it.
H
H
A
H
I
A
Yeah,
that's
really
the
first
thing
that
we're
really
hoping
to
do
as
an
implementation
activity
is
put
together
the
funding
to
do
a
city-wide
survey,
and
so
it's
you
know,
Stacy
alluded
to
it
a
little
bit
in
her
presentation,
but
that
you
know
the
survey
process
really.
The
fundamental
part
of
it
is
documenting
buildings
and
places
out
there
that
maybe
we
haven't
picked
up
yet
in
survey.
You
know,
survey
work,
the
what
we've
done
in
the
past.
With
my
experience
here
has
been
more
focused.
A
You
know,
we've
done
some
survey,
work
on
Victorian,
neighborhoods
and
Craftsmen
neighborhoods,
but
we
haven't
really
done
a
city-wide
survey.
Definitely
not
one!
That's
been
looked
a
little
bit
more
culturally
and
then
so
that
survey
work.
You
get
an
inventory
of
what
you
have
and
then
that
can
be
kind
of
taking
that
leap
of
okay.
Maybe
we
have
a
district
or
an
area,
that's
worthy
of
being
on
the
national
register
or
historic
places,
which
is
a
largely
honorary
designation.
A
So
you
know
that
might
lead
to
some
new
districts
being
established
or
individual
buildings
and
then,
of
course
all
our
local
historic
districts
are
founded
off
of
National
registered
districts,
so
you
know
potentially
down
the
road
you
could
see.
Maybe
some
nominations
for
that.
So
the
shorter
answer
to
your
question
is
yes.
What
we
hope
to
do
is
kind
of
leads
towards
that.
I
So
like,
for
instance,
let's
use
the
fairgrounds
Hardware,
you
know
as
that
building
deteriorated
so
bad.
You
know
there
was
I
mean
we
had
to
take
action
on
it.
So
is
this
going
to
help
with
buildings
that
are
vacant
and
possibly
could
be
on
this
registry,
but
no
one's
maintaining
it
and
then
all
of
a
sudden
we
get
into
a
situation
to
where
it's
crumbling
and
there's
a
you
know
a
health
and
safety
issue.
What
do
we
do
at
that
point,
and
will
this
program
actually
help?
Unfortunately,.
A
You
know,
I
doesn't
I
mean
if
it
became
locally
designated,
then
we
have
design
control.
We
have
the
ability
to
when
change
happens,
but
what's
what's
missing
there
is
we
don't
really
have
the
through
historic
preservation
tools.
We
don't
have
like
a
maintenance
aspect.
I
know,
there's
been
discussions
about
it
like
a
maintenance
code
which
would
be
a
huge
historic
preservation
tool
in
the
sense
of
providing
a
mechanism
to
force
people
to
maintain
their
assets.
That
really
you
know
an
asset
to
them,
but
also
an
asset
to
the
great
Republic
and.
I
C
C
Right
and
the
the
plan
was
to
get
ion
in
place
first,
which
is
the
safety
net,
and
so
now
that
we
feel
that
that's
where
you're
into
that
that
we're
feeling
comfortable
that
we
can
do
the
research
which
staff
have
started
on
the
maintenance
codes
that
already
exist
in
Iowa
and
there
are
quite
a
few
okay
and
so
we're
going
to
blend
the
best
parts
that
we
can
and
bring
to
you.
What
our
thoughts
are
here,
probably
in
a
couple
months,
maybe
three
years.
Okay,.
F
Thank
you
attorney.
I
was
just
gonna
work
out.
The
the
maintenance
card,
I
think
that's
critical
to
the
buildings
to
preserve,
and
it's
not.
You
have
to
keep
it's
just
a
general
basic
roof
structure
so
that
we
don't
get
into
the
point
where
we
have
to
tear
down
things
that
are
historically
significant.
But
this
really
is
the
plan
to
be
the
road
map
to
get
these
things
done,
and
it's
not
just
buildings.
It's
the
community's
events,
things
like
that.
So
that's
what
this
plan
is
to
go
forward,
that
we
do
remember
and
keep
in
line.
I
A
No,
if
I
mean
if
it
if
a
building
ends
up
on
the
national
register,
the
only
time
there's
a
design
review
process
is,
if
you're,
using
Federal
and
some
State
funding
it's
it.
The
national
register
is
largely
honorary
I,
mean
buildings
get
tore
down.
Unfortunately,
all
the
time
that
are
designated
it's
one,
that's
locally
designated
that
we
have
like
a
design
review
process.
A
So
we
have
the
three
local
historic
districts,
River
Band
part
of
the
Riverbend
neighborhood
Sherman
Hill,
and
then
the
Owls
Head
neighborhood,
and
then
we
have
about
30
local
landmarks
that
reside
outside
the
districts
that
we
review
as
well,
but
that
you
know
it's
somewhat,
our
processes
are
somewhat
set
up.
So
you,
your
select
self-selecting
to
participate.
E
Me
if
I
can
just
add
one
thing:
I'm
just
getting
a
text
from
the
Union
Park
neighborhood
association,
and
they
say
that
is
absolutely
not
true
that
they
were
not
notified
and
asked
if
they
wanted
the
grouping
so
I'm,
just
letting
you
know,
that's
what
I'm.
That's
what
my
text
message
is
just
saying.
J
Good
morning,
mayor
city,
council,
members
we're
back
here
again
with
the
fully
formed
a
youth,
Advisory
Board
again
thanks
so
much
to
you
all
for
not
only
approving
the
change
ordinance
that
was
recommended
by
the
task
force,
but
also
supporting
the
functioning
of
the
re-established
youth,
Advisory
Board.
The
board
members
that
were
recently
approved
are
here
to
do
an
update,
provide
an
update
to
you
all
and
I'm
not
going
to
be
speaking
much,
but
I
will
be
available
to
answer
any
questions.
What
they're
doing
is
they're,
basically
all
presenting.
J
So
there
will
be
a
lot
of
them
coming
up
here,
just
so
that
they
have
an
opportunity
to
be
in
front
of
you.
But
the
presentation
itself
is
not
that
very
long.
So
first
I'm
going
to
invite
Bradley
to
come
up
here
and
introduce
herself
and
then
do
her
portion
of
the
presentation,
and
then
please
invite
the
next
person.
After
that.
K
Good
morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
Bradley
gross
and
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
be
here.
Presenting
this
past
term
for
the
Youth
Advisory
board
has
been
very
welcoming
for
creativity
and
advocation,
for
our
youth.
We've
all
been
very
excited
to
you
know,
start
kicking
things
and
start
things
up
this
next
term.
We
have
a
lot
in
store
that
we
hope
you
guys
will
approve
on,
and
so
today
we
will
be
talking
about
Who
We
Are.
K
L
The
youth
Advisory
Board
task
force
of
Des
Moines
also
reviewed
the
existing
youth,
Advisory
Board
ordinance
and
learned
about
other
similar
boards
about
around
the
country.
The
Des
Moines
city
council
approved
the
recommended
recommended
changes
to
the
You
Youth
Advisory
Board,
ordinance
in
the
late
2020
as
well,
and,
finally
sorry,
the
Des
Moines
city
council.
Sorry
it's
been.
Finally,
the
youth
advisor
was
also
formed
on
January
19
2023
and
the
for
the
first
group
of
Youth
Advisory
board
members
were
appointed
by
City
Council
on
January
9th
of
2023.
M
Well
good
morning,
my
name
is
alante
Ed
I'm,
a
senior
at
North,
High,
School
and
I'm,
going
to
be
talking
about
our
meetings
that
we
had
over
our
term.
So
the
youth
Advisory
Board
consists
of
14
members
and
during
our
term
we
had
six
regular
meetings,
six
special
meetings,
a
six
Community
conversations
on
different
topics.
M
Six
regular
meetings
consist
of
planning
of
what
we
want
to
do
over
the
term.
Our
special
meetings
are
usually
things
we
have
to
plan
over
at
the
last
minute,
when
we
have
events
coming
up
and
Community
conversations
was
the
dialogues
that
we
have
with
Community
to
hear
about
issues
from
other
youth
members
or
anyone
who
was
present
to
talk
about
those
issues
and
now
I
would
like
to
call
up
a
Kaya.
N
Hello,
my
name
is
akaya.
My
responsibility
today
is
tell
you
about
the
yab's
purpose.
Our
purpose
as
a
youth
Advisory
Board,
is
to
advocate
for
the
Youth
of
Des
Moines.
We
aspire
to
show
young
people.
The
importance
of
local
government,
while
also
inspiring,
is
to
get
engaged
in
the
community
to
make
an
impact.
O
O
Is
Reagan
Park
and
I'm
going
to
be
a
rising
senior
at
East
High
this
year?
So
my
mission
here
is
to
explain
our
mission
and
our
goal
here
with
yab.
First
I
want
to
thank
the
public
information
office
for
this
flyer.
They
created
to
welcome
more
youth
onto
our
youth,
Advisory
Board.
Overall,
our
mission
is
to
be
a
voice
for
for
youth
in
our
local
government
and
just
create
a
positive
environment
for
them.
H
O
O
O
P
Foreign,
my
name
is
Hannah
I'll,
be
a
senior
at
Roosevelt
and
I'm
going
to
be
talking
about
some
of
the
accomplishments
we've
had
this
year.
So
a
lot
of
the
things
we've
been
working
on
is
planning
our
community
conversations
and
at
each
of
these
Community
conversations,
there
was
a
different
topic
that
we
were
going
to
be
addressing
at
each
of
these
meetings
and
we
actually
put
a
lot
of
thought
into
choosing
the
different
topics.
At
these
meetings
and
I
think
the
topics
we
chose
kind
of
reflect
over
all
arching
issues
that
matter
to
youth.
P
The
purpose
of
these
meetings
was
to
gather
information
from
other
youth,
because
the
youth
Advisory
Board
doesn't
just
reflect
the
opinions
of
the
people
serving
on
this
board.
But
ultimately
we
were
hoping
to
collect
more
opinions
for
more
youth
to
reflect
the
opinions
of
Youth
across
the
city.
So
our
one
of
our
first
meetings
was
on
economic
opportunities.
P
It
was
held
at
the
library
downtown
and
we
were
talking
about
ways
that
youth
can
access
training
to
job
for
jobs
and
more
knowledge
about
economic
opportunities,
and
we
got
a
lot
of
good
information
about
some
programs
that
already
exist,
but
now
moving
forward.
We
have
to
think
about
how
can
we
make
youth
aware
about
these
economic
opportunities?
P
P
We
again
it
was
a
very
similar
message
of
we
have
programs
that
already
exist,
but
youth
are
not
aware
of
them.
So
and
again,
mental
health
is
something
that
really
matters
to
you.
So
this
was
one
we
wanted
to
emphasize,
especially,
and
then
the
third
Community
dialogue
we
had
was
on
housing
and
homelessness.
P
This
was
at
the
Franklin
library
and
we
had
an
individual
come
who
had
previously
been
experiencing
houselessness,
so
it
was
really
impactful
to
be
hearing
from
people
who
have
gone
through
these
experiences
and
get
those
first-hand
knowledge
about
what
we
can
do
to
help
these
individuals
in
the
future
and
I
think
all
these
Community
dialogues.
We
wanted
to
have
them
across
the
city,
so
we
can
get
people's
impact
from
across
the
city
and
this
these
are
some
of
the
main
accomplishments
we've
had
throughout
the
year.
P
L
L
We
were
able
to
come
up
that
we
need
to
use
social
media
to
draw
more
attention
to
climate
change
issues
and
creating
a
community
cleanup
day,
recyclable
bags
in
stores
like
Aldi
or
recycling,
composting
programs,
especially
for
apartments,
since
there
aren't
bins
enough
for
apartments
or
complexes
and
then
also
one
would
be
Community
safety
and
health.
There.
L
We
talked
about
support
systems
in
school,
starting
from
kindergarten
to
sec
to
12th
grade,
and
we
also
talked
about
the
second
chance
program
and
how
to
make
it
more
beneficial
to
the
youth
and
also
understanding
reasons
why
youth
are
pushed
towards
the
violence
instead
of
staying
in
schools
and
how
we
can
expand.
Community
fridges
like
throughout
churches,
libraries
all
throughout
the
community
and
another
thing
we
talked
about
as
a
way
to
employ
juvenile
offenders
so
that
we
don't
have
them
stay
in
the
system
once
they're
released.
They
always
come
back.
L
So
that
is
the
main
reason
why
youth
are
always
involved
in
violence
and
then
our
last
one
is
lgbtqia
and
experience
this
one.
We
didn't
have
that
many
people
come,
but
we
did.
We
were
able
to
brainstorm
a
lot
of
good
ideas
and
one
of
the
things
where
changing
the
curriculum
and
making
books
more
exclusive
within
the
schools
and
another
one
was
more
of
a
presentation
of
lgbtqia
plus
genders
and
gender
is
starting
Elementary,
since
we
since
in
high
school,
you
don't
really
get
to
learn
more
about
that.
L
But
if
you
were
to
be
exposed
to
that
at
a
young
age,
you
would
have
more
of
a
chance
to
learn
more
about
that
and
then
more
resources
for
support
as
well,
and
then
our
last
one
would
be
more
events
throughout
the
year
for
lgbtqia
plus
not
only
having
pride
festival,
and
this
would
be
something
more
annual
instead
of
just
a
pride
festival
like
more
times
a
year.
If
that
makes
sense,
and
then
that
is
our
last
one.
Thank
you.
What.
G
Q
Good
morning
my
name
is
Trey
Jackson
I
attend
Roosevelt,
High,
School
and
I'm
going
to
be
introducing
our
topics
for
discussion
in
terms
of
our
recommendations
that
we
heard
over
our
appointment
time.
So
the
first
one
that
we
had
was
visibility
and
engagement
with
Des
Moines
youth.
So
this
is
probably
one
of
our
only
recommendations
that
we
heard
throughout
our
entire
time.
Q
Throughout
every
single
youth
dialogue
we
had,
we
heard
the
same
thing
and
that
we
have
to
increase
the
amount
of
information
that
we're
getting
to
Youth
and
the
way
in
which
we're
getting
that
to
you.
So,
of
course
you
don't
really
read
the
newspaper
and
paper
mail
is
relatively
obsolete
when
you're
talking
about
a
17
year
old,
so
we
came
up
with
social
media,
so
we
have
to
utilize
social
media,
more,
especially
in
terms
of
city
government,
getting
youth
engaged
with
city
government,
as
well
as
getting
the
programs
to
those
youth.
Q
Q
In
addition
to
that,
we
discussed
adding
more
culturally
relevant
diversion
tactics.
So
a
lot
of
the
tactics
that
are
utilized
with
youth
right
now
are
the
same
ones
when
it
was
first
developed
and,
of
course,
the
issues
that
are
facing
youth
that
are
facing
every
Community
member
is
ever
changing,
so
making
sure
that
the
tactics
that
we're
utilizing
in
this
program
better
fit
the
youth
that
we're
trying
to
support
with
that
I'm
going
to
invite
Hadley
to
do
our
next
one
foreign.
S
Hello,
my
name
is
ferdis
Muhammad
and
our
next
priority
would
be
belonging
like
our
other
priorities.
This
was
a
reoccurring
idea
and
we
want
the
youth
in
Des
Moines
to
feel
more
of
like
a
belonging
in
their
city,
and
we
can
see
this
happening
through
beautification
having
things
like
more
public
art
and
nice.
S
Scenery
can
add
to
this,
and
in
addition
to
that,
we
would
like
to
have
a
more
youth
friendly
areas
where
youth
can
hang
out
with
other
young
people
and
just
feel
safe
in
a
sense
of
belonging,
and
our
last
priority
for
2023
would
be
the
economic
opportunities.
As
you
heard
before,
we
had
a
community
Dialogue
on
this
and
felt
it
was
very
important.
T
Hello,
my
name
is
hayat
yamara
I'm,
going
to
be
an
incoming
Junior
at
Roosevelt,
High
School,
as
we
wrap
up
our
presentation
today.
We
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
your
support
and
your
time
today
and
also
throughout
the
year.
We
also
want
to
thank
the
community
members
and
the
youth
who
came
to
our
community
conversations
and
shed
light
on
issues
and
concerns
that
they
believe
are
important.
T
B
E
H
J
Very
recently,
when
we
actually
had
that
conversation
for
to
talk
about
houselessness,
a
lot
of
them
actually
didn't
know
that
each
every
school
had
one,
but
now
that
we
have
that
information,
I,
believe
majority
of
you
know
and
some
schools
that
are
either
the
school
Community
coordinators
and
others
that
are
just
dedicated
staff.
Sure
you
were
nodding.
Were
you
going
to
respond?
I.
Q
So
I
can
really
only
only
speak
to
the
community
school
coordinator
at
Roosevelt.
I
work
a
lot
with
our
community
school
coordinator,
I.
Just
president,
a
lot
of
the
clubs
that
she
sponsors
and
realistically
I
I
did
know
that
we
had
a
liaison,
unfortunately,
with
a
lot
of
the
resources,
especially
within
public
education.
They
are
so
strange
to
the
point
that
she
might
be
doing
five
other
jobs,
while
also
trying
to
balance
out
being
the
liaison
for
that
school.
Q
J
I'll
actually
add
one
more
thing:
is
that
so
for
the
Youth
Advisory
board,
we're
actually
taking
accepting
applications
on
a
rolling
basis.
So
if
you
are
connected
with
youth
in
the
community,
please
encourage
them
to
apply,
because
what
we're
doing
is
there,
as
you
may
recall,
the
maximum
number
is
47.,
so
they
could.
There
may
be
more
young
people
appointed
to
serve
on
the
youth
Advisory
Board,
because
we
do
recognize.
J
I
J
I
F
Community
and
school
coordinators,
they
do
do
a
lot
of
that
work
and
engagement,
like
the
students
said
I
think
getting
to
them,
would
help
them
and
just
awareness.
This
is
really
newly
formed.
As
more
awareness
comes
up
yeah,
it
will
help
too,
and
the
youth
and
social
media
spread
the
word
yeah
yeah
and.