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date: 2025-12-01
title: Youth Council Agenda Packet
source: 2025-12/2025-12-01_Youth Council_Agenda Packet.pdf
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YOUTH COUNCIL Youth Council Meeting
Youth Mayor
Agenda
Laylah Simpson
December 1, 2025 6:30 PM
Youth Mayor Pro Tem
Mackenzy Edwards
Youth City Clerk
Ananya Augustine

Youth City Manager
Gavin Bradley
Youth Parliamentarian
Keyani Furtch

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE
Kaleb Acres
Houleymatou Diallo
Alivia Duck
Addison Gaddis
Selah Lewis STOCKBRIDGE CITY HALL
Madison McCray
Marcus McCray 4640 NORTH HENRY BLVD.
Reea Patel
Aiden Zellars STOCKBRIDGE, GA 30281

Website: www.stockbridgega.org
STAFF LIAISON
Phone: 770-389-7900
Cassandra Lester, Deputy City Clerk
Fax: 770-389-7912
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YOUTH COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2025 6:30 PM

I. Call to Order
1. Invocation Followed by Pledge
2. Roll Call
3. Approve Agenda
4. Approve November 3rd, 2025 Meeting Minutes
II. Old Business
5. Bylaw Updates
6. Attendance Reports/Track It Foward
7. Recap of Thanksgiving Food Drive
III. New Business
8. Preparation for City of Stockbridge Tree Lighting
9. Expectations and duties for Tree Lighting
10. Winter Wonderland Skate Event Updates
11. Expectations for January Calendar ( Mayor Williams Swearing In, Mayor
Ford’s MLK Community Cleanup Day, Our event)
12. Discuss second quarter calendar events.
IV. Adjourn

The Youth Advisory Council Committee is to make recommendations to Council based
on the following Terms of Reference;
1. To identify and advise on youth issues in the City of Stockbridge.
2. To advise Council on the development of policies that are responsive to the needs
of youth.
3. To consult with local youth and feedback results of consultations to Council.
4. To assist in the ongoing development and delivery of youth-targeted projects and
programs.
5. To create opportunities for youth leadership development by acting as a resource
for youth activities.

Note: This Committee meets monthly on selected dates.
Stockbridge Youth Council Meeting Minutes
November 3, 2025

I. Call to Order
A. Quorum was met and the meeting was called to order at 18:39.
B. Invocation: Led by Aiden Zellars.
C. Pledge of allegiance: Recited in unison.
D. Roll Call.
Roll Call Member Guest:
Absent:

Houleymatou Diallo Aiden Addison Ms. Sharika
Zellars Gaddis Zellars

Mackenzy Edwards Selah Lewis Madison Ms. Ayesha
Mccray Gambles

Alivia Duck Marcus
McCray

Reea Patel Keyani Furtch

Ananya Augustine Kaleb Acres

Gavin Bradley

Laylah Simpson

E. Approve August 4, 2025 Meeting Minutes
1. Motion to approve the updated agenda
Motion: Houleymatou Diallo.
Second: Ananya Augustine.
In Favor: Alivia Duck, Gavin Bradley, Laylah Simpson, Reea Patel, Aiden
Zellars, Selah Lewis, Mackenzy Edwards.
Oppose: None.
Abstain: None.

F. Approve October 6, 2025 Meeting Agenda Update
1.Motion to approve the meeting agenda with corrections to Laylah Simpson’s name.
Motion: Mackenzy Edwards.
Second: Ananya Augustine.
In Favor: Alivia Duck, Gavin Bradley, Laylah Simpson, Reea Patel, Aiden Zellars,
Selah Lewis, Houleymatou Diallo.
Oppose: None.
Abstain: None.

II. Old Business

A. Recap Fall Festival

-​ Gavin Bradley is taking the after action review for the Fall Festival recap.
-​ What was supposed to happen: Increasing followers for the SYC Instagram
page to increase community reach, helping out the city, having fun and
engaging games for all who came to the event.
-​ What actually occurred: All of the above!
-​ What went right: Follower goal met; goal was to increase in followers and
there was a ~70 follower count increase.
-​ Areas of improvement: 2 sections for the duck game to ensure equal
opportunity for engagement among different age groups. Also, when the
primary manpower for a city event is the SYC, shift adjustments will be
needed to be discussed with the city.

B. SYC 2026 Initiatives

-​ Mental and physical health engagement will be the main focus the SYC takes
in 2026; this will be accomplished through a variety of community outreach
efforts:
-​ March Madness + Youth Entrepreneurship Expo. This combination
serves to garner more interest and involvement in the annual Youth
Entrepreneurship Expo by adding a more involved experience through
events characteristic of March Madness. Portions of proceedings of
the event can be donated to a foundation representing the 2026 SYC
cause. Registration for the event is under the consideration of
monetization. Potential marketing can be done in collaboration with
Boys & Girls Clubs + Shaquille O’Neal’s support.

III. New Business

A. Discuss Thanksgiving Canned Food Drive

-​ Progress: Canned food drive availability has been gauged at every member’s
school. The current estimation of boxes that can be filled is ~ ¾ boxes/school.
Ideas for engagement incentivizing canned food collection at school through
rewards such as a pizza party, participation grades, etc.
-​ Drop Off/Pick Up: Youth council members will give the filled boxes to the
advisory council by the 20th of November.
-​ Goals: 100 boxes of canned food.

B. Discuss Expectations, Table Ideas, and Assign Duties for the December Event.
-​ The Winter Festival will be the SYC’s December event.
-​ A spin-the-wheel will be used to give out toys to event-goers.
-​ Before the Winter Festival, stockings will need to be packed by the SYC.
-​ These stockings will be packed at the SYC’s December monthly meeting.
-​ More discussion will be done in the GroupMe.

C. Discuss Winter Wonderland Event

-​ Winter Wonderland is projected to take place around January 10th.
-​ Its main premise will be skating in a winter ambience to promote
physical health.
-​ SYC members are expected to bring at least 5 people to the event.
-​ A meeting will be held to discuss this event further on January 5th.
-​ Chair: Keyani Furtch.
-​ Co-Chair: Gavin Bradley.
-​ Team: Mackenzy Edwards, Reea Patel, Ananya Augustine, Kaleb
Acres, Addison Gaddis.

IV. Adjourn
Motion: Aiden Zellars.
Second: Alivia Duck.
In Favor: Ananya Augustine, Gavin Bradley, Laylah Simpson, Reea Patel,
Houleymatou Diallo, Selah Lewis, Mackenzy Edwards.
Oppose: None.
Abstain: None.
Adjourned at 20:29.
