OFFICIAL MINUTE OF MEETING
Subject:Committee Meeting
Date:Wednesday 10th January 2018
Venue:Committee Room 3, City Chambers
Present:Jack Brady MSYPChairJames Thomson
Robyn ToddDaniel Barile
Ross Hutton MSYPKirrin Gellatly
Zoe Thomson
Apologies:Grace Sellarajah
Jack Anderson
Support:Morag Cumming CLD Worker (Youth Work)
Anne Taylor Youth Worker
Item / Action1 / Welcome and Introductions
Jack welcomed everyone to the meeting.
2 / Minute of Previous Meeting
Ross proposed, Robyn seconded. Approved.
3 / Matter Arising from Previous Minutes
Jack and James have met to handover responsibility for website admin to Jack. Morag has contacted YoYPAmbassadors and invited them to DYC on 17th Jan
Outreach date for Menzieshill has been confirmed for 24th Jan
4 / 2017 Review
Jack gave an overview of 2017 and congratulated everyone on a successful year. Highlights included outreach, meetings with local reps and increased social media reach with Twitter followers now at over 1000.
5. / MSYP Vacancy
Morag to resend the email with link to the previous vacancy article to Jack.
Jack will update the site with the MSYP vacancy information.
Everyone to promote the opportunity and if thinking of standing to consider the time commitment involved.
Jack asked that as many of DYC as possible attend the meeting on 7th February as candidates will be invited to make a speech and voting by DYC will take place. / Morag
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6. / Dates
Wed 17th Jan – Group Night - YoYPideas/ambassadors
Wed 24th Jan – Outreach – Menzieshill CC
Wed 31st Jan –Mock the Month
Mon 29th Jan - Rep from DYC has been invited to launch of Dundee Decides the new Participatory Budgeting website. Jack confirmed he will attend.
Mon 12th Feb - SYP Training for campaign toolkit. Morag to book 2 spaces for Jack & Ross. Sharroz will already have had this training on the SYP Skills residential earlier in Feb. / Jack
Morag
7. / Banner Design
Drafts of the design were shared and ideas contributed. Jack to collate the changes to go to Stacy at Design. Photos will also have to be changed for this with a wider variety shown. / Jack
8. / DYC Updates
James – updated about Youth Fund which is going well. £6,000 in grants has been distributed. They want to encourage more young people to become panel members.
Robyn – Good discussion with Cllrs Murray, Smith and Campbell at the recent meeting which Ross, Jack and Sharroz also attended. Robyn has since had further contact with Cllrs. Murray re street lighting and passed on the Dundee info from period poverty consultation to Cllr Lynn Short. Social media is going well and will pick up again following the festive break.
Zoe – Will be attending Parliament with Communicat18 group for Brexit debate
Offered to do upcoming workshop at Feb DYC group night with fellow student on placement with LGBT. Details to be arranged.
Ross – updated on the MSP/MP meeting with Chris Law and Joe Fitzpatrick. Meeting date of Friday 16th March is set to meet Shona Robison MSP.
Jack – Has completed application for Dundee Youth Fund for an Ipad for DYC. Will be looking to arrange meeting with John Alexander in the near future. Has ideas for a DYC social – please forward any suggestions to Jack. Will be looking at the constitution to see if it needs any updates and meeting with new members.
9. / AOCB
James will forward Tampon Tax fund information email to Jack/Robyn.
Suggestion for discussion at next weeks group night for local celebration events/awards for YoYP / James
10. / DONM
Wednesday 7th February 2018 at 6pm in Committee Room 3.