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April 2021 DRAFT: FY2021/22 - FY 2022/23 City Council Work Plan <br />Staff Priority: A - Completed/milestone 1st year, B - Completed/milestone 2nd year <br />C - Completed/milestone as resources available, D - Not recommended Page# 11 of 24 <br />Goals Project Description City Dpmnt.CIP?CIP Estimate <br />Staff <br />Priority Project Status Detailed Project Status <br />Mayor <br />Brown VA JB KN JT <br />Create Awareness of Health and Safety <br />Issues and Policies <br />Create a Health and Wellness subcommittee to inform the <br />community and City Council regarding mental health issues <br />facing Pleasanton children, youth, teens and their families. <br />The subcommittee will work collaboratively to present ideas, <br />programs, and activities that address issues identified. <br />LR No A <br />Ongoing Paused for 2020 due to COVID-19. The Youth <br />Commission approved the creation of the Health and <br />Wellness subcommittee in May 2017. Since that time, <br />the Health and Wellness Committee partnered with <br />SIAC (Students Inter School Action Council) to host <br />multiple speaker engagements to address the topic of <br />stress for teens. For the 2019/2020 School Year, the <br />Policy Subcommittee was focused on banning of <br />flavored tobacco products in the community for <br />improved teen health and wellness. <br />Future elements of this priority include the identification <br />of new wellness programs focused on youth and teen <br />mental health issues, as well as navigating the impacts <br />of the COVID-19 pandemic. <br />Youth Commission Priority #1 <br />X X X X X <br />Expand Connections to Youth and <br />Teen Services <br />Promote awareness and access to a variety of opportunities <br />for youth, teens, and young adults in the areas of workforce <br />development, recreation, and enrichment opportunities with a <br />specific emphasis on reaching under-served youth, teens, <br />young adults and their families. <br />LR No A <br />Ongoing Since January 2018, the Ptownlife Web Team has <br />focused on producing a weekly e-newsletter to educate <br />subscribers on local information, events, and activities, <br />focusing on activities for youth and teens. Participation <br />in the team provides an opportunity for students to get <br />experience in journalism, marketing, and event <br />planning. The Youth Commission reviewed the <br />Pleasanton Municipal Code to provide youth members <br />with full voting rights on City commissions, which was <br />approved by City Council in January 2020. <br />Future elements for this goal include additional <br />educational programs/services for those impacted by <br />COVID, as well as supporting the Ptownlife Web team <br />on a redesign of the Ptownlife.org website. <br />Youth Commission Priority #2 <br />X X X X X <br />Expand Recruitment Strategies for <br />Youth and Young Adults <br />Develop a recruitment strategy to expand opportunities for <br />youth and young adults. Greater outreach for recreation <br />employment, summer student programs and internships with <br />the City will be among the programs under consideration. <br />HR/LR No C <br />Ongoing Human Resources, along with Library and Recreation <br />staff created a subcommittee to address collaborative <br />recruitments, including: updated and unified marketing, <br />job fairs, hiring, and regional partnerships. This plan <br />was executed for Summer 2019 hiring and all seasonal <br />Library and Recreation positions were filled by the start <br />of summer programming for the first time. This plan was <br />paused for summer 2020 due to COVID-19, but will <br />continue to be improved and executed for youth hiring <br />for summer 2021. <br />Youth Commission recommends removing this item <br />as a priority to allow the Youth Commission to <br />prioritize and focus on mental health and COVID-19 <br />response programs. <br />Youth Programs <br />Strengthen youth programs, services and activities