MINUTES – PUBLIC – YOUTH COMMISSION – 2nd meeting – February 15, 2025 – 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The Youth Commission opened its meeting and announced the hiring of Roxanne Portelance as the new Community Development Coordinator. The commission also approved an additional temporary resource to support the coordinator during a transitional year for the action plan.

The agenda for the meeting was adopted with additional items regarding senior visits, recruitment campaigns, the police academy, and minutes.

The minutes from the previous meeting were filed and confirmed as distributed on the city's website.

The commission reviewed the results of the consultation plan for the upcoming Youth Summit on April 25. The report highlighted that while some initiatives like Adogatineau.ca were successful, external factors like the pandemic and teacher strikes hindered youth mobilization, providing a basis for the 2026-2029 action plan.

The city received $2.5 million from federal and provincial sources to combat youth violence. The program focuses on tailored action plans in three police sectors (Mont-Bleu/Hautes-Plaines/Mutchmore, Notre-Dame, and Pointe-Gatineau/Fournier) and a general city-wide plan to address root causes of violence among youth aged 7 to 35.

A summary of the networking event for student councils, which aimed to create an inter-school network for civic training and social impact. Students worked on a 'Youth Guide for Community Organizations' to help adapt local activities to adolescent needs.

The city conducted a tour of secondary schools to promote municipal youth services and recruitment. Some visits were postponed due to a snowstorm.

An educational activity was held to mark School Perseverance Week, using a card game to help youth reflect on their academic paths and set future goals.

The commission formally accepted the resignation of member Maxim Crête-Desrochers, leaving a seat vacant for the Hormisdas-Gamelin area.

The meeting was officially adjourned at 3:59 p.m.