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8) Job information/listing/search help 9) Equal opportunities for all schools 10) Youth Radio 11) Parent involvement Chair Carey thanked the students for their thorough and comprehensive study of these issues. He requested comments from the elected officials. Mayor Johnson thanked the students for their report. He suggested that they consider creating an ongoing teen organization with membership dues as a way to create a source of income for their group. He also suggested that they could become involved in tutoring at-risk classmates and/or visiting nursing homes. He commended the students for their leadership. He mentioned that they could not be members of a school board until they were 21 years old and would need to be elected to that position. David Zipper mentioned that the students were aware that they could not be full voting members of the school boards but they could act as unofficial, non-voting members. They felt that they could make a contribution to the schools in that way. There is a student at UNC who was on the school board in his community as a high school student and is willing to help with planning for that to occur in Orange County. He also commented that peer tutoring is being done at both of the high schools. Commissioner Crowther asked if the students felt that a school would be a possible meeting place. He pointed out that many of these school facilities are not being used during the evening hours. The students replied that they hoped to locate some facility which would be centrally located and conducive to hanging out and relaxing. A school would work for some activities but would not be their first choice. Council Member Capowski thanked the students for the professional quality of their report. He mentioned that the new cable franchise will be required to dedicate a channel for the school board's use. He felt that they could lobby the school board for time on that channel. The County is also negotiating a new contract with their cable company and could be requested to include a School Board channel. Mayor Nelson thanked the students for their report and asked them to comment on safety concerns. The students indicated that their major safety concerns were fighting and other related forms of violence, for which they felt the punishment should be expulsion. The Chapel Hill students felt that the security officers on campus had improved their sense of security at school. Commissioner Gordon suggested the possibility of using existing facilities for one time, or recurring, youth events while continuing to work on getting a facility dedicated to their exclusive use. Chair Carey said that the Assembly of Governments do not normally take formal action. However, he reworded the last paragraph of the proposed Resolution so that it could be approved by this body. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Council Member Pavao, to approve the following resolution. VOTE: UNANIMOUS RESOLUTION YOUTH VOICES OF ORANGE COUNTY WHEREAS, In fall 1995, representatives from Orange County, the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro the Public-Private Partnership (PPP), UNC School of Social Work, students and teachers from Orange High School and Chapel Hill High School, and agencies working with youth, formed a steering committee entitled "Youth Voices of Orange County"; and