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SENATE MEMORIAL 4

48

TH LEGISLATURE

- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -

FIRST SESSION

, 2007

INTRODUCED BY

Pete Campos

A MEMORIAL

RECOGNIZING AND ENDORSING THE LAS VEGAS YOUTH COMMISSION AS A

MODEL YOUTH PARTICIPATION PROJECT IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

WHEREAS, the Las Vegas youth commission was formed in 1998

by the Las Vegas city council to encourage young people to take

a more active and constructive role in city government; and

WHEREAS, the Las Vegas youth commission has acted as a

powerful voice for young people in Las Vegas and San Miguel

county; and

WHEREAS, the Las Vegas youth commission functions as a

chartered advisory group to the mayor, city council, city

government employees and other commissions and committees on

all matters affecting young people; and

WHEREAS, the Las Vegas youth commission deals with issues

as diverse as building a healthier community, combating

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violence, conducting public forums and developing substance

abuse programming, as well as historic preservation, city

regulation of scooters, roller skates and skateboards, underage

drinking and litter; and

WHEREAS, the Las Vegas youth commission has been

recognized nationally for its performance by the communities

that care program as one of the nation's outstanding youth

projects and, most recently, by the New Mexico civic engagement

project as one of New Mexico's most outstanding youth civic

organizations; and

WHEREAS, the Las Vegas youth commission has a proven track

record of developing young leaders, inspiring youth to become

more involved in their community and improving the quality of

community life in Las Vegas and the surrounding area;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE

OF NEW MEXICO that the Las Vegas youth commission and its

sponsor, the Las Vegas city council, be recognized and endorsed

for their accomplishments and for the example that the

commission sets as a positive youth development organization;

and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Las Vegas youth commission

be encouraged to form a partnership with New Mexico highlands

university and the New Mexico civic engagement project to host

a statewide summit on the role of youth in local government and

the establishment of a model youth commission as a tool for

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increasing youth involvement in civic affairs, local government

and community improvement; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that youth boards, youth

commissions and other organizations that encourage the next

generation to become more involved in civic affairs, as well as

in local and state government, be viewed as an asset to the

people and communities of New Mexico, to the future of the

state and to the development of more active and informed

residents; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this memorial be

transmitted to the Las Vegas youth commission.

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