2.46.020 Purpose and intent.
It is the purpose and intent of the City Council to establish a Youth Commission to serve as a resource to advise and make recommendations to the City Council and the City Manager, in all matters affecting the young people of this community. The focus of the Commission will, among other things, be:
A. The development of mutual understanding and respect between the young people and all of the adult citizens of Chula Vista;
B. The establishment of liaison and maintenance of communications with all of the young people of the community so as to better understand the problems and difficulties confronting young people in today’s complex urban society;
C. The establishment of a forum for meaningful open communication where the youth of Chula Vista can state in an explicit manner and in terms that will be understood by members of the so-called “establishment”;
D. The fostering of a feeling of mutual respect and understanding on the part of all age groups in the City;
E. The elimination of those causes of friction which may result in the alienation of our youth and the polarization of our community based upon age;
F. The encouragement of full and active participation in all phases of governmental process by the young people of this community.
It is the basic intent of the City Council to provide for the young people of the City a sense of identity and self-recognition so that the young people will truly feel they are part of a dynamic society which they will be expected to one day lead and direct and should now be making an input so as to influence its direction. (Ord. 2904 § 1, 2003).