Buckeye Youth Council — Buckeye, AZ
Date: 2025-11-20

CITY OF BUCKEYE
 BUCKEYE YOUTH COUNCIL
 November 19, 2025
 Minutes

City Hall East At The Landing
945 N. 215th Ave., Ste. 137
Buckeye, AZ 85326
5:30pm - 7:00pm

1. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance/Roll Call
Meeting called to order by Scylee Groseth at 5:32 PM.

Attendees
 Present = X Name Notes (absent, tardy, excused, unexcused)
 X Alexa Mercado Garay
 X Alexis Grimaldi
 X Harlow Johnson
 X Haylee Mosher
 X Isabelle James
 Ivy Brown Absent
 Jasper Sternfield Absent
 Kylah Arceneaux Absent
 X Lamarion Buie
 X Lena Erickson
 X Natalie Eng
 Paige Black Absent
 Paisley Brown Absent
 X Raelynn Miller
 X Samuel Russell
 X Savannah Sanchez
 X Scylee Groseth
 X Thomas Duarte
2. Approval of Minutes from October 15, 2025
Natalie Eng motioned to approve the minutes from the October 15, 2025, BYC meeting, Scylee
Groseth seconded. Approved unanimously.

3. Presentation of Brian McAchran from Wreaths Across America
Brian McAchran presented a video on the Wreaths Across America celebration, explaining that
each wreath represents a family’s remembrance and honors veterans by ensuring every fallen
service member’s grave is recognized. This year, 815 veterans will be honored, and volunteers
are needed on December 13 at 9:00 a.m. to place the wreaths, as well as later to help remove
them. A Marine veteran himself, Brian hopes the event inspires patriotism and noted that
volunteer opportunities are available throughout the year.

4. Presentation of Tiffany Riggins from Buckeye Public Library
Tiffany Riggins outlined plans for six Air Fair escape rooms and is seeking volunteers to help
design, set up, and run them. The event, held over Presidents’ Day weekend, draws about
30,000 visitors. Three planning meetings are scheduled, with themes like space, time travel,
engineering, and aviation. The rooms will be tested at a fifth-grade level and adjusted as
needed. Tiffany hopes to know who wants to participate by Dec. 1. She also highlighted
upcoming library events, including a read-in, an author talk, and a book club.


5. Meet in committee groups
Civic engagement: For their winter drive, the group is actively reaching out to the local
community to raise awareness and support. This includes contacting nearby businesses to ask
if they can display posters promoting the drive, place donation boxes in their stores, and
potentially sponsor or contribute to the event.

Community Outreach: The team is finalizing the small details for a holiday-themed event before
the Glow on Monroe. They are planning a variety of games, setting up hot cocoa stations, and
ensuring every element is ready to create a festive and enjoyable experience.

6. Volunteer Events/Opportunities
Alexa Mercado Garay shared the volunteer opportunity tracking sheet with the Youth Council
and discussed upcoming events.

7. Council D.C. Presentations
Natalie Eng, Thomas Duarte, Scylee Groseth, Lena Erickson, and Alexa Mercado Garay shared
why they hope to attend the trip and what they plan to bring back to the council. They discussed
how the experience would benefit them personally and academically, as well as the insights,
ideas, and skills they could contribute to council projects. Each presenter emphasized their
commitment to representing their peers and applying what they learn in Washington, D.C., to
make a positive impact on the council.

8. Voting for DC
The council members voted to approve Natalie Eng, Thomas Duarte, Scylee Groseth, Lena
Erickson, Ivy Brown, and Alexa Mercado Garay for their trip unanimously, recognizing the value
of the experience for both the students and the council.
9. Comments from the Buckeye Youth Councilmembers
Lena Erickson, Scylee Groseth, and Alexa Mercado Garay brought up the idea of organizing a
Christmas Party, and we discussed planning festive games, activities, and plenty of delicious
food. The goal is to create a joyful atmosphere where everyone can enjoy holiday-themed
games, seasonal treats, and celebrate the season together.

10. Adjournment
There being no further business to discuss, Lena Erickson adjourned the meeting at 7:03PM.




 Lena Erickson, Co-Chair




 Scylee Groseth, Co-Chair



ATTEST:




Alexa Mercado Garay, Secretary



I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the Buckeye Youth
Council Meeting held on October 15, 2025. I further certify that a quorum was present.




Alexa Mercado Garay, Secretary