Irvine Children, Youth and Families Advisory Committee

The Committee's mission is to provide ongoing review and evaluation of the City's children, youth, and family-related initiatives. 

The Irvine Children, Youth and Families Advisory Committee meets quarterly to review and evaluate the City of Irvine's Strategic Plan for Children, Youth and Families. Meetings are held 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Irvine Civic Center.

Composition

The committee is comprised of 15 voting members consisting of liaison and appointee representatives. The liaison members include two members of the Community Services Commission, two Members-at-Large, two youth members, and five agency representatives. The appointee members represent five City Council members, each appointing one representative.  

  • Dr. Dina Eletreby (Appointed by Mayor Khan) 
  • Dr. Elaine King (Appointed by Councilmember Agran)
  • Branda Lin (Appointed by Councilmember Treseder)
  • Robert Petrosyan (Appointed by Councilmember Carroll)
  • Jennifer Wang (Appointed by Vice Mayor Kim)
  • Naz Hamid (Community Services Commission Representative)
  • Jing Sun (Community Services Commission Representative)
  • Diane Gale (Member-at-Large)
  • Ameer Mody (Member-at-Large)
  • Irvine Child Care Committee Representative
  • Irvine Prevention Coalition Representative
  • Irvine Unified School District Representative
  • Tustin Unified School District Representative
  • High School Youth Action Team Representative
  • High School Youth Action Team Representative

Apply to be a Member-At-Large

The City of Irvine is accepting applications to fill two community member-at-large vacancies on the Irvine Children, Youth and Families Advisory Committee (ICYFAC). Comprised of 15 members, the ICYFAC is an advisory body to the Community Services Commission and provides ongoing review and evaluation of programs and services that support the development of Irvine children, youth, and families.

The City of Irvine is currently in the process of updating the Strategic Plan for Children, Youth and Families. ICYFAC will play an important role in this update and help to review, evaluate and guide the direction of future programming.

Applicants must live or work in Irvine and be willing to commit to a voluntary two-year term of active participation. Committee meetings are held quarterly on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Irvine Civic Center.

The application period begins Wednesday, February 15. Completed applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15.

Member-At-Large APPLICATION

 

 

IRVINE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES, AGENDAS AND BYLAWS:

Minutes

Agendas

Bylaws

Schedule for 2023:

  • February 22, Civic Center, CTC
  • May 24, Civic Center, CTC
  • August 23, Civic Center, CTC
  • November 29, Civic Center, CTC
 
 

Irvine Children, Youth and Families Advisory Committee Meeting

The City is pleased to announce that the regular Irvine Children, Youth and Families Advisory Committee (ICYFAC) meetings will be available in-person or live streamed through Zoom, as well as a dial-in conference call line. In an effort to enhance community engagement, community members may submit comments via email to cs@cityofirvine.org on upcoming agenda items, or community members may provide live public comments in-person or via Zoom during ICYFAC meetings.

The electronic agenda packet is available on the City’s website.

See below for instruction on joining the meeting through Zoom and how to submit comments.

HOW TO SUBMIT A COMMENT

Public comments can be made prior to the start of the ICYFAC meeting via email to cs@cityofirvine.org.

HOW TO WATCH LIVE MEETING

Community members may also view meetings live. Webinar ID and Passcode are provided below.

  • Webinar ID: Will be provided prior to meeting. 
  • Passcode: Will be provided prior to meeting. 

The live stream will be available starting 5:15 p.m. (15 minutes before the meeting). We suggest installing and testing the Zoom software on your devices before the meeting. Visit zoom.us/download for additional information.

If you are having trouble with the link above, please copy and paste the following URL into a new browser: Will be provided prior to meeting

HOW TO JOIN BY PHONE: 

If you would like to join by phone, dial one of the following numbers and use the Webinar ID and Passcode provided below.
669-444-9171 or 346-248-7799 or 253-215-8782

  • Webinar ID: 823 5580 4397
    Passcode: 032095

For technical assistance prior to and during the meeting, please call 949-724-6147.