Kyle Area Youth Advisory Council (KAYAC)

Welcome to the Kyle Area Youth Advisory Council (KAYAC) web page!

KAYAC is a committee comprised of Kyle area youth ages 14-18. To apply to be a member of KAYAC for the 2024-25 school year, Click Here.

Use the links below to find information on this page:

Overview

KAYAC gives students the opportunity to hear city business items and then advise the Kyle City Council from their unique perspective.

Purpose of Creation

This Youth Advisory Council was created as a sixteen (16) member committee that consists of youth ages 14-18, enrolled in ninth through twelfth-grade levels, and either reside in the city limits of Kyle or currently attend a high school in the Hays CISD school district or live in the city limits and are homeschooled. This committee is known as the Kyle Area Youth Advisory Council (KAYAC).

KAYAC shall be advisory in nature and has been created for the purpose of providing a youthful point of view for the Kyle City Council on community affairs and issues. This commission shall provide the opportunity for youth in the City of Kyle to learn about municipal government and to advise Kyle City Council from the perspective of area teens.

Learn more about KAYAC by reading our newsletters (in attachments below).

Members

TreasurerJoshua Power

Committee Liasons
Gabriel Belmonte
Sophia Ramirez

Secretary
Charlotte Garza

Council Vice Chair
Anthony Jaramillo

Marketing Chair
Gavin Rasendez Lopez

Social Chair
Mirabella Dietz

Council Chair
Isabella Green

Members
Donovan Santine
Alexia Smith
Jackson Juel
Mason Coleman
Emilee Mueller
Emma Sanchez

Meetings

2024 Meeting Dates:

January 17

February 21

March 20

*All KAYAC meetings are held on every 3rd Wednesday evenings at Kyle City Hall beginning at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted. General information, reminders and any changes to meeting dates or times will be communicated to members through a social media app called GroupMe (students will be added to the app at the beginning of the year).

CONTACT US

City of Kyle Staff Consultant

Jesse Elizondo

Assistant City Manager

jelizondo@cityofkyle.com