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MINUTES - SARATOGA YOUTH COMMISSION
CHAIRPERSON:
VICE CHAIRPERSON:
SECRETARY:
TREASURER:
Feb 12, 2002 -7:03pm-8:45pm
EOC meeting room, City Hall
13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga
James Atkin
Abhik Pramanik
Elliot Onn
James Ballingall
DATE & TIME:
LOCATION:
I. CALL TO ORDER
a. Agenda was posted Friday, December 28, 2001
b. Call to order at 7:03pm
c. All present except five (5): Baker, EI-Diwany, Miller, Praruanik, Wu
1. Baker admitted at 7: 11 pm
II. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC
a. No communication from public.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Minutes approved
I. Motion made by Ballingall
2. Motion seconded by Luskey
IV. OLD BUSINESS
a. High School Concert
1. Old Concert
a. Concert took place on February I"
b. !OO students present
c. Students from Los Gatos, Saratoga, Prospect attended
b. Restaurant Fundraising
1. Chevy's Night
a. $117.11 in revenue
2. McDonald's Night
a. No revenues reported
b. Totals to be reported at March meeting by Farnum
c. Ski Trips
1. Ski Trip on Saturday, February 23,d
Depart 4:00pm Return: 10:00pm
Cost $89
d. Skateboard Park
1. A joint Youth Commission, Park & Recreation, City Couucil, and citizen task
force has been organized to plan a skate park
a. To date, the task force has participated iu two meetings, where the
issue of a local skateboard park was discussed
i. Levin will discuss the possibility of locating the mobile
skate park at Prospect with the Prospect High principal
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ii. Entrance fees to the skateboard park is a topic of
discussion, although further consideration will take place
after the preliminary organization
i. Membership package might be a consideration
ii. Youth Commission consensus is that there shall be
no fees
b. Donations from parents to the upkeep and purchase of the skate park is
being iuvestigated as a possible route for the short term
e. Advertisements
1. Advertisements are directed to be present at the March dance
2. Some commissioners are concerned about youth surrounded by advertising,
and whether it should be permitted at Youth Commission dances
3. Other commissioners say that the potential profit to be directed towards other
youth activities outweighs the advertisiug factor
f. Spring Creek Cleanup
I. Spring Creek cleanup to take place in late March
2. Notifications will be made to Commissioners and the public as more
information becomes available
V. NEW BUSINESS
a. Dance
I. Next dance is March I't
2. Current theme ideas
a. Camouflage
b. Sunset Blvd. (Hollywood-styled dance) ...;
b. High School Concert
1. Next concert is scheduled to be on Saturday, February 16th, 2002
2. Marketing handled by event coordiuators through announcements and fliers at
local high schools
3. Youth Commissioners to be present at 7:00pm to supervise concert, at the
Saratoga Community Center
c. New Event Proposals
1. Music Festival Committee
a. Assigned to Luskey
2. Youth Conference Planniug
a. Assigned to Atkin
3. Saturday morning sports hangout/tournament for high schoolers
a. Assigned to OnnlLevin
d. Food Drive
I. A Food Drive has been arranged, where youth attending the April dance will
contribute a canned food in exchange for a dollar off admission.
2. The canned foods will be dropped off at the Second Harvest food bank, the
following week.
e. Rotary Art Show
I. On May 5th, 2002, the Rotary Art Show will take place
2. All Youth Commissioners are assigned to be iu attendance, volunteering time
towards the show
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VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS
a. Dances
1. Next dance iu March I"
b. Special Events
1. Youth Commissioner Night
a. Planning in process
i. April 19th is the preliminary date
c. High School Activities
1. Meeting discussed negative obstacles at recent concert
d. Public Relations
1. No meeting this month
e. Warner Hutton House
1. No meeting this month
VII. OTHER
a. Volunteering at the Strawberry Festival to be considered
b. A mass e-mail address will be organized.
1. Sender@SaratogaTeen.com is an invalid e-mail address until further notice
VIII. Adjournment
1. Adjourned at 8:45pm
Next meeting is March lib, 2002, 7:00pm-9:00pm
Minutes respectfully submitted by:
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Elliot Onn
Secretary
Saratoga Youth Commission
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