HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-16-2002 Youth Commission Minutes
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MINUTES - SARATOGA YOUTH COMMISSION
DATE & TIME:
LOCATION:
Apr 16,2002 - 7:00-9:00pm.
Warner Hutton House, City of Saratoga
13777 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga'
James Atkin
Abhik Pramanik
Elliot Onn
James Ballingall
CHAIRPERSON:
VICE CHAIRPERSON:
SECRETARY:
TREASURER:
I. CALL TO ORDER
a. Call to order at 7:09pm
b. Agenda was posted Tuesday, April 9th, 2002
c. Four not present (4): EI Diwany, Farnum, Pramanik, Wu
I. Farnum admitted~t 7: II pm
II. COMMUNICATION FROM PUBLIC
a. Briana Bryne
Parent
201lS Bowie Brjle Way
Saratoga, CA 9S070
1. Comments directed towards Middle School dances. Perspective on dressing
and dancing is that it's iuappropriate for the age group.
b. Marissa Byrne
20llS Bonnie Brae Way
Sararoga, CA 9S070
I. Comments that students should be taken out of dance ifnot dressed properly.
c. Tanya Schillage
18640 Farragut Lane
Los Gatos, CA 9S030
1. Says that students'should be allowed to have a good time at the dance, and not
be limited to strict rules on clothing.
III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Minutes approved
1. Motion made by Schwartz
2. Motion seconded by Ballingall
IV. OLD BUSINESS
a. Band Program at Wildwood Park
1. Referred to High School Events committee
b. State of Saratoga Youth report
I. Topic Ideas
a. Diversity
b. Skateboard Park
2. Preliminary report will be available by next meeting
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c. Skateboard Park
1. Task Force Report
a. Demonstration was successful. Many youth from the community
showed up. Councilmember Evan Baker was optimistic that we should
purchase the park by the end of the school year. The tentative date was
June 17,2002.
b. Staff and skate board park should be looking at using the Skate Park for
six days a week.
d. Music Festival
1. Seeking to differ it to next year's commission.
a. Consensus to table the music festival to August '02.
e. Creek Clean-up
1. Sat. May 18th 9:00-11 :30am
2. Takes place at Community center parking lot
3. Youth Commissioners are encouraged to attend
f. Intramural Sports
I. Intramural sports will be set up for High Schoolers and High School alumnus
over the 2002 Summer (if applicable).
g. Garage Sale
I. Follow up with Levin and Byrne
2. Start to collect rummage for the Youth Commission rummage sale
3. Send a list of e-mail addresses to Farnum
h. New 'Commissioner recruitment
I. Distribute recruitment papers to schools
V. NEW BUSINESS
a. Upcoming Dance
1. We are selling glow sticks for $2 at next dance
2. Farnum is designing food inventory for next dance
3. Final dance of the year is Hawaiian
b. Drinks at Redwood Graduation
I. Tabled to May meeting
c. Civic Center Master Plan
I. Revert to Communication From Public
d. Summer Interim Transition Commission
1. Tabled to next meeting
VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS
a. Dances
1. Next dance is April 19, 2002
2. May dance incorporates a food drive
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b. Special Events
I. Armadillo Willys
2. Banner for SaratogaTeen.com
c. High School Activities
I. No new business.
d. Public Relations
I. No new business.
e. Warner Hutton House
I. Taffy is officially Warner Hutton House Director
Next meeting is May 14,2002
VII.
Adjournment
I. Adjourned at 8:53pm
Elliot Onn
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Secretary
Saratoga Youth Commission