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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: January 20, 2010 AGENDA ITEM:
DEPARTMENT: City Manager’s Office CITY MANAGER: Dave Anderson
PREPARED BY: Ann Sullivan, City Clerk DIRECTOR: Dave Anderson
SUBJECT: Presentation on Bill of Rights for Children and Youth and Adoption of Resolution
Adopting Bill of Rights for Children and Youth
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Listen to short presentation by Dana Bunnett, Executive Director for Kids in Common, on the Bill
of rights for Children and Youth; authorize the Mayor to sign the Bill of Rights for Children and
Youth and adopt Bill of Rights Resolution.
REPORT SUMMARY:
Santa Clara County Children’s Agenda has identified community goals for our children and youth.
The Bill of Rights for Children and Youth is a bold, public agreement that all children and youth
are entitled to certain fundamental elements.
The United Nations proclaimed an International Children’s Bill of Rights in 1990, and the State of
California passed its own in 2009 modeled on the Bill of Rights for Children and Youth of San
Mateo County. It is time for Santa Clara County to join in this public agreement. Leaders and
citizens of the City of Saratoga can now go on record professing they believe children and youth
have fundamental rights by authorizing the Mayor to sign the attached Bill of Rights for Children
and Youth and adopting the attached resolution.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
N/A
CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FOLLOWING RECOMMENDED ACTION:
N/A
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
N/A
FOLLOW UP ACTION:
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The City Clerk will mail the signed Bill of Rights and a copy of the signed Resolution to the
appropriate County offices.
ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT:
Posting of the agenda.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A – Bill of Rights for Children and Youth
Attachment B - Resolution
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