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Home My WebLink About4-14-09 Youth Commission AgendaDATE: Tuesday, April 14 2009 7:00 p.m. LOCATION City Hall Administration Conference Room 13777 Fruitvale Ave. Saratoga, CA 95070 City of Saratoga Youth Commission AGENDA - Meeting Call to Order Roll Call: Annamalai, Baker, Dev, El- Diwany, Fariba, Fatemi, Finch, Kausar, Rao, Rateau, Rees, Rezaii, Tang, Tkalcevic, Tseng, Zhao. Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, this meeting was properly posted on April 8, 2009. Accept Agenda Items: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2. Approval of the March minutes. Oral & Written Communication: Any member of the public may address the Commission about any matter not on the agenda for this meeting for up three minutes. Commissioners may not comment on the matter, but may choose to place the topic on a future agenda. I. New Business a. Rotary Art Show — Sunday, May 3rd i. Volunteers (Sign up List) b. e of July — Volunteers needed i. Who's interested? II. Old Business a. Reappointment for 2009 -2010 i. Baker, Kausar, Rezaii, Tang b. Joint Meeting with Parks and Recreation Commission on March 10'' i. Letter (Fariba) — Exhibit A c. Joint Council Meeting with City Council i. April 15`h /5:30 p.m. 1. Overview /Introduction /Closing — Justin 2. Training — Lauren 3. Invisible Children Dance — Tiffany & Elena 4. Concert — Kayvon & Sammy 5. Retreat /Survey — ? 6. After School Program— Justin 7. Safe Rides, Snow Trip, Chill Night — Aditya & Natalie 1 8. Library Teen Services — Tara 9. Mustard Faire, Taste of Saratoga - Cynthia 10. Parks & Recreation Commission — Aditya 11. YAC Social - Kaitlin d. Concert with Pinup Productions i. Concert — May 9t' ii. Sign up for time slot e. YC Interest Survey (See attachment) i. Comments /Edits ii. Plan f. Film Fest i. Cancelled? g. E -media i. Saratogateen.com (updates & feedback) 1. LogoHH! H. Facebook — Updates III. Adjournment to next meeting: May 12, 2009 Agenda completed by Corey Rateau, Chair & Adam Henig, Commission Liaison. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a disabled person and you need a disability- related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 408.868.1269 or ctclerk e,saratoga.ca.us. Requests must be made as early as possible and at least one full business day before the start of the meeting. Certificate of Posting of Agenda: I, Adam Henig, Recreation Supervisor for the City of Saratoga, declare that the foregoing agenda for the meeting of the Youth Commission of the City of Saratoga was posted on April 8, 2009 at the office of the City of Saratoga, 13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga, CA 95070 and was available for public review at that location. The agenda is also available on the City's website at www.saratoga.ca.us. 2 EXHIBIT A DRAFT April 14, 2009 To: Saratoga Parks and Recreation Commission We would like to thank you for the joint council meeting organized between our two commissions. In follow -up, there were some key points we emphasized during our meeting. With exception to the Wildwood Park, most teens have limited knowledge of the availability of the city's parks. However, there is an interest among teens to want to become more connected to their neighborhood parks. With that said, here are some examples to bridge that gap. o Establishing a new skate park o New bike trails o Offering perks to teens such as community service hours for managing, maintaining, and acting as park guides for residents. In short, we were enjoying meeting with your commission and look forward to working with you in the near future. Sincerely, Kia Fariba, Youth Commissioner 2008 -2009 Youth Commission 3 Saratoga Youth Commission Interest Survey This survey is anonymous and is solely being used to gather information on what teens in Saratoga would like to have in their community. I. How frequently do shop or eat in Saratoga, but not including Downtown /Big Basin Way (Jake's, Saratoga Bagels, Quiznos, Rose's) Daily Every few months Weekly Never Monthly II. How fre uently do shop or eat in the downtown village /Big Basin Way ( includes Starbucks, Blue Rock Shoot, etc) Daily Every few months Weekly Never Monthly II. How fre uently do shop or eat in the downtown village not including Starbucks, or Blue Rock Shoot. Daily Every few months Weekly Never Monthly III. Rank 1 -11 what you would like to have in Saratoga. (1 being most desired; 11 being least) Pizza restaurant in the downtown village Teen Concerts in the Park /Community Center Burger or Diner in the downtown village High School Dance at Community Center Teen - friendly retail shops such as American Apparel &' Frozen Yogurt in the downtown village Independent Bookstore Skate Park Movie Theater Bike Park Make Your Own Art Studio (such as Petroglph) ]Lazer Tag facility IV. Are there any other comments or suggestions you have about hanging out in Saratoga? High School: Gender: M F — Age: