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City of Saratoga
Youth Commission
MINUTES
DATE: Tuesday, March 11, 2014
TIME: 7:00p.m.
LOCATION: Warner Hutton House
13777 Fruitvale Ave.
Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order (7:03)
Roll Call: Agrawal, Chang, Gupta, Khare (Absent), Lee, Lin, Pandya , Smith, Sreedhara, Vijay,
Wang.
Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, this meeting
was properly posted on March 10, 2014.
Accept Agenda Items : No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section
54954.2.
Approval of February 25th
WANG, AGRAWAL MOVED TO APPROVE FEBRUARY 25TH YOUTH COMMISSION
MINUTES. Motion passed. Ayes: Agrawal, Chang, Gupta, Lee, Lin, Pandya, Smith, Sreedhara,
Wang, Vijay. Noes: none. Absent: Khare. Abstain: None.
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.
(None)
I. Old Business minutes
a) YAC Attack debrief
-San Carlos: involvement in city council
teen center building
green day once a month
youth vote during every election season
-Too many youth commissions hired people
-Most not applicable
-Advisors shouldn’t give the entire presentation
-Public speaking event or workshop
-Pre-screening for the different events
-Will help with making events more constructive
-Situation cards turned out as well
-Taffy as an incentive worked well!
b) Lunar New Year Celebration debrief
-Attendance was lower, but overall event was good
-Prepare based on weather
c) TAB Collaboration
-WOW:
CHANG MOVED TO CONDUCT WALK ONE WEEK WITHOUT AID
FROM TAB. Motion passed. Ayes: Agrawal, Chang, Gupta, Lee, Lin, Pandya,
Smith, Sreedhara, Wang, Vijay. Noes: none. Absent: Khare. Abstain: None.
-Opposed to having elementary school students participate in the gallery walk
II. Special Events/ Community Outreach
a) St. Paddy’s Day Party 3:00-4:30pm March 15th
-Will not attend: Nihar, Summer, Jeremy, Justin
-Will attend: Shefali, Anu, Allison
-Will check availability: Maya, Mihir
-Be at Saratoga Downtown at 2:30
b) Arbor Day Event April 22nd
-Attend if available
c) Blossom Festival March 22nd
CHANG MOVED TO NOT PARTICIPATE IN BUT ATTEND THE BLOSSOM
FESTIVAL ON MARCH 22ND. Motion passed. Ayes: Agrawal, Chang, Gupta, Lee,
Lin, Pandya, Smith, Sreedhara, Wang, Vijay. Noes: none. Absent: Khare. Abstain: None.
III. Project Corner Stone
a) Potential dance date for Redwood Middle- April 4th
IV. Commission Recognition Dinner
a) Wednesday, April 30th from 6:00pm-8:30pm @ Foothill Club
-RSVP when invitation is received
V. Walk-One-Week (WOW)
a) WOW format: assembly, video, posters, punch cards, prizes
a. Saratoga Elementary School- March 31at-April 4th
-Handprint Poster
-Art contest: “Draw something that helps your environment.”
-Turn-In box in the office
-Assembly
-Scheduling:
M: Jane, Maya, Jeremy
T: Shefali, Jane
W: Come if available
R: Jane, Anu
Friday: Nihar, Anu, Allison, Summer
b. Argonaut Elementary School- April????
c. Foothill Elementary School- May 19th-23rd
VI. Agenda Items for Next Meeting-Tuesday, April 8th 2014
VII. Adjournment: (8:46)
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Certificate of Posting of Agenda:
l, Bridget Eddings, Recreation Coordinator 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 March
10, 2014 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.