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City of Saratoga
Youth Commission
MINUTES
DATE: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
TIME: 7:00p.m.
LOCATION: Warner Hutton House
13777 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order (7:03p.m.)
Roll Call: Agrawal, Chang, Gupta, Khare, Lee, Lin, Pandya, Smith, Sreedhara, Wang, Vijay
Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, this
meeting was properly posted on August 29, 2013.
Accept Agenda Items : No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section
54954.2.
Approval of November 12th minutes: AGARWAL, PANDYA MOVED TO APPROVE CITY
COUNCIL MINUTES FOR YOUTH COMMISSION MEETINGS ON OCTOBER 8, 2013
AND OCTOBER 22, 2013. Motion passed. Ayes: Agrawal, Chang, Gupta, Lee, Lin, Smith,
Sreedhara, Wang, Vijay. Noes: none. Absent: Khare, Pandya. 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.
I. Old Business
a) Recap on the YAC Social
-Further question about TFBA
-Commission “speed dating”
-Good that we were split up and got to meet different people
-Good brainstorming
Ideas to implement in future years:
-Break a world record
-Adopting a park
-Sports tournament
-Subcommittee to attend city council meetings
YAK Attack: Mountain View: March 1st
b) Marketing Strategies (Allison, Jeremy)
-Facebook is alive!
-Witchy walk pictures were updated
-Tree lighting pictures
II. Special Events/ Community Outreach
a) Tree Lighting: Friday November 29th
-Get there at 4:30
-Subcomittee: Shefali, Somya (Will Call), Jane
-Markers, Stickers, Pom-Poms and glue, sticker sequins, ribbon/string
-Handprint poster
-Banner Purchase?
b) Participation ideas
-Tree ornaments made of paper and stickers to decorate
-Hot chocolate
-Handprint poster
c) Meeting time
-4:30 in the plaza
III. Laser Tag
-Restart sales during the middle of next week
-Post in class groups
-Keep and sell rounds
IV. Project Corner Stone
-Lockhart: Just show up, Tuesday (Somya)
a) Update on sales tickets
-Restart closer to date
b) Marketing: school announcements
c) TAB
-Go to a meeting at January (Jane, Allison)
V. Walk-One-Week (WOW)
a) Update with elementary schools
-Email Chapman (Shefali)
-Email Bosco about student council joint meeting (Jane)
-Email Ales about meeting during the next week (Shefali)
b) Skit filming?
-Hold off untill necessary
VI. Anti-bullying ideas
-Tabled till next meeting
VII. Agenda Items for Next Meeting-Tuesday, December 10, 2013
VIII. Work on tree lighting ornaments, cutting laser tag tickets, and hand print poster
VIIII. Adjournment (8:55)
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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
November 25, 2013 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.