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DATE: Tuesday, December 8, 2015
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Warner Hutto n House
13777 Fru i tva l e Avenue
Saratoga, CA 9507 0
City of Saratoga
Youth Commission
MINUTES
Call to Order 7:02
Roll Call: Eem, Debling, Kaliyur (absent), Medhekar, Maheshwari, Pradhan, Shanbhag, Singh,
Verma, Vijay, Weisend.
Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, this
m eeting was properly post ed on December 7, 2015.
Accept Agenda Items : No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section
54954.2.
Approval of November 24th minutes Weisend, Maheshwari
Oral & Written Communication: Any member of the public may address the Commission about any
matter not on th e 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. Recap on Tree Lighting Ceremony
a) Good amount of water
b) Assembly line process
a. Less powder in each cup
c) More Marshmallows next year
d) Advertise it next year
e) Different table for the activity next year
II. Budget Update - Daniel Eem $2514
III. Parents’ Night Out
a) Friday, December 11th
a. CANCELLED
b) Movie selection
c) Plan of action:
a. Email it to the parents of elementary schoolers
b. Promote at events – state of the city next
c. Promote at School assemblies
IV. YAC Attack
a) Debate topic and description due
a. Common core (0 votes)
b. Gun control (5 votes)
i. Security guards on campus
ii. Teachers with guns
c. Teacher tenure (2 votes)
d. Affirmative action (2 votes)
e. on campus vs off campus lunch (0 votes)
f. late start (1 vote)
g. block schedule (1 vote)
h. Adolescents’ medical rights (0 votes)
i. ISIS – Syrian refugees (0 vote)
j. Gender neutral bathrooms (2 votes)
k. Search and seizure (2 votes)
l. Cameras at school (1 vote)
m. Dress code (4 votes)
b) 2 topics chosen:
a. gun control (20 minutes)
b. dress code (20 minutes)
i. backup – search and seizure
c) Description:
a. Americans are born with in-ALIEN-able rights, and some can be out of this
WORLD! Come debate to learn how your peers feel about a few of these
constitutional rights, such as gun control and dress code. Free candy included.
V. All-inclusive play structure update
a) Plan will be finalized in March by city council
b) Apply for additional funding from rotary – Vijay/Weisend meet with Bridget
c) Meeting with parks and rec and mayor in depth
d) Get interact club on board
VI. Upcoming Events
a) Middle School Dances Update
i. March 11th
ii. May 13th
iii. Brainstorm Middle School Dance Names
a. Toga2k16
i. All in favor
b) WOW
a. Send emails to principals
c) Teen Center
a. To be discussed at the Commission Retreat in January
d) Color Run
a. Possible locations – Congress Springs (all in favor)
b. Potential dates – April 16, 17
c. Components of run
i. 5k – booths along the way (selfie station, photo booth, water station,
lemonade station, etc.)
1. Interact club to help?
ii. Bring in local food businesses – as weather permits
1. Sell their food afterwards
2. Food party afterwards
iii. Possibly charge for the run ($5)
e) Laser Tag
a. Vote to cancel: Weisend, Vijay, Eem, Pradhan, Singh
i. Abstain: Verma
ii. Keep: Medhekar, Shanbhag, Maheshwari, Debling
iii. Absent: Kaliyur
b. CANCELLED
f) Movie Night
a. In favor: All
b. February – tentative
c. Redwood middle, Azul park (if rains, Blue Hills)
d. Revisit on January 12, 2015
VII. Dinner schedule
a) January – Vijay/Singh
b) February – shanbhag/Maheshwari
c) March – Pradhan/Weisend
d) April – Verma/Eem
e) May – Debling/Medhekar
f) ALLERGIES: corn, nuts, 2 vegetarians
VIII. Marketing
a) Facebook/Social Media Schedule
IX. Youth Commission Apparel
a) Sweatshirt quotes
a. All in favor of the windbreakers to come out of the budget
X. Agenda Items for Next Meeting-Tuesda y, January 12 , 2015
XI. Adjournment 9:13
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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 December 7th , 2015 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 websi te at www .saratoga.ca.us .