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City of Saratoga
Youth Commission
Minutes
DATE: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Warner Hutton House
13777 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order 7:06 PM
Roll Call: Agrawal, Chang, Chien, Fariba, Finch, Khare, R. Pandya, Smith, Sreedhara, Tang,
Zaidi.
Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, this
meeting was properly posted on January 17, 2011.
Accept Agenda Items: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section
54954.2.
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. Welcome to our new commissioner!
i. Welcome Nihar!
II. Old Business
i. Teen Concert
1. Update (Henig)
a. late April? May?
ii. KSAR Filming
1. Update (Zaidi & Chien)
a. key points from meeting
i. no editing of content
1. avoid inappropriate comments
2. no side conversations
3. looking interested
4. try to be “natural”
ii. only official meetings filmed
iii. Informational Pamphlet
1. Pass out copies
a. will be professionally done
i. update next meeting
iv. TFBA Update
1. Update on Yolatea (10% off)
a. continued miscommunication
i. only giving deals to youth commission
ii. only 1 of 4 owners know of discount
b. how to handle situation
i. look illegitimate to community
ii. start talking to other businesses
1. table until brochures are printed
v. Facebook
1. “Like” Update
a. “check-in” at meetings
2. Add another liaison beside Jane
3. Updates at least twice a week
a. events that affect Saratoga teens
i. local high school events
ii. commission events
iii. open admission to community
iv. age-appropriate
v. no politics
vi. Breakout Sessions
1. WOW (Fariba, Finch, Zaidi, Pandya, Agrawal)
a. Meeting with Saratoga Elementary Principal
i. 3:30 p.m. on January 25th
1. Create a plan
a. introduce youth commission
b. overview of what WOW is
c. responsibilities of
school/commission
d. daily schedule of a day of WOW
e. logistics (April 9-13, 2012)
f. get her approval
g. raffle for grand prize at Arbor Day
2. YAC Attack Debate (Smith, Sreedhara, Chang, Chien, Khare)
a. Lunch – Burrito of choice?
b. Workshop
i. Create outline
1. intro: telling Emma’s story
2. tangent questions prepared
a. SOPA censorship
b. Facebook
c. high school codes of conduct
i. public vs. private
3. Project Cornerstone (Tang, Smith, Chang, Sreedhara,
Agrawal)
a. Meeting @ Redwood Middle School (2/2 @ 3:30 p.m.)
i. Who can go?
1. Tang? Sreedhara?
2. Smith, Chang, Agrawal
ii. Discussion points
1. Unity & Community Week
a. “what the community can do for
you”
b. classroom presentations (skit, games,
input)
c. invite leadership teacher to meeting
III. Upcoming Event
i. Cupertino Youth Commission Meeting (WOW planning session) –
Quinlan Community Center – 1/25 @ 6:15 pm
1. Sokena
2. Anu? Mercedes?
ii. Coffeehouse @ Saratoga Library – 2/3
iii. YAC Attack – March 3, 2012
iv. Arbor Day – No date or location yet
v. JT. Council Meeting – Wednesday May 2, 2012 @ 5:30 p.m.
vi. Rotary Art Show – 1st Sunday in May
IV. Next Meeting scheduled for February 14, 2012
a. Agenda Items for the February meeting?
V. Adjournment 8:59 PM
Minutes completed by Sarah Tang, Secretary.