HomeMy WebLinkAbout03 20 12 Youth Commission Minutes
City of Saratoga
Youth Commission
Meeting
DATE: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Warner Hutton House
13777 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order 7:05 PM
Roll Call: Agrawal, Chang, Chien (late), Fariba, Finch, Khare (late), 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 March 15, 2012.
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. Old Business
i. Chair will address City Council on 3/21 (Fariba)
ii. Jt. Council Meeting Topics (5/2)
1. Topics
I. Training (Sarah)
II. TFBA (Anu)
III. Meeting with other commissions
i. LGYC (Sierra)
ii. Cupertino (Sokena)
IV. YAC Attack – Conference & Debate (Kaitlin, Nihar)
V. YAC Social (Ruchi)
VI. Media
i. Social Media (Jane)
ii. Saratoga News (Mercedes)
iii. KSAR (add to another section)
VII. Arbor Day
VIII. WOW
IX. Project Cornerstone
2. Speeches
I. 1-2 paragraph summary of topic
II. email to Adam for feedback by next meeting
iii. Recruitment for new commissioners
1. Applications now accepted for 2012-13
2. Need assistance in getting application information to following
schools: Prospect, Westmont, Mitty, Bellarmine, Los Gatos HS,
Saint Francis, and Monta Vista.
I. Teen Library Commission
i. 3/28 @ 4:00 PM at Saratoga Library
iv. KSAR
1. Continue for this year? Table till Fall?
I. table till fall
v. Project Cornerstone (Tang, Smith, Chang, Sreedhara, Agrawal)
I. Update
i. Leadership Class @ Redwood
1. Monday 4/2
a. 4th period (11:20 AM)
i. Anu, Sierra, Nihar,
Mercedes?
2. Tuesday 4/3
a. 7th period (2:10 PM)
i. Sarah, Sokena, Kaitlin,
Mercedes?
II. Who will be able to attend?
i. What will group say to leadership class?
1. circle set-up/move tables
2. introductions of class and commission
3. talk about Project Cornerstone
results/statistics
4. paper toss into bin
a. problems with Saratoga?
b. disconnected to community?
c. How can we help you?
5. discussion
6. meeting after Yolatea on 3/26?
ii. “Youth Speak” type of event
vi. WOW
1. Update on schools (Fariba)
I. Argonaut (4/9-4/13?)
i. Friday 3/23 @ 3:30 (Ruchi, Kia, Anu)
ii. commission meeting on Monday 3/26 @ 3:30 at
Yolatea
II. Saratoga (4/23-4/27)
i. Groups
1. Student Council (4/9 @ 2:20 PM)
2. Climate School Committee (week of 4/9)
3. PTA (4/9)
ii. Promotion
1. School Announcements
2. Posters
3. no assembly
2. Schedule for 4/23 WOW @ Saratoga Elementary
I. Week of 3/26 - insert info in weekly e-newsletter.
II. Week of 4/2 – Meet with “Student Council” and “School
Climate Committee”
i. Discuss event; ask for volunteers; pass out flyers
and samples of the WOW card
III. Week of 4/9 – Present at weekly assembly on Wednesday
(3/28); Featuring Powerpoint presentation; get student
council involved; make posters;
IV. Week of 4/9 – Broadcast school announcements; hand out
flyers that Thursday and Friday.
V. Week of 4/23 - WOW Begins! See morning assignments.
1. Assignments for 4/9-4/13
a. M –Nihar, Kia, Sokena, Anu
b. Tu –Nihar, Kaitlin, Sokena
c. W –Sarah, Anu, Somya, Sierra, Jane, Ruchi
d. Th –Kia, Ruchi, Kaitlin, Mercedes
e. F –Kia, Anu, Sierra
2. Assignments for 4/4/23-4/27
a. M –Kia, Sokena, Anu
b. Tu –Kaitlin, Sokena
c. W –Sarah, Anu, Sierra, Jane, Ruchi, Nihar
d. Th –Kia, Ruchi, Kaitlin, Mercedes
e. F –Kia, Anu, Sierra
3. Promote
a. Wednesday assemblies
b. Posters
c. Newsletter (Golden Oak)
d. PTA meeting (not holding one till 4/10)
e. Other suggestions?
4. Sponsorships/Prizes
a. Update
b. Raffle Prizes
i. Children’s newspaper subscription (Agrawal)
ii. Santa Clara University (Agrawal)
1. 2 water bottles
iii. Bell Tower Bistro (Agrawal)
1. possible gift cards?
iv. Sponsors (Agrawal/Fariba)
v. Affordable Treasures? (Finch/Fariba?)
vi. Hand out certificates?
c. Prizes (given after WOW)
i. 1 day – sticker
ii. 2 days – pencil
iii. 3 days – pencil + eraser
iv. 4 days – bouncy balls
v. 5 days – “slinkies” + certificate
vi. raffle: water bottles, gift cards, iPod shuffle,
newspaper subscriptions
5. Volunteers - Create a list of possible students/groups to meet with.
a. Youth commissioners will assists volunteers.
i. decide during Mon 3/26
6. Arbor Day (if done during week of 4/9)
a. Types of activities?
II. Upcoming Event
i. Arbor Day - Friday, April 20th
ii. JT. Council Meeting – Wednesday May 2 @ 5:30 p.m.
iii. Rotary Art Show – 1st Sunday in May (5/5-5/6)
1. Adam will figure out best times
iv. SYC Application Due – 5/17
v. Commission Recognition Dinner – 5/30 @ 6:00?
II. Next Meeting – Tuesday, April 10
i. Agenda Items?
III. Adjournment 8:47 PM
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@saratoga.ca.us. Requests must be made as early as possible and at least one
full business day before the start of the meeting.
Minutes by Sarah Tang, Secretary.