HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.22.12 Youth Commission Minutes
City of Saratoga
Youth Commission
Minutes
UDATE: Monday, October 22, 2012
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: City Hall – Administrative Conference Room
13777 Fruitvale Ave.
Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order 7:05
Roll Call: Agrawal, Chang (absent), Chien, Finch, Lee, Khare, R. Pandya, Smith, Sreedhara,
Tang, Vijay.
Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, this
meeting was properly posted on October 17, 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. YAC Social
a. November 16th in Burlingame from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
b. Format
1. Ask commission chairs their roles in respective commissions
2. Gather ideas from other commissions
3. Meet other commissioners
c. Transportation?
1. Carpool
II. Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony/Chamber Wine Stroll
a. 5:00-8:00 p.m. on Friday, 11/23
b. SYC want to offer games for kids during event?
1. Talk more at next meeting
III. Political Forum
a. Meeting with Cupertino Youth Commission on 10/15 (Finch & Pandya)
1. Discussed logistics
b. Update on event
1. Arrival time
1. Arrive at 6 PM or earlier
2. Marketing
1. School announcements (all)
2. Lockers (all)
3. Video (Chien)
4. Facebook – everyone
a. Event Page ~52
b. Invite school reporters
5. Downtown shops (Sreedhara & Vijay
a. Posted flyers after school today
6. Presentations
a. Sierra - Gov/Econ classes, Speech & Debate; Saratoga
Chamber Youth Committee
i. one Gov teacher will offer extra credit
b. Nihar – FBLA, History department
i. Some may give extra credit/ announced at clubs
c. Kaitlin – JSA, MUN
i. Handed out flyers
d. Anu – Mock Trial
i. Put up flyers in classroom
e. Harker: Mercedes – DECA, Speech & Debate, FBLA,
History, AP Gov
i. Will continue to announce
f. Lynbrook: Sarah: History/Gov & Somya: MUN & Ruchi:
JSA, Speech & Debate
i. Will drop in announcements
g. Bellarmine: Justin – History/Gov, Republican/Democrat,
Political Debate, S&D
i. Will meet with political debate team
h. Model Court Legislature (MLC): Shefali
i. SJ Youth Commission District 1 – Somya
i. Seemed interested
c. Assignments
1.Chairs – Kaitlin Finch & Ashley Ding
2.Greeters – Celine & Sanika (1/2 more)
1. Somya
2. Shefali
3.Candidate Handlers – (2)
1. Mercedes
4.Clock/Timer – Meyhaa
1. Justin for moderator
5. Pizza – Greg (1/2 more)
1. Sarah
6.Commissioners Asking ?s – (3)
1. Everyone
7.Photographer (1)
1. Sierra/Mercedes
8.Audience Floater w Microphone – Carissa & Ruchi ith
9.Parking Assistant (3)
1. Anu
d. Schedule
7:05 p.m. – Welcome
7:10 p.m. ‐ Fremont High School District Board
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Questions: Lynbrook: Somya, Sarah, Ruchi, Shefali – If Saratoga H
h l has it, why can’t we? (reference to PE credits)
you willing to take more ‐Cheating is a very severe action, are
action than you currently are?
‐Too lenient when it comes to drugs
‐ Certain classes like graphic design are only offered at one school in
on’t the district, is there anyway I can attend the class even if I d
drive?
red: budget cuts don’t let schools have certain ‐ If not answe
textbooks
7:40 p.m. ‐ Break
7:45 p.m. ‐ State Assembly (28th District) –
rowded prison system – take money from ‐ Justin: 3 strikes: overc
education to run prison
‐ Sierra: death penalty
‐ Anu: UC/ CSU tuition – how do we make it so students can graduate in
4 years
?
‐ Kaitlin: gas prices are extremely high: chemical additive, what do you
see as more important? Lowering gas prices of saving the environment
n/ admitting foreign students/out of state students ‐ Affirmative Actio
since they pay the higher tuition
8:15 p.m. ‐ Break
8:20 p.m. ‐ Local party officials representing major presidential
om college, I will get a job?
candidate’s viewpoints
‐ How will you make it so after I graduate fr
‐ What advice do you have for me?
‐ Justin: Can you end the selective service?
‐ Somya: What are your opinions for STEM education?/ writing should
y voice their opinions?
be focused on in school system
e‐ Since youth and teens can’t vote, how do th
‐ Does your party support loan forgiveness?
‐ term limits for congressmen/house of rep
‐ Mercedes: electoral college vs. popular vote – if I live in California and
lican, my vote doesn’t matter at all. What do you think about I’m a repub
that?
8:50 ‐ END
IV. Agenda Items for Next Meeting
V. Adjournment 8:10
Minutes completed by Mercedes Chien, Secretary.