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Youth Commission
Minutes
DATE: Tuesday October 11, 2011
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Warner Hutton House
13777 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order 7:03
Roll Call: Chang, Chien, Fariba, Finch, Khare, Nookala, R. Pandya, Smit h, Sreedhara, Tang,
Zaidi (late).
Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, this
meet ing was properly posted on October 4, 2011.
Accept Agenda Items: No addit ional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section
54954.2.
Approval of Training & September Minutes. Kait lin, Ruchi
Oral & Written Communication: Any member of the public may address the Commissio n
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. Project Cornerstone (40 Developmental Assets)
i. Committee: Somy a, Sar ah T, Jane, A nu, Sier r a (may be Mer cedes)
ii. Update from Adam
1. Dates available:
a. Thursday, Oct. 20 (35)
b. Or Wed., Oct. 26 (35)
i. email Adam RSVP
b. St ev e W ozniak Lect ur e (Pandy a)
i. V ot e 3 in favor, 8 opposed
c. 1 500 Tr ees
i. Donat ion s of Tr ees (Far iba)
1. It’s Good to Be Green Meeting
a. possibilit y of trees being donated by Elaine Pinnel and
planted in “Youth Commission” name
b. ceremony of plant ing during Arbor Day?
d. SY C T-shir t
i. Ideas
1. bring shirt ideas to next meet ing
e. Saratoga Historical Museum (Fariba)
i. invite to a meeting/put on an agenda
f. YC Email Account
i. create email address (Ruchi)
1. username: saratogayc@gmail.com
2. post agendas, minutes, plans on Google Docs?
g. Informational Pamphlet on the Commissio n
i. Missio n Statement
ii. Photo
iii. Events
iv. Email
v. Committee: Sarah, Ruchi, Mercedes, Kait lin, So mya
h. A ddit ional meet ing on a mont hl y basis
i. Discu ssion – Pr os, C ons
1. Regular meet ing
2. Informal subgroup meet ings
a. meet every other week
b. does not count towards number of absences
c. replace “subcommittee meet ings”
d. first possible meeting: October 25, 2011
3. V ot e in favor of trying meetings: unanimous, on the 25 th : majorit y
II. Old Business
a. Upcoming Events
i. YAC Social – Friday, October, 14 th in Mountain View (6:00 8:00)
1. Meet at the Warner at 5:30 p.m.
a. Who is attending?
b. Anu (maybe), Jane, Ruchi, Vikas, Mercedes (meet there?),
and Somya (maybe)
2. YAC Attack – Saturday, March 3,2012 (mark calendars)
a. Santa Clara
b. Workshop that YC could present (ideas)
c. Closing Speaker is Evan Low (Henig)
3. JT. Council Meeting – Wednesday May 2, 2012 @ 5:30 p.m.
a. mark calendars
4. Rotary Art Show – 1 st Sunday in May
b. Projects
i. WOW
1. Update (Finch & Zaidi) about letter
a. emailed to Saratoga Elementary
i. wait until new principal
2. Update about response (Fariba)
3. Options
a. wait a few weeks
ii. Teen Friendly Business Award
1. Coffee Grinds (Jane) 20% discount
2. Yolatea (Anu) 10% off yogurt/crepes fro m 46 pm
3. Rose Market (Kait lin) maybe (closed)
4. Blue Rock Shoot (Kait lin) maybe (no manager)
5. Big Basin Café (Kia) maybe (st ill need to go to)
6. Prolific Oven (Kia) maybe (no manager)
7. Peet’s Coffee (Vikas) no (corporate chain)
8. Jake’s Pizza (Vikas) maybe (still need to talk to manager)
9. QCup (Mercedes) maybe (no manager; will email)
10.Coach House (Sokena) maybe (Adam will visit)
11.Rojoz (Sarah) no (not very interested)
12.Rose’s Donuts (Sarah) no (not very interested)
13.Saratoga Bagels (Somya) maybe (may contact Adam?)
14.Argonaut Starbucks (Ruchi) maybe (need to talk to district email)
15.Togos (Ruchi) maybe (franchise? will check)
16.Florentine’s (Sierra) maybe (left note at restaurant)
iii. Writ ing & Social Media (Chien & Zaidi)
1. Facebook Update (Chang)
a. have 23 events/posts a week
b. post any communit yrelated events once a month
c. TFBA polls
d. MeetaCommissio ner every few weeks
2. Saratoga News Articles to do? WOW? 1500? 40 Develop?
a. YAC Social?
b. 1500?
3. Electronic Teen Newsletter
i. YC’s currently working on?
ii. table
iv. Working with other organizat ions
1. SJYC Update (Henig)
a. Meet ing with District’s Youth Commissio n vs. Citywide
Youth Commissio n
i. Cit ywide: October 28, 2011 (4:305:30)
ii. District: October 24, 2011 (6:008:00)
1. possible collaboration?
2. share ideas?
iii. wait until November
2. Other organizat ions (PRC?)
a. Project Cornerstone
b. Cupertino
c. OTHER
i. ODFL
ii. 2012 Youth Polit ical Forum (early Fall ’12)
iii. Report to Cit y Council on October 19 th @ 7:00 pm (Fariba)
d. NEXT AGENDA ITEMS
i. mini Po lit ical Forum?
III. Adjournment 8:46 PM
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Minutes completed by Sarah Tang, Secretary.