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City of Saratoga
Youth Commission
Minutes
DATE: Tuesday, February 8, 2011
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Cit y Hall – Administrative Conference Room
13777 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order 7:05
Roll Call: Chang (absent),Dev, Estes,Fariba (absent) (chair), Finch, Goel (absent), Khare,
Kuan (absent), MorganWitts (absent), Mu (absent),P.Nookala, V. Nookala, Smit h, Sreedhara,
Sheikh (absent),L.Tang, S. Tang, Wilso n. Chien (alternate)
Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, this
meet ing was properly posted on February 2, 2011.
Accept Agenda Items: No addit ional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section
54954.2.
Approval of January Minutes. Dev, Estes
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. Change meet ing date in April April 5 th
b. JT Council Meet ing– 5:30 p.m., May 4 th
c. Cupertino youth commission – WOW
• March 30April 13 Two weeks leading up to Earth Week (Same t ime as
Arbor Day!)
• Sunnyvale, San Jose, Saratoga,Los Gatos,Los Altos, Monte Sereno
• Incentives to walk, bike, etc. to school.
• Are we interested in expanding as a co mmissio n?
• Will be given “WOW Kit—banner, brochure templates, announcements,
sample budget, ideas for incent ives
• Contact:Shailee@WalkOneWeek.org , look at WalkOneWeek.org
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II. Old Business
a. Civic Engagement Fariba, Dev, Kuan, Chang, Sreedhara, Chien
i. Update from Monte Sereno (lecture)
ii. Arbor Day at SHS (4/22/2011)Most likely be moved to a park
(Wildwood?), no place to plant a tree at SHS
a. Logist ics
i. Entertainment (Music V. Nookala) Jazz band
still? L, 45 person Combo
ii. Snacks Food will help, ask Bell Tower or other
restaurants we are in touch with
iii. Student Clubs –wait
iv. Extra Credit wait
v. Speaker/Walking Tours wait
meet with Parks and Rec (Somya, D,Troy, Kait lin)
iii. Teen Friendly Business Award
1. 4:00 p.m., Friday, February at the Bell Tower
2. Announcements, Flyers (Dev & Chien), Facebook (Sreedhara),
Cit y Council members (Fariba)
iv. ODFL
1. Update on status Do something at the top of the steps/entrance
2. How much so far?Not much spread the word!
b. Special Events & Projects (SEP)– Finch, Wilso n, Goel, MorganWitts, Estes, P.
Nookala, V. Nookala
i. Concerts
1. January 28, 2011
2. How’d it go?Too many commissio ners not enough to do, sign
up/rotation schedule so it’s not overcrowded?
a. February concert cancelled
b. High School bands?Open up to individuals, different
genres o f music; must be in high school
ii. Lecture Series
1. Ronnie Lott (Finch)
a. Cancelled
2. Panel on Music Industry
a. Cancelled
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3. Mystery Speaker Yay!!! Evan Low—unique Campbell mayor on
the rise
Extra Credit—talk to Teachers
1 st Thursday of April (7 th )
Interview format, Q&A, Powerpoint, what else?
What should he talk about—how he got invo lved, why young
should get invo lved, his high school experience…
iii. Sacred Heart Communit y Service
1. Saturday, May 7 th fro m 912 check calendars, sign up at next
meet ing
2. Up to 15 people.
iv. Kaplan Test Workshop
1. Review 1 person showed up, not sure we will do it again…
c. Public Relations (PR) L. Tang, Khare, Mu, S. Tang, Smith, Shiekh
i. Facebook page Post flyer, updates, ODFL announcement
ii. Photographs
iii. Flyers
iv. New Subcommittees: Meet next week?
Evan Low—Mercedes, Kait lin, Troy, Sarah, Lauren
Concerts—Ali, D,
ODFL—Priyanka, Sierra, Somya, Anu, Jane
Arbor Day—Vikas,
III. Agenda Items for Next Meeting—Tuesday, March 8, 2011
IV. Adjournment 8:30 p.m.
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Certificate of Posting of Agenda:
I, Adam Henig, Recreation Supervisor for the City of Saratoga, declare that the foregoing agenda for the meeting of
the Parks and Recreation Commission of the City of Saratoga was posted on February 2, 2011 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 website at www.saratoga.ca.us.