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City of Saratoga
Youth Commission
Minutes
DATE: Tuesday, January 12, 2010
TIME: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Cit y Hall
13777 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order 7:00
Roll Call: Baker, Dev, Estes, Fariba, Fatemi, Finch, Goel, Kuan, MorganWitts, Mu, Nookla,
Rao, Rees, Sheikh, L. Tang, S. Tang, Tkalcevic (late), Wilson. (Tang Roll Call)
Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, this
meet ing was properly posted on January 5, 2009.
Accept Agenda Items: No addit ional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section
54954.2.
Approval of December Minutes.Fariba, MorganWitts.
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. Interest Poll Tabled
i. Results
b. YAC Attack –Saturday, March 6 th in Santa Clara.
i. Who’s attending?
ii. Carpool at the Warner
iii. Want to lead a workshop?
1. Topics: Social Networking sites, Sammy, Kia, Priyanka
II. Old Business
a. Website Update (Sheikh, Rees, Tkalcevic)
i. News fro m Ramiz Google calendar
ii. Facebook reminder about concert, blogs and other upcoming events
Will send out enotices about blog
b. Committee Updates
i. Blog Group (Fatemi)
1. Blog online, but is anyo ne reading them?
a. Market blog to public
• Pose as question in a facebook message
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• High School Dances
• Attach part of blog to a facebook message and “see
more at www.saratogateen.com
• Music/playlist/something interactive on the websit e
possibly showcase bands that perform at the concert
• Need to lure them in, start off wit h dances
• Troy will start this off
• Tara will write an article for the newspaper
i. Bloggers – Get on it!
2. Music Review – Is anyo ne do ing this?
• Troy will do this, Ramiz will be the back up music
reviewer
ii. Endorse Saratoga
a. Hunger Banquet (Tkalcevic)
i. Does Tuesday, March 2 nd work? (3/4 is not
available) will look into April, Tuesday or Thursday
ii. Committee needs to meet to discuss logistics
1. Set meeting date. Will set after we choose a
date for the event
b. Sacred Heart (Kuan) – 1/30 –Two shifts
Everyone will meet there.
i. 9:0011:00 a.m.
ii. 11:001:00 p.m.
c. Meet with LGYC & MSYC (Goel & Finch & Fariba &
Baker/Rao)
i. What date works? Adam will talk to the LGYC and
MSYC
• Chill Night to tiedye tshirts along with have
subcommittee meet ings (2/26)
iii. Events
1. Filmfest (Sheikh, Baker) saratogateen.com/flix (there is a link on
the homepage)
a. May 7 th Still looking for a place
b. Publicit y (promote fest ival to filmmakers)
i. SHS – Ramiz, Kevin, Priyanka found 12 judges
ii. LGHS – Meeting wit h LGYC
iii. West mont –Troy
iv. Bellarmine – Jacob
v. Castelleja – Sammy
vi. St. Francis – Kia
• Will have a Film Fest Publicit y Subcommittee with the
above people
• Length (26 min), no genre, high school students eligible,
attract filmmakers
c. Find Judges
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• Ramiz has found 2 judges (Film teacher and media arts
teacher), need to give the judges criteria
• Have an audience award and judges award
2. Concert
a. Review of December 11 th
i. 150 people, $500
b. Friday, January 29 th – shift s
i. 5:308:30 pm
ii. 8:3010:30 pm
c. Pass out flyers!!!!
3. Dance (Rees)
a. May 21 st does not work, how’s May 14 th ? Will see how the
blog goes? Wait unt il later to decide on a date
b. Committee?
iv. In the Park (MorganWitts, Fariba)
1. Update from meet ing with PRC
2. Arbor Day (Details) The budget is only $100, face paint ing,
simple, idea for a speaker?, will meet with the PRC Arbor Day
subcommittee
3. Trail clean up?
4. AdoptATree?
• Help wit h 2,015 trees by the year 2015
• Kia will contact Jill Hunter to find out how we can help out
with this
III. Calendar
1. Concert –1/29
2. Sacred Heart –1/30
3. Concert –2/12
4. Mustard Walk February
5. YAC Attack –March 6, 2010
6. Concert 3/27
7. Rotary Art Show – 1 st Sunday in May
8. Film Fest 5/7
9. Joint Council Meet ing – April 21 (5:307)
IV. Adjournment 8:27
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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 January 5, 2010 at the office of the City
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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.