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Youth Commission
Minutes
DATE: Tuesday, November 9, 2010
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Cit y Hall – Administrative Conference Room
13777 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order 7:03
Roll Call: Chang, Dev, Estes, Fariba (chair), Finch, Goel (late) , Khare (late), Kuan, Morgan
Witts, Mu, P. Nookala, V. Nookala, Smit h, Sreedhara, Sheikh (late), L.Tang, S. Tang, Wilson.
Chien (alternate)
Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, this
meet ing was properly posted on November 2, 2010.
Accept Agenda Items: No addit ional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section
54954.2.
Approval of October Minutes.Motion—Dev, Second—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
i. Youth Commissio n Tshirts—Number 5 Won!!!
ii. Designs?
II. Old Business
a. ODFL Representative – Robert Freeman (Wilson)
Start at SHS then branch out?
(approx. 5 ppl…)Will meet later with Adam
b. Civic Engagement Fariba, Dev, Kuan, Chang, Sreedhara, Chien
i. Meet with neighboring youth commissio n
1. Monte Sereno Youth Commissio n meet ing on 10/28
a. Update (Estes, MorganWitts, Fariba)
i. Lecture/Workshop, ODFL
ii. Collaborate with Parks and Recreat ion Co mmissio n (Fariba, Dev)
1. Update from PRC meet ing
a. Arbor Day—Location (SHS vs. Park) not clear yet... PRC
liked idea of being at schools or doing a separate thing for
schools
b. Movie in the Park—costs a lot of $$, Table unt il funding is
known through PCR
c. Tree plant ing (Fariba)
i. Publicit y
iii. Library Co mmissio n (Henig)—Join for Lecture Workshop? Publicize at
the Library for events?
1. 10/27 Meeting
iv. Teen Friendly Business Award (Kuan, Chang, Sreedhara)
1. Update from 10/14 meet ing with Chamber
a. Where do we go fro m here?—split into partners, talk to
businesses for about 5 min (DO NOT ACCEPT FREE
THINGS!)—script will be made
i. Select 9 businesses to participate
1. Eligibilit y
2. Applicat ion for the business?
ii. Criteria for winner?—ambiance, environment,
affordabilit y, qualit y o f food, service—offer a deal!
Partners:
Vishal, Vikas: Planet Juice
Somya, Priyanka: Starbucks
Lauren K., Kevin, Ramiz: Yolatea
Ali, Mercedes: Blue Rock Shoot
Sierra, Jane: Saratoga Chocolates
Troy, Di, Kia: Co ffee Grounds
Lauren T, Sarah T, Kait lin: Candy Bouquet, USA
Nails
Natasha, Anu: Big Basin Cafe
v. Update Cit y Council on YC Happenings (Fariba)
1. Attend 11/17 meet ing
c. Special Events & Projects (SEP)– Finch, Wilso n, Goel, MorganWitts, Estes, P.
Nookala, V. Nookala
i. Movie in the park (check with PCR)
ii. Films shown at concerts & Movie in the Park?(not clear yet)
iii. Concerts
1. December 10 & January 28, 2011
2. Shift s (2 hours?)—smaller shifts (as to not overcrowd)
iv. Lecture Series
1. Rep from Facebook (Finch)
2. Ronnie Lott (Finch) (Email/Check if he’ll be around in February)
3. Panel on Music Industry (Marchcheck)
a. Kait lin’s cousin (Daniel Koplowitz) (Finch)
b. Andrew fro m Pinup Productions (Henig)
c. Kia’s friend’s brother (Comes)(Fariba)
d. ALO (Dev)
e. Iggy Pop Friend (Finch)
v. Workshops (VETO)
1. Cooking
2. Art
3. Other ideas?
vi. Sacred Heart Communit y Service
1. Set a date?Thanksgiving/Christmas time(vote: 5 abstain 13 YES
for Chr. Time)
a. Only 30 people allowed per group.
i. Open it up to other teens?—Join wit h Monte Sereno
d. Public Relations (PR) L. Tang, Khare, Mu, S. Tang, Smith, Shiekh
i. Facebook page (Sheikh)
1. Update (add all your friends!)—add agendas and a litt le update
ii. Art icle/Editorial for Saratoga News (Mu)
iii. Photographs
iv. Flyers
III. Kaplan Workshop
a. Kyle Rohrs (rep)—Vote 13 YES,5 no
IV. Agenda Items for Next Meeting—Tuesday, December 14, 2010
V. Adjournment 9:05
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 November 2, 2010 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.
Minutes by Kaitlin Finch, Secretary