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Youth Commission
Minutes
DATE: Tuesday, December 14, 2010
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Cit y Hall – Administrative Conference Room
13777 Fruitvale Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070
Call to Order 7:04
Roll Call: Chang, Dev, Estes, Fariba (chair), Finch, Goel, Khare, Kuan, MorganWitts, Mu, P.
Nookala, V. Nookala, Smit h (late), 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 December 7, 2010.
Accept Agenda Items: No addit ional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section
54954.2.
Approval of November Minutes.Motion – Fariba, Second Goel
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. Bird Houses (Mark fro m the PRC)
training on how to plant on January 22
Adam sent out link to Saratoga News article
II. Old Business
a. Civic Engagement Fariba, Dev, Kuan, Chang, Sreedhara, Chien
i. Meet with neighboring youth commissio n
1. Monte Sereno Youth Commissio n
2. Collaborative Ideas
a. Lecture Series
collaborate for all three lectures: police depart ment
(January), Ronnie Lott (April/May), music panel (March)
vote: 13 in favor of collaboration, 0 abstained, 0 opposed
discuss venues later
b. ODFL
try at Saratoga High first
not interested
c. Giants Game
Monte Sereno tradit ion to sit behind ho me plate at SJ
Giants Game
vote: 12 in favor of tabling, 2 abstained, 0 opposed
ii. Collaborate with Parks and Recreat ion Co mmissio n
1. PRC Subcommittee
a. Arbor Day
hold at Saratoga High around 3:30 on April 29
Adit ya, Kait lin, Priya will talk to SHS admin
Vikas will talk to director of jazz band
raffles, food, gardening club, jazz band, balloons, extra
credit
find a speaker
b. Movie in the Park
use funds fro m Kaplan to fund
c. Tree plant ing (Fariba)
iii. Teen Friendly Business Award (Kuan, Chang, Sreedhara)
1. Status update on businesses
2. Sticker Logo (Sarah Tang)
vote: 10 for circle, 2 for rectangle
add line for month/year
3. Special Deals?
Big Basin: suggest 20%
Rose Market: find 3 possible deals
Yolatea: Lauren K. will contact
Bell Tower: 20% off
Blue Rock Shoot: no manager yet
Coffee Grounds: closed/check again
4. Vote based on criteria.
visit businesses and fill out score sheet (Adam will email)
iv. ODFL
1. Update from committee
a box in every classroom at Saratoga High, collect at the end of
the week
announcements: 60 seconds, donate as much as possible
Sierra, Jane will talk to Miss Hyde
will talk to possible announcers as soon as administration
approves
b. Special Events &Projects (SEP)– Finch, Wilso n, Goel, MorganWitts, Estes, P.
Nookala, V. Nookala
i. Concerts
1. December 10 & January 28, 2011
December 10 cancelled
January 28, 2011 & February 25, 2011
shifts assigned at next meet ing
2. Shift s (2 hours?)
ii. Lecture Series
1. Ronnie Lott (Finch)
a. Update –Recommended for Communit y Center at Saratoga
Prospect Center
b. Dates: 4/2 or 4/23
finalize next meet ing
2. Panel on Music Industry
a. Update –Recommended for Saturday afternoon at
Communit y Center
b. Dates – 3/5 or 3/12
i. Kait lin’s cousin (Finch)
ii. Andrew fro m Pinup Productions (Henig)
iii. Kia’s friend’s brother (Fariba)
iv. ALO (Dev)
finalize next meet ing
iii. Sacred Heart Communit y Service
1. Set a date?
a. Only 30 people allowed per group.
i. Open it up to other teens?
postponed (spot filled)
iv. Kaplan Test Workshop
1. ACT Test Prep has been scheduled.
c. Public Relations (PR) L. Tang, Khare, Mu, S. Tang, Smith, Shiekh
i. Youth Commissio n Tshirt
email sizes to Adam if you didn’t write on sheet
ii. Facebook page (Sheikh)
1. Update
invite all your friends!
iii. Art icle/Editorial for Saratoga News (Mu)
first article on Teen Friendly Business Award
iv. Photographs
v. Flyers
III. Agenda Items for Next Meeting—Tuesday, January 11, 2011
IV. Adjournment 8:50
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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 December 8, 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.