HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-13-2007 Youth Commission Minutes1 CITY OF SARATOGA YOUTH COMMISSION Minutes DATE: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 TIME: 7:00 p.m. LOCATION: Warner Hutton House 13777 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga, CA 95070 CHAIRPERSON: Tami
Maltiel VICE CHAIRPERSON: Steven Shepherd TREASURER: Michael Byrne SECRETARY: Elli Rezaii I. Call to Order 7:04 pm II. Roll Call: Arunkumar, Byrne, El-Diwany, Fariba, Gupta, Langstaff,
Maltiel, Pramanik, Rateau, Rezaii, Seifert, Sclavos, Shepherd, Tseng. All present except Seifert III. Report on Posting of the Agenda: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2, the
agenda for this meeting was properly posted on February 6, 2007. IV. Accept Agenda Items and Order: No additional items may be added pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2. V. Approval
of January Minutes. Motion: Fariba; Second: Pramanik VI. Oral and Written Communication Any member of the public may address the Commission about any matter not on the agenda for this
meeting for up to three minutes. Commissioners may not comment on the matter but may choose to pla?ce the topic on a future agenda VII. Old Business A. T-shirts 1. Michael, Amit, James,
Pratik – still have your shirts Hurry up and pay B. Mustard Walk (Kia & Elli) 1. Snack Sales made $97.50, which is $17 more than last year; high demand for Doritos! 2. Facepainting Went
well, lots of kids, everyone happy C. Snow Trip (Shepherd) 1. Update – Promote, Signup, Promote, Signup!!!!! Need to put in effort, pass out flyers, signup this week 2. Last meeting
before trip!!!!! 1. Bear Valley – March 17th 2. Status Get friends to sign up within next couple weeks 3. Flyers Pass them out, don’t disappoint Steven D. Time Capsule (Elli) 1. Date
for burial & end of year party (May/June?) Friday, May 18, same day as end of year party 2. Must be done before school year ends E. Video Game Party 1. March 30, 2007 @Warner Hutton
House $14 2. Friday, 5:30 -11 p.m.
2 3. Flyers Pass them out 4. Meet to firm up details in March Have Haylo and Happy Corner, LAN Party group meet to plan next meeting: Michael, Kelly, Ted, Amit, Pratik, Kia, Steven F.
4/18 – Joint Council Meeting 1. Current topics Start thinking about what you should say for topic a. Dance – Kelly & Ted b. Snow Trip – Steven and Shireen c. Video Game Party – Michael
& Amit d. Lecture? -Corey e. Time Capsule – Elli f. Training – James and Tiffany g. Overview & Closing -Tami 2. Additional Topics Don’t talk about at Joint meeting, but bring it up next
year a. Plans for next year 1. SHIFT -Create a liaison for teen alcohol prevention organization Covers alcohol and drug abuse, how to prevent it, researches how much drinking going on
in Saratoga/LG, not much interest 2. Safe Rides -Bring back the program Parents and students meet at the high school, give rides to drunk people, 8-12 pm; not much interest, liability
issues 3. Los Gatos & Monte Sereno YC – liaison for the two cities Observe their meeting on Tuesday, April 17, maybe not go if we have meeting another night. Maybe go to one of their
June meetings 4. Other ideas? No G. Lecture 1. Darfur – Yes or No to sponsoring the lecture? Yes! Meet Tues. Feb. 27 at 5pm, Ted, Corey, Tiffany, Pratik, and Tami. Vote unanimous for
having lecture, 6 for Darfur, 3 oppose, 3 abstain H. YAC Spring Social 1. Saturday, March 3, 2007 @Redwood City Teen Center; from 4:30-9pm a. Spaghetti feed with movie b. Who’s planning
to attend? Ted, Corey, Kelly, Pratik, Tami. Meet at WHH 4:15 pm, be back around 9:30 pm, wear YC shirts!!! VIII. New Business 1. Rotary Art Show – May 6, 2007 Paid $10 per hour for every
person that works in our group a. Fundraising opportunity. Use friends to help out. An additional hour of credit for shifts 4 hours or longer. Lunch & drink provided. b. Shifts: 1. Saturday:
9am-11am Help set-up 2. Sunday 7am-6pm Shifts! Sign-up later IX. Group Reports: A. Dance (Rezaii, Langstaff, Gupta, Rateau, Fariba) 1. Update from February dance Redwood attendance decreased,
134 people total, giv up on Redwood
3 2. Video – any impact? Thought it was lame, didn’t like it 3. Next Dance is March 2rd! Same day as SHS Spring Formal; Tami, Pratik, Tiffany, Kelly, Elli, and Kia can attend B. Website
– (Pramanik & Seifert) 1. Spring Update – Renewed Server Domain got replaced, website up again, able to be updated, lots of stuff to be put on Meeting Adjourned. 8:21 pm X. Adjournment
to next meeting March 13, 2007 Warner Hutton House In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a disabled person and you need a disabilityrellate modification
or accommodation to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 408.868.1269 or cboyer@saratoga.ca.us Requests must be made as early as possible and at least
one full business day before the start of the meeting. Agenda completed by: Adam Henig, Staff Liaison ahenig@saratoga.ca.us & Tami Maltiel, Chair ras7berry@comcast.net