DATE: March 2, 2026
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
VIA: Stefan Chatwin, City Manager
Marlene Subhashini, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Derek Schweighart, Parks and Recreation Director
Tiffany Oren, Recreation Manager
Madeline Koval, Recreation Coordinator
DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation
SUBJECT: YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE’S 2025 YEAR END REPORT, REVIEW OF MISSION STATEMENT AND GOALS FOR 2026
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council by Minute Order, accept the Youth Advisory Committee’s 2025 Year-End Report; approve amendments to the Mission Statement; accept the Goals for 2026; and provide direction to the committee on other Council initiatives or priorities for the upcoming year.
BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS
Pursuant to Minute Order No. 802, each citizen-advisory committee must prepare a written year-end report, review its mission statement, and prepare a written annual goals/work program for the upcoming year for presentation to the City Council at a City Council meeting in the first quarter of 2026.
At its regular meeting on February 4, 2026, the Youth Advisory Committee approved the following:
1. 2025 Year-End Report
2. Updated Mission Statement
Mission Statement: The Foster City Youth Advisory Committee shall exist as a
citizens’ group to advise and respond to the City Council on all matters related to the needs of youth in Foster City and to promote teen involvement in the community.
3. Goals for 2026
California Environmental Quality Act
Not Applicable
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
CITY COUNCIL VISION, MISSION, AND VALUE/PRIORITY AREA
City Council Operations and Improved Community Engagement ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1 – 2025 Youth Advisory Committee Year-End Report Attachment 2 – Mission Statement and Goals for 2026