COUNCIL YOUTH
SERVICES COMMITTEE
AGENDA
NOTICE AND AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING – TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2022
VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH NO PHYSICAL MEETING LOCATION
4:00 P.M.
During this declared State of Emergency, this meeting will be conducted in accordance with California Government Code Section 54953(e), as authorized by resolution of the City Council.
Please contact [email protected] to obtain a copy of the applicable resolution. All members of the Council Youth Services Committee will participate in the meeting by video conference, with no physical meeting location.
Members of the public wishing to comment on an item on the agenda may do so in the following ways:
1. Email comments to [email protected] by 2:00 p.m. on the meeting date.
Emails will be forwarded to the Council Youth Services Committee. Please identify the Agenda Item number in the subject line of your email.
2. Provide oral public comments during the meeting:
• Online: You may join the Zoom Webinar using this link: https://mountainview.gov/ meeting and entering Webinar ID: 898 4816 6758. You may be asked to enter an email address and a name. Your email address will not be disclosed to the public.
When the Chair announces the item on which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand” feature in Zoom. Speakers will be notified of their turn shortly before they are called on to speak. For instructions on using the “raise hand” feature in Zoom, visit https://mountainview.gov/raise_hand.
• By phone: Dial: 669-900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 898 4816 6758. When the Chair announces the item on which you wish to speak, dial *9. Phone participants will be called on by the last two digits of their phone number. When the Chair calls your name to provide public comment, if you are participating via phone, please press *6 to unmute yourself.
When called to speak, please limit your comments to the time allotted (up to three minutes, at the discretion of the Chair).
Council Youth Services Committee Agenda
May 3, 2022
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL—Committee members Abe-Koga, Lieber, and Chair Kamei.
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
Minutes for the October 19, 2021 meeting have been delivered to Committee members (Attachment 1) and a copy posted at: https://www.mountainview.gov/council/ council_subcommittees/youth_services_subcommittee.asp. If there are no corrections or additions, a motion is in order to approve these minutes.
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Committee on any matter not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three minutes. State law prohibits the Committee from acting on nonagenda items.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS—None.
6. NEW BUSINESS
6.1 YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
The Committee will review a recommendation for appointments to the Youth Advisory Committee (Attachment 1).
6.2 YOUTH WELLNESS UPDATES
Staff will provide an update on City Youth Wellness Updates.
7. COMMITTEE/STAFF COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, COMMITTEE REPORTS No action will be taken on any questions raised by the Committee at this time.
8. ADJOURNMENT
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Council Youth Services Committee Agenda
May 3, 2022
AGENDAS FOR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES
• The specific location of each meeting is noted on the notice and agenda for each meeting which is posted at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Special Meetings may be called as necessary by the Committee Chair and noticed at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. • Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to Kristine Crosby, Recreation Manager, at 650-903-6410.
• Interested persons may review the agenda and staff reports at the City Clerk’s Office, 500 Castro Street, Third Floor, beginning the day before each meeting. Staff reports are also available during each meeting.
• SPECIAL NOTICE—Reference: Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990 Anyone who is planning to attend a meeting who is visually or hearing-impaired or has any disability that needs special assistance should call the Recreation Division at 650-903-6331 48 hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for assistance. Upon request by a person with a disability, agendas and writings distributed during the meeting that are public records will be made available in the appropriate alternative format.
• The Board, Commission, or Committee may take action on any matter noticed herein in any manner deemed appropriate by the Board, Commission, or Committee. Their consideration of the matters noticed herein is not limited by the recommendations indicated herein. • SPECIAL NOTICE—Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Council Youth Services Committee regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office, located at 500 Castro Street, during normal business hours and at the meeting location noted on the agenda during the meeting.
ADDRESSING THE BOARD, COMMISSION, OR COMMITTEE
• Interested persons are entitled to speak on any item on the agenda and should make their interest known to the Chair.
• Anyone wishing to address the Board, Commission, or Committee on a nonagenda item may do so during the “Oral Communications” part of the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak one time on any number of topics for up to three minutes.
COUNCIL YOUTH
SERVICES COMMITTEE
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2021
VIDEO CONFERENC WITH NO PHIYSICAL MEETING LOCATION
4:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Committee members Abe-Koga, Hicks (arrived at 4:10 p.m.), and Chair Kamei.
Absent: None.
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
Motion—M/S Abe-Koga/Kamei—Carried 2-0-1; Hicks absent—To approve the minutes for the May 4, 2021 meeting.
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC—None.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS—None.
6. NEW BUSINESS
6.1 YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORK PLAN REVIEW
Motion—M/S Abe-Koga/Hicks—Carried 3-0—To approve the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Youth Advisory Committee Work Plan.
6.2 YOUTH WELLNESS UPDATE
Recreation staff gave an update on Youth Wellness activities.
7. COMMITTEE/STAFF COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, COMMITTEE REPORTS—None.
Council Youth Services Committee Minutes
October 19, 2021
8. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4:43 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Greg Milano
Recreation Supervisor
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Attachment 1
Community Services Department
DATE: May 3, 2022
TO: Council Youth Services Committee
FROM: Lauren Eck, Recreation Coordinator
Greg Milano, Recreation Supervisor
SUBJECT: Youth Advisory Committee Applicant Selection and Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION
Review the staff recommendation to reappoint nine current members and appoint six new members and eight members-at-large to the Youth Advisory Committee for the 2022-23 term and forward a recommendation to the City Council for approval.
BACKGROUND
On September 11, 2007, the City Council approved Resolution No. 17235 establishing the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC). The resolution states that the YAC consists of a combined maximum of 15 middle school and high school students that are Mountain View residents. The YAC members are selected through an application and interview process facilitated by the Community Services Department—Recreation Division and appointed by the City Council.
ANALYSIS
On June 22, 2021, the City Council appointed 15 members to the YAC for the 2021-22 term. Of the 15 members, nine are eligible for reappointment and six members are graduating from high school, therefore making them no longer eligible for the 2022-23 term. All current members chose to reapply for another term.
Staff requests the Council Youth Services Committee (CYSC) consider the following nine returning YAC members as candidates for reappointment:
• Anya Andrzejek, senior at Mountain View High School
• Ashley Rowe, senior at Saint Francis High School
• Bridget Lui, junior at Los Altos High School
• Estefani Domingo Angel, junior at Mountain View High School Youth Advisory Committee Applicant Selection and Recommendation May 3, 2022
• Jasleen Sidhu, junior at Los Altos High School
• Natalie Chan, sophomore at Saint Francis High School
• Nolan Murphy, junior at Woodside Priory High School
• Ryan Wang, junior at Los Altos High School
• Yonu Oh, senior at Castilleja School
Earlier this spring, Recreation Division staff recruited students to apply for the 2022-23 term.
Recruitment efforts included making virtual school announcements, delivering applications to local schools, talking to students at career fairs, posting applications on the YAC webpage and The View Teen Center, a recruitment ad in the Activity Guide, postings to the Mountain View Recreation Division and The View Teen Center social media accounts, and emailing applications directly to school staff to share with students. A total of 33 applications representing students from 16 different schools were received for the 15 available spots.
Staff conducted virtual interviews via Zoom in early-April, and requests the CYSC to consider the following six new candidates recommended for appointment:
• Amy Galindo, eighth-grader at The Girls’ Middle School • Cindy Cruz, freshman at Menlo School (current member-at-large) • Jade Tissera, sophomore at Mountain View High School
• Leonard Fomin, senior at Mountain View High School
• Meital Zayats, seventh-grader at Graham Middle School • Simon Braun, junior at Pinewood School
Each of these applicants effectively articulated their desire to be a member of the YAC, communicated how they may contribute to the overall goals of the YAC, and showed commitment to the 2022-23 term.
In addition to the staff recommendation of 15 candidates for appointment, staff requests that the CYSC recommend the following eight candidates be named as members-at-large should one or more vacancies occur during the 2022-23 YAC term. The purpose would be to establish a list of prequalified youth to fill future vacancies and to provide additional civic engagement opportunities that may increase their qualifications to become a YAC member. Members-atlarge receive ongoing YAC communication, an invitation to attend meetings as a nonvoting public participant, and opportunities to volunteer at YAC and City-sponsored special events. • Hannah Meng, senior at Mountain View High School
• Jonathan Lee, senior at Mountain View High School
• Leilani Montano, seventh-grader at Graham Middle School • Linda An, junior at San Domenico School
• Maya Sriram, junior at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley • Misty Mukherjee, junior at Mountain View High School
Youth Advisory Committee Applicant Selection and Recommendation May 3, 2022
• Shahana Rajasekaran, freshman at Los Altos High School • Zach Gillette, senior at Mountain View High School
Based upon the interview process and the limited number of positions available, of the 33 applicants, 10 were not forwarded for appointment at this time. Of those 10, one applicant did not show for a scheduled interview and did not respond to staff.
NEXT STEPS
Following CYSC consideration and recommendation, staff will forward the list of recommended candidates to the City Council for formal appointment at the June 14, 2022 City Council meeting.
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