DATE:
June 14, 2022
CATEGORY:
Consent
DEPT.:
Community Services
TITLE: Appointment to the Youth Advisory
Committee for the 2022-23 School Year
Term
RECOMMENDATION
Appoint 15 members to the Youth Advisory Committee for the 2022 -23 school year term and eight members-at-large/alternates to the Youth Advisory Committee for the 2022-23 school year term, as recommended by the Council Youth Services Committee.
BACKGROUND
On September 11, 2007, the City Council approved Resolution No. 17235, establishing the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) to initiate increased civic involvement by youth in Mountain View.
The resolution states that the YAC may consist of a maximum of 15 middle school and high school students and that members are to be selected through an application and interview process facilitated through the Community Services Department and Recreation Division and appointed by the City Council. The Recreation Division forwards its recommendations to the Council Youth Services Committee (CYSC) prior to formal appointment by the City Council. YAC members serve for one year and may serve six terms on the YAC.
In spring 2022, Recreation Division st aff began YAC recruitment efforts for the 2022 -23 school year, as described in Attachment 1. A total of 33 applications were received by the deadline.
Applicants were interviewed by Recreation staff in April, and the appointment recommendations were forwarded to and approved by the CYSC on May 3, 2022.
ANALYSIS
The CYSC recommended the following 15 YAC appointments to the City Council:
• Anya Andrzejek—Senior at Mountain View High School
• Amy Galindo—Eighth Grader at The Girls’ Middle School • Ashley Rowe—Senior at Saint Francis High School
• Bridget Lui—Junior at Los Altos High School
• Cindy Cruz—Freshman at Menlo School
Appointment to the Youth Advisory Committee
for the 2022-23 School Year Term
June 14, 2022
• Estefani Domingo Angel—Junior at Mountain View High School • Jade Tissera—Sophomore at Mountain View High School
• Jasleen Sidhu—Junior at Los Altos High School
• Leonard Fomin—Senior at Mountain View High School
• Natalie Chan—Sophomore at Saint Francis High School
• Meital Zayats—Seventh Grader at Graham Middle School
• Nolan Murphy—Junior at Woodside Priory High School
• Ryan Wang—Junior at Los Altos High School
• Simon Braun—Junior at Pinewood School
• Yonu Oh—Senior at Castilleja School
In addition, the following eight YAC members -at-large/alternate appointments have been recommended for appointment by the City Council:
• 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
• Shahana Rajasekaran—Freshman at Los Altos High School • Zach Gillette—Senior at Mountain View High School
If appointed, the YAC members and members-at-large/alternate appointments will serve for the 2022-23 school year.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
ALTERNATIVES
Provide other direction.
Appointment to the Youth Advisory Committee
for the 2022-23 School Year Term
June 14, 2022
PUBLIC NOTICING—Agenda posting.
Prepared by:
Lauren Eck
Recreation Coordinator
Greg Milano
Recreation Supervisor
Kristine Crosby
Recreation Manager
Reviewed by:
John R. Marchant
Community Services Director
Approved by:
Audrey Seymour Ramberg
Assistant City Manager/
Chief Operating Officer
LE-GM-KC/1/CAM
256-06-14-22CR
202067
Attachment: 1. Council Youth Services Committee Staff Report—May 3, 2022