Community Services Department
DATE: November 25, 2024
TO: Council Youth Services Committee
FROM: Lauren Eck, Recreation Coordinator
Greg Milano, Recreation Supervisor
SUBJECT: Youth Advisory Committee Work Plan Review, Fiscal Year 2024-25
RECOMMENDATION
Review and approve the Youth Advisory Committee work plan for Fiscal Year 2024-25.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Youth Advisory Committee (YAC or Committee) held the first meeting of Fiscal Year 2024-25 on August 19, 2024.
At the meetings on September 3, 2024, and September 16, 2024, Committee members and members-at-large brainstormed ideas to accomplish during the current school year. Staff worked with Chair Chan and Vice Chair Luna to create a draft work plan for YAC to review at the October 14, 2024, meeting. At this meeting, the draft work plan was reviewed and approved by the Committee without modifications (Attachment 1).
The work plan items approved by the YAC are described as follows:
Ongoing Work Items
A. Advise City staff on youth and teen issues within the City.
B. Assist, advocate, and volunteer for events that support community-building and teen wellness. Support Citywide and The View Teen Center events by marketing them and volunteering to assist with setup, leading kids’ activities, and cleanup. 2024-25 Work Plan Items
1. Host Teen Week. Initiate a Citywide Teen Week, where teens and the community can participate in various activities acknowledging and supporting teen efforts.
Youth Advisory Committee Work Plan Review, Fiscal Year 2024-25 November 25, 2024
2. Collaborate with nearby cities’ youth advisory groups. Organize programs or initiatives in collaboration with Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, or Palo Alto Youth Advisory groups. Host at least one program or initiative with another city’s youth advisory group.
3. Support Academic, College, and Career programs for teens. Provide workshops, events, and/or initiatives to teens that support, educate, and celebrate academics, learning, college preparation, and/or career exploration.
4. Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs for teens. Provide workshops, events, and/or initiatives to teens that support, educate, and celebrate different cultures, pride, and/or inclusion.
5. Support health and wellness programs for teens. Provide workshops, events, and/or initiatives to teens that support, educate, and celebrate mental, physical, and emotional health.
After adopting the work plan, Committee members and members-at-large selected their preferred subcommittee assignments. At the October 28, 2024, meeting, members were assigned to one of five subcommittees: DEI, Health and Wellness, College and Career, Outreach, and Collaboration. Over the month of November, the subcommittees have begun brainstorming how to accomplish their associated work plan items.
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Attachment: 1. Youth Advisory Committee Work Plan, Fiscal Year 2024-25
YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORKPLAN
Fiscal Year 2024-25
Title & Description Key Milestones Date
(per milestone)
Current Status Notes
On-going Work Items
A. Advise City Staff on youth and teen issues
within the city.
Ongoing
B. Assist, advocate, and volunteer for events that
support teens and the community.
Support city-wide and The View Teen Center
events and programs by marketing and
volunteering to assist with set-up, leading kids’
activities, and clean-up.
Programs at The View Teen Center
Volunteer Opportunities
Teen Wellness Retreat
Monster Bash
Bay Area Youth Advisory Committee Social
Holiday Bazaar
Cops and Gobblers
Breakfast with Santa
Tree Lighting
Santa's Workshop
Multicultural Festival
Earth Day
Pride
Summer Movie Night Series
Ongoing
Ongoing
September 2024
October 2024
November 2024
November 2024
November 2024
December 2024
December 2024
December 2024
March 2025
April 2025
June 2025
July-August 2025
Completed.
YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORKPLAN
Fiscal Year 2024-25
Title & Description Key Milestones Date
(per milestone)
Current Status Notes
C. FY 2024-25 Work Items
1. Host Teen Week
Initiate a city‐wide Teen Week, where teens
and the community can participate in a variety
of activities acknowledging and supporting
teen efforts.
Choose a Teen Week date.
Brainstorm workshops or programs to offer
during Teen Week. Review community
resources to partner with and determine the
best location for programs.
Implement Teen Week.
Implement the Teen Friendly Business Award
Nominations and Voting Surveys.
Present the Teen Friendly Business Awards.
Fall 2024
Winter 2024-25
March 2025
Winter 2024-25
March 2025
Completed, March 17-21, 2025
2. Collaborate with nearby cities’ Youth
Advisory Groups and/or with internal City
Boards, Commissions, and Committees.
Collaborate with the Los Altos, Los Altos Hills,
or Palo Alto Youth Advisory Groups. Provide
input to internal City Boards, Commissions,
and Committees on various topics.
Meet with a Youth Advisory group(s) from a
nearby city.
Host one workshop, event, and/or initiative in
collaboration with at least one other city’s
Youth Advisory Group.
Attend the California Parks and Recreation
Association District 4 Youth and Teen
Recreation Services‐sponsored YAC Social.
Fall 2024
Winter 2024-25
or Spring 2025
November 2024
YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORKPLAN
Fiscal Year 2024-25
Title & Description Key Milestones Date
(per milestone)
Current Status Notes
3. Support Academic, College, Career, and
Volunteer programs for teens.
Provide workshops, events, and/or initiatives to
teens that support, educate, and celebrate
academics, learning, college prep, volunteering,
and/or career exploration.
Host Study Hall and/or De-Stress Days at The
View Teen Center.
Host a Day of Service at The View Teen Center
on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Provide support to city staff in the planning,
marketing, and execution of the Find Your Fit:
Teen Career Day event.
Provide support to city staff in the planning,
marketing, and execution of the Adulting 101:
Level Up Your Life workshop series and
monthly College Tours.
December 2024
and May 2025
January 2025
March 2025
Ongoing
4. Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion
(DEI) programs for teens.
Provide workshops, events, and/or initiatives to
teens that support, educate, and celebrate
different cultures, pride, and/or inclusion.
Provide support to city staff in the planning,
marketing, and execution of the city’s
inaugural Pride event.
Lead a social media initiative or campaign to
highlight teens in the community.
Host a teen-led Cultural Diversity Fair as part
of Teen Week.
June 2025
Spring 2024-25
March 2025
YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORKPLAN
Fiscal Year 2024-25
Title & Description Key Milestones Date
(per milestone)
Current Status Notes
5. Support Health and Wellness programs for
teens.
Provide workshops, events, and/or initiatives to
teens that support, educate, and celebrate mental,
physical, and/or emotional health.
Provide support to city staff in the planning,
marketing, and execution of the city’s Teen
Wellness Retreat Event.
Choose a topic for a YAC-sponsored workshop,
event, and/or initiative for teens and begin
planning the event.
Host the YAC-sponsored workshop, event,
and/or initiative for teens.
September 2024
Winter 2024-25
Spring 2025
Completed.