San José Public Library
June 2022
Youth Commission
San José Youth Commission
Annual Report 2021-2022
San José Public Library
As of the 2020
Census, the City of
San José Youth
Commission
represents over
248,000 youth aged
under 19 in the City
of San José.
Transferred to the
Library Department
July 1, 2021.
Background
San José Public Library
5 Strategic Objectives
1. Empower youth to pursue their careers and encourage them to be civically engaged through local and city-wide events and initiatives.
2. Foster a safe, inclusive, and accessible space for youth in San José to express their passions and interest.
3. Provide equitable access and support to marginalized youth communities.
4. Promote awareness about various issues and opportunities to San José youth.
5. Advise and prompt City Council to act upon youth priorities and input.
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• City-wide events
– Youth Advisory Council Orientation with a
presentation on policy writing (October 2021)
– A Town Hall on Voting Rights and Registration
(November 2021)
– Youth Budget Summit (January 2022)
– “Policython” (May 2022)
– A Town Hall on the Environment (May 2022)
– The End of the Year Event (June 2022)
• Youth Advisory Councils - 120 active youth membership • Policy memos
– Voter registration call-to-action buttons on Public
Access Computers in public libraries (Chair Hoang, D3)
• Youth Commission webpage on Library website
Strategic Objective 1: Empower youth to pursue their careers and encourage them to be civically engaged through local and city-wide events and initiatives.
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• Annual TeenHQ/Youth Commission Survey
– 1,000+ responses
– 29 ZIP codes and 110 schools in SJ
– 40% of respondents identified as firstgeneration
– 20% as part of the LGBTQIA+
community
– High youth interest in issues around
Environment, Mental Health, and
Equity Resources
Strategic Objective 2: Foster a safe, inclusive, and accessible space for youth in San José to express their passions and interest.
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• New format for Youth Herald blog
• Commissioner’s Youth Advisory Council's social media
• New logo and rebranding
Strategic Objective 2: Foster a safe, inclusive, and accessible space for youth in San José to express their passions and interest.
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• Muwekma Ohlone land acknowledgment at all Commission General Meetings • Policy memos
– Mental health checks for the San José Police Department • Youth Commission hosted the following presenters:
– Karla Alvarez, Community Programs Administrator - Equity & Inclusion Services (SJPL) – Adrian Gonzales and Ellina Yen, Only San José
– John Savercool, SJPL Works
– Mayor's Gang Prevention Task Force Officers
• The Commission acted as representatives in the community – Sacred Heart Food Drive (Vice-Chair Escobar, D8 )
– Councilmember Carrasco's East Side Leadership Event (Commissioner Lieu, D5) – Youth mentor at the Young Women’s Power Lunch (Chair Hoang, D3) – Formed an equity focused committee to merge with Aspire, Inspire, Motivate to create AIM’s online webinar (Commissioner Uytingco, D4)
• Events/Initiatives
– D4 Food Drive
– Only San José youth internship
Strategic Objective 3: Provide equitable access and support to marginalized youth communities.
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Strategic Objective 4: Promote awareness about various issues and opportunities to San José youth. • Budget Letter from Youth Input
– Housing Department
– Environmental
– Library
• Recruitment Strategic Plan with Library staff for FY 2022-2023 • Events
– Voting Rights Town Hall (November 2021)
– Environment Townhall (May 2022)
– Earth Day speaking event (Chair Hoang, D3)
– Viva Calle SJ event (Chair Hoang, D3; Commissioner Lieu, D5; Commissioner Uytingco, D4; May 1, 2022)
– Senator Cortese's 19th Annual Sacramento Bus Trip
for Education (Commissioner Lieu, D5; May 2022)
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Policy Memorandum Commissioner Date
Sanctioned Unhoused Resident Encampment Commissioner Uytingco, District 4 September 2021 City Clean Air Electric Vehicles Commissioner Uytingco, District 4 October 2021 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Commissioner Singh, District 9 November 2021 The C.A.R.E.N. Act in San José Chair Hoang, District 3 February 2022 Free Menstrual Products in San José Public
Facilities
Chair Hoang, District 3 February 2022
Officers Mental Health Check-Ups Chair Hoang, District 3 February 2022 Sustainable Architecture in San José Chair Hoang, District 3 February 2022 Call-to-Action Voter Registration Buttons on Public
Access Computers
Chair Hoang, District 3 February 2022
Cash Acceptance in Brick-and-Mortar Stores Chair Hoang, District 3 February 2022 Leftover Wood Recycling from Construction Sites Chair Hoang, District 3 February 2022 Strategic Building Deconstruction Instead of
Demolition
Chair Hoang, District 3 February 2022
Lower the Voting Age to 16 in Local Elections Chair Hoang, District 3 Vice-Chair Escobar, District 8
February 2022
Strategic Objective 5: Advise and prompt City Council to act upon youth priorities and input.
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District 3 Council Office to initiate discussions for
potential policy pipeline for their previously written
policy proposals and open communication between
Council Offices and District Commissioners;
Chair Hoang and Vice-Chair Escobar held an
Executive Meeting with SJPL staff to report progress and initiatives to the Auditor’s Office on the San José Youth Bill of Rights Update and its background;
Administrative updates
• Project proposal to create temporary adhoc committees on an as-needed basis • A rubric for future Commissioner applicants with a
special focus on equity
• Updated memorandum in line with City wide
standards
Strategic Objective 5: Advise and prompt City Council to act upon youth priorities and input.
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Next Steps
• End of the Year Event
June 10, 2022
• Aspire, Inspire, Motivate
Event
(Commissioner Uytingco, D4)
June 24, 2022
• Civics Summit
August 6, 2022
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Thank you
Gracias Cảm ơn
谢谢