City of Santa Clara
Meeting Minutes
Youth Commission
Draft
6:00 PM Teen Center
2446 Cabrillo Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95051
12/13/2022
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order by Chair Kelly-Tanti at 6:08 p.m.
Commissioner Fatimah Ismail, Commissioner Hiranya Parekh, Commissioner Jasmine Kelly-Tanti, Commissioner Khadeejah Khan, Commissioner Kira Liang, Commissioner Samaira Mehta,
Commissioner Samarth Suresh, Commissioner Simren Garg,
Commissioner Keith Maben, and Commissioner Sudeepthi Ravipati Present 10 -
Commissioner Aarav Gupta , Commissioner Malia Martin,
Commissioner Rajvi Khanjan Shroff, Commissioner Sarah Zuo, and Commissioner Ryan Kim
Absent 5 -
A motion was made by Commissioner Suresh, seconded by
Commissioner Khan, to excuse Commissioners Gupta, Kim, Martin, Shroff, and Zuo from the December 13, 2022 meeting. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Commissioner Ismail, Commissioner Parekh, Commissioner Kelly-Tanti, Commissioner Khan, Commissioner Liang, Commissioner Mehta, Commissioner Suresh, Commissioner Garg, Commissioner Maben, and Commissioner Ravipati
10 -
Absent: Commissioner Gupta, Commissioner Martin, Commissioner Shroff, Commissioner Zuo, and Commissioner Kim
5 -
CONSENT CALENDAR
1.A 22-1467 Youth Commission Minutes of November 8, 2022 Recommendation: Approve the Youth Commission Meeting Minutes of November 8, 2022.
A motion was made by Commissioner Ismail, seconded by
Commissioner Suresh, that this item be recommended for approval.
The motion carried by the following vote:
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Aye: Commissioner Ismail, Commissioner Parekh, Commissioner Kelly-Tanti, Commissioner Khan, Commissioner Liang, Commissioner Mehta, Commissioner Suresh, Commissioner Garg, Commissioner Maben, and Commissioner Ravipati
10 -
Excused: Commissioner Gupta, Commissioner Martin, Commissioner Shroff, Commissioner Zuo, and Commissioner Kim
5 -
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
None
GENERAL BUSINESS
2. 22-1468 Youth Commission FY2022/23 Work Plan & Goals Recommendation: Staff makes no recommendation.
Youth Commission Committee Reports on Work Plan Goals for FY2022/23 Community Building: Initial ideas included continuation of intergenerational chats with Senior members of the community, civic engagement including encouraging voter pre-registration, and collaborating with the Library for youth-focused activities.
Youth Empowerment: Potential ideas included continuing the podcast focused on youth trends, improving teen mental health, and open challenges to potentially offer youth-based solutions to civic challenges.
Youth Outreach: Potential ideas included "Welcome to Santa Clara" resources to new youth residents in the City, identifying needs of youth in the community through informal surveys, and creating a resource page for youth to access services in the area.
STAFF REPORT
Gayle Ichiho, Parks & Recreation: Shared recap of the Holiday Tree Lighting event, various holiday programs including Breakfast with Santa and Evening with Santa, and classes and activities available in the Winter Activity Guide.
Shel Grinstead, Library: After the holiday break, Teen Hangouts will resume on January 3 at Central Library, the next Teen Library Leaders meeting is on Tuesday, January 31, and the first group of youth Library interns has completed their assignment.
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COMMISSIONERS REPORT
None
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Commissioner Suresh, seconded by
Commissioner Garg, that this meeting be adjourned at 6:25 p.m. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Commissioner Ismail, Commissioner Parekh, Commissioner Kelly-Tanti, Commissioner Khan, Commissioner Liang, Commissioner Mehta, Commissioner Suresh, Commissioner Garg, Commissioner Maben, and Commissioner Ravipati
10 -
Excused: Commissioner Gupta, Commissioner Martin, Commissioner Shroff, Commissioner Zuo, and Commissioner Kim
5 -
MEETING DISCLOSURES
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