Sunnyval e
Y outh Advi sory
4 / 8 City Co u n c il Pre s e n ta tio n
Who are we?
■ High-school students
■ Bi-weekly meetings
■ Work on…
○ Community-based
projects
○ Advise on City Council
issues from a youth
perspective
Community-bsed Projects
Under the
guidance of
Councilmember
Srinivasan!
Na tive Pla n t
In itia tive
1. Working to remove invasive species
1 . Converted previ ous areas at Fremont H i gh
Sc h o o l to fro m in va s ive → n a tive
2. Worked wi th FUHSD gardeners to
devel op budget, l i st of pl ants
3 . Wo rke d w ith Va lle y Wa te r Yo u th
commi ssi on to recei ve $200 grant
4. Coordi nated wi th di stri ct for bamboo
removal
5 . Co lla b o ra te d w ith c lu b s fo r vo lu n te e rs
6. Devel opi ng a “handbook” of steps for
other school s to fol l ow the process we took
7. Created and presented assessment of
Valley Water rebate programs
Sunnyval e
Websi te Updates
2. Introduction
● Adding features to help people get involved
● Easy to access volunteer / internship database
● Updates on projects that we are currently working on
● Mailing list for initiatives people sign up for
● Adding login credentials for volunteering database
Planned Features
Translate government documents, initiatives, and event details into commonly spoken languages in the Bay Area.
Provide easy-to-read summaries with key takeaways in bullet point format Provide audio summaries and infographics
Users can follow specific policies or initiatives and get updates when there are changes, votes, or meetings
Can see recently passed bills/legislations/policies
Engagement + Accessibility
Planned Features
Platform for requesting city
officials to speak at schools, clubs,
events, etc
Provide login credentials for easy
access to features
● Login with google, microsoft,
etc.
Connect officials with high school
interns
Provide collection of local
volunteering opportunities hosted
at government events
Connection Internships & Volunteering
Connect
Request an official
Internships
Volunteering
Redirects to
events page
New category: volunteering
Ways to get
involved
Internships
Volunteering
Redirects to
events page
Join our mailing
list
Hig h Sc h o o l
I nternshi p Database
3. Accessible, centralized resource
1. Utiliz e e xis tin g Su n n yva le re s o u rc e s
2. A dded di fferent categori es of
o p p o rtu n itie s
3 . Ce n tra liz e d a ll e xis tin g FUHSD re s o u rc e s onto one pl atform
4. Coordi nated wi th superi ntendent for
im p le m e n ta tio n
Literacy I ntervention
Program
4. Working to expand, potentially throughout
Sunnyvale District
1. Weekl y sessi ons wi th students at Bi shop
E l ementary, three members currentl y
worki ng on thi s
2. Emphasi s on phoni cs - based curri cul um
3. I n col l aborati on wi th teachers at the
school
List of people we’ve worked with:
●Mayor Larry Klein
● FUHSD Board members R osa K i m, Stanl ey
K ou, Danny Choi
● Supervi sor Otto L ee
● Supervi sor Otto L ee’ s staff members
● Va lle y Wa te r Ch a ir o f Dire c to rs (Na i
Hsueh), CEO (R i ck Cal l ender), and the
E xecuti ve team
Additional Projects:
●Carpool i ng app wi th Supervi sor L ee’ s
Office
● Seedbank proposal at Sunnyval e L i brary