TO:City Council
FROM:Youth Commission
DATE:June 24, 2025
SUBJECT: Youth Commission Annual Report
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Receive Youth Commission (YC) Annual Report.
2. Find that this action is not a project as defined under the California Environmental Quality Act.
LEVINE ACT ITEM: No
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No Additional Funding Requested. Staff time and costs for coordination and preparation of the YC Annual Report are included in the Adopted FY 2024-25 General Fund Budget.
BACKGROUND:
The YC was established in 1985. It consists of 13 members between the ages of 13 – 18. On September 14, 2021, City Council approved Resolution No. 2021-045, rescinding Resolution No. 2011-037, establishing the following functions and duties:
1. Review and provide input on any matters referred to the City Council, City Manager, or their designee regarding a City departmental action, project, service, or development concerning matters which may directly impact youth.
2. Provide outreach assistance to youth for City projects or services as assigned by City Manager or their designee.
3. Serve as liaisons to youth agency committees as assigned by City Council, City Manager or their designee, including attendance at public meetings and providing regular reports on liaison agency activities to City Council.
Youth Commission Annual Report
June 24, 2025
4. Submit an annual report to City Council on Commission activities and any other periodic reports as assigned or deemed appropriate.
DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:
In FY 2024-25, YC Commissioners accomplished the following functions and duties:
1. Review and provide input on any matters referred to the YC
During the FY 2024-25 term, the YC Commissioners engaged with knowledgeable speakers from City departments and the community to establish relationships and provide input on referred projects and programs that impact youth. Meetings included:
Month Topic Presenter
September
2024
Brown Act Noel Doran, Assistant City Attorney,
City of Thousand Oaks
October
2024
Career Education Dr. Laurie Looker and Ashley Cooper,
Career Education Coordinators,
Conejo Valley Unified School District
November
2024
Community Resources Anne Vollmer and Julie Vilagran, St.
Paschal Baylon Conference 329,
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
December
2024
City of Thousand Oaks
Transit
Grahame Watts, Emergency and
Transit Programs Administrator, Tyler
Nestved, Assistant Transit Planner,
and Alina Chalas, Assistant Analyst,
City of Thousand Oaks
January
2025
Meeting Cancelled N/A
February
2025
Athens Services Sidney Stull, Community Affairs
Manager and Kurt Dansby, Lead
Recycling Coordinator for Ventura
County, Athens Services
March
2025
Discussion on the
Future of Downtown
Thousand Oaks
Akbar Alikhan, Deputy City Manager,
City of Thousand Oaks
April
2025
Conejo Recreation and
Park District (CRPD)
Melissa Ruwhiu, Recreation and
Community Services Manager, CRPD
May
2025
City of Thousand Oaks
Budget Process
Ryan Roman, Budget Officer and
Miguel Chavez, Sr. Financial Analyst,
City of Thousand Oaks
Youth Commission Annual Report
June 24, 2025
2. Provide outreach assistance to youth for City projects or services The Youth Commissioners provided outreach to youth by supporting the following activities:
Youth Leadership Summit
The Youth Commissioners provided outreach to youth by hosting the 2025 Youth Leadership Summit on April 9, 2025, at the Kavli Theater Founders Room. The event brought together 24 community leaders and 75 youth from the City of Thousand Oaks.
The program included Leader Roundtables and Youth-Only Roundtables that included youth reporting the results of their discussion. There were several important conversations that took place and many positive outcomes. The Youth Commission have compiled a comprehensive report in Attachment #1.
Environmental Cleanups
The Youth Commissioners assisted with the annual Coastal Cleanup on September 21, 2024, by helping to recruit youth to participate and picking up trash.
The event cleared trash and plastic pollution from inland waterways near Borchard Park.
Additionally, the Youth Commission planned and executed a Youth Trash Cleanup on May 3, 2025. With the assistance of the City of Thousand Oaks Public Works Department, youth and parents cleaned trash and cleared debris along Moorpark Road.
Youth Commission Recruitment Video
With the professional assistance of TOTV, the Youth Commission created a recruitment video. The promotional video highlights the experience of three Youth Commissioners and has been shared across social media. It is available for viewing on the City’s YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/uOBf9gNL3KE.
3. Liaisons to Organizations
In FY 2024-25, YC Commissioners served as liaisons to an array of organizations that serve youth in the community. Each month commissioners deepened relationships across the community, as well as provided updates and information regarding these organizations at the monthly YC meetings. The liaison positions include:
Youth Commission Annual Report
June 24, 2025
•Alex Fiore Teen Center Advisory Committee: Commissioner Lee •CVUSD Student District Advisory Council (SDAC): Commissioner Oscanoa and Commissioner Levesque
The Youth Commissioners have compiled a summary of their experience with FY 2024-25 committee and liaison assignments in Attachment #2.
In program year 2025-26, the YC will be seeking direction from the City Manager’s Office on potential projects and providing outreach to relevant youth agencies or activities that support the duties of the YC.
COUNCIL GOAL COMPLIANCE:
Meets the following City Council goals:
B. Provide municipal government leadership which is open and responsive to residents, and is characterized by ethical behavior, stability, promoting public trust, transparency, confidence in the future, and cooperative interaction among civic leaders, residents, business representatives, and staff, while recognizing and respecting legitimate differences of opinion on critical issues facing the City.
G. Continue City's commitment to community and cultural programs and services (such as Performing Arts/Theatres, Libraries, TOTV, Visual Arts, Youth and Senior Programs).
PREPARED BY: Benjamin Glaubke, Youth Commission Chair
Jane Staley, Youth Commission Vice Chair
Sarah Mailes, Community Services Analyst
Attachments:
Attachment #1 – 2025 Youth Leadership Summit Report
Attachment #2 –FY 2024-25 YC Committee and Liaison Summary Reports CCS: 115-01\sm\H\COMMON\Community Services\City Council Items\2025 Staff Reports\06252025 YC Annual Report staff report.docx