Teen 01-11-2023
APPROVED MINUTES
CUPERTINO TEEN COMMISSION
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
REGULAR TEEN COMMISSION MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
At 6:03 p.m. Vice Chair Halambi called the Teen Commission meeting to order. This was a
teleconference meeting with no physical location.
ROLL CALL
Present: Cheung, Ding, Gupta, Halambi, Kasamsetty (6:09 p.m.), Kumar, Luu, Qin, Shah, Tarra. Absent: none.
Staff: Sonya Lee, Robert Kaufman. All commissioners teleconferenced for the meeting.
CEREMONIAL MATTERS & PRESENTATIONS
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Subject: Approval of Minutes – December 14, 2022
Recommended Action: Review and approve the minutes from the Teen Commission meeting on
December 14, 2022.
Commissioner Qin motioned to approve minutes. Commissioner Tarra seconded the motion. Minutes
approved.
WRITTEN/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
No written or oral communications received.
OLD BUSINESS
No old business.
NEW BUSINESS
2. Subject: Update to the Youth Led Organization Process for Fiscal Year 2022-23.
Recommended Action: Receive an update on the Window Decorating for the Youth Led Organizations
Process for Fiscal Year 22-23 from Recreation Manager, Sonya Lee.
Sonya Lee gave an update on the process for the Window Decorating event for Youth Led
Organizations. She clarified the application process, what materials would be provided, and the rules
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for the artwork approval. She solicited feedback from the Commissioners. The discussion and
suggestions were as follows:
Flyers should be given to the Commissioners.
Commissioners will work to get in their school announcements and/or weekly emails.
The program should be promoted on the City Instagram account with hashtags and online challenges,
so that Commissioners can share.
Staff should reach out to the Rotary Club to promote to the YLO’s that the Rotary Club works with.
Staff should reach out to FUHSD Foundation to promote to the YLO’s that the foundation works with.
Commissioners asked if non-resident YLO’s could apply. Staff indicated that if the YLO serves
Cupertino youth, they can apply. Commissioners can give a higher priority ranking to resident YLO’s if
there are less windows available than there are applications.
Commissioners will work to get the flyers/information to school ASB’s or school PTA’s.
Staff reviewed local, public middle school and high schools and Commissioners indicated where they
had contacts.
STAFF & COMMISSION REPORTS
3. Subject: Monthly Update Reports
Recommended Action: Receive monthly update reports from City Staff and Teen Commissioners.
• Staff Updates
o Robert Kaufman, Teen Coordinator, provided a staff update.
Santa Visits
Cupertino Café December 17
Spelling Bee - Commissioners will be judges
Summer Job Fair – March 25
• Combination of Job Fair, Window Decorating, Teen Activity
• Commissioners are encouraged to attend
• Commissioner Updates
Last Mayors Meeting was cancelled
COMMISSIONER ATTENDANCE AT UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS
• Commissioner Cheung will attend the next Mayor’s Meeting.
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FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
No future agenda items were added.
ADJOURNMENT
At 6:46 p.m., Chair Kasamsetty adjourned the meeting.
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Sonya Lee, Staff Liaison
02/09/2023