Teen 02-14-2024
APPROVED MINUTES
CUPERTINO TEEN COMMISSION
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
REGULAR TEEN COMMISSION MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
At 6:04 p.m. Chair Shah called the Teen Commission meeting to order.
ROLL CALL
Present: Biswari, Chen, Cheung, Garg, Gupta, Mukherjee, Shah. Absent: Hu, Kumar. Staff: Sonya Lee,
Robert Kaufman, Alex Greer, Ursula Syrova.
CEREMONIAL MATTERS AND PRESENTATIONS
1. Subject: Receive a Presentation on GenConnect, an Intergenerational Program on March
18.
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on GenConnect, an Intergenerational
Program from Recreation Manager, Alex Greer.
The event is similar to last year’s intergenerational event. The name has been changed
to GenConnect. Event is being held on a non-school day for most high schools.
Attending the event will qualify for volunteer hours.
Commissioner Questions:
• Will any of the activities be the same as last year?
o Some of the games, but structured activities will be different.
• How many students did we have last year?
o 30 seniors, 15-20 teens
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2. Subject: Approval of Minutes – January 10, 2024
Recommended Action: Review and approve the minutes from the Teen Commission
meeting on January 10, 2024.
Cupertino Teen Commission Minutes February 14, 2024
Commissioner Chen moved to approve the January meeting minutes and
Commissioner Biswari seconded the motion. The commission voted 7-0 to approve the
minutes.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
No written communications.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
No oral communications.
OLD BUSINESS
No old business.
NEW BUSINESS
3. Subject: Receive a Presentation on Sustainability and Environmental Programs in
Cupertino.
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on Sustainability and Environmental
Programs in Cupertino from Environmental Programs and Sustainability Manager,
Ursula Syrova.
Commissioner Questions:
• Question about reusable Boba cups. Are there options for warm cups for Boba?
o Maybe
• Will the Boba shops accept different size Boba cups?
o That is a good question for the vendors.
• Who is the City working with for adding EV charging stations?
o Currently working with ChargePoint. The City owns the charging
stations. Trying to figure out how to fund the new chargers.
• Do you work with school groups to get information out?
o Yes, they do work with schools. Schools are not City, so they do not need
to abide by City ordinances. City is trying to educate the schools.
4. Subject: Update on Teen Resource Fair
Recommended Action: Receive an update on the Teen Resource Fair from Recreation
Coordinator, Robert Kaufman.
Cupertino Teen Commission Minutes February 14, 2024
Teen Resource Fair has formalized a partnership with the Fremont Union High School
District Intradistrict Council (FUHSD IDC) to run the mental health and wellness
portion of the event. FUHSD IDC will be putting together a passport system and will be
reaching out to the businesses on Main Street to donate toward something to give out as
part of the passport system of visiting booths.
We would like to see the Teen Commission supporting the Teen Resource Fair.
Commissioner Questions:
• Will there be window decorating in the spring with the job fair?
o Not in the spring because the event will be at Main Street. We did try to
do window decorating in the fall, but there was not enough interest.
Maybe in the future at Main Street.
• Will the jobs be jobs for all companies in Cupertino hiring part time staff?
o No, only City programs.
5. Subject: Discuss and Select Teen Commissioners for Upcoming Speaking Opportunities
and City Programs and Events
Recommended Action: Discuss and select Teen Commissioners for upcoming speaking
opportunities at City programs and events through expressed interest and availability
dates.
Attempting to get more opportunities for Teen Commissioners in speaking/MC roles
representing the Teen Commission.
• Business and Boba March 9 – Moderator Joyce Cheung
• Teen Resource Fair March 16 – Commissioner’s information table – Multiple
Commissioners
• GenConnect March 18 – Looking for one speaker
• Big Bunny March 30 – Pranav Gupta and Anika Mukherjee
• HACK Cupertino April 13 and 14 (overnight event) – Looking for judges
• Earth Day Festival April 20 – Looking for an MC
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
• Staff Updates
o Staff Report
Robert Kaufman gave an update on teen programs and events.
• Commissioner Updates
o No updates.
Cupertino Teen Commission Minutes February 14, 2024
COMMISSIONER ATTENDANCE AT UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Chair Shah to attend the next Mayor’s Meeting.
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
No future agenda items were added.
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:26 p.m., Chair Shah adjourned the meeting.
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Sonya Lee, Staff Liaison