Presentations
Teen Commission Meeting
September 11, 2024
Presentations
Item #2
Teen Commission
Orientation
Teen Commission Orientation
Commissioner's Handbook
Review
September 11, 2024
Overview
●City Organization
●Teen Commission Purpose
●Attendance Policy
●Public Meetings (Brown Act)
●Parliamentary Procedure (Rosenberg’s Rules
of Order)
●Required Trainings
●City Email Policy
City Organization
City Staff
City ManagerCity Attorney
Commissions
City Council
Citizens of
Cupertino
Teen Commission Purpose, CMC Ch. 2
1.Advise the City Council and staff on
issues and projects important to youth.
2.Perform such other tasks as may be
expressly requested of it by the City
Council.
Attendance
•Cannot exceed more than 25% or three
consecutive meetings
•May request a waiver of this provision to Council
•Teen Commission tardiness is also tracked
•Resets each year
The Brown Act
●“All meetings of the legislative body of a local agency
shall be open and public, and all persons shall be
permitted to attend any meeting . . . except as
otherwise provided in this chapter.” (Gov. Code, §
54953(a))
●Legislative bodies must:
●Conduct business and make decisions only in
open public meetings
●Publish and follow meeting agendas
●Provide an opportunity for public participation
before making decisions.
What Is a “Meeting”?
●“…[A]ny congregation of a majority of the members
of a legislative body at the same time and place to
hear, discuss, or deliberate upon any item that is
within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative
body or the local agency to which it pertains” (Gov.
Code, § 54952.2(a))
●Meetings include:
●Regular meetings
●Special meetings
●Emergency and adjourned meetings
What Is Not a “Meeting”?
●Individual contacts
●Staff briefings (less than a quorum)
●Social and ceremonial gatherings
●Conferences/seminars
●Open, publicized community meetings (not City
meetings)
●Meetings of other legislative bodies
Tip: Do not discuss City business outside of a meeting.
Serial Meetings
Daisy Chain: A to B, B to C, C to D, D to E
Wagon Wheel: A to B, C, D, and E
Includes emails, texts, written notes
Tip: Send communications through liaison, do not "reply all"
all"
Social Media
●Public official may communicate on social media
platforms to:
●Answer questions
●Communicate with the public
●Members may not use social media to discuss official
business among themselves
●No responses to other members
●No likes
●No 🙁🙁
(Gov. Code, § 54953(b)(3))
Agendas
●Legislative body may only discuss agendized topics
●Agenda includes “brief general description” of item to
be discussed (Gov. Code, § 54952.2(a)(1))
●Must be posted 72 hours before regular meeting and
24 hours before special meeting
●Limited discussion of non-agendized matters:
●Brief reports/announcements
●Asking a question for clarification
●Referring item to staff
●Briefly respond to public comments
Public Participation
●Opportunity for public comment on:
●Any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of
the legislative body (regular meetings only)
●Specific items of business
●Public right to review non-privileged documents
distributed to a majority of the legislative body
●Comments may be anonymous
Rosenberg’s Rules of Order
Agenda format handled by the Chair:
1)announce agenda item
2)staff report
3)clarifying questions
4)public comments
5)motion is made
6)second to the motion
7)motion must be understood
8)discussion/deliberation
9)vote
10)announce vote result
Required Trainings
●Cupertino Ethics Policy
●Biennial AB1234 Online Ethics Training
●Biennial Harassment Prevention Training
●Annual Commissioner Training (February/March)
●Promotes public confidence in the integrity of local
government
●You are a representative of the City
City Email Policy
●Commissioners assigned City email address
●Use your City email to conduct City business
●Follow “netiquette” guidance set forth in Technology
Use Policy
●Do not use your personal email account for City
business
Questions?
Contact the City Clerk’s Office:
Email: cityclerk@cupertino.gov
Telephone: 408-777-3223
Teen Commission Meeting
September 11, 2024
Presentations
Item #3
Teen Organizations
Presentation
September 11 , 2024
Teen Commission
Parks and Recreation Department
Youth Activity Board, Teen Commission,
and Teen Programs
Agenda
•Overview of Youth Activity Board (YAB)
•YAB Programs and Events
•Overview Recreation Event Volunteers (REV)
•REV Events
•Overview of Leaders in Training Program (LIT)
•Overview of Teen Commission
•Teen Commission Attendance of Events and
Programs
What is YAB
The Youth Activity Board (YAB) was created in
2018 to further engage Cupertino teens and
address the growing teen stress epidemic.
YAB is a group of 13 teen volunteers who work
with Cupertino staff to create and plan
events for youth and teens.
YAB Events
Speaker Series
Pizza and Politics
Spelling Bee
Teen Resource Fair
HACK
Cupertino Café
Movie Nights
What is REV?
Started in September 2024,
Recreation Event Volunteers
(REV) was created to
deepen the relationship
between Cupertino Parks
and Rec and it's teen
volunteers by providing
year-round volunteering
opportunities and
recognition.
REV Events
Monster Mash
Tree Lighting
Breakfast with Santa
Big Bunny 5K
Earth Day Celebration
July 4th Celebration
What are LIT’s?
Leaders in Training (LIT’s) are our summer
volunteers. These volunteers work in our
summer programs only.
LIT's learn from Recreation
Leaders (staff) on how to
run summer camps and
growing their teamwork,
leadership, and
communication skills.
LIT Camps
Summer Science Fun/Nature Camp
Preschool AdventuresAdventure Camp
What is Teen Commission?
The Teen Commission is a formal commission with the City of
Cupertino comprised of nine resident teens. The role of the
Teen Commission is to advise the City Council and staff on
issues and projects important to youth.
Teen Commission Participation
Teen Commissioners generally participate in
events and programs as speakers,
moderators, judges, and Masters of
Ceremony.
Teen Commission Events
Pizza and Politics
Monster Mash
Spelling Bee
Big Bunny 5K
Teen Resource Fair
HACK
Recognizing Youth Led Organizations
Another role of the Teen
Commission is to receive
presentations, give
feedback, and spread the
word about Youth Led
Organizations (YLO’s) and
Teen Opportunities in the
Community
Questions?