TEEN 03-25-09CUPERTINO
Teen Commission
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 6:45 PM
Quinlan Community CentE~r, Conference Room
10185 N. Stelling Road Ci.~pertino, CA 95014
APPROVED M1fNUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chair Szeto called the meeting to order at 6:50 p.rn. in the Conference Room of Quinlan
Community Center, 10185 N. Stelling Road, Cupertino, CA.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Present Commissioners: Murag, Somasundaram, Sreef~athy, Shah, Koganti, Kundargi, Szeto, Vora
Tardy Commissioners: Damodar, Aggarwal, Goyal
Absent Commissioners: Menon, Pavlovic, Ramachandran
Staff Present: Phillips
MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Regular Meeting of March 11, 2009
Vora motioned to approve minutes; Sreepathy second:,, motion passes.
COMMUNICATIONS
a) Oral
b) Written
NEW BUSINESS
OLD BUSINESS
a) Walk-2-School event status update- Commissioners reported to the Commission about their
contacts with sponsors for the event. School sites and business are interested in an
informational flyer. Commissioner Szeto created a flyer for distribution and promotional
purposes.
MISCELLANEOUS-NO ACTION REQUIRED
a) Staff report
a. Share notes from City Council meeting; of March 17, 2009- Commissioners were
informed of Councils approval to change the Teen Commission member size from 13
to 9 over the next 2 years.
b. Kaboom Playground project discussion with Mark Linder- Commissioners received
information from Director, Mark Linder about the Kaboom build day to be held on
June 6~h at Blackberry Farm
c. Dog Park discussion with Mark Linder and Julia Lamy- Director Mark Linder shared
recommendations from Parks and Recreation Commission. Teen Commissioners
provided input and feedback about ttie idea of having a dog parkin Cupertino.
Commission agreed upon having a dog option but, enclosed for public safety and
comfort reasons.
d. Cupertino Earth Day Celebration/ Environmentally friendly practices for Cupertino
residents discussions with Erin Cooke- Environmental Coordinator, Erin Cooke
spoke to the Commissioners about their current environmental practices both
personally and at school. The group brainstormed ideas of how to work with the
City to create a successful environmentally aware habit change amongst Cupertino
youth.
b) High School Dance evaluation
c) Senior Ball-finalize event plans
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 9:02pm to regular Teen Commission meeting of Apri18, 2009
at 3:45 pm.
Respectfully submitted:
V y
La n P fillips, Recreati oordinator