Teen 11-08-2017CUPERTINO
Cupertino Teen Commission
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 6:00 pm
Quinlan Community Center, Conference Room
10185 N. Stelling Rd, Cupertino, CA 95014
CALL TO ORDER@ 6:11pm
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: All
Staff Present: Mestizo
APPROVED MINUTES
MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
1. October 25, 2017 -Commissioner Rajaram motions to approve minutes. Commissioner
Krishnan seconds motion. Motion passes unanimously.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
• None
OL D BUSINESS
2. 2017-2018 Work Plan Discussion
Commissioners were presented with an updated draft of the 2017-2018 work plan
. document. The commission recommended a few updates in sections III and adding a
new section for commission outreach. Commissioner Lau motions to adopt the work plan
with recommended changes. Commissioner Rajaram second the motion. Motion passes
unanimously.
3. HBV Presentation
Sindu Naranyan, a junior at Cupertino High School, led a presentation on the Hepatitis B
virus, a "silent killer" and the virus' prevalence in the Asian community. She is spreading
awareness by starting a school organization and has requested the Teen Commission's
help in spreading the word and getting community feedback. Her goal is to organize a
5k on World Hepatitis Day, July 28 th , 2018, to spread awareness of the disease.
4. Teen Workshops
Commissioners Krishnan and Subramanyam completed the application and presented it
to the Teen Commission. Commissioners made edits and updated the form. Staff
Liaison Mestizo will review the form and the next steps will be to post it online and begin
marketing . Once applications are received the Teen Commission will review submissions
and proceed accordingly.
5. Teen Commission and Tree Lighting
In an effort to connect with the Cupertino community and spread awareness of the
commission , the Teen Comm ission decided to volunteer during the December ist Tree
Lighting Event organized by Cupertino Recreation. Staff Liaison Mestizo will be working
with the event coordinator to organize assignments. The Teen Commission will also be
volunteering at the December 16th Gift of Hope event organized by West Valley
Community Services.
6. Teen Stress Brainstorm
The Teen Commission brainstormed ideas on addressing the issue of teen stress
including an article in the Scene and a presentation. More ideas will be discussed at
future meetings. The Teen Commission agreed to present at the November 16lh Public
Safety Forum organized by the Public Safety Commission on the topic.
NEW BUSINESS
7. <hack> Cupertino Planning
Staff Liaison Mestizo provided the following updates: website account has been
purchased, sponsorship packet created, to-do list has been created. Input was requested
from the commission on the sponsorship packet.
8 . Cupertino Historical Society Presentation and Museum Tour
The Cupertino Historical Society gave a brief presentation and museum tour to the Teen
Commission. CHS also requested the Commission's input on getting youth interested in
Cupertino history and their proposed Ideathon event.
STAFF & COMMISSION REPORTS
a) Staff Liaison Report
Daniel Mestizo presented the Teen Commission with the following information:
• The Teen Center has "Monthly Food Features" in which a different food item is
featured and given out to drop-in participants. November's feature is Pizza My
Heart and will take place on November 9th at 6pm.
• The Teen Center is having extended hours at the Cupertino Teen Center during
the Thanksgiving Break.
b) Commissioner Report
• Commissioner Sahni presented the following notes from the November Mayor's
Meeting:
o Library Commission is organizing workshops for all ages.
o Proposal for a Teen Driving Workshop from an unidentified commission .
MISCELLANEOUS -NO ACTION REQUIRED
ADJOURNMENT
At 9:02pm the Teen Commission adjourned to a REGULAR MEETING which will be held on
Wednesday, November 22ND at 6:00pm at the Quinlan Community Center, Conference Room,
10185 North Stelling Road, Cupertino.
Respectfully submitted,