TEEN 06-10-2020
Cupertino Teen Commission
REGULAR MEETING
Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 6:00 pm
Zoom Webinar
APPROVED MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER @ 6:00 pm
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Present: Tung, Nathan, Jayant, Venkatasubramanian, Khot, Natarajan, Devisetti
Tardy: Yeung, Gu
Absent: N/A
Staff Present: Daniel Mestizo
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. May 27, 2020 – Vice-Chair Jayant motions to approve minutes with corrections.
Commissioner Venkatasubramanian seconds motion. Motion passes
unanimously.
WRITTEN/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
OLD BUSINESS
2. <hack> Cupertino 2020
Event subcommittees provided the group with updates on their progress. Raffle
prizes were discussed. New action items were distributed and will be followed-
up with at the June 24th meeting.
3. TEDx Talk
The commission shared their thoughts on the success of the event and provided
feedback to staff regarding potential improvements for future events.
4. 2020-2021 School-Year Reopening Discussion
Vice-Chair Jayant and Commissioner Gu debriefed the Commission on the
FUHSD’s COVID-19 Task Force meetings they attended. Feedback from the
Commission was collected by Vice-Chair Jayant and Commissioner Gu.
NEW BUSINESS
5. Pizza and Politics: 2020
The Commission engaged in brainstorming ways to hold the biannual Pizza and
Politics event, whether virtual or in-person, and improve the format of the event.
Commissioners expressed a desire to have town hall, open forum type
discussions, and potentially extending the event to a week-long initiative. More
brainstorm discussions and final decisions on the event format will occur at the
June 24th meeting.
Maple Leung shared her ideas on what the Teen Commission should do to
improve on the Pizza and Politics event.
6. Teen Commission Outreach and Student Support
Chair Tung made a motion to move the Teen Commission Outreach and Student Support
item to the June 24th agenda. Commissioner Natarajan seconded the motion. Yes:
Yeung, Jayant, Venkatasubramanian, Khot, Nathan, Gu. No: Devisetti. Motion
passes.
STAFF & COMMISSION REPORTS
7. Commissioner Updates
• None.
8. Staff Updates
• None.
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
The following items were requested to be added to the next meeting: <hack> Cupertino,
2020-2021 School Year Reopening Discussion, Pizza and Politics, Youth Voice Live, and
Teen Commission Outreach and Student Support.
ADJOURNMENT
At 9:27 pm the Teen Commission adjourned to a REGULAR MEETING which will be
held on June 24, 2020 at 6:00 pm as a Zoom Webinar.
Respectfully submitted,
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Daniel Mestizo, Staff Liaison