Teen 10-09-2019
Cupertino Teen Commission
REGULAR MEETING
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 6:00 pm
Quinlan Community Center
10185 N. Stelling Rd. Cupertino, CA 95014
APPROVED MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER @ 6:03 pm
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Present: Tung, Natarajan, Yeung, Jayant, Gu, Venkatasubramanian, Nathan
Tardy: Devisetti, Khot
Staff Present: Daniel Mestizo
CEREMONIAL MATTERS & PRESENTATIONS
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. September 24, 2019 – Commissioner Venkatasubramanian motions to approve minutes as
amended. Commissioner Natarajan seconds motion. Motion passes unanimously.
2. September 25, 2019 – Commissioner Jayant motions to approve minutes. Commissioner Yeung
seconds motion. Motion passes unanimously.
WRITTEN/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
• N/A
OLD BUSINESS
3. Discuss policy options to prevent youth access to tobacco products, including flavored tobacco
products, and to reduce the density of tobacco retailers.
Recommended action: Recommend that Council adopt the proposed tobacco policies to prevent
youth access to tobacco products.
City staff reviewed information regarding policy options to prevent youth access to tobacco
products, including flavored tobacco products which were presented at the special meeting on
September 24th, 2019. Commissioner Venkatasubramanian motions to recommend that City
Council adopt the proposed tobacco policies to prevent youth access to tobacco products, as
amended to be 1500ft from schools as opposed to 1000ft. Commissioner Gu seconds the motion.
The motion passes unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
4. Commission Meeting Sign-Ups
Commissioners signed up to attend meetings from the different City commissions. Commissioners
will be reporting back to the group at the commission meetings following their assigned meetings.
5. <hack> Cupertino 2020
The Teen Commission began discussing the <hack> Cupertino event for 2020. Notes from the
previous event were reviewed. The event is tentatively scheduled for March 20 – 21st, 2020.
STAFF & COMMISSION REPORTS
a) Staff Liaison Report
• Staff Liaison reminded the Teen Commission of the YAC Social taking place on Thursday,
October 10th at 6pm in the Cupertino Room of the Quinlan Community Center.
b) Commissioner Report
• Chair Tung debriefed the Mayor’s Meeting with the Commission.
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:32pm the Teen Commission adjourned to a REGULAR MEETING which will be held on October 23,
2019 at 6:00pm at Quinlan Community Center, 10185 N. Stelling Rd. Cupertino, CA 95014.
Respectfully submitted,
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Daniel Mestizo, Staff Liaison