TEEN 11-18-2020
APPROVED MINUTES
CUPERTINO TEEN COMMISSION
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
REGULAR TEEN COMMISSION MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
At 6:01 p.m. Chair Jayant called the Regular Teen Commission meeting to order. This was a teleconference
meeting with no physical location.
ROLL CALL
Present: All. Tardy: None. Absent: none. Staff: Daniel Mestizo. All commissioners teleconferenced for the
meeting.
CEREMONIAL MATTERS & PRESENTATIONS
1. Safe Routes to School Program Update
The City’s Safe Routes to School Coordinator provided the Teen Commission with an overview of
the Safe Routes to School program and ongoing initiatives.
The Teen Commission agreed to discuss room for involvement and collaboration opportunities at
a future meeting.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
2. Approval of Minutes – October 14, 2020
Commissioner Natarajan motions to approve minutes with corrections. Commissioner Gu seconds
motion. The motion passes unanimously.
WRITTEN/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
OLD BUSINESS
3. Youth-Led Organization Monthly Feature Program (formerly: Student Organization Support)
City staff presented the proposed Youth -Led Organization Monthly Feature Program details with
April being the date of the first proposed feature.
Teen Commissioners provided suggesstions and ideas for improvement.
Cupertino Teen Commission Minutes October 14, 2020
NEW BUSINESS
4. 2020-2021 Subcommittees and Guidelines
City staff brought forth potential subcommittees for piloting in the 2020-2021 term and presented
guidelines for the trial.
Teen Commissioners asked clarifying questions.
Commissioner Zhang motioned to create a Youth and Teen Engagement, Youth and Teen Advocacy, and
Research and Civics Subcommittees for the 2020-2021 term. Commissioner Natarajan seconds the
motion. The motion passes unanimously.
STAFF & COMMISSION REPORTS
5. Update Reports
Staff unveiled the newly updated Teen Commission Website.
Chair Jayant debriefed the Commission on the discussions from the Mayor’s Meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:18 p.m. the Teen Commission adjourned to a REGULAR MEETING which will be held on
December 9, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. as a Zoom Webinar.
Respectfully submitted,
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Daniel Mestizo, Staff Liaison