Minutes 10.13.2021
APPROVED MINUTES
CUPERTINO TEEN COMMISSION
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
REGULAR TEEN COMMISSION MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
At 6:01 p.m. Staff called the Teen Commission meeting to order. This was a teleconference meeting
with no physical location.
ROLL CALL
Present: Ding, Halambi, Kasamsetty, Leung, Luu, Naqvi, Qin, Zhang. Tardy: Tarra. Absent: None. Staff: Daniel
Mestizo. All commissioners teleconferenced for the meeting.
CEREMONIAL MATTERS & PRESENTATIONS
1. Subject: Senior Strategy Survey
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on encouraging community input in a survey
resource awareness and need among seniors for the Senior Strategy City Work Program item.
Parks and Recreation Director Joanne Magrini presented the Senior Strategy work program item
and shared the status of the upcoming survey with the commission.
2. Subject: Suicide Prevention Ordinance and Mental Health Resources Presentation
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on City’s Suicide Prevention Ordinance and Santa
Clara County’s mental health resources
Management Analyst Astrid Robles presented the commission with an update on the recent
adoption of a Suicide Prevention Ordinance. Santa Clara County Coordinator Jasmine Lopez
shared several county mental health resources available to youth and teens and answered
questions from the Teen Commission.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3. Subject: Meeting Minutes for the September 8, 2021 Teen Commission Meeting
Recommended Action: Review and approve minutes for the September 8, 2021 Teen Commission
meeting.
Commissioner Qin motions to approve minutes. Commissioner Naqvi seconds motion. The motion
carries unanimously.
WRITTEN/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Cupertino Teen Commission Minutes October 13, 2021
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
4. Subject: KnowBe4 Training
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on the mandatory KnowBe4 Training and discuss
the training with the City’s Infrastructure Division.
Commissioners received a training from the City’s Infrastructure Division on the KnowBe4
Security training.
5. Subject: Library Expansion Panel Discussion
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation the Library Expansion Panel and provide feedback
to staff.
Capital Improvement Manager Susan Michael and Communications Office Brian Babcock
presented an update on the status of the Library Expansion Project and requested feedback from
the commission on a potential event. Commissioners provided comments and supported the event
idea.
STAFF & COMMISSION REPORTS
6. Subject: Update Reports
Recommended Action: Receive update reports from City staff and Teen Commissioners.
Staff Updates
• Staff shared the following upcoming City events:
o Monster Mash on October 29
• 2021 Artist Awards are open for submission
• YAC Social is taking place on Saturday, November 20
Commissioner Updates
• None
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
The following items were requested to be added to future agendas: none.
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:10 p.m., Chair Zhang adjourned the meeting.
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Daniel Mestizo, Staff Liaison