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MINUTES
CUPERTINO TEEN COMMISSION
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
At 6:00 p.m. Recreation Manager Sonya Lee called the Regular Teen Commission meeting to order
at the Quinlan Conference Room, 10185 North Stelling Road and via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners: Brianna Su, Chelsea Lau, Harly Liu, Anushree Misra, Jonathan Gao, Vinay
Prakash, Rusheel Deshmukh (arrived at the meeting at 6:07 p.m.), Saanvi Halambi, Sumedha
Kumar. Absent: None.
CEREMONIAL MATTERS AND PRESENTATIONS
1. Subject: Swearing-in Ceremony for Incoming 2025-2027 Teen Commissioners
Recommended Action: Swear in the five incoming Teen Commissioners for the
2025-2027 term.
Deputy City Clerk Lauren Sapudar swore in the new Commissioners.
Commissioner Deshmukh arrived late and was not sworn in.
2. Subject: Teen Commission Orientation
Recommended Action: Receive an overview of the Commissioner's Handbook from
City Clerk.
Deputy City Clerk Lauren Sapudar gave a presentation.
Recreation Manager Sonya Lee opened the public comment period, and seeing no one,
closed the public comment period.
3. Subject: Teen Organizations Presentation
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on Teen Commission, Youth Activity
Board (YAB), and Recreation Event Volunteers (REV) from Recreation Coordinator,
Robert Kaufman.
Recreation Coordinator Robert Kaufman gave a presentation.
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Recreation Manager Sonya Lee opened the public comment period, and seeing no one,
closed the public comment period.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4. Subject: Approval of Minutes – June 11, 2025
Recommended Action: Review and approve the minutes from the Teen Commission
meeting on June 11, 2025.
MOTION: Misra moved and Su seconded to approve the June 11, 2025 minutes. The
motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Su, Lau, Liu, Misra, Gao, Prakash,
Deshmukh, Halambi, Kumar. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None. This vote was
determined to be invalid as Deshmukh was not a voting member of the Commission.
CORRECTED MOTION: Misra moved and Su seconded to approve the June 11, 2025
minutes. The motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Su, Lau, Liu, Misra, Gao,
Prakash, Halambi, Kumar. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
5. Subject: Approval of Minutes – August 13, 2025
Recommended Action: Review and approve the minutes from the Teen Commission
meeting on August 13, 2025.
MOTION: Lau moved and Liu seconded to approve the August 13, 2025 minutes. The
motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Su, Lau, Liu, Misra, Gao, Prakash,
Deshmukh, Halambi, Kumar. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None. This vote was
determined to be invalid as Deshmukh was not a voting member of the Commission.
CORRECTED MOTION: Su moved and Gao seconded to approve the August 13, 2025
minutes. The motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Su, Lau, Liu, Misra, Gao,
Prakash, Halambi, Kumar. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
POSTPONEMENTS – None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – None
OLD BUSINESS – None
NEW BUSINESS
6. Subject: 2025-2026 Chair and Vice Chair Selection
Recommended Action: Select a Chair and Vice Chair for the 2025-2026 Teen
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Commission term.
MOTION: Commissioner Su moved, Commissioner Misra seconded to nominate
Commissioner Su for Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner Su accepted this
nomination. This motion was not voted on.
MOTION: Commissioner Prakash moved, Commissioner Gao seconded to nominate
Commissioner Liu for Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner Liu accepted the
nomination. This motion was not voted on.
MOTION: Commissioner Lau moved, Commissioner Deshmukh seconded to nominate
Commissioner Lau for Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner Lau accepted the
nomination. This motion was not voted on.
MOTION: Commissioner Misra moved, Commissioner Kumar seconded to nominate
Commissioner Misra for Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner Misra accepted
the nomination. The motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Su, Lau, Misra,
Deshmukh, Halambi, Kumar. Noes: Gao, Prakash. Abstain: None; Absent: None. This
motion was determined to be invalid as Deshmukh was not a voting member of the
Commission.
CORRECTED MOTION: Commissioner Misra moved, Commissioner Kumar seconded to
nominate Commissioner Misra for Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner Misra
accepted the nomination. The motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Su, Lau,
Misra, Halambi, Kumar. Noes: Liu, Gao, Prakash; Abstain: None; Absent: None.
MOTION: Commissioner Prakash moved, Commissioner Liu seconded to nominate
Commissioner Prakash for Vice Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner Prakash
accepted the nomination. The motion failed with the following vote: Ayes: Prakash. Noes:
Su, Lau, Liu, Misra, Gao, Deshmukh, Halambi, Kumar. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
This vote was determined to be invalid as Deshmukh was not a voting member of the
Commission.
MOTION: Commissioner Kumar moved, Commissioner Gao seconded to nominate
Commissioner Kumar for Vice Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner Kumar
accepted the nomination. The motion failed with the following vote: Ayes: Kumar. Noes:
Su, Lau, Liu, Misra, Gao, Prakash, Deshmukh, Halambi. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
This vote was determined to be invalid as Deshmukh was not a voting member of the
Commission.
MOTION: Commissioner Su moved, Commissioner Halambi seconded to nominate
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Commissioner Su for Vice Chair of the Teen Commission. Su accepted the nomination.
The motion failed with the following vote: Ayes: Su, Misra. Noes: Lau, Liu, Gao, Prakash,
Deshmukh, Halambi, Kumar. Abstain: None. Absent: None. This vote was determined to
be invalid as Deshmukh was not a voting member of the Commission.
MOTION: Commissioner Lau moved, Commissioner Misra seconded to nominate
Commissioner Lau for Vice Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner Lau accepted
the nomination. The motion failed with the following vote: Ayes: Lau; Noes: Su, Liu,
Misra, Gao, Prakash, Deshmukh, Halambi, Kumar. Abstain: None. Absent: None. This
vote was determined to be invalid as Deshmukh was not a voting member of the
Commission.
MOTION: Commissioner Liu moved, Commissioner Prakash seconded to nominate
Commissioner Liu for Vice Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner Liu accepted
the nomination. The motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Liu, Gao, Deshmukh,
Halambi. Noes: Su, Lau, Misra, Prakash, Kumar. Abstain: None. Absent: None. This vote
was determined to be invalid as Deshmukh was not a voting member of the Commission.
MOTION: Commissioner Deshmukh moved, Commissioner Gao seconded to nominate
Commissioner Deshmukh for Vice Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner
Deshmukh accepted the nomination. The motion failed with the following vote: Ayes:
None. Noes: Su, Lau, Liu, Misra, Gao, Prakash, Deshmukh, Halambi, Kumar. Abstain:
None. Absent: None. This vote was determined to be invalid as Deshmukh was not a
voting member of the Commission.
CORRECTED MOTION: Commissioner Liu moved, Commissioner Lau seconded to
nominate Commissioner Liu for Vice Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner Liu
accepted the nomination. The motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Su, Liu, Gao,
Halambi, Kumar. Noes: Lau, Misra, Prakash. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
Recreation Coordinator Robert Kaufman introduced himself and discussed recent and upcoming
community events, including the Pooch Plunge, Fall Festival, Diwali, and Cherry Blossom
Festival. He highlighted a teen movie night on September 26, Bike Fest on September 27, and the
Monster Mash Halloween event on October 25. Kaufman noted the REV program is restarting
and growing rapidly, with opportunities for teens to serve as speakers and MCs at events. He
also noted that the Teen Speaker Series will be held on Saturdays in November, and a Spelling
Bee is planned for January 31, with commissioners serving as moderators and judges.
Commissioners asked questions and made comments, which staff responded to.
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FUTURE AGENDA SETTING – None
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:58 p.m. Chair Misra adjourned the Regular Teen Commission Meeting.
Minutes prepared by:
Lindsay Nelson, Administrative Assistant