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CUPERTINO TEEN COMMISSION
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
At 6:03 p.m. Chair Anushree Misra called the regular Teen Commission meeting to order at the
Quinlan Conference Room, 10185 North Stelling Road and via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Chair Anushree Misra, Vice Chair Harly Liu, and Commissioners Jonathan Gao, Saanvi Halambi,
Sumedha Kumar, Chelsea Lau, Vinay Prakash, Brianna Su. Absent: Commissioner Rusheel
Deshmukh.
CEREMONIAL MATTERS AND PRESENTATIONS
1.Subject: Youth and Young Adult Leadership Workshop
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on the Youth and Young Adult
Leadership Workshop from Rene Fong.
Rene Fong gave a presentation.
Commissioners asked questions, which the presenter responded to.
Chair Misra opened the public comment period, and seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
2.Subject: Community Outreach and Marketing
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on Community Outreach and Marketing
from Communications and Marketing Coordinator, Branton Curt.
Communications and Marketing Coordinator Branton Curt gave a presentation and
opened the floor to Commissioner feedback.
Commissioners gave feedback.
Commissioners asked questions, which the presenter responded to.
Chair Misra opened the public comment period, and seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
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Commissioners made comments.
3. Subject: Cybersecurity
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on Cybersecurity from Innovation
Technology Manager, Tommy Yu.
Technology Manager Tommy Yu gave a presentation.
Commissioners asked questions, which staff responded to.
Chair Misra opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4. Subject: Approval of Minutes - September 10, 2025
Recommended Action: Review and approve the minutes from the Teen Commission
meeting on September 10, 2025.
MOTION: Liu moved and Kumar seconded to approve the September 10, 2025 minutes.
The motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Misra, Liu, Gao, Halambi, Kumar, Lau,
Prakash, Su. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: Deshmukh.
POSTPONEMENTS – None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – None
OLD BUSINESS – None
NEW BUSINESS
5. Subject: Confirmation of Teen Commissioners at Upcoming Events
Recommended Action: Confirm events that Teen Commissioners will participate in for
Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
Recreation Manager Sonya Lee gave a presentation.
Commissioners made comments.
Chair Misra opened the public comment period, and seeing no one, closed the public
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comment period.
Commissioners asked questions which staff responded to.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
Recreation Manager Sonya Lee provided updates on recent and upcoming community events.
Recent highlights included the Preschool Ice Cream Social on September 25 with about 90
attendees, a Teen Movie Night on September 26 featuring Lilo & Stitch with over 30 teens, and
the inaugural Na Leo Mokupuni Hawaiian cultural event on October 4 hosted by the Senior
Center. Upcoming events include the Diwali Festival on October 12 at Memorial Park, the Wafu
School of Ikebana Flower Show on October 18–19 at Quinlan, the Hidden Treasures sale on
October 23 benefiting the Senior Center, and the Monster Mash Halloween event on October 25.
Commissioners were also reminded about the Speaker Series for teens in November and the
CREST Community Service Awards Dinner on October 29. Lastly, commissioners were
encouraged to connect with Youth-Led Organizations (YLOs) at their schools to promote
involvement and recognize their contributions through city platforms.
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING – None
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:01 p.m. Chair Misra adjourned the Regular Teen Commission Meeting.
Minutes prepared by:
Lindsay Nelson, Administrative Assistant