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CUPERTINO TEEN COMMISSION
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
At 6:01 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
Present: Chair Anushree Misra, Vice Chair Harly Liu, and Commissioners Rusheel Deshmukh,
Jonathan Gao, Saanvi Halambi, Sumedha Kumar, Vinay Prakash, and Brianna Su. Absent:
Commissioner Chelsea Lau.
CEREMONIAL MATTERS AND PRESENTATIONS
1.Subject: Big Bunny 5K and Kids Fun Run and Spring Community Festivals
Presentation
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on Big Bunny 5K and Kids Fun Run and
Spring Community Festivals from Recreation Coordinator, Christina Lopez.
Recreation Coordinator Christina Lopez 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.
2.Subject: Golf Events and Earth Day Festival Presentation
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on upcoming Golf Events and the Earth
Day Festival from Recreation Coordinator, Kayla Nakamoto.
Recreation Coordinator Kayla Nakamoto 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.
3.Subject: SR2S Working Group
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Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on the SR2S Working Group from Safe
Routes to School Coordinator, Birgit Werner.
Safe Routes to School Coordinator Birgit Werner 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.
4.Subject: Youth Led Organization, Cybersecurity and AI Club
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation from Youth Led Organization,
Cybersecurity and AI Club, for Teen Commission Highlight Program.
Founder of Young Leaders in Cybersecurity and AI Arth Bhardwaj, Bay Area Chapter
Lead Henry Whitehead, and Director of Operations Krishiv Arora 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.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5.Subject: Approval of Minutes – January 14, 2026
Recommended Action: Review and approve the minutes from the Teen Commission
meeting on January 14, 2026.
Chair Misra opened the public comment period, and seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
MOTION: Liu moved and Su seconded to approve the January 14, 2026 minutes. The
motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Misra, Liu, Deshmukh, Gao, Halambi,
Kumar, Prakash, Su. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: Lau
POSTPONEMENTS – None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – None
OLD BUSINESS – None
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NEW BUSINESS
6.Subject: Cybersecurity and AI Club for Teen Commission Highlight Program
Recommended Action: Discuss and evaluate Cybersecurity and AI Club for Teen
Commission Youth Led Organization Highlight Program.
Recreation Manager Sonya Lee 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.
MOTION: Commissioner Kumar moved and Commissioner Gao seconded to grant the
Youth Led Organization Highlight to the Cybersecurity and AI Club. The motion failed
with the following vote: Ayes: Su, Liu. Noes: Deshmukh, Gao, Halambi, Kumar, Prakash,
Misra. Abstain: None. Absent: Lau.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
Recreation Manager Sonya Lee reported that Commissioners have been contacted regarding
upcoming event roles, including MC assignments for the Big Bunny event, and were asked to
confirm availability. She also reviewed shift sign-ups for the Teen Resource Fair on March 21,
with final scheduling to be coordinated by staff. Additionally, she shared updates on the YLO
Highlight Program, noting that feedback supported more formal recognition and expanded
features, such as potential video highlights and department-issued certificates, with proposed
changes expected to begin next term.
Commissioners asked questions which staff responded to.
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING – None.
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:06 p.m. Chair Misra adjourned the Regular Teen Commission Meeting.
Minutes prepared by:
Teen Commission Minutes February 11, 2026
Lindsay Nelson, Administrative Assistant