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APPROVED MINUTES
CUPERTINO TEEN COMMISSION
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
At 6:00 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 (arrived at 6:02 p.m.), Vinay Prakash, and Brianna
Su. Absent: Commissioner Chelsea Lau.
CEREMONIAL MATTERS AND PRESENTATIONS
1. Subject: Budget and Bites Presentation
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on Budget and Bites from Senior
Management Analyst, Toni Oasay-Anderson.
Senior Management Analyst Toni Oasay-Anderson gave a presentation on the Budget
and Bites flyer.
Commissioners made the following recommendations on how teens can get involved in
future budget processes:
• Mention finances related to teens (i.e. how funds for school are managed).
• Connect budget with what students are learning in business class.
• Reach out to business clubs such as DECA and FBLA within the school districts.
These clubs work on projects to submit to competitions that involve financial
analyses of real-world corporations which could include local cities.
Commissioners can help pass out flyers to these groups.
Chair Misra opened the public comment period, and seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
2. Subject: Youth Led Organization, Unmuted Tabs
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation from Youth Led Organization, Unmuted
Tabs, for Teen Commission Highlight Program.
Teen Commission Minutes April 8, 2026
Unmuted Tabs representatives – Medhavi Modi (Outreach), Oishee Banerjee (Event
Planning), and Nishi Patel (Content Creation/Social Media) gave a presentation.
Commissioners asked questions which the presenters responded to.
Chair Misra opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
3. Subject: City of Cupertino Summer Jobs Presentation
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on City of Cupertino Summer Jobs from
Recreation Coordinator, Mariah Greene.
Recreation Coordinator Mariah Greene 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
4. Subject: Approval of Minutes - March 11, 2026
Recommended Action: Review and approve the minutes from the Teen Commission
meeting on March 11, 2026.
Chair Misra opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
MOTION: Kumar moved and Liu seconded to approve the March 11, 2026 minutes. The
motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Deshmukh, Gao, Halambi, Kumar, Liu,
Misra, Prakash, Su. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: Lau.
POSTPONEMENTS – None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – None
OLD BUSINESS – None
NEW BUSINESS
5. Subject: Unmuted Tabs for Teen Commission Highlight Program
Teen Commission Minutes April 8, 2026
Recommended Action: Discuss and evaluate Unmuted Tabs for Teen Commission Youth
Led Organization Highlight Program.
Recreation Manager Sonya Lee 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.
MOTION: Su moved and Misra seconded to not grant the Youth Led Organization
Highlight to Unmuted Tabs. The motion carried with the following vote: Ayes:
Deshmukh, Gao, Halambi, Kumar, Liu, Misra, Prakash, Su. Noes: None. Abstain: None.
Absent: Lau.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
Recreation Manager Sonya Lee reported on recent and upcoming Parks and Recreation events.
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING - None
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:07 p.m. Chair Misra adjourned the Regular Teen Commission Meeting.
Minutes prepared by:
Jessica Suntay, Administrative Assistant