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CUPERTINO TEEN COMMISSION
Wednesday, August 12, 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 (arrived at 6:03 p.m.) and Commissioners
Rusheel Deshmukh, Jonathan Gao, Saanvi Halambi, Sumedha Kumar, and Vinay Prakash. Absent:
Commissioners Chelsea Lau and Brianna Su.
CEREMONIAL MATTERS AND PRESENTATIONS
1.Subject: Bike Fest
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on Bike Fest from Safe Routes to School
Coordinator, Birgit Werner.
Written Communications for this item included a staff presentation.
Safe Routes to School Coordinator Birgit Werner gave a presentation.
Chair Misra opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
Commissioners asked questions and made comments which staff responded to.
The Commission received the presentation.
2.Subject: Juvenile Traffic Diversion Program
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on Juvenile Traffic Diversion Program
from Safe Routes to School Coordinator, Birgit Werner.
Written Communications for this item included a staff presentation.
Safe Routes to School Coordinator Birgit Werner gave a presentation.
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Commissioners asked questions which staff responded to.
Chair Misra opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
The Commission received the presentation.
3. Subject: Youth Led Organization, Next Vision AI
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation from Youth Led Organization, Next
Vision AI.
Written Communications for this item included a presentation.
Meera Sharma, Co-Founder of Next Vision AI, 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.
The Commission received the presentation.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4. Subject: Approval of Minutes - June 10, 2026
Recommended Action: Review and approve the minutes from the Teen Commission
meeting on June 10, 2026.
Commissioners asked questions which staff responded to.
Chair Misra opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
MOTION: Liu moved and Deshmukh seconded to approve the June 10, 2026, minutes. The
motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Misra, Liu, Deshmukh, Gao, Halambi,
Kumar, and Prakash. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: Lau and Su.
POSTPONEMENTS – None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – None
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OLD BUSINESS – None
NEW BUSINESS
5. Subject: Youth Led Organization Highlight Program for 26/27 Term
Recommended Action: Receive an update on the upcoming changes to the Youth Led
Organization Highlight Program for the 26/27 Term.
Written Communications for this item included a staff presentation.
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.
The Commission received the update.
6. Subject: Next Vision AI for Youth Led Organization Highlight Program
Recommended Action: Discuss and evaluate Next Vision AI for Youth Led
Organization Highlight Program.
Written Communications for this item included a staff presentation.
Recreation Manager Sonya Lee gave a presentation.
Chair Misra opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
MOTION: Liu moved and Prakash seconded to approve Next Vision AI for the Youth Led
Organization Highlight Program. The motion failed with the following vote: Ayes: None.
Noes: Misra, Liu, Deshmukh, Gao, Halambi, Kumar, and Prakash. Abstain: None. Absent:
Lau and Su.
7. Subject: Outgoing Commissioners
Recommended Action: Receive feedback from outgoing Commissioners to returning
Commissioners.
Recreation Manager Sonya Lee introduced the item.
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Chair Misra opened the public comment period and, seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
Commissioners gave the following feedback:
•Encouraged future Commissioners to make greater use of the Future Agenda Setting
portion of the agenda.
•Emphasized the importance of Commission participation both during and outside of
Commission meetings.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
Recreation Manager Sonya Lee reported on the conclusion of summer camps and Shakespeare in
the Park, and upcoming summer concerts and Movies in the Park. She highlighted several fall
events, including Pizza and Politics on October 15, Hidden Treasures on October 22, and Monster
Mash on October 24, noting that two Commissioners may be asked to serve as emcees for Monster
Mash. Lee encouraged outgoing Commissioners to remain involved through the Recreation Event
Volunteers (REV) program and reminded the Commission that Parks and Recreation now has a
separate Instagram account featuring increased video content. She also reminded returning
Commissioners to regularly check and respond to emails regarding meeting attendance to help
ensure quorum.
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
8.Subject: Upcoming Draft Agenda Items
A tentative Teen Commission meeting agenda calendar was provided in the published
agenda.
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:31 p.m. Chair Misra adjourned the regular Teen Commission meeting.
Minutes prepared by:
Lindsay Nelson, Administrative Assistant