CC Resolution No. 02-167RESOLUTION NO. 02-167
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO
AMENDING RESOLUTION 02-065 WHICH ESTABLISHED A
CUPERTINO TEEN COMMISSION TO SET A LIMIT OF ONE TERM
WHEREAS, providing activities and opportunities for youth is a high priority of the
Cupertino City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the community is best served in this
endeavor by establishing a Teen Commission to advise the Council and Parks and Recreation
staff on issues and projects important to youth; and to reflect the broadest possible representation
of Cupertino youth.
WHEREAS, the Council adopted Resolution No. 02-065 establishing a Teen
Commission and wishes to update that resolution to reflect new term limits;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council establishes the
Cupertino Teen Commission according to the following:
The Cupertino Teen Commission will be comprised of thirteen (13) members, at least one
person from each public middle school and public high school in Cupertino. Membership on
the Commission will be limited to Cupertino residents. Members may attend schools outside
of the city limits, or be schooled at home. Commissioners must be in 8th through 12th grade.
The members of the Teen Commission shall be appointed pursuant to the current recruitment
process adopted by City Council, with the following exceptions: Applicants under the age of
18 must have written permission of a parent or guardian to participate in the Teen
Commission. The Parks and Recreation Department will work with the City Clerk to notice
vacancies so that outreach to schools and youth organizations is accomplished. A letter of
recommendation shall be submitted as part of the application process. The Council shall
appoint new commissioners in June, to be seated in September, except in the case of
reappointment of vacant seats.
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In the event that more than 30 valid applications are received for the Teen
Commission, the following procedure will be used to select those applicants that
will be interviewed:
1)
For any grade for which there are 6 or fewer applications, all applications
for that grade will be retained for the interview phase.
2)
For any grade for which there are more than 6 applications, the City Clerk
will distribute all applications to all Councilmembers. Each
Councilmember will rank the applications separately for that grade with a
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number starting at 1 for the Councilmembers least favored applicant and
continuing with successively higher numbers to the highest ranked
applicant. For example, if there are 10 applications in grade 11, each
Councilmember will rate each of those applications from 1 to 10, with 10
being the score of the Councilmember's top choice. The City Clerk will
then add those scores and retain only those applications with the top 6
scores. In the case of a tie for 6th place, all the applications in 6th place
will be retained.
All retained applicants will then be interviewed by the Council.
B)
For all applications in the interview pool, the City Clerk will summarize the
applications on a chart that indicates applicants' names, schools, and grades in
order to assist the Council decision process. The summary chart will be
distributed to the Councilmembers before interviewing begins.
¢)
Each applicant in the interview pool will then be interviewed by Council. The
applicant will start with a two-minute speech answering the questions: Why do
you wish to serve? and Why do you feel you are qualified to serve?
Each Councilmember will then have the opportunity to ask at least 1 question of
the applicant.
E)
When the entire pool has been interviewed, Council will discuss the applicants.
After the discussion, ballot voting will take place to determine the appointments.
F)
In case no applicant is appointed from one of the 5 public schools in Cupertino,
that seat will be left open and the opening will be re-advertised for a subsequent
appointment process.
Commissioners should reflect the broadest possible representation of Cupertino youth.
The term of office of each commissioner shall be two years, beginning in September with the
new school year.
Commissioners shall not serve consecutive terms unless there is a vacancy for which there is
no eligible applicant, at which time the City Council may waive this restriction.
None of the Teen Commissioners shall be otherwise officials or employees of the City of
Cupertino nor be related by blood or marriage to any official or employee of the city.
The Commission shall elect a chair and vice-chair at the beginning of each year.
Meeting times and location will be decided by the commission at the first meeting of the
year, and will be adopted as the annual meeting schedule pursuant to the Brown Act.
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· Actions taken by the Commission will be by majority vote.
· The Department of Parks and Recreation will provide staff support to the Teen Commission
and will post meeting agendas.
Commencing in 2002, seven (7) Teen Commissioners shall be appointed for a one-year term
and six (6) appointed for a two-year term. In 2003, (7) Teen Commissioners will be
appointed to a two-year term setting the staggered terms of six (6) appointments in even
numbered years and seven (7) appointments in odd-numbered years. Vacant seats will be
filled with applicants willing to finish the term.
· The powers and function of the Teen Commission will be to advise the City Council and staff
on issues and projects important to youth.
IT IS NOW THEREFORE RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Cupertino that
these amendments to the Teen Commission Resolution 02-167 be adopted.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino this 16th day of September, 2002 by the following vote:
Vote
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Members of the City Council
Lowenthal, Chang, James, Kwok, Sandoval
None
None
None
ATTEST:
City Clerk 6/ -
Mayor, City of Cupertino