Teen 08-13 -2025MINUTES
CUPERTINO TEEN COMMISSION
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
At 6:02 p.m. Chair Shivika Biswari called the Regular Teen Commission meeting to order at the
Quinlin Conference Room, 10185 North Stelling Road.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Shivika Biswari, Vice Chair Peter Chen, and Commissioners Anushree Misra, Anika
Mukherjee, and Brianna Su. Absent: Commissioners Rohin Garg, Chelsea Lau, and Harly Liu.
CEREMONIAL MATTERS AND PRESENTATIONS
1.Subject: Youth Led Organization, Lead and Inspire Future Transformation
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation from Youth Led Organization, Lead and
Inspire Future Transformation, for Teen Commission Highlight Program.
Recreation Manager Sonya Lee introduced Samay Sikri, Founder and CEO of L.I.F.T.,
who gave a presentation.
Commissioners asked questions about the presentation, which the presenter responded
to.
Chair Biswari opened the public comment period, and seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
Commissioners asked questions and made comments.
2.Subject: Cupertino Cybersecurity Public Awareness Event
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on Cupertino Cybersecurity Public
Awareness from Technology, Information, and Communications Commission Vice Chair,
Sudeep Kumar.
Chair Biswari introduced Technology, Information, and Communications Commission
Vice Chair Sudeep Kumar, who gave a presentation.
Commissioners asked questions about the presentation, which the presenter responded
to.
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Chair Biswari opened the public comment period, and seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
Commissioners asked questions and made comments.
3.Subject: Teen Program 2025-2026 Calendar
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on the 2025-2026 Teen Program Calendar
Chair Biswari introduced Recreation Coordinator Robert Kaufman, who gave a
presentation.
Commissioners asked questions about the presentation, which staff responded to.
Chair Biswari opened the public comment period, and seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
Commissioners asked questions and made comments.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4.Subject: Approval of Minutes - June 11, 2025
Recommended Action: Review and approve the minutes from the Teen Commission
meeting on June 11, 2025.
MOTION: Mukherjee moved and Chen seconded to approve the June 11, 2025 Teen
Commission Minutes. The Commission did not vote on this motion.
POSTPONEMENTS – None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS – None
OLD BUSINESS – None
NEW BUSINESS
5.Subject: Lead and Inspire Future Transformation for Teen Commission Highlight
Program
Recommended Action: Discuss and evaluate Lead and Inspire Transformation for Teen
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Commission Youth Led Organization Highlight Program.
Recreation Manager Sonya Lee gave a presentation.
Chair Biswari opened the public comment period, and seeing no one, closed the public
comment period.
Commissioners asked questions and made comments.
MOTION: Chen moved and Mukherjee seconded to approve the Highlight for the Lead
and Inspire Future Transformation (L.I.F.T.) Program. The motion passed with the
following vote: Ayes: Biswari, Chen, Mukherjee, Misra, Su. Noes: None. Abstain: None.
Absent: Garg, Lau, Liu.
6.Subject: Outgoing Commissioners
Recommended Action: Receive feedback from outgoing Commissioners to returning
Commissioners.
Recreation Manager Sonya Lee gave a presentation.
Commissioners gave feedback.
Chair Biswari opened the public comment period. The following people spoke:
•Sumedha Kumar
Chair Biswari closed the public comment period.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
Recreation Coordinator Robert Kaufman remarked that summer camps ended August 8, 2025. He
also discussed upcoming concerts at Memorial Park, dates for Movies in the Park, Disco at Dusk,
as well as Blackberry Farm’s upcoming event, Pooch Plunge.
Recreation Manager Sonya Lee introduced Administrative Assistant Lindsay Nelson and
thanked the outgoing Commissioners for their service to the Commission.
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING – None
ADJOURNMENT
Teen Commission Minutes August 13, 2025
At 7:06 p.m. Chair Biswari adjourned the Regular Teen Commission Meeting.
Minutes prepared by:
Lindsay Nelson, Administrative Assistant