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TEEN COMMISSION
AGENDA
10185 North Stelling Road, Quinlan Conference Room and via Teleconference
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
6:00 PM
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(e.g. presentations, photographs or other documents) during oral comments may do so by:
a. E-mailing the document to teencommission@cupertino.gov by 3:00 p.m. and staff will
advance the slides/share the documents during your oral comment.
2) Written communications as follows:
A. E-mail comments to teencommission@cupertino.gov
B. Regular mail or hand delivered addressed to the: Cupertino Teen Commission, City Hall,
10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014
C. Comments addressed to the Teen Commission received by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the
meeting will be included in written communications published and distributed before the
beginning of the meeting.
D. Comments addressed to the Teen Commission received after the 4:00 p.m. deadline, but
through the end of the Commission meeting, will be posted to the City’s website by the end
of the following business day.
3) Teleconference in one of the following ways:
A. Online via Zoom on an electronic device (Audio and Video): Speakers must register in
advance by clicking on the link below to access the meeting:
https://cityofcupertino.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M5KzkgEYR1yhGbcDCFul2Q
a. Registrants will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the
webinar.
b. Speakers will be recognized by the name they use for registration. Once recognized,
speakers must click ‘unmute’ when prompted to speak.
c. Please read the following instructions about technical compatibility carefully: One can
directly download the teleconference (Zoom) software or connect to the meeting in their
internet browser. If a browser is used, make sure the most current and up-to-date browser,
such as the following, is used: Chrome 30+, Firefox 27+, Microsoft Edge 12+, Safari 7+.
Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers, including Internet Explorer.
B. By Phone (Audio only): No registration is required in advance and speakers may join the
meeting as follows:
a. Dial 669-900-6833 and enter WEBINAR ID: 869 5752 7840
b. To “raise hand” to speak: Dial *9; When asked to unmute: Dial *6
c. Speakers will be recognized to speak by the last four digits of their phone number.
C. Via an H.323/SIP room system:
H.323 Information:
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Meeting ID: 869 5752 7840
SIP: 86957527840@zoomcrc.com
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
CEREMONIAL MATTERS AND PRESENTATIONS
1.Subject: Youth and Young Adult Leadership Workshop
Receive a presentation on the Youth and Young Adult
Leadership Workshop from Rene Fong.
A - Youth and Young Adult Leadership Workshop Flyer
2.Subject: Community Outreach and Marketing
Receive a presentation on Community Outreach and Marketing
from Communications and Marketing Coordinator, Branton Curt.
3.Subject: Cybersecurity
Receive a presentation on Cybersecurity from Innovation
Technology Manager, Tommy Yu.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4.Subject: Approval of Minutes - September 10, 2025
Review and approve the minutes from the Teen Commission
meeting on September 10, 2025.
A - Draft Minutes
POSTPONEMENTS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Commission on any matter
within the jurisdiction of the Commission and not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3)
minutes. In most cases, State law will prohibit the Commission from making any decisions with respect
to a matter not on the agenda.
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
5.Subject: Confirmation of Teen Commissioners at Upcoming Events
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Recommended Action: Confirm events that Teen Commissioners will participate in for
Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
ADJOURNMENT
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), anyone who is planning to attend this
meeting who is visually or hearing impaired or has any disability that needs special assistance should
call the City Clerk's Office at 408-777-3223, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for
assistance. In addition, upon request in advance by a person with a disability, meeting agendas and
writings distributed for the meeting that are public records will be made available in the appropriate
alternative format.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the members after publication of the agenda will
be made available for public inspection. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall located at
10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014, during normal business hours.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please be advised that pursuant to Cupertino Municipal Code section
2.08.100 written communications sent to the City Council, Commissioners or staff concerning a matter
on the agenda are included as supplemental material to the agendized item. These written
communications are accessible to the public through the City website and kept in packet archives. Do
not include any personal or private information in written communications to the City that you do not
wish to make public, as written communications are considered public records and will be made
publicly available on the City website.
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Agenda Item
Subject: Youth and Young Adult Leadership Workshop
Receive a presentation on the Youth and Young Adult Leadership Workshop from Rene Fong.
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Agenda Item
Subject: Community Outreach and Marketing
Receive a presentation on Community Outreach and Marketing from Communications and
Marketing Coordinator, Branton Curt.
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Agenda Item
Subject: Cybersecurity
Receive a presentation on Cybersecurity from Innovation Technology Manager, Tommy Yu.
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Agenda Item
Subject: Approval of Minutes - September 10, 2025
Review and approve the minutes from the Teen Commission meeting on September 10, 2025.
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DRAFT MINUTES
CUPERTINO TEEN COMMISSION
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
At 6:00 p.m. Recreation Manager Sonya Lee called the Regular Teen Commission meeting to order
at the Quinlan Conference Room, 10185 North Stelling Road and via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Present: Commissioners: Brianna Su, Chelsea Lau, Harly Liu, Anushree Misra, Jonathan Gao, Vinay
Prakash, Rusheel Deshmukh (arrived at the meeting at 6:07 p.m.), Saanvi Halambi, Sumedha
Kumar. Absent: None.
CEREMONIAL MATTERS AND PRESENTATIONS
1. Subject: Swearing-in Ceremony for Incoming 2025-2027 Teen Commissioners
Recommended Action: Swear in the five incoming Teen Commissioners for the
2025-2027 term.
Deputy City Clerk Lauren Sapudar swore in the new Commissioners.
Commissioner Deshmukh arrived late and was not sworn in.
2. Subject: Teen Commission Orientation
Recommended Action: Receive an overview of the Commissioner's Handbook from
City Clerk.
Deputy City Clerk Lauren Sapudar gave a presentation.
Recreation Manager Sonya Lee opened the public comment period, and seeing no one,
closed the public comment period.
3. Subject: Teen Organizations Presentation
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on Teen Commission, Youth Activity
Board (YAB), and Recreation Event Volunteers (REV) from Recreation Coordinator,
Robert Kaufman.
Recreation Coordinator Robert Kaufman gave a presentation.
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Recreation Manager Sonya Lee opened the public comment period, and seeing no one,
closed the public comment period.
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: Misra moved and Su seconded to approve the June 11, 2025 minutes. The
motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Su, Lau, Liu, Misra, Gao, Prakash,
Deshmukh, Halambi, Kumar. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None. This vote was
determined to be invalid as Deshmukh was not a voting member of the Commission.
CORRECTED MOTION: Misra moved and Su seconded to approve the June 11, 2025
minutes. The motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Su, Lau, Liu, Misra, Gao,
Prakash, Halambi, Kumar. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
5. Subject: Approval of Minutes – August 13, 2025
Recommended Action: Review and approve the minutes from the Teen Commission
meeting on August 13, 2025.
MOTION: Lau moved and Liu seconded to approve the August 13, 2025 minutes. The
motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Su, Lau, Liu, Misra, Gao, Prakash,
Deshmukh, Halambi, Kumar. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None. This vote was
determined to be invalid as Deshmukh was not a voting member of the Commission.
CORRECTED MOTION: Su moved and Gao seconded to approve the August 13, 2025
minutes. The motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Su, Lau, Liu, Misra, Gao,
Prakash, Halambi, Kumar. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
POSTPONEMENTS – None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – None
OLD BUSINESS – None
NEW BUSINESS
6. Subject: 2025-2026 Chair and Vice Chair Selection
Recommended Action: Select a Chair and Vice Chair for the 2025-2026 Teen
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Commission term.
MOTION: Commissioner Su moved, Commissioner Misra seconded to nominate
Commissioner Su for Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner Su accepted this
nomination. This motion was not voted on.
MOTION: Commissioner Prakash moved, Commissioner Gao seconded to nominate
Commissioner Liu for Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner Liu accepted the
nomination. This motion was not voted on.
MOTION: Commissioner Lau moved, Commissioner Deshmukh seconded to nominate
Commissioner Lau for Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner Lau accepted the
nomination. This motion was not voted on.
MOTION: Commissioner Misra moved, Commissioner Kumar seconded to nominate
Commissioner Misra for Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner Misra accepted
the nomination. The motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Su, Lau, Misra,
Deshmukh, Halambi, Kumar. Noes: Gao, Prakash. Abstain: None; Absent: None. This
motion was determined to be invalid as Deshmukh was not a voting member of the
Commission.
CORRECTED MOTION: Commissioner Misra moved, Commissioner Kumar seconded to
nominate Commissioner Misra for Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner Misra
accepted the nomination. The motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Su, Lau,
Misra, Halambi, Kumar. Noes: Liu, Gao, Prakash; Abstain: None; Absent: None.
MOTION: Commissioner Prakash moved, Commissioner Liu seconded to nominate
Commissioner Prakash for Vice Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner Prakash
accepted the nomination. The motion failed with the following vote: Ayes: Prakash. Noes:
Su, Lau, Liu, Misra, Gao, Deshmukh, Halambi, Kumar. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
This vote was determined to be invalid as Deshmukh was not a voting member of the
Commission.
MOTION: Commissioner Kumar moved, Commissioner Gao seconded to nominate
Commissioner Kumar for Vice Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner Kumar
accepted the nomination. The motion failed with the following vote: Ayes: Kumar. Noes:
Su, Lau, Liu, Misra, Gao, Prakash, Deshmukh, Halambi. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
This vote was determined to be invalid as Deshmukh was not a voting member of the
Commission.
MOTION: Commissioner Su moved, Commissioner Halambi seconded to nominate
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Commissioner Su for Vice Chair of the Teen Commission. Su accepted the nomination.
The motion failed with the following vote: Ayes: Su, Misra. Noes: Lau, Liu, Gao, Prakash,
Deshmukh, Halambi, Kumar. Abstain: None. Absent: None. This vote was determined to
be invalid as Deshmukh was not a voting member of the Commission.
MOTION: Commissioner Lau moved, Commissioner Misra seconded to nominate
Commissioner Lau for Vice Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner Lau accepted
the nomination. The motion failed with the following vote: Ayes: Lau; Noes: Su, Liu,
Misra, Gao, Prakash, Deshmukh, Halambi, Kumar. Abstain: None. Absent: None. This
vote was determined to be invalid as Deshmukh was not a voting member of the
Commission.
MOTION: Commissioner Liu moved, Commissioner Prakash seconded to nominate
Commissioner Liu for Vice Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner Liu accepted
the nomination. The motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Liu, Gao, Deshmukh,
Halambi. Noes: Su, Lau, Misra, Prakash, Kumar. Abstain: None. Absent: None. This vote
was determined to be invalid as Deshmukh was not a voting member of the Commission.
MOTION: Commissioner Deshmukh moved, Commissioner Gao seconded to nominate
Commissioner Deshmukh for Vice Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner
Deshmukh accepted the nomination. The motion failed with the following vote: Ayes:
None. Noes: Su, Lau, Liu, Misra, Gao, Prakash, Deshmukh, Halambi, Kumar. Abstain:
None. Absent: None. This vote was determined to be invalid as Deshmukh was not a
voting member of the Commission.
CORRECTED MOTION: Commissioner Liu moved, Commissioner Lau seconded to
nominate Commissioner Liu for Vice Chair of the Teen Commission. Commissioner Liu
accepted the nomination. The motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Su, Liu, Gao,
Halambi, Kumar. Noes: Lau, Misra, Prakash. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
Recreation Coordinator Robert Kaufman introduced himself and discussed recent and upcoming
community events, including the Pooch Plunge, Fall Festival, Diwali, and Cherry Blossom
Festival. He highlighted a teen movie night on September 26, Bike Fest on September 27, and the
Monster Mash Halloween event on October 25. Kaufman noted the REV program is restarting
and growing rapidly, with opportunities for teens to serve as speakers and MCs at events. He
also noted that the Teen Speaker Series will be held on Saturdays in November, and a Spelling
Bee is planned for January 31, with commissioners serving as moderators and judges.
Commissioners asked questions and made comments, which staff responded to.
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FUTURE AGENDA SETTING – None
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:58 p.m. Chair Misra adjourned the Regular Teen Commission Meeting.
Minutes prepared by:
Lindsay Nelson, Administrative Assistant
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Agenda Item
Subject: Confirmation of Teen Commissioners at Upcoming Events
Confirm events that Teen Commissioners will participate in for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
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