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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.7 Youth Advise Comm Appt STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK File #610-40 CITY COUNCIL DATE:May 21, 2013 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Joni Pattillo, City Manager SUBJECT: Youth Advisory Committee Appointments Prepared by Prepared by Paul McCreary, Parks & Community Services Director EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Mayor is recommending the appointment of three middle school and ten high school youth, along with three alternates and one adult At-Large Community member to the Youth Advisory Committee for the term of June 2013 through May 2014. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council confirm the Mayor’s appointments to the Youth Advisory Committee. Submitted By Reviewed By Director of Parks and Assistant City Manager Community Services DESCRIPTION: The term of office for the current Youth Advisory Committee expires on May 31, 2013. During the month of April 2013, recruitment efforts took place to encourage middle school and high school students to apply for appointment to the upcoming term of office. Per the Bylaws and Rules of Procedure for the Youth Advisory Committee, the composition of the Youth Advisory Committee should be a minimum of nine and a maximum of thirteen youth members, plus three alternates. At least three must be from middle school and six from high school. In the event that there are insufficient applications to meet the middle school to high school ratio, the Mayor may make appointments from any of the grade levels. Additionally, there are four non-voting adult members representing Dublin Police Services, Dublin Unified School District, Dublin Chamber of Commerce, and the At-Large Community. The Mayor, with ITEM NO. 3.7 Page 1 of 2 the approval of the City Council, appoints the youth members, the three alternates, and the one at-large adult member. The remaining adults are appointed by their representing agency. Twenty applications were received for the youth member positions: six were middle school students and fourteen were high school students. One application was received for the adult at- large community member. The Mayor recommends appointment of the following middle and high school students: Members Grade School Brooke Brunckhorst 12 Dublin High School Shilp Kothari 12 Dublin High School Ben Sher 12 Dublin High School Angie Wang 12 Dublin High School Kayla Frierson 11 Valley Christian High School Kush Rastogi 11 Dublin High School Audrey Nunez 10 Dublin High School Jessica Sher 10 Dublin High School Rebecca DeGuzman 9 Dublin High School Jenny Dyer 9 Dublin High School Nicki Butler 8 Wells Middle School Sruthi Mukkamala 8 Fallon Middle School Alexa Padnos 8 Fallon Middle School The recommended youth alternates are: Alternates Grade School Neil Bedi 8 Fallon Middle School Alicia Tran 11 Dublin High School James Wang 8 Fallon Middle School The recommended adult at-large community member is Ashley Wolfe. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: The openings for the Youth Advisory Committee’s upcoming term were advertised at the local middle and high schools, on the City’s website, and press releases were sent to the media. A copy of this Staff Report was sent to the proposed appointees and alternates. ATTACHMENTS: None. Page 2 of 2