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STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK
File #110-30
CITY COUNCIL
DATE:June 3, 2014
TO:
Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Appointments to Youth Advisory Committee and Student Representative to the
Parks and Community Services Commission
Prepared by Rhonda Franklin, Administrative Analyst
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Mayor Sbranti is recommending the appointment of three middle school and 10 high school
youth, along with three alternates, to the Youth Advisory Committee for the term of June 2014
through May 2015. Mayor Sbranti is also recommending the appointment of Alicia Tran as the
Student Representative to the Parks and Community Services Commission.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council confirm the Mayor’s appointments to the Youth Advisory
Committee and the Student Representative to the Parks and Community Services Commission
for the 2014 – 2015 terms.
Submitted By Reviewed By
Parks and Community Services Director Assistant City Manager
DESCRIPTION:
Youth Advisory Committee Appointments
The term of office for the current Youth Advisory Committee expired on May 31, 2014. During
the month of April 2014, 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 is composed of a minimum of nine and a maximum of 13 youth
members and three alternates. At least three must be from middle school and six from high
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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 the approval of the City Council, appoints the youth members, the one at-large
adult member and the three alternates. The remaining three adult members are appointed by
their representing agency/body.
Twenty-nine applications were received for the youth member positions; three are middle school
students and the remaining 26 are high school students. This year, no applications were
received for the adult at-large community member. The application period for the adult at-large
community member will remain open until filled.
The Mayor recommends appointment of the following middle and high school students to the
Youth Advisory Committee:
Members Grade School
Smruthi Balajee 8 Fallon Middle
Ivan Fong 8 Fallon Middle
Ryan McCorriston 8 Fallon Middle
Neil Bedi 9 Dublin High
Nicki Butler 9 Dublin High
Alexa Padnos 9 Dublin High
Loic Alini 10 Dublin High
Meghan Butler 11 Dublin High
Nicole Chen 11 Dublin High
Sophia Bafaiz 12 Dublin High
Parin Patel 12 Dublin High
Kush Rastogi 12 Dublin High
Jessica Sher 12 Dublin High
The recommended alternates to the Youth Advisory Committee are:
Alternates Grade School
Rebecca DeGuzman 10 Dublin High
Ianna Fong 11 Bishop O’Dowd
Shivi Bhatnagar 12 Foothill High
Student Representative to the Parks and Community Services Commission
The current term of the Student Representative to the Parks and Community Services
Commission expires on June 30, 2014. During the month of April 2014, recruitment efforts took
place to encourage high school students to apply for the position for the upcoming term of office.
A total of nine applications were received by the application deadline.
Mayor Sbranti recommends the appointment of Alicia Tran as the Student Representative to the
Parks and Community Services Commission for the term commencing in July 2014 and expiring
in June 2015. Ms. Tran will be a senior at Dublin High School.
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NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
The openings for the appointments were advertised at the local middle and high schools, on the
City’s website and a press release was distributed to local media. A public meeting notice was
sent to those youth being considered for appointment.
ATTACHMENTS:
None
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