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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.2 - 1453 Appointments to Youth Advisory Committee an Page 1 of 3 STAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL DATE: May 16, 2017 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Christopher L. Foss, City Manager SUBJECT: Appointments to Youth Advisory Committee and Student Representative to Parks and Community Services Commission Prepared by: Rhonda Franklin, Management Analyst EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will consider confirmation of the Mayor's recommended appointments of three middle school and 10 high school youth, along with three alternates, to the Youth Advisory Committee for the term of June 2017 through May 2018. The City Council will also consider the Mayor's recommended appointment of Nicole Butler as the Student Representative to the Parks and Community Services Commission for the term of July 2017 through June 2018. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Confirm the Mayor’s appointments to the Youth Advisory Committee and the Student Representative to the Parks and Community Services Commission for the 2017 - 2018 terms. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. DESCRIPTION: Youth Advisory Committee Appointments The term of office for the current Youth Advisory Committee expires on May 31, 2017. During the months of February and March 2017, 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, plus three alternates. At least three must be from middle school and six from high school. In the event that there are insufficient Page 2 of 3 applications to meet the middle school to high school ratio, the Mayor may make appointments from any of the grade levels. Additi onally, 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, th e one at-large adult member, and the three alternates. The remaining three adult members are appointed by their representing agency. Fifty-two applications were received for the youth member positions; 49 will be high school students and three will be m iddle school students. This is a 62.5% increase in applications received last year. 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. Mayor Haubert recommends appointment of the following middle and high school students to the Youth Advisory Committee: Members Grade in 2017-18 School Arush Dhillon 7th Fallon Middle School Frank Yao Xiao 7th Fallon Middle School Khushi Sharma 7th Fallon Middle School Anish Kolan 9th Dublin High School Rhea Mitr 10th Quarry Lane School Shaina Goel 10th Dublin High School Mounica Padakandla 11th Dublin High School Rebecca Brakeman 11th Dublin High School Sophia Huang 11th Dublin High School Nikolai Peram 12th Dublin High School Sakina Nuruddin 12th Dublin High School Alex Tran 12th Dublin High School Christopher Liu 12th Dublin High School The recommended alternates to the Youth Advisory Committee are: Alternates Grade in 2017-18 School Sarah Bray 9th Dublin High School Darren Furtado 10th Dublin High School Racheal Matheny 12th Dublin High School 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, 2017. During the months of February and March 2017, recruitment efforts took place to encourage high school students to apply for the Page 3 of 3 position for the upcoming term of office. A total of four applications were received by the application deadline. Mayor Haubert recommends the appointment of Nicki Butler as the Student Representative to the Parks and Community Services Commission for the term commencing in July 2017 and expiring in June 2018. Ms. Butler will be a senior at Dublin High School next school year. 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 m edia. A copy of the Staff Report was sent to those youth being considered for appointment. ATTACHMENTS: None.