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MEETING OF December 12, 2022
City Hall North- 1600 Truxtun Avenue
First Floor, Conference Room A
Regular Meeting - 4:30 P.M.
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1. ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Bell, Vargas (A), Tarango (seated at 4:53 p.m.),
Taft (A), Simpson (seated at 4:48 p.m.), Pursel (A),
Beardsley, H. Brar (A), Webster, Tran (A), Batth
(seated at 4:44 p.m.),
Commissioners Absent: Resolme, Kakarla, Nahama, B. Brar
2. PUBLIC STATEMENTS
a. Agenda Item Public Statement
None.
b. Non-Agenda item Public Statement
Regina Pryor from the Sister City Corporation talked about the
program and invited the Youth Commissioners to get involved.
Mayor Goh announced the Great American Cleanup will be held
on Saturday, April 22, 2023. She invited everyone to participate.
Eric Galvan announced he was going to be taking pictures.
3. SUMMARY REPORT
a. Adoption of minutes of the November 28, 2022, Youth Commission
meeting.
3. SUMMARY REPORT continued
Motion to approve the minutes from the November 28, 2022 meeting
by Commissioner Beardsley, seconded by Commissioner H. Brar.
Motion passed unanimously.
4. NEW BUSINESS
a. Discussion and planning of the annual Youth Commission project
Including the collaboration with the Applecore Project Inc, a
donation drive to collect hygiene items, snacks, and school supplies
to support families and teens living in local motels
Commissioner Bell stated that at the last meeting the Commissioners
decided to collect school supplies.
Commissioners also discussed creating a flyer announcing the
donation drive that can be posted on social media. Commissioner
Webster informed she designed some draft ideas and could present
them to the Commisioners.
Tentative dates were set for Sunday, March 19 and Sunday, March
26. The market is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Commissioner Pursel
suggested scheduling volunteer shifts from 7:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. This
would allow time to set up and then clean up after. There was a
consensus as to having three two-hour shifts, likely to be held as
follows: 7:45 a.m. to 945 a.m., 9:45 a.m. to 1 1 :45 a.m., and 1 1 :45 a.m.
to 2:15 p.m. Assigning the Commissioners to these times will be done
at a later date. The Commissioners decided that any cash donations
would be given directly to Applecore.
A goal was set to have the flyers ready to go by February 27.
Commissioners will inquire at their respective schools if they can set
up donation boxes at their school sites.
5. STAFF COMMENTS
Management Assistant Gutierrez thanked everyone for attending the
meeting. He also thanked Mayor Goh for attending and announcing the
date for the Great American Cleanup. He reminded the Commissioners to
save the date. He thanked Regina Pryor for attending and bringing
information about the Sister City Program.
Associate Attorney Villanueva reminded the Commissioners to inform
Management Assistant Gutierrez if they wished to place a matter on the
Agenda before it is posted.
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6. COMMISSION COMMENTS
Commissioner Bell requested the tentative donation drive dates of March
19 and March 26 be placed on the next agenda for approval.
Commissioner Taft requested that at the next meeting Commissioners
inform if their respective schools approved hosting a donation drop box.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:07 p.m.