Youth Advisory Committee

City of Mountain View Minutes - Final Youth Advisory Committee 4:30 PM The View Teen Center, 263 Escuela AvenueTuesday, January 21, 2025 CALL TO ORDER1. Vice Chair Luna called the meeting to order at 4:34 p.m. ROLL CALL - Committee Members Andrzejek, Byon, Jhin, John, Lew, Ma, Montano, Nair, Oh, Rajasekaran, Tan, Wazhi, Zayats, Vice Chair Luna, and Chair Chan 2. Member Dylan Andrzejek, Member Katie Byon, Member Ryan Jhin, Member Naisha John, Member Sophia Lew, Member Taylor Luna, Member Victoria Ma, Member Leilani Montano, Member Jiwoo Oh, Member Shahana Rajasekaran, Member Kaelyn Tan, and Member Meital Zayats Present 12 - Member Natalie Chan, Member Jayan Nair, and Member Kavya WazhiAbsent 3 - APPROVE MINUTES3. 3.1 Minutes Approval To approve the January 6 meeting minutes. Yes: Member Andrzejek, Member Byon, Member Jhin, Member John, Member Lew, Member Luna, Member Ma, Member Montano, Member Oh, Member Rajasekaran, Member Tan, and Member Zayats 12 - ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC4. None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS5. None. NEW BUSINESS6. 6.1 Subcommittee Updates Committee members met for 30 minutes in their Subcommittees. Each subcommittee provided the entire committee with an update on what they are working on. 6.2 Teen Week Committee members broke out into their Teen Week Subcommittees and spent 30 minutes working on their event/tasks. The website - MountainView.gov/TeenWeek - has been updated to reflect the most current info. Page 1City of Mountain View

January 21, 2025Youth Advisory Committee Minutes - Final 6.3 YAC-Sponsored Pickleball Event Youth Advisory Committee member-at-large, Miguel, shared his ideas for a YAC-Sponsored Pickleball event. Committee members were very interested in the event idea and will explore it further at future meetings. 6.4 Santa Clara County Youth Networking Event This agenda item will be moved to Unfinished Business at the Feb. 3 meeting. 6.5 2025-26 Youth Advisory Committee Recruitment Recreation Coordinator, Lauren Eck, shared information on the 2025-26 Youth Advisory Committee recruitment. Applications open Feb. 3 at MountainView.gov/YAC. Committee members will advertise the recruitment at their schools through morning announcements, word of mouth, and a video put together by Social Media Coordinator, Miguel. 6.6 Earth and Arbor Day Event Volunteering Committee members discussed the city's Earth and Arbor Day event and how they would like to be involved. The committee overwhelmingly agreed to host a YAC-led activity at this year's event. COMMITTEE/STAFF COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, COMMITTEE REPORTS7. ADJOURNMENT8. Vice Chair Luna adjourned the meeting at 5:58 p.m. AGENDAS FOR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES The specific location of each meeting is noted on the agenda for each meeting which is posted at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the Recreation Division at 650-903-6331. The agenda and staff reports my be viewed at the City Clerk's Office, 500 Castro Street, Third Floor, beginning the day before each meeting. Agenda materials my viewed online at mountainview.legistar.com. SPECIAL NOTICE- Reference: Americans with Disabilities Act, 1990 Anyone who is planning to attend a meeting who is visually or hearing-impaired or has any disability that needs special assistance may call the City Manager's Office 650-903-6301 48 hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for assistance. Upon request, in advance, by a person with a disability, agendas and writings distributed during the meeting that are public records will be made available in the appropriate alternative format. The Board, Commission, or Committee may take action on any matter noticed herein in any manner deemed appropriate by the Board, Commission, or Committee. Their consideration of the matters noticed herein is not limited by the recommendations indicated herein. SPECIAL NOTICE—Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Youth Advisory Committee regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the View Teen Center, 263 Escuela Avenue, during normal business hours and at the meeting location noted on the agenda during the meeting. ADDRESSING THE COMMITTEE Interested persons are entitled to speak on any item on the agenda and should make their interest known to the Chair. Anyone wishing to address the Committee on a nonagenda item may do so during the "Oral Communications" part of the agenda. Speakers are allowed to speak once on any number of topics for up to three minutes. Page 2City of Mountain View