03/13/2023 Youth Commission Regular Meeting
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Regular Meeting Agenda
CITY OF GILROY
YOUTH COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2023 | 6:00 PM
GILROY SENIOR CENTER
7371 HANNA STREET
GILROY, CA 95020
Chair: Lavender Hwang Vice Chair: Winston James
Commissioners: James Dinh, Aiden Francis, Sophie Gong, Isaac Hwang, Alfred James, Ezequiel
Lopez, Alexis Nguyen, Jaimee Nguyen, & Melanie Reynolds
Staff Liaison: LeeAnn McPhillips, Assistant City Administrator, Vince Bautista, Jr. Recreation
Coordinator
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will make
reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you need
special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Recreation
Division at least 72 hours prior to the meeting at (408) 846-0460 or
rec@cityofgilroy.org to help ensure that reasonable arrangements can be made.
Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the City of Gilroy Youth Commission after distribution of
the agenda packet are available with the agenda packet on the City website at www.cityofgilroy.org subject to
Staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE GILROY OPEN GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public.
Commissions, task forces, councils and other agencies of the City exist to conduct the
people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people
and that City operations are open to the people's review.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE OPEN GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, TO
RECEIVE A FREE COPY OF THE ORDINANCE OR TO REPORT A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE,
CONTACT THE OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION STAFF AT (408) 846-0204
PUBLIC COMMENT GUIDELINES:
During the PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA portion of the meeting, each
person wishing to speak should prepare a presentation of not more than three (3) minutes. Persons
wishing to address the Commission are requested, but not required, to complete a Speaker’s Card at
the entrances. Completion of this speaker’s card is voluntary. All persons may attend this meeting
and speak, regardless if a card is completed or not. Speaker’s slips should be submitted to the
Secretary BEFORE this meeting portion begins. Anyone wishing to address the Commission on any
other item on this AGENDA is requested, but not required, to fill out a speaker’s slip and submit it to
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the Secretary BEFORE the Commission takes action on the item.
Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the City of Gilroy Youth Commission after
distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection with the agenda packet in the
Recreation Division at Senior Center, 7371 Hanna Street, during normal business hours. These
materials are also available with the agenda packet on the City website at www.cityofgilroy.org. The agenda for this regular meeting is as follows:
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. FLAG SALUTE
3. ROLL CALL
4. SECRETARY'S REPORT
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5.1. February 12, 2023
6. INTRODUCTIONS
7. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
8. OLD BUSINESS
8.1. Adopt Youth Commission Bylaws
1. Staff Report: Vince Bautista, Jr., Recreation Coordinator
2. Public Comment:
3. Possible Action:
Staff is recommending the Youth Commission adopt the proposed changes as
cited in the attachment, Youth Commission Bylaws.
8.2. Discussion of a Youth and Teen Center in Gilroy
1. Staff Report: Vince Bautista, Jr., Recreation Coordinator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Develop a step-by-step plan for how the Youth Commission will research,
analyze, and make a recommendation to City Council regarding the need for a
Youth and Teen Center in Gilroy.
8.3. Youth Commission Fiscal Year 2024 and Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Requests
1. Staff Report: Vince Bautista, Jr., Recreation Coordinator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Commission consensus on budget requests for the next two-year budget cycle.
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8.4. Updates to the Youth Commission Work Plan
1. Staff Report: Vince Bautista, Jr., Recreation Coordinator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive and comment on the 2022-2023 Youth Commission Work Plan.
9. NEW BUSINESS
9.1. Election of Treasurer for Youth Commission.
1. Staff Report: Vince Bautista, Jr., Recreation Coordinator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Select a Treasurer for the Youth Commission.
9.2. Adopt a Revised Youth Commission Meeting Schedule
1. Staff Report: Vince Bautista, Jr., Recreation Coordinator
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Adopt a revised 2023 meeting schedule.
10. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
11. STAFF/COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
12. ADJOURNMENT
13. FUTURE MEETINGS
The next regular meeting of the Youth Commission will be held Monday, April 10, 2023 at
6:00 p.m. in the Gilroy Senior Center Meeting Room, 7371 Hanna Street, Gilroy, CA 95020.