10/14/2024 Youth Commission Regular
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City of Gilroy
Youth Commission Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday, October 14, 2024 | 6:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chair Beyret called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.
2. FLAG SALUTE
3. ROLL CALL
Attendance Attendee Name
Present Maya Beyret, Vice Chair
Thanmay Sarath, Commissioner
Biruh Abaneh, Commissioner
Jacob Ortega , Commissioner
Karin Sandoval Rodriguez, Commissioner
Sofia Romero , Commissioner
Anna Nguyen, Commissioner
Emily Lai, Treasurer
Absent Gianna Garcia, Commissioner
Alfred James, Chair
Aiden Francis, Commissioner
4. SECRETARY'S REPORT
The meeting agenda was posted on October 10, 2024.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5.1. September 9, 2024
RESULT: Pass
MOVER: Anna Nguyen, Commissioner
SECONDER Karin Rodriguez Sandoval, Commissioner
AYES: Vice Chair Beyret, Commissioner Sarath, Commissioner Nguyen,
Commissioner Abaneh, Commissioner Ortega, Commissioner Rodriguez
Sandoval, Commissioner Romero , Commissioner Nguyen, Lai, Treasurer
ABSENT: Commissioner James, Commissioner Garcia, Commissioner Francis
Commissioner Nguyen motioned to approve the September 9, 2024 minutes.
Commissioner Rodriguez-Sandoval seconded the motion. Motion passed with a 8-0-0
vote (James, Garcia, and Francis were absent).
6. INTRODUCTIONS
Commissioner Romero introduced herself since it was her first meeting as a
commissioner.
7. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
None.
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8. NEW BUSINESS
9. OLD BUSINESS
9.1. Discuss and Adopt FY2025 (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025) Youth Commission
Work Plan
Henig presented the staff report. The Commission continued their discussion about
adopting a work plan for FY25. They divided themselves into three groups, where they
discussed what they want to see on the work plan. All three groups were in favor of
hosting OpportuniTEEN Fair again. One group was supportive of taking on a legislative
assignment that had to do with the environment. Another wanted to help out with
Breakfast with Santa and supporting seniors with their personal technological devices.
Commissioner Sandoval Rodriguez motioned to organize OpporutniTEEN Fair; be
involved with community events such as Breakfast with Santa and Senior Tech Day or
Week; Resubmit a letter of support to the City Council in favor of funding a youth center in
Gilroy; and identifying an environmental issue that impacts Gilroy (e.g., protecting native
plants that are endangered) and submit a memo/white paper to the City Council about it.
The Commission agreed that it would research possible environmental issues before the
next meeting and report back about it. Vice Chair Beyret seconded the motion. Motion
passed with a 8-0-0 vote (James, Garcia, and Francis were absent).
RESULT: Pass
MOVER: Karin Rodriguez Sandoval, Commissioner
SECONDER Vice Chair Beyret
AYES: Vice Chair Beyret, Commissioner Sarath, Commissioner Nguyen, Commissioner
Abaneh, Commissioner Ortega, Commissioner Rodriguez Sandoval, Commissioner
Romero , Commissioner Nguyen, Treasurer Lai
ABSENT: Commissioner James, Commissioner Garcia, Commissioner Francis
Beyret, Nguyen, and Sandoval Rodriguez, will contact the local chapter of American
Association of University Women (AAUW), who had expressed interest in collaborating
with the Commission, to see if they had any specific ideas. Lai, Sarath, and Abandeh, will
conduct research on what other youth commissions have done that is related to this topic.
Ortega, Romero, and Sandoval Rodriguez will look into specific environmental issues that
the Commission could take on. The commissioners who are absent will be assigned to a
group.
10. STAFF/COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
There was a question about commissioners using other means of communication to talk
with one another outside of meetings. In order to avoid violating the Brown Act, Henig
explained that it is best when not in a meeting to only communicate with those in your
group on this topic.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Beyret adjourned the meeting at 6:51p.m.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly adopted at a regular meeting of the
Youth Commission of the City of Gilroy.
Adam Henig
Secretary