02/12/2024 Youth Commission Regular Youth Commission
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CITY OF GILROY
YOUTH COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
February 12, 2024 | 6:00 PM
GILROY SENIOR CENTER
7371 HANNA STREET
GILROY, CA 95020
Chair: Jaimee Nguyen | Vice Chair: Melanie Reynolds
Treasure: Aiden Francis
Commissioners: Biruh Abaneh, Maya Beyret, Gianna Garcia, Sophie Gong, Alfred James, Emily
Lai, Saed Mustafa, Thanmay Sarath
Staff Liaison: LeeAnn McPhillips, Assistant City Administrator, Vince Bautista, Jr., Recreation
Coordinator, Adam Henig, Recreation Manager
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
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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
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 outline for this agenda is as follows:
1. CALL TO ORDER 2. FLAG SALUTE 3. ROLL CALL
4. SECRETARY'S REPORT 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5.1. Monday, January 8, 2024 6. INTRODUCTIONS
• Biruh Abaneh
• Emily Lai
• Gianna Garcia
7. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA 8. PRESENATION Gilroy Mayor Marie Blankley
9. OLD BUSINESS 9.1. Review FY2024 Youth Commission Work Plan 1. Staff Report: Adam Henig, Recreation Manager
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action: Review the 2023-2024 Youth Commission Work Plan and
consider one of two staff recommendations.
10. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
11. STAFF/COMMISSIONER COMMENTS 11.1. Update on Youth Advisory Council/Commission Conference on Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Burlingame.
12. ADJOURNMENT