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City of Gilroy
Youth Commission Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday, January 13, 2025 | 6:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chair James called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m.
2. FLAG SALUTE
3. ROLL CALL
Attendance Attendee Name
Present Maya Beyret, Commissioner
Alfred James, Commissioner
Thanmay Sarath, Commissioner
Biruh Abaneh, Commissioner
Jacob Ortega , Commissioner
Sofia Romero , Commissioner
Emily Lai, Commissioner (late)
Anna Nguyen, Commissioner
Absent Karin Rodriguez Sandoval, Commissioner
Gianna Garcia, Commissioner
4. SECRETARY'S REPORT
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5.1. December 9, 2024
RESULT: Pass
MOVER: Anna Nguyen, Commissioner
SECONDER Thanmay Sarath, Commissioner
AYES: Commissioner Beyret, Commissioner James, Commissioner Sarath,
Commissioner Abaneh, Commissioner Ortega, Commissioner Romero,
Commissioner Nguyen.
ABSENT: Commissioner Rodriguez Sandoval, Commissioner Garcia,
Commissioner Lai.
Commissioner Nguyen motioned to approve the minutes. Commissioner Sarath
seconded. The motion passed 7-0-0.
6. INTRODUCTIONS
None.
7. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
None.
8. NEW BUSINESS
9. OLD BUSINESS
January 13, 2025 6:00 PM Page 2 of 2 Youth Commission
Regular Meeting Minutes
9.1. Review FY2025 (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025) Youth Commission Work Plan
Henig presented the staff report about the Commission’s FY25 Work Plan:
• OpportuniTEEN Fair – Commissioners will begin reaching out to
prospective vendors about tabling for the March 22 event. The vendor list
has been sent. Commissioners will update the status of the vendors that
they have been assigned to. The committee will meet prior to the next
regularly scheduled meeting to discuss the status of their assigned
vendors.
• Senior Tech Week – Completed. Commissioners might do it again when
they are off from school.
• Breakfast with Santa – Completed.
• Legislative issue – The following updates were provided by
commissioners.
o Maya cited a sample policy that was developed by East Bay
Regional Parks District. Although the report was about a different
issue (feral cats), it could be applied to the Loma Prieta flower. For
example, she cited an education campaign that was instituted by
the District, where they posted signage and distributed brochures
to residents. The agency also created a policy that enforced a “no
feeding” of feral cats.
o Sofia discussed how Monterey County created a program around
the protection of a specific flower. The County focused its efforts
on encouraging its residents to allow it to grow in its natural
habitat. Monterey County received logistical assistance from the
State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
o Jacob explained the connection of climate change and how it is
having an adverse impact on local species such as the Loma
Prieta flower.
The committee will meet prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting where
they will compile their research and identify next steps in their project.
10. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING – none.
11. STAFF/COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
Henig plans to meet with both the OpportuniTEEN committee and the Legislative
committee prior to the next regular meeting.
12. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 6:23 p.m.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing minutes were duly adopted at a regular meeting of the
Youth Commission of the City of Gilroy.
/s/Adam Henig
Secretary