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City of Gilroy
Youth Commission Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday, February 10, 2025 | 6:00 PM
1. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting called to order by Chair James at 6:02 p.m.
2. FLAG SALUTE
3. ROLL CALL
Attendance Attendee Name
Present Maya Beyret, Commissioner
Alfred James, Commissioner
Thanmay Sarath, Commissioner
Biruh Abaneh, Commissioner
Karin Rodriguez Sandoval, Commissioner
Anna Nguyen, Commissioner
Sofia Romero , Commissioner
Emily Lai, Commissioner
Ethan Diep, Commissioner
Absent Jacob Ortega , Commissioner
Gianna Garcia, Commissioner
4. SECRETARY'S REPORT
The meeting agenda and packet were posted on February 7, 2025.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5.1. January 13, 2025
Commissioner Sarath motioned to approve the minutes. Commissioner Nguyen
seconded. Motion passed 9-0-0.
RESULT: Pass
MOVER: Thanmay Sarath, Commissioner
SECONDER Anna Nguyen, Commissioner
AYES: Commissioner Beyret, Commissioner James, Commissioner Sarath,
Commissioner Abaneh, Commissioner Ortega, Commissioner Rodriguez
Sandoval, Commissioner Nguyen, Commissioner Romero , Commissioner Lai,
Commissioner Diep
ABSENT: Commissioner Garcia
6. INTRODUCTIONS
6.1. Ethan Diep, new commissioner
Commissioner Diep introduced himself.
7. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
None.
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8. OLD BUSINESS
8.1. Review FY2025 (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025) Youth Commission Work Plan
Staff liaison Henig reviewed the updated OpportuniTEEN vendor list. As of the
meeting, there were fourteen vendors who committed to participating in the
March 22 event. The committee will meet again before the next meeting to
review the vendor list and go over next steps. The legislative issue committee
shared their updates following their committee meeting. They created an outline
of what will be included in their memo/white paper to the City Council. They have
scheduled a follow-up meeting to begin the writing portion of the memo.
9. NEW BUSINESS
9.1. Youth Commission and City of Gilroy’s Fiscal Year 2026 and 2027 Budget
Development
Henig presented the staff report. He suggested proposing funding for future
trainings such as the YAC Attack and the OpportunitTEEN Fair, which was
discussed in the staff report. Staff Liaison McPhillips recommended the
Commission consider looking into other trainings as well that would benefit
them. Commissioner Ngyuen proposed to table the adoption until the next
meeting. Commissioner Sandoval seconded. The motion passed 9-0-0.
RESULT: Pass
MOVER: Anna Nguyen, Commissioner
SECONDER Karin Rodriguez Sandoval, Commissioner
AYES: Commissioner Beyret, Commissioner James, Commissioner Sarath,
Commissioner Abaneh, Commissioner Rodriguez Sandoval, Commissioner
Nguyen, Commissioner Romero , Commissioner Lai, Commissioner Diep
ABSENT: Commissioner Garcia, Commissioner Ortega
9.2. Youth Commission Workplan for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027
Henig presented the staff report. He suggested the Commission consider
adopting a similar work plan to the current one. Chair James recommended the
Commission consider incorporating the OpportuniTEEN Fair and Senior Tech
Day. Commissioner Abandeh recommended adding clean-up days that are
already organized by Gilroy Recreation to the list. However, there is still time to
discuss further at the next meeting since the deadline is March 28.
Commissioner Abandeh proposed to table the adoption of the work plan until the
next meeting. Commissioner Ngyuen seconded. The motion passed 9-0-0.
RESULT: Pass
MOVER: Biruh Abaneh, Commissioner
SECONDER Anna Nguyen, Commissioner
AYES: Commissioner Beyret, Commissioner James, Commissioner Sarath,
Commissioner Abaneh, Commissioner Ortega , Commissioner Rodriguez
Sandoval, Commissioner Nguyen, Commissioner Romero , Commissioner Lai,
Commissioner Diep
ABSENT: Commissioner Garcia, Commissioner Ortega
10. STAFF/COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
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Henig asked if all commissioners have a Commission T-shirt. He will order a new one for
the newest commissioner, Diep.
11. ADJOURNMENT
James adjourned the meeting at 6:46 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