Staff Report.Youth Commission Appointments
PREPARED BY: Wendy Wood
Town Clerk
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Finance Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 06/06/2023 ITEM NO: 2
DATE: May 23, 2023
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Ratify the Town Council Selection Committee’s Recommended Youth
Commissioner Appointments
RECOMMENDATION:
Ratify the Town Council Selection Committee’s recommended Youth Commissioner
appointments.
BACKGROUND:
Since June 2004, Council has appointed students in Grades 8 through 12 as members of the
Youth Commission. The Youth Commission fosters and encourages civic and neighborhood
pride in Los Gatos youth and builds a sense of identity through knowledge, understanding, and
involvement in the Town’s municipal affairs.
The Town used a variety of mechanisms to recruit for the Youth Commission. Commissioners
with terms expiring received notification of the recruitment and notices of the upcoming
vacancies were posted at Town Hall. Information regarding the recruitment was distributed on
the Town’s What’s New email blast, the Town’s social media accounts, and posted on the
Town’s website. In addition, the Town also contacted local schools requesting they help
promote the Youth Commission opportunities.
DISCUSSION:
The application deadline was April 28, 2023, and the Town received seventeen (17)
applications. On May 3, 2023, the Town Council Selection Committee, comprised of Mayor
Ristow, Vice Mayor Badame, Chief Field, and Youth Commission Chair Quincy Scott, interviewed
fifteen (15) applicants for fifteen (15) available positions. Two of the applicants did not attend
the interview and therefore were not considered for appointment.
PAGE 2 OF 2 SUBJECT: Ratify the Town Council Selection Committee’s Recommended Youth Commissioner
Appointments DATE: May 23, 2023
DISCUSSION (continued):
All the applicants demonstrated initiative and community spirit in applying for leadership
positions to serve the Los Gatos community, and the Selection Committee’s recommended
appointments are listed in Attachment 1. Per the Youth Commission enabling resolution
(Attachment 2), appointments for the seven (7) newly appointed Commissioners and the three
(3) reappointed Commissioner entering the 12th grade will be for a one (1) year term, and
appointments for the five (5) reappointed Commissioners not entering the 12th grade will be
for a two (2) year term.
CONCLUSION:
The Town Council Selection Committee recommends that Council appoint members as shown
in Attachment 1. The recommendations for appointment are based on composite assessments
from the interviews and applications.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Town-wide Commission training budget is available to provide funds as needed.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
This is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is required.
Attachments:
1. Recommended Youth Commissioner Appointments
2. Youth Commission Enabling Resolution 2018-008