Staff Report
PREPARED BY : SHELLEY NEIS
Town Clerk Administrator
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Finance Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 40 8 -354 -68 32
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 0 6 /0 5 /2018
ITEM NO: 2
D ATE : MAY 2 3 , 201 8
TO : MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
FROM: LAUREL PREVETTI, TOWN MANAGER
SUBJECT: R TIFYATHEATOWNACOUNCILASELECTIONACOMMITTEE’SARECOMMENDEDA
YOUTH COMMISSIONER APPOINT MENTS
RECOMMENDATION :
Ratify the Town Council Selection Committee’s recommended Youth Commission er
appointments (Attachment 1).
BACKGROUND :
Since June of 2004, Council has appointed students in Grades 8 through 12 as members of the
Town’s Youth Commission .
At the March 15, 2018, Town Co uncil meeting, the Town Council approved the Youth
Commission and Council Policy Committee’s recommended modifications to the Youth
Commission and the enabling resolution to reduce the size of the Youth Commission to 20
members . T he changes were incorporated during this recruitment cycle which consisted of six
available Youth Commission positions (Attachment 2).
The Town used a variety of outreach me thods to recruit for the Youth Commission. The Town
distributed a letter to the local schools requesting they help promote the Youth Commission
opportunities. The letter was sent to Los Gatos High School, Leigh High School, Westmont High
School, Fisher Middle School, Union Middle School, Rolling H ills Middle School, and Hillbrook
School . In addition, the Town placed advertisements in local publications, and posted the
opportunity on the Town’s What’s New email blast , the Town’s website, the Youth Commission
Facebook page, the Town’s Facebook page, and on Next d oor.com .
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SUBJECT: APPOINT MEMBERS TO THE YOUTH COMMISSION
DATE MAY 23, 2018
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DISCUSSION :
By the application deadline on May 4 , 201 8 , twenty -two (22) applications were received . On
May 21 , 201 8 , the Town Council Selection Committee , comprised of Mayor Rob Rennie , Vice
Mayor Steve Leonardis , and Police Chief Pete Decena , interviewed 22 applicants for the six (6 )
available positions . All the applicants demonstrated initiative and community spirit in applying
for leadership posit ions to serve the Los Gatos community and the S election Committee’s
recommended appointments are listed in Attachment 1.
CONCLUSION :
The Town Council S election Committee recommends that Council appoint members as shown
in the a ttachment. The recommendations for appointment are based on composite
assessments from the interviews and applications. Following the Youth Commission enabling
resolution (Attachment 2), appointments for the four (4) newly appointed Commissioners are
for one year: Sasha Balasingam, Paula Bernholz, Braden Ankenbrandt, and Ryan Judy; the re -
appointment of Sawye Rugani is for one year (entering 12 th grade); and the re -appointment of
Isabella Scott is for two years (entering 11 th grade).
FISCAL IMPACT :
T he 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