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1982-204-Establishing The Youth Advisory CommissionRESOLUTION NO. 1982 -204 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos, County of Santa Clara, State of California, that the Town Council hereby establishes and creates a special committee to be known as and called the "Youth Advisory Commission." The Commission shall be organized and shall operate in the manner hereinafter prescribed. 1. Membership -- Organization. a. The Commission shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the Town Council. The Chairman of the Commission shall be appointed by the Town Council. Two (2) members of the Commission shall be adults aged 21 or over. The other five (5) members shall be not younger than twelve (12) years old and not older than nineteen (19) years old at the time of their appointment. The five (5) youth members shall be enrolled at the time of their appointment in public or private schools which serve Los Gatos residents; two (2) youth members shall be enrolled at the junior high level (grades 7 -9), and three (3) shall be enrolled at the senior high school level (grades 10 -12). b. The members of the Commission shall serve without compensation, provided that the actual and necessary expenses incurred by the members in the conduct of Town business shall be reimbursable pursuant to the provisions of Resolution No. 1980 -71. C. The Commission shall establish a regular time for its meetings and a regular meeting place which shall be in the Town Hall and shall otherwise call and conduct its meetings in compliance with the provisions of Section 54950 through 54960 of the Government Code. d. The Commission shall appoint one of its members to prepare and maintain permanent minutes of the actions taken during its meetings and shall file copies of its minutes with the Town Clerk. e. A quorum of the Commission for the purpose of transacting business shall consist of not less than one (1) adult member and three (3) youth members, and a vote by a majority of the quorum shall be necessary to take action. 2. Powers and Functions. a. The sole power of the Commission shall be to identify the concerns of youth in the Los Gatos community, examine existing private and publicly- sponsored social, economic and recreational youth programs and make recommendations to the Town Council for the improvement of such programs or the creation of new ones. b. The functions of the Commission shall be as follows: 1) To determine the nature and extent of all programs currently conducted in the Los Gatos community which are designed to provide or improve the social, economic and recreational advantages of youth therein. 2) To identify social, economic and recreational needs of youth which are not being satisfied by current programs through personal contact with youth, school officials, church leaders, and others; 3) To prepare a written report to the Town Council detailing the Commission's findings and recommending new programs and /or modifications of existing programs to meet the identified needs of youth in the community. 3. Duration of Commission. The Youth Advisory Commission shall continue to operate until June 30, 1983. At the end of that period, it shall produce -2- a written report of its activities, findings, and recommendations to the Town Council. The Youth Advisory Commission shall thereafter terminate and be deemed disbanded unless otherwise provided by the Town Council. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA, at a regular meeting held this first day of November, 1982, by the following vote. AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Ruth Cannon, Thomas J. Ferrito, Marlyn J. Rasmussen, Peter W. Siemens and Mayor Brent N. Ventura _ NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: SIGNED: MAYOR OF HE TOWN OF LOS GATOS ATTEST: CLERK OF THETOWN OF LOS GA,,OS -3-