Staff Report
PREPARED BY: SHELLEY NEIS
Town Clerk
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, and Town Attorney
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 06/04/2019
ITEM NO: 2
DATE: MAY 15, 2019
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 of 2004, Council has appointed students in Grades 8 through 12 as members of the
Youth Commission. For this Commission cycle, the Town used a variety of mechanisms 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 Hills Middle School, and Hillbrook School. In addition, the Town placed advertisements
in local publications, on bulletin boards in local establishments, 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, on Nextdoor.com, and on KCAT.
DISCUSSION:
By the application deadline on May 3, 2019, twenty-seven (27) applications were received. On
May 14, 2019, the Town Council Selection Committee, comprised of Mayor Steve Leonardis,
Police Chief Pete Decena, and Youth Commission Chair Sawye Ragani, interviewed 27 applicants
for nineteen (19) available positions. All the applicants demonstrated initiative and community
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SUBJECT: APPOINT MEMBERS TO THE YOUTH COMMISSION
DATE: MAY 15, 2018
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spirit in applying for leadership positions to serve the Los Gatos community. The Selection
Committee’s recommended appointments are listed in Attachment 1.
CONCLUSION:
The Town Council Selection Committee recommends that the Council appoint members as
shown in Attachment 1. 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 twelve (12) newly appointed Commissioners
are for one year; the re-appointment of two (2) Commissioners is for one year (entering 12th
grade); and the re-appointment of five (5) Commissioners is for two years (those entering 10th
or 11th grade).
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