Staff Report.Youth Commission Appointments
PREPARED BY: Shelley Neis
Town Clerk
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Finance Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
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TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 06/01/2021
ITEM NO: 2
DATE: May 19, 2021
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.
The Town used a variety of mechanisms this year 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 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 social media accounts.
DISCUSSION:
By the application deadline on April 30, 2021, twenty-seven (27) applications were received.
On May 11, 2021, the Town Council Selection Committee, comprised of Vice Mayor Rennie,
Chief Decena, and Youth Commission Chair Sasha Ryu, interviewed twenty-six (26) applicants
for twenty (20) available positions. One of the applicants did not attend the interview and
therefore was not considered for appointment. All the applicants demonstrated initiative and
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SUBJECT: Ratify the Town Council Selection Committee’s Recommended Youth Commissioner
Appointments
DATE: May 19, 2021
DICUSSION (continued):
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.
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. Following the Youth Commission enabling resolution
(Attachment 2), appointments for the twelve (12) newly appointed Commissioners and the
three reappointed Commissioners entering the 12th grade are for one (1) year, and
appointments for the five (5) reappointed Commissioners are for two (2) years.
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