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YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
MINUTES OF Wednesday, June 26, 2013
CALL TO ORDER
The June 26, 2013 meeting of the Youth Advisory Committee was called to order at 7:07 p.m. at the
Dublin Senior Center by Staff Member Frank Luna.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Pledge of Allegiance was led by Staff Member Luna.
ROLL CALL
Committee Members (CM) Present: Brooke Brunckhorst, Ben Sher, Angie Wang, Audrey Nunez,
Nicki Butler, Sruthi Mukkamala, Alicia Tran, Jessie Sher, Shilp
Kothari, James Wang, Kush Rastogi, Neil Bedi
Committee Members Absent: Alexandra Padnos, Jenny Dyer, Rebecca DeGuzman, Kayla
Frierson
Liaison Present: Vivian Sung, Parks and Community Services Commission Liaison
Staff Present: Henry Siu, Frank Luna, Officer Channing Rhodes- Dublin Police
Adult Member Absent: Ashley Wolfe
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Jordan Gadbaugh a Senior Recreation Leader from the Family Services program area, lead Youth
Advisory Committee Members and staff through a variety of team building exercises and games. The
Youth Advisory Committee Members thoroughly enjoyed participating in the team building exercises and
it was a great way to start off the 2013-2014 term.
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING - May 22, 2013
ON A MOTION BY CM BRUNCKHORST, AND SECONDED BY CM RASTOGI THE
COMMITTEE VOTED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF MAY 22, 2013, AS PRESENTED.
(THE VOTE WAS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT WHO WERE ON
THE 2012-2013 YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. NEWLY APPOINTED COMMITTEE
MEMBERS ABSTAINED FROM THE VOTING.)
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - None
UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None
NEW BUSINESS
Youth Advisory Committee Responsibilities
Staff Member Luna distributed the Bylaws and Rules of Procedure for the Committee. Staff Member
Luna reviewed the responsibilities of the Youth Advisory Committee as contained in the Bylaws and
Rules of Procedure with the Committee Members.
Staff Member Siu emphasized the importance of attendance at the monthly scheduled Youth Advisory
Committee meetings. If the Youth Advisory Committee Member cannot be present at the monthly
meeting, they are to contact a Staff Member Siu or Frank Luna and inform them that they will not be
attending. He further explained, in order to run a meeting, there needs to be at least seven Youth Advisory
Committee Members present which is considered a quorum. A quorum is needed to conduct agenized
items and hold a formal meeting.
Election of the Youth Advisory Committee Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson
Committee Members nominated various members for the position of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson.
ON A MOTION BY CM BRUNCKHORST, SECONDED BY CM WANG AND BY MAJORITY
VOTE, THE COMMITTEE APPROVED THE ELECTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBER KUSH
RASTOGI TO THE POSITION OF CHAIRPERSON FOR THE 2013-2014 TERM.
ON A MOTION BY CM RASTOGI, SECONDED BY CM NUNEZ, AND BY MAJORITY VOTE,
THE COMMITTEE APPROVED THE ELECTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBER ANGIE
WANG TO THE POSITION OF VICE-CHAIRPERSON FOR THE 2013-2014 TERM.
OTHER BUSINESS –
Mary Ayers, from the Dublin Library, provided information regarding programs for teens that are being
offered this summer at the Dublin Library. SAT/ACT practice sessions for High School Juniors and
Seniors are being offered as well as assistance in writing college entrance essays. Ms. Ayers encouraged
Youth Advisory Committee Members to contact the Dublin Library for more information.
ADJOURNMENT
Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:09 p.m. by Chairperson Rastogi.
Respectfully submitted:
______________________________ APPROVED:
Frank Luna
Recreation Supervisor __________________________
Chairperson