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YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING
MINUTES OF Wednesday, November 19, 2014
CALL TO ORDER
The November 19, 2014 meeting of the Youth Advisory Committee was called to order at 7:03 PM at the
Dublin Senior Center by Chairperson Jessie Sher.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chairperson Sher.
ROLL CALL
Committee Members (CM) Present: Neil Bedi, Nicki Butler, Kush Rastogi, Rebecca DeGuzman, Jessie
Sher, Ryan McCorriston, Loic Alnini, Parin Patel, Meghan Butler,
Smruthi Balajee, Ianna Fong, Shivi Bhatnagar
Committee Members Absent: Alexandra Padnos, Nicole Chen, Sophia Bafaiz, Ivan Fong
Liaison Present: Alicia Tran, Parks and Community Services Commission Liaison
Staff Present: Frank Luna, Officer Christina Blaylock- Dublin Police
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS –
Committee Members Rastogi, Sher, Bedi, Patel, and Balajee indicated that they are members of the
organizations that are presenting at the Youth Advisory Committee meeting this evening. They stated,
“An item on this evening’s agenda contains a request for funding to the Dublin High School Clubs which
include Gael Force Robotics, Room to Read, Model United Nations and Speech and Debate from the
Youth Advisory Committee for the Youth Mini Grant program. Due to being a member of the Youth
Advisory Committee, I have a remote interest in the decision, and may not participate in the
voting/recommendation of funding for the Mini Grant program. I hereby abstain from all participation in
this matter, and ask that my vote not be counted in determining the recommendation of funding for the
Youth Mini Grant program.”
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING- October 22, 2014
ON A MOTION BY CM BEDI, AND SECONDED BY CM PATEL AND BY A VOTE OF 9-0-3,
THE YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE VOTED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF
OCTOBER 22, 2014 AS PRESENTED. CMS BHATNAGAR, MEGHAN BUTLER AND
MCCORRISTON ABSTAINED DUE TO THEIR ABSENCE AT THE OCTOBER 22, 2014
MEETING.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - None
UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None
NEW BUSINESS
Presentations from qualified Youth Mini Grant Applicants
Qualified Youth Mini Grant Applicants provided a five minute presentation of their program/club to
Youth Advisory Committee Members for evaluation. Presentations were received by the following
programs/clubs: Dublin High School Room to Read Club, Dublin High School Model United Nations
Club, Dublin High School Gael Force Robotic Club, Dublin High School Speech and Debate Club, and
Dublin High School Dublin Shield. After listening to each club, Committee Members rated each group
and provided a recommendation for funding each club.
ON A MOTION BY CM MEGHAN BUTLER, SECONDED BY CM IANNA FONG AND BY A
VOTE OF 7-0-5, WITH COMMITTEE MEMBERS RASTOGI, SHER, PATEL, BEDI AND
BALAJEE ABSTAINING, THE COMMITTEE APPROVED FUNDING THE FOLLOWING
AMOUNTS TO THE QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FROM THE MINI GRANT PROGARM:
DUBLIN HIGH SCHOOL ROOM TO READ CLUB- $350, DUBLIN HIGH SCHOOL MODEL
UNITED NATIONS CLUB-$300, DUBLIN HIGH SCHOOL GAEL FORCE ROBOTIC CLUB-
$500, DUBIN HIGH SPEECH AND DEBATE CLUB-$300, AND DUBLIN HIGH SCHOOL
DUBLIN SHIELD-$150.
OTHER BUSINESS –
Staff Member Luna encouraged Youth Advisory Committee Members to attend the Dublin Tree Lighting
Ceremony on Thursday, December 4, 2014. The event will take place at the Dublin Civic Center. The
event begins at 7:00 PM.
ADJOURNMENT
Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:51 PM by Staff Member Luna.
Respectfully submitted:
______________________________ APPROVED:
Frank Luna
Recreation Supervisor __________________________
Chairperson