Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Carole Groom
Subject: Appointment to the Youth Commission
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation for the appointment of 25 youths to the Youth Commission.
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BACKGROUND:
The Youth Commission was established in 1993 and created to address issues affecting youth in San Mateo as an advisory body to the Board of Supervisors. In its role, the Youth Commission strives to close the gap between adult and youth perspectives, increase awareness of and advocate on behalf of youth issues, and present policy recommendations and projects that serve the community.
The Board of Supervisors is responsible for appointing new members to the Youth Commission, based on interviews with applicants. The Youth Commission may have up to 25 members. Each Youth Commissioner is appointed to a one-year term of office that ends June 30, 2019, and may serve up to four terms until the age of 21.
DISCUSSION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors appoint the following youth as members of the Youth Commission:
1. Eeshan Bhat, Foster City, San Mateo High School
2. Allyson Chan, Foster City, Hillsdale High School
3. Lilian Chang, Millbrae, Mills High School
4. Leeah Coffey, South San Francisco, St. Ignatius College Prep High School
5. Jade Costello, Belmont, Notre Dame High School
6. Diego De Nault, Redwood City, Sequoia High School
7. Lester Gutierrez, Daly City, Pacific Bay Christian High School
8. Dekaye Hailu, South San Francisco, South San Francisco High School
9. Evan Hua, Foster City, San Mateo High School
10. Stella Kaval, Menlo Park, Menlo Atherton High School
11. Vedant Kenkare, San Mateo, Harker High School
12. Sydney Mufarreh, Millbrae, Mills High School
13. Javier Nino-Sears, San Carlos, Sequoia High School
14. Anjuli Niyogi, Burlingame, Mills High School
15. Sathvik Nori, Menlo Park, Menlo-Atherton High School
16. Sarah Pistorino, Menlo Park, Sacred Heart Preparatory High School
17. Monique Ray, South San Francisco, El Camino High School
18. Joseph Scatena, San Carlos, Junipero Serra High School
19. Vikram Seshadri, Menlo Park, Hillview Middle School
20. Atiya Shah, Foster City, San Mateo High School
21. Holman Torno, San Carlos, Junipero Serra High School
22. Josh Tseng, San Mateo, Stanford Online High School
23. Vineela Vandanapu, Redwood City, Notre Dame High School
24. Julianna Wing, San Bruno, Notre Dame High School
25. Jacob Wolin, San Mateo, Crystal Springs Uplands School
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