Teen 02-12-2025
APPROVED MINUTES
CUPERTINO TEEN COMMISSION
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
REGULAR TEEN COMMISSION MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
At 6:01 p.m. Chair Biswari called the Teen Commission meeting to order.
ROLL CALL
Present: Biswari, Chen, Garg (6:03 p.m.), Lau, Liu, Misra, Mukherjee, Su. Absent: None. Staff: Sonya
Lee, Kayla Nakamoto, Birgit Werner.
CEREMONIAL MATTERS AND PRESENTATIONS
Chair Biswari reordered the presentations for the evening. Presentations were presented in
the order of Item 3, Item 2, and Item 1.
1. Subject: Big Bunny 5K and Kids Fun Run and Spring Community Festivals Presentation
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on Big Bunny 5K and Kids Fun Run and
Spring Community Festivals from Recreation Coordinator, Christina Lopez.
Commissioners received a presentation on Festivals and Special Events from Sonya Lee,
Recreation Manager.
2. Subject: Golf Events and Earth Day Festival Presentation
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on upcoming Golf Events and the Earth
Day Festival from Recreation Coordinator, Kayla Nakamoto.
Commissioners received a presentation on Golf Events and the Earth Day Festival from
Kayla Nakamoto, Recreation Coordinator.
3. Subject: Streetlight Banner Art Contest and Safe Routes to School Program Presentation
Recommended Action: Receive a presentation on the Streetlight Banner Art Contest
and Safe Routes to School Program from School Coordinator, Birgit Werner.
Cupertino Teen Commission Minutes February 12, 2025
Commissioners received a presentation on Cupertino Safe Routes to School from
Program Coordinator, Birgit Werner.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4. Subject: Approval of Minutes – January 8, 2025
Recommended Action: Review and approve the minutes from the Teen Commission
meeting on January 8, 2025.
Vice Chair Chen moved to approve the January meeting minutes as submitted.
Commissioner Garg seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
POSTPONEMENTS
No postponements.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
No oral communications.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
No written communications.
OLD BUSINESS
No old business.
NEW BUSINESS
5. Subject: Commissioner Assignment Events and Festivals
Recommended Action: Choose Commissioner assignments for events and festivals.
Big Bunny 5K MC – Chair Biswari and Commissioner Lau volunteered.
Teen Resource Fair – All commissioners with the exception of Commissioner Lau are
available. Commissioner Misra is only available for the first shift.
Earth Day MC – Commissioner Misra, Commissioner Liu, and Chair Biswari
volunteered.
Cupertino Teen Commission Minutes February 12, 2025
HACK Cupertino Judges and Mentors – Commissioner Mukherjee, Commissioner Su,
Commissioner Misra, and Commissioner Garg volunteered.
Teen Coordinator, Robert Kaufman, will verify and schedule commissioners.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
• Staff Updates
o Sonya Lee gave the Staff Report.
Recognized Commissioner Mukherjee and Commissioner Su for their role
with the Youth Spelling Bee. Commissioner Mukherjee moderated the
event and Commissioner Su was part of the judges panel.
• Commissioner Updates
o No updates.
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
No future agenda items were added.
ADJOURNMENT
At 6:57 p.m., Chair Biswari adjourned the meeting.
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Sonya Lee, Staff Liaison