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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2004 0616 CC REG ITEM 09BITEM q • B . C: C A l. T';'-. MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL��`f C4 AGENDA REPORT el Iva, O: Honorable City Council ,s-std FROM: Deborah S. Traffenstedt, ATCM /City Clerk -� ✓' 3y' '�`""'' Prepared by: Maureen Benson, Deputy City Clerk' ]DATE: June 3, 2004 (CC Meeting of 6/16/04) SUBJECT: Consider Teen Council Appointments :BACKGROUND On June 30, 2004, the current appointment period for the Teen Council will expire. The application period to submit applications for the next appointment period closed on .April 30, 2004. Twenty -one (21) applications for the Teen Council were received from the following individuals: MIDDLE SCHOOL Seventh Grade Gregory Smith - Chaparral Eighth Grade Kelsey Butzer - Mesa Verde Sasah Jayewardene - Grace Brethren (Simi Valley) Kaitlin Priebe - Chaparral HIGH SCHOOL Ninth Grade Aryan Aziz ** - Moorpark High Kathleen Hakansson - Moorpark High Paul Jafar - Moorpark High Lauren Ormsbee - Moorpark High Hilary Pemberton ** - Moorpark High Lindsay Pogemiller - Moorpark High Jordann Schoonover - Chaminade High (West Hills) 0000'74 Honorable City Council 'Teen Council Appointments June 16, 2004, Regular Meeting Page 2 ** Served on Teen Council 6/2003- 6/2004 (1 year served) HIGH SCHOOL (continued) Tenth Grade Jon Lamberson ** - Moorpark High Kellen Grant Moore - Moorpark High Roxanna Moradi - Moorpark High Taylor Olmstead - Moorpark High Eleventh Grade Brittany Best* Brianna Corzine Twelfth Grade - Moorpark High Moorpark High Taylor Fernandez ** - Moorpark High Shauna Marsh* - The High School at Moorpark College Sergio Pacheco ** - Moorpark High Allyson Rueckert - Moorpark High * Served on Teen Council 9/2002- 6/2004 (2 years served) ** Served on Teen Council 6/2003- 6/2004 (1 year served) The Teen Council applications were provided to the Council under separate cover. DISCUSSION The Teen Council appointment process is included in the City Council Policies Resolution No. 2004 -2160. Teen Council Membership and organization requirements are included in Resolution No. 2004 -2160 as follows: All appointments to the Teen Council shall be made by the Mayor of the City of Moorpark, with approval of the City Council, consistent with the adopted Council policy on procedure for appointments (Policy 5) . The Teen Council shall consist of no less than seven (7) and no more than eleven (11) members, with a goal of having a minimum of one (1) representative from each grade level from 7th grade to 12th grade. 000075 i Honorable City Council Teen Council Appointments June 16, 2004, Regular Meeting Page 3 All representatives must be City of Moorpark residents and must be enrolled in school. Special attention should be given to insure that all middle schools and high schools in Moorpark have some representation on the Teen Council. Representatives would typically be limited to not serving more than a total of three years on the Teen Council to allow more teens the opportunity to serve as a Teen Council representative. Of the 21 applicants listed on Pages 1 and 2 of this report, Brittany Best and Shauna Marsh have served on Teen Council for two years (2002 -2004) and Aryan Aziz, Hilary Pemberton, Jon Lamberson, Taylor Fernandez, and Sergio Pacheco have served for one year (2003- 2004). It is recommended a representative from each Moorpark school and each grade level be considered for appointment. The Council's adopted procedure for appointments (Policy 5 in Resolution No. 2004 -2160) is as follows: A. The Mayor shall solicit suggested nominees from members of the Council. B. Prior to making a motion for appointment, the Mayor shall announce the names of all persons he /she intends to nominate, and in the order to be nominated, for a board, commission, or committee. C. The Mayor shall then make a motion putting forth each individual name to be approved for appointment. D. A second shall be required. E. The Council shall vote on each appointment individually. STAFF RECOMMNDATION Make a minimum of seven and a maximum of eleven appointments to the Teen Council for a one -year term to end on June 30, 2005. 0000'76