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TEEN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
October 9, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
Arroyo Vista Recreation Center,
4550 Tierra Rejada Road
1. CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order at 5:02 p.m. by Teen Council Chair, Abraham Jeong
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Caden Hafer.
3. ROLL CALL:
Present: Noam Adler, Eve Luekenga, Gauransh Tyagi, Bianca Gagajena, Michael
Stevenson, Elijah Luekenga, Katelyn Craft, Zoey Jeong, Alison Jimenez,
Caden Hafer, Abraham Jeong, Dylan Montelibano, and Allison Mendelson
Absent: Charlea Moore and Everly Moore
Staff: Parks and Recreation Director, Jeremy Laurentowski, Recreation Services
Manager, Stephanie Anderson, and Recreation Coordinator I, Hilary
Kleiman.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT:
None.
5. DISCUSSION !ACTION ITEMS:
A. Finalize 24/25 Event Calendar
i. Teen Council member Elijah Luekenga made a motion to approve
2024/25 Event Calendar. Teen Council member Caden Hafer made a
second motion to approve. The 2024/25 Event Calendar was approved
unanimously by Teen Council Members.
B. Country Days Parade Recap
i. Recreation Coordinator I, Hilary Kleiman, stated that the event went well
and thanked the Teen Council members in attendance.
C. Ad Hoc Updates
i. The Social Issues Ad Hoc proposed some ideas including creating a
social media account to help spread awareness on Teen issues, creating
flyers for Red Ribbon Week, and promoting a fundraising event for the
Wellness Center at Moorpark High School.
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ii. The Events/Program Ad Hoc proposed establishing a theme for the After
Dark event to help promote it and expanding on the specialty soda menu
due to its popularity at last year's event.
iii. Recreation Coordinator I, Hilary Kleiman, recommended Teen Council
members create group chats via text message to schedule time to meet
with their Ad Hocs so that each Ad Hoc can provide an update on their
goals and discussions at each Teen Council Meeting. Parks and
Recreation Director, Jeremy Laurentowski, emphasized the importance
of establishing reachable goals to fulfill the mission of Teen Council.
D. Haunted High Street Update
i. Recreation Coordinator I, Hilary Kleiman, reminded Teen Council
members to spread the word and try to recruit volunteers for the
Haunted High Street Event.
ii. Teen Council member, Dylan Montelibano, stated that she posted the
volunteer opportunity to various school clubs at Moorpark High School
and mentioned that she received some feedback from peers that they
weren't interested in volunteering on Halloween due to other social
interests.
E. City Council I Parks & Recreation Commission Presentation
i. Recreation Coordinator I, Hilary Kleiman, provided a calendar showing
the meeting dates for Parks and Recreation Commission and City
Council through the end of the calendar year so that Teen Council
members can determine which meetings they would like to present the
goals and progress of each Ad Hoc. Potential dates discussed for the
Parks and Rec commission meeting are November 9, 2024 and
February 3, 2025.
6. ANNOUNCEMENTS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
A. No announcements from Teen Council members
B. Teen Council members will discuss the City Council / Parks & Recreation
Commission Presentation at the next meeting
C. Teen Council members will discuss the Teen Cupcake Challenge event at the
next meeting
7. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. Unanimously approved September 25, 2024, Regular Meeting Minutes
8. ADJOURNAMENT:
Teen Council Chair, Abraham Jeong, adjourned the meeting at 5:42 p.m.
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