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TEEN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
November 13, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
Arroyo Vista Recreation Center,
4550 Tierra Rejada Road
1. CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order at 5:01 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: Eve Luekenga, Gauransh Tyagi, Bianca Gagajena, Elijah Luekenga,
Charlea Moore, Caden Hafer, Dylan Montelibano, Katelyn Craft, Abraham
Jeong, Zoey Jeong, Noam Adler, and Michael Stevenson
Absent: Alison Jimenez and Allison Mendelson
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. City Council / Parks & Recreation Commission Presentation Schedule
i. November 4, 2024 Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting Recap —
Parks and Recreation Director, Jeremy Laurentowski, gave a brief
overview of the presentations from Teen Council members Alison
Jimenez, Abraham Jeong, and Dylan Montelibano at the November 4
Parks & Recreation Commission meeting and expressed that the
Commission was pleased to hear what the Teen Council has been
working on.
ii. Parks and Recreation Director, Jeremy Laurentowski, reminded Teen
Council members of the upcoming City Council meeting on December 18
and recommended a representative from each Ad Hoc attend and
potentially do a short presentation if time allows.
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B. Teen Cupcake Challenge
i. Recreation Coordinator I, Hilary Kleiman, confirmed that the Teen
Cupcake Challenge scheduled on November 8 was cancelled due to
lack of registration and reminded Teen Council members to promote the
next Teen Cupcake Challenge on January 31, 2025 via social media,
word of mouth, and by passing out flyers. Teen Council members
suggested promoting through Moorpark High School's broadcasting
program called "Musketeer Mornings".
ii. Recreation Coordinator I, Hilary Kleiman, acknowledged that the lack of
registration could have been due to the Moorpark High School football
team's playoff game on the same evening, and while playoff games
aren't typically scheduled in advance with the regular season, suggested
looking ahead at any conflicting school events while scheduling teen
events to mitigate cancellations due to low enrollment.
C. Breakfast with Santa
i. Recreation Coordinator I, Hilary Kleiman, shard the details of the
upcoming Breakfast with Santa event at the Arroyo Vista Recreation
Center and asked Teen Council members to volunteer and recruit as
many volunteers as possible as the event is dependent on volunteers
helping with the serving of breakfast to the attendees.
D. Holiday Movie Marathon
i. Recreation Coordinator I, Hilary Kleiman, shard the details of the
upcoming Holiday Movie Marathon event and asked for 3-4 Teen
Council members to volunteer and assist with the trivia game, story time
reading, and bingo that takes place in between the movies that are
shown.
E. Teen Drive-In Movie Event
i. Recreation Coordinator I, Hilary Kleiman, recalled that Teen Council
member, Alison Jimenez, added this as a future agenda item and due to
her absence, this will stay on the agenda for the next Teen Council
meeting.
F. Ad Hoc Updates
i. Government Relations Ad Hoc member, Abraham Jeong, reviewed his
presentation at the November 4, 2024 Parks & Recreation Commission
Meeting.
ii. Events/Program Ad Hoc members, Dylan Montelibano and Katelyn
Craft, shared that the Events/Program Ad Hoc is working on a soda drink
menu and decoration ideas for the Teen After Dark event now that a
theme has been established.
iii. Social Issues Ad Hoc member, Elijah Luekenga, shared that the Social
Issues Ad Hoc is still working on establishing a partnership with the
Wellness Center at Moorpark High School and eventually support a
fundraising event.
iv. Social Outreach Ad Hoc member, Caden Hafer, shared the Social
Outreach Ad Hoc is ready to start promoting teen events using a Teen
Council Instagram account once the account is set up by city staff and
that they plan to collaborate with the "Musketeer Mornings" broadcasting
program at Moorpark High School.
6. ANNOUNCEMENTS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
A. Announcements from Teen Council members
i. None
B. Future agenda items from Teen Council members
i. Teen Council Co-Chair, Alison Jimenez, proposed a future agenda item
of planning a drive-in movie event for teens at the October 23, 2024
Teen Council meeting.
ii. City Council Presentation
7. CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. Unanimously approved October 23, 2024, Regular Meeting Minutes
8. ADJOURNAMENT:
Teen Council Chair, Abraham Jeong, adjourned the meeting at 5:33 p.m.
Hilary Kleiman, Recreation Coordinator I