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CHRIS R. ENEGREN
Mayor
RENEE DELGADO
Councilmember
CHRIS BARRETT
Councilmember
TOM MEANS
Councilmember
DR. ANTONIO CASTRO
Councilmember
ITEM 7.A
TEEN COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
April 9, 2025, 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 member, Abraham
Jeong.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Michael Stevenson.
3. ROLL CALL:
Present: Noam Adler, Dylan Montelibano, Katelyn Craft, Gauransh Tyagi, Abraham
Jeong, Zoey Jeong, Bianca Gagajena, Allison Mendelson, Eve Luekenga,
Elijah Luekenga, and Michael Stevenson
Absent: Caden Hafer, and Charlea Moore
Staff: Recreation Coordinator I, Hilary Kleiman.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT:
None.
5. DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS:
A. Re-elect Co-Chair
i. Teen Council member, Katelyn Craft, nominated herself to be Co-Chair and
Teen Council members unanimously voted to elect Katelyn Craft as Co-Chair.
B. Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Presentation Recap
i. Recreation Coordinator I, Hilary Kleiman, thanked Teen Council members,
Katelyn Craft, Bianca Gagajena, and Gauransh Tyagi for presenting at the
Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting on April 7. Teen Council and
Social Issues Ad Hoc member, Bianca Gagajena, shared that during her
presentation, Parks and Recreation Commissioner, June Dubreuil,
suggested connecting with the Ventura County Behavioral Health agency to
see how Teen Council can support them or vice versa.
Teen Council Regular Meeting Minutes
April 9, 2025
C. Easter Egg Hunt Event
i. Recreation Coordinator I, Hilary Kleiman, reminded Teen Council members
of the upcoming Easter Egg Hunt event at Arroyo Vista Community Park on
April 19 and shared some of the details for the event, described where
volunteers will meet and the types of tasks they’ll be assisting with. Teen
Council members shared that they have been promoting the volunteer
opportunity to various clubs at Moorpark High School.
D. Ad Hoc Restructuring
i. Due to dissolution of the Social Outreach Ad Hoc, to even out the number of
members in each Ad Hoc and to ensure no Ad Hocs would have a quorum,
Teen Council member Noam Adler is moving from the Events/Programs Ad
Hoc to the Social Issues Ad Hoc, and Teen Council members Michael
Stevenson and Zoey Jeong are moving to the Social Issues Ad Hoc from
the dissolved Social Outreach Ad Hoc.
E. Ad Hoc Updates
i. Government Relations Ad Hoc member, Gauransh Tyagi, shared that the
presentation at the High School at Moorpark College where Mayor Chris
Enegren, City Councilmember Renee Delgado, Parks and Recreation
Director, Jeremy Laurentowski, Moorpark City Librarian, Christine Conwell,
and Recreation Coordinator I, Hilary Kleiman, were in attendance went well
and led to some of Gauransh’s classmates to inquire how they can get
involved with Teen Council. Teen Council member, Gauransh Tyagi, also
shared that he would like to coordinate having some of the Parks and
Recreation Commissioners attend a Teen Council meeting. Government
Relations Ad Hoc member, Abraham Jeong, shared that he is coordinating
with teachers at Moorpark High School to plan a presentation from the City
of Moorpark Assistant City Manager, PJ Gagajena.
ii. Events/Program Ad Hoc members Katelyn Craft, Dylan Montelibano, and
Eve Luekenga shared their progress on the clues and instructions for the
escape room and trivia game during the Teen After Dark event, provided a
purchasing list for the soda bar, and asked Recreation Coordinator I, Hilary
Kleiman for help in securing donated gift cards as prizes for the escape
room and trivia game.
iii. Social Issues Ad Hoc members Bianca Gagajena and Elijah Luekenga
shared that the Social Issues Ad Hoc set up a booth on April 9 during
lunchtime at Moorpark High School and provided resource pamphlets and
flyers along with friendship bracelets that students could make when they
visited the booth, and they shared they received positive responses.
F. ANNOUNCEMENTS/FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
i. Announcements from Teen Council members
a. None
ii. Future agenda items from Teen Council members
a. New City Hall location Grand Opening event on April 30
b. Teen After Dark event presentation
Teen Council Regular Meeting Minutes
April 9, 2025
G. CONSENT CALENDAR:
i. Unanimously approved February 26, 2025, Regular Meeting Minutes.
H. ADJOURNAMENT:
Teen Council Chair, Abraham Jeong, adjourned the meeting at 5:46 p.m.
Hilary Kleiman, Recreation Coordinator I