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CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA
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MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT aY.
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Deborah S. Traffenstedt, Administrative Services Director /City Clerk
BY: Maureen Benson, Deputy City Clerk ��
DATE: June 9, 2006 (CC Meeting of 6/21/06)
SUBJECT: Consider Teen Council Appointments
BACKGROUND
On June 30, 2006, the current appointment period for the Teen Council will expire.
Final recruitment for applicants closed on May 5, 2006.
A total of fourteen (14) applications were received from the following individuals:
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Seventh Grade
Gunner Mazur - Chaparral
Hunter Van Dam — Mesa Verde
HIGH SCHOOL
Ninth Grade
Shalabh Agarwala* — Moorpark High
Tyler Van Dam — Moorpark High
Paige Weiner — Moorpark High
Tenth Grade
Tiffany Johnson — Moorpark High
Zoe Sophos — La Reina High
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Teen Council Appointments
June 21, 2006, Regular Meeting
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Eleventh Grade
Angelica Paredes — Moorpark High
Shalini Karra - Moorpark High
Justin Tung* — Moorpark High
Twelfth Grade
Yvette Betancourt — Moorpark High
Christopher Darabi — Moorpark High
Roxanna Moradi** - Moorpark High
Emily Tung* - Moorpark High
* Served on Teen Council 6/2005- 6/2006 (1 year served)
** Served on Teen Council 6/2004- 6/2006 (2 years 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.
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.
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Teen Council Appointments
June 21, 2006, Regular Meeting
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The Council's adopted procedure for appointments (Policy 5 in Resolution 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 RECOMMENDATION
Make appointments to the Teen Council for a one -year term to end on June 30, 2007.