PURPOSE:

The purpose of this report is to make recommendations to the City Council for the approval and appointment of this year�s Youth Board candidates.

BACKGROUND:

As currently structured, the Youth Board is comprised of seventeen members.  A representative is designated for each high school and middle school within Burbank.  The school representatives include both the public and parochial schools in the city. The remaining six positions are designated as At-Large members.  All appointments are for two-year terms, with the school representatives and the At-Large positions alternating expiration dates.

ANALYSIS:

At this particular time, the eleven school positions are due for appointment.  Due to a resignation, there is one At-Large vacancy which requires a mid-term appointment. 

For the vacant high school and middle school positions, each school was contacted and requested to provide the name of their respective representative.  Each school has responded and staff has received applications for the vacancies, which are attached for Council review.  (Attachment I)

For the At-Large position, there were five applications received for the one vacancy.  Applications are attached for City Council review.  (Attachment II) 

In past years, when the number of At-Large applications has exceeded the number of vacancies, there has been occasion when City Council has appointed additional
At-Large members.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact as a result of the recommended action.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1.   Based on the submitted applications and recommendations from the respective schools, it is staff�s recommendation that the City Council confirm the following school appointments:

     High School and Middle School Appointments

                                                 Bellarmine Jefferson High School               Nicole Diller

                                                 Burbank High School                                    Gladys Sarabia

                                                John Burroughs High School                       Sara Rebman

                                                Monterey High School                                  Lillian Calzadilla

                                                Providence High School                              Alex Knopper

                                                            Jordan Middle School                                  Caitlin Cwik

                                                            John Muir Middle School                              James Nagy

                                                            Luther Burbank Middle School                    Stephanie Farag

                                                            St. Finbar                                                       Cassandra Pozos

                                                St. Francis Xavier                                         Shannon Stone

                                                St. Robert Bellarmine                                   Ashley Diller

 2.   It is staff�s recommendation that City Council appoint one At-Large member for a one-year mid-term appointment from the five At-Large applicants:

     At-Large Applicants

                                                                                    Elisabeth Coleman

                                                                                    Santosh Desai

                                                                                    Tony Galvez

                                                                                    Michael Gasson

                                                                                    Aliza Vecchiarelli

MSF:TS:

Attachments

cc:       Youth Board

            Teri Stein

            Jeannine Rock

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