PURPOSE:

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

BACKGROUND:

The Youth Board is structured to be composed 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.

In past years when the number of At-Large applications has exceeded the number of vacancies, City Council has appointed additional At-Large members.  On October 5, 2004, nine At-Large members were appointed with terms expiring in June, 2006 for a total of twenty members on the Board.

ANALYSIS:

The eleven school positions are due for appointment.  For the vacant high school and middle school positions, each school was contacted and requested to provide the name of their respective representative. Staff has received applications for all eleven school vacancies, which are attached for Council review.  (Attachment I) 

Staff has received four resignations from the nine At-Large members, leaving five current At-Large members.  At this time, it is necessary for City Council to appoint one At-Large member to fill the sixth required position for a mid-year appointment.  There are six At-Large applications for City Council review. (Attachment II)

FISCAL IMPACT:

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

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Based on the submitted applications and recommendations from the respective schools, it is staff�s recommendation that City Council

1. Confirm the following school appointments:  

  High School and Middle School Appointments

Bellarmine Jefferson High School               Nicole Diller

Burbank High School                                    Giannina Giombini

John Burroughs High School                       Veronica Zamudio

Providence High School                              Izzy Knopper

Jordan Middle School                                  Winnie Hobbs

John Muir Middle School                              Sahdev Jass

Luther Burbank Middle School                    Brittney Peale

St. Finbar                                                       Maria Alicia Hungerford

St. Francis Xavier                                         Paige Berry

St. Robert Bellarmine                                   Dietrich Diller

Monterey High School                                  Ana Diaz

2.   Appoint six At-Large members for a one-year mid-term appointment from the six At-Large applicants:

     At-Large Applicants

Jackie Balousek

Brandon Barbello

Ashleigh Diller

Steven Ferguson

Alexander Knopper

Shannon Stone

EAH:TS:

Attachments

cc:       Youth Board

            Teri Stein

            Jeannine Rock