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.

ANALYSIS:

At this time, the six At-large positions are due for appointment.  In addition, due to the resignations or graduation of members, there are eight (8) school representative vacancies, which require 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 City Council review.  (Attachment I)

For the at-large positions, there were eleven (11) applications received for the six vacancies.  Applications are attached for City Council review.  (Attachment II)  Six applicants need to be appointed for the six At-large positions.

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

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 the City Council:

1.  Confirm the following students for a one-year mid-term appointment:

High School and Middle School Appointments

Burbank High School                                    Annie Zakarian                                 

John Burroughs High School                       Whitney White

Monterey High School                                  Michael Velazquez

Jordan Middle School                                    Nicholas Dao                        

John Muir Middle School                              Michelle Shirtcliff

Luther Burbank Middle School                    Casey Barbello

St. Francis Xavier                                         Darryn Albert                                    

St. Robert Bellarmine                         Ryan Thanaratnam                           

2.   Appoint six at-large members for a two-year term appointment from the eleven (11)   At-large applicants:

At-large Applicants

Brandon Barbello

Dietrich Diller

Ashleigh Diller

Steven Ferguson

Anthony Galvez

Giannina Giombini

Winnie Hobbs

Sahdev Jass

James Nagy

Shannon Stone

Veronica Zamudio

EH:TS:

Attachments

Cc:      Youth Board

            Teri Stein

            Erick Solis

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