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The Teen Commission approved the January 14, 2026 minutes but did not grant the Cybersecurity and AI Club a Teen Commission Youth Led Organization Highlight Program spot.
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The commission heard several presentations on upcoming community events, a Safe Routes to School working group, and the Cybersecurity and AI Club. It approved the prior meeting minutes by an 8-0 vote. The commission then voted on whether to give the Cybersecurity and AI Club a Youth Led Organization Highlight Program spot, but that motion failed 2-6. Staff also said commissioners may be assigned roles for the Big Bunny event and are being scheduled for the Teen Resource Fair on March 21.
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- Approved the January 14, 2026 Teen Commission minutes, 8-0.
- Did not approve granting the Youth Led Organization Highlight Program spot to the Cybersecurity and AI Club, 2-6.
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- IN-PERSON AND TELECONFERENCE / PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION OPTIONS TO OBSERVE: Members of the public wishing to observe the meeting may do so in one of the following ways: 1) Attend in person at Quinlan Community Center, Conference Room, 10185 North Stelling Road. 2) Watch a live stream online at https://youtube.com/@cupertinocitycommission. 3) Attend in person at a remote Teleconference Location noticed pursuant to Gov. Code 54953(b)(2), which location, if noticed, would be stated on the cover page of this agenda. OPTIONS TO PARTICIPATE AND COMMENT: Members of the public wishing to address the Teen Commission may do so in the following ways: 1) Appear in person at Quinlan Community Center, Conference Room, 10185 North Stelling Road: A. During “Oral Communications”, the public may comment on matters not on the agenda, and for agendized matters, the public may comment during the public comment period for each agendized item. B. Speakers are requested to complete a Speaker Card. While completion of Speaker Cards is voluntary and not required to attend the meeting or provide comments, it is helpful for the purposes of ensuring that all speakers are called upon. C. Speakers must wait to be called and may begin speaking when recognized by the Chair. D. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes each. However, the Chair may reduce the speaking time depending on the number of people who wish to speak on an item. A speaker representing a group of 2 to 5 or more people who are present may have up to 2 minutes per group member, up to 10 minutes maximum. E. Please note that due to cyber security concerns, speakers are not allowed to connect any personal devices to any City equipment. However, speakers that wish to share a document (e.g. presentations, photographs or other documents) during oral comments may do so by: a. E-mailing the document to teencommission@cupertino.gov by 3:00 p.m. and staff will advance the slides/share the documents during your oral comment. 2) Written communications as follows: A. E-mail comments to teencommission@cupertino.gov. B. Regular mail or hand delivered addressed to the: Cupertino Teen Commission, City Hall, 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014 C. Comments addressed to the Teen Commission received by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be included in written communications published and distributed before the beginning of the meeting. D. Comments addressed to the Teen Commission received after the 4:00 p.m. deadline, but through the end of the Commission meeting, will be posted to the City’s website by the end of the following business day. 3) Teleconference in one of the following ways: A. Online via Zoom on an electronic device (Audio and Video): Speakers must register in advance by clicking on the link below to access the meeting: https://cityofcupertino.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_m_5EmVxYRX6HH8AqpHV__g a. Registrants will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. b. Speakers will be recognized by the name they use for registration. Once recognized, speakers must click ‘unmute’ when prompted to speak. c. Please read the following instructions about technical compatibility carefully: One can directly download the teleconference (Zoom) software or connect to the meeting in their internet browser. If a browser is used, make sure the most current and up-to-date browser, such as the following, is used: Chrome 30+, Firefox 27+, Microsoft Edge 12+, Safari 7+. Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers, including Internet Explorer. B. By Phone (Audio only): No registration is required in advance and speakers may join the meeting as follows: a. Dial 669-900-6833 and enter WEBINAR ID: 895 7136 1269 b. To “raise hand” to speak: Dial *9; When asked to unmute: Dial *6 c. Speakers will be recognized to speak by the last four digits of their phone number. C. Via an H.323/SIP room system: H.323 Information: 144.195.19.161 (US West) 206.247.11.121 (US East) Meeting ID: 895 7136 1269 SIP: 89571361269@zoomcrc.com D. Online via the teleconferencing device (Audio and Video) being used to provide access to the meeting from a remote Teleconference Location noticed pursuant to Gov. Code 54953(b)(2), which location, if noticed, would be stated on the cover page of this agenda. a) Speakers are required to notify the City Clerk via email to cityclerk@cupertino.gov prior to noon on the date of the meeting during which they plan to participate and comment from the remote location noticed to ensure the City Clerk is prepared to accept their comment. b) If the teleconferencing device malfunctions impeding access to the meeting from the remote location, the speaker may alternatively participate via the other options for remote participation provided above.
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- CEREMONIAL MATTERS AND PRESENTATIONS
- Subject: Big Bunny 5K and Kids Fun Run and Spring Community Festivals Presentation
- Subject: Golf Events and Earth Day Festival Presentation
- Subject: SR2S Working Group
- Subject: Youth Led Organization, Cybersecurity and AI Club
- APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- Subject: Approval of Minutes - January 14, 2026
- POSTPONEMENTS
- ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
- This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Commission on any matter within the jurisdiction of the Commission and not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes. In most cases, State law will prohibit the Commission from making any decisions with respect to a matter not on the agenda.
- OLD BUSINESS
- NEW BUSINESS
- Subject: Cybersecurity and AI Club for Teen Commission Highlight Program
- STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
- FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
- ADJOURNMENT
- In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), anyone who is planning to attend this meeting who is visually or hearing impaired or has any disability that needs special assistance should call the City Clerk's Office at 408-777-3223, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for assistance. In addition, upon request in advance by a person with a disability, meeting agendas and writings distributed for the meeting that are public records will be made available in the appropriate alternative format. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the members after publication of the agenda will be made available for public inspection. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall located at 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014, during normal business hours. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please be advised that pursuant to Cupertino Municipal Code section 2.08.100 written communications sent to the City Council, Commissioners or staff concerning a matter on the agenda are included as supplemental material to the agendized item. These written communications are accessible to the public through the City website and kept in packet archives. Do not include any personal or private information in written communications to the City that you do not wish to make public, as written communications are considered public records and will be made publicly available on the City website.
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