BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
Title
Membership Nominations for Committee Appointment to the Santa Clara Valley Water District Youth Commission (Youth Commission).
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Consider nominations for a two-year membership appointment of the two selected Applicants to the Youth Commission.
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SUMMARY:
In accordance with Board Governance Process Policy - 8, Board Committees are established to assist the Board with policy advice, District Mission implementation, respective expertise, and, very importantly, to help produce the link between the District and the community.
The following committee member nominations for the Santa Clara Valley Water District Youth Commission are submitted for Board appointment consideration in accordance with Board Resolution 17-75, Providing for and Defining the Structure and Function of Board Committees (Attachment 1). The committee applications for the new nominees are included as (Attachments 2 and 3).
The initial nominees submitted by Directors Varela and Estremera and approved by the Board were unable to fulfill their duties as Youth Commissioners. The Directors have submitted the following new nominees for Board consideration:
Applicant Name
Nominating Director
Nomination (2-year term)
Membership Category
Board Action:
New Appointment
Christina Vo
Director Varela
SCVWD Youth Commission
District 1
Appointment
Benjamin Shih
Director Estremera
SCVWD Youth Commission
District 6
Appointment
BACKGROUND:
In January 2018, staff performed outreach efforts for the Board Advisory Youth Commission. To inform students who reside and attend school in Santa Clara County about the launch of the Youth Commission and to encourage them to apply, staff utilized several outreach methods to increase the reach of the message. Staff conducted the following outreach activities:
* Sent out nearly 150 individual emails to students on contact list (past youth stewardship commis...
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