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Commissioner Pearce felt that the Commission should review and consider the grant applications as they had discussed and decided upon at the previous meeting. Ms. Thomas indicated that staff thought is not to change the recommendations that were discussed but rather to streamline the process and go with the recommendations Commissioners had provided through Zoomgrants. Mr. Patrick advised that the reason is the Commission has already considered everything through Zoomgrants and can still discuss and use this as a baseline. Commissioner Pearce expressed concern because not all Commissioners had reviewed the applications through Zoomgrants and Commissioner Allari felt the louder speaking Commissioners might overshadow others who then wouldn't have a chance to discuss. Mr. Patrick felt the results would be the same no matter what process was used. Chairperson Patel asked for a show of hands to determine the process for reviewing and discussing the grant applications and it was agreed the Commission would follow the same process as had been used in previous years. Teen Esteem discussions: - Commissioner Chew felt the program should be made available equally between the schools and was advised that this would require discussing with the PUSD administration. Commissioner Li commented on the inequity between scholarships and things not being equal. She also commented on arts in schools always being underfunded. Commissioner Pearce commented on PUSD not provided funding for band. Commissioner Chew indicated that she would like to see this offered for students from other schools. She was also unsure how this meets the goals of the Youth Master Plan and didn't understand the implementation and benefits of the program. Child Care Links — Commissioner Allari agrees this project offers volunteer and leadership opportunities for students. Ms. Dulka advised that the funding requested would be for a staff person for two hours per week to help develop the leadership program that would be a valuable learning experience. She discussed sustainability of the program with the focus being getting teens involved in the program. At the request of Chairperson Patel Commissioners then provided their recommended donation amount for each of the funding requests and the average was determined by the number of Commissioners eligible to vote. A motion was made by Commissioner Pearce, seconded by Commissioner Immadi, recommending the following funding amounts for FY 2018/19 Community Grant Program for the Youth Category: $ 1,400.00 Amador Friends of Music —Amador Valley High Concert Band Workshops $ 2,041.00 Child Care Links — Community Engagement for High School Students $ 7,318.00 Child Care Links — Essential Language and Literacy Development for Toddlers $ 7,090.00 Pleasanton Unified School District— College Preparation Readiness Program $ 5,881.00 Sunflower Hill — Special Needs Curriculum and Lesson Development. Youth Commission Minutes March 14, 2018 Page 5