Meeting Date:
January 10, 2019 - 5:45pm
Location:
United States
CITIZENS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE
FOR THE CENTRAL MARKET & TENDERLOIN AREA
 
The agenda packet is available for review at the City Administrator’s Office (City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 362) and at the meeting
 
MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, January 10, 2019
5:45 pm
City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B Goodlett Place, Room 408

Meeting Started at 5:46 PM
 
Order of Business:

1. Call to Order/Roll Call
Sam (Sarah) Dennison
Stephen Tennis 
Antoinetta Stadlman
Bryant Duong
Jonathan Bonato
 
Prohibition of sound producing devices during the meeting
 
2. Approval of Minutes [Action] – Dec. 6, 2018 5-0

3. Approval of Excused Absences [Action]
N/A

4. CAO Update
- Caitlin Jacobson to give a brief update.
Caitlin shared that NextDoor decided not to pursue a CBA agreement for 2019.

5. Presentation from the Tenderloin People’s Congress
Did not happen as they were not present.

6. Presentation by Company Liaisons on year to date progress and a briefing from companies planning to renew their CBA. [Discussion]
a. This section gives the Company Liaisons the opportunity to present on the activities in the community.

Fitness SF- Donald Emmerich shared that they are planning to continue to offer complimentary gym memberships to local non-profits such as Downtown Streets Team, Lighthouse for the Blind, the Salvation Army, Hospitality House, Project Homeless Connect, and TNDC. They will also offer discounted memberships to residents at Mercy housing.  They also plan to continue to hire locally whenever possible.

CAC members agreed that Fitness SF should remove the key feature #7 in their CBA about working to combat homelessness and preserve affordable housing because their action items didn’t actively reflect this feature. They also agreed that Fitness SF supporting local arts organizations in the area is important because the area was historically the theater district. 

Lever-Elaine Yang shared they only qualify for 6 months of the year, therefore their 2019 CBA will look different than their 2019 CBA.  She stated they do plan to carry on some of the initiatives beyond their CBA.  They plan to donate IT equipment to SF Unified School District again.  They plan to continue to work with PAE on a 2019 Public School Initiative.  They also plan to continue donating leftover food to Replate. They plan to volunteer no less than 400 hours in the community.

CAC members suggested Lever be more specific in their partnership with Replate, in that they should aim for a percentage of leftover food going to Replate.

PAE Engineers –Sarah Dawson shared they will encourage employees to use their week of service in the community to volunteer. They committed 20k in pro bono services in the community. PAE also plans to partner with Lever on their Public School Initiative which includes a school supplies drive, raising funds for cash donations, and volunteer hours.

CAC members inquired how PAE determines how to provide their pro bono services, and PAE stated they would be willing to take suggestions from the CAC on how best to promote these services to the community.

7. Update from Company Liaisons on Public School Initiative. [Discussion]
This was covered in item 6.

The CAC stressed their wish for the companies to focus on the public school initiative. 

8.  General Public Comment
a. At this time, members of the public may address the Citizens Advisory Committee on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee but do not appear on the agenda. With respect to agenda items, the public will be given an opportunity to address the Committee when the item is reached in the meeting. Each member of the public may address the Committee for up to three minutes.

Michael Nulty- Stated the minutes were not being placed online in a timely manner, and that public comment should be open after each agenda item (not just action items). He also said that Fitness SF has great community partnerships, and their website promotes the actions they do in the community. He stated Lever could improve their outreach on twitter.

Raymond Gonzales- with Downtown Streets Team stated how Fitness SF’s free memberships to their team members who are unhoused restores their dignity and promotes self-care. He stated that these memberships connects them to society and gives them confidence.

Amber Sherrard- from Lighthouse for the Blind, stated that Fitness SF’s free gym memberships to their members is the bulk of their health and wellness program and they depend on them.  She stated that Fitness SF’s classes designed specifically for their members are highly cherished it makes them feel confident and supported.

Tess Davis- from Hospitality House, stated that the free gym memberships from Fitness SF that their staff receives are really appreciated by these non-profit workers. 

Kelly Walsh- parent from Redding Elementary School, thanked the companies for their support.  She stated that the city has 181 million dollars and she wants 60 million dollars to go to the teachers.  She encouraged everyone to work with their supervisors to support this idea. 
 
The Brown Act forbids a Committee from taking action or discussing any item not appearing on the posted agenda, including those items raised at Public Comment. In response to public comment on an item that is not on the agenda, the Committee is limited to:
 
• briefly responding to statements made or questions posed by members of the public, or
• requesting staff to report back on a matter at a subsequent meeting, or
• directing staff to place the item on a future agenda. (Government Code Section 54954.2(a).)
 
9. Committee Members’ Proposed Future Agenda Items [Discussion]
Vote on 2019 CBA’s
Future CAC schedule or sunset date
 
10. Committee Members’ Comments and Announcements
 
11. Next Meeting Schedule [Discussion/Action]
The next special scheduled meeting February 7, 2019. 
Approved 5-0
 
12. Adjournment
7:02 pm
 
RINGING AND THE USE OF CELLPHONES
 
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LOBBYIST ORDINANCE
 
Individuals that influence or attempt to influence local policy or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code sections 2.100 – 2.160) to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance,
please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415) 252‐3100, fax (415) 252‐3112 and website: http://www.sfgov.org/ethics/.