Shelter Monitoring Committee - May 21, 2014 - Meeting Minutes
DRAFT MINUTES
SHELTER MONITORING COMMITTEE
April 16, 2014
10:00 AM
City Hall, Room 408
San Francisco, CA 94102
Committee Members Present:
Committee Member Kendra Amick
Committee Member Julia D’Antonio
Committee Member Silah Medellin
Committee Member Charles Morimoto
Committee Member Liz Pocock
Committee Member Amanda Rischmuth
Committee Member Matthew Steen
Committee Member Cindy Ward
Committee Members Excused:
Chair Nicholas Kimura
Vice Chair Keith Dennis
Committee Members Absent:
Committee Member Raija Freeman
I.Temporary Presiding Officer
Both Officers for the Shelter Monitoring Committee were excused for the April 2014 meeting. Based on the bylaws, the Committee shall elected Committee Member Cindy Ward to act as Presiding Officer.
m/s/c (D’Antonio/Medellin/Unanimous)
Action: Elected Committee Member Ward to act as Presiding Officer
No public comment
II. Minutes
A. March 2013 Minutes
The Committee reviewed the draft March Minutes.
m/s/c (Steen/Medellin/Unanimous)
Action: Approved March 2013 Minutes
No public comment
III. Reports
A. Mayor’s HOPE Office
Bevan Dufty, Director of HOPE, Housing Opportunity, Partnerships and Engagement, provided an update from his office. Mr. Dufty discussed the upcoming hearings being held by Supervisor Farrell regarding homeless programs. HOPE Deputy Director of Policy Amanda Fried provided an update on the Shelter Access Workgroup (SAW) meeting and report on the 311 reservation system.
No public comment
B. Shelter Status Report
Human Service Agency (HSA) Report
Presiding Officer Ward provided an overview of the vacancy reports for the shelter system. Ms. Ward announced that Jemari Foulis would be working as the Family Shelter Manager and that the Adult Shelter Program Manager Bernhard Gunther would be retiring in May 2014.
No public comment
C. Standard of Care Report
Committee staff Jeff Simbe reviewed the SOC report and gave an overview of the complaints filed in March 2014.
No public comment
IV. Public Comment
No public comment
V. New Business
A. 2012-2013 SOC Annual Report
The Committee reviewed and made changes to the SOC report.
m/s/c (Steen/Reichmuth/Anonymous)
Action: Approved amended report
Public Comment
Kathy Treggiari from ECS asked that future reports be circulated through e-mail so that providers have an opportunity to see and comment on the reports. Ms. Treggiari discussed some training strategies her agency is taking to provide training for its 120+ staff, including videotaping trainings so that others can view them at a later time.
B. 1st & 2nd Quarter Report
The Committee reviewed and changes or edits to the 1st & 2nd Quarter Report.
m/s/c (Medellin/Steen/Anonymous)
Action: Approved amended report
No public comment
VI. Information Requests
A. Information Requests
There were no Information Requests.
No public comment
B. Staff Report
Committee staff reviewed the April 2014 staff report.
No public comment
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 11:47 am
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