Note: As authorized by California Government Code Section 54953(e) and the Mayor’s 45th Supplement to her February 25, 2020 emergency proclamation, this meeting will be held remotely without providing a physical location. Members of the Immigrant Rights Commission will participate and vote by video. Members of the public may observe the meeting and provide public comment online. View instructions for providing public comment.

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Ramaytush Ohlone Land Acknowledgment
This item is to allow the Commission Chair to acknowledge that the Commission is on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula.

3. General Public Comment
This item is to allow members of the public to address the Commission on matters that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission and that do not appear on today’s agenda.

4. Action Item: Approval of previous minutes
(Discussion/Action)
a. Approval of October 26, 2022 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the Immigrant Rights Commission’s Executive Committee meeting of October 26, 2022. Explanatory Document: IRC Executive Committee Meeting Minutes – October 26, 2022

5. Discussion/Action Items
(Discussion/Action)
a. Rescheduling/Planning of 2023 IRC Retreat and Officer Elections
Discussion and possible action by Chair Kennelly to decide on whether to postpone the 2023 IRC Retreat and Officer Elections.

b. IRC Support of Board of Supervisors Resolution on Iran
Discussion and possible action to support the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ resolution on Iran, or take other actions on the matter. The Commission previously issued a statement on the human rights violations taking place in Iran.

c. Planning for Holiday Greeting to Consulates and IRC Partners
Discussion and possible action to plan for sending a holiday greeting to consulates and IRC partners.

d. Report Back from Parivar Bay Area Conference (Acting Director Whipple)
This item allows the Director and Commissioners to report back on the November 18, 2022 Parivar Bay Area conference on transgender migrants, and allows the Executive Committee to discuss and take possible action to plan for a special hearing or other possible actions by the Commission.

e. Follow-up Actions from IRC Hearing on Immigrant Perspectives on Housing in San Francisco Discussion and possible action to plan follow-up actions on the Commission’s September 12, 2022 hearing on immigrant perspectives on housing in San Francisco. Commissioner Souza volunteered to draft recommendations from the hearing. Explanatory Document: IRC Hearing on Immigrant Perspectives on Housing in San Francisco

f. Follow-up Actions on Guaranteed Income Program for Immigrants in San Francisco Discussion and possible action to plan follow-up actions regarding a guaranteed income program for immigrants in San Francisco. This is a follow-up to the presentation by Chiamaka Ogwuegbu of the Mayor’s Office at the November 14, 2022 Full Commission meeting.

6. Staff Reports
(Information)
a. Director’s Updates
Report on OCEIA and IRC activities and announcements. This item allows the Director to provide brief updates on activities and announcements. If the Commission would like a full report, we can place that matter on the agenda for a future meeting.

b. Policy Update
Report on DACA, Title 42 and other immigration policies. This item allows the Director to provide a policy update and information about OCEIA’s related work.

7. Old and New Business
(Information)
This item is to allow Commissioners to provide updates on items the Commission has previously discussed, and to introduce new agenda items for future consideration by the Commission.

8. Adjournment