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 September 28, 2022 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the Immigrant Rights Commission’s Executive Committee meeting of September 28, 2022. Explanatory Document: September 28, 2022 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

5. Discussion/Action Items
(Discussion/Action)
a. Rescheduling/Cancellation of November and December Executive Committee Meetings
Discussion and possible action by Chair Kennelly to decide on whether to reschedule or cancel the Executive Committee meetings scheduled for November 23, 2022 and December 28, 2022 due to the holidays and Commissioners’ schedules.

b. Planning for November and December Full Commission Meetings
Discussion to plan for the IRC Full Commission meetings in November and December 2022.

c. Proposed Letter on Resources for Newcomer Students
Discussion and possible action to approve edited version of proposed letter on resources for newcomer students. This is a continuation of an item proposed by Commissioner Souza in response to reports of attacks at Everett Middle School. The Executive Committee voted to move forward with drafting a statement or letter around the provisioning of additional resources for newcomer students promoting the general safety of students within SFUSD. Commissioner Souza shared a draft with the Executive Committee. Vice Chair Paz made additions and OCEIA staff edited the letter, and Chair Kennelly asked OCEIA staff to bring the edited version to the Executive Committee for their approval.

d. 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

e. Plans for IRC Participation in Parivar Bay Area Conference (Acting Director Whipple)
Information on upcoming Parivar Bay Area conference for the Chair and Vice Chair to attend and report back.

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.

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