Full Commission - September 12, 2022 - Agenda

Meeting Date: 
September 12, 2022 - 5:30pm
Location: 
Online: https://ccsf.webex.com/ccsf/onstage/g.php?MTID=e5c829190f4f71c8104ffc3d8b34807b3
Phone: 1-415-655-0001 / Event number: 2484 432 8910
San Francisco, CA 94102

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: Resolution to Allow Teleconferenced Meetings
(Discussion/Action)
a. Adoption of resolution making findings to allow teleconferenced meetings under California Government Code Section 54953(e)
Discussion and possible action to approve a resolution making findings to allow for continued remote meetings due to the COVID-19 emergency. Explanatory Document: Findings Resolution

5. IRC Hearing: Immigrant Perspectives on Housing in San Francisco 
a. Introduction (Chair Kennelly and Commissioner Souza)

(Information)
This item is to allow the Chair and Commissioner Souza to introduce today’s hearing and provide an overview of the purpose of the hearing. The Commission has convened this hearing to ensure that immigrant perspectives are included in the discussion about San Francisco’s housing future, and that housing in San Francisco is affordable and inclusive of immigrant communities.

b. Invited Speakers
(Discussion)
This item is to allow the Commission to hear from invited speakers on the topic of today’s hearing.

City Departments
1. Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD) and HOPE SF
2. San Francisco Housing Authority
3. Planning Department

Community-Based Organizations
4. Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA)
5. Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC)
6. Housing Rights Committee
7. African Advocacy Network
8. Glide Memorial Church

c. Public Comment
This item is to allow members of the public to address the Commission on matters related to the topic of today’s hearing.

d. Closing Remarks
(Information)
This item is to allow the Chair and Commissioner Souza to provide brief closing remarks on today’s hearing.

6. Action Item: Approval of previous minutes
(Discussion/Action)
a. Approval of April 11, 2022 Full Commission Meeting Minutes
b. Approval of May 9, 2022 Full Commission Meeting Minutes

Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the Immigrant Rights Commission’s Full Commission meetings of April 11, 2022 and May 9, 2022. Explanatory Documents: IRC Full Commission Draft Minutes 4.11.22 | IRC Full Commission Draft Minutes 5.9.22

7. Action Item: Chair/Vice Chair Reports
(Information)
a. Chair and Vice Chair’s Updates
This item is to allow the Chair and Vice Chair to summarize actions of the Executive Committee.

b. Rescheduling IRC October Full Commission Meeting
This item is to allow the Chair to reschedule the date of the Commission’s October meeting due to the holiday on October 10, 2022.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. Adjournment