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Immigrant Rights Commission
Minutes of Special Meeting on March
5, 2001
The Immigrant Rights Commission (IRC) special meeting
was held on Monday, March 5, 2001 at San Francisco City Hall in Room 408, at
5:00 P.M.
Members Present Samuel Assefa, Penelope Chronis,
Dale Jimenez, Isabel Huie, Marie Lorraine Mallare, Philip Nguyen, Thou Ny, Richard
Ow, Renee Saucedo and Renato Ecarma. Samuel Assefa arrived at 5:30, Thou Ny
left at 5:30 and Richard Ow left at 5:35.
Members Absent Anita Friedman, Natividad Ramirez,
Martin Schenker, Lee Sprague, and Nam Thai.
Others Present Dang Pham, Executive Director
of the IRC
Winny Loi, Commission Secretary
William Chan, Deputy City Attorney
Presentation: Commissioner Penelope Chronis
volunteered to correct the amended minutes for February 12, 2001.
E. Lia Bolden, Partnership Data Services Specialist
for US Census Bureau, spoke to the Commissioners about the update on Census
2000. The mail response rate was over 70% due to the successful ad campaign
and out-reach to the minority communities. The apportionment count was released
to the President on Dec. 31st. California gained one congressional seat.
The Census information is used in many ways to educate the communities.
This can be very useful in business planning, putting grants together and
planning for schools in certain areas. Census information is available on
the Internet http://www.census.gov,
CD-ROM and DVD.
The Commissioners also suggested some changes
and comments to the Proposed Budget Plan and the need to provide a more
specific work plan budget for fiscal year 2002.
Director Dang Pham gave the Commissioners some
feedback regarding meetings with The Board of Supervisors. He spoke with
Victor Young, The Clerk of the Board, about the six applications received
from interested applicants to the Immigrant Rights Commission. He also mentioned
that the Mayor’s office expected that Commissioner Penelope Chronis will
consider to re-apply to the Immigrant Rights Commission.
The Commission voted unanimously to amend the
By-laws and monthly meeting time. The Commissioners agreed to have the regular
monthly meetings held on the first Monday of each month, except in the case
of City recognized holidays, when the meeting shall be held on the following
Monday of that month.
Commissioner Renee Saucedo briefly reviewed what
issues should be to discussed during our meetings with the Board of Supervisors.
The top priority is to fill the vacant Commission seats as soon as possible.
The Clerk of the Board has received six applications.
Next Meeting: The Commission approved to next
meeting to be held in City Hall, on April 2, 2001 at 5:00 p.m.
Adjournment: The community meeting was adjourned
at 6:20 p.m.