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JUSTICE & COURAGE PROJECT

OVERSIGHT PANEL COMITTEE

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Bayview Branch Library

5075 Third Street , at Revere

San Francisco , CA

DRAFT AGENDA

 

Public comment will be heard before and/or after each agenda item.  Individuals have a 2 minute maximum for public comment per issue.

 

Oversight Panel:

Commissioner Dorka Keehn, Co-Chair	Commission on the Status of Women
Supervisor Fiona Ma, Co-Chair	San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Marily Mondejar	Filipina Women’s Network
Emily Murase	Department on the Status of Women
Ken Theisen	Bay Area Legal Aid
Jill Tregor	Greenbook
Beverly Upton	Domestic Violence Consortium

 

 

• CALL TO ORDER/AGENDA CHANGES                                                                             1 min.      

 

• APPROVAL OF MINUTES                                                       ACTION                             3 min.

Action: To approve minutes for April 20, 2005 , June 29, 2005 , and September 14, 2005 .

 

• PRESENTATIONS                                                                  DISCUSSION

 

A. Dr. JoAnn McAllister                                                                                                              10 min

Dr. JoAnn McAllister will discuss recommendations from the “Batterer Program Compliance Study.”

 

B.   Community Group                                                                                                                                10 min

Necolious Hooker, Community Liaison from Bay View Hunter’s Point Family Resource Center , will present on the agency’s programs and services. 

                                                                                                                        

IV. OLD BUSINESS                                                               DISCUSSION/ACTION

 

A. Candidates for Oversight Panel Members                                      Commissioner Dorka Keehn                  5 min.

Commissioner Keehn will present the four Oversight Panel candidates, Roxanne Hoegger Alejandre, Juana Flores, Trish Erwin, and Antonio Ramirez.

Action: To approve two new members for the Oversight Panel.

 

B. New Juvenile Facility                                                                 Commissioner Dorka Keehn            2 min.

Commissioner Keehn will discuss concerns about safety issues related to the new juvenile facility.

Action: To approve letter to Presiding Judge Robert Dondero regarding safety issues with the new facility.

 

 

V. REPORTS                                                                                    DISCUSSION

  

A. Protocols Committee Report                           Ken Theisen for Trish Erwin and Sally Pina       15 min.

Ken Theisen will discuss each relevant city department’s status regarding implementing recommendations from Justice and Courage: A Blueprint for San Francisco’s Response to Domestic Violence, and establishing domestic violence response protocols.

 

B.   Resources Committee Report                              Beverly Upton and Captain Marsha Ashe       15 min.

Beverly Upton and Captain Marsha Ashe will discuss major goals for the coming year and present an update on the Domestic Violence Cross-Training Institute.

 

C. Report on Quarterly Meetings with Department Heads                Dr. Emily Murase          10 min.

          1. District Attorney Kamala Harris 9/26/05

          2. Police Chief Heather Fong 10/5/05

 

D. Filipina Community Association Update                                       Ken Theisen                      5 min.

Mr. Theisen will report on the activities of the Filipina Community Association and the group’s work to have a memorial for Claire Joyce Tempongko, which will act as a kick-off event for domestic violence awareness in the coming year.

 

E.   Status of Media Outreach                                                             Commissioner Dorka Keehn       3 min.

Commissioner Keehn will discuss the activities and near term goals of the media outreach plan.

 

F.   JUSTIS Report                                                                  Commissioner Dorka Keehn        5 min.

Commissioner Keehn will discuss the October 6 meeting. A user group will be convened to provide additional input into the Domestic Violence Reporting and Query Module.

 

VI. NEW BUSINESS                                                              DISCUSSION/ACTION

 

A. Strategic Plan for FY 05-06                                                           Commissioner Dorka Keehn      20 min.

Commissioner Keehn will discuss an overall strategic plan for the Justice and Courage Project.

Action: To approve a strategic plan for FY 05-06. 

 

VII. PUBLIC COMMENT                                                      DISCUSSION/ACTION              5 min.

 

VIII. ADJOURNMENT                                                                     ACTION                           2 min.

 

American Sign Language interpreters and a Sound Amplification System provided upon request with 48-hour advance notice to 415-252-2570. Translation into languages other than English is also available with 48-hour notice. Limited accessible street parking available.  Accessible MUNI Metro station in the Powell and lines are J, K, L, M and N.  Accessible MUNI Lines are the 30 and 45.   Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available.  Meeting proceedings available in alternative formats.  In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products.  Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.  To obtain a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the meeting, please contact the Department on the Status of Women at least two business days before the meeting at 415-252-2570 (Voice) or 415-252-2550 (TTD).  The Board of Supervisors has amended the Sunshine Ordinance by adding provision 67A.1.  The provision is effective as of January 21, 2001 .

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Explanatory documents: For copies of explanatory documents listed in this agenda, and other related materials received by COSW, please contact the Department on the Status of Women at 25 Van Ness Ave, Suite 130, San Francisco, CA  94102; phone: 415-252-2570, fax:  415-252-2575.    Also, to the extent possible, documents will be available on the COSW website at http://www.sfgov.org/cosw.

 

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