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JUSTICE & COURAGE PROJECT

OVERSIGHT PANEL MEETING

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

9:00 am – 12:00 pm

City Hall, Room #408

San Francisco, CA  94102

 

AGENDA

 

Public comment will be heard before or after each item. Individuals have 2 minutes for comment per issue.

 

                       

• CALL TO ORDER/AGENDA CHANGES                                                      ACTION                                

 

• APPROVAL OF MINUTES

ACTION: To approve minutes from May 30, 2007, June 26, 2007,

and August 2, 2007                                                                            ACTION

 

Materials: Minutes from the December 14, 2007 meeting of the Justice & Courage Oversight Panel. 

                                                                                        

 

• BUSINESS                                                                      DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION

 

 

• Domestic Violence Response Cross-Training Institute                 Dr. Emily Murase

Dr. Murase & staff will provide an update on the Domestic Violence Response Cross-Training Institute.  The trainings for Year 1 are complete.  An overview of Year 1 and information about Year 2 will be given.  A copy of the evaluator’s interim report on the Cross-Training Institute may be downloaded Here.

             Materials:  Executive Summary of Interim Evaluation Report.

 

B.  Governance Committee                                                         Commissioner Dorka Keehn

Commissioner Dorka Keehn will give a report on the activities of the Governance Committee.

 

Action:  Approve the recommendations of the Governance Committee regarding new members of the Justice & Courage Oversight Panel.  The Governance Committee recommends the following new members:  Kathy Black, Executive Director of La Casa de las Madres; Dr. Mary Cavanaugh, a professor at UC Berkeley who’s research focuses on batterers, and Allyson Hauck, an attorney in private practice with extensive community experience in the domestic violence field.

 

Action:  To approve the recommendation of the Governance Committee regarding the seat filled by Dr. Emily Murase.  The Committee recommends that Dr. Murase become an alternate member of the panel, who will vote only when a regular member is absent.  ]

 

Materials:  Governance Committee Minutes, January 16, 2008.

 

C.  Media Committee                                                                  Ken Theisen/Marily Mondejar

Ken Theisen and Marily Mondehar will give a report.

 

D.  Audit Implementation Committee                                         Dorka Keehn/Ken Theisen

Commissioner Keehn and Ken Theisen will give a report on the Audit Implementation Committee.

                      

• REPORTS                                                                      DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION

 

• Telephone Language Interpretation Services                                            Jill Tregor

Jill Tregor will update the Panel about the Mobile Language Access Initiative, sponsored by the Office of the City Administrator and the Office of Language Access; and related activities.

 

Materials:  Memo from Tomas Lee re Language Enhancement 12/20/2007

 

• JUS.T.I.S.                                                                                                      Jill Tregor

Jill Tregor, staff, will discuss the status of JUS.T.I.S Project.

Materials:  Approved Minutes from the JUS.T.I.S. Governance Council for October 25, 2007

 

• Family Violence Council                                                                               Beverly Upton

Beverly Upton will update the Panel on the Family Violence Council.  The next meeting of the Council is April 17, from 3-5 pm.  The location is 400 McAllister, 5^th Floor.

 

• Citywide Violence Prevention Planning Initiative                           Dr. Emily Murase

      Dr. Murase will provide a brief update on the San Francisco Violence Prevention Planning Initiative being facilitated by the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice.

 

E.   Update on the trial of Tari Ramirez                                                            Beverly Upton

      Beverly Upton will provide an update on the criminal court proceedings for the trial of Claire

      Joyce Tempongko’s accused murderer.

 

• NEW BUSINESS

A. Legislative Information

Jill Tregor will report on domestic violence related legislation and issues received from the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence.                                               Jill Tregor

 

B.  2007 MFAC Public Managerial Excellence Awards                             Dr. Emily Murase

Dr. Murase will report on the nomination of city employees who were members of the Safety Audit Team to receive an award from the Municipal Fiscal Advisory Committee.  A ceremony honoring all nominees will be held at City Hall on February 25, 2008, from 5:30-8pm.  To attend, tickets may be purchased at www.mfac.org.

 

 

• PUBLIC COMMENT                                                                                                    DISCUSSION

                                   

• ADJOURNMENT                                                                                               ACTION                                

 

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