December 5, 2012 *Joint meeting with the San Francisco Police Commission*
JOINT MEETING OF
THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
AND THE POLICE COMMISSION
MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
5:00 PM
City Hall, Legislative Chamber, Room 250
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102
Total Estimated Meeting Time: 2 hours 0 minutes
Commission on the Status of Women
JULIE SOO
President
NANCY KIRSHNER-RODRIGUEZ
Vice President
ALICIA GAMEZ
Commissioner
KAY GULBENGAY
Commissioner
REBECCA PROWDA
Commissioner
ANDREA SHORTER
Commissioner
San Francisco Police Commission
THOMAS MAZZUCCO
President
DR. JOE MARSHALL
Vice President
PETRA DEJESUS
Commissioner
L. JULIUS M. TURMAN
Commissioner
ANGELA CHAN Commissioner
CAROL KINGSLEY
Commissioner
SUZY LOFTUS
Commissioner
I. CALL TO ORDER/ AGENDA CHANGES DISCUSSION/ACTION 2 min.
Welcome by President Soo and President Mazzucco. Introductions by Commissioners
Action: To approve the meeting agenda.
II. JOINT CONSENT AGENDA DISCUSSION/ACTION 12 min.
All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Agenda and are considered routine. They will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Commissions. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Commissions so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as a separate item. Members of the public may speak on each item listed on the Consent Agenda.
Action: To approve the Consent Agenda.
A. To support the reauthorization of the federal Violence Against Women Act.
B. To recognize the 10 Year Anniversary of the Justice & Courage Project on Domestic Violence Policy Reform.
III. SAN FRANCISO’S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC & FAMILY VIOLENCE DISCUSSION
• 2011 Comprehensive Report on Family Violence in San Francisco 20 min.
Council Chairs will present key findings and recommendations of the 2011 Report.
• Domestic Violence Prosecution Rates 20 min.
Staff of the District Attorney’s Office will review challenges and opportunities related to San Francisco’s prosecution rates for domestic violence.
• Update on JUSTIS and the Domestic Violence Query & Reporting Module 20 min.
The leadership of the JUSTIS Governance Council will present an overview of progress to date.
• Report from the SFPD Working Group on Language Access 20 min.
The Working Group will present a summary of activities and findings.
• SFPD Special Victims Unit (SVU) 20 min.
Chief of Police Gregory P. Suhr: Introduction and overview of anti-trafficking, child abuse, domestic violence, and elder abuse enforcement activities.
IV. PUBLIC COMMENT DISCUSSION 5 min.
This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Commissions’ purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for Commissions’ future consideration.
V. ADJOURNMENT ACTION 1 min.
Adjourn the meeting.
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