November 16, 2011

Members:
Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, or designee Director of Human Services Agency, or designee
Mayor, or designee Director of Department of Aging and Adult Services, or designee
President of the Board of Supervisors, or designee Director of Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families, or designee
District Attorney, or designee Director of Child Support Services, or designee
Public Defender, or designee Director of Department of Animal Care and Control, or designee
Sheriff, or designee Superintendent of San Francisco Unified School District, or designee
Chief of Police, or designee Director of Domestic Violence Consortium, or designee
President of Commission on the Status of Women, or designee Director of Consortium for Elder Abuse Prevention, or designee
Chief of Adult Probation, or designee Director of San Francisco Child Abuse Council, or designee
Chief of Department of Emergency Management, or designee Chair of Batterer’s Intervention Programs Subcommittee
Director of the Department of Public Health, or designee

Total Estimated Meeting Time: 1 hr, 42 min.

I. CALL TO ORDER/ AGENDA CHANGES DISCUSSION/ACTION 1 min.
Action: To approve the meeting agenda.

II. INTRODUCTIONS DISCUSSION 7 min.

III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION/ACTION 3 min.
Explanatory document – Minutes from August 17, 2011 Family Violence Council meeting.
Action: To approve the August 17, 2011 minutes.

IV. BUSINESS DISCUSSION/ACTION

A. Updates from Agencies 10 min.
Agency representatives are asked to provide an update, if any, on high profile cases, major budget issues, emerging trends, new reports, etc.

B. Review of Family Violence Council Work Plan/Recommendations DISCUSSION
1. The Family Violence Council urges the completion of JUSTIS, the City and County’s complex Information Technology system.
Linda Yeung from the Office of the City Administrator will provide an update.
5-7 min
2. The Family Violence Council recommends that the Department of Emergency Management implement 911 call codes specific to child abuse and elder abuse. Completed.

1 min.
3. The Family Violence Council urges the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, through the San Francisco Violence Prevention Advisory Committee (VPAC) identified in the 2008 Violence Prevention Plan, to make family violence a priority issue and recognize the role of family violence as a predictor of future community violence and other crimes and victimization. In progress.
1 min.
4. The Family Violence Council supports the current efforts of the City’s work to strengthen the capacity of the Family Resource Centers to address the needs of adolescents and their families, as well as the San Francisco Unified School District’s work to provide prevention and intervention services in cases of teen dating violence. The Family Violence Council urges these and other relevant agencies to address and highlight the unique needs of teens in the child welfare system, and in the realm of intimate partner violence.
Ilsa Bertolini and Laurie Vargas of the San Francisco Unified School District will provide an update.
5-7 min.
5. Because training is a critical component of prevention, City-wide training efforts should be expanded and coordinated.
Captain Tony Parra from the Police Department will provide an update.
5-7 min.
6. The budget for the City and County of San Francisco must reflect family violence as a priority and that the majority of victims utilize community support services in addition to or in lieu of a criminal justice response. In progress.
5-7 min.
7. To improve the outcome of cases, the City’s response must be coordinated with community providers.
a. Paul Henderson of the Mayor’s Office will report on the Council’s proposal for a year-long child abuse intervention program.
b. Kathy Baxter will provide an update on the Child Advocacy Center.
c. Talitha Guinn will provide an update on the Elder Abuse Forensic Center.
d. Beverly Upton will provide an update on the Courtwatch effort to follow closely current domestic violence cases.
10 min.
C. New Business DISCUSSION/ACTION 20 min.

1. Planning for 2012
a. Identifying issues the FVC would like to address in 2012.
b. Futures Without Violence (formerly Family Violence Prevention Fund) National Conference

2. 2011 Comprehensive Report on Family Violence in San Francisco: Addendum to 2010 Report

3. Approval of 2012 Calendar

V. ANNOUNCEMENTS DISCUSSION 10 min.

VI. PUBLIC COMMENT DISCUSSION 10 min.
This item is to allow members of the public to comment, for a maximum of 2 minutes each, on matters within the Council’s purview, as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Council’s future consideration.

VII. ADJOURNMENT ACTION 1 min.

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