Family Violence Council - February 19, 2014 - Meeting Agenda

Family Violence Council:

Addressing Violence throughout the Lifespan

Agenda

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Wednesday, February 19, 2014

San Francisco Superior Court

400 McAllister St., Room 617, San Francisco, CA 94102

Members:

1. Call To Order/Agenda Changes                   Discussion/Action               3:00 – 3:05 pm

          Action: To approve the meeting agenda.

2. Introductions                                                Discussion                          3:05 – 3:15 pm
3. Approval Of Minutes                                     Discussion/Action              3:15 – 3:20 pm

          Explanatory document – Minutes from the November 20, 2013 Family Violence Council meeting.

          Action: To approve the November 20, 2013 minutes

    IV.  Family Violence Council Transitions            Discussion/Action              3:20 – 3:30 pm

1. Good-bye to Tri-Chair Talitha Guinn, Institute on Aging
2. Good-bye to Lisa Hoffman, Department of Emergency Management
3. Selecting a new Tri-Chair

           Action: To select a new Tri-Chair to represent elder abuse community

5. Reports                                                         Discussion
   
   1. Updates from Agencies 
      1. San Francisco Police Department                                 3:30 – 3:50 pm
         
         1. Special Victims Unit staffing change
         2. Video Vignettes on language access (DVC, APILO, SFPD, OCC)
         3. General Order on Elder Abuse & Cross Reporting Protocol
         4. Staffing of Financial Abuse cases
      2. Department on the Status of Women  Dr. Emily Murase  3:50 – 3:55pm     
      3. Housing and Domestic Violence Workgroup
      4. Adult Probation Chief Wendy Still                                   3:55 – 4:05 pm
      5. San Francisco Unified School District Kevin Gogin         4:05 – 4:15 pm
   2. Key Issues in Family Violence
      1. Domestic Violence Update Beverly Upton                    4:15 – 4:25 pm   
         
         1. Officer Involved D.V. Policy
         2. Batterer Intervention Program training
      2. Elder Abuse Update Talitha Guinn                               4:25 – 4:30 pm   
         
         1. Access to Justice Brochures
      3. Child Abuse Update                                                   4:30 – 4:50 pm    Child Advocacy Center – Katie Albright, Dr. Christopher Stewart & Abigail Stewart-Kahn
   3. Sentencing Commission Report Jerel McCrary                                4:50 – 4:55 pm

6. OLD BUSINESS                                                              Action          
   
   1. Working Committees to Implement Recommendations of the Family Violence Report Minouche Kandel                                                                4:55 – 4:58 pm

                    Select a Chair for Public Outreach Committee

                    Action: To select a Chair for the Public Outreach Committee

2. Updating Family Violence Council Ordinance

                    Meeting at DOSW, March 28, 2014, 2-4 pm, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240, San Francisco

7. PUBLIC COMMENT                                                          Discussion              4:58 – 5:00 pm 

           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. 

8. ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY OF PATRICIA VAN HORN     Action

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