Family Violence Council - May 21, 2014 - Meeting Agenda
Family Violence Council:
Addressing Violence throughout the Lifespan
Agenda
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, Wednesday, May 21, 2014
San Francisco Superior Court
400 McAllister St., Room 617, San Francisco, CA 94102
Members:
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Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, or designee |
Director of Human Services Agency, or designee |
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Mayor, or designee |
Director of Department of Aging and Adult Services, or designee |
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President of the Board of Supervisors, or designee |
Director of Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families, or designee |
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District Attorney, or designee |
Director of Child Support Services, or designee |
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Public Defender, or designee |
Director of Department of Animal Care and Control, or designee |
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Sheriff, or designee |
Superintendent of San Francisco Unified School District, or designee |
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Chief of Police, or designee |
Director of Domestic Violence Consortium, or designee |
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President of Commission on the Status of Women, or designee |
Director of San Francisco Elder Abuse Forensic Center, or designee |
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Chief of Adult Probation, or designee |
Director of San Francisco Child Abuse Council, or designee |
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Chief of Department of Emergency Management, or designee |
Chair of Batterers Intervention Programs Subcommittee, or designee |
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Director of the Department of Public Health, or designee |
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I. Call To Order/Agenda Changes Discussion/Action 3:00 pm – 3:05 pm
Action: To approve the meeting agenda.
II. Introductions Discussion 3:05 pm -3:15 pm
III. Approval Of Minutes Discussion/Action 3:15 pm – 3:20 pm
Explanatory document – Minutes from the February 19, 2014 Family Violence Council meeting.
Action: To approve the February 19, 2014 minutes
IV. Elder Abuse Tri-Chair Update Discussion 3:20 pm –3:25 pm
V. Reviewing the 2012-2014 Family Violence Council Report Discussion
Kristin Snell 3:25 pm -3:55 pm
VI. Justice and Courage Transition Discussion 3:55 pm – 4:05 pm
Emily Murase & Beverly Upton
VII. Reports Discussion
A. Updates from Agencies
1. Child Support Services (Karen Roye) 4:05 pm – 4:15 pm
2. Adult Protective Services (Jill Nielson) 4:15 pm – 4:25 pm
B. Key Issues in Family Violence 4:25 pm –4:45 pm
1. Domestic Violence Update (Beverly Upton)
2. Elder Abuse Update (Various Community Advocates)
3. Child Abuse Update (Kathy Baxter)
C. Sentencing Commission Report – Jerel McCrary 4:45 pm – 4:50 pm
VIII. OLD BUSINESS Action
A. Working Committees to Implement Recommendations of the Family Violence Report
- Minouche Kandel 4:50 pm– 4:55 pm
Select a Chair for Public Outreach Committee
Action: To select a Chair for the Public Outreach Committee
IX. PUBLIC COMMENT Discussion 4:55 pm – 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.
X. ADJOURNMENT Action
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