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MINUTES OF JULY 16, 2002 PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEETING
held at Youth Guidance Center Room 328 375 Woodside Ave San Francisco, CA 94127


1.          (ACTION) Roll Call
The meeting was called to order at 5:47pm Comm. Richard, Dupre and Bonilla were present at the gavel.
2.          (ACTION) Approval of June 18, 2002 meeting minutes
The minutes were approved as written.
(public comment) there was none.
3.          Public comment on any matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Juvenile Probation Commission
          There was none.
4. (ACTION) Review of Dept. assessment of general fund supported community based contractors, and possible recommendation to the full Commission, for their continuing support.
·          Community Youth Center
·          Potrero Hill Neighborhood House
·          Vietnamese Youth Development Center
·          Bayview Hunters Point Foundation
·          Morrisania West, Inc
·          Office of Samoan Affairs
·          Instituto Familiar De La Raza
·          CYO-San Francisco Boys' & Girls Home
·          Ella Hill Hutch Community Center
·          SF YWCA
·          Detention Diversion Advocacy Program
·          Mission Neighborhood Center
·          Huckleberry Youth Services
Liz Jackson-Simpson reviewed that these grants were general funds supported, and introduced Lonnie Holmes, who briefly commented that the CBOs were funded by general funds money, AB 1913, and all but DDAP were augmented by TANF funds. He reported that they had all been performing admirably, and that there was only one issue, that was resolved, and that was a violation of the Sunshine Ordinance by the YWCA. Corrective actions were taken. The Dept is recommending continuation of all grants to existing grantees.
Comm. Richard noted that he was very familiar with the CBOs concerned and had confidence in the Dept's assessment, and requested in the interest of efficiency, to have the CBOs present withhold their comments until the full Commission meeting, where Comm. Richard was sure the other Commissioners would have questions, and would want to hear from the CBOs.
He asked for public comments. There was none. Comm. Bonilla asked the Chief for the benchmarks for each CBO, and how they measured against those outcomes. The Chief said he'd get these to Comm. Bonilla.
Comm. Dupàe moved to recommend to the full Commission, the adoption of the Dept's recommendations for continuing funding of the CBOs listed. Comm. Richard seconded. The question was called and upon roll call vote, the motion passed, 3-0.
(public comment) There was none.
5.          (DISCUSSION) The Organic Garden project at LCRS, updates.
Henry Breen of the Volunteer Auxiliary reported. He introduced the SLUG staff in charge; Nicole Salgado who directs the youth in the garden project. Cory Calandra, Exec Director of SLUG was also there.
There are about 9 youth involved. They think they can handle a max of 10 students. The initial plantings have been good, they have already harvested about 50 lbs of onions, 50 lbs of lettuce, 40 lbs of Kale. They have planted also spinach, tomatoes, and flowers. There will be a second harvest.
H. Breen said he (the Volunteer Auxiliary) has already given SLUG $20K to begin this project. He has just obtained $8000 from Citibank, and $2800 from retired flight attendants for the program. They are now getting a brochure prepared to use for further fundraising.
Comm. Bonilla asked if they are looking into ways to turn it into an economic venture, an entreprenuership? Salgado said that they were thinking of this, but it takes more time than they have. And they haven't linked up with NFTE yet, although NFTE proposed using them as a wholesale vendor to them. The compensation would have only been a token amount and not reflective of costs.
Comm. Richard said that the business could be an option for the youth after they got out of LCRS.
There was a discussion regarding the funds necessary to develop this. H. Breen stated he was willing to do fundraising for this, to make the ranch a model facility.
(public comment) There was none.
6.          (DISCUSSION) Update on the progress of the LCRS Advisory Committee.
Comm. Richard reported that the first meeting of the committee saw 5 people attend. The background was given to those at the meeting, and a short discussion about what the committee would be doing. The court (Judge Feinstein) has chosen not to participate in the committee. Comm. Richard will contact Commissioner Abinati to see if she'd want to participate. The next meeting was set for July 31 at 1:30pm to have the rest of the members attend, where Dep City Attorney Rosa Sanchez can clear up any legal issues, and initial steps can be laid out for them to begin. The Chief said that the comprehensive plan for LCRS is being revised now and should be ready for discussion by the Commission in August.
(public comment) There was none.
7.          (DISCUSSION) Future plans for Hidden Valley Ranch.
The Chief reported that there had been 4 inquiries from different firms/organizations for the possibility of using HVR. But due to financing issues, none have resulted in any concrete proposals or plans. The Chief reviewed that about 3 yrs ago, it was estimated that HVR needed about $3 million to bring the facility up to codes, just as a beginning. That may be less if done by private contractors, but in neither case has a financing plan been put together to address that.
The discussion raised the idea of creating a sub group from the LCRS advisory committee, to sit and address what it will take to draft up a facilities plan (identifying experts who can give their expertise pro bono) which will cover all the questions of bringing the facility to a point where it can be utilized and maintained for services. H. Breen said that if such a plan were created, and resources (individuals) identified, he'd be willing to go knocking on doors to obtain their help. He wanted to see such an idea be implemented for the two facilities, and not just HVR.
Comm. Richard asked Donald Sanders to give a short report of how things are going at LCRS. Sanders reported that many things are getting underway. He is having consistent meetings with staff. New staff is coming on. He is also doing training for staff on counseling principles and processes. He is re-instituting the therapeutic programs, with Liler B. Jackson's help. The staff's morale is up. They are being delegated more responsibilities. The population is now at 29. They are getting maybe one or two new youth each week. Sanders would feel comfortable with 40
The Chief mentioned that they are thinking of having an Open House at LCRS in Oct. They will ask the LCRS advisory committee for any input they might have.
(public comment) There was none.
8.          Announcements, requests for future agenda items: none
(public comment) There was none.
9.          (ACTION) Adjournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:00 pm.