Southeast Community Facility Commission - September 24, 2014

ADOPTED MINUTES
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY FACILITY COMMISSION
Wednesday, September 24, 2014, 6:00 P.M.
1800 Oakdale Avenue, Alex Pitcher Jr., Community Room
San Francisco, CA 94124

1.0 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

Vice-Chair LaVaughn King called the Wednesday, September 24, 2014 meeting to order at 6:06 p.m. and read the Mission Statement which was followed by the roll call

Commissioners Present: LaVaughn King/ Bobbrie Brown/ Janine Greer/ Eddy Zheng

Commissioners Excused: Karen Chung/ Brigette LeBlanc/ Al Norman

Staff Present: Toye Moses, Executive Director/ Francis Starr, Senior Management Assistant/ Carla Vaughn, Commission Executive Secretary/ John Roddy, Deputy City Attorney

SUNSHINE ORDINANCE AND AUDIO RECORDING POLICY

Commission Secretary Carla Vaughn read the Sunshine Ordinance and Audio Recording Policy.

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

3.1 PROPOSED ACTION

Commissioner Eddy Zheng moved to adopt the commission meeting minutes of Wednesday, September 10th as submitted.

Commissioner Bobbrie Brown provided the second for the motion.

The minutes of the September 10th commission meeting were adopted as submitted.

PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES

None.

COMMUNICATION

Ms. Carla Vaughn, Commission Secretary announced the communication, correspondence and announcement files:

Press Release: Mayor Lee Awards Contract To Manufacture Next Generation of Muni Light Rail Vehicles to Siemens

Press Release: Mayor Lee Announces Legislation for City to Lease 250 Kearny for Homeless Veteran Housing

Press Release: Mayor Lee & President Chiu Propose Reforms to Expand & Strengthen Local Small Business Contracting

5.1 CORRESPONDENCE

Letter of invitation to Karen Huggins, President of the Holly Courts Resident Council to make a presentation at a future Commission meeting.

Letter of invitation to LaShon Walker, Lennar Community Benefits Representative.

Letter of invitation to Dr. Veronica Hunnicutt, Chair, Mayor’s Hunters Point Citizen Advisory Committee.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

-The 2014 Southeast Community Facility Commission Annual Health Fair will be held on Saturday, October 4^th in the Alex Pitcher, Jr. Community Room from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

-The next meeting of the Southeast Community Facility Commission will be Wednesday October 8, 2014.

-In Celebration of the 10^th Anniversary of The Village, The First Annual Visitacion Valley Community Service Awards presentation will be on Sunday, September 28^th from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., First Floor Community Room, 1099 Sunnydale Avenue.

ADVISORY COMMITTEES REPORTS

Governance Ad-Hoc Committee, (Chair, Commissioner Karen Chung, Commission Member, Commissioner Brigette LeBlanc, Alternate, Commissioner LaVaughn King, Community Members, Alma Robinson, Siri Datta Khalsa, Greg Doxey)

No report.

Health, Housing and Public Safety Advisory Committee, (Chair, Commissioner LaVaughn King, Commission Member, Commissioner Janine Greer, Alternate, Commissioner Karen Chung, Community Members, Dan Goldman, Michele Davis, Veronica Shepard, Lyslynn LaCoste, Harrison Parker, Onika Shabazz

Commissioner LaVaughn King, Vice Chair SECFC and Chair of the Health, Housing and Public Safety Advisory Committee provided a summary of the Monday, September 22nd meeting as follows:

Commissioner Janine Greer provided information regarding the Kids Zone activities. Supplies have been secured for the school art contest and various art activities for the day of the event. Rock the Bike smoothie blenders will be provided and Francis Starr is finalizing the amount of fruit/produce needed.

Lyslynn Lacoste of BMAGIC will coordinate the volunteer orientation along with SECFC staff. More volunteers are needed.

The SFPUC/WWE labor crew will organize tables and chairs for the event and Abbey Rents has been secured to provide the tent set-up for the stage area.

The media has been contacted and flyers have been provided for outreach to promote the event.

The next meeting of the Health, Housing and Public Safety Advisory Committee will be Monday, September 29^th in the bungalow conference room from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Economic Development Advisory Committee, (Chair, Al Norman Commission Member, Commissioner Eddy Zheng, Alternate, Commissioner Karen Chung, Community Members, Dan Goldman, Tempe Priestly, Lyslynn LaCoste, ShamannWalton)

No report.

Facility Advisory Committee, (Chair, Commissioner Brigette R. LeBlanc, Commission Member, (Vacant), Alternate, Commissioner Bobbrie Brown, Community Members, Steve Good, Siri Datta Khalsa, Robert Woods)

No report.

Outreach and Diversity Advisory Committee, (Chair, Commissioner Eddy Zheng, Commission Member, Commissioner LaVaughn King, Alternate, Commissioner Bobbrie Brown, Community Members, Lance Burton, Gina Fromer, Pastor Carl Alexander)

Commissioner Eddy Zheng, Chair of the Outreach & Diversity Advisory Committee provided a summary of the September 18^th committee meeting as follows:

Plans are moving forward to invite Tyrone Jue, Director, SFPUC Communications to address the Commission regarding community outreach and public relations.

There is a desire to create a quarterly e-newsletter with the initial issue providing materials provided by the facility tenants.

There was a discussion regarding eliminating two of the existing committees thereby focusing on three committees and maximizing the use of staff and commissioners.

In closing, Commissioner Zheng requested an update from the SFPUC regarding hiring an individual specifically to provide outreach support.

PRESENTATION

Vice-Chair LaVaughn King introduced Captain Robert O’Sullivan who provided a presentation regarding the recent string of violence in the community.

Captain O’Sullivan reported many of the victims are between the ages of 14 - 24 years old. There is a need to reach them and engage them in positive activities.

During the summer the Garden Project introduces life skills to youth and provides the opportunity to have positive interactions with adults.

Officer Jason Johnson has been assigned to Kiska Road and he has had a positive impact on the youth located there.

There is a program run out of the Mayor’s Office called IPO. This stands for Interrupt, Predict and Organize. This program has been successful in putting young people to work.

Commissioners had the following questions:

Commissioner Eddy Zheng had a question regarding the issue of racial profiling.

Captain O’Sullivan reported the incident in question involved a traffic stop which is one of the most frequent interactions that officers have with the community.

Captain O’Sullivan said he put the individual in touch with the plain-clothes officers who initiated the stop. He noted that racial profiling is not allowed and will not be tolerated by the San Francisco Police Department.

Commissioner Eddy Zheng had a question regarding how officers interact and engage with individuals experiencing mental illness.

Captain O’Sullivan advised officers are required to take Crisis Intervention Training which is provided by Mental Health Experts.

Commissioner Eddy Zheng noted situations where individuals with mental health issues have been injured by police and this creates distrust in the community.

Captain O’Sullivan said the police carry extended range impact weapons instead of guns in situations where an individual may be episodic. This is done to prevent harm to the individual and to prevent them from harming others.

Commissioner Eddy Zheng had a question regarding the numbers of bilingual officers in the Police Department.

Captain O’Sullivan noted the diversity of cultures in the district and said the exact numbers could be provided at a later time.

Commissioner Eddy Zheng asked if services could be provided to individuals once they are arrested and released. He suggested there should be a collaboration of services for their families after they are released.

Captain O’Sullivan noted a reading program through “Reading Partners” where police participate and become role models for children that are reading below their grade level.

Director Toye Moses commented regarding the diversity of the police staff and the problem of not enough security in the neighborhood and specifically the City College campus.

Captain O’Sullivan said the Bayview Police Department staff was diverse and the teams of Housing Authority Officers were also diverse with each team having 8 officers. He noted the rank and file was reflective of the community it served. He suggested the possibility of meeting on a regular basis with tenants of the facility to discuss concerns.

Director Toye Moses suggested bringing back the Community Policing.

Vice-Chair LaVaughn King commented regarding the mental health training and asked how many officers had received training?

Captain O’Sullivan said training is held every 6 weeks and 20 – 25% of the officers have received training.

Commissioner Janine Greer wanted to know what the biggest struggle for the Bayview Police Department was and reported meeting a young man that was involved in a program that provided training for youth interested in law enforcement.

Captain O’Sullivan said stewardship and taking care of the youth is important to the officers and the police department works with local businesses to provide training to youth that are interested in law enforcement. He noted the biggest challenge for the department is gun violence and getting guns off of the streets is a constant challenge because there are so many active gangs in the community.

Questions and comments from the public were as follows:

Vanessa Banks, Vice-Chair of the SFUSD Parents Advisory Board stated a lot of elementary school children are suffering from bullying and the parents are moving their children from the schools because of this. She noted a Board of Education agenda that showed the Alive & Free Violence Prevention Program with Joe Marshall is being contracted for Paul Revere Elementary School only. She said the program needs to be available to more than just one school.

Greg Doxey, community member noted the disparity between the treatment of youth in his neighborhood and similar behavior of individuals in other neighborhoods and how they are treated different by the authorities. He shared his most recent experience with undercover police in the Bayview and stated the incident was racial profiling. He advised he and his companions were respectful but nevertheless the officers behaved unprofessionally. In closing Mr. Doxey asked if the Captain would be willing to return to the Commission and address this issue.

Captain O’Sullivan said he would be willing to return to address the Commission again. He said communication is a key component and he noted it was important to bring officers into the discussion.

There was discussion with a community member and Captain O’Sullivan regarding the truancy issues in the SFUSD and the need to engage youngsters at an earlier age.

Calvin Brooks, Bayview resident spoke regarding the treatment he received from the police because of his dreadlock hairstyle.

Vice-Chair LaVaughn King thanked Captain O’Sullivan for his presentation and she thanked the residents for their comments and attendance.

Captain O’Sullivan said he was willing to continue the conversation and keep the lines of communication open.

9.0 ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

The discussion to consolidate the 5 current Advisory Committees into 3 Advisory Committees and the discussion to invite two presenters per meeting with strict timelines was tabled until the October 8 commission meeting.

The Commissioners discussed the meeting dates for November and December and agreed to have one meeting in November on November 12^th and one meeting in December on December 10^th.

10.0 CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT

None.

STAFF/DIRECTOR REPORT

Francis Starr, Senior Management Assistant provided information regarding the upcoming Health Fair. Scooters, helmets and bikes will be provided in a raffle to the community. He encouraged everyone to continue to spread the word and to attend.

11.1 SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION STAFF REPORT & GENERAL UPDATE

Renee Willette, Special Projects Manager, External Affairs, SFPUC, reported the SFPUC website was recently updated and represents the Southeast Community Facility Commission. The new URL is www.sfwater.org/SECF. The website has four sections as follows:

Tenant Programming – Includes all tenants in the building and the greenhouses and explains what they do.
Renovations – Planned renovations for Phase Two and acknowledgment of what took place with Phase One.
Southeast Community Facility Commission - It includes Commissioner Biographies and links to the Southeast Community Facility Commission website.
History of the community center and the greenhouses – Legal information provided by the Deputy City Attorney is now available online.

Ms. Willette advised a binder would be provided to each Commissioner next week with all of the information contained on the website. More signage will be provided to create more visibility of all of the great things happening in the facility as it is being renovated and revitalized.

On September 17^th the SFPUC held the first of a series of community meetings regarding the 7,000 square feet of un-programmed space in the facility. The purpose of the meeting was regarding efforts to revitalize the physical makeup of the space with renovations and capital investments and also to identify a tenant or tenant groups to occupy the remaining un-programmed space. The SFPUC has partnered with the Mayor’s Office and Theo Miller to ascertain how 21^st century tech video gaming job opportunities and training programs can be here to help augment and support the synergy of the other tenants that already exist in the facility. There will also be a partnership with the SECFC Facility Advisory Committee before presenting to the full Commission and the community for further discussion.

Ms. Willette thanked the SECFC staff for their participation in the recent Water Works event held at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. She stated the SFPUC was looking forward to the upcoming SECFC Health Fair and they are excited to continue their partnership with the SECFC in sponsorship of the event. The SFPUC would like to have a booth at the event and provide highlights regarding what is going on in the building.

In closing Ms. Willette commented regarding the commission discussion to restructure the Advisory Committees and suggested the following three areas be considered for effectiveness:

Jobs and Infrastructure Economic Development

Health and Education

Revitalization (Physical and Programming)

NEW BUSINESS REQUESTS for Future Agenda Items

Commissioner Eddy Zheng commented regarding the need for training for the Commissioners on Robert’s Rules of Order.

Carla Vaughn, Commission Secretary advised the City Attorney was aware of the request of the Commissioners and now that the dates were set for the November and December commission meetings the City Attorney would be advised and a date would be set.

Vice-Chair LaVaughn King provided information regarding meetings and information access.

13.0 ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 7:42 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

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Carla Vaughn, Commission Executive Secretary II

Southeast Community Facility Commission

Southeast Community Facility Commission - September 24, 2014 - Meeting Minutes