San FranciscoBoardof Supervisors’
Asthma Task Force Monthly Meeting
MINUTES
November 26, 2007, 2-4pm
San FranciscoCity Hall, Room 278
Welcome and Introductions—sign in & request time keeper (5 mins)
Present: GloriaThornton, AnjaliNath, StephanieManfre, VinceFabris, NeilGendel, RoseToney, NanMadden, KarenCohn, SarahSaavedra, MaryHiggins, GailHerrick, KateLorenzen, PegStrub, and AmyDietz
1. Sustainability Planning Discussion
Stephanie Manfre went over a handout describing the sustainability process of the Asthma Task Force. Below are the items discussed:
Staff – It is recommended that Breathe CA to be the fiscal sponsor for 0.5 FTE staff. Breathe CA would provide staff funding, legal status, benefits, office space and support.
* All voting members voted and agreed to this.
Funding – It is recommended that Breathe CA be involved in fundraising for staffing and other interested stakeholders. Grants with ATF must be approved by Steering Committee and must support work plan objectives and included in work plan. Also, subcontracts for projects can exist within membership.
Governance (how decisions are made about structure and function) – It is recommended to form a Steering Committee to provide oversight and joint leadership for the Task Force (no overall ATF Chair person) and will meet monthly. The Steering Committee will consist of chairperson from each committee (Schools, Clinical, and Environmental), one at large representative, and Staff person. In addition, Committee chairs will be elected by committee on annual basis beginning in July 08, to serve a term of one year, and then they may step down or be reelected by committee vote.
Membership – Members must sign annual membership agreements which will set expectations for number of meetings they must attend, issues pertaining to conflict of interest, etc. Members must serve for a period of two years and must participate in at least one committee of the Task Force. Instead of monthly, quarterly general membership meetings are held where decision making and committee updates will be made. However, committees (Steering, Schools, Clinical, and Environmental) will meet monthly.
Legislative Status – ATF should remain a legislated task force of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Legislation should be extended for 3 years, until June 2011.
Scope of Work
Areas of Focus – The Task Force objectives should be focused in the areas of Schools, Clinical, and Environmental.
Objectives – The Task Force work plan should contain no more than 2 objectives per focus area, for a maximum of 6 objectives. The objectives are shared objectives that require collective input, decision making, and planning. They should be shared issues of primary concern.
Strategic Planning – Planning for July 08-June 09 objectives and work plan – The Task Force will undergo a strategic planning process for 08-09 beginning in May 2008.
2. Announcements
Gloria Thornton announced that the Community Advisory Committee for Blue Cross is having a networking lunch on Thursday, December 6, 2007, and has nominated four people to be recognized for their excellence in community service. These four people are listed on a flyer that she handed out.
Karen Cohn announced that she is currently soliciting stakeholder interviews for the “healthy housing policy,” so if anyone is interested please contact her.
