planning
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 San Francisco Asthma Task Force
Sustainability Meeting
Monday, August 6, 2007
10:00am-12:00pm
Fox Plaza, 1390 Market St., Suite 230,
San Francisco, CA 94102
MEETING NOTES
I. Introductions
Facilitator: Kate Lorenzen , RAMP
Staff: Anjali Nath, Stephanie Manfre
Attendees: Gloria Thornton (ATF/ARC, Inc.), Neil Gendel (HCOP)
Phone In: Betty McGee (HERC ), Nsoah Chionesu (HERC ), Linda Civitello Joy (Breathe CA), Marie Hoemke
II. Highlights from last meeting (Anjali/Stephanie)
Anjali reviewed the purpose and outcomes of the last meeting and reviewed the notes distributed in advance of the meeting. Marie pointed out a correction in the nores: that ARC, Inc. established funding through UCSF for the Telemedicine project which established an asthma nurse position in SFUSD. The project was endorsed by the Mayor and HERC was a partner at the table.
The last meeting was fruitful in bringing together the entities that have served a role in funding or staffing previously in order to determine what needs to be considered as we think ahead to June 2008. All participants were able to convey what it was they bring to the table and were able to discuss what roles were feasible and of interest in the next phase of the task force. The SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) exercise revealed some considerations that would apply whether ATF was legislated or not. Though no final decisions were made the ultimate outcome of that meeting was simply that Breathe CA seemed to be in the best position as a fiscal agent, though other possibilities exist of course. DPH has an interest in staying active in environmental issues, ARC, Inc. with Clinical issues, and Breathe CA with all but with a primary focus on schools and child care.
III. Purpose of today’s meeting
To discuss what needs to be hashed out before we can bring the discussion to the larger group, anticipating that the discussion will be quite challenging as there are a number of factors to consider and a number of opinions to take into account.
IV. Scenario Development
Participants offered some viable options to consider as models for ATF structure. Linda talked about the Bay Area Clean Air Task Force model where Breathe CA identified the initial funding, there is no fiscal sponsor, 3 organizations have some funding that cover a portion of their work on task force projects, members find benefits in collaborating, sharing resources and meeting quarterly. They have staff funding for someone to serve in coordinator function.
HERC expressed their commitment to being at the table, being a solid member of ATF and sees the collaborative potential with ATF. They are looking forward to continuing their work with ATF. Marie expressed a similar sentiment on the part of UCSF pediatrics.
The group ultimately decided upon 4 scenarios to examine and flesh out:
1. ATF Legislated with City funds
2. ATF Legislated without City funds
3. Coalition with 1 fiscal sponsor
4. Autonomous coalition with multi-member grants/fiscal sponsors [Would the entity need to be a 501c3 in this case?]
The group listed a number of factors to consider with each scenario as we think of criteria and where funding is going to come from for staffing and projects:
a. Staffing
b. Governance – how does the body make decisions, how does fiscal sponsorship work, is there a char/president/leadership team? Want to examine what worked and what didn’t in the past and what are some general principals of good functioning that can guide us in making a decision that works for us.
c. Location – where is it housed? What is home base?
d. Membership – who is involved, to what degree, what supports involvement and active participation?
e. Projects/Scope/Distribution of work – who is responsible for implementing what?
f. Expansion to multiple social and health issues
V. Next Steps – aim for September meeting – sharing of interview feedback, voting on scenarios to pursue
By August 10th – Anjali/Stephanie/Kate will send out a grid of scenarios and considerations
By August 24th – ALL participants will review and complete grid with their own thoughts and ideas. Kate Lorenzen is available if participants would like to discuss or get support to fill out the grid. 510-302-3318 or kate@rampasthma.org.
Stephanie/Kate/Anjali will compile and prepare for a follow-up discussion at the next meeting.
September ATF meeting can focus on review of stakeholder interviews and summary of discussions to date in order to begin larger group discussion about sustainability.
VI. Next Meeting – Anjali will send out some proposed dates and times via email
