Introductions & Sign In

Facilitator:  Karen Cohn                                Recorder:  Anjali Nath

1.      Review Minutes & Follow up items

2.      Review SFHA Meeting Outcomes

Reviewed draft letter and flyer for Jan 17^th training at SFHA.

Karen Spoke with City Atty who is interested in coming, Carla Johnson at DBI, Rosemary ,

DOE, PUC, MOH Redevelopment

Could bring in stakeholders who are involved with financing of housing

Code Enforcement, Community Groups, Other agencies that might be invested

20 SFHA participants expected in AM

Could expect 20 community members in afternoon

Food:

Coffee and continental = by 8:00am

Lunch from Focaccia = by 12noon

Afternoon snacks & coffee = by 2:00pm (could be delivered w/ lunch)

Karen has price quote for 1 new camera for SFHA

$9950 + batteries = $10,850

May or may not need to go out to bid depending on final total costs.

Karen will revise letter and flyer to be more neutral

Karen will tell Naja info re: MOU between DBI and SFHA

3.      Review any progress on Asthma-Safe Healthy Housing Guidelines in development

Karen met with Rachel Knight about the legal clinic in SFGH.  Works with clinicians in East Palo Alto already.

In Boston they provided a law clinic that included housing and family law where people get medical care.  Lawyer did intake, wrote letter to property owner to be signed by Dr. asking for fixes, Dr. would sign and CC a law firm.  This was effective.

Volunteer Legal Service.

Could be a sustainable practice that ATF advocates for.

Environmental Committee Questions should be:

Do we feel our codes address what they need to address or are there gaps?

If not a code issue, is it an issue of better use of code enforcement agencies as resources?

Do we want new policies to be enacted by agencies that give out money?

Are the resources in place and how do we propose they be put in place?

Feel like it would be helpful to have consultant with technical expertise to help put together and move forward these priorities.

At Dec 8^th California Asthma Partners Meeting in LA Karen was able to share info about what SF has in relation to housing:

Code Fee

Code Enforcement Outreach Program

Housing Education flyers

Rent control

Task Forces and Citizen Advisory Committees

Someone sent postcards to target households – could be interesting in SF

4.      SFE/EJ strategic plan goals that overlap with ATF Environmental Committee – no update

5.      Announcements and Review meeting outcomes – no announcements

Matt

Planning Dept has process for expediting permit applications

6.      Next Meeting & Agenda

Proposal to change meeting time to once per month, 1^st Wed of the month, 1:30-3:30pm.  

Karen will share articles related to a possible legal clinic at SFGH.

Planning Dept Priority Criteria for Permitting – LEED checklist

Next Meetings of Committee: 

a.      Wednesday, January 3, 2006, 1:30-3:30pm  *Note new time!

b.      Wednesday, January 17, 2006  - cancelled due to SFHA training day