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SHELTER MONITORING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
10:00 AM
City Hall, Room 408
San Francisco, CA 94102
Members present:
Chair Quintin Mecke
Vice Chair Henry Belton
Secretary Aram Hauslaib
Committee Member Anthony Beliso
Committee Member Diana Greer
Committee Member Elihu Hernandez
Committee Member Rita Lark
Committee Member Aubrey Moore
Committee Member David Nakanishi
Committee Member Maxine Pauson
Committee Member Ramses Teon-Nichols
Committee Member Amanda Thompson
Committee Member Cindy Ward
Members excused:
Secretary Aram Hauslaib
The meeting was called to order at 10:03 AM.
I. MINUTES
Action: Approved Amended April 1, 2009 Minutes
m/s/c (Belton/Belisio/Uunanimous)
Public Comment
Mr. Charles Pitts stated that Committee Member Aubrey Moore's comments regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act discussion should have included, "it is" as "a person."
II. REPORTS
A. Human Services Agency
Committee Member Cindy Ward reviewed the Vacancy Report and stated that the vacancy rate was down at two locations, Lark Inn and Next Door. The turn away count at Hamilton was up to 61 for the month of April, based on the closure of Bethel Family Winter Shelter. Providence has increased its family occupancy availability from 15 to 20 mats. Committee Member Ward reported that there were 148 families on the waiting list and 20 were being prioritized.
The City & County of San Francisco has requested an additional 15 million dollars in cuts from the Human Service Agency for the 2009-2010 fiscal year.
B. Department of Public Health
Committee Member David Nakanishi distributed handouts regarding the City & County of San Francisco's response to the H1N1 flu.
Committee Member Nakanishi reported that the Department of Public Health (DPH) had completed one of the eight investigations forwarded by the Committee regarding Standard of Care violations.
Committee Member Nakanishi stated that there was [will be] an additional 20 million in cuts to DPH [by June].
Chair Mecke stated that he had contacted the DPH lead on the investigations but had not received a response back regarding the status of the open investigations. Chair Mecke requested that the update on the investigations be an Information Request.
C. Standard of Care (SOC)
Committee staff Bernice Casey reviewed the Standard of Care report, which provided an overview of the number and type of complaints received in the month of April. Ms. Casey also reviewed the baselines conducted by Committee staff for each site.
The Committee discussed the methodology used to determine adherence and requested the methodology at the June 2009 meeting.
Chair Mecke stated that the baseline was a tool and requested that teams take the baseline with them to review before conducting a site visit.
III. PUBLIC COMMENT
Public Comment
Paul Weston suggested that a more thorough approach to determining compliance stating that MSC South's hours of free laundry do not meet the needs of the clients.
Tomas Picarillo asked why no fines had been issued and when the 6-month, now over a year old, would go to the Rules Committee.
Jill Jarvie reviewed the technique of good hand washing.
Charles Pitts asked why property rights had been tabled and stated that clients' items continue to be stolen.
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IV. NEW BUSINESS
A. Shelter Nutrition
Ms. da Silva will provided an overview checklist of areas for consideration when the Committee conducts site visits. Ms. da Silva said that part of the challenge in ensuring nutritious meals was that each site had a different operating budget. The Committee requested an Information Request be sent to HSA, DPH, and Adult and Aging Services asking for a breakdown on the meals their contractors provide.
Public Comment
Paul Weston urged the Committee to be as technical as possible, incorporating USDA guidelines.
Charles Pitts said there should be a nail brush at each site for staff who work with food.
Tomas Picarillo said that the nutrition piece was a RFP issue.
V. INFORMATION REQUESTS
A. Staff Report
Ms. Casey reviewed her staff report.
B. Information Requests
The Committee requested the following information requests: Department of Public Health's Standard of Care Timeline Response; Department of Public Health's Meal Contract Response, Department of Aging and Adult Services' Meal Contract Response, Human Service Agency's Vacancy Information Response, and Human Services Agency's Meal Contract Response.
ADJOURNMENT
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