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SHELTER MONITORING COMMITTEE
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
10:00 AM
25 Van Ness Ave., Suite 70, Basement
San Francisco, CA 94102
Members present:
Chair Quintin Mecke
Vice Chair Damian Ochoa
Secretary Liz Olsen
Committee Member Henry Belton
Committee Member Chris Callandrillo
Committee Member Kim Clark
Committee Member Diana Greer
Committee Member Aram Hauslaib
Committee Member James Leonard
Committee Member David Nakanishi
Committee Member Maxine Pauson
Committee Member Tomas Picarello
Committee Member Cindy Ward
The meeting was called to order at 10:01 AM.
I. MINUTES
Action: Approve October 1, 2008 Minutes
m/s/c (Clark/Belton/Callandrillo/Greer/Hauslaib/Leonard/Mecke/Nakanishi/Ward)
Opposed (Picarello)
II. REPORTS
A. Human Services Agency
Committee Member Cindy Ward provided a copy of the single adult shelter vacancy rates and the turn-away counts for families seeking emergency shelter at Hamilton Family Emergency shelter.
B. Standard of Care (SOC)
Committee staff reviewed the Standard of Care complaints, but did not provide a completed complaint log.
C. Department of Public Health
Committee Member David Nakanishi provided an update on the Health Worker IV staff for the Shelter Monitoring Committee and stated that an Americorp intern would be starting December. Committee Member Nakanishi stated that the Oshun Drop In Center for women had temporarily relocated to the old Buster's Place location at 13th Street & Mission.
D. Tenderloin Services
Representatives from Glide Walk In Center, Central City Hospitality House's Self Help Center provided an update on the impact of services in the Tenderloin, with the reduction of hours for Tenderloin Health
III. PUBLIC COMMENT
Jill Jarvie announced the health training on November 21, 2008 for shelter providers.
Ali Schalgeter said that there were upcoming budget cuts to DPH and HSA. She stated that there were no budget cuts to emergency shelter services.
Jackie Jenks invited everyone to the open house at the 6th Street Drop In Center on November 1, 2008.
Charles Pitts stated that he had heard complaints of mold on bread; requested that a manual be created for shelter kitchens; and stated that vegetables in the kitchens were going bad. He stated that there were problems with the draft by laws.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
A. Access Overview
This Committee reviewed the Access memos.
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Shelter Nutrition Health
Ms. da Silvia reviewed the work she has done, as a pilot project, in four shelters to aid shelters in complying with the Standards of Care nutrition requirements.
B. 2009 Meeting Calendar
This item was continued.
C. By Laws
The Committee was provided a copy of draft changes to the Committee's by laws and take action on the changes at its December 10, 2008 meeting.
D. Quarterly Report
Action: Approve Amended Quarterly Report
m/s/c (Leonard/Clark/Unanimous)
VI. INFORMATION REQUESTS
A. Staff Report
Bernice Casey provided a written, monthly staff report to the Committee, which includes information on the reappointment process.
B. Information Requests
Committee Member Leonard requested information on how many tokens had been distributed to sites, including the number of tokens requested.
C. Announcements
Committee Members used this time to make announcements.
To obtain copies of the agenda, minutes, or any explanatory documents, please contact Bernice Casey at 415.255.3653 or Bernice.casey@sfdph.org 72 hours before the meeting.
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