July 17, 2013
DRAFT MINUTES
SHELTER MONITORING COMMITTEE
July 17, 2013
10:00 AM
City Hall, Room 408
San Francisco, CA 94102
Committee Members Present:
Chair Nicholas Kimura
Vice Chair Keith Dennis
Committee Member Julia D’Antonio-late
Committee Member Raija Freeman
Committee Member Jesus Medellin
Committee Member Charles Morimoto
Committee Member Deborah Muise-late
Committee Member Matthew Steen
Committee Member Cindy Ward
Committee Member Caroline Woo
Committee Members Excused:
Committee Member Caroline Caselli
I. MINUTES
A. June 2013 Minutes
The Committee reviewed the draft June 19, 2013 Minutes.
m/s/c (Medellin/Dennis/Unanimous)
Action: Approved Minutes
No public comment
II. REPORTS
A. Mayor’s HOPE Office
Bevan Dufty’s report was continued to the August 2013 meeting.
No public comment
B. Shelter Status Report
Human Service Agency (HSA) Report
Committee Member Cindy Ward reviewed the June 2013 Shelter Vacancy Report, the June 2013 Hamilton Emergency Turn Away Report, and the Connecting Point Waiting List.
No public comment
C. Standard of Care Report
The Committee reviewed the SOC report.
No public comment
III. PUBLIC COMMENT
Dr. Cynthia Lee said that there were reasonable accommodation issues at Next Door. She said that staff have lost and/or not acknowledged several of her requests going back to June 17, 2013. She suggested that people use a log to bring food into shelter for people with disabilities who need dietary accommodations.
VI. OLD BUSINESS
A. Legislative Subcommittee
Vice Chair Dennis reviewed the discussions of the SOC legislative subcommittee.
No public comment
B. Family Shelter Wait list
The Committee continued the item to the August 2013 meeting.
No public comment
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Election of Secretary
No Committee Member asked to be considered for the secretary position. The item was continued to the August 2013 meeting.
No public comment
B. 2012-2013 Turn Away Report
The Committee reviewed the draft report. The Committee will vote on the report at its August 21, 2013 meeting.
No public comment
IV. INFORMATION REQUESTS
A. Information Requests
There were no Information Requests made.
No public comment
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 11:15 am
Public Comment
Marlon Mendieta from Dolores Street said that HOPE & Dolores are working together to get the LGBT shelter up and running. He said there will be a Planning Commission hearing on August 15, 2013 which will address the LGBT shelter plans. Dolores Street will perform outreach to community members.
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