Shelter Monitoring Committee - March 19, 2014 - Meeting Minutes
MINUTES
SHELTER MONITORING COMMITTEE
January 15, 2014
10:00 AM
City Hall, Room 408
San Francisco, CA 94102
Committee Members Present:
Chair Nicholas Kimura
Vice Chair Keith Dennis
Committee Member Jesus Medellin
Committee Member Charles Morimoto-late
Committee Member Deborah Muise-late
Committee Member Liz Pocock
Committee Member Matthew Steen
Committee Member Cindy Ward
Committee Members Excused:
Committee Member Caroline Caselli
Committee Member Julia D’Antonio
Committee Member Raija Freeman
Committee Member Amanda Reichmuth
I. MINUTES
A. December 2013 Minutes
The Committee reviewed the draft December 18, 2013 Minutes and made edits.
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II. REPORTS
A. Mayor’s HOPE Office
Bevan Dufty, Director of HOPE, Housing Opportunity, Partnerships and Engagement, was unable to make the meeting. The presentation was moved to the February 2014 meeting.
B. Shelter Status Report
Human Service Agency (HSA) Report
Committee Member Cindy Ward reviewed the vacancy reports and wait lists. Committee Member Ward also discussed the Single Adult Shelter system Request for Proposal (RFP) process.
C. Standard of Care Report
Committee staff reviewed the Standard of Care report for shelter complaints received and generated in December 2013.
Public Comment
Charles Pitts said that he appreciated the new format of the report. Mr. Pitts expressed his concern for the lack of access to shelter beds (reservations) for disabled clients. He said that it took his (disabled) friend two days to get a reservation.
III. PUBLIC COMMENT
Charles Pitts said that he was concerned about the library crackdown and thought the County should be advocating for shelter beds, housing and working with the Mental Health Association to do outreach.
IV. NEW BUSINESS
A. Election of Officers
Based on the number of Members out, Vice Chair Dennis move to continue the Election of Officers to February.
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V. INFORMATION REQUESTS
A. Information Requests
There were no Information Requests made.
B. Staff Report
Committee staff reviewed the January 2014 staff report.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 am.
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