San Francisco Youth Commission
Planning, Land Use, and City Services Committee
Minutes
Monday, November 10, 2008
5:00-7:00pm
City Hall, Room 278
There will be public comment on each item.
1. Call to Order
Meeting was called to order at 5:11pm.
Commissioners Present: Quesada, Frierson, Marshall-Fricker, Erlikh, Davidson, Tsibulskaya
Staff Present: Gillian Bogart
2. Approval of Agenda
The agenda was unanimously approved.
3. New Business
A. Discussion re: Establishment of Committee criteria, commitment, mission
Committee has agreed to meet the second Monday at 5:15 of each month. Each commissioner will write a brief mission statement for the committee, and at the following meeting a mission will be composed from the various ones brought by each committee member.
B. Discussion re: Statement of opposition to congestion pricing of Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), potential amendments to be included.
Commissioners brainstormed ways to strengthen the statement. Suggestions were made to soften the tone, change some of the language, add more statistics, and highlight the relevance to youth. One way to do this is to explore the idea of discounted youth pass availability.
C. Discussion re: Plans for publicizing the City ID Card and partnering with the BoE and SAC
Commissioner Martinez spoke about the plan for advancing the City ID Card through the public schools. He explained that a resolution is in the process of being adopted through the SAC and that it will be brought to the school board, hopefully as a collaborative effort between the YC, SAC, and student delegate.
Ideas for publicizing the card are to: Engage cbos like chalk, Educate school counselors who interact frequently with students, Have registration at libraries, Distribute at same time as lunch card applications in school, Field trips to places that accept the card, Post information at recreation centers, Educate students through wellness centers, Include information about the card in bulletins for parents, let pta know, Write an article in the school newspaper
D. Discussion re: Next Steps for the Resolution on the Rights of the Child, including Resolution for Congress, SF Youth Bill of Rights, and Points Plan of Action to meet unmet needs
Moving forward with the Rights of the Child, Dasha committed to coordinating the meeting for a draft that will be sent to Congress.
It was decided the to develop a point plan of needs to be met in order to protect the rights of the child, each committee Chair will come up with a set of 3-6 points for the issues listed below (a working list). These points will also function as a reference point for budget work that will be done by the executive committee.
health care, education, housing, mentorship/support systems, public safety/violence, employment, basic needs/ transportation
E. Discussion re: Sunset Scavenger Company request, and services.
Commissioner Erlikh informed members that she is compiling a list of places or businesses where Sunset Scavenger Services might be able to give training about recycling in her district. She will see if they want to expand their request to other districts.
4. Unfinished Business
A. Update about Golf Task Force.
Commissioners Quesada and Tsibulskaya provided an update about the Golf task force. There were people representing a lot of different constituencies including a soccer team, environmental protection, golfers, and private corporations. There was a lot of opposition with in the task force itself and a feeling that people were excluded from the public process. Final conclusion of the task force was that there was not enough information to make a decision. It turned out that the conversations weren't really about the use of space, rather it was about managing the already allocated spaces. Commissioner Quesada is planning a statement to submit regarding recommendations made, and potentially how they don't reflect the recommendations of members of the task force. There may be comment on use of land and comment on lack of meaningful incorporation of the public through the process.
5. Items for next meeting
A. Scheduling a Toxic Tour of SF
B. Drafting a document to present to the Board's Land Use and Economic Development Committee regarding the Eastern Neighborhoods Project
6. Announcements (This includes Community Events)
7. Adjournment
Meeting was adjourned at 6:39pm
