LGBTQQ Youth Task Force
Special Meeting
TIME: 11:00a.m - 1:00p.m.
PLACE: 401 Van Ness Avenue, Rm. 322
- Call to Order and Roll Call
The meeting was call to order at 11:12 PM. Present: Chen, DeVries, Ingraham, Johnson, Ozoa, Prozan, Robertson, Slozberg, Turner (9) Tardy: Rogers (11:20), Lamo (11:24), (2) Absent: Vitaly, Kutner, Otalvarro-Hormillosa, Rothman, Tactay (2). John Kennedy from the City Attorney’s office was also present.- Approval of Agenda:
Motion to approve agenda, seconded and approved. - Approval of Minutes of September 9, 1998: Motion to approve minutes, seconded and approved.
- New Business
- Appointment of Secretary: Motion to appoint Joshua Todd Secretary, seconded and approved with no objections.
- Adoption of By laws: By laws were discussed and approved. The following changes were approved.
- Election of Officers: Lena Turner nominated herself for Chairperson not other nominations were put forth. Nomination was moved by acclimation, seconded and approved. No nominations were out forth for Vice-Chair at this point. Election of Vice Chair was tabled until next meeting.
- Staff Report: Next meeting is Tuesday, September 22 from 6-8pm. Agenda items will be, election of Vice Chair, presentation by the Human Rights Commission re: new legislation and working to prioritize the recommendations.
Section III- Membership A: The task force will place emphasis on youth under 18 and youth of color.
Section IV- Offices A: The task force will make every effort to ensure diversity of gender identity among officers.
2: Vice Chair shall be under the age of 25.
C: The designated officers shall serve for the full duration of the Task Force...
Section V- Meetings and Procedures A: Regular meetings shall be in the evening of the fourth Tuesday and Second Wednesday of every month. Regular meeting location shall be at designated community sites on Tuesdays and City Hall on Wednesday. The Task Force meeting locations can be changed upon a duly notice of agenda. If no location is specified, meeting location will be City Hall.
C: 1. A quorum is defined as 8 voting members of the Full Task Force.
2. Decisions are reached through majority voting which is defined as a majority of the quorum members present. This applies except where the Charter....
3. The Task Force will use parliamentary procedure...The Task Force will strive to reach consensus whenever possible.
Joshua Todd announced a job opening with Department of Public Health as a Public Health Aide as well as a Probation Officer position with the Juvenile Probation Department. Billy Chen announced a conference in Berkeley called Critical Resistance re: the Criminal Justice System. See Billy for details. Sky Rodgers announced the showing of Dakan, a movie adaptation of the Romeo and Juliet story but with two gay men in Africa. Dakan was showing Sunday night in Oakland. John Kennedy passed out his business cards and offered his support to any Task Members that have legal questions regarding the work we will be doing.