San Francisco
Youth
Commission
San Francisco Youth Commission
Minutes
DATE: Monday, September 11, 2000
TIME: 5:30 pm
PLACE: City Hall, Room 416
1. Call to Order and Roll Call: The meeting was called to order at 5:35 pm by Commissioner Arreguin-Fernandez. Commissioner’s Present: Allison, Arreguin-Fernandez, Bonilla, Fosselman, Geodzhaev, Howard-Johnson, Lantz, Lockett, Martin, Matranga, Meksavan, Valdez, Vedad, Villaluna.
Absent: Commissioner Smith. Staff Present: NTanya Lee, Ron McCan, Colleen Montoya
2. Motion to approve agenda: Item 5E (Discussion and possible action re: selection of Youth Commission Committees) was tabled until 10/2. Agenda Approved.
3. Staff Report:
Colleen welcomed The Commission to the first meeting. She then reminded the Commissioners about the upcoming officer elections on 9/18 and urged all Commissioners to run for office. She then went over some basic meeting procedures. She then asked the Commissioners who had met with their appointing officers, and urged the Commissioners to do so if they have not. She also informed all of the Mayor’s appointee’s that the staff will be coordinating a meeting for them with Mayor Brown.
NTanya spoke about a tentative mini retreat on 10/7 and 10/8 and asked who may be available to attend. Commissioners said they would check their schedules and get back with answers. NTanya then spoke on the many outreach opportunities available to the Commission including Youth Voices Speak Out Against Homelessness, as well as outlining some ways that Commissioners can get involved with election related activities.
Ron passed out a draft of the contact list and Commissioner Availability forms and asked everyone to correct their information and return it to him at the end of the meeting. He also asked everyone to write down the best way to contact them (via phone, e-mail or U.S. mail). He also reminded everyone of their mailboxes in the office, and urged Commissioners to check them regularly.
4. New Business:
A. Discussion and possible action re: Election of Interim Chair.
Commissioner Arreguin opened the floor to nominations for interim chair. Commissioner Arreguin-Fernandez nominated Commissioner Bonilla, Commissioner Geodzhaev nominated Commissioner Arreguin-Fernandez (DECLINED NOMINATION), Commissioner Geodzhaev Nominated Commissioner Howard-Johnson.
VOTE:
Commissioner Bonilla: Allison, Arreguin-Fernandez, Bonilla, Fosselman, Martin, Matranga, Meksavan, Valdez, Vedad, Villaluna
Commissioner Howard-Johnson: Geodzhaev, Howard-Johnson, Lantz
Commissioner Bonilla will serve as interim chair until the full youth commission meeting on 9/18, where officer elections will be held.
B. Discussion re: Presentation by John Avalos on Coleman Advocates.
John gave a presentation on Coleman and talked briefly about how the Youth Commission came out of a struggle of young people not having a voice in City Hall. He spoke about Coleman Advocates, an advocacy organization in the Excelsior District that has been advocating for Children, Youth and Families for the last 20 years, and how the Youth Commission came out of efforts from Coleman.
C. Discussion re: Presentation by YMAC (Youth Making a Change) on Youth Vote 2000
Herbert urged the Commission to keep up the relationship with YMAC by using YMAC and Coleman as a resource in the community and vice versa. YMAC would like the Commission to participate with Youth Vote by attending meetings, making up questions for the Youth Vote survey, attend the press conference, and by being student coordinators for Youth Vote in their schools. There was a unanimous vote by the Commission to support Youth Vote. The Commission will appoint a delegate at a later date.
D. Discussion and possible action re: Presentation on the Girl’s Health Conference to be held on October 17, 2000.
Baylee DeCastro from Senator Jackie Spears office gave a presentation on the Girl’s Health Conference to be held on 10/17 from 9:30 -5:00 pm at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. The goal of the conference s to empower teenage girls to take a proactive approach to their health. Baylee urged the Commission to participate in the event, either as volunteers or participants at the conference.
6. Public Comment: No public comment.
5. Announcements:
Commissioner Lantz announced that Presidio Middle School is hosting a resource fair Thursday 9/14 and Friday 9/15.
7. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 7:05 pm
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