San Francisco
Youth
Commission
San Francisco Youth Commission
Minutes
DATE: Monday, November 6, 2000
TIME: 5:00 pm
PLACE: City Hall, Room 416
1. Call to Order and Roll Call: The meeting was called to order at 5:05 pm by Commissioner Howard-Johnson. Commissioner’s Present: Allison, Bonilla, Arreguìn-Ferñandez, Fosselman, Geodzhayev, Howard-Johnson, Lantz, Martin, Matranga, Meksavan, Smith, Valdez, Villaluna. Tardy: Commissioner Lockett (5:55pm) Absent: Commissioners Asberry, Vedad Staff Present: NTanya Lee, Ron McCan, Colleen Montoya
2. Motion to approve agenda: Agenda approved.
3. Approval of the Minutes of October 16th : There was a request to amend the last meetings minutes to show that Commissioner Geodzhayev was present. Minutes Approved.
4. Staff Report: NTanya updated the Commissioners on the Database and the bulk mailing to update the Commission’s contact information. NTanya also went through the results of the Personal Assessment & Goal Setting Survey, and informed the Commissioners of the workshops the Commission will be holding during the term. She stated that she will contact those who have expressed interest in helping coordinate and facilitate these workshops.
Colleen Announced that the City Alcoholism Advisory Board would like to have someone from the Commission come to their meeting on Wednesday, November 15th and give a presentation about the Youth Commission. Commissioners Arreguìn-Ferñandez, Bonilla and Valdez expressed interest in giving this presentation.
Commissioner Villaluna announced that November 7th marked the five year anniversary of the Commission. She informed the Commissioners that Supervisor Bierman presented a resolution at the Board of Supervisors meeting today marking the anniversary, and that she along with Commissioners Allison and Valdez accepted. Commissioner Howard-Johnson thanked those Commissioners for taking time out of their schedules to attend that meeting.
5. Officer Report:.
Commissioner Howard-Johnson, Chair, announced that he is still trying to schedule a meeting with the Superintendent, and that it is very difficult to schedule. He will try to have a meeting scheduled before the next meeting. He also reported that " Make a Difference Day" was very successful.
Commissioner Villaluna, Operations Officer, reported that she is in the process of scheduling a meeting with Supervisor Yee, and that she received a call from him personally to set up the meeting after the elections. She also met with Dennis Antenore, a former member of the Planning Commission, and said that he is willing to lend his support to the Commission in any way possible.
Commissioner Valdez, Government Affairs Officer, gave a report on the Mayor’s State of the City Address. He noted that there was very little youth focus.
Commissioner Allison, Community Affairs Officer, reported on her meeting with Lena Turner, Outreach Coordinator at LYRIC and former Commissioner. She will be working with Lena to develop a more youth-friendly outreach strategy for the Commission.
Commissioner Fosselman, Media & Public Relations Officer, will defer his report to item 6B.
6. Committee Report: The Committees announced their meeting times and Conveners: Culture & Urban Environment: 2nd & 4th Mondays at 4:30, Commissioner Meksavan; Juvenile Justice Committee: 2nd & 4th Mondays at 5:00, Commissioner Villaluna; Housing Committee: 2nd & 4th Mondays at 6:30, Commissioners Arreguìn-Ferñandez & Vedad; Education Committee: 2nd & 4th Wednesdays at 6:30, Commissioner Lantz; Public Health Committee: 2nd & 4th Thursdays, Commissioner Matranga Executive Committee: Thursdays after the full Commission Meeting, Commissioner Howard-Johnson.
6. Commission Business:
A. Presentation and possible action re: San Francisco’s Promise. Presentation by Sherry Squire Mitchell, Director and Andrea Felix, Fellow. Ms. Squire gave a brief description of the mission and goals of San Francisco’s Promise. She informed the Commission that there is an opportunity for four youth to participate on their operating board. The board meets on Wednesday, December 6th at 3:30pm, then once every 3 months after that. Commissioners Howard-Johnson, Lantz, Matranga and Meksavan expressed interest. Ms. Squire will follow up with those interested.
B. Discussion and possible action re: Increasing School Participation in Youth Vote: Commissioners Fosselman and Villaluna reported on the YouthVote press conference held on November 2nd. They also reported that certain schools were unable to participate in YouthVote. There was a motion to forward further discussion of that to the education Committee.
[There was a motion to move Item 6C after Item 6I - APROVED]
C. Discussion and possible action re: San Francisco Youth Commission Sponsored Regional/Statewide Conference: Commissioner Villaluna presented the idea of having a regional or statewide conference. After a brief discussion, the Commission decided to create a committee to work through this issue and bring ideas back to the Commission. Any Commissioner interested in heading such a Committee was asked to contact staff.
D. Discussion and possible action re: 3 Year Fee Waiver of Balboa Swimming Pool for Youth 17 and Under. Commissioner Bonilla presented a resolution urging the Board of Supervisors to remove the $.50 fee at Balboa Swimming Pool for youth 17 and under. There was a unanimous vote to support the resolution. The Resolution was passed and signed by the Chair.
E. Discussion and possible action re: Youth Commission Holiday Food Drive. Commissioner Geodzhayev proposed an idea to find a church, foundation or shelter to go and help on Thanksgiving. The Commission voted unanimously to support this proposal with the condition that the media is not involved.
F. Vote on the Authorization of Absence of Commissioners Asberry, Fosselman and Smith. [The vote on the authorization of Commissioner Asberry absence was tabled due to her absence at this meeting.] Commissioner Fosselman informed the Commission that his absence was due to a religious holiday, and that the Commission staff was notified in advance. Commissioner Smith informed the Commission that her absence was due to a problem with public transportation. There was a unanimous vote to excuse both absences.
G. Report re: Silent Survivor ShoutOut. Commissioners Allison and Villaluna reported the outcomes of the ShoutOut and presented a video of the Channel 14 coverage of the event.
H. Report re: Youth Commission Radio Interview. There was a motion to permanently remove this item from the agenda. APPROVED.
ITEM 6C: Discussion and possible action re: Resolution urging the Mayor to appoint a youth to the Health Commission. Commissioner Valdez and Colleen met with Sandy Mori, Executive Secretary of the Health Commission, at the Young Active Citizens meeting. Ms. Mori expressed interest in having a youth appointed to the Health Commission. A resolution will be presented at the 11/20 meeting urging the Mayor to appoint a youth to that Commission.
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7. Public Comment: There was no Public Comment
8. Announcements: There were no announcements
9. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 7:10 pm
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