San Francisco
Youth
Commission
San Francisco Youth Commission
Minutes
DATE: Monday, September 10, 2001
TIME: 5:00 pm
PLACE: City Hall, Room 416
1. Call to Order and Roll Call: Commissioner Villaluna called The meeting to order at 5:10pm. Commissioners Present: Allison, Arreguìn-Ferñandez, Attai, Jacot-Bell, Campeau, Chang, Fosselman, Geodzhayev, Kwong, Lantz, Martin, Mejia, Olawale, Ramos, Valdez, Vedad, Villaluna Staff Present: Nicole Derse, Ron S. McCan, Colleen Montoya
2. Motion to approve agenda: There was a motion to move half of item 4: Staff Report to the end of the meeting. Motion Approved. There was a motion to move item 8: Announcements after item 6: Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda. Motion Approved.
3. Approval of the Minutes August 16, 17 and 18: Approval of the Beginning of the Year Retreat Minutes have been tabled.
4. Staff Report:
Nicole issued evaluation forms for the beginning of the year retreat and asked Commissioners to give the staff some feedback on the retreat. She also informed Commissioners that the red Leadership Training worksheets that were given out at the retreat will be due at the next meeting. Nicole also reviewed the Committee information, and gave everyone the tentative date for their first Committee meeting.
Ron issued availability forms to the Commission and asked everyone to fill one out and return it at the next meeting. He also asked everyone who hasn’t turned in a bio for the website to turn one in ASAP. Ron also reviewed the Agenda/ Resolution Process, and talked about weekly updates.
Colleen announced that the plans for Youth Recognition Day are underway, and the event will be held on Monday, December 10, 2001. She asked if there were any Commissioners who were interested in forming a committee to work on the event. Commissioners Mejia, Vedad, Kwong, Jacot-Bell, Villaluna, Olawale, Campeau, Attai, Valdez and Chang all expressed interest in sitting on the Committee. Colleen will follow up with those interested. Colleen also reviewed the process for the Youth Commission Officer Elections, which will take place at the next meeting. She also went over the definition of an illegal meeting, and urged Commissioners to be cautious about discussing and making decisions on items that will be on the agenda outside of the Commission Meetings.
5. Old Business:
A. Discussion re: YouthVote Update. Patricia Ancheta, YouthVote Intern, Updated the Commission on the status of YouthVote. Patricia also informed the Commissioners that there will be a YouthVote Training at the next meeting.
6. Public Comment: There was no public comment at this meeting.
7. New Business:
A. Discussion re: Presentation by Gloria L. Young, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.
Gloria Welcomed the Commissioners to their new term, and told the Commissioners to feel free to use her office as a resource during their term. Gloria also spoke about Youth Making a Difference Day and the role that the Supervisors will play in the event. Gloria also led the group in a teambuilding exercise.
B. Discussion and possible action re: Presentation by Craig Middleton, Deputy Director for Government Affairs, Presidio Trust. Paula Vlamings, and Clay Harold presented for Craig Middleton. Paula would like to hear from the Youth Commission (either in the form of a letter or resolution) regarding the types of youth programming (cultural and educational) that should be a part of the Presidio Center. Paula would also like to invite the Commissioners to youth Advocacy Meeting that will be held at the Columbia Park Boys & Girls Club on 9/28.
C. Discussion and possible action re: Presentation by Erica Terrence, California Initiative on Alcohol Policy Reform, Youth Coalition. Erica presented on projects that the Coalition wants to work on. Erica would like the Youth Commission to add their input on projects for committees. For more info, she can be reached at (831) 335-1140 Ext. 2#.
D. Discussion re: Update on the status of Youth Space. There was a motion to table this item. Motion Approved.
E. Discussion and possible action re: Resolution Urging the Board of Supervisors to defer on potential road closure in Golden Gate Park. Commissioner Arreguìn-Ferñandez presented this item to the Commission. There was a discussion weighing the pros and cons of a Saturday closure, and how it would affect accessibility to Museums and other featured areas of Golden Gate Park. There was a motion to approve this resolution. In Favor of approving Resolution: Arreguìn-Ferñandez, Attai, Campeau, Chang, Fosselman, Geodzhayev, Lantz, Valdez, Vedad. Against: None. Abstain: Commissioners Villaluna, Allison, Ramos, Jacot-Bell and Mejia
F. Discussion and possible action re: Referral from the Board of Supervisors, File 011450 Restructuring the Delinquency Prevention Commission. Monica Lim from Supervisor Yee’s office was on hand to answer questions from the Commission about this ordinance. There was discussion about lines 16 though 18 on page 2, and about term limits on the DPC. There was a motion to amend lines 16- 18 on page two, and to add some type of term limits for members of the DPC. Shortly after, there was a motion to strike the previous motion, and table this item until the next meeting. The Motion was approved unanimously.
10. Announcements:
¨ There will be a focus group to plan a District 11 Youth Summit at Coleman Advocates on 9/25 at 5:30pm. Commissioner Vedad will be facilitating the event with John Avalos.
¨ Commissioner Lantz is working with Supervisor McGoldrick’s office on a Community Meeting. More information to follow.
¨ District Clean Sweeps - See Jesse for more info or call 28-CLEAN
11. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 7:25p.m.
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