DATE: Monday, September 20, 2004
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
PLACE: City Hall, Room 416
1. Call to Order and Roll Call: Commissioner Moir called the meeting to order at 5:10p.m. Commissioners Present: Commissioners Baires(TARDY), Copi Der, Hall, Jackson, Kwong, Lantz, Lazer-Smith, Lauterborn, McLaughlin, Mourning, Rodriguez, White (TARDY), and Williams Commissioners Absent: Commissioner Chang Staff Present: Colleen Montoya, Ron S. McCan, and Ayoka Turner.
2. Motion to approve agenda: There was a motion to approve the agenda. Motion Approved.
3. Staff Report:
Colleen announced that the City offers Health Insurance to City Commissioners. If anyone is interested in receiving more information, please check in with her.
YouthVote will be done in all SF High Schools on October 13-14th. Commissioners may be needed to help
HEALTH PLAN EXPANSION TO YOUNG ADULTS TO BEGIN
Mayor Newsom plans to extend coverage of the Healthy Kids program to ages 19-24 for those already enrolled in a government-subsidized health insurance program. The San Francisco Health Plan (SFHP), which administers the Healthy Kids program, is convening an Advisory Group to gather information and ideas from all the key stakeholders on how best to identify, refer, and enroll eligible young adults. The next Advisory Group meeting is on October 4, 2004, 1-2:30pm at SFHP (568 Howard Street, between 1st & 2nd streets). The meeting is open to the public. For more information or to get involved, call LeConte Dill at 239-0161x24.
TEACHERS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE CONFERENCE
- Confirm folks who already signed up for the conference: Elyssa, Max, Chris, Shanell & CJ and see if anyone else wants to do it
- Set date to meet next week to design the workshop
- Orientation session for workshop presenters is: Thursday [9.23] @ 5 p.m. - Mission High School - confirm who can make it
POLICE COMMISSION HEARING ON THE POLICE RESPONSE AT THURGOOD MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL 10/11/02. The new Police Commission has scheduled this meeting to hear from you & wants to take action to prevent another 10/11!
- 3:30-5:30pm Community Healing Ceremony, City hall Rm 421
- 5:30pm Police Commission Hearing begins, City hall Rm 400
We need Commissioners to come out and some to read the Resolution that the YC wrote about this incident
Please return the Gold Business Card order form to Ron ASAP.
4. Committee Reports: There were no Committee Reports
5. Officer Report: There were no Officer Reports
6. Public Comment on Items not on Agenda: There was no Public Comment
- Legislation Introduced [There will be no action taken on these items]
There was no Legislation Introduced at this time
7. Old Business
There was no old business at this time
8. New Business
- Discussion and possible action re: Approval of Absence for Commissioners Baires and Copi (9/7 meeting). Commissioner Copi: Excused. Commissioner Baires was not present at this time.
- Discussion and possible action re: Approval of Request for Leave of Absence for Commissioner Chang [Commissioner Chang]. Commissioner Chang was absent. This item will be continued at the next meeting.
- Discussion and possible action re: Referral from the Board of Supervisors, File 041148: Ordinance amending San Francisco Police Code Sec. 1022 to define "security plan"; amending Police Code Sec. 1023 to require applicants for dance permits to have a security plan, and to require owners or managers of places that are rented to persons planning to use the facility for a dance to inform such persons that a permit is required for such activity; amending Police Code Sec. 1027 to make the violation of Secs. 1023 through 1026 an infraction or a misdemeanor, to increase the maximum penalty for violation thereof to $1000, and subject to revocation of the permit; amending Police Code Sec. 1060 to define "security plan;" amending Police Code Sec. 1060.5 to revise determination of application criteria to require a security plan; amending Police Code Sec. 1060.25 to increase the maximum penalty for violation of Article 15.1 to an infraction or a misdemeanor, to increase the maximum penalty for violation thereof to $1000, and subject to revocation of the permit; adding Police Code Sec. 1060.29 to require one night event permits for one night events; and amending Police Code Sec. 2.26 to include one night events under the schedule of permits and filing fees. Sarah He from Supervisor Maxwell’s office presented this item and answer questions from the Commissioners. There was a motion to continue this item at the next meeting. Motion Approved Unanimously.
- Discussion and possible action re: Presentation by Boris Delepine, Senior Action Network, on Rank Choice Voting. Boris Delepine explained the process of Rank Choice voting to the Commissioners, and answered questions from the Commission.
- Discussion re: Update on funding & number of School Resource Officers under the new COPS grant. Ayoka informed the Commissioners that there is a new grant in the process for additional School Resource Officers. She will follow up with the police department for more information, and arrange a presentation from Lieutenant Colleen Fatooh.
- Discussion and possible action re: Youth Commission Committee Structure. There was a report back from the Committee Planning Meeting. After some discussion, there was a motion to merge the Housing and Public Health Committee. Motion Approved. There was a motion to create a Youth Employment Committee. Motion Approved. There was a motion to disban the Education Committee. Motion Approved. There was a motion to maintain the Youth Recreation & Services Committee. Motion Approved. There was a motion to maintain the Youth Justice Committee. Motion Approved.
- Discussion re: Youth Commission process for submitting Legislation and Agenda Items. Ron reviewed the process for submitting legislation and agenda items with the Commissioners and answered questions.
- Discussion and possible action re: Youth Commission’s 2004-2005 Executive Committee Elections. Chair: Commissioner Lantz (unapposed)- motion approved unanimously. Operations Officer: Commissioner Der: 2; Commissioner Mourning: 14(elected). Government Affairs Officer: Commissioner Jackson: 5; Commissioner Lauterborn: 8; Commissioner McLaughlin: 2. There was a run-off between Commissioner Jackson and Commissioner Lauterborn. Commissioner Jackson: 8; Commissioner Lauterborn: 7. There was a second run-off between Commissioner Jackson and Commissioner Lauterborn. Commissioner Jackson: 8; Commissioner Lauterborn: 7. There was a third Run-off between Commissioner Jackson and Commissioner Lauterborn. Commissioner Jackson: 9 (elected); Commissioner Lauterborn: 6.
9. Items for next Agenda:
10. Announcements: The Commissioners answered various upcoming community events
11. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 9:00pm