DATE: Monday, December 20, 2004
TIME: 5:00 p.m.
PLACE: City Hall, Room 416
1. Call to Order and Roll Call: Commissioner Lantz called the meeting to order at 5:00p.m. Commissioners Present: Commissioners Baires, Copi, Der, Hall, Jackson, Lantz, Lauterborn, Lazer-Smith, McLaughlin, Rodriguez, White, and Williams Commissioners Absent: Commissioners Chang, Herzallah, Kwong, Moir, Mourning, Staff Present: Ron McCan and Ayoka Turner.
2. Motion to approve agenda: There was a motion to approve the agenda. MOTION APPROVED.
3. Motion to approve minutes of December 6, 2004: There was a motion to approve the minutes. MOTION APPROVED
4. Committee Report:
Youth Justice Committee –The youth justice committee is still working to advocate for a strong chief of the probation department
Public Health and Housing Committee – The committee had a focus group at LYRIC to gather input about public health issues amongst LGBTTQQ youth in San Francisco.
Recreation and Services Committee – The last committee meeting was cancelled
Youth Employment Committee – The Youth Employment Committee is working with Young Workers United to talk about creating a charter amendment [like the minimum wage ordinance] that would give 2-4 days a year of sick leave for all workers in the city.
Executive Committee – The committee is discussing ways to further improve the meetings and ensure full participation by all commissioners.
5. Officer Report:
Chair – Chair had no report.
Community Affairs Officer - Commissioner Williams asked everyone to give her outreach numbers after presentations.
Operations Officer – Commissioner Mourning was absent.
Government Affairs Officer – Commissioner Jackson alerted Commissioners of upcoming items on the Board of Supervisors agenda.
Media & Public Relations Officer – Commissioner White is working on contacting media outlets.
6. Public Comment on Items not on Agenda
7. Consent Calendar
- Referral from the Board of Supervisors, File 041658: Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Balboa Teen Health Center, Community Health Programs for Youth (SFDPH), to enter retroactively into an agreement with Public Health Institute, California School Health Centers Association (PHI/CSHC) the primary contractor, and expend funds in the amount of $18,820 to support advocacy at the local, state, and national levels for sustainable school-based health care; for the period of August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2005. There was a motion to approve this item. MOTION APPROVED
8. Legislation Introduced
There was no legislation introduced at this time.
9. Old Business
- Discussion and possible action re: Youth Commission Statement in response to File 041307: Ordinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Article 19 I, encompassing Sections 1009.80 et seq., to prohibit smoking on any unenclosed area of property in the City and County of San Francisco that is open to the public under the jurisdiction of the Recreation and Park Commission or any other City department if the property is a park, square, garden, playground, sport or playing field, pier, or other property used for recreational purposes. There was a motion to support this item. MOTION FAILED UNANIMOUSLY.
10. New Business
- Discussion and possible action re: Referral from the Board of Supervisors, File 041757: Resolution urging the United States Food and Drug Administration, the California Department of Health Services, and the San Francisco Department of Public Health to implement measures to prevent the consumption of lead tainted candy by children in San Francisco. There was a motion to support this item. MOTION APPROVED.
- Discussion and possible action re: Referral from the Board of Supervisors, File 041758: Resolution urging the Mayor to stand by his commitment to the youth of San Francisco by appointing youth to the Library Commission. There was a motion to support this item. MOTION APPROVED.
- Discussion and possible action re: Resolution urging the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to urge the Governor of California to better monitor state prison spending and to increase funding for Community Colleges and State Universities [Commissioners Baires and Lauterborn]. There was a motion to support this item. MOTION APPROVED.
- Discussion and possible action re: Report back on the Fourth Annual Youth Recognition Day held on Tuesday, December 14, 2004. Commissioner Lantz gave a report back on the Youth Recognition Day ceremony and Reception.
11. Items for next Agenda
12. Announcements The Commissioners announced various upcoming community events
13. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 5:50 pm.