DATE: Monday, January 3, 2005
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 (TARDY), Herzallah, Jackson, Kwong, Lantz, Lauterborn, Lazer-Smith, McLaughlin, Moir, Mourning, Rodriguez (TARDY), White, and Williams Commissioners Absent: Commissioners Chang Staff Present: Colleen Montoya 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 20, 2004: There was a motion to approve the minutes. MOTION APPROVED
4. Committee Report:
Youth Justice Committee –The Youth Justice Committee had no report.
Public Health and Housing Committee – The Public Health and Housing Committee had no report.
Youth Recreation and Services Committee – The Youth Recreation and Services Committee had no report.
Youth Employment Committee – The Youth Employment Committee had no report.
Executive Committee – The Executive Committee had no report.
5. Officer Report:
Chair – Commissioner Lantz will be attending the YouthWorks Conference on Saturday.
Community Affairs Officer - Commissioner Williams is working on completing the Commission’s outreach plan.
Operations Officer – Commissioner Mourning gave an attendance update.
Government Affairs Officer – Commissioner Jackson is working on completing the Commission’s Legislative Plan. He also alerted Commissioners of upcoming items on the Board of Supervisors agenda.
Media & Public Relations Officer – Commissioner White researched recent Youth media articles and presented a few to the Commission.
6. Public Comment on Items not on Agenda
7. Consent Calendar
- Referral from the Board of Supervisors, File 041727: Resolution authorizing the Sheriff’s Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $30,000 from the Zellerbach Family Foundation for providing family literacy services to mothers incarcerated in the county jail and their children. There was a motion to approve this item. MOTION APPROVED
8. Legislation Introduced
There was no legislation introduced at this time.
9. Old Business
There was no Old Business at this time
10. New Business
- Discussion and possible action re: Referral from the Board of Supervisors, File 041745: Ordinance amending the San Francisco Traffic Code by amending section 100 (Ord. No. 300-98) so that it no longer applies to skateboard riders; repealing a second section 100 (Ord. No. 385-98); repealing sections 100.1 through 100.6, which established a pilot program regulating roller and in-line skaters that has now expired; and adding a new section 100.1, regulating the riding of skateboards in San Francisco. There was a motion to approve this item. MOTION APPROVED
- Discussion and possible action re: Referral from the Board of Supervisors, File 041640: Resolution concurring with the Controller’s certification that Intake and Shelter Services to Status Offenders can be practically performed by a private contractor for a lower cost than similar services performed by city and county employees. There was a motion to approve this item. MOTION APPROVED
- Discussion and possible action re: Recent city-wide Park Closures [Commissioner Jackson]. Nancy Wuerfel from the Park, Recreation and Open Space Advisory Committee presented this item and answered questions from the Commissioners.
- Discussion and possible action re: Approval of Absences for Commissioners Mourning, Moir, Kwong, Herzallah (12/20 meeting). Commissioner Mourning: Excused; Commissioner Moir: Excused; Commissioner Kwong: Excused; Commissioner Herzallah: Not Excused
11. Items for next Agenda
12. Announcements The Commissioners announced various upcoming community events
13. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 6:40pm.