San Francisco Youth Commission
Meeting Minutes & Action Plan
Rm. 278
1. Call to Order: 5:35 p.m.
Roll Call:
PRESENT: Jacky Kwong (D3), Kemi Shamonda (D6), Cassandra James (D10), Krystal Kiremit (D7), Shadi Elkarra (left at 7:00) (M), Iqra Anjum (D11), Kenny Gong (D4), Samuel Rubin (M), Christine Revelo (M), Julie Gramlich (D1), Brandon Franklin (D5), Anthony Pico (left at 7:10) (M), Tony Albert (D8), Cassandra James (D10)
ABSENT: Antonio Ayala (M), Luciana Carvalho (D9), Marc Lowe (D1)
STAFF: Rachel Antrobus, Kevin Liao
PUBLIC: Trisha Prashad (Mayor's Office); Nick Kinsey (Sandoval)
2. Approval of Agenda: Approved, Moved 11D to 3.
3. Approval of Minutes: Approved.
4. Report/Check-in from the Mayor's Office
- Trisha Prashad asked the Commissioners if they have any follow questions to Hydra from the 12/18 meeting.
- Will set up meeting with Hydra to talk about SAC
5. Staff Report:
6. Committee Reports - None
7. Officer Reports
- Chair (Anjum)–
Freedom Writers movie night during the mid-term retreat
- Media (Elkarra)–showing BAYCAT's PSA after the meeting, please watch after and get feedback
8. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda–None
9. Consent Calendar–None
10. Legislation Introduced–No legislation introduced at this time
11. Old Business
- Youth Empowerment Fund
Commissioner Gramlich reported that the YEFAB group is writing the RFP and will begin to read the grants
- Transitional Youth Task Force
Commissioner Rubin updated the on the TYTF focus groups and the next YAT meeting 1/18 at 5 p.m.
- Youth Empowerment Summit: GET EMAIL AND RESPOND
- Discussion/possible action: Bay Area Youth Commissions–staff presented on the meeting with San Mateo, Marin Co., and Oakland YC. Starting a Bay Area Youth Commission listserv. Invited Commissioners to connect with YC'ers from other cities and leverage eachother's contacts for statewide/bay area wide issues.
12. New Business
- Discussion/possible endorsement: Project Homeless Connect
Commissioner Gramlich presented on the results and feedback on the PHC survey. Commissioners discussed the police presence and their uniforms. They encouraged the police to be identified but not in full uniform. Add the need for a directory/map to ensure clients can identify necessary services.
Approved amendments (James/Gong)
1–Albert/2–Franklin–unanimously passed
- Update: 07-08 Budget Advocacy
Rachel and Kevin covered some basic dates and timeframes for the budget advocacy for the 2007-2008 budget cycle.
Coleman's role has shifted to train the community to build in capacity for budget advocacy internally. Setting up a Leadership Academy, welcome to attend.
C. Update: Prop H
Kevin thanked Christine and Shadi for their leadership and involvement in the youth hearing for Prop H funding. The most recent win' was securing violence prevention funding using the city funds.
- $1.7 m for violence prevention–Commissioners suggested ways that the funding should be spent. Christine will email out for feedback.
D. Discussion/possible endorsement: File #061703 (Nick Kinsey, Sandoval)
[Resolution expressing concern about the decline in minority enrollment over the last decade at UC campuses and urging the UC Regents to take proactive steps to increase diversity]
- Mr. Kinsey presented to the Commissioner on the non-binding legislation. Youth Commissioners asked questions about the language and enforcement of the legislation.
- Commissioner Gong, Albert second to support–
9–ayes, James and Kiremit–abstained, Revelo-Lee, Kwong–nay
13. Next Steps/Items: Pico would like to present at 2/5 on foster youth conference
14. Announcements: None
15. Adjourned: 7:35 p.m.
16. Committee Breakouts (as needed)