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City and County of San Francisco

February 19, 2008

San Francisco Youth Commission

MINUTES
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

5:30 PM

City Hall, Rm. 278

There will be public comment on each item

ITEM

Speakers

Action
/Info

1. Call to Order/Roll Call

All

Quorum reached at 5:55pm – Anjum, Cabrera, Carvalho, Do, Frierson, James, Quesada, Shamonda, Tsilbulskaya, (Yan). Staff – Lauterborn, Pang. Public: Trisha Prashad

2. Approval of the Agenda

All

Move Officer Reports before Staff Report. Consolidate Items related to Media/News under Officer reports.

3. Mayor's Office Report

Mayor's Office
  • Trisha will confirm with the Mayor's Office of Scheduling that Monday, March 3rd, 4:30pm meeting is secured by the end of this week.

4. Officer Reports

  • James resigns as Vice-Chair and Operations and will transfer from youth justice to youth employment committee effective February 19, 2008.

  • Staff agendize Vice-Chair/Operations elections in the next YC full meetings.

  • Quesada: Nick News is coming on the week of Feb. 25th to interview HS YC'ers about YouthVOTE. Possible Dates; Monday, 2/25 @ 5 at Committee meetings; Wed, 2/27 at RACs meeting; Thurs. 2/28 at 5:30pm at Joint Ed Cmte. Staff shall email Nick News on times.

  • Quesada: Philadelphia Enquirer news interview on Monday, 3/17 in the afternoon, and during full YC meeting. Staff get back on times.

5. Staff Report

Staff

Lauterborn:

  • YE has a change of staff – Lauterborn

  • YE budget recommendations will be submitted by the end of this week to honor FBC deadline.

  • Submit YC website feedback – dream big – by Monday, March 3rd to Peter.

Pang:

  • YouthSpeaks has grant money to hold youth issues and art venues bi-monthly. HHSS will be exploring if this can serve as YC mini teach-ins and/or "State of the Youth" addresses. Any committees that would like to get more info, contact Diana.

  • Staff agendize "State of Youth" for YouthSpeaks as steering committee item.

  • Schedule one-on-one check-in with key staff. Encourage all YCers and staff to look at cross system and interest collaborations

  • Ask staff for letters of recommendations if and when needed.

  • TAY – SF – please contact Diana, Rachel, and/or Cassandra if you signed up for more information

6. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda

Public

None.

7. Consent Calendar

All items hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commissioner so requests. In that event, the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item immediately following the vote on the rest of the items.

There are no current items on the consent calendar

All

None.

8. Old Business

  1. Update: Youth Empowerment Fund Advisory Board (YEFAB) [provided on an as needed basis]

  1. Update: Transitional Aged Youth Initiative [provided on an as needed basis] –
  2. Update: Juvenile Advisory Council (JAC) [provided on an as-needed basis] –

  3. Update: Ad-Hoc Joint Education Committee [provided on an as-needed basis]
  4. Update/Action: YouthVote

  5. Discussion/Update: Family Budget Coalition Budget Advocacy and Revised Timeline

  6. Discussion/Possible Action RE: SF Police Department's Department General Order (DGO) 7.01

  7. Discussion/Possible Action RE: Board of Supervisor's Hearing on San Francisco education budget issues for the City and School District Select Committee on Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 3:30pm, City Hall Chambers

  8. Discussion/Update: DCYF/YC Youth Community Needs Assessment

Shamonda

James

Staff

Yan
Staff








Staff




Carvalho






Staff
Tsibulskaya






Carvalho
  • YEFAB: will have another movement building event in late March, early April. The intent and the location of event is TBA.
  • TAY-SF: If interested in being involved with the TYTF recs, please contact Cassandra. YAT has a meeting this Friday, from 4-6pm at DCYF.
  • JAC: Defer to Kevin if you have any questions and would like to get involved. The JAC is being trained and preparing to work out orientation in the following months.

YouthVOTE/Joint Ed Cmte Report:

  • YouthVOTE meeting, Thursday, March 6th, 5pm, TBA
  • Staff should reserve room 278
  • Next steps, analysis of statistics and voting patterns, focus groups, school site specific plans/issues will be planned. Email Peter if you have questions on design of curriculum (i.e. worksheets) for the forthcoming meetings.
  • FBC recommendations due Friday, 2/22. Staff will forward all YC approved and endorsed recommendations.
  • Tsibulskaya moves to endorse DGO 7.01. Frierson seconds. Role Call: 9 Yays, 0 Nayes, 0 Abstentions. Motion carries.
  • Still awaiting Police Commission hearing date. Staff will inform Commissioners when date is cleared.
  • Rainy Day Reserve update: Likely that SFUSD will receive $30.6M from City's reserve to alleviate $40M deficit. The Mayor, and Select Committee members of BOS and BoE expressed support. Prop H funds will cover $6.2M from the third third. The intended goal is to protect staff positions and to prevent any layoffs. Larger issue and long-term strategy is for SFUSD to look at how to protect education when another budget deficit hits.
  • Luciana will schedule a meeting for YC interested in being facilitators for Tues. 3/4 after 2:30pm for C.N.A.
  • DCYF Community Needs Assessment YOUTH meeting, Wednesday, 3/12, @ 4-5:30pm, Downtown CCSF Campus. 4th and Mission.
  • Staff should check in if time is correct. What expectations, aside from facilitating, does DCYF have for YC?

9. New Business

  1. Discussion/Possible Action RE: File #080188 – Resolution urging the Mayor to reinstate hiring of all vacant recreation director positions

    2/13/2008 -
    Action:     Moved from Recreation, Arts, and City Services Committee.

    2/19/2008 –
    Presenters/Speakers: Quesada, Pang, Lauterborn.
    Action: Frierson moves to support File #080188 at Full Commission. Tsilbuskaya seconds. Role Call: 9 Yays, 0 Nays, 0 Abstentions. Unanimous.
    Motion carries.

  2. Discussion/Possible Action RE: Youth Commission Budget proposals
    2/13/2008–
    Action: Moved from Steering Committee with recommendation.

    2/19/2008
    Presenters/Speakers: Pang, Lauterborn, James, Quesada, Anjum (Committee Chairs/Staff)
    Action: Frierson moves to endorse budget recommendations, Tsilbulskaya seconds. Motion carries 9 Yayes, 0 Nays

    Action: Quesada moves that staff will draft memos for budget meeting with Mayor on behalf of the full YC by Monday, March 3rd, with input in a timely manner via email. Frierson seconds. Motion carries – 9 Yays, 0 Nays.



  3. Discussion/Update: Mayor's budget Instructions meeting with Youth Commission – March 3rd, 2008 at 4:30pm SHARP

  4. Discussion/Update: State Department Delegation visiting Youth Commission – Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 at 10:30am, City Hall 345.
  5. Discussion/Update: Police Department Youth Division meeting – Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 at 12 noon at 299 Dolores, 2nd Floor (RSVP for Lunch)

  6. Discussion/Update: Press opportunity: Philadelphia Enquirer writing feature story on the San Francisco Youth Commission - March 15th – 22nd
  7. Discussion/Possible Action RE: File # 0708-002 Opposition Of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed budget cuts to education
    1/31/2008 -
    Action: Moved from Joint Education Committee

    2/19/2008 --
    Presenters: Lauterborn, Tsibulskaya, Quesada
    Action: James moves to support File 0708-002; Quesada seconds. Motion Carries – 9 Yays, 0 Nays.


Quesada/Staff

Carvalho










Staff

Staff

Staff


Quesada



Yan/Staff

  • Motion Carries - Frierson moves to support File #080188. Tsilbulskaya seconds. Motion Carries with 9 Yays, 0 Nays, 0 Absentations.
  • Staff shall alert members of the Board of Supervisors of our decision before the full board meeting on Tuesday, February 26th, 1pm. No public comment/testimonial is necessary from YC, as it has been moved out of BOS committees. (Unless it is a special order, there public comment is not conducted at full board meetings)

  • Frierson moves to endorse budget recommendations, Tsilbulskaya seconds. Motion carries 9 Yayes, 0 Nays
  • Staff shall draft memos and send it out to full YC for the budget recommendations in time for Mayor's budget meeting on March 3rd.
  • Franklin/James – Youth Justice shall submit final numbers to Kevin for budget proposal.
  • ANjum/Peter – YE recommendations will be done by the end of this week and included in the final memo to the Mayor by March 3rd.
  • Committees MUST PRIORITIZE
  • RACs/Quesada/Liao - Skateboarding numbers must be calculated correctly.

  • On the day of, Monday, March 3rd: Room 278
  • 3:30pm: COMMITTEE CHAIRS meet for briefing.
  • 4:30pm: Meeting with Mayor.
  • Diana needs to send memo to Scheduling Office 2/29.

  • If interested, contact Lauterborn.

  • Interested, contact Liao for more information.


  • See Officer Reports-


  • James moves to support File 0708-002; Quesada seconds. Motion Carries – 9 Yays, 0 Nays.
  • BOS lobbying is needed. Quesada, Carvalho, James, Tsibulskaya, etc. will work with Lauterborn to communicate with BOS.

Many decision making bodies, including the SFUSD SAC, BoE, and BOS will likely be making similar statements.

10. Next Steps/Items for next Agenda

Review aforementioned items.

11. Announcements /SAVE THE DATES

Peer Court Hearing on Thursday, Feb. 28, UC Hastings. Contact Deonna for more information.

Black History Month Celebration with VYDC, MO'Magic, DCYF, Bissap Baobob. Friday, Feb 22, 6-8pm, at 1290 Fillmore (Eddy). Evolution of Hip Hop! Contact Kemi for more info.

12. Adjournment–Next Meeting: MONDAY, March 3rd, 2008, 4:30pm, 278

Committee Chairs MUST arrive 3:30pm, an hour before.

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