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City and County of San Francisco

June 2, 2008

  2. Call to Order- quorum reached at 5:36pm.

    Present: Commissioners Luciana Carvalho, Nick Quesada, Kenny Gong, Natalie Gee, Cassandra James, Deonna Frierson, Liliana Cabrera, Marquez Gray, William Do, Martha Carvajal, Tanaya Macheel, Belle Yan, Dasha Tsibulskaya, Kemi Shamonda


    Absent: Commissioners Iqra Anjum, Brandon Franklin,

    Staff: Julia Sabory, Peter Lauterborn, Diana Pang, Gillian Bogart

  3. Approval of the Minutes – May 19, 2008, James motions approve minutes as is, Quesada seconds. All approved. Motion carries.
  4. Approval of the Agenda – Chair Carvalho moves Staff Report after Transit Effectiveness Project Presentation, Gong seconds. All approved.
  5. Staff Report

    Save the Date: Commissioner Appreciation Closing Dinner will begin after meeting at California Pizza Kitchen We have received YC applications. All items for reporting will be discussed in the meeting agenda.

  6. Mayor's Office Report – Jason Chan and Trisha Prashad from the Mayor's Office advised on the Mayor's newly revised budget. Should there be any questions, please contact them at jason.chan@sfgov.org and trisha.prashad@sfgov.org
  7. Board of Supervisors/Clerk of the Board Referrals – none.
  8. Chair Report – Staff/Commissioner Evaluations – Chair Carvalho hands out annual report and evaluations for commissioners, which is due at the end of the meeting.
  9. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda – none.
  10. New Business (all items hereinafter are discussion/possible action items)
    1. Transit Effectiveness Project and Youth Commission recommendations. Julie Kirshbaum (MTA) presented on the findings of the MUNI Transit Effectiveness Project. Public Comment: David Pilpell to urge YC to oppose curtailing service to residential areas. Commissioner Quesada presents YC's recommendations informed by YouthVOTE data, with amendments to look into 48 Quintara, 12 Folsom lines and proposed discounted passes for young adults. Tsibulskaya seconds. Roll Call: AYES – 14 (Carvalho, Quesada, Gong, Gee, James, Frierson, Cabrera, Gray, Do, Carvajal, Macheel, Yan, Tsibulskaya, Shamonda) – NAYES - 0. Motion carries unanimously.
    2. YouthVOTE Results: Lauterborn reports that the YouthVOTE results will be released on Thursday, June 5, 2008.
    3. Request for annual report submissions from Chair, Committee Chairs, and Affiliate Organizations – Staff passed out worksheet to be filled out by Commissioners for annual report preparation. It will be due back by June 2nd.
    4. South of Market Community Action Network's Youth Committee Presentation – Angelica Cabanade, Mai, Jerimiah Espanol, asked for the support to implement a Youth and Family Zone in the larger Eastern Neighborhood Rezoning Plan. The redevelopment has not engaged the community and is pushing families out. Jeremiah Espanol urged us to lobby the Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission, and BOS Land Use Committee to adopt the SOMA Youth and Family Zone. Commissioners Shamonda moved to support the incorporation of SOMCAN's Youth Committee proposal, Quesada seconds. Roll Call: AYES 14 - Carvalho, Quesada, Gong, Gee, James, Frierson, Cabrera, Gray, Do, Carvajal, Macheel, Yan, Tsibulskaya, Shamonda) – NAYES - 0Motion carries unanimously.
    5. Youth Warrior Awards – Director Sabory seeks the support of the YC for the Youth Warrior Awards pieces at this year's Summer of Unity and Celebration events. Youth warriors will honor and highlight youth from public housing who have committed to bettering themselves and their community. James moves to endorse 2008 Youth Warrior awards, Yan seconds. Unanimously passes.
    6. Recruiting for SFUSD Student Discipline Task Force request for 15-20 youth round table on June 4th, 555 Franklin – Commissioner Frierson can attend on behalf of Youth Commission to participate in a student focus group on how schools can address this issue.

  11. Commissioner Reports
    1. Meetings with appointing officers – Director Sabory asks that all Commissioners close out the year by meeting with appointing officers. Tsibulskaya will meet with Supervisor McGoldrick, Gee will meet with Supervisor Peskin next week. Staff can assist with scheduling.
    2. End of Term Committee Chair Reports – please submit to Staff for annual report preparation by the end of the meeting.
    3. For jobs, contact Chair Carvalho.
  12. Items for Next Agenda – NONE. Last meeting of the term.
  13. Announcements: Commissioner James traveled to Portland, OR on behalf of the Transitional Aged Youth Initiative to study a promising organization called Gateways to College.
  14. Adjournment – 7:18pm

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