San Francisco Youth Commission
-Minutes-
Monday, August 18, 2008
5:30-8:00pm
City Hall, Room 416
There will be public comment on each item.
1. Call to Order and Roll Call:
Commissioner Gee called the meeting to order at 5:45 pm.
Commissioners Present: Tsibulskaya, Marshall-Fricker, Gee, Lau, Jones, Erlikh, Lobo, Recinos, Frierson, Oliva, Balacazar, Castaing, Davidson,Lunsford, Martinez, Quesada
Commissioners Absent: Espanol
Staff Present: Julia Sabory, Peter Lauterborn, Marna Anning, Gillian Bogart
2. Review Meeting Process:
Peter reviewed meeting process as dictated by Robert's Rules of Order
3. Approval of Agenda (Action Item):
Commissioner Marshall- Fricker motioned to approve the agenda and Commissioner Martinez seconded the motion. Motion approved.
4. Approval of Minutes (Action Item):
There were no previous minutes this term to approve.
5. Public Comment on Items not on Agenda:
No members of the public were present at this time.
6. Staff Report:
Julia introduced working groups for Commissioner involvement. By a show of hands, Commissioners indicated their interest in respective groups.
Education: Tsibulskaya, Oliva, Martinez, Lau, Marshall-Fricker, and Recinos
Juvenile Justice: Erlikh, Lunsford, Oliva, Jones, Martinez, Recinos, Frierson, and Balacazar
Events: Gee, Tsibulskaya, Erlikh, Castaing, Davidson, Frierson, and Jones
Housing & Wellness: Quesada, Lunsford, Lobo, Castaing, and Davidson
Commissioner Quesada suggested creating a working group to address Recreation and Public Service needs in the near future.
Commissioner Marshall- Fricker suggested a working group focused on access issues.
7. Retreat Reflection:
Each Commissioner said something positive about either their experience at the orientation retreat, or the Commission as a unit.
8. New Business:
A.Discussion re: officer positions and responsibilities of officers. Explanation of voting process for officer positions.
Peter explained the responsibilities of the two officer positions, Chair, and Vice-Chair. Commissioners asked clarifying questions, then made nominations. Voting will happen at the next Full Commission Meeting on Tuesday, September 2, 2008.
Nominated for Chair: Frierson by Tsibulskaya, Balacazar by self, Martinez by Jones
Nominated for Vice-Chair: Quesada by Frierson, Castaing by Jones, Marshall-Fricker by Frierson, Lobo by Balacazar
Declined to run for Chair: Tsibulskaya by Lau
Declined to run for Vice-Chair: Recinos by Martinez, Gee by Lau
Candidates must send statements to Gillian by August 26th, to be included in the agenda packet for September 2nd, when the voting will occur.
B. Discussion and possible action re: potential support of Peace March being organized by Victoria Kupu.
Julia presented a request sent to her via email from Victoria Kupu, seeking the support of the Youth Commission in coordinating a Peace March in response to violence in the Excelsior District, and more specifically the murder of three members of the Bologna family.
Commissioners discussed a need for innovation, to draw a wide support base and some were unclear with what her specific needs were in terms of Youth Commission involvement. Commissioner Jones suggested that she come speak at a full commission meeting in the near future and Commissioner Quesada moved the conversation forward by reiterating that the commission should make a decision if/when Victoria comes to speak.
C. Discussion and possible action re: Referral from Board of Supervisors File 081008, Residential Mental Health Treatment for Youth in Foster Care.
Marna briefed commissioners about the referred legislation. Peter reviewed possible options for response. Commissioners moved to table further discussion to the next meeting, seeking more information about Task Forces in general, and community involvement in the creation of the Task Force on Residential Treatment for Youth in Foster Care.
9. Announcements (This includes Community Events):
Commissioners and staff shared information about various upcoming community events, including the Common Roots Graduation 8/20/08, the Changing the Odds Graduation 8/22/08, and the Backpack giveaways in the Western Addition, Bayview, and Visitation Valley 8/23/08. Gillian reminded commissioners to email their profiles by Friday, 8/22, and their candidate statements by Tuesday, 8/26.
The next Full Commission Meeting will be on Tuesday, September 2nd, City Hall, room 278.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:30pm.