August 17, 2009

San Francisco Youth Commission

Monday, August 17, 2009

5:30-8:00pm

City Hall, Room 416

There will be public comment on each item.

The meeting was called to order by Acting Chair De’Anthony Jones at 5:35pm.

Commissioners Present: Deng, Marshall-Fricker, Liang, J. Chan, Jones, Carlson, A. Chan, Hirano, Escamilla, Guerra, Quintero, Davidson, Quesada, Ellington

Commissioners Absent: Williams, LaCroix, Hernandez

Staff Present: Peter Lauterborn, Mario Yedidia

Commissioner Marshall-Fricker moved to approve the agenda, seconded by Commissioner Ellington with unanimous approval by acclamation.

There were no previous minutes this term to approve.

Acting Chair Commissioner Jones’s call for public comment yielded no response.

There were no items to report.

Mario Yedidia, Commission staff, explains Youth Commission Resolution 08-09AL3 "Resolution Addressing New Policies Affecting Undocumented Youth in San Francisco", passed by the previous term of the Youth Commission in October of 2008. This three-page resolution called upon the city’s Juvenile Probation Department to reverse its policy of referring undocumented juveniles arrested for felonies to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Commissioners Jones, Quesada, Hirano and Escamilla express their desire to attend a press conference called by the San Francisco Immigrant Rights Defense Coalition in support of a San Francisco City and County-wide policy-change along the lines of said Youth Commission Resolution 08-09AL3 to be held Tuesday, August 18 at 10:30am.

Commissioner Quesada moved to approve the Youth Commission’s by-laws, seconded by Commissioner Ellington with unanimous approval.

Commissioner Jones asked Peter Lauterborn, Commission staff, if by-laws can be amended even after they are passed. Mr. Lauterborn replied affirmatively: the Youth Commission can vote again on any previous item it has voted upon.

Commissioner Marshall-Fricker moved to approve the by-laws, seconded by Commissioner Hirano with unanimous approval by acclamation.

        6. Re-introduction of Policy Update on Juvenile Probation Department’s Policy Affecting Undocumented Youth

Sheila Chung-Hagen, legislative aide to Supervisor David Campos (District 9), explains the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department’s policies affecting undocumented youth addressed in previously mentioned Youth Commission resolution 09-09AL3. Ms. Chung-Hagen requests that Commission resend said resolution to each member of the Board of Supervisors. Commissioners Hirano and Carlson volunteer to write a memo cover letter to send with said resolution to each member of the Board of Supervisors.

 

Alexa Delwiche, staff at the Board of Supervisors’ Office of the Legislative Analyst, gave a power point presentation on her office’s report Owner Move-In Evictions and Displacement of Families (BOS File No. 021-09), released June 23, 2009.

Cassandra Costello, legislative aide to Supervisor Eric Mar (District 1), gave a presentation regarding "Ordinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 37 ‘Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance’ by amending Section 37.9(i) to prohibit owner move-in evictions where any tenant is under the age of 18 and a member of a household which has resided in the unit for at least 12 months" (BOS File No. 090835) an ordinance proposed by Supervisor Mar. Ms. Costello requests that the Commission motion to vote on whether or not to support this proposed ordinance. The Commission voted to support the proposed ordinance by a 10-to-2 vote, which broke down as follows: Aye’s: Marshall-Fricker, Liang, J. Chan, Jones, Carlson, A. Chan, Escamilla, Guerra, Quintero, Davidson, Quesada; Nay’s: Hirano, Ellington. (Commissioner Deng was feeling ill and had to leave the meeting after Item 7).

Commissioners Ellington, J. Chan and Carlson committed to writing down—and forwarding to Supervisor Mar’s office—their clarifying questions and suggestions regarding the proposed ordinance-in-question.

             B. Department of Children, Youth and their Families’ DCYF’s Children’s Services Allocation Plan (CSAP)Laura Moye, Planner & Policy Analyst at the San Francisco Department of Children Youth and their families, gave a presentation on the funding priorities of said department during the next cycle of the disbursement of grants.

None to report.

Peter Lauterborn, Youth Commission staff, reviewed the responsibilities of the Chair and Vice-Chair. Running for chair were Commissioners Ellington and Quesada; Commissioner Quesada was elected. Running for vice-chair were Commissioners Ellington and Hirano; Commissioner Ellington was elected.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:45pm.  

 

Supplemental documents for agenda items are available for review at City Hall Room 345. Minutes are also available on the Youth Commission Website at www.sfgov.org/youth_commission

ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY

The Youth Commission meeting will be held in City Hall Room 416 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA. The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center Station at the United Nations Plaza and Market Street. Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are: MUNI Metro Lines J-Church, K-Ingleside, L-Taraval, M-Oceanview, N-Judah, and T-Third Street at Van Ness and Civic Center Stations; 9-San Bruno, 19-Polk, 47-VanNess, and 71-Haight Noriega. For information about MUNI accessible services call 923-6142.

The Commission meeting room is wheelchair accessible. Accessible curbside parking spaces have been designated on the corners of McAllister and Polk, and Grove and Polk. There is accessible parking available within the Civic Center Underground Parking Garage at the corner of McAllister and Polk Streets, and within the Performing Arts Parking Garage at Grove and Franklin Streets.

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE

(Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code)

Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. The Ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City Operations are open to the people’s review.

For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance, or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact by mail: Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, City Hall Room 224, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102; by phone at (415) 554-7724; by fax at (415) 554-5163; or by e-mail at frank.darby@sf.gov.org

Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/bdsupvrs/sunshine.htm