San Francisco Youth Commission
Youth Justice Committee
Thursday, January 14, 2009
4:30-6:00pm
City Hall, Room 345
There will be public comment on each item.
Present: Commissioners Carlson, Hirano, Ellington, Jones
Absent: Commissioner Escamilla
Staff Present: Julia Sabory
1. Call to Order – The meeting was called to order at 4:30pm
2. Approval of Agenda – The agenda was unanimously approved
3. Approval of Minutes - The minutes were unanimously approved
4. Public Comment on Items not on Agenda – There was none
5. DGO Status Update Discussion and Possible Action:
Commissioner Ellington updated the Committee on a DGO Status meeting that took place with Supervisor Avalos and Chief Gascon.Chief. Gascon gave 30-days for the DGO to be fully implemented and accepted all eight proposals from the DGO Implementation Committee. It was viewed as very good and productive meeting. Staff commented that the Youth Commission will continue to attend the meetings to ensure that the DGO implementation continues to gathers momentum.
6. Youth Justice Forum planning (Discussion and Possible Action)
The Committee decided which Youth Commissioners would facilitate each workshop and delegate delegating tasks. The goal of the conference if for youth to know their rights, so it was decided that the Committee would develop fact sheets on the various ways youth can get involved in the following issues: Provision of the Juvenile Justice Guide, Juvenile Justice Cases the Commission has previously worked on, distribution of the Know Justice PSA, Conctacting your local elected official and petition cards to illustrate unity around a particular issue. The Committee members practiced the workshop and distributed to do lists to each member.
7. Announcements
8. Adjournment – Meeting adjourned at 6:00pm
9. Announcements (This includes Community Events)
10. Adjournment
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