San Francisco Youth Commission
Juvenile Justice and Public Safety Committee
SPECIAL MEETING
Tuesday, June 27, 2000
5:30 pm-7:30 pm
City Hall, Room 421
There will be public comment on each item.
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
2. Agenda Changes
3. Public Comment (This is chance for people to give their thoughts on youth
issues, feed back to the Commission or any other comments. Each member of the
public has the same number of minutes to speak.)
4. Staff Report
5. New Business
A) Discussion and possible action re: A hearing with representatives from
the Youth Commission, Board of Supervisors, Police Department, Juvenile Probation
Department, District Attorney’s Office, Public Defender, and Office of Citizen’s
Complaints on the Impact of Proposition 21 on youth in San Francisco and how
city departments will respond. Committee members will continue planning the
content and format of a joint hearing which would address what city policy
is around Proposition 21. Recommendations from this hearing could help create
new department policies, legislation and a Juvenile Justice Task Force to
monitor the city’s response.
B) Discussion and possible action re: Media outreach and preparing media
spokespeople on juvenile justice issues, and doing outreach in preparation
for the hearing.
C) Discussion and possible action re: Preparing an educational presentation
and handouts for the hearing that will address upcoming juvenile justice projects.
D) Discussion and possible action re: Setting Next Meeting’s Agenda.
6. Announcements
7. Adjournment