San Francisco Youth Commission
Executive Committee
*Special Meeting*
Minutes
Wednesday, February 12th, 2014
6:30-8:00 PM
City Hall, Room 345
1. Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94102

There will be public comment on each item.

Members: Michelle Kong, Joshua Cardenas, DeAsia Landrum, Angel VanStark, Nicholas Persky

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

The meeting was called to order at 6:46 p.m. Commissioners present: Michelle Kong, Joshua Cardenas, Angel VanStark, Nicholas Persky, DeAsia Landrum. Staff present: Allen Lu. There was quorum.

2. Approval of Agenda (Action Item)

There was no public comment. Commissioner Landrum, seconded by Commissioner Cardenas made a motion to approve the agenda. The motion was approved by acclamation.

3. Approval of Minutes (Action Item)

A. Draft – January 29th, 2014
(Document A)

Commissioner Van Stark, seconded by Commissioner Cardenas, made a motion to approve the minutes to the meeting of January 29th, 2013. The motion was approved by acclamation.

4. Public Comment on Items not on Agenda (Discussion Only)

Commissioner Ariel Yu greeted her colleagues on the Executive Committee.

5. Business (All Items to Follow Discussion and Possible Action)

A. Executive officer updates
i. Status of officer check-ins

Commissioners shared the status of their officer check-ins. The committee decided to wait until everyone had completed their initial check-in before moving onto the second round as a group. Commissioners will complete check-ins by the next committee meeting.

ii. Planning next cycle of check ins

The committee briefly discussed the timelines of the next two cycles. The second round of cycles could be completed by end of April, and the third could be completed in July. This item is to be discussed at a following meeting.

There was no public comment.

B. Bay Area Youth Commissions + HRC Conference on April 25, 2014

Staff updated the committee on the parameters the Youth Commission will be working with. CAHRO coordinators are giving the YC a 1.5 hr period to give a “takeaway” workshop, welcomes the YC to table, and is investigating the option/availability of creating a “Youth Room.”

The commissioners discussed various ways they could lead the workshop and wanted to open this process up to other commissioners who would be interested. They plan on forming another committee and inviting their peers to be a part of this process.

There was no public comment.

C. Debrief full YC meetings

The commissioners reflected and consulted about how the last Full YC meeting went. Topics that were discussed included the introduction of amendments, the “spirit” of the resolution, requests for unanimity, facilitation technique, respect for the democratic process, and respect for authors of resolution.

There was no public comment.

6. Staff Report (Discussion Only)

A. Committee reports

Commissioner Cardenas gave a detailed update of his ongoing tracking of legislation introduced.


Mr. Lu shared updates from the Education, Health, & Wellness Committee in their research process and next steps. Commissioner Persky shared updates from the Employment and Immigration Committee from their meeting with CHALK, LYRIC, and DCYF regarding employment opportunities for undocumented youth. Commissioner Cardenas shared updates from the Youth Justice Committee regarding the cancelled decision to attend the Police Commission’s meeting, and an upcoming meeting with Chief Nance. Commissioners Landrum and VanStark shared updates from the Housing, LGBTQ & TAY Committee regarding their planning for the Youth Town Hall on Housing Issues.

There was no public comment.

7. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 8:08pm