San Francisco Youth Commission
Executive Committee
Minutes
Wednesday, July 16th, 2014
6:45-8:30 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 6:50 p.m. Commissioners present: Kong, Cardenas, Landrum, VanStark, and Persky. There was quorum.

2. Approval of Agenda (Action Item)

Commissioner VanStark, seconded by Commission Persky motioned to approve the agenda. The motion was approved by acclamation.

3. Approval of Minutes (Action Item)

A. July 2, 2014
(Document A)

Commissioner VanStark, seconded by Commission Persky motioned to approve the minutes to July 2, 2014. The motion was approved by acclamation.

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

There were none.

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

A. Executive officer updates and committee reports

Each commissioner provided an update on their respective work and committees. There were no major updates. Committees are hard at work on their issue briefing documents for next fiscal year.

B. Open letter to future EC members

Commissioners VanStark, Kong, Cardenas, and Persky finalized letters to future YC officers. Commissioner Landrum will work on hers and submit to staff. Commissioners VanStark appreciated this assignment as he would have liked to better understand his role at the start of the term. Cardenas thanked Kong for the idea. Commissioners hoped that next year’s Executive Committee would feel supported by their predecessors.

C. Approve agenda for July 21st, 2014

Commissioners reviewed requested items for the upcoming full meeting. Commissioners agreed to the following items on the agenda: a presentation and request for sponsorship of Recreation and Parks’ Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights; a presentation from the Dream SF Fellowship program; a presentation from the Housing, LGBT, and TAY issues committee on their housing town hall report; attendance authorizations, basic standing agenda items, and a reorder of items. Commissioner Persky, seconded by Commissioner Cardenas made a motion to approve the agenda as amended above. The motion was approved by acclamation. There was no public comment.

D. Plan end of the year celebration

Commissioners spent some time planning on how to celebrate and congratulate their colleagues on the rest of the commission on a successful year. There was no public comment.

6. Staff Report (Discussion Only)

Ms. Truong provided a brief update on staff transition. Ms. Truong will be leaving the Youth Commission and moving down to Los Angeles. Her last day will be on Friday, July 25th, 2014. Commissioners asked clarifying questions. The first orientation retreat planning meeting will take place on Friday, July 18th, from 3-5 p.m. The next orientation retreat will be in collaboration with TAYS-SF this year, and not the Student Advisory Council.
There was no public comment.

7. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 7:33 p.m.