San Francisco Youth Commission

Economic Justice and Immigration 

Minutes 

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

5:00-7:00 PM

City Hall, Room 345

1. Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl.

San Francisco, CA 94102

There will be public comment on each item.

Members: Madeleine Matz, William Juarez, Stephanie Li, Luis Avalos-Nunez

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

The meeting was called to order at 5:15 PM. Commissioners present: Madeleine Matz, William Juarez, Stephanie Li, Luis Avalos-Nunez

Staff present: Monica Guzman. There was quorum.

There was no public comment.

2. Approval of Agenda (Action Item)

Commissioner Avalos-Nunez, seconded by Commissioner Li, moved to approve the agenda. There was no public comment. The motion was approved by acclamation.

There was no public comment.

3. Approval of Minutes (Action Item)

A. February 9, 2016
(Document A)

Commissioner Li, seconded by Commissioner Matz, moved to approve the minutes. There was no public comment. The motion was approved by acclamation.

There was no public comment.

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

There was no public comment.

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

There were no presentations. There was no public comment.

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

A. Brainstorm and discussion of committee priorities

a. Update on partnering with Peer Resources

The EJI met with Peer Resources but unfortunately they will be unable to continue meeting because of their schedules. The EJI committee is still working on creating a physical folder with material on resources for undocumented youth. EJI would still like to work on a resolution or commendation for Peer Resources.

b. Update on resolution for unaccompanied minors

The EJI committee continue to meet with their appointing official. Commissioner Juarez has a meeting scheduled on March 4th with Supervisor Avalos. He plans to present a draft of their UAC resolution on this date. Commissioner Avalos and Commissioner Juarez will work on having a draft of the UAC resolution by March 2nd. This resolution will also be ready for a first reading for the March 7th or March 21st meeting.

The EJI still needs to contact members from to SAC. The EJI contacted Angelina Romano from the district to request a meeting for an update on the UACs. She will come into the March 15th meeting.


c. Update on CBA resolution

The EJI continued to work on the google document they have on CBA resolutions. Commissioner Li and Commissioner Matz will head this resolution. They plan to have a draft of this resolution for the March 21st meeting.


B. Review current pertinent legislation

This item was tabled as there was no board meeting on Tuesday.

7. Executive Committee Report

Madeleine Matz will be out from March 05, 2016 – March 10, 2016.

8. Staff Report

There was none.

9. Adjournment

Meeting was adjourned at 6:15 PM.