San Francisco Youth Commission
Youth Civic Engagement Committee
Minutes
Thursday, October 8, 2015
4:30-6:30 PM
City Hall, Room 345
1. Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94102

There will be public comment on each item.


Members: Jillian Wu, Noah David, Anna Bernick, Anna He

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

Chair Bernick meeting was called to order at 4:45 pm. Commissioners present: Jillian Wu, Noah David, Anna Bernick, Anna He. Staff present: Allen Lu. There was quorum.

There was no public comment.

2. Approval of Agenda (Action Item)

Commissioner Wu, seconded by Commissioner David, moved to approve the agenda. There was no public comment. The motion was approved by acclamation.

3. Approval of Minutes (Action Item)

A. September 24, 2015
(Document A)

Commissioner David, seconded by Commissioner He, moved to approve the September 24, 2015 Minutes. There was no public comment. The motion was approved by acclamation.

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)

A. Presentation from UpVote
Presenter: Christopher McDonald, Field Organizer, UpVote

The presentation with UpVote will be rescheduled. Commissioners discussed opportunities for future presentations from: Upvote, Takoma Park, Hyattsville, UN’s youth participation arm, and Peer Resources Youth Vote.

There was no public comment.

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

A. Student engagement efforts for 2015-16 term
a. Vote16 Youth Empowerment Academy Updates

Commissioner He provided an update of the Vote16 Information Sessions, SFPL’s BAY, and application and interview for the YFYI grant. Commissioner Bernick shared that she will outreach to her Student Council at Washington High School.

Commissioners also discussed reviewing applications for YEA. They requested staff to send out applications to YC’ers to review, and invite applicants to the 10/22 committee for interviews. The committee worked on an agenda for conducting the interview. There was no public comment.

b. Upcoming presentation to SAC

The committee will be presenting to the SAC on Wednesday 10/14 at 6pm. Commissioners discussed and delegated presentation topics. The goal is to ask the SAC to spread the word about Vote16SF, and apply and outreach for YEA. There was no public comment.

c. Outreach to student delegates

Commissioner He sent an email to the student delegates for a meeting. There was no public comment.

B. Brainstorm training topics for Vote16 effort

The commissioners brainstormed the following topics: public speaking, practicing talking points, talking to the press, how to do outreach, how to outreach via social media, voting rights history, Vote16SF movement and where it’s headed, lobbying public officials, developing persistence and motivation, organizing events at schools/community, getting peers involved/engaged, and rallying. The commissioners suggested having a training on public speaking on the talking points during the first week of November.

There was no public comment.

C. Debrief recent presentations and review dates for upcoming presentations

Commissioners reflected on the meeting with Senator Mark Leno and his endorsement of Vote16SF. They shared ways they could improve as a committee.

Commissioner He shared some upcoming presentations at the SAC, the Jewish Community High School, Galileo, and updated the committee of her attendance of the training at the SFPL with Peer Resources and Youth Philanthropists from CHALK.

There was no public comment.


D. Review committee priorities

Commissioners discussed prioritizing Vote16SF: resolution with student delegates, rally in March with YEA youth, preparing a Vote16SF debrief sheet for YC meetings with appointing officials.

There was no public comment.

7. Staff Report

Mr. Lu updated the committee on Generation Citizen’s National YAB and the upcoming conference call, Civic Tech Challenge, Presentation to the Full YC on Vote16SF (aiming for November 2nd), and the October 19th meeting at Richmond Youth Council.

There was no public comment.

8. Executive Committee Report

Commissioner Wu reminded everyone to meet with appointing officials, EC check-ins, and for everyone to prepare for the SAC presentation.

There was no public comment.

8. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 6:35 pm.