San Francisco Youth Commission
Economic Justice and Immigration
Minutes
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
5:15-7:15 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 5:17 PM. Commissioners present: Madeleine Matz, William Juarez, Luis Avalos-Nunez. Commissioner Stephanie Li was absent. Staff present: Monica Guzman. There was quorum.

There was no public comment.

2. Approval of Agenda (Action Item)

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

3. Approval of Minutes (Action Item)

A. September 13, 2015
(Document A)

Commissioner Matz, seconded by Commissioner Avalos Nunez, moved to approve the 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 the Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs (OCEIA)
Presenter: Richard Whipple, Deputy Director - Programs, OCEIA

Richard Whipple and Kraig Cook gave a presentation on the work that they do at OCEIA. There are four main areas in the work OCEIA does in regard to immigrant affairs. They are legal services and immigration support, language access ordinance, the community ambassador program and the DreamSF fellowship program.

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

A. Review and edit ELL survey and discuss next steps

The committee reviewed and did some edits to the ELL survey. They decided to have two surveys instead of one. They contacted members of the SAC to received feedback on the survey and invited them to their next meeting. They are also going to have Angie Romero from SFUSD come in to discuss the work the district has been doing with unaccompanied minors and other recent immigrants.

B. Brainstorm and discussion of committee priorities

The committee had a discussion on their committee priorities. After a discussion with OCEIA, they decided to put follow up on implementation of the DACA fee waiver pilot program on hold until February 2016. They want to focus their efforts on 1) the ELL survey, 2) implementation and enforcement of 12N and transgender youth issues, 3) youth involvement in CBA’s, 4) unaccompanied youth needs and 5) they would like to work collaboratively with the HECS committee on having a hearing on family and youth affordability in San Francisco.

C. Review current pertinent legislation

7. Executive Committee Report

There was none.

8. Staff Report

There was none.

9. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 7:17 PM.