San Francisco Youth Commission
Executive Committee
Draft – Minutes
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
6:45-8:30 p.m.
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 6:54 p.m. Commissioners present: Michelle Kong, Joshua Cardenas, DeAsia Landrum, Angel VanStark, Nicholas Persky. There was quorum. Staff present: Phimy Truong.

2. Approval of Agenda (Action Item)

There was no public comment. Commissioner Landrum, seconded by Commissioner Persky, moved to approve the agenda. The agenda was approved by acclamation.

3. Approval of Minutes (Action Item)

A. October 30, 2013
(Document A)

There was no public comment. Commissioner Persky, seconded by Commissioner Landrum, moved to approve the minutes. The minutes were 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)

D. Youth Commissions
i. Youth Commission research project
Presenter: Sharon Chung, YC office intern
(Document B)

Commissioner Kong called item 5Di first as the presenter for this item had to leave for class at San Francisco State University. Ms. Sharon Chung, the Youth Commission’s office intern, then provided an overview of her research project on Youth Commissions throughout the country. Ms. Chung provided a thorough updated on her progress and asked commissioners for feedback on a survey she had developed. Commissioners asked clarifying questions, and thanked her for her work.

There was no public comment.

A. Updates on Executive Officer duties
i. Chair & Vice Chair
ii. Legislative Affairs officer
iii. Outreach officers and debriefing Outreach proposal presentation and feedback

Commissioner Persky and Kong provided a detailed update on their respective work. Commissioner Persky has been meeting with Student Advisory Council representatives, and attending their meetings. Commissioner Kong has been attending the Our City, Our Children Stakeholder Council community meetings, and recently provided a youth voice in city government presentation to Hospitality House, a community organization in the Tenderloin.
Commissioner Cardenas provided an update on his work as the commission’s legislative affairs officer. Commissioner Cardenas has been following legislation introduced, and have sent out previous referral responses to committee clerks. Commissioner VanStark spoke about his community outreach, and shared some ideas on how to improve the commission’s media presence. Commissioner Landrum had no updates to share.

Commissioners then discussed how to regularly check in with their peers on the commission. They spent some time drafting an agenda of items they would like to review with each commissioner, and made plans to set up one-on-one meetings with all of the commissioners. Commissioner Kong facilitated discussion around how the committee members can strengthen their support for each other. Ms. Truong reminded commissioners to be supportive of each other, and their respective capacity to fulfill their responsibilities.

Commissioner Cardenas asked for committee reports and goals to be included as agenda items in future meetings.

There was no public comment.

B. Approving the agenda for the November 18, 2013 full Youth Commission meeting

Commissioners reviewed the multiple requests for items on the upcoming full meeting agenda. Commissioners agreed to have the following items on the agenda: proposed legislation on a tax on sugary sweetened beverages referred to the commission for comment and recommendation, a presentation and request for support on the California’s Homeless Bill of Rights; a first reading of Commissioner Wu’s resolution urging support of the California’s Homeless Bill of Rights; and standing agenda items.

There was no public comment.

Commissioner Van Stark, seconded by Commissioner Landrum, made a motion to approve the agenda for the November 18th, 2013. This motion was approved by acclamation.

Ms. Truong informed commissioners that there may be some additional items added to the agenda, as she was still waiting for confirmations on a presentation on the legislation referred. If there were any additional items added to the agenda, Commissioner Persky, executing his power as Chairperson of the Commission, would review the updated agenda with staff and approve it.

C. Work on forward calendar for department presentations at full commission meetings

Commissioners briefly worked on a forward calendar for department presentations at full commission meetings. Commissioners directed staff to prioritize reaching out and inviting the following departments to present at full commission meetings: the Recreation and Parks Department, the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, the Juvenile Probation Department, Human Services Agency, and free MUNI for youth report.

There was no public comment.

D. Youth Commissions
i. Youth Commission research project
Presenter: Sharon Chung, YC office intern
(Document B)
ii. Bay Area Youth Commissions

Commissioners then worked on a proposal to visit the neighboring Youth Commissions.

6. Staff Report

A. Programmatic updates, reviewing upcoming events and capacity building workshops offered to commissioners

Ms. Truong provided the following updates: Commissioners needed to complete their workplace harassment training before the end of this calendar year; invited to participate in the remaining Our City, Our Children Stakeholder Council community meeting, and other upcoming community events. There was no public comment.

7. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 8:41 p.m.