San Francisco Youth Commission
Executive Committee
Minutes
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
5:30-7:00 PM
City Hall, Room 345
1. Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94102

There will be public comment on each item.

Members: Jillian Wu (Chair), Jessica Calderon, Anna He, Luis Avalos, Cris Plunkett

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

The meeting was called to order at 5:49pm. Present: Commissioners Wu, Plunkett, and Avalos. Absent: Commissioners Calderon and He. Staff present: Leah LaCroix. There was quorum

2. Approval of Agenda (Action Item)

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

3. Approval of Minutes (Action Item)

A. April 27, 2016
(Document A)

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

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

There was none

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

A. Executive officer updates, check-ins

Commissioners shared personal updates about their week. There was no public comment.

B. Debrief last full YC meeting

The committee shared their thoughts regarding the May 23, 2016 full commission meeting. Commissioner Wu noted that the May 23rd meeting adjourned after 9pm, and that maintaining quorum became an issue. Staff asked how the Executive Committee could better prepare themselves and their colleagues leading into the meeting, particularly around the budget and policy priorities item. The committee agreed that they could have encouraged more participation from their colleagues, as well as improved their collective participation in the drafting process overall.

The committee offered staff ideas on ways to increase commission participation and readiness in drafting process. They suggested staff consider the following-- include drafting deadlines in the commission calendar; develop a workshop on the BPPs writing process; enforce stricter deadlines; dedicate time in issue based committee to work on priorities; introduce the BPPs document from the start of the term; and consider incentives for committees (e.g., ice cream social priority work sessions).

There was no public comment.

C. Committee reports

Commissioner gave general updates on their respective committees. Commissioner Wu informed that the Civic Engagement committee has disbanded, but will continue outreach efforts throughout the summer. There was no public comment.

D. Discussion on budget and policy priorities follow-up

The committee selected budget and policy priorities recommendations to follow up on. For priority 8, staff will contact Mia Satya for an update, Luis will follow up with the Mayor’s office as well as Supervisors Avalos and Yee, and Jill will follow up with Supervisor Mar. For priority 10, Jill will contact Supervisors Campos and Weiner. For priority 12, Cris and Luis will contact Supervisor Kim. There was no public comment.

E. Review calendar of summer commission and committee meetings

The committee reviewed the full commission meeting calendar to determine whether any full commission meets should be cancelled due to a potential lack of quorum. The committee advised staff not to cancel any meeting, and to follow up with committee chairs. Commissioner Wu informed that she will likely be absent for the June 29, 2016 executive committee meeting.

The committee advised staff to change the meeting time for executive committee to 4:30pm for the remainder of the term. There was no public comment.

F. Review plan for the commissions annual report

The committee reviewed the 2014-15 YC annual report, and assigned responsibilities for drafting the 2015-16 annual report. Each EC member will check in with their committee chair about the committee report section of the annual report. There was no public comment.

G. Review of recent youth-related Board of Supervisors legislation

The committee reviewed legislation introduced at the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. There was no public comment.

H. Approve agenda for June 6, 2016 Full YC Meeting

Commissioner Avalos, seconded by commissioner Plunkett, moved to approve the agenda for the June 6, 2016 full commission meeting with the follow non-standing items;

• Presentation from Jon Givner, Deputy City Attorney, regarding restrictions on political activity
• Legislation referred from the Board of Supervisors;

o Homeless Navigation Centers
o 12N Legislation
o Free City College
o Parks Reservation Legislation

The motion was approved by acclamation. There was no public comment.

6. Staff Report

Staff inform the committee on a number of summer outreach opportunities, and encouraged the committee to inform staff when they will be out of town. There was no public comment.

7. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 7:22pm.