San Francisco Youth Commission
Agenda
Monday, November 16, 2015
5:15 pm-8:00 pm
City Hall, Room 416
1. Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94102

There will be public comment on each item.

Jillian Wu, Lily Marshall-Fricker, Erica Kong, Stephanie Li, Cris Plunkett, Anna He, Jessica Calderon, Noah David, Giovanna Soto, William Juarez, Cecilia Nicole Galeano, Madeleine Matz, Luis Avalos-Nunez, Anna Bernick, Jarrett Mao, Grace Pating, Hatim Mansori

1. Call to Order and Roll Call for Attendance

Chair called the meeting to order at 5:26 PM. Commissioners present: Lily Marshall-Fricker, Erica Kong, Stephanie Li, Anna He, Giovanna Soto, William Juarez, Cecilia Nicole Galeano, Madeleine Matz, Luis Avalos-Nunez, Anna Bernick, Jarrett Mao, Grace Pating, Hatim Mansori, Jillian Wu, Cris Plunkett

Commissioner Calderon and Commissioner David were absent.

Commissioner Bernick, seconded by Commissioner Wu, motioned to approve an absence authorization for Commissioner Calderon.

Staff present: Adele Carpenter

2. Approval of Agenda (Action Item)

Commissioner Mao, seconded by Commissioner Plunkett, motioned to approve the agenda.

The motion was approved by acclamation.

There was no public comment.

3. Approval of Minutes (Action Item)

A. October 19, 2015
(Document A)

Commissioner He, seconded by Commissioner Mao, motioned to approve the agenda.

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. Consent Calendar (Action Item)

All items hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commissioner so requests. In that event, the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item immediately following the vote on the rest of the items.
A. [BOS File No. 151082] Health Code - Amendment to Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Warning Ordinance
Sponsor: Supervisor Wiener
(Document B)

B. [BOS File No. 151077] Administrative Code - Advertising Sugar-Sweetened Beverages on City Property
Sponsor: Supervisor Cohen
(Document C)

C. [BOS File No. 150868] Edgewood Center for Children and Families Psychiatric Facility Designation Agreement
Sponsor: Supervisor Mar
(Document D)


Commissioner Wu motioned to support the legislation. Commissioner Li seconded.

There was no public comment on this item.

The motion was passed by acclamation.

6. Legislation Referred from the Board of Supervisors (All Items to Follow Discussion and Possible Action)

A. [BOS File No. 150940] Charter Amendment - Park, Recreation and Open Space Fund
Sponsors: Supervisors Farrell, Christensen, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee
Presenters: Jess Montejano, Legislative Aide, Office of Supervisor Farrell;
Margaux Kelly, Legislative Aide, Office of Supervisor Farrell
(Document E)

Ms. Kelly introduced herself to commissioners and thanked them for their engagement. Parks are a quality of life metric to Supervisor Farrell. Parks can be the great equalizer. Everyone has access to parks. In the past, the population of San Francisco has grown, as have the impact on our park. Our general fund has also grown but the Recreation and Park Department’s general fund allocation has lagged behind. Ten years ago the allocation accounted for 2.1 percent of the general fund, but as it has grown, the general fund allocation has stayed flat and they now receive 1.2 percent of the general fund. We worked with the city’s controller office and 99% percent of work orders are emergency maintenance. The department is reacting on an emergency basis and not keeping up with and maintaining our assets. The goal of the charter amendment is to have clean and safe parks. We went to over 25 neighborhood association meetings to hear from the community. The feedback was really about maintenance. People want to see the backlog reduced. The initiative is a charter amendment that would establish a baseline of funding that increases each year for the general fund allocation for the department. It creates a set aside in the general fund. The department would have to introduce an operational plan every year and a strategic plan every five years. PROSAC will now be allowed comment before it goes to the RPD announcement. Every fourth year there will be an assessment to prepare for the next strategic plan. There are some new amendments. We are committing the department to making a deferred maintenance plan. The department will conduct an equity analysis and we are committing to the department planning with equity principles. The fund will increase by three million every year up to 30 million in the final year.

Chair Avalos thanked the presenter and invited questions. Commissioner Mansori asked about what types of maintenance neighbors asked for. Ms. Kelly explained it was about uneven pavement, broken swings, visible repair and replace. Every asset we have should be on a schedule to be replaced regularly. Most of our assets are not on repair schedules now.

Commissioner Kong asked about distribution to different neighborhoods, brought up the mission playground incident in 2014 and asked how the equity discussion has come up. Ms. Kelly explained that most neighborhood associations had comments on certain parks, but colleagues on the board and PROSAC members are asking that money be spent in a geographically and socio-economically diverse way. Then we will evaluate how the money was spent. The challenge is how do you define equitable spending? The department’s assets are not divided up into 11 parts. What does equity look like? Equal spending or more spending in certain neighborhoods. The goal is to be clear about how we have been effectual every year.
Commissioner Plunkett asked how the plan will address homelessness in parks, with so many homeless people living in parks. Ms. Kelly explained that some people liked increases in the park ranger staffing and others did not, but none of the funding is directed at homeless population in parks.

Commissioner Avalos referenced the citizen advisory council piece of the charter amendment. Ms. Kelly explained the goal of the legislation was to strengthen oversight of the body, which already exists. Commissioner Avalos asked about the provision for the funding of afterschool and urban forestry programs. Ms. Kelly explained that the department will maintain existing programs and that that language was left over from the previous set aside fund. The uses will not change other than there will be an influx of funding overall.

Commissioner Matz asked how the amounts and numbers for this amount were decided. Ms. Kelly explained that they wanted to start big and balance the needs of the general fund and it was a negotiation over several months.

Commissioner Mansori asked if the funds will go places where there is already private funding or will they go to those parks that need the funds the most. Ms. Kelly explained that the geographic and socioeconomic language was meant to address that concern: Where is the money most needed?

Ms. Soto asked how the Mission Playground incident in 2014 where the soccer space was rented out to adults and teens could not play. Would this address that type of issue? Ms. Kelly explained that in order to prevent that, the department would need to address its earned revenue needed. With this legislation, we are trying to take the pressure off of them to make revenue so that they can focus on running programs and maintaining beautiful parks.

Ms. Galeano asked if there have been discussions about safety. She explained that a lot of people avoid parks because they do not feel safe. Ms. Kelly explained that part of the funding will go to park ranger staff and light repair. Some of the funding will go towards capital spending and as we build new parks, we are looking at how you develop and landscape parks to make them safe.

Commissioner Mao asked about the shared schoolyard program. Ms. Kelly explained that the program was expanded and has been active for five years. The money is raised privately. 28 schools are enrolled and we are trying to bring 80 schools online to open 80% of public school yards. Ms. Kong asked if there is data on how the shared schoolyards are used. Ms. Kelly explained that she was just researching this question, but that she can send it when available.

Commissioner Avalos highlighted the recommendation from last year regarding inclusion of an equity analysis and invited the presenter to share data about park access.

Commissioner Galeano expressed support for the legislation and suggested that more support should be focused on district 10 parks.

Commissioner Mansori expressed support for the legislation and highlighted the importance of equity in park funding and suggested that there be hearings to discuss which parks have deferred maintenance needs.

Commissioner Avalos suggested that there be good outreach in multiple languages for the community meetings. Commissioner Soto clarified that there is a portion of the legislation regarding equity analysis.

Commissioner Mansori motioned to support the legislation. Commissioner Marshall-Fricker seconded.

There was no public comment on this item.

The motion was passed by acclamation.


B. [BOS File No. 150944] Administrative Code – Establishing the Safer Schools Sexual Assault Task Force
Sponsor: Supervisor Kim
Presenter: Steven Knight, Legislative Intern, Office of Supervisor Kim
(Document F)

Mr. Knight introduced himself. The legislation calls for the creation of a seven member task force to develop best practices for preventing sexual assault on campuses. The task force will present to the Board of Education. The Department on the Status of Women will staff the task force.

Commissioner Li asked if the task force would analyze work going on at campuses currently. The presenter assured that that would be part of the task force’s charge.

Chair Avalos inquired about the membership. Commissioner Matz asked if any of the task force members will be college students. The presenter explained there is a peer educator position, but that that person does not need to be enrolled in college. Commissioner Matz asked whether the task force would work with existing student groups. The presenter explained that the task force will mostly set its own work plan.

Commissioner Li clarified that the report is not going to address the current landscape and what students are doing. Presenter explained that it is part of establishing best practices to look at the current landscape.

Commissioner Bernick asked when the task force will meet. The presenter explained they will meet monthly.

Staff asked if the commissioners can help with the outreach for the seats. The presenter recommended contacting Ivy Lee.

Commissioner Avalos expressed support for the legislation.

Commissioner Matz suggested that the current composition involving only one college age student and one survivor and those are concerns for people being singled out as spokespeople.

Commissioner Galeano asked a clarifying question. Commissioner Matz explained the membership composition gives her pause because of that issue. Commissioner Avalos suggested that a lot of community organizations could offer support to those individuals. Commissioner Matz suggested that it will require sensitivity on the part of other task force members. Commissioner Avalos suggested the youth commissioner could support the person in the peer seat. Commissioner Mansori expressed support for the current membership composition. Commissioner Mansori clarified that the task force would be established to hold educational spaces accountable.

Commissioner Mansori motioned to support. Commissioner Wu seconded. The motion was passed by acclamation. There was no public comment.


C. [BOS File No. 151109] Establishing the SoMA Pilipinas – Filipino Cultural Heritage District in San Francisco
Sponsors: Supervisors Kim, Mar, Wiener, Avalos, Campos
Presenter: Steven Knight, Legislative Intern, Office of Supervisor Kim
(Document G)


Mr. Knight explained that there was a seven year planning department process, but the board of supervisors is finally looking to establish the legacy of the Filipino community in West SOMA. The specifics of this were put together to planning department and not Supervisor Kim’s office. Commissioner Avalos asked how the legislation came about. Mr. Knight explained that the affordability crisis has pushed business and heritage perseveration to the top of the agenda for many communities. The planning department has several ideas, including establishing criteria for appropriateness of businesses moving in that are replacing historical Filipino businesses. Commissioner Mansori asked if this is supported by the SOMA community. Mr. Knight explained that SOMCAN has been a heavy advocate. Commissioner Avalos asked if this would affect the 5M project. Mr. Knight explained they are waiting for the CEQA appeal to be completed.

Commissioner Soto expressed support for the legislation. Commissioner Mansori expressed support for the legislation. Commissioner Pating expressed support for the legislation.

Commissioner Pating motion to support the legislation. Commissioner Li seconded.

There was no public comment.

The motion was passed by acclamation.

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

A. SFMTA Update on Free MUNI for Youth
Presenters: Emmett Nelson, SFTMA; Diana Hammons, SFMTA

Diana Hammons gave an update on the Free MUNI for youth program. The pass is uploaded to the youth clipper card and automatically uploads until someone ages out on their 19th birthday. The goals for the program were to increase transit ridership among youth, improve attendance, eliminate fear and stigma of fare evasion, and incentivize families to stay in SF. The application is part of the SFUSD enrollment package for all new students. There are currently 31,000 youth enrolled. The heaviest program participation are in southeast neighborhoods with western neighborhoods coming in second. There are 15,000-22,000 tags each day. The program is funded until June 30, 2016 through a 6.8 million gift from Google. This will be an important topic of discussion in next year’s budget hearings.

Commissioner Kong asked about the age range for the ELL and SpEd programs. Ms. Hammons explained 19-22 year olds are eligible.

Commissioner Mansori asked if the clipper cards can be obtained at the SFMTA office. He asked how long the wait is. Ms. Hammons explained that youth clipper cards can also be obtained at the Embarcadero and Geary sales kiosk. She said the average wait times are about 15 minutes. She explained it is a two step process, as the free MUNI pass would have to be uploaded online or via the application. Commissioner Avalos asked what types of documents serve as verification of age and residence. Ms. Hammons explained MTA works with the school district to verify the age for the application. Commissioner Bernick asked if 18 year old seniors can still be on the pass. Ms. Hammons said that yes, they will automatically be moved on to the other pass. Commissioner Soto said that last year there were over 900 fare evasion citations for youth and asked the presenter to clarify the policy regarding fare evasion. Ms. Hammons said MTA is going to be working to establish the violations for youth fare evasions after the passage of a new state law that decriminalizes fare evasion for youth. Commissioner Soto asked if SFPD was using a different approach to enforcing youth fare evasion. Ms. Hammons could not comment on that. Commissioner Mansori explained that once he was cited and asked a clarifying question about youth citations. Ms. Hammons explained that youth are cited, not their parents. Commissioner Soto asked if there is private school outreach going on. Ms. Hammons explained that there is some outreach to private schools but SFMTA has not had the same participation rates as the public schools. Commissioner Kong asked how students learn about the program. Ms. Hammons explained that the school district lets every student know. Commissioner Avalos asked how youth can help keep the issue relevant to support the program staying funding. Ms. Hammons suggested that resolutions supporting the program and participating in budget hearings.


B. SFMTA Presentation on Equity Strategy
Presenters: Sandra Padilla, SFMTA
(Document H)

Sandra Padilla introduced herself as a transportation planner with SFMTA. The equity strategy came about because advocates and community leaders were pushing for San Francisco to go beyond Title 6 (a federal mandate) to ensure that investments in transit as part of a muni forward program would benefit communities with low income residents and people of color. SFMTA will ID and document service issues and monitor progress and link improvement strategies to capital plans. There are seven equity strategy neighborhoods: Chinatown, TL and SOMA, Mission, Excelsior, Visitacion Valley, Bayview, Outer Mission, and Western Addition. They used measures including income, race, and vehicle ownership. The department is now incorporating accessibility for people with disabilities. How many of these trips are on time? How often is there gap? There is a two year cycle where they look at their data and then go to the community and ask if their assessment is indeed matching people’s experiences. They are doing scaled down outreach this year because the grant they are using for outreach is limited. Metrics included: on time performance, service gaps, percentage of crowded trips, auto to transit travel-time comparison. MTA will focus on critical routes for accessing CCSF, hospitals, etc. Key needs identified: improve service reliability on the KT line inbound toward Bayview. Address schedule delays that impacting reliability on the 23 Monterey toward Bayview. Improve service reliability and reduce crowding on the 29 Sunset. Added morning trips. They compared transit to auto trip times. Next steps are to incorporate accessibility metrics, conduct outreach, and present to the MTA board in January.

Commissioner Avalos asked why there was a heavy focus on the Bayview. Ms. Padilla explained that the Bayview slides were an example, but that plans were being made for the seven neighborhoods. Commissioner Mansori inquired about the J line. Ms. Padilla said she would get back to commissioners. Commissioner Avalos asked about how this will combine with the effort to replace the fleet. Ms. Padilla said that one thing that has come out of the analysis is the need to prioritize the K/T. Increasing service frequency on the N is another priority. Commissioner Avalos asked how neighbors can give input. Ms. Padilla expressed interest in having help with outreach for the input sessions. Commissioner Soto asked how the commission can get more departments to take on equity analyses. Ms. Padilla explained that having community advocates have been key in shaping the equity analysis. She suggested encouraging CBO’s to engage with public agencies on problem solving. Commissioner Pating mentioned the issue of crowding on the 29 and said she noticed an increase in frequency for school commutes. Commissioner Pating suggested asking schools about the need. Ms. Padilla agreed that it was a good idea. Commissioner Bernick asked if this will include the Rapid Bus system. The presenter confirmed. Chair Avalos asked how youth commissioners can support the equity analysis. Ms. Padilla suggested scheduling a presentation or inviting a presentation at local organizations in December of the equity strategy.

The following commissioners were interested in assisting with outreach: Galeano, Pating, Bernick, Soto, Avalos, He, Juarez, Kong.

Commissioner Avalos, seconded by Commissioner Kong, made a general motion of support.

There was no public comment.

The motion was passed by acclimation.


C. Victory over Violence Event
Presenters: Emma White, Vice President, SF Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence; Mattie Scott, Executive Director, Healing 4 Our Families & Our Nation


Victory over violence explained that homicides go up right around Halloween and through the holiday season. The producer of shell shocked is coming and the movie will be shown at SFPL. At United Playaz, they will host a gun buyback. It will be on Howard Street from 8:30-noon; 12:00-2:00 pm there will be a rally on the UN plaza. They invited youth commissioners to participate in the panel. It will be a full day of education and awareness and is in honor of the newtown anniversary. Commissioner Plunkett will be speaking at the meeting. We would like to have an event at Mission High or City Hall on the sandy hook elementary incident. The rally will have organizations tabling. They invited the youth commission to table. Ms. Scott spoke about the importance of having outreach for the youth commission. Commissioner Mansori asked how late the rally goes because there is a NAACP gala event that day. Ms. Scott explained the event would be done in time to get ready for the gala event. Ms. Scott and Ms. White asked for support with social media outreach. They would like to have as many youth out as possible. Commissioner Mansori offered to help with the outreach for the mission high event and suggested collaborating with the BSU student assembly.

Commissioner Plunkett, seconded by Commissioner Bernick, motioned to support.

There was no public comment.

The motion was passed by acclamation.

8. Youth Commission Business (All Items to Follow Discussion and Possible Action)

A. Executive Committee Election

Called recess 7:18 pm.

The meeting was called back to order at 7:28 pm.

Commissioner Mansori explained that he needed to step back from being outreach officer because of being overwhelmed with extracurricular activities that were affecting his school work. He would like to step down for the rest of the semester until college applications are over. He indicated that he might like to amend the bylaws and run for the position again in Spring.
Commissioner He read the section of the bylaws regarding the outreach and media officer position.
Commissioner Plunkett nominated Commissioner Calderon for the position. Commissioner Galeano seconded.
Commissioner Kong motioned to nominate commissioner Galeano. Commissioner Mansori seconded. Commissioner Galeano declined the nomination.
Commissioner Bernick motioned to recommend Commissioner Kong for the position. Commissioner Kong declined.
Commissioner Plunkett read Commissioner Calderon’s statement on her own behalf into the record which reviewed her outreach credentials from past community work.

There was no public comment.

Commissioner Calderon was elected unanimously by a roll call vote.

9. Committee Reports (Discussion Only)

A. Executive Committee

Vice chair Wu explained that committees should read their portions of the OCOF data report and check out DCYF community input sessions in your district. EC was not able to meet due to office closure on Wednesday.


B. Housing, Environment, and City Services Committee

Commissioner Soto explained that the HECS committee was discussing the affordable housing bonus program, park set aside fund and equity priority.

C. Economic Justice and Immigration Committee

Commissioner Jaurez explained that the EJI committee received a presentation from Angie Romano from SFUSD regarding unaccompanied minor students. She will help with the ELL survey.

D. Youth Justice Committee

Commissioner Galeano talked about the MOU between the school district and SFPD that outlines the role of police on school campuses; Make sure that students are not criminalized; Working on enforcement; Police training priority to improve youth-police relations; Will meet with Center for Youth Wellness; Commissioner Pating: met with principal of court schools to talk about how the court schools work; Commissioner Mansori: they have a policy where they don’t want to know about the court case of the students


E. Civic Engagement Committee

Commissioner Bernick updated that the last meeting was cancelled. On the 22nd they met with YEA interviews and the YFYI grant was awarded.


F. Our Children Our Family Council

There had been no full council meeting but outcomes framework committee meeting discussed that frameworks and outcomes for families. Survey to youth and input sessions.

10. Staff Report (Discussion Only)

Staff reminded youth about the youth voter outreach survey, the Bernick holiday party on Sunday the 6th, and the YEA! Applications.

11. Announcements (This Includes Community Events)

12. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 7:58 PM