San Francisco Youth Commission
Housing, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning, and Transitional Age Youth Issues Committee
Minutes
Monday, June 24, 2013
5:00-7:00pm
City Hall, Room 345A
1. Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94102

There will be public comment on each item.

Members:Mia Tu Mutch, Alex Guzman-Ramos, Lily Marshall-Fricker, Vee Taumoepeau,
Eric Wu

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

Commissioner Tu Mutch called the meeting to order at 4:59 pm.

Commissioners present: Tu Mutch, Marshall-Fricker, Wu

Commissioners absent: Taumoepeau, Guzman-Ramos

Staff present: Allen Lu, Adele Carpenter

There was quorum.

2. Approval of Agenda (Action Item)

Commissioner Wu, seconded by Commissioner Marshall-Fricker, moved to approve the agenda. This motion was approved by acclamation.

3. Approval of Minutes

A. May 13, 2013
(Document A)

Commissioner Wu, seconded by Commissioner Marshall-Fricker, moved to approve the minutes from May 13, 2013. This motion was approved by acclamation.

4. Staff Report

Staff member, Adele Carpenter, shared an article from the Examiner offering an overview of the Human Services Agency’s report on the number of homeless people in San Francisco. She reported that the number of overall homeless people has gone down slightly, but that overall, more homeless people are staying on the streets rather than accessing shelter. Over 29% of homeless youth and adults are LGBTQ.

Staff member, Allen Lu, reported that the BOS Neighborhood Services and Safety Committee hearing regarding requiring homeless families to show proof of residency in order to access shelter was held. The committee requested that staff research more about further BOS action on this issue and that if any legislation is pending, they would like to have it referred.

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

Shana and Ida, two journalism students from SF State, asked clarifying questions about the Free MUNI for youth program.

There was no further public comment.

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

A. 12N Next Steps

Commissioner Tu Mutch was interested in holding a stakeholder meeting in July, and engaging departments that may not yet be engaged, as well as DCYF, JPD, HSA, DPH, DHR. Commissioner Wu suggested inviting people leading similar efforts at the school district. Commissioners asked if city-funding school services, such as wellness centers and beacons, would be subject to the code.

Commissioners discussed the following upcoming goals for 12N:
Developing a detailed list of affected departments

• Developing a list of priority staff for training within those departments
• Making relevant changes to the original code
• Develop a portfolio of training resources. This would include:

o Possible trainers and their respective qualifications
o Outcomes, minimum indicators
o Learning objectives
o Further resources

• Bring together stakeholders (affected departments) and those responsible for overseeing compliance; possibly have a separate compliance meeting with OCA and DHR; Outcomes for the stakeholder meeting included:

o more detailed updates on existing trainings and intake forms
o sharing a draft of questions from the hearing with city departments as a memo
o identifying intake practices related to “sex, gender, and sexual identity” and start identifying steps towards tracking these
o identify priorities for training (learning objectives, minimum indicators, outcomes
o introduce the youth commission’s draft portfolio of training resources

Commissioners directed staff to begin researching information for the portfolio and to update the social media page on 12N with the link for the 12N hearing.

There was no public comment.

B. July off-site meeting on youth housing issues and update on youth housing report

Commissioner Wu updated his colleagues on his outreach efforts to community based organizations and informed the committee the meeting will be held in August, rather than July, to give organizations more time to get youth involved. He explained he was focusing not just on the “human story” for a report, but on networking youth and providers around housing issues and was trying to determine what a next step for youth leaders interested in working on housing issues might be. The committee discussed the possibility of creating a network of youth organizations interested in working on outcomes.

Commissioner Wu is inviting organizations in districts 3 and 6 to come up with creative “poster” projects or multi-media projects focused on several housing themes for a gallery walk and presentation, as well as youth speak out in August. Commissioners discussed possible discussion questions and guidelines for sharing with youth program staff to support the development of youth projects.

Commissioner Tu Mutch suggested including goals for the event in the guidelines: networking, expanding youth voice, developing a report. She suggested that popular education exercises might help youth workers get young people talking. The commissioners discussed including a “gallery walk” idea in the guidelines and suggestions to be shared with youth workers.

Staff member, Allen Lu, suggested getting feedback on the guidelines from youth workers. Staff member, Adele Carpenter, agreed to follow up with SOMCAN. Commissioner Tu Mutch suggested reaching out to the Larkin Youth Advisory Board for involvement. Commissioners agreed to draft a document via the internet by mid-week to share with CBO’s.

Youth commissioners briefly discussed the agenda for the meeting, but will wait until organizational attendance was confirmed to design the specifics of the agenda. Allen Lu and Commissioner Wu will continue to reach out to community organizations to engage them around the event.

There was no public comment.

C. Work on other committee priorities

Commissioners discussed making briefing documents and videos on 12N and housing issues for incoming commissioners in early August. They discussed the content of the documents including: the issue, the history, what the Youth Commission did, and what still needs to happen.

There was no public comment.

7. Items to Report to Executive Committee (Action Item)

Commissioners requested that if the HSA policy regarding residency requirements for shelter access prompts action at the Board of Supervisors, that they would like to have legislation referred.

There was no public comment.

8. Executive Committee Report (Discussion Only)

There was none.

9. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 6:53 pm.