San Francisco Youth Commission
Youth Justice Committee
Minutes
Thursday, March 21, 2013
5:00-7:00pm
City Hall, Room 345
1. Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94102

There will be public comment on each item.

Members: Angel Carrion, Ramon Gomez, Paul Monge-Rodriguez

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

Commissioner Carrion called the meeting to order at 5:12 pm.

Commissioners Present: Carrion, Monge-Rodriguez, Shackelford. Commissioners absent: Gomez

There was quorum.

Staff Present: Adele Carpenter, Phimy Truong.

2. Approval of Agenda (Action Item)

Commissioner Monge-Rodriguez, seconded by Commissioner Carrion, moved to approve the agenda. This motion was approved by acclamation.

3. Approval of Minutes (Action Item)

A. March 7, 2013
(Document A)

Commissioner Shackelford, seconded by Commissioner Monge-Rodriguez moved to approve the agenda. This 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. Staff report

Staff reviewed upcoming dates of committee related events:
• Friday March 22nd: Meeting with Diana Oliva-Aroche in YC office 3:30pm
• Monday, March 25th 5-6:15pm: Community forum on Tasers, 201 Turk Street/Hospitality House
• Thursday, April 4, 2013 1pm: Meeting with Kevin Truitt on SRO MOU at 555 Franklin
• Tuesday, April 16th (tentative): Youth Justice Town Hall/Full YC Meeting at Bayview Opera House
• Thursday, May 2, 2013 3:30pm: JPD Safety Plan Hearing with Neighborhood Services Committee
• Also upcoming: Meeting with Chief Suhr, Captain Lazar, and Supervisor Campos (is being scheduled)

B. Committee community engagement plan, Off-site event planning
Commissioners Discussed plans and opportunities for the upcoming off-site event. Committee members were interested in engaging the community about the Juvenile Probation Department Safety plan and about the forthcoming plan on Interrupt, Predict, and Organize, which they will follow up with the Mayor’s office about. The off-site event will also be an opportunity to review general committee priorities.

C. Review other committee priorities:
• Follow up on police recommendations
• Next steps on resolution urging JPD to not equip SOP unit probation officers
• Debrief March 25th Community Speak Out on Tasers and next steps on resolution urging against the issuance of taser devices
• Next steps on recreation yard at YGC
• Debrief meeting with Mayor’s Violence Prevention Unit

Committee members discussed agenda for the upcoming meeting with the Mayor’s Violence Prevention Unit and planned talking points for the community taser forum.

There was no public comment.

6. Items to Report to Executive Committee (Discussion Only)

Commissioner Carrion agreed to review the forthcoming meetings and committee priorities in writing to share with the executive committee.

7. Executive Committee Report (Discussion Only)

There was none.

8. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 6:14 pm.

Any materials distributed to the members of the Youth Commission within 72 hours of the meeting or after the agenda packet has been delivered to the members are available for inspection—along with minutes of previous Youth Commission meetings and all supplementary information—at the Youth Commission office during regular office hours (9am to 6pm, Monday—Friday). The Youth Commission office is located at:
City Hall, Room 345
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: (415) 554-6446, Fax: (415) 554-6140
Email: youthcom@sfgov.org
www.sfgov.org/yc

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