San Francisco Youth Commission
Youth Justice Committee
Minutes
Tuesday, September 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: Ramon Gomez, Joshua Cardenas, Sophie Edelhart

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

The meeting was called to order at 5:00pm.

Commissioners present: Gomez, Cardenas, Edelhart

Staff members present: Phimy Truong, Adele Carpenter

2. Approval of Agenda (Action Item)

Commissioner Gomez, seconded by Commissioner Edelhart moved to approve the agenda for the meeting. The motion was approved by acclamation.

There was no public comment.

3. Approval of Minutes (Action Item)

A. July 18, 2013 (Document A)

Commissioner Gomez, seconded by Commissioner Edelhart moved to approve the minutes from July 18, 2013. The motion was approved by acclamation.

There was no public comment.

4. Staff Report

Phimy Truong gave updates on ordering business cards and the Free MUNI for Youth Art and Photo contest.

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

There was none.

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

A. Review 13-14 Committee Meeting Calendar (Document B)
The committee reviewed the annual meeting calendar. Commissioner Edelhart informed the committee that she would be absent at the November 12, 2013 and March 11, 2014 meetings.

B. Debrief 12-13 Committee Work on Youth-Police Relations

Commissioner Gomez reviewed the committee’s work regarding the proposal to arm SFPD officers with tasers in 2013.

Commissioners discussed the best time for a potential meeting with the Juvenile Probation Department was Fridays from 4:00-6:00pm. Commissioners reviewed footage from the Youth Commission Youth Justice committee presentation at the Police Academy meeting of August 14, 2013.

C. Debrief 12-13 Committee Work Related to Juvenile Probation

This item was tabled until the next meeting, due to time constraints.

D. Committee Goal Setting

Commissioners discussed their goals and interests for the term.

Initial goals included: Following up on outstanding priorities from 2011, 2012, and 2013; and finding ways to include the voices of and hear directly from incarcerated youth or youth with incarcerated parents.

Initial interests included: The recreation yard at Juvenile Hall; Learning more about the pathway/referral process through Juvenile Probation and learning more about resources for youth transitioning out of the justice system; Learning more about issues faced by youth with incarcerated parents; Learning more about peer court and alternative sentencing options from the DA office; learning more about restorative justice and school discipline issues; and Information about racial profiling issues.

There was no public comment.

E. Elect Committee Chair

After discussing their respective availabilities and capacities, the committee members agreed unanimously to elect Sophie Edelhart as committee chair and Ramon Gomez as committee vice-chair.

There was no public comment.

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

Commissioner Edelhart, seconded by Commissioner Cardenas, moved to present the list of goals and interests at the upcoming full Commission meeting, and to ask for input from other commissioners. This motion was approved by acclamation.

There was no public comment.

8. Executive Committee Report (Discussion Only)

Commissioner Cardenas confirmed that the Executive committee would have its first meeting the following Wednesday.

9. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 7:10pm.