San Francisco Youth Commission
Youth Justice Committee
Agenda
Tuesday, November 26, 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: Sophie Edelhart-Chair, Ramon Gomez, Joshua Cardenas; Part-time member: Monica Flores

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Approval of Agenda (Action Item)

3. Approval of Minutes (Action Item)

A. October 15, 2013
(Document A)

B. September 24, 2013
(Document B)

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

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

A. Updates on SFPD-SFUSD MOU

B. Debrief Community Response to Valencia Gardens Incident

C. Review 13-14 Committee Goals

6. Staff Report

A. Possible Screening of “A Sentence Apart” Film

B. Update from Juvenile Justice Providers Association Meeting

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

8. Executive Committee Report (Discussion Only)

9. Adjournment

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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Document A
San Francisco Youth Commission
Youth Justice Committee
Draft - Minutes
Tuesday, October 15, 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 5:06 p.m. Commissioners present: Ramon Gomez, Joshua Cardenas, Sophie Edelhart. There was quorum. Staff present: Phimy Truong.

2. Approval of Agenda (Action Item)

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

3. Approval of Minutes (Action Item)

A. September 24, 2013
(Document A)

Due to the minutes being improperly noticed, the committee was not able to take action on this item.

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

There were none.

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

A. Presentation on Success Center SF: an overview of the organization and youth services
Presenter: Liz Jackson-Simpson, Executive Director, Success Center SF

This item was tabled temporarily as the presenters were not yet at the meeting room.

B. Debrief 12-13 committee work related to Juvenile Probation

Ms. Truong provided committee members with the policy priorities related to Juvenile Probation that former youth justice committee members worked on. She also provided a brief overview of the committee’s work with Juvenile Probation in the previous term. Priorities included former commissioner’s work on increasing access to the recreation yard at juvenile hall and recommending against the arming of juvenile probation officers in any new safety proposal. Commissioners asked for more time to review. Commissioner Edelhart asked her peers to review the documents on their own time, and come to the next committee meeting prepared to discuss these priorities.

There was no public comment.

C. Review updates on committee work related to SFUSD and SFPD MOU

Ms. Truong and Commissioner Gomez provided a brief overview of the youth justice committee’s work related to updating a Memorandum of Understanding between the SFUSD and SFPD. Commissioner Gomez provided some context to the commission’s institutional work on the MOU. Ms. Truong shared that the school district has finalized their version of the MOU and is in the process of sending it over to the SFPD’s legal department. Ms. Truong emphasized that there isn’t clear timeline on when the MOU will be ready; former commissioners had urged the department and school district to work together to have an official MOU updated and ready within the first semester of this current school year. Commissioners asked clarifying questions related to the MOU status. Commissioners agreed to review policy priority documents related to the MOU and will be prepared at the next committee meeting for further discussion.

There was no public comment.

A. Presentation on Success Center SF: an overview of the organization and youth services
Presenter: Liz Jackson-Simpson, Executive Director, Success Center SF

Commissioner Edelhart called for item 5A to begin as staff members from Success Center SF were ready for their presentation. Ms. Truong welcomed Ms. Liz Jackson-Simpson, Executive Director of Success Center SF; Mr. Iswari Espana, Workforce Program Manager, and Mr. Rory Talley, Administrative Assistant, to the committee.

Ms. Jackson-Simpson provided an overview of the Success Center SF’s history. Success Center SF is located directly next to Juvenile Hall and provides program services for marginalized youth and youth engaged in the justice and foster care systems. Staff at Success Center provides services ranging from workforce development, study academy, G.E.D. preparation, and service learning. Mr. Talley and Mr. Espana provided more details about their respective services and programs for youth. Two Success Center youth also spoke about the positive impacts that the center has had on their lives, and in their leadership development. The two youth spoke about the variety of life skills and alternative opportunities offered at the Success Center.

Commissioners asked clarifying questions.

Public Comment
Mr. David Alex Renard asked about funding for the center, and about the GED preparation program.

Commissioners Edelhart and Gomez thanked the presenters for their time and work. Commissioner Edelhart asked her peers to work on suggestions on how to support the work of Success Center SF. Commissioners asked staff for time at the next meeting to follow up on Success Center SF’s presentation.

D. Follow up on Project WHAT presentation

Commissioner Edelhart stated that she was excited to have Project WHAT, a program led by youth with incarcerated parents, to provide awareness and promote policies that improve services for justice system involved youth, present at the full commission meeting. Committee members discussed the various ways in which they can offer support to Project WHAT’s work. Commissioners spoke about attending some Project WHAT community meetings, offering assistance with raising awareness of the program’s expansion in San Francisco, hosting youth focus groups for the program, as well as writing a motion to support and comment the youth leaders’ work. Commissioner Edelhart shared that she would like the committee to look into data and statistics of youth with incarcerated parents, of adults entering the justice system with children, and other statistics related to services provided to support the wellbeing of families for those who are in prison.

Commissioners asked for this item to be agendized at the next committee meeting to allow for more time to plan.

There was no public comment.

6. Staff Report

Ms. Truong shared the following updates: the next Juvenile Justice Providers Association meeting will take place on November 6th at 11a.m.; as this meeting will take place during commissioners’ school hours, staff will attend and report back to the committee. There was going to be a community meeting related to school suspensions and what that means for students at risk for entering the justice system. This meeting would take place on October 29th from 5-7 p.m. Commissioner Edelhart and Gomez expressed interest in attending this community meeting. Commissioner Edelhart agreed to attend the community meeting with staff and provide a report back to her peers. Commissioners agreed to cancel the October 29th committee meeting, and reschedule the meeting for Friday, November 1st at 5:45 p.m.

Public Comment
Mr. David Alex Renard asked staff to email him some more information about the community meeting.

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

Commissioners asked staff to provide an overview of the committee’s current work, and invite Executive Committee members to the October 29th community meeting. There was no public comment.

8. Executive Committee Report (Discussion Only)

Commissioner Cardenas provided an update on his work as the legislative affairs officer.
There was no public comment.

9. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 7:06 p.m.

Document B
San Francisco Youth Commission
Youth Justice Committee
Draft-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)

E. 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.

F. 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.

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

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

H. 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.

I. 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.