San Francisco Youth Commission
Mid year retreat
Minutes - *Special*
Sunday, January 12th, 2014
9:00am-5:00pm
City Hall, Room 278
1. Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94102

 

There will be public comment on each item.

Nicholas Persky, Michelle Kong, Joshua Cardenas, DeAsia Landrum, Angel Van Stark,
Jina Bae, Anna Bernick, Sophie Edelhart, Monica Flores, Ramon Gomez, Michel Li, Lily Marshall-Fricker, Luisa Sicairos, Denesia Webb, Eric Wu, Joyce Wu, Ariel Yu

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

The meeting was called to order at 9:47 am.

Commissioners present: Persky, Kong, Cardenas, Landrum, Van Stark, Bae, Bernick, Edelhart, Flores, Gomez, Li, Sicairos, E. Wu, J. Wu, Yu, Webb Commissioners absent: Marshall-Fricker. There was quorum. Staff present: Adele Carpenter, Allen Lu, Phimy Truong

2. Approval of Agenda (Action Item)

There was no public comment. Commissioner Van Stark, seconded by Commissioner Bernick moved to approve the agenda. The motion was approved by acclamation.

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

There were none.
 

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

A. Fall Orientation Retreat Core Content Review: Lifecycle of a Policy Priority, School District and City Government Overviews
Presenter(s): Joshua Cardenas, Youth Commission Legislative Affairs Officer; Ariel Yu, Youth Commission Mayoral Appointee

Commissioners played a jeopardy quiz game to review the BOS and BOE legislative processes. There was no public comment.

B. Policy Research in Action Presentation
Presenter(s): Leah LaCroix, Former Youth Commission Chair; Jose-Luis Mejia, TAY SF Young Adult Engagement Coordinator; Bob Allen, Urban Habitat Director of Transportation Justice

Bob Allen gave an overview of his policy research work with Urban Habitat and the role policy research played in the Free MUNI for Youth campaign. Mr. Allen emphasized the importance of breaking down artificial barriers between data and “personal stories” or “policy” and community organizing, especially as these barriers are reinforced by race, class, and educational privilege.

Leah LaCroix explained the role of research in developing Free MUNI for Youth legislation and explained the process of doing research on policy priorities. She emphasized the importance of bringing together stakeholders to hear different ideas and potential solutions.

Jose-Luis Mejia spoke about TAY SF’s work around employment barriers for undocumented youth. He emphasized the importance of inquiring into root problems and who is most affected by them.

There was no public comment.

C. Resolution Writing Workshop
Presenter(s): Joshua Cardenas, Youth Commission Legislative Affairs Officer; Ariel Yu, Youth Commission Mayoral Appointee; Adele Carpenter, Youth Commission Coordinator of Youth Development

Commissioners did an activity where they practiced writing “whereas” clauses for mock resolutions.

There was no public comment.

Chair Persky called for a lunch recess at 12:55 pm. The meeting was called back to order at 1:59 pm.
 

5. Consent Calendar (Action Item)

A. Referral from the Board of Supervisors, File No. 131212 [Accept and Expend Grant – San Francisco Youth Back on Treatment to Recovery Through Accountability, Collaboration, and Knowledge - $250,000]
(Document A)

Commissioner Van Stark, seconded by Commissioner Edelhart moved to approve the consent calendar. The motion was approved by acclamation.

There was no public comment.
 

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

A. Review Footage from May 22, 2013 Youth Commission Budget and Policy Priority Presentation to Board of Supervisors’ Budget and Finance Committee

Commissioners reviewed footage from the 2013 Youth Commission Budget and Policy Priorities presentation to the Board of Supervisors.

There was no public comment.
 

7. Youth Commission and Student Advisory Council Committee Reports (Discussion Only and Possible Action)

A. Youth Justice Committee, Chair Sophie Edelhart

Commissioner Edelhart updated the commission that some committee members would go provide public comment at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting concerning the SFPD-SFUSD MOU. The committee is working on a resolution concerning the collection of data on the needs of youth with incarcerated parents. There was no public comment

B. Immigration & Employment Committee, Chair Michel Li

Commissioner Li explained the committee is working on two resolutions: one addressing youth employment needs in community benefit agreements, a second concerning the inclusion of undocumented youth in public youth employment programs. There was no public comment.

C. Education, Health & Wellness Committee, Chair Ariel Yu

Commissioner Yu explained the committee would be working on establishing disability awareness training for general education students and teachers. The committee is also looking into school transit and school placement for special education students and unisex bathrooms. There was no public comment.

D. TAY, Housing, and LGBT issues Committee, Chair Eric Wu

Commissioner E. Wu explained the committee was planning an off-site youth housing town hall for February. There was no public comment.

E. Student Advisory Council committee reports, Student Advisory Council representative

The Student Advisory Council members were not present. There was no public comment.
 

8. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 5:04 pm.