Youth Justice Committee - July 14, 2015 - Minutes

Meeting Date: 
July 14, 2015 (All day)

San Francisco Youth Commission
Youth Justice Committee
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
5:00-7:00 PM
City Hall, Room 345
1. Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94102

There will be public comment on each item.

Members: Joshua Cardenas, Jillian Wu, Alexandra Berliner, Sophie Edelhart


1. Call to Order and Roll Call



Vice chair Cardenas called the meeting to order at 5:14 pm. Commissioners present: Cardenas, Berliner, Wu, Edelhart. Staff present: Adele Failes-Carpenter. There was quorum.

2. Approval of Agenda (Action Item)



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

3. Approval of Minutes (Action Item)



A. June 23, 2015
(Document A)

Commissioner Wu, seconded by Commissioner Cardenas, moved to approve the minutes. There was no public comment. The 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. Review SFPD priorities

Staff invited commissioners to participate in a feedback call with Center for Youth Wellness on the ACEs training. Commissioners requested staff to invite Commissioner Suzy Loftus to the next regularly scheduled July 28th meeting to discuss the SFPD youth training. Committee members discussed the importance of highlighting tactical training needs including particular scenarios and best practices, as well as identifying which officers would be good candidates to help develop and lead the training. Commissioners Cardenas and Wu agreed to meet Tuesday the 21st from 5:30-6:15 pm to prepare for the next meeting. Committee members reviewed the legislation on multi-disciplinary approaches to police staffing which was being referred at the upcoming full commission meeting. There was no public comment.

B. Work on committee briefing documents for next term

Commissioners gave status updates on their drafting process and agreed to bring a finished draft at the July 28th committee meeting. There was no public comment.

C. Other committee priorities

This item was tabled.

6. Staff Report (Discussion Only)



There was none.

7. Executive Committee Report (Discussion Only)



There was none.

8. Adjournment



The meeting was adjourned at 6:33 pm.