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SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY FACILITY COMMISSION
MEETING THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2008 – 6:00 PM
ALEX L. PITCHER, JR. COMMUNITY ROOM, 1800 OAKDALE AVENUE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94124
1.0 CALL TO ORDER
Commission President Bobbrie Brown called the Thursday, June 12, 2008 meeting to order at 6:17 p.m. in the Alex L. Pitcher Community Room at 1800 Oakdale Avenue.
1.1 ROLL CALL
6:19 p.m. Commission Secretary – Carla Vaughn
Commissioners Present: Brown, Churchwell, Jones, Kennedy, Sampson
Commissioners Excused: Chung
Staff Present: Toye Moses, Executive Director
Joseph Singh, Management Assistant
Carla Vaughn, Commission Secretary
1.2 SUNSHINE ORDINANCE ANNOUNCEMENT
AND CONSENT CALENDAR
Commission President Bobbrie Brown welcomed all present and announced the Sunshine Ordinance and the Consent Calendar.
Commissioner Jones moved to accept the consent calendar. Commissioner Churchwell seconded the motion.
2.0 PUBLIC COMMENT
Eli Goldman of SunBourne Nursery introduced himself as a new neighbor. SunBourne is a wholesale nursery specializing in indoor plants, orchids and other larger green plants.
SunBourne Nursery recently initiated an association called the Bay View Hunter’s Point Greenhouse Association, which includes SunBourne Nursery and the two other tenants in the greenhouse facility, SF Foliage and Decorative Plant Service. One of the goals of the association is to find ways to give back to the community and to find ways to leverage our resources and provide to the community. Mr. Goldman noted the association realized it was a part of the community and they wanted to be better neighbors. He stated they were looking for opportunities to partner and to give back to the area.
Mr. Goldman suggested a plant sale/fundraiser, which would be held in partnership with local organizations, the proceeds would be used to benefit the community. Mr. Goldman requested feedback from the Commission and a list of potential community partners.
Chair Brown welcomed Mr. Goldman to the community and advised his partnership request would be placed on the agenda for further discussion.
3.0 COMMUNICATIONS
Carla Vaughn, Commission Secretary announced the following:
a) Mayor Newsom announces $250,000 reward in fatal shooting of Terrell Rogers.
b) Mayor Gavin Newsom and City Attorney Dennis Herrera extend support for the healthcare providers’ lawsuit over Medi-Cal rate cuts.
c) Mayor Newsom challenges 2007 census population estimate.
d) Mayor Newsom, Speaker Pelosi and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announce $8 million dollar federal grant for the creation of an innovative San Francisco drinking water contamination alert system.
e) Mayor Newsom announces milestone in Housing Authority reform efforts.
f) Mayor Newsom commits to rebuild San Francisco General Hospital.
g) Summary of Mayor Newsom’s 2008-2009 budget release unveiled at Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard.
4.0 STAFF REPORT
Executive Director Toye Moses updated the Commissioners on the Disability Access Project. He reported the following:
a) The front entrance ramp is almost completed.
b) The Childcare playground is in progress.
c) The lead contamination fence will start soon.
d) The community room back deck is in progress.
e) All facility restrooms meet ADA compliance and are ready for final inspection.
The completion date for the entire project is August.
Dr. Moses reported there was no budget update.
Dr. Moses announced the Community Challenge Grant is available and staff in conjunction with Heidi Hardin will apply for the grant in order to complete the mural.
Dr. Moses reported the Blood Center of the Pacific offered to co-sponsor a Blood Donation Drive@ Southeast Facility in July or August. This would be done in conjunction with City College and The San Francisco Blood Bank.
In closing Dr. Moses announced the Mayor’s appointment of Helena Yang to the Commission. He reported the new Commissioner would attend the next Commission meeting.
Commissioner Churchwell had comments regarding the length of time the Disability Access Project was taking.
Director Moses advised the project should be completed by August.
Joseph Singh, Assistant to the Director, introduced Cheryl Berne’ Adams, clerk typist, who is providing as-needed assistance to the Southeast Community Facility staff.
Ms. Adams addressed the Commission and expressed her enthusiasm in joining the SECF staff and is looking forward to working with the staff as they continue to contribute to the Bay View Community.
Chair Brown welcomed Ms. Adams to the Commission.
Commission Jones moved to accept the Director’s report. It was seconded by
Commissioner Kennedy and accepted.
5.0 NEW AND ON-GOING BUSINESS
Commissioner Kennedy reported the Outreach Ad-Hoc Committee members would be Commissioners’ Kennedy, Sampson, and Chung.
She advised community members Tony Caruso, Sam Murray, Tyrone Jue of the PUC, Jeffery Betcher, and Jeff Kaufman, would join them. Commissioner Kennedy advised their first question would be:
Ø How can the Community Outreach Committee boost attendance at full Commission meetings at the Southeast Community Facility?
Ø How can we best reach residents, community based organizations, businesses and churches in the Bay View?
Ø Which critical issues are being addressed and by whom?
Ø Which critical issues are not being addressed and by whom?
Ø Where are the public information resources and whom can we count on to help?
Ø What is a reasonable time line for developing recommendations from the committee to the full commission?
In closing Commissioner Kennedy noted the committee would meet within the next week.
Commissioner Sampson offered to Chair the committee and Commissioner
Kennedy offered to co-chair.
Chair Brown noted the success of the Health Fair and reminded the Commission
of their commitment to making the event annual.
Commissioner Jones stated she would like to begin meetings for the event in
mid-September.
Chair Brown asked everyone to cooperate with Commissioner Jones, and she
thanked everyone for their participation especially Dr. Parker.
Joseph Singh, SECFC staff reported a donation of $100 from Rainbow Grocery,
which was earmarked for the next Health Fair event.
Director Moses reported Tiffany Bohee, at the invitation of the Commission,
would present at the next Commission meeting.
6.0 PUBLIC COMMENT
Dr. Parker had a question regarding the lack of a presenter at the meeting.
Chair Brown noted presenters are given a choice of dates and respond based on their availability.
Carla Vaughn, Commission secretary advised presenters are given dates covering a two-month period and they choose the one that best fits their schedule.
Dr. Parker said it was important to have a presenter because the community is interested in what is happening in the community and if there is no presenter that is a negative asset to the community because then the community is just hearing from the Commission and not the community.
Dr. Parker had a question regarding the goals of the Outreach Ad-Hoc Committee and wondered if they would explore avenues to increase attendance at the Commission meetings. He also suggested creating agenda items that would be of interest to the community.
Chair Brown thanked Dr. Parker and noted those comments had been made several times, and had been addressed several times. She noted the first item on the list of the Outreach Ad-Hoc Committee was community commission meeting attendance. Chair Brown noted there was never a presenter at every meeting because of the manner in which we schedule. Chair Brown invited Dr. Parker to participate by suggesting the names of potential presenters.
8.0 ANNOUNCEMENTS
None.
9.0 ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:49 pm.
Respectfully submitted
Carla Vaughn, Commission Secretary
