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APPROVED

MINUTES OF THE

SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY FACILITY COMMISSION

MEETING MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2008 – 6:00 PM

ALEX L. PITCHER, JR. COMMUNITY ROOM,1800 OAKDALE AVENUE

SAN FRANCISCO, CA  94124

 

1.0     CALL TO ORDER 

 

Commission President Willie B. Kennedy called the Monday, December 22, 2008 meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Alex L. Pitcher Community Room at 1800 Oakdale Avenue.   The Sunshine Ordinance was provided by the Commission Secretary.

 

1.1      ROLL CALL

 

6:01 p.m.                                  Commission Secretary – Carla Vaughn

 

Commissioners Present:            Kennedy, Brown, Sampson, Chung, Churchwell, Yang

 

Commissioners Excused:           Jones

 

Staff Present:                            Toye Moses, Executive Director

                                                Joseph Singh, Management Assistant

Carla Vaughn, Commission Secretary

                                               

1.2      CONSENT CALENDAR

 

Commission President Willie B. Kennedy announced the Consent Calendar.

 

Commissioner Brown moved to accept the consent calendar. Commissioner Sampson seconded the motion.  The consent calendar was accepted.

 

2.0     PUBLIC COMMENT

 

Sam Murray, Communications Manager of the SFPUC announced the SFPUC would participate in the upcoming Health Fair.  He advised the subject of the digesters was still being discussed and the SFPUC Career Day at Thurgood Marshall High School was a success.

 

3.0            COMMUNICATIONS

 

Carla Vaughn, Commission Secretary announced the following:

      

a)      Press Release:  Healthy San Francisco Named A Top The Policy Of The Year By Drum Major Institute.

b)      Press Release:  On YOUTUBE, Mayor Newsom Launches New 311 Website.

c)      Press Release:  Mayor Newsom Praises SFPUC For Approving New Five Megawatt Solar Project at Sunset Reservoir.

d)      Press Release:  San Francisco ’s Challenge To U.S. Census A Success.

e)      Press Release:  The SHOP SF, GET MORE Campaign Offers Transit Incentives To Encourage Locals And Visitors To Visit, Shop, and Stay In San Francisco.

f)        Letter of Appreciation to Waste Water Assistant General Manager, Tommy Moala.

g)      Letter of Appreciation to Waste Water Operations and Maintenance Division Manager, Tony Flores.

h)      Letter from Gary Dowd regarding Status of Leases at the Southeast Community Facility.

i)        A Notice regarding San Francisco Urban CHC, a non-profit organization offering free workshops for first time home buyers..

j)        A Notice regarding testing for census takers in the Alex Pitcher Room.

 

4.0                  REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT

 

Chair Kennedy announced Commissioner Jones would be unable to continue as leader of the Health Fair and requested the appointment of Commissioner Churchwell who had worked closely with Commissioner Jones.

 

Commissioner Churchwell graciously accepted.

 

Chair Kennedy announced the receipt of a complaint letter and advised the issue would be turned over to the Facilities Committee at their meeting scheduled for Monday, January 5, 2009.  She said each Commissioner would receive a copy of the letter so they would know what the complaint was about.

 

5.0     STAFF REPORT

 

Toye Moses, Executive Director introduced Ella Empleo who will replace Joseph Singh, Management Assistant.

 

Elle Empleo, Acting Management Assistant greeted the Commissioners and shared she brings over 20 years of experience with the City and County to her new position.

 

Dr. Moses advised Joseph Singh would report to his new position on the following day, so this would be his last SECF Commission meeting.

 

Joseph Singh thanked the Commission for the opportunity to have worked in the BayView Community.  He stated the BayView had a sense of community not found in other areas of the City.

 

Director Moses thanked Mr. Singh for his service and wished him the best in his future endeavors.

 

Director Moses stated the budget was now with the Assistant General Manager, Tommy T. Moala, and would be forwarded on to General Manager Ed Harrington.

 

Director Moses reported the HVAC project was progressing gradually.

 

Joseph Singh added electrical work was being done on the newly installed chiller and boiler.  He advised all work should be completed within the next three to four weeks and that would complete the HVAC project.

 

Commission Chair Kennedy thanked Joseph Singh for his service to the Commission and welcomed Ella Empleo as his replacement.

 

6.0     OLD & ON-GOING BUSINESS

 

Toye Moses, Executive Director announced staff was directed to send a letter of invitation to Garrett Dowd, Director of SFPUC Bureau of Real Estate Services.  A response from Director Dowd was provided by the Commission Secretary, Carla Vaughn.

 

Commission Chair Kennedy directed staff to invite Director Dowd to make a presentation.

 

7.0              INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS BY COMMISSIONERS

 

Carla Vaughn, Commission Secretary announced City College Chancellor Dr. Don Griffin, Rhonda Simmons, Director, Office of Economic and Workforce Development, and Dwayne Jones, Director, Communities of Opportunity were contacted to make a joint presentation on January 28th.

 

Ms. Vaughn noted there had been no response to the letters of invitation to Al & Jackie Norman or Mimi Silbert of the Delancy Street Foundation.

 

Commission Chair Kennedy asked staff to schedule a Facility Committee meeting.

 

Commissioner Kennedy requested everyone’s help and cooperation in making sure the Health Fair was successful in the absence of Commissioner Jones.

 

8.0     PUBLIC COMMENT

 

None.

 

9.0     ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

None.

 

10      ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 pm.

 

Respectfully submitted

Carla Vaughn, Commission Secretary