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MINUTES
Thursday, February 8, 2007
6:00 P.M.
1800 Oakdale Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94124
1.0 Call to Order
Commission President Bobbrie Brown called the Thursday, February 8, 2007 meeting to order at 6:11 p.m. in the Alex L. Pitcher Community Room at 1800 Oakdale Avenue.
Commissioner Brown read the Sunshine Ordinance aloud.
1.2 Roll Call: Commissioners Present: Brown, Fuentes, Churchwell, Kennedy, Parker, and Sampson
Staff Present: John Roddy, Deputy City Attorney; Toye Moses, Executive Director; Annette Price, SECF Comm. Secretary.
Commissioner Brown opened the meeting by welcoming newly sworn in Commissioner Caesar Churchwell, DDS, appointed to the SECFC by Mayor Newsom in January 2007.
1.3 Consent Calendar
RESOLUTION (SECFC-2007-73) Be it resolved that the minutes of the Southeast Community Facility Commission meeting of Wednesday, January 24, 2007 were approved as submitted. Commissioner Jones excused from meeting as requested.
2.0 PUBLIC COMMENT
Mr. Samuel Murray, SFPUC announced: Applications for the 9910 Stationary Engineer Program can be picked up at 1155 Market, 8th Floor or the Southeast Plant @ 750 Phelps. Hiring will begin March 1st.
3.0 COMMUNICATIONS:
Ø Correspondence included in Commission folders:
a. Townhall meeting sponsored by Mayor Gavin Newsom will be held on 2/10/07 from 10:00 to 12:00 at 100 Whitney Young Circle
b. Correspondence from Ms. Heidi Hardin to the Commission re: Founders Mural & request to seek design approval from the San Francisco Arts Commission.
c. Updated Commission contact list (confidential)
d. San Francisco Bay Area Job/Recruitment Fair, February 23rd @ 1654 Sunnydale Ave from 10:00 to 3:00
e. Press Release from Lennar Development re: Hiring local Bayview contractors.
4.0 DIRECTOR’S REPORT:
Ø Director Moses reported:
a. Final interview for 1842 Management Assistant position will take place on Monday.
b. Dir. Moses asked that PUC staff step forward to explain the lead abatement process for the Headstart Daycare Center.
Mr. Eric Goldman, Industrial Hygienist for PUC Waste Water Enterprise reported: Two weeks ago PUC personnel discovered lead in paint on the fence that surrounds the Headstart Childcare Center. The fence has since been covered with plastic. PUC will seal fence with paint-like material (5-year lifespan) and in 4 months fence will be replaced. Clean up and samplings will take place to ensure all lead has been removed. Commissioner Brown thanked Mr. Murray for moving quickly to address the issue.
Mr. Murray announced that PUC would hold their annual Black History Month Celebration on Wednesday, February 28th from 11:00 to 1:30. Tickets are $25 each.
DIRECTOR’S REPORT: (continued)
c. Dir. Moses explained that several recommendations were made after review of the Founders mural design. Those recommendations will be forwarded to Ms. Hardin for her review to determine whether those recommendations are possible.
Dir. Moses explained Phase I of the mural design depicts the individuals who traveled to Washington (original 5 plus one). Phase II will depict all past/present commissioners. Commissioner Brown asked that Dir. Moses verify whether Ms. Julia Commer was included in that first group who traveled to Washington.
d. PUC/General Fund budgets will be finalized on Feb. 13th, 2007. From there, they will go to the Mayor and Board of Supervisors.
MOTION: Moved by Brown to accept the Director’s Report. Motion passed unanimously to accept report as presented (7-0).
Commissioner Brown clarified some of the discussion that took place at the community meeting at Earl P. Mills Auditorium regarding concerns of Whitney Young Child Development Center (WYCDC), e.g. burglaries. Although the concerns raised by WYCDC had been addressed at the Facility Committee meeting held on Jan 3rd and most had been resolved, WYCDC continued to discuss the concerns.
Comm. Brown reminded WYCDC of the recommendations made by the Facility Committee and pointed out that most of the concerns had been resolved with the exception of connecting the alarm system to Bldg. B ($6,000) which could not take place due to lack of funds.
Also in attendance at the meeting was Mr. Charlie Dunn, Dept. of Real Estate who stated that $39,000 alone has been spent on the EP Mills Center, whereas the other childcare centers have only had an allocation of $15,000 total. Mr. Dunn suggested that WYCDC staff attend the Townhall meeting scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 10, and voice their concerns regarding additional funding and perhaps engage with representatives from the district.
The Facility Committee will revisit this issue in March.
Commissioner Brown announced that a farewell dinner for Comm. Person would be held after an upcoming Commission meeting. She asked that Commissioners check their schedules and inform staff of their availability.
8.0 INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS BY COMMISSIONERS:
Commissioner Parker suggested that the San Francisco Fire Dept (SFPD) be invited to present on “seniors fire/fall accidents for home safety”. He shared a flyer that explained the program. Commissioner Sampson suggested that staff from the upcoming 311 service for all non-emergency calls in San Francisco be invited to present. Dir. Moses suggested that the conference room @ 1800 Oakdale be dedicated as the SECFC Founders Room and he asked that that item be placed on the agenda
Commissioner Fuentes reported: A shooting took place two weeks ago on Newcomb Street. As a result of so much violence happening on this street, neighbors will hold a meeting tonight on Newcomb along with staff from various city departments to come up with strategies on how to curtail violence on this block.
9.0 PUBLIC COMMENT:
There was no public comment at this time.
10.0 ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Commissioner Brown reminded everyone of the Mayor’s Townhall meeting taking place this Saturday. Mr. Herb Dang, BVHP Rotary announced that his rotary will hold the Bayview Bayou on February 24th @ Dago Marys Restaurant in celebration of Mardi Gras. The cost is $50.00 per person.
11.0 ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 6:59 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Commission Secretary
