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Southeast
Community Facility Commission
M I N U T E S
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2001
6:00 P.M.
1800 Oakdale Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94124
I. Call to Order:
Commission President Millard Larkin called the Wednesday, July 25, 2001 meeting to order at 6:12 p.m. in the Alex L. Pitcher Community Room at 1800 Oakdale Ave.
III. Roll Call:
Present: Commissioner Bobbrie Brown
Commissioner Heidi Hardin
Commissioner Millard Larkin II
Commissioner Malik Looper
Commissioner Kim Nguyen
Not Present Commissioner Enola Maxwell
Commissioner Atiliai Tofaeono
Staff Present: Robert Bryan, Dep. City Attorney; Toye Moses, and Exec. Dir.,
SECF; Kathy Basconcillo, SECF Commission Secretary; Jenny Yoo,
Clerical Asst.
IV. Approval of Minutes:
Commissioner Brown moved and Commissioner Hardin seconded to accept the minutes of Thursday, July 12, 2001. Motion passed.
V. Public Comment:
- Ms. Dorothy Peterson, President of the Shoreview Residents Association distributed to the Commissioners a letter from the Shoreview Residents to their housing administration, AIMCO (Apartment Investment Management Co.), requesting the Commission invite AIMCO to discuss quality of life issues (mold & mildew, etc.) in the housing development and "the way they do business in the Southeast Sector".
VI. Communications:
a) Letter requesting training from City Attorney's Office on the Sunshine Ordinance;
b) Announcement of a Community Meeting from San Francisco Superior Court to on Wednesday, August 8, 2001 at 6 p.m. inviting input for development of a strategic plan in delivering court services.
VII. Director's Report:
a) Although some progress has been made (note the installation of the pedestrian sidewalk on the perimeter of the parking lot), the ADA handicap access to the parking area project is still incomplete; DPW/BBR stills needs to finalize the handrail placement, etc. Commission will be updated..
b) Large photographs of Mr. Alex L. Pitcher have been framed and hung (one in side the Community Room and one at the bottom of the stairs entering the Community Room) along with identifying signage.
c) PUC has provided high school interns to their various depts. for the summer; the interns will work full-time (40 hrs.) for five weeks. Southeast Facility was fortunate to be assigned 15-yr. old Mr. Jarvis Lewis, who will be a Junior at Burton High School in September.
d) We have been approached by the Mayor's Office and the Board of Supervisors to present a proclamation to Ms. Sonia Reyes, at her retirement after 31 years of service to the City. Ms. Reyes was on the Executive Director's interview panel when he was hired for this position 10 years ago.
e) The FY 01-02 budget request was approved by the Board of Supervisors this past Monday (July 23) after receiving approval (intact) from the Mayor's Office; we expect to receive the final (Phase D, working) version soon.
f) Staff has gone to training for updating (adding) to the SECF website; we anticipate a fully updated website once the computer connection issues have been resolved.
g) Met with Mirant (Energy) Corp. to be placed on the agenda for a future meeting.
Commissioner Brown moved and Commissioner Hardin seconded to accept the Director's Report. Motion passed.
VIII. Presentation: Commissioner Larkin welcomed and introduced Mr. Myles Stevens, Pres. of the San Francisco Black Chamber of Commerce (SFBCC) who distributed a handout and thanked the Commission for the opportunity to present this proposal to continue small business and economic development within the City's neighborhoods.
Mr. Stevens stated that last year when SFBCC members became aware that the now-defunct Urban Economic Development Corp. (UEDC) would not be receiving further (federal) funding and, therefore would not be able to continue offering small business and economic development services, the SFBCC Board voted to apply to the City (Mayor's Office of Community Development /MOCD) for funding to continue these services.
In order to receive the Community Block Development Grant (CBDG) funds a new non-profit entity complete with a new policy-making, Community-based board would need to be established. The San Francisco Black Chamber of Commerce proposes (see handout) the Community Economic Resource Center that would both build on existing Community-based organizations/agencies to provide policy oversight and strengthen relationships with the Community. The SFBCC is also seeking nominations to this new Board from Community-based organization and agencies such as the Southeast Community Facility Commission. Besides requesting a nomination from the Southeast Community Facility Commission, the SFBCC also requests assistance with reviewing the current mission statement.
Mr. Stevens then opened the floor to questions and in response to inquiries about structure and funding, replied that this new organization would establish a network of Community organizations, some with seats on this new Board, which would continue providing services UEDC was charged with providing to the Community. The SFBCC has also been soliciting supplementary funding to the CBDG monies in the form of outside, private contributions/funds
Since this new organization/Board will have annual funding, all the operational positions as well as the program will also be funded annually. The positions will require business management and policy oversight experience; as well as the requirements for the businesses. The expectation is to have Renaissance Entrepreneurial Center oversee the effort/program in the BVHP and the have oversight over the reset of the City (OMI, Western Addition, etc.) led by (the newly proposed CERC) Community Economic Resource Center.
At this point, it was suggested to invite Director of the Mayor's Office of Community Development, Pam David and the Executive Director of Renaissance Entrepreneurial Center, Ms. Sharon Miller attend to further explain their respective agencies responsibility to this proposal.
After a few more comments from the Commission, Mr. Stevens promised to put the proposal "overview" in writing and bring it back to the Commission for presentation when a mutual Commission meeting date is found for both MOCD and Renaissance.
IX. Old and On-going Business -
a) Commissioner Larkin appointed three Community Relation Committee members: Commissioners Malik Looper, Atiliai Tofaeono and Bobbrie Brown and charged the Committee with developing and doing outreach to the Community for the Southeast Community Facility Commission.
b) The Executive Director announced that Jackie Minor from the City Attorney's Office would attend the Thursday, Sept. 12 Commission meeting to lead a "training session" on the Sunshine Ordinance (and Brown Act).
XI. Introduction of New Business -
a) Shoreview Residents Association and AIMCO to discuss "quality of life" issues at a future Southeast Community Facility Commission meeting;
b) SFBCC/Renaissance Entrepreneurial Center/MOCD funding for program similar to now-defunct UEDC.
XII. Adjournment:
Commissioner Brown moved and Commissioner Hardin seconded to adjourn the SECFCommission meeting at 7:26 p.m.
Respectfully submitted: _________________________
(Commission Secretary)
