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MEETING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 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 Wednesday, March 26, 2008 meeting to order at 6:15 p.m. in the Alex L. Pitcher Community Room at 1800 Oakdale Avenue.
1.1 ROLL CALL
6:17 p.m. Commission Secretary – Carla Vaughn
Commissioners Present: Brown, Churchwell , Kennedy, Sampson
Commissioners Excused: Jones
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.
Commissioner Kennedy moved to accept the consent calendar and the minutes of the Thursday, March 13th, 2008 SECF Commission meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Churchwell.
2.0 PUBLIC COMMENT
Sam Murray of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission greeted the Commissioners, introduced energy saving light bulbs, and invited the coordinator of the “9910 Program” to introduce herself to the Commission.
Catherine Curtis, coordinator of the “9910 Program” introduced herself and advised the Commission that she was hired by the Public Utilities Commission to coordinate the “9910 Program”. Ms. Curtis advised the Commission that she had over 15 years experience and was excited to be working with the current program.
Mr. Murray reported that the individuals presently participating in the “9910 Program” were all residents of the 94124 area. He advised there were seven participants and the five appearing before the Commission introduced themselves as follows: Yvonne Palega, Regina Garrett, Damon Holmes, James Sparks, and Brice Hy.
Commission Chair Bobbrie Brown welcomed the 9910 participants and thanked Mr. Murray for his continued support in providing training and career
opportunities for the residents of BayView Hunter’s Point.
Commissioner Kennedy commented it would be a great thing if every city department would have a training program in some capacity and train people from the communities throughout San Francisco. She stated it would be a great mission for some supervisor to use the PUC pattern and have every department in the city provide training, if only to 5 or 6 individuals every year. Commissioner Kennedy noted it would mean a lot to the young people in the community.
Commission Chair Bobbrie Brown suggested the Commission provide a recommendation. Commissioner Kennedy requested a resolution be sent.
Commission Chair Bobbrie Brown announced the health fair to be held on Saturday, April 5th from 10 am to 2 pm.
Commission Chair Bobbrie Brown thanked the 9910 participants for attending the Commission meeting and wished them the best in their new careers.
3.0 COMMUNICATIONS
Carla Vaughn, Commission Secretary announced the following:
a) Letter of Invitation to Chris Iglesias, Executive Director of the Human Rights Commission
b) Letter of Invitation to Adrienne Pon, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Community Development (to be completed)
c) Press Release from the Mayor’s Office calling for a response to the Medical Reimbursement Cuts
d) An Invitation from LENNAR Urban to attend the Hunter’s Point Shipyard Small Business Networking Mixer at Jewel Restaurant on April 2nd
e) Newsletter from Captain John Loftus of the BayView Police Station
f) Flyer regarding Community Air Quality with a highlighted section on the dangers of diesel fuel
4.0 AD-HOC COMMITTEE REPORT
Joseph Singh provided an update on the Health and Housing Ad-Hoc Committee Health Fair scheduled for April 5th. He presented a flyer and a draft of the program for the event. He reported several health organizations had confirmed booths for the event, and there would be performances for the families.
Dr. Churchwell asked everyone to spread the word and attend the health fair, which would be educational for children and their parents.
Executive Director Toye Moses announced donations were received from BayView businesses such as Decorative Plants. Plants from their facility were donated for the raffle, also San Francisco Produce and the Food Bank donated fruits and vegetables.
5.0 STAFF REPORT
Director Moses reported the construction of the ADA project was going well, even though it was chaotic and noisy.
Joseph Singh reported there were some inconveniences for the tenants however, the contractor tried to reserve the work with the most noise for the weekend. Mr. Singh reported the next project would be the renovation of the deck area above DHS.
Mr. Singh advised the snake structure was removed and a cement bench was chosen as a replacement.
Commission Chair Bobbrie Brown asked if there would be a sand box for the children.
Mr. Singh replied there would be a sandbox and play structure.
Commissioner Churchwell asked who was funding the project and what was the cost.
Director Moses reported PUC was funding the project because of the ADA issue and the cost was close to $1 million dollars.
Director Moses reported the budget issue would present hardships in July. He advised the Mayor and Board of Supervisors were asking all departments to cut their budgets.
Joseph Singh reported in a meeting he attended there was information given regarding layoffs scheduled for late August.
6.0 INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS BY COMMISSIONERS
7.0 ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:35 pm.
Respectfully submitted
Carla Vaughn , Commission Secretary
