Full Commission
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City Hall - Room 416
March 10, 2008
Minutes
Commissioner Jamal Dajani (Acting Chair) convened the meeting at 5:00 p.m.
Members Present: Jamal Dajani (Acting Chair), Gilberto Alexander, Elahe Enssani, Felix Fuentes, Jay Gonzalez, Vera Haile, Solomon Jones, Greg Chew, Angus McCarthy, Sam Ng, Toye Moses and Christopher Punongbayan
Members Absent: Alan Mok (excused)
I. Roll Call
II. Approval of Minutes
The minutes of February meeting was approved by the Commission
III. Public Comment
No public comment
IV. Proposed draft of the By-Laws Amendment
The Commission requested that the By-Laws Ad-Hoc Committee headed by Commissioner Punongbayan should review the proposed amendment and make the recommendation to the Commission at the April meeting.
The members of the By-Laws Ad-Hoc Committee: Commissioner Punongbayan (Chair), Commissioner Gonzalez and Commissioner McCarthy.
V. Report of the Immigrant Rights Summit 2007
Tomas Lee, Director, Office of Language Services thanked the two interns, Maria Darling and Valarie Blanca for their help in compiling all of the notes from different workshops at the 2007 Immigrant Rights Summit. The first draft of the report was e-mailed to all Commissioners on February 25th. The Commission will mail out copy of the report to members of the US Congress, local lawmakers, etc.. It would cost approximately $7,800 to print out and distribute this document. The total cost if including the graphics, and design would cost about $10,000.
Commissioner Gonzalez suggested a two to three page executive summary of the summit report be created and posted on the Commission’s website for public access.
Commissioner Punongbayan agrees and he will draft this executive summary to be included in the final copy of the 2007 Summit Report.
Commissioner Gonzalez suggested that the report should contain more details and analysis from each of the workshops.
Commissioner Dajani requested Tomas Lee and interns to make the necessary changes to reflect the recommendations made by the Commissioner Gonzalez.
VI.. Nominations for the Chair’s position
Commissioner Alexander nominated Commissioner Dajani for the Chair position. This nomination was seconded by Commissioner Gonzalez.
The election will be held at the Commission meeting in April.
VII. Proposal of the new structure of the Committees
At this time, the Commission maintains the current structure of the committees. The Commission has four committees: Executive Committee, Program & Access Committee, Outreach Committee and Immigration Reform Committee.
VIII. Committee Membership
According to the By-Laws, all Commissioners should belong to at least one of the committees.
IX. Director’s Report
Most of the tier 1 city departments have submitted to the Commission their 2008 annual EAS Compliance Report, except the Adult Probation Department. The Adult Probation Department’s compliance plan should be submitted within this week. The Program & Access Committee will review the report and make the recommendation to the Commission at the June or July meeting.
The Director reminded the Commissioners to file their Form 700 - Statement of Economic Interest Form and Sunshine Compliance Form with the Department of Ethics before April 1st. In addition, the Commissioners also must complete the Sunshine Ordinance Training.
The continuation contract for the Day Labor with La Raza Centro legal had been approved by the Office of Contract Administration.
Commissioner Haile moved to approve the Director’s Report and Commissioner Gonzalez seconded the motion. The motion passed.
X. Committee’s Report
1. Executive Committee:
The Committee will meet on March 18, 2008 to plan for the April meeting.
2. Program & Access Committee:
Met jointly with the Outreach Committee on 4/26/08 to plan for the upcoming neighborhood meeting.
3. Immigration Reform Committee:
Met on March 25, 2008 to discuss about the no-match letter and funding for the municipal ID program
XI. Adjournment
Commissioner Haile moved to adjourn and Commissioner Gonzalez seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 p.m.