May 10, 2012 Southeast Community Facility Commission
ADOPTED MINUTES
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY FACILITY COMMISSION
Thursday, May 10, 2012, 6:00 PM
1800 Oakdale Avenue, Alex Pitcher Community Room
San Francisco, CA 94124
1.0 CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT
Commission Vice-President Bobbrie Brown called the Thursday, May 10, 2012 meeting to order at 6:14 pm and announced the Sunshine Ordinance.
2.0 ROLL CALL
Carla Vaughn, Commission Secretary called roll at 6:15 pm.
Commissioners Present: Armina Brown / Karen Chung / Theo Ellington / Brigette R. LeBlanc / Willie B. Kennedy (arr.6:17pm) / Bobbrie Brown/ Al Norman (arr. 6:47pm)
Staff Present: Toye Moses, Executive Director/ Francis Starr, Senior Assistant to the Director/ John Roddy, Deputy City Attorney/ Carla Vaughn, Commission Secretary
3.0 CONSENT CALENDAR
Commission President Willie B. Kennedy read the Consent Calendar.
3.1 PROPOSED ACTION
Commissioner Theo Ellington (Motion)
Commissioner Karen Chung (Second)
The minutes of the Southeast Community Facility Commission meeting of Thursday, April 12, 2012 were adopted as submitted.
4.0 PUBLIC COMMENT & ANNOUNCEMENT OF TIME ALLOTMENT
Commissioner Brigette R. LeBlanc announced the selection of Ms. Espanola Jackson by the Human Rights Commission to receive the 2010 HRC Hero Legacy Award for lifetime achievement and outstanding contribution to human rights advocacy in the City and County of San Francisco. The awards presentation is scheduled to take place on Thursday, May 24th, 2012 at City Hall, room 416 at 5:30 pm.
Carla Vaughn, Commission Secretary announced the Sunshine Ordinance section 67.14C.
5.0 COMMUNICATION
Carla Vaughn, Commission Secretary announced the following:
Statement: Mayor Lee’s Statement On Mediated Settlement Reached With City’s Second Largest Union
Press Release: Utilities Agreement Paves Way For New North Beach Library Project To Move Forward
Statement: Mayor Lee’s Statement On Settlement Reached With Additional City Employee Unions
Press Release: Mayor Lee Nominates Cristina Rubke To SFMTA Board Of Directors
Press Release: Mayor Lee Presents Proposed May 1st Balanced Budget
Press Release: Mayor Lee Announces Major Expansion Of Sharing Economy Leader AirBNB
Press Release: Mayor Lee & SFMTA Announce Four-Month Sunday Streets Mission Route Pilot
Press Release: Celebrate Mayor Lee’s 60th Birthday With 60 Ways Of Giving Back To Our City
Press Release: Economic Strategy To Transform Central Market Gains Momentum With National Planning Award & Ambitious Calendar Of Summer Art Events
Statement: Mayor Lee’s Statement On President Obama Support Of Marriage Equality
Press Release: Mayor Lee Protects Domestic Violence Program Funding
5.1 CORRESPONDENCE
Letter of Support from the Commission addressed to the Mayor and Board of Supervisors in support of the location of the proposed Center for Youth Wellness at 3450 Third Street.
Letter of Invitation to Phil Ginsburg, General Manager of San Francisco Recreation & Parks, to provide a presentation of the overview, goals and programs of interest to the residents of the Southeast sector.
Letter of Invitation to Juliet Ellis is on-going.
6.0 ANNOUNCEMENTS
Commissioner Willie B. Kennedy introduced Ms. Toni Battle, founder of The Legacy Project, a cultural enrichment program targeting youth from grades 7 to 12.
7.0 PRESENTERS
Ms. Toni Battle, Bayview resident provided an overview of The Legacy Project and requested a letter of support from the Southeast Community Facility Commission as well as help securing a space to house the program.
During the summer of 2010 while participating in programs at the Bayview YMCA Ms. Battle was approached to create a curriculum around Black history as part of the collaboration between Stone Oaks of San Antonio Texas and the Bayview YMCA.
The collaboration involved sponsoring a trip to South Africa during the Spring of 2011 to develop and observe African traditions around the concept of “circle.” In South Africa the tradition is being used as part of the school curriculum. Part of the thought behind the curriculum is to merge, circle tradition with learning and community; therefore creating in the student social responsibility and the use of culture in their present and future success.
Ms. Toni Battle trained and coached teachers from Teach With Africa around the cultural dynamics they would experience in teaching primarily Black students from San Francisco’s Bayview Hunter’s Point.
In the Spring of 2011, Teach With Africa and Ms. Battle collaborated to create a pilot program with the Bayview YMCA to implement a summer project based upon the curriculum inspired by Ms. Battle’s initial work combined with what she experienced on the Spring trip to South Africa. In June 2011, the collaboration was secured to implement “The Legacy Project”.
The Legacy Project’s curriculum has an intentional thrust on African American tradition, culture and reflection of ancestors. Many of the youth in the program are coming from families where tradition has been lost, culture is sparingly practiced and the importance of ancestors has not been emphasized.
Following is a list of subjects covered in the curriculum:
History of Juneteenth/ Emancipation Proclamation/ Frederick Douglas’ 4th of July speech and its implications today/ Mary Ellen Pleasant (CA Mother of the Civil Rights Movement)/ Ida B. Wells/ “A Red Record”/ Lynching history-KKK/ Plessy vs. Ferguson – Jim Crow/ Niagara Movement – NAACP founding/ Booker T. Washington vs. W.E.B. DuBois philosophies/ Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson – The Mann Act (its implications to Black men and lynching history)/ WWI and the Black Army regiment charged with mutiny in Houston, TX during a race riot and hung by the U.S. Government (pioneers of modern Civil Rights Movement)/ WWII-Port Chicago (local & cultural history, next generation of Civil Rights Movement – responsible for desegregation of the armed forces)/ Tuskegee Airmen/ Louis Allen (the reopening of the Civil Rights murder case in 2011)/ Brown vs. Board of Education/ 13th and 14th Amendments/ Emmet Till, Medgar Evers, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X/ Fannie Lou Hamer – Democratic National Convention/ Title VII
Ms. Toni Battle shared various components of The Legacy Project and closed with a request for support to acquire a space for Saturday School/ The Legacy Project. The classes will be held on Saturdays.
Commission President Willie B. Kennedy opened the floor for questions from the Commissioners.
Commissioner Theo Ellington asked how many children were currently in the program.
Ms. Toni Battle responded there can be 5 – 15 children and currently there are 2 – 5 that consistently meet and occasionally travel outside of the neighborhood to get a different perspective on race and privilege.
Commissioner Karen Chung had questions regarding the funding source for the program.
Ms. Toni Battle responded currently she is working on her own and there is no funding.
Director Toye Moses asked Ms. Battle to provide the specifics of her request to the Commission.
Ms. Toni Battle requested support from the Commission, a letter of support and help acquiring a regular home base for Saturday School in Bayview Hunter’s Point.
Commission President Willie B. Kennedy referred Ms. Battle to the Urban Awareness Program, an organization that works with non-profits and provides information from companies that provide the services needed to accomplish the goals of the non-profits. Commissioner Kennedy will assist Ms. Battle in connecting with the Urban Awareness Program.
Commission President Willie B. Kennedy opened the floor to public comment.
Espanola Jackson, Bayview resident, congratulated Ms. Battle on her project and suggested she speak with Torrance Bynum, Dean, City College Southeast Campus, to discuss the possibility of acquiring space at 1800 Oakdale Avenue.
Dr. Patricia Gray, Assistant Superintendent of Schools thanked Ms. Battle for her presentation and offered to help her find space on Saturdays in one of the 6 schools in her district as long as grants were available to pay for custodial services.
Dorris Vincent, community activist, encouraged Ms. Battle to connect with Theresa Gowens at Old Skool Café for a possible collaboration.
Dr. Harrison Parker, former SECF Commissioner commended Ms. Battle and expressed the need for male participation in training the youth.
Commissioner Willie B. Kennedy shared experiences of growing up in the South and asked the Commission if they would like to send a letter in support of Ms. Battles program.
There was a unanimous consensus from the Commissioners to send a letter of support for Ms. Battles’ program. Staff will receive direction from Director Moses.
Alberto Vasquez, Sr., Construction Manager, SFUSD-Bond Program, provided an update on the new Willie L. Brown Jr. Middle School.
The existing school will be demolished this summer. The goal of the school district is to have the best new middle school in the district. There will be 650 6th, 7th and 8th graders. The project will take several years to complete. The school was shut down a year ago and the students were relocated to several existing middle schools. The Willie L. Brown Jr. Middle School will open in August 2015 and will target the current 2nd graders in the district.
Commissioner Willie B. Kennedy acknowledged Dr. Patricia Gray and congratulated her on her upcoming retirement plans.
Mr. Steve Kolm, Principal, K2A Architecture+Interiors introduced the Project Manager, Joyce Nelo. Ms. Nelo provided a rundown of the project timeline. Diagrams of the physical spaces were provided.
Mr. Steve Kolm discussed the various rooms in the school and the process of listening to the desires of the community. The building will be two stories, nestled into Revere and Silver Streets.
Dr. Patricia Gray noted the elements of the school came together from the community parents and students.
Commissioner Willie B. Kennedy said she was pleased to see the state of the art science facility.
Mr. Steve Kolm said the 8th grade classrooms were designed for teaching biotechnology middle school curriculum.
Commissioner Willie B. Kennedy opened the floor to the Commissioners for comments.
Commissioner Brigette R. LeBlanc said the new school would provide a sense of hope to the youth and requested the actual demolition date be provided.
Commissioner Theo Ellington said he liked the idea of the school being a community center.
Dr. Patricia Gray said custodians would be available until 11pm at night so there would be no need to pay for custodial services.
Dorris Vincent, community activist commented regarding the Wellness Center.
Mr. Steve Kolm said the Wellness Center would provide medical, dental and psychological counseling for SFUSD children. This is a joint project with UCSF and the Department of Public Health.
Dr. Patricia Gray noted during the day the Wellness Center was for the students and after school it would be available to any student in the SFUSD.
Dorris Vincent inquired regarding the reuse of the concrete and debris.
Mr. Steve Kolm responded there was no plan to reuse it and keep it on site however, recycled material would be used as much as possible.
Sam Murray, Southeast Community Outreach Director Communications, SFPUC, thanked Dr. Gray for single-handedly turning around Balboa High School and said he would miss her participation during the SFPUC’s annual Career Day. Mr. Murray encouraged the architects to bridge the past with the present by finding a way to include the foot and handprints from the 21st Century students.
Mr. Steve Kolm thanked Mr. Murray for the idea and said they would locate the hand and footprints for inclusion.
Espanola Jackson, community activist, commented on the schools and thanked Mr. Vasquez and Mr. Kolm for their work.
Dr. Patricia Gray commented there would be a washer and dryer available in the wellness center so children could wash their cloths if necessary.
Ms. Toni Battle noted the school design was similar to the circle system used in South Africa.
Commission President Willie B. Kennedy requested a motion from the Commission to support the presentation for the Willie L. Brown Academy project.
Commissioner Bobbrie Brown (Moved)
Commissioner Al Norman (Second)
The motion was unanimously passed.
Dr. Patricia Gray said the next steps would be turned over to her successor upon her retirement.
8.0 PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Commissioner Willie B. Kennedy reminded the Commissioners of their responsibility to attend their committee meetings.
Commissioner Willie B. Kennedy requested staff contact members on the day prior to the meetings to ensure there is a quorum. There will be another member added to each committee.
Commissioner Willie B. Kennedy provided a report from the Health, Housing and Public Safety Advisory Committee. September 29th has been suggested as the date of the 2012 Health Fair. AIDs and Hepatitis B will be added to the Health Fair theme. It has been requested that the SFPUC provide posters within the next three weeks and the participation letters should go out in two weeks. Added participants are as follows: PG&E, KPOO, SFPO, CAC,SFGATE, and more media. The next meeting is scheduled for June 14th at 1pm. Commissioner Kennedy asked Commissioner Norman to serve on the Health, Housing and Public Safety Advisory Committee.
Commissioner Theo Ellington voiced his concern regarding the time chosen for the committee meetings.
Commissioner Willie B. Kennedy noted she was aware that Commissioner Theo Ellington and Commissioner Armina Brown were unavailable for afternoon meetings. She advised Commissioner Ellington as Chair of a committee he could set the meeting at a time that was convenient for him.
Commissioner Brigette R. LeBlanc advised she was not available for afternoon meetings as well.
The discussion continued regarding available meeting times.
Commissioner Willie B. Kennedy suggested committee meetings should be held after 5pm.
Director Toye Moses said overtime pay was not available for staff.
Carla Vaughn, Commission Secretary suggested reworking staff hours to allow the time needed to provide coverage for the committee meetings, thereby eliminating the need for overtime.
This item was referred to Director Toye Moses who will make an administrative decision.
9.0 ADVISORY COMMITTEES REPORTS & UPDATES
Governance Ad-Hoc Committee (Chair, Willie B. Kennedy, Co-Chair, Brigette R. LeBlanc, Community Members: Alma Robinson, Kitty Morgan, Alternates: Dr. Harrison Parker, Greg Doxey)
Director Toye Moses provided a memorandum dated May 10, 2012 regarding the MOU between SECF Commission and the SFPUC. The memorandum was read by the Commission Secretary, Carla Vaughn. (The memorandum in its entirety is available through staff.)
The memorandum was distributed to the Commissioners through email and hard-copy. They were asked to bring their suggestions to the next Commission meeting.
Commission President Willie B. Kennedy announced she would not be available to attend the next regular scheduled Commission meeting on Wednesday, May 23, 2012.
Commissioner Theo Ellington suggested sending a draft of the MOU to the Commissioners.
Joint PUC/SECFC Ad-Hoc Committee, (Chair Theo Ellington, Co-Chair Bobbrie Brown, PUC Representative, and Alternate: Commissioner Willie B. Kennedy)
No Report.
Health, Housing and Public Safety Advisory Committee, (Chair Bobbrie Brown, Co-Chair Theo Ellington, Community Members <see Commission Secretary for List> Alternate: Commissioner Willie B. Kennedy)
No Report.
Economic Development Advisory Committee (Chair Karen Chung, Co-Chair Al Norman, and Alternate: Commissioner Willie B. Kennedy)
Commissioner Karen Chung provided an update on the Economic Development Advisory Committee. An invitation was extended previously to Regina Dick-Endrizzi, Executive Director, Small Business Administration. To date there has been no response so another invitation will be forwarded. The Economic Development Advisory Committee is recommending the Full Commission provide an invitation to the San Francisco Foundation to provide a presentation to the Commission and explain how the $7 Million dollars provided for San Francisco small business will be spent. A sub-committee has been created and will be headed by Mr. Siri Datta Khalsa and Mr. Lance Burton. The meeting time has been changed from 1pm to 2pm to accommodate attendance by more business owners. Following are the dates for upcoming meetings through the end of the year: June 11, July 9, August 13, September 10, October 8, November 12, and December 10th. These dates represent the second Monday of each month. The committee is recommending Commission Bobbrie Brown as an alternate in the event President Kennedy is not available.
Commissioner Al Norman said the recommendation from the Economic Development Advisory Committee is regarding the money Lennar provided to the AD10 program with the San Francisco Foundation being the fiscal agent. The AD10 program is providing $1.5 million for employment and training and $5.5 million for housing.
The recommendations from the Economic Development Advisory Committee are as follows:
Invitation to Ms. Regina Dick-Endrizzi, Executive Director, Small Business Commission, to present to the full Commission;
Invitation to the San Francisco Foundation to provide information regarding the $7 million dollars awarded to the AD10 program and how will the money be distributed to the San Francisco Bayview Small Business Community;
Recommendation to allow Commissioner Bobbrie Brown to be the alternate for the Economic Development Advisory Committee meetings;
Recommendation to change the Committee meeting time to 2pm.
Commission President Willie B. Kennedy removed the alternate status from the Economic Development Advisory Committee and placed Commissioner Bobbrie Brown as a member of the Committee.
Facility Advisory Committee, (Chair Willie B. Kennedy, Co-Chair Brigette R. LeBlanc, and Member: Commissioner Al Norman, Alternate: Commissioner Armina Brown)
No report.
Commissioner Theo Ellington advised he was not available for morning meetings and requested evening scheduling.
Commission President Willie B. Kennedy responded the Committees would try to accommodate his request.
10.0 STAFF/DIRECTOR REPORT
Director Moses reported on-going meetings with the SFPUC, SECFC staff and City College regarding facility security issues. The meetings are held every Wednesday.
Future Presenters:
May 23, 2012, Judy Nemzoff, Community Arts and Education Program Director, San Francisco Arts Commission
Topic: Bayview Opera House Renovations
May 23, 2012, Torrance Bynum, Dean, City College/Southeast Campus
Topic: City College/Summer School
June 27, 2012, Doris I. Padilla, MPA, Community Liaison, San Francisco Department of Emergency Management (Presentation and Panel Discussion)
Topic: Emergency Preparedness for the Southeast Community
11.0 SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITES COMMISSION STAFF REPORT & UPDATES
No report.
12.0 ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION
Commission President Willie B. Kennedy announced the recommendation from the Economic Advisory Committee to invite a representative from the AD10 program to present to the full Commission.
Commissioner Al Norman (Moved)
Commissioner Armina Brown (Second)
The motion was unanimously passed.
13.0 NEW BUSINESS REQUESTS for Future Agenda Items. (Discussion)
Invitation to Regina Dick-Endrizzi, Executive Director, Small Business Commission, to present to the full Commission.
14.0 PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
Commission President Willie B. Kennedy announced Ms. Dorris Vincent would be honored on Saturday, May 12th at the annual Mother/Daughter Luncheon sponsored by the Gamma Phi Delta Sorority.
In closing, Commission President Willie B. Kennedy congratulated Ms. Espanola Jackson for her award from the Human Rights Commission acknowledging her commitment and hard work for the disadvantaged within the District 10 community and San Francisco at large.
15.0 ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:07 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
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Carla Vaughn
Southeast Community Facility
Commission Secretary
(Full audio recording available through sfgov.org/southeast community facility commission/agenda & minutes)
