Southeast Community Facility Commission - April 9, 2014 - Meeting Minutes
APPROVED MINUTES
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY FACILITY COMMISSION
Wednesday, April 9, 2014, 6:00 P.M.
1800 Oakdale Avenue, Alex Pitcher Community Room
San Francisco, CA 94124
- CALL TO ORDER
Chairperson Karen Chung called the Wednesday, April 9, 2014 meeting to order at 6:10 p.m.
Ms. Eleanore Fernandez read the Mission Statement and announced the Sunshine Ordinance rule at 6:11 p.m.
2.0 ROLL CALL AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUNSHINE AUDIO RECORDING POLICY
Ms. Eleanor Fernandez called roll at 6:12 p.m.
Commissioners Present: Karen Chung/ LaVaughn K. King/ Janine Greer/ Eddy Zheng / Bobbrie Brown/ Brigette R. LeBlanc
Staff Present: Toye Moses, Executive Director/ Francis Starr, Management Assistant/ Eleanore Fernandez, Committees Coordinator/ Mary Holing, Deputy City Attorney
- CONSENT CALENDAR
Ms. Eleanore Fernandez, read the Consent Calendar.
3.1 PROPOSED ACTION
Commissioner LaVaughn King moved to adopt the commission meeting minutes of Wednesday, February 26, 2014 and Wednesday, March 12, 2014 as submitted.
Commissioner Eddy Zheng provided the second for the motion.
The minutes of the February 26, 2014 and March 12, 2014 meetings were adopted.
- PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES
Mr. Francisco DaCosta, community member commented regarding the meeting procedures and requested the community be included in all workshops/retreats.
Mr. Ronald Batiste, President & CEO of Eagle Environmental Construction, Inc. located at 1485 Bayshore Blvd., Suite 374 provided an update on the scope of his company and advised that after 8 years in the Bayview they have received only $100,000 of the millions of dollars that have come into the Bayview for construction projects. Mr. Batiste requested an opportunity to provide a full presentation to the Commission.
Ms. Yolanda Lewis, community member spoke regarding the out-migration of her family from San Francisco and requested the upcoming retreat be held at a location more accessible to the community.
Ms. Joileen Richards, community member requested support in renaming the Bayview branch of the public library in honor of Ms. Linda Brooks-Burton, former librarian of the Bayview public library. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 23rd from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Bayview branch of the public library.
Dr. Espanola Jackson, community activist spoke regarding her intent to attend the upcoming retreat and at that time she will provide suggestions for programs. She commented on the time restraints of Public Comment as well as the current federal investigations related to the California state government.
Chairperson Chung welcomed Ms. Belle Taylor-McGhee, Commissioner, San Francisco Health Department.
- COMMUNICATION
Ms. Eleanore Fernandez announced the following communication, correspondence and announcement files:
Press Release: Mayor Lee Announces Selected Startups For entrepreneurship-In-Residence Program
Statement: Mayor Lee’s Statement On Fire In San Francisco’s Mission Bay Neighborhood Today
Statement: Mayor Lee’s Statement On The Third Anniversary Of The Tohoku Earthquake And Tsunami In Japan
Press Release: Mayor Lee Announces Doubling Of City’s First Time Home Buyer Down Payment Home Loan Assistance Program
Press Release: Mayor Lee Announces Certification Of Tagalog For Limited English Speakers In San Francisco
- CORRESPONDENCE
Letter to the Mayor, Board of Supervisors – (Malia Cohen), Sheriff’s Department, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to support the efforts of The Garden Project and Executive Director Cathrine Sneed by continuing it’s funding through FY 2014-15.
- ANNOUNCEMENTS
-The next meeting of the Southeast Community Facility Commission will be Wednesday April 23, 2014.
-The 2014 Job Fair will be held on Wednesday, May 21st in the Alex Pitcher, Jr. Community Room.
-The 2014 Southeast Community Facility Commission Annual Health Fair will be held on Saturday, October 4th in the Alex Pitcher, Jr. Community Room from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- ADVISORY COMMITTEES REPORTS
Governance Ad-Hoc Committee, (Chair, Commissioner Karen Chung, Commission Member, Commissioner Brigette LeBlanc, Alternate, Commissioner LaVaughn King, Community Members, Alma Robinson, Siri Datta Khalsa, Greg Doxey)
Commissioner Karen Chung, Chair of the Governance Ad-Hoc Committee announced the next meeting will be on Thursday, April 17th from 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. in the bungalow conference room.
Health, Housing and Public Safety Advisory Committee, (Chair, Commissioner LaVaughn King, Commission Member, Commissioner Janine Greer, Alternate, Commissioner Karen Chung, Community Members, Dan Goldman, Michele Davis, Veronica Shepard, Lyslynn LaCoste, Harrison Parker, Onika Shabazz
Commissioner LaVaughn King, Chair, Health, Housing and Public Safety Advisory Committee announced the next meeting will be held on Monday, April 14th at 12 noon in the bungalow conference room.
Economic Development Advisory Committee, (Chair, (Vacant), Commission Member, Commissioner Eddy Zheng, Alternate, Commissioner Karen Chung, Community Members, Dan Goldman, Tempe Priestly, Lyslynn LaCoste, ShamannWalton)
Commissioner Eddy Zheng, Chair of the Committee provided a brief report from the Tuesday, April 8th meeting.
Currently the committee is focused on the upcoming Job/Career Fair scheduled for May 21st. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 22nd.
Commissioner Brigette LeBlanc raised a question regarding how many individuals were actually hired as a result of the previous Job Fair and how many were still employed.
Commissioner Eddy Zheng thanked Commissioner LeBlanc for her observation and advised a tracking system was needed and hiring and the retention rate of those hired would be addressed for the upcoming Job Fair.
Dr. Espanola Jackson, community activist had questions regarding the exclusion of area 94107 and suggested a Contract Compliance Officer was needed to address the hiring practices of the community.
Mr. Francisco DaCosta, community activist spoke in support of Commissioner Zheng’s report and provided a brief history of community based organizations attempts to supply careers/jobs to the community.
Facility Advisory Committee, (Chair, Commissioner Brigette R. LeBlanc, Commission Member, (Vacant), Alternate, Commissioner Bobbrie Brown, Community Members, Steve Good, Siri Datta Khalsa, Robert Woods)
Commissioner Brigette LeBlanc, Chair of the Facility Advisory Committee asked everyone to understand and remember the upcoming presentation regarding the design concepts for Phase Two were suggestions and were provided to allow dialogue regarding the continued renovation to 1800 Oakdale. She invited everyone to attend upcoming Facility Advisory Committee meetings to provide suggestions or voice concerns.
Mr. Greg Doxey, community member commented on the Job Fair and provided a flyer on the screening event of a newly released film “The Life Of A King”.
He also presented a letter for the Captain of the Bayview Police station regarding an incident with the police where he felt his civil liberties were violated while being stopped for a traffic infraction. He requested support from the Commission in the hopes that others in the community would not experience the same treatment.
Mr. Mohammed Abdullah, retired Iraqi war veteran, who was with Mr. Doxey at the time of the incident provided comments regarding the incident.
Outreach and Diversity Advisory Committee, (Chair, Commissioner Eddy Zheng, Commission Member, Commissioner LaVaughn King, Alternate, Commissioner Bobbrie Brown, Community Members, Lance Burton, Gina Fromer, Barbara Ockel, Pastor Carl Alexander)
Commissioner Eddy Zheng provided a summary of the meeting held on Thursday, March 13th. He reported the Committee is committed to outreach and engaging the community to participate in the process.
The committee would like to create posters to distribute throughout the community as well as a monthly calendar that would be available through various media outlets such as KPOO, KQED, local newspapers and the faith-based community.
8.0 PRESENTER
Chairperson Karen Chung welcomed Ms. Renee Willette, SFPUC Special Projects Manager, External Affairs who provided a brief history and background of the proposed renovation.
Ms. Renee Willette thanked Commissioner LeBlanc for the leadership she provided through the Facility Advisory Committee during the “First Phase” process. She noted there will be space for an additional tenant after the renovation and the SFPUC will work in conjunction with the Mayor’s Office and the Commission to identify tenants for the un-programmed space. Ms. Willette introduced Mr. Theo Miller, the Mayor’s lead on Economic Opportunity and the Out-Migration Initiative. He will work with the SFPUC and the Commission in this effort. The dialogue is scheduled to begin in June.
Ms. Shelby Campbell, SFPUC Project Manager, of the Phase Two design concept provided a presentation of the proposed renovations for 1800 Oakdale. The intention of the design is to create a welcoming, vibrant, warm community building.
The focus of revitalizing public spaces is to change the way the building is experienced by the community. The main changes will be to the entry way and lobby as well as the creation of a Café space and lounge.
The Alex Pitcher, Jr. Community room will be beautified and necessary upgrades to the building systems will be made. High speed internet access will be made available and the tenant space will be improved.
The proposed timeline for the renovation to begin construction is 2015 based on approval to proceed. Completion of the project is estimated to be early 2016.
Copies of the proposed design are available through the Commission office.
Chairperson Karen Chung thanked Ms. Campbell for her presentation and opened the floor to the Commissioners for questions.
Commissioner LaVaughn King had a question regarding the hiring of individuals from the community to work on the renovation.
Ms. Shelby Campbell referenced the bidding process for local contractors through the newly created Contract Assistance Center.
Commissioner Brigette LeBlanc commented regarding the rumors that the name of the facility might be changed. She noted this has not been presented to or addressed by the Commission. Commissioner LeBlanc commented regarding the artists that have been chosen to participate in the design process and those designs will be implemented in future presentations. Regarding the creation of the Café there has not been a determination as to who will run the Café so there is an opportunity for the community to participate in the process and provide suggestions and ideas.
Commissioner Zheng thanked Ms. Campbell for the presentation and said the design of the building should complement the surrounding neighborhood. He requested information regarding security measures for the building. He spoke in support of Hunter’s Point Family as a possible group to run the Café.
Commissioner LaVaughn King thanked Commissioner Zheng for his comments and noted that historically buildings are named after someone who has spent years in the community and given their time and support. She suggested the Café or a health library could be named after an individual.
Toye Moses, SECFC Executive Director, said the current capacity of the Alex Pitcher, Jr. community room is 280. He wanted to know if the renovation would allow space for commission and community meetings without being disturbed by the Café.
Ms. Shelby advised the dimensions of the room would remain the same and the Café would be located in place of the current atrium.
There was discussion with SECFC staff regarding the possibility of dividing the space, lowering the roof and the use of the space as a Red Cross emergency shelter by installing shower facilities. There was discussion regarding the overall heating system and the ability to heat the Café area as well as the possibility of the sharing of the kitchen between the Café and the Alex Pitcher, Jr. community room social events.
Ms. Shelby noted this was something that would be considered moving forward and typically the Café would bring most of their food from off-site and would not need cooking facilities.
Commissioner LeBlanc commented on workshops that would be held regarding security measures and she encouraged everyone to participate when the dates were set.
The following individuals from the community spoke regarding the presentation:
Yolanda Lewis/ Francisco DaCosta/ Dr. Espanola Jackson/ Lance Burton/ James Bryant/ D.J. Brookter/ Mohammed Abdullah
There was continued discussion regarding the possibility of changing the name of the facility.
Ms. Shelby said moving forward she hoped there would be a consensus on the design.
Commissioner Chung thanked Ms. Shelby for the presentation and said approval of the design would be calendared for the next meeting.
- COMMISSION BUSINESS
Commissioner Zheng commented regarding the process of creating the SECFC Resource Directory.
Toye Moses, SECFC Executive Director shared information regarding the process and said the directory would be revised next year.
Francis Starr, Management Assistant provided information regarding the directory and said 3,000 copies were printed and provided to local and state politicians as well as the public.
There was discussion regarding the cost and Mr. Starr will provide the information at a future time.
Commissioner Zheng questioned the necessity of the directory and wondered if it is cost effective because other organizations also provide similar information. He also requested a bilingual format.
Toye Moses, SECFC Executive Director thanked Commissioner Zheng for his comments and noted the directory is valuable and a committee can be created to address the next issue. He invited Commissioner Zheng to be a part of the process.
The following individuals spoke regarding staffing issues, diversity in the community, and the digital enhancement of the community:
Dr. Espanola Jackson/ Mr. Francisco DaCosta
Toye Moses, SECFC Executive Director spoke regarding the need of the resource directory.
There was discussion regarding the suggestion to postpone committee meetings until the 2014 Retreat could be held.
Commissioner Zheng led the discussion and suggested the committee meetings be suspended until after the Retreat.
There was discussion regarding what can and what cannot be voted on within the meeting process.
After clarification from the Deputy City Attorney the discussion continued regarding which Committees would postpone their meetings until after the Retreat.
Commissioner LeBlanc requested the Facility Advisory Committee meetings not be suspended.
Commissioner Zheng provided clarification stating that committees with on-going business should be allowed to continue meeting and committees with no on-going business should be suspended until after the Retreat.
Chairperson Chung suggested the current schedule should continue.
There was discussion regarding the Bayview CAC which is a newly created committee within the community.
Commissioner Zheng continued a discussion regarding the viability of the Governance Advisory Committee and the Health, Housing and Public Safety Advisory Committee.
Chairperson Chung noted the necessity of the Governance Advisory Committee to address the MOU between the Commission and the SFPUC.
Commissioner LeBlanc provided history of the relationship of the Governance Advisory Committee and the SFPUC in establishing the MOU.
Commissioner Zheng moved to postpone the Governance Advisory Committee and Health, Housing and Public Safety Advisory Committee meetings until after the Commission Retreat.
Chairperson Chung said the Retreat date was not finalized.
Discussion continued with a suggestion from Commissioner Greer to finalize the Retreat date and consider a location other than the Ocean Beach Treatment Plant.
Commissioner Zheng withdrew his motion to postpone Committee meetings.
- CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT
No report.
- STAFF/DIRECTOR REPORT
Toye Moses, SECFC Executive Director, announced the reinstatement of Commissioner Al Norman.
11.1 SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION STAFF REPORT & GENERAL UPDATE
No report.
12.0 ON-GOING BUSINESS
Toye Moses, SECFC Executive Director introduced the retreat facilitator, Sandy Sohcot and asked the Commissioners to choose a date. The facilitator provided several dates and there was continued discussion.
Commissioner Greer asked if the sessions could be split into two days.
The facilitator advised that would not be feasible.
Extensive discussion continued with the date of June 21st being offered by the facilitator.
There was discussion regarding the Retreat location and it was suggested by several Commissioners that the Retreat be held during the week at 1800 Oakdale.
Commissioner Greer moved to have the Retreat at 1800 Oakdale during the regular work week.
Commissioner Zheng provided a second for the motion.
Chairperson Chung requested a vote on the motion provided by Commissioner Greer.
The motion was carried.
It was determined that the Commissioners would be polled in the near future to determine a new date for the Retreat that would be a weekday.
- NEW BUSINESS REQUESTS for Future Agenda Items
Commissioner Janine Greer requested the following:
Invitation to Dean Bynum to provide information regarding college programming;
Invitation to Ken Nim, Manager, City and County of San Francisco Economic & Workforce Development;
Invitation to the Bayview Police to address racial profiling.
Ron Batiste requested an opportunity to provide a presentation to the Commission regarding his company Eagle Environmental Construction, Inc. and their inability to acquire larger contracts.
- PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES
Dr. Espanola Jackson commented regarding the need to invite the Dean to address the Commission.
- ADJOURNMENT
Chairperson Karen Chung adjourned the meeting at 9:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Carla Vaughn, Commission Executive Secretary II
Southeast Community Facility Commission
