Meeting details
Date and time
How to participate
In-person
Rm 201
San Francisco, CA 94102
Meeting details
Date and time
How to participate
In-person
Rm 201
San Francisco, CA 94102
Agenda
Call to order/roll call
The meeting will be called to order, followed by a roll call to establish quorum.
Consent agenda
The Council will review and possibly vote to approve minutes from the Council meeting on November 20, 2024.
Creation of bylaws
A. The Council will be provided with an overview of the need for formal bylaws, their purpose, and the anticipated benefits for Council operations.
Presented by: Ivy Lee, Director, Mayor’s Office for Victims’ Rights
B. The Council will consider and possibly vote on a motion to authorize the Council Tri-Chairs and the Mayor’s Office for Victims' Rights to collaborate on drafting proposed bylaws.
Office of Civic Engagement and Immigration Affairs update
An update and guidance will be provided on best practices for serving victims and survivors. Members will have the opportunity to raise any concerns or questions.
Welcome and introduction of new staff
New staff members will be introduced, and a brief overview of their roles will be provided.
Budget updates
A. An update will be provided on the Family Violence Council’s budget advocacy to date for the upcoming fiscal year. Members will have the opportunity to raise any emerging urgent needs for discussion.
Presented by: Ivy Lee, Director, Mayor’s Office for Victims’ Rights
B. An update will be provided on expected state and federal budget changes that may impact local funding. Members will have the opportunity to raise urgent emerging needs or concerns for discussion relevant to these updates.
Presented by: Barbara Lopez, Deputy Director, Mayor’s Office for Victims’ Rights
Tri-chair updates
TRI-CHAIR UPDATES DISCUSSION Each Tri-Chair will provide updates on key issues in their respective areas of focus.
- Executive Director of the Domestic Violence Consortium (or designee)
- Executive Director of the Consortium for Elder Abuse Prevention (or designee)
- Executive Director of Safe & Sound, San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Council (or designee)
General public comment
Open floor for public comment on items related to family violence services, policies, and council activities.
Adjournment
Notices
Know your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance
Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review. For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapters 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, please contact: Sunshine Ordinance Task Force Administrator City Hall – Room 244 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102-4683, 415-554-7724 (Office); 415-554-7854 (Fax), E-mail: SOTF@sfgov.org
Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s website at www.sfgov.org. Copies of explanatory documents are available to the public online athttp://www.sfbos.org/sunshine or, upon request to the Commission Secretary, at the above address or phone number.
Language access
Per the Language Access Ordinance (Chapter 91 of the San Francisco Administrative Code), Chinese, Spanish and or Filipino (Tagalog) interpreters will be available upon requests. Meeting Minutes may be translated, if requested, after they have been adopted by the Family Violence Council/Mayor’s Task Force on Anti-Human Trafficking. Assistance in additional languages may be honored whenever possible. To request assistance with these services please contact Barbara Lopez barbara.lopez@sfgov.org at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. Late requests will be honored if possible.
Disability access
Family Violence Council meetings are currently online; however, starting in 2025, the FVC will return to a City building, which will be accessible to persons using wheelchairs and other assistive mobility devices.
Mayor’s Task Force on Anti-Human Trafficking meetings are held in Room 305 at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place in San Francisco. City Hall is accessible to persons using wheelchairs and other assistive mobility devices. Ramps are available at the Grove, Van Ness and McAllister entrances.
Assistive listening devices, American Sign Language interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations are available upon request. Please make your requests for accommodations to Barbara Lopez barbara.lopez.ovwr@sfgov.org. Requesting accommodations at least 72 hours prior to the meeting will help ensure availability.
Lobbyist ordinance
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102, (415) 252-3100, FAX (415) 252-3112, website: sfgov.org/ethics.