MEETING

March FULL COMMITTEE (Online Meeting Access)

Shelter Monitoring Committee

Meeting details

Date and time

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How to participate

In-person

City Hall1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Hearing Room 408
San Francisco, CA 94102
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Online

This meeting will be in "hybrid" form, allowing those with reasonable accommodations, as well as the public, to attend via WebEx. Others are invited to attend in person at Room 408 in City Hall. Note that the call-in number has changed. It is now 415-655-0001.
Link to WebEx Meeting
415-655-0001
Meeting ID number/access code: 2496 681 3224 Meeting password: SMC24

Overview

Roster: Chair Diana Almanza Vice Chair Britt Creech Secretary Angie David Committee Member C-J Ross Committee Member Charles Deffarges Committee Member Traci Watson Committee Member Justice Committee Member Steven Clark Committee Member Kaleese Street Committee Member Melanie Muasau Committee Member Belinda Dobbs

Agenda

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I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL/AGENDA ADJUSTMENTS

A.  LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
                                                             Chair Almanza            5 min
The Shelter Monitoring Committee acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the Indigenous stewards of this land, and in accordance with their traditions, the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the Ancestors, Elders, and Relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples.

B.  MINUTES                       Discussion/Action

    APPROVAL OF PAST MEETING MINUTES   Chair Almanza    10 min

    The Committee will review the Draft minutes from the February meeting. 
    Explanatory documents – Draft Committee Minutes 
    Proposed Action: Approve Meeting Minutes

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II. OLD BUSINESS

A. TRAINING for SHELTER STAFF           Discussion       
                                                  Chair Almanza      15 min

To better serve clients, the Committee is asking shelters for training records as part of every inspection. Staff will get the word out that Members who visit are going to ask to see training logs and may have questions related to this. 
Public Comment will be heard.           

 
B.  ADMIN CODE AND BYLAW EDITS     Discussion
                                                  Chair Almanza       5 min
An update on the status of the changes to the Administrative Code that SMC requested many months ago (along with some more recent proposals). The Board of Supervisors has not approved these yet.  
Public Comment will be heard.
Explanatory documents – draft Bylaw revisions

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III. NEW BUSINESS/REPORTS

A.  POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT          Discussion
                           Subcommittee Chair Street       15 min
Training remained a topic of interest.  Member Dobbs planned to ask HSH for information about requirements and budgets, as well as how much discretion they have on what and how they provide this.  There was more discussion of a proposal by Member C-J Ross as to how to ensure that complaints filed with the shelter but not SMC are addressed. Lastly, the video systems question is still under review. HSH’s 2018 procedure was shared. 

B.  VIDEO RECORDING AT SHELTERS     Discussion          
                                                   SMC Staff      10 min 
HSH provided a 2018 video footage policy.  It might benefit from some refinement/update. Members will discuss. 
Public Comment will be heard.
Explanatory document – 

C. HOMELESSNESS & SUPPORTIVE HOUSING    Discussion        
                                                          HSH Staff     12 min
Update from the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing.  
Explanatory documents – Capacity Report
Public Comment will be heard.

D.  STAFF REPORT                                    Discussion  
                                                    SMC Staff           12 min
Review of inspections, complaints, and investigations, Member recruitment and hiring.
Public Comment will be heard.
Explanatory documents – SOC Report
Proposed Actions: The Committee will vote on whether to accept the SOC Report.

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IV. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT  

                                                       Discussion             10 Min
Members of the public may address the Committee on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee for up to three minutes. With respect to an action item [denoted by “Proposed Action” after the agenda item] on the agenda, members of the public may address the Committee for up to two minutes at the time such item is called. With respect to a discussion item [denoted by “Discussion”] on the agenda, members of the public may address the Committee for up to one minute at the time such item is called. Members of the public may only speak once per agenda item. Those who comment may submit a written summary (up to 150 words) of their remarks to assist staff in the compilation of the meeting minutes.

 

ADJOURNMENT

This item requires a motion, a second, and to be carried.
Proposed Action: Approve adjournment

 

Notices

Meeting documents

To obtain copies of the agenda, minutes, or any explanatory documents, please contact Robert Hill at robert.hill@sfdph.org.

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