November 30, 2022 IRC Executive Committee meeting

This item is to allow the Commission Chair to acknowledge that the Commission is on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula.

This item is to allow members of the public to address the Commission on matters that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission and that do not appear on today’s agenda.

(Discussion/Action)

a. Approval of October 26, 2022 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the Immigrant Rights Commission’s Executive Committee meeting of October 26, 2022.



Explanatory document:

Discussion/Action Items

(Discussion/Action)

a. Rescheduling/Planning of 2023 IRC Retreat and Officer Elections

Discussion and possible action by Chair Kennelly to decide on whether to postpone the 2023 IRC Retreat and Officer Elections.



b. IRC Support of Board of Supervisors Resolution on Iran

Discussion and possible action to support the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ resolution on Iran, or take other actions on the matter. The Commission previously issued a statement on the human rights violations taking place in Iran.



c. Planning for Holiday Greeting to Consulates and IRC Partners

Discussion and possible action to plan for sending a holiday greeting to consulates and IRC partners.



d. Report Back from Parivar Bay Area Conference (Acting Director Whipple)

This item allows the Director and Commissioners to report back on the November 18, 2022 Parivar Bay Area conference on transgender migrants, and allows the Executive Committee to discuss and take possible action to plan for a special hearing or other possible actions by the Commission.



e. Follow-up Actions from IRC Hearing on Immigrant Perspectives on Housing in San Francisco

Discussion and possible action to plan follow-up actions on the Commission’s September 12, 2022 hearing on immigrant perspectives on housing in San Francisco. Commissioner Souza volunteered to draft recommendations from the hearing. Explanatory Document: IRC Hearing on Immigrant Perspectives on Housing in San Francisco



f. Follow-up Actions on Guaranteed Income Program for Immigrants in San Francisco

Discussion and possible action to plan follow-up actions regarding a guaranteed income program for immigrants in San Francisco. This is a follow-up to the presentation by Chiamaka Ogwuegbu of the Mayor’s Office at the November 14, 2022 Full Commission meeting.

Staff Reports

(Information)

a. Director’s Updates

Report on OCEIA and IRC activities and announcements. This item allows the Director to provide brief updates on activities and announcements.  If the Commission would like a full report, we can place that matter on the agenda for a future meeting.



b. Policy Update

Report on DACA, Title 42 and other immigration policies. This item allows the Director to provide a policy update and information about OCEIA’s related work.

(Information)

This item is to allow Commissioners to provide updates on items the Commission has previously discussed, and to introduce new agenda items for future consideration by the Commission.