February 22, 2023 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 January 25, 2023 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the Immigrant Rights Commission’s Executive Committee meeting of November 30, 2022.



Explanatory document:

(Discussion/Action)

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

Discussion and possible action by Chair Kennelly to begin scheduling and planning for the 2023 IRC Retreat and Officer Elections.



b. Awards Committee Planning (Commissioner Ricarte)

This item allows the Chair to appoint co-chairs and members of the Awards Committee, and allows Commissioners to discuss planning for the Immigrant Leadership Awards and scheduling of Awards Committee meetings. The first meeting has been scheduled for February 27, 2023 at 5:00 pm.



c. Planning for Special Hearing on LGBTQ Immigrants (Commissioner Latt)

This item allows Commissioner Latt and the Executive Committee to discuss and plan for a special hearing on LGBTQ immigrants.



d. Follow-Up Actions on City Advocacy Related to Proposed Immigration Fee Changes

This item allows the Executive Committee to discuss follow-up actions related to the resolution the Commission voted to issue on USCIS’s proposed changes to immigration application fees, which Commissioner Rahimi agreed to draft.



e. Follow-up Actions on Advocacy Related to Immigrant Workers at Risk of Losing Visas

This item allows the Executive Committee to discuss follow-up actions related to the statement the Commission voted to issue on immigrant workers at risk of losing their visas, which Commissioner Chaudhary agreed to draft.



f. 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.



g. Follow-up Actions on Language Access Presentation

This item allows the Executive Committee to discuss possible follow-up actions related to the presentations on language access at the February 13, 2023 Immigrant Rights Commission Full Commission meeting.



h. Advocacy Related to Proposed Changes to City Sanctuary Policies

This item allows the Executive Committee to discuss proposed changes to San Francisco’s sanctuary policies, discuss actions the IRC can take, and take possible action.

 

Staff Reports

(Information)



a. Director’s Updates

Report on OCEIA and IRC activities and announcements. This item allows the OCEIA 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. Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700)

This item allows OCEIA staff to remind Commissioners to submit their Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) through NetFile by April 1, 2023.

(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.