Overview
Members of the Commission will attend this meeting in person. Members of the public are invited to observe the meeting in-person or remotely using Webex or by calling the phone number and entering the access code above. Everyone attending the meeting in person is encouraged to wear a mask throughout the meeting. Each member of the public attending in person may address the Commission for up to two minutes. Public speakers using consecutive interpretation assistance will be allowed to speak for twice the amount of the time.
Agenda
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Call to Order and Roll Call
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Ramaytush Ohlone Land Acknowledgment
We, the San Francisco Immigrant Rights Commission, acknowledge 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 Community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples.
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General Public Comment
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.
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Action Item: Approval of previous minutes
(Discussion/Action)
Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the Immigrant Rights Commission’s Executive Committee meeting of April 24, 2024. -
Discussion/Action Items
a. Language Access Ordinance – Proposed Amendments
(Information/Discussion/Action)
This item allows Director Rivas to provide an update on the proposed amendments to the Language Access Ordinance and allows the Executive Committee to discuss and take possible action.
b. 2024 Immigrant Leadership Awards
(Information/Discussion)
This item allows Awards Committee Co-Chairs Ricarte and Obregon to provide an update on award recipients and allows Director Rivas to provide an update on event planning for the Immigrant Leadership Awards scheduled for June 10, 2024 at City Hall.
c. Proposed Letter Addressing Delays in Asylum Interviews (Vice Chair Chaudhary)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows the Executive Committee to discuss, and take possible action on, issuing a letter of inquiry to USCIS to address the delays in asylum interviewing and processing. Vice Chair Chaudhary has drafted a letter of inquiry to USCIS. At its January 22, 2024 meeting, Director Rivas suggested meeting with USCIS to raise these concerns first. However, the meeting has not yet taken place. Vice Chair Chaudhary re-introduced this item under New and Old Business during the Executive Committee’s April 24, 2024 meeting.
d. Proposed Resolution on Immigrant-Owned Small Businesses (Commissioner Souza)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Commissioner Souza to propose a resolution acknowledging the contributions of immigrant-owned small businesses. This item was introduced under New Business at the Full Commission’s May 13, 2024 meeting.
e. IRC Actions Concerning Needs of Ukrainian Community Members (Commissioner Obregon)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Commissioner Obregon to discuss possible actions the Commission can take related the needs of Ukrainian community members. This item was introduced under New Business at the Full Commission’s May 13, 2024 meeting.
f. IRC Actions Concerning 2011 HRC Report, “Community Concerns of Surveillance, Racial and Religious Profiling of Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian Communities and Potential Reactivation of SFPD Intelligence Gathering” (Commissioner Fara)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Commissioner Fara to discuss possible actions the Commission can take related to the 2011 Human Rights Commission report, “Community Concerns of Surveillance, Racial and Religious Profiling of Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian Communities and Potential Reactivation of SFPD Intelligence Gathering.” This item was introduced under New Business at the Full Commission’s May 13, 2024 meeting.
g. IRC Actions Concerning Medi-Cal Expansion (Commissioner Abdou)
(Discussion/Action)
This item allows Commission Abdou to discuss additional actions the Commission can take related to the expansion of Medi-Cal. On May 13, 2024, the IRC voted to amend and approve a statement on the Medi-Cal expansion. -
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. Update on IRC Letter on City Priorities
This item allows Director Rivas to provide an update on the IRC letter on City priorities, which was amended and approved at the May 13, 2024 Full Commission meeting.
c. Update on IRC Statement on Medi-Cal Expansion
This item allows Director Rivas to provide an update on the IRC statement on Medi-Cal expansion, which was amended and approved at the May 13, 2024 Full Commission meeting.
d. Reappointment Hearings for Board-Appointed Commissioners
Five Board-appointed Commissioners are up for reappointment by the Board of Supervisors as of June 6, 2024. -
Old and New Business
(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. -
Adjournment
Date & Time
5:30 pm