Overview
Roster:
Chair Diana Almanza
Vice Chair Britt Creech
Secretary Angie David
Committee Member C-J Ross
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 3 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 8 min
The Committee will review the Draft minutes from recent meetings not already been approved.
Explanatory documents – Draft Committee Minutes
Proposed Action: Approve Meeting Minutes -
II. OLD BUSINESS
A. MEALS AND NUTRITION Discussion 8 min
Chair Almanza
Shelters should be posting a weekly menu that includes minimum portions. Members should see if meals match what is posted, but do not have to question specific portions. The Registered Dietician is doing site visits to ensure compliance. SMC should let the RD know if the menu is not posted or if meals served are not what is listed, so that she can provide technical support to providers. Staff is adding a, “What is today’s breakfast” question to forms.
Public Comment will be heard.
Proposed Action(s): Add "Today's Breakfast" to the site visit checklists.B. GRIEVANCES vs. COMPLAINTS Discussion/Action
Chair Almanza 15 min
The Policy Subcommittee asks the full Committee to consider the idea proposed by Member Ross that, to ensure shelters process internal grievances appropriately and that guests know these can be escalated to the SMC as a complaint if they are not satisfied with the response of the shelter, we ask shelters to set up physical SMC complaint boxes. This goes beyond the other approaches that have been implemented recently, i.e., disseminating color SMC flyers and checking whether they are posted near the shelter's existing grievance intake receptacle.
Public Comment will be heard before any action.
Explanatory documents – SOC Poster
Proposed Action(s):
(1) Staff to produce color SOC posters at least 11x14" in size.
(2) Staff to investigate whether funds are available to purchase lockable complaint boxes that shelters would be asked to install.C. SHELTER STAFF TRAINING Discussion/ Action
Chair Almanza 10 min
At the August subcommittee meeting, the 2004 Shelter Training Manual was reviewed. Members agreed to ask the full Committee to send a memo to HSH to ask them to consider requiring that the information in Chapters 6 - 8 be conveyed to new staff earlier. The Chapter 8 material should be gone over in the first three months after onboarding. Perhaps the first three chapters could be merged into a more concise presentation. Also, more material on the Americans with Disabilities Act is needed. Finally, Harm Reduction merits its own chapter.
Public Comment will be heard.
Proposed Action: Shall staff draft said letter to go out under the signature of the Chair? -
III. NEW BUSINESS/REPORTS
A. POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT Discussion/Action
Subcommittee Chair Street 10 min
Besides training, the subcommittee discussed the postcards that Member Ross designed, and nutrition. Additionally, there are two proposals awaiting consideration from May.
Public Comment will be heard before action.
Proposed Actions: (1) Ask shelters to include SMC flyers in onboarding documents; and (2) Add the question, "Is video recording system working?" to site visit checklists.B. SUNSHNE TRAINING Discussion
Assistant City Attorney 15 min
Committee Members need to be aware of how the Sunshine Ordinance and Brown Act apply to the work of the Committee.
Public Comment will be heard
Explanatory documents – Legal Rules Governing Remote Participation by Members of Policy Bodies in Meetings Beginning March 1, 2023C. 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/Action
SMC Staff 12 min
Review of inspections, complaints, and investigations, Member recruitment and hiring. New effort to measure inequities within the SOC complaint system.
Public Comment will be heard.
Explanatory documents – SOC Report
Proposed Actions: The Committee will vote on whether to accept the SOC Report. -
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.ADJOURNMENT
This item requires a motion, a second, and to be carried.
Proposed Action: Approve adjournment
Date & Time
10:00 am to 11:30 am
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