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
- 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 May meeting.
Explanatory documents – Draft Committee Minutes
Proposed Action: Approve Meeting Minutes - II. OLD BUSINESS
A. MEALS AND NUTRITION Discussion 10 min
Chair Almanza
Shelters who are preparing meals should use a menu format that includes the minimum portions. The RD is following up with shelters that have been added to the contract. All shelters and navigation centers that will be receiving MOWSF meals will have a new weekly menu posted that includes minimum portions as of July 1. Moving forward, SMC Members should be able to reference if menu is posted and the current meal matches what is posted. The RD be doing quarterly site visits to ensure menu and portion compliance, so Members do not have to question specific portions. 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 provider. The RD suggests we add "Today's Breakfast" to the site visit checklist.
Public Comment will be heard.B. GRIEVANCES vs. COMPLAINTS Discussion
Chair Almanza 10 min
Members may wish to continue discussing approaches to ensuring that 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.
Public Comment will be heard.C. MEMBER TRAINING Discussion
Chair Almanza 5 min
Members will report on efforts to recruit for Seat 1. Staff have asked the City Attorney's office to attend next month's meeting to provide confidentiality and other training to Members. New Members should make time to finish their onboarding/training.
Public Comment will be heard. - III. NEW BUSINESS/REPORTS
A. POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT Discussion/Action
Subcommittee Chair Street 15 min
In April the Subcommittee discussed training, SMC greeting cards, ensuring that complaints filed with the shelter but not SMC are addressed, and video systems.
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. FREE LAUNDRY AT SHELTERS Discussion Chair Almanza 10 min
SOC 28 says, "Provide clients with access to free laundry services with hot water and dryer that reaches a temperature between 120-130 degrees Fahrenheit, on or off site." Members should be sure to ask about this during site visits.
Public Comment will be heard.C. HOMELESSNESS & SUPPORTIVE HOUSING Discussion
HSH Staff 12 min
Update from the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing. Follow up on questions about video surveilance.
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. Summary of report made to the HOC on June 6.
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
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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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