Overview
As authorized by California Government Code Section 54953(e) and the Mayor’s 45th Supplement to her February 25, 2020 emergency proclamation, this meeting will be held remotely without providing a physical location. Members of the Immigrant Rights Commission will participate and vote by video. Members of the public may observe the meeting and provide public comment online. View instructions for providing public comment below.
Agenda
- Call to Order and Roll Call
- Ramaytush Ohlone Land Acknowledgment
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.
- 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.
- Welcoming New Commissioners (Chair Kennelly and Vice Chair Paz)
This item is to allow the Chair and Vice Chair to welcome the two newly appointed Commissioners, and to allow the new Commissioners to make brief remarks.
a. Kudrat Chaudhary
b. Marco Senghor
- Recognizing Commissioner Ryan Khojasteh (Chair Kennelly and Vice Chair Paz)
This item is to allow the Chair and Vice Chair to recognize Commissioner Ryan Khojasteh for his contributions to the Commission, and to allow Commissioner Khojasteh to make brief remarks.
- Action Item: Resolution to Allow Teleconferenced Meetings
(Discussion/Action)
a. Adoption of resolution making findings to allow teleconferenced meetings under California Government Code Section 54953(e)
Discussion and possible action to approve a resolution making findings to allow for continued remote meetings due to the COVID-19 emergency. Explanatory Document: Findings Resolution
- Action Item: Approval of previous minutes
(Discussion/Action)
a. Approval of November 14, 2022 Full Commission Meeting Minutes
Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the Immigrant Rights Commission’s November 14, 2022 Full Commission meeting. Explanatory Document: - Chair and Vice Chair Reports
(Information/Discussion)
a. Chair and Vice Chair’s Updates and 2023 Preview (Chair Kennelly and Vice Chair Paz)
This item allows the Chair and Vice Chair to provide brief updates on the work of the Commission and preview the year ahead, including the IRC Strategic Planning Retreat, the Immigrant Leadership Awards, and a possible hearing on LGBTQ immigrants proposed by Commissioner Latt.
b. Immigrant Leadership Awards Committee (Chair Kennelly, Commissioner Ricarte, Acting Director Whipple)
Information on the 2023 Immigrant Leadership Awards, which honors the contributions of local immigrant leaders and champions of immigrant committees, and possible action by the Commission Chair to nominate the Awards Committee Co-Chairs, and invite Commissioners to join the Awards Committee. - 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 Updates
This item allows the director to provide brief updates on immigration policy, including the Biden administration’s new border enforcement actions, USCIS’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to adjust certain immigration and naturalization fees, and the state of Title 42 and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). - 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