June 28, 2023 IRC Executive Committee meeting

This meeting has been cancelled

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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 listed in the box on the right side of this webpage. Everyone attending the meeting in person is encouraged to wear a mask throughout the meeting.

Each member of the public, whether attending remotely or 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. Members of the public attending the meeting in person will have an opportunity to provide public comment on every item. In addition to in-person public comment, the Commission will hear up to 20 minutes of remote public comment on each agenda item. The Commission will hear remote public comment on each item in the order that commenters add themselves to the queue to comment on the item. Because of the 20-minute time limit, it is possible that not every person in the queue will have an opportunity to provide remote public comment. Remote public comment from people who have received an accommodation due to disability will not count toward the 20-minute limit.

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.
Action Item: Approval of previous minutes

(Discussion/Action)

a. Approval of May 31, 2023 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the Immigrant Rights Commission’s May 31, 2023 Executive Commission meeting. Explanatory document:

IRC Executive Committee Meeting Minutes - May 31, 2023
Discussion/Action Items

(Discussion/Action)

a. Immigrant Leadership Awards

This item allows the Chair to thank the Awards Committee, OCEIA staff, and all Commissioners for their work on the Immigrant Leadership Awards.

b. Follow-Up Actions from Special Hearing on LGBTQ Immigrants (Commissioner Latt)

This item allows Commissioner Latt and Executive Committee members to discuss developing recommendations for City officials and/or other follow-up actions from the May 8, 2023 special hearing on LGBTQ immigrants.

c. Potential Amendments to Language Access Ordinance

This item allows Director Rivas and Chair Kennelly to provide an update on their conversation with Supervisor Walton’s Office regarding amendments to the Language Access Ordinance, and allows the Executive Committee to discuss and take possible action.

d. Follow-Up Actions from 2023 IRC Retreat

This item allows the Executive Committee to discuss follow-up actions from the May 17, 2023 IRC Strategic Planning Retreat, including planning for a hearing in September or October on workforce development.

e. Proposed Resolution on Immigration Reform (Commissioner Souza)

This item allows Commissioner Souza to update the Executive Committee on her latest draft of the proposed resolution in support of immigration reform.

f. Follow-up Actions from IRC Hearing on Immigrant Perspectives on Housing in San Francisco (Commissioner Souza)

This item allows Commissioner Souza to update the Executive Committee on her latest draft of the report on the IRC’s hearing on housing. During the April 26, 2023 Executive Committee meeting, Director Rivas asked Commissioner Souza to restructure the report so that it begins with the introduction and recommendations, followed by the minutes from the hearing as an addendum.
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 on Immigrant Workers at Risk of Losing Visas (Commissioner Chaudhary)

This item allows Director Rivas to provide an update on the IRC statement on immigrant workers at risk of losing their visas. The statement was published on the IRC’s website on June 20, 2023.

c. Reappointment Hearings for Board-Appointed Commissioners

Six Board-appointed Commissioners are up for reappointment by the Board of Supervisors as of June 6, 2023. Commissioners are encouraged to reapply as soon as possible.
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