Commission Meeting Minutes September 26, 2017

Commissioners Present

First District: Howard Sapper
Second District: J. Kevin Jones (Chair), Faith Ross
Third District: Alana Marie Bjorkquist (Officer-at-Large). Akash Kalia (Officer-at-Large), Carol McHale
Fourth District: Carmen Cervantes, Rocio Rodriguez
Fifth District:Marti Estrin

Commissioners Absent:

First District: Terrence-Christopher Patterson, Dmitra Smith (Vice Chair)
Second District: Rachel Judkins*,
Fourth District: Adam Basler
Fifth District: Christopher Kerosky, Ramon Meraz

Staff Present: Tracy Cunha, Deputy Clerk

* Commissioner Judkins on leave of absence.

1. Call to Order – Mission Statement – Introductions – Jones

   Meeting called to order at 5.36PM.

2. Approval of the Agenda – Jones
   Approval of the September 26, 2017 Agenda

   Motion: Commissioner Kalia
   Second: Commissioner McHale
   Ayes: 8
   Noes: 0
   Absent: 6
   Abstained: 1

   Commissioners Basler, Kerosky, Meraz, Patterson, and Smith were absent. Commissioner Judkins on a leave of absence. Commissioner Jones abstained as Chair. The motion passed.

3. Openings & Appointments – Jones
   1. Administration of Oath of Office/Reappointment to 3rd District Commissioner Alana M. Bjorkquist
4. Consent Calendar – Jones
   1. Approval of the August 22, 2017 Draft Minutes
   2. Public Comment on Consent Items
      1. Public comment is limited to three minutes per topic, unless otherwise noted.
   3. Vote on Consent Calendar

      Motion to approve the Consent Calendar to include the August 22, 2017 Draft Minutes as amended: Item VIII motion to extend time, correct Hales to McHale.

      Motion: Commissioner Kalia
      Second: Commissioner Bjorkquist
      Ayes: 7
      Noes: 0
      Absent: 6
      Abstained: 2

      Commissioners Basler, Kerosky, Meraz, Patterson, and Smith were absent. Commissioner Judkins on a leave of absence. Commissioner Bjorkquist abstained due to absence. Commissioner Jones abstained as Chair. The motion passed.

5. Public Comment on Non-Agendized Items – Jones
   1. John Mutz
6. Regular Calendar – Jones

   Discussion and possible action expected on items 4 and 5.

   1. Safe Sonoma County Campaign – Officers, Outreach – 60 Minutes

      Chair Jones and Officer-at-Large Bjorkquist led a discussion about the criteria required surrounding the creation of the resources page. Commissioners committed to building resource list, broken down by categories.

      Jones reviewed the “one-sheet” to be presented to the Board of Supervisors in support of a request to raise funds to move forward with the outreach plan surrounding the Public Service Announcement (PSA) and Safe Sonoma County campaign. The “one-sheet” is a statement of goals, a summary of what has been achieved to date, and a vision of what is to be done with additional funds.

      The outreach ad hoc provided an update on the previous screenings of the PSA at film festivals.

      Motion to extend time by ten minutes

      Motion: Commissioner Sapper
      Second: Commissioner Rocio
      Ayes: 7
      Noes: 0
      Absent: 6
      Abstained: 2

      The Chair discussed the roles of each ad hoc in contributing to the construction of the resource page. Ad hoc committees also provided a status update:

   • People with Disabilities will present a work plan in October
   • Immigrant’s Rights need to confirm at October meeting what the work plan is
   1. Administrative Items – Jones, Staff – 10 Minutes
      Staff announced the November meeting date will remain on the fourth Tuesday – November 28 – and the December meeting will be moved up to the third Tuesday – December 19 – as per the Commission’s bylaws pertaining to meetings falling during the week of a holiday.
      
      Staff will send out link for AB1234 Ethics Training to newly appointed Commissioners and those who are in need of renewing their training.
7. Ad Hoc Committees &Liason Updates – Jones -15 Minutes
   1. Immigrants’ Rights – Kerosky, Cervantes, Estrin, Meraz, Rodriguez
   2. Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review & Outreach (IOLERO) – Cervantes, Meraz
   3. Homelessness in Sonoma County – Kalia, Bjorkquist
   4. Junior Commissioner Project – Smith, McHale, Rodriguez
   5. Legislative Affairs – Patterson, Basler
   6. LGBTQI Task Force – Jones, McHale, Meraz
   7. People with Disabilities – Basler, Sapper
   8. Sonoma County Racial Justice – Liaison – Smith
   9. Volunteer Coordinator – Bjorkquist, McHale
8. Commissioner Announcements/Communications With Supervisors/Tabling Opportunities - All - 5 Minutes

   No announcements were made

9. Additional Agenda Items fpr Next Commission Meeting - Jones

   No additional items were suggested.

10. Adjournment

    Meeting adjourned at 7.32PM.