I. Call to Order
Co-Chair Kanios called the meeting to order at 4:38 pm
II. Roll Call
Council Support called roll. [See Attachment A, Column 1]
III. Review and Approval of Agenda
Council reviewed the agenda and it was approved by consensus.
IV. Review of Minutes- November 28, 2005
Council reviewed the minutes from November 28, 2005 Council Meeting, and the minutes and they were approved by consensus.
V. General Announcements
• Co-Chair Kanios announced that there will be Certificates of Appreciation distributed later in the meeting.
• Co-Chair Kanios reminded Council Members to complete Meeting Evaluation Forms.
• Co-Chair Kanios introduced Gilda Mansour, an intern who will be conducting and completing the Council Support Evaluation. Jack Newby provided more details.
• Jack Newby announced the position of Training and Evaluation Coordinator with Council Support and encouraged Council Members to forward any candidates, and the job description is available.
• CM Simmons announced a full-time administrative assistant position open.
• CM Antonetty announced a 101 Grove hearing at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow with the Conference of Mayors discussing a ten-year plan to end homelessness.
• CM Kanios announced a half-time educator position at Walden House and requested referrals.
VI. Public Comment
No public comment.
VII. Council Membership Applicants Recommendation - VOTE
Mark Molnar and Dorothy Kleffner, Membership Committee Co-Chairs
Membership Committee recommends four Council Membership Applicants for Planning
Council membership. Council Members will vote separately on each candidate
whether to approve for Membership on the Council.
• Heriberto Quesada
• Micke Ulate
• Aimee Zenzele Barnes
• Susan S. Philip, MD
CM Molnar announced four membership candidates who are being recommended to the Full Council for a Membership Vote.
CM Molnar introduced Micke Ulate and provided brief biographical information. Council voted on membership. CM Pearce moved to approve the recommendation. Seconded.
VOTE FOR APPROVING MEMBERSHIP OF MICKE ULATE: All in favor. None opposed. No abstentions. Membership for Micke Ulate APPROVED.
CM Molnar introduced Heriberto Quesada and provided brief biographical information. Council voted on Membership.
VOTE FOR APPROVING MEMBERSHIP OF HERIBERTO QUESADA: All in favor. None opposed. No abstentions. Membership for Heribeto Quesada APPROVED.
CM Molnar introduced Dr. Susan Philip. Council voted on membership.
VOTE FOR APPROVING MEMBERSHIP OF SUSAN PHILIP: All in favor. None opposed. No abstentions. Membership for Susan Philip APPROVED.
CM Molnar introduced Aimee Barnes. Council voted on membership.
VOTE FOR APPROVING MEMBERSHIP OF AIMEE BARNES: All in favor. None opposed. No abstentions. Membership for Aimee Barnes APPROVED.
Co-Chair Kanios welcomed new members and invited those present to the table.
ACTION: Council Support to notify candidates and add to official mailing lists and database. Council Support to forward names to the Mayor’s Office for official appointment: Micke Ulate, Heriberto Quesada, Aimee Barnes, Susan Philip.
CM Pearce commented that these are great candidates with great diversity.
CM Kleffner announced an interview scheduled for January and invited Council
members to attend.
CM Kanios thanked Membership Committee for their great work.
Co-Chair Soto announced that CM Heriberto will have an interpreter.
Public Comment on this item.
No public comments on this item.
VIII. Needs Assessment Presentation
Allison Weston, Harder + Company
Allison Weston of Harder + Company presented key findings from the 2005 San
Francisco EMA HIV/AIDS Needs Assessment. Council Members asked questions which
were addressed by Allison. Council Members thanked and applauded Allison for
her work on the Needs Assessment project.
Jack Newby indicated PDF files were sent to all Council Members. A limited
number of bound reports are available as well as copies on CD-ROM. Jack also
thanked Harder & Company and Allison especially since the time frame was
compressed to have the information and data in time for the Prioritization
and Allocation Process.
Public Comment on this item.
No public comment on this item.
IX. Managing Scarcity Conference Report
Dorothy Kleffner, Jack Newby and Co-Chairs
Report on the December California AIDS Partnership meeting.
Co-Chair Soto provided background on the California AIDS Partnership Managing
Scarcity Conference.
CM Kleffner followed-up with her perspective as a Consumer.
Jack Newby provided an overall perspective and his perspective as Council Director,
and indicated that all of the California EMAs coming together for the first
time is significant, and may have contributed to healing some of the North-South
rivalries in California. The most important thing for him was how managing
scarcity in all the EMAs have realized that they need to address funding cuts.
He believes the Consolidated Statement when distributed to elected officials
will make a loud statement with all the EMAs speaking with one voice.
CM Pearce requested for Council Members to provide Congressional District information
to Council Support.
CM Thomas emphasized that this is important, especially for those who live
outside the Dufty and Ammiano districts.
CM Kleffner added for people in Marin and San Mateo to also do this.
CM Spaeth stated that the Marin board has gone on record as supporting the
Consolidated Statement.
Public Comment on this item.
No public comment on this item.
X. Dinner Break
Meeting Evaluation Forms will be distributed to Council Members during the Dinner Break.
XI. Comprehensive Plan
Robert Whirry
Mr. Whirry was not available and will provide a more detailed report in January. Coucnil Director Jack Newby provided an update. The report is due January 1, and Mr. Whirry has indicated that the final report will be submitted later this week. Because the Council has voted on sections of the plan over the past few months, Mr. Whirry will present a more thorough report at January Council Meeting.
Public Comment on this item.
No public comments.
XII. Policy & Procedure Review – VOTE
Ayisha Benham, Co-Chair Infrastructure & Policy Committee
CM Benham announced that she will be traveling to Africa and visiting an AIDS orphanage next year and requested non-prescription medications and other medical supplies for her to take along.
• CM Siron assisted CM Benham with presenting the draft policies and procedures for review and vote.
Council Members were content with voting on the policies as a slate. Since all the committees have reviewed them numerous times the drafts are approved by Committees and Steering.
CM Siron made a motion to approve all policies as a slate.
CM Ortiz seconded.
All in favor of voting on the slate.
None opposed.
One abstention.
Motion passed to vote on all policies as a slate.
It was agreed that minor punctuation and typos would be directed to Council
Support.
Council Support Jack Newby pointed Council Members to the footer of the documents
that identify the approval and voting process of each policy.
VOTE TO APPROVE THE POLICIES:
UNANIMOUS IN FAVOR [See Attachment A, Column 2].
ACTION: COUNCIL SUPPORT to FINALIZE AND INCLUDE THESE POLICIES IN THE POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL.
• Steering Committee Function and Purpose.
• Council Member Job Description.
• Priority Setting and Resource Allocations Process.
• Development of Comprehensive Plan.
• Policy Regarding Establishment, Development and Operation of Work Groups.
• Document Handling (Internal Requests).
Public Comment on this item.
No public comment on this item.
XIII. Ryan White CARE Act Reauthorization Update
Laura Thomas
CM Thomas provided an update on the Ryan White CARE Act Reauthorization process. She indicated that things are better than they have been in about five years. The president’s approval rating has been slipping due to scandals, post-Katrina fall out regarding cutting services for poor people, and other issues have contributed to this change. For one of the first times in this administration, moderate republicans aligned with democrats. There will probably be a 1% cut, which is not as bad as it could be. She indicated that things are not looking great, but better. The timeline seems to be early to mid January to introduce a bill. Otherwise it may get caught up in the election cycle. She indicated that the CARE Act does have strong Republican support, although they have different ideas of what should be in the act.
Regarding how this affects Title I dollars, CM Thomas added details about the hold harmless clause. She indicated that this protects the allocation in this EMA from being cut more than it would be otherwise. However, the award may arrive late.
Public Comment on this item.
No public comment.
XIV. Council/Grantee Action Plan – VOTE
Council Co-Chairs
Co-Chair Soto reviewed the details of the Council/Grantee Action Plan. Council
discussed.
Council Members voted whether to approve the Council/Grantee Action Plan.
18 in favor; one opposed; one abstention. The Motion passed and the Council/Grantee
Action Plan was approved. [See Attachment A, Column 3].
Public Comment on this item.
No public comment on this item.
XIV. New Business/ Next Agenda
Co-Chair Kanios reminded Council Members to complete Meeting Evaluation Forms. He also requested Council Members to make any changes to their name placards regarding agency affiliation and conflicts of interest and new placards will be made available in January.
Co-Chairs distributed Certificates of Appreciation to those Council Members present.
• Council Members will have an opportunity to complete Meeting Evaluation Forms.
• The next Council Meeting will be on January 23, 2006 from 4:30-7:30 p.m.
XV. Adjourned
The meeting was adjourned at 7:05 p.m
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