Employment Advisory Committee Meetings
EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE MINUTES
February 6, 2003
Members Present
Commissioner Larry Lee, Commissioner Wilfred Hsu, Leo Chyi, Matthew Huey, Jerry Jones, Greg Marutani, Guillermo Romero, Judy Starbuck-Sorro, Norma Tecson, Peter Chen (substitute for Toni Wilson)
Members Absent
Christine Hwang, Keven B. Stampley, Qianya Martin, Stan Warren, Vaneese Johnson
Staff Present
Kabir Hypolite, Mary Gin Starkweather
Guests
Ben Macri, Department Chair, City College of San Francisco, on the Automotive and Trade Skills Program
Call to Order/Roll Call
The meeting was called to order by Commissioner Larry Lee at 1:40p.m. A quorum was present.
Approval of Agenda
Approved
Approval of Minutes
Approved November 2002 minutes with revisions.
Report of the Chair
No report
Staff Report
Kabir Hypolite announced that Mayor Willie Brown made new Commissioner appointments. Commissioner Malcolm Heinicke is now Commission Chair and Commissioner Alicia Becerril is Vice-Chair. Commissioner is Malcolm Heinicke resigned from the Employment Committee and Former Commission Chair Ghada Saliba-Malouf resigned from the Commission.
New Business
1) Kabir Hypolite reviewed the newly adopted Human Rights Commission 2002 Committee Guidelines regarding attendance for Advisory Committees members that was recently adopted by the full Commission for all standing Committees.
2) Members discussed the Commission's adoption of a Board of Supervisors' Resolution opposing the U.S. Patriot Act to the extent that it is not illegal to do so. Members also discussed the Act and its impact on racial minorities in the United States. The Committee directed staff to inquire whether the Human Rights Commission's Issues Committee has had an opportunity to discuss the U.S. Patriot Act and whether any employment related issues have been identified during their discussions.
3) Mary Gin Starkweather and Kabir Hypolite distributed the Human Rights Commission's press release announcing recruitment efforts for newly appointed Advisory Committee Members.
Public Comment
There was no public comment
Announcements
Mary Gin Starkweather announced a reading at City Lights Bookstore of the newly published book It's a Free Country - Personal Freedom in America After September 11 which includes a discussion of the Human Rights Commission's hearing on anti-Arab, anti-Muslim violence and discrimination following the tragic events of September eleven.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 3:45p.m.
Next Meeting
Thursday, March 6, 2006
1:30pm to 3:30pm at the HRC offices.