Fiona O’Shea recorded these notes from the Jan 9, 2016 meeting.
- Opening Statement – how the group started, where we are
- Goal for this meeting: be ready to announce to press/public what we are up to
- We had many late arrivals, so our message on goals may not be understood by all
- We had a very large attendance – it was really great to see so many people who are ready to be available for our neighborhood.
- Attendee Intros
- Where do you live, what would you like us to take on
- Mark Sackett from The Box SF has offered us a space once a month for our meetings – Thank you Mark
- Martha Bridegam reiterated her hope that we are not an organisation who are trying to kick out the homeless. Fiona O’Shea responded that we are focused on Crime – Safety-Cleanlines
- Presentation
- Saint Francis Homelessness Challenge (Amy Farah Weiss)
- Amy talked about the St. Francis Homeless Challenge which she has been working on since her bid for Mayoral Election last year. Please see the FB page for more information https://www.facebook.com/groups/1522066164784678/ or take the quiz here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/saintfrancischallenge
- Hand Up (Ben Woosley)
- Community Benefit District (Ben Woosley)
- Mid Market CBD Jane Weil talked about their street ambassadors, some of whom are trained in helping with those who may be suffering from mental illness and need help
- Saint Francis Homelessness Challenge (Amy Farah Weiss)
- Broke into projects into tasks and assign to volunteers – as this was a first meeting for many, jumping into this seemed very quick to them.
- Victoria Manalo Draves Park – Susanna Singer, Stephanie , Fiona O’Shea, Kat, Anusha (there are more Susanna has the names and will be organising a sub meeting)
- Crime – Vehicle Breakins – Jessica Spurling, Fiona O’Shea
- Membership / Awareness – Emily, Mark Sackett
- CBD and Contacting Groups – James Spinello, Ben Woosley, Eric Lopez
- Research & Government – David Singer, Robert Lawrence, Patrick Valentino
- Street Greening – Dallas, Ben Woosley