This meeting will come to order.

Good morning, everyone.

Welcome to meeting.

Thanks.

Now that I'm unmuted, good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Monday, July 10th, 2023 meeting of the Rules Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

I'm Supervisor Matt Dorsey, Chair of this committee, and I'm joined today by my colleagues, Vice Chair Shimon Walton and Committee Member Asha Safai.

On behalf of my colleagues, I would like to express our gratitude to our committee clerk, Mr.

Victor Young.

Thanks also to the team at SFGov TV for facilitating and broadcasting today's meeting, in particular our producer today, James Kawana.

It has been nearly a month since our last rules committee meeting, owing to the celebrations for Juneteenth and July 4th and to the city's budget process.

So we have a packed agenda today.

For all the appointees here, I will be asking that you limit your remarks to no more than two minutes to make sure that we can get through the uh agenda efficiently.

Mr.

Clerk, do you have any announcements?

Yes, the Board of Supervisors and its committee are now convening hybrid meetings that allow in-person attendance and public comment while still providing remote access and public comment via telephone.

Public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda.

Those attending in person will be allowed to speak first, and then we will take those who are waiting on the telephone line.

The public comment call-in number is streaming across the screen.

When connected, you will hear the meeting discussions, but you'll be muted and in listening mode only.

When your item of interest comes up and public comment is called, those joining us in person should line up to speak.

And those on the telephone line should dial star three to be added to the speaker line.

If you are on the telephone, please remember to turn down your television and all other listening devices you may be using.

Alternatively, you may submit public comment in writing in either of the following ways.

Email them to myself, the rules committee clerk at VICTOR.yo N G at SFgov.org.

May also send written comment via US mail to our office in City Hall 1, Dr.

Carlton B.

Goodlit Place, room 244, San Francisco, California, 94102.

Finally, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors Agenda of July 18, 2023, unless otherwise stated.

Thank you, Mr.

Clerk.

Would you please call item number one?

Yes, item number one is the ordinance amending the administrative code to extend the sunset date of the San Francisco Sentencing Commission to June 30th, 2026.

There is a request that this matter be sent out as a committee report.

Thank you, Mr.

Clerk, and we have Eddie McCaffrey here from the District Attorney's Office to speak to this item.

Welcome to the rules committee.

Mr.

Caffrey, the floor is yours.

Uh good morning.

Thank you so much, Chair Dorsey.

Good morning, Supervisor Safai and Supervisor Walton.

I'm Edward McCaffrey, Chief of the Policy and Communications for the Office of the San Francisco District Attorney.

And I'd like to moment to just say thank you for uh hearing our ordinance today to extend the sunset date for the San Francisco Sentencing Commission to June 30th, 2026.

Uh the district attorney is proud to serve as the chair of the sentence commission, which was established in 2012.

Uh and the body is charged with encouraging the development of criminal sentencing strategies that reduce recidivism, prioritize public safety and victim protection, emphasize fairness, employ evidence-based practices, and effective effectively utilize San Francisco's criminal justice resources.

The membership of the sentencing commission was developed to ensure representation from city and county partners directly involved in the criminal justice system and those who come in contact with it.

Each seat represents a valuable perspective from time of arrest to post-release and the critical access points for support services provided to victims and survivors of crime.

These are essential conversation points to the commission membership and contribute to the development of data-informed uh sustainable improvements and ultimately uh practices regarding sentencing.

Our office is joined by a number of departments on the commission, including uh adult probation, uh juvenile probation, sheriff's department, reentry council, uh department of public health, and the spirit court, just to name a few.

Uh but additionally, we have members of the sentencing sentencing commission that include a member of a nonprofit organization serving victims chosen by the Family Violence Council, um, as well as a community member that uh supports uh the reintro council, um, as well as, of course, a member from the Board of Supervisors and uh an academic researcher, uh, providing a very I think comprehensive and holistic perspective when we discuss sentencing.

Um, the sentence commission meets to discuss a wide range of topics related to, as I said, criminal sentencing.

Uh but recently we've held uh conversations and presentations around local jail population, uh preparation for expansion of Cal AIM, and a presentation on uh enhancements by the California Policy Lab, which is located at UC Berkeley.

Um, all these presentations, I'm happy to kind of provide any of your offices on as needed or as requested.

Um the San Francisco Sentence Commission uh not only facilitates conversations uh between criminal justice stakeholders about innovative approaches uh and criminal justice reform related to approaches to sentencing, but generates action-oriented recommendations uh what we believe to have uh or could be resulting in successful program and policy implementation.

In 2002 and 2003, the sentence commission partner focused uh partners focused on three key areas.

Uh one of those being understanding the prevalence and needs of people who are unhoused and with regular justice system contact, understanding the characteristics of people with multiple system contact and frequent jail stays, and exploring the resources and programs best tailored to meet the needs of people with multiple system contact returning to the community.

Uh through this work, the sentence commission has continued to increase uh justice system partners' knowledge and an understanding of pathways, the housing resources uh to help forge stronger relationships between city partners and our community.

The current sunset date for the sentence commission um was June 30th, 2023.

Uh the sentence commission has recommended that it be authorized to continue to operate until or and through June 30th, 2026.

Um, and we do request uh your support here today.