MEETING MINUTES:

October 2006

• District 4 Supervisor candidate forum;

• Contract reform updates;

• Noelle Simmons, Mayor's Budget Director, speaking about the early outlook on the FY 07-08 city budget.

September 2006

• Updates and announcements, including: contract reform, HSN RFP Committee, and November elections;

• City budget news, including a report on HSN's recent meeting with Mayor's Budget Director Noelle Simmons, and the upcoming budget victory party;

• Connie Chan, aide to Supervisor Sophie Maxwell, speaking about contract reform and capacity-building for small nonprofits.

July 2006

• November 2006 ballot measure endorsements;

• Panel on disaster planning and role of nonprofits, with representatives from the Office of Emergency Services, DPH, HSA, the Mayor's Office on Disability, the American Red Cross, and S.F. Community Agencies Responding to Disaster;

• Updates: San Francisco Revenue Coalition, Caring for Vulnerable San Franciscans, wage and health legislation, the City budget, and the Nonprofit Local Business Enterprises legislation.

June 2006

• Supervisor Bevan Dufty speaking on the City budget and other issues;

• Updates: Contract reform, Minimum Compensation Ordinance, Nonprofit Local Business Enterprises, Caring for Vulnerable San Franciscans, San Francisco Revenue Coalition, and the City budget.

May 2006

• Supervisor Sean Elsbernd speaking on the City budget and other issues;

• Charles Regal of Community Boards;

• Updates: HSN ballot measure endorsements, Rec and Park event fees, Caring for Vulnerable San Franciscans, the City budget, San Francisco Revenue Coalition, the Contracting Task Force, and HSN member dues.

April 2006

• Supervisor Chris Daly, Chair of the Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee;

• Nani Coloretti of the Mayor's Budget Office;

• Fiona Ma, Democratic candidate for State Assembly;

• Updates: Reasonable Accomodation Fund, Blind and Low Vision Priority Project, San Francisco Revenue Coalition, and HSN endorsements.

March 2006

• Janet Reilly, Democratic candidate for State Assembly;

• June ballot measures and HSN endorsements;

• Updates: Contract reform, HSN member dues, wage and health legislation, and City budget.

February 2006

• Controller Ed Harrington discussing the City Budget;

• Barbara Garcia, DPH Deputy Director, speaking on nonprofit cost-of-doing-business increases in the DPH budget, the substance abuse RFP process, and disaster planning;

• Updates: Worker Health Care Security Act, and the Community Living Trust Fund.

January 2006

• Pat Krackov, Nonprofit Finance Fund;

• Nani Coloretti, Mayor's Deputy Policy Director speaking with HSN about "Caring for Vulnerable San Franciscans", health care legislation and the City budget;

• John Avalos, Aide to Supervisor Daly, on the proposed Homicide Prevention Charter Amendment;

• Updates: San Francisco Revenue Coalition.

December 2005

• Supervisor Aaron Peskin on San Francisco's political and fiscal situation, and more;

• Updates: Caring for Vulnerable San Franciscans, and the San Francisco Revenue Coalition.

November 2005

• Mayor's Budget Director Noelle Simmons speaking on the City budget;

• Discussion on the need for City dialogue on the future of services, funding, and the role of nonprofits;

• Updates: contract reform, the San Francisco Revenue Coalition and MCO/HCAO.

October 2005

• Panel on contract reform with Naomi Little, OCA; Greg Kats, Controller's Office; Dave Curto, HSA; and Anne Okubo, DPH;

• Presentation on Laguna Honda Hospital and long-term care issues by HSN members Margy Baran (IHSS, Inc.), Nancy Brundy (Institute on Aging) and Donna Calame (IHSS Public Authority);

• Updates: HSN ballot measure endorsements and MCO/HCAO.

September 2005

• Controller Ed Harrington on Laguna Honda Hospital, long-term care, and contract reform;

• Elections: Liz Foley of Consumers Union on Props 78 and 79, prescription drug discount measures, and HSN member voting on ballot measure positions;

• Updates: The San Francisco Revenue Coalition.

July 2005

• DPH Director Mitch Katz on the City budget, contract streamlining, and the rebuilds of San Francisco General Hospital and Laguna Honda;

• Sally Allen and Greg Kats of the Controller's Office with a presentation on reforms in contract monitoring;

• John Avalos of Sup. Daly's office on a proposed sales tax increase for health services;

• Updates: City budget and revenues, contract reform and the Health Care Accountability Ordinance.

June 2005

• Supervisor Fiona Ma discussing city budget issues and revenues;

• Updates: Contract reform, City budget, Prop 63 and other issues.

May 2005

• Mayor Gavin Newsom on the City budget, cost of doing business increase for nonprofits, and the S.F. General Hospital and Laguna Honda rebuilds;

• Updates: Contract reform, City budget, Jefferson Awards for Public Service, and announcements.

April 2005

• Monique Zmuda and Eve Eichwald on the Controller's Office role in contract reform;

• Monique Zmuda presents on the City budget;

• N'Tanya Lee, speaking as the new Executive Director of Coleman Advocates;

• Updates: Contract reform, employer health insurance, and the City budget.

March 2005

• Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, the new District 5 Supervisor;

• Supervisor Sean Elsbernd, the new District 7 Supervisor;

• Updates: Health care legislation and announcements.

February 2005

• Membership discussion on nonprofit staff outreach and participation;

• Updates: Contract reform, City budget, and other announcements.

January 2005

• Naomi Little, City Purchaser; Monique Zmuda, Controller's Office; and Peg Stevenson, City Services Auditor; discussion of contract reform and audits;

• Updates: HSN strategic planning, City budget update, and contract reform.

November 2004

• Noelle Simmons, Mayor's Budget Office, discussing mid-year budget cuts, increasing costs for nonprofits, and the FY 2005-06 City budget;

• John Haskell, Controller's Office, presenting the Nonprofit Finance Guide;

• Updates: HSN strategic planning retreat, City budget update, and contract reform.

September 2004

• Assemblyman Mark Leno discussing the state budget, term limits, Gov. Schwarzenegger, November ballot measures, and the need to generate more revenue;

• Jessica Rothaar, Northern California Organizer, Health Access, presenting Prop. 72, Health Care Coverage Requirements Referendum;

• Updates: HSN's endorsement of Prop. J & K, Parking tax allocation for senior services, HSN candidate forums, First Source hiring program, and DHS card check neutrality agreements.

July 2004

• Supervisor Sophie Maxwell discussing the City budget, revenue measures, the rising violence in San Francisco, and the role of the nonprofit sector in protecting services;

• Updates: Affordable Housing Bond (Prop. A), Health Care Accountability Ordinance, Sunshine Ordinance, restoration of City budget cuts, a report on June 30th meeting with Mayor Newsom, and HSN staff changes.

June 2004

• Erin McGrath, Deputy Finance Director, Mayor's Budget Office, discussing the Mayor's proposed budget, use of reserve funds, revenue measures, and state budget assumptions;

• Michael Cortez and Kathleen Fletcher, USF Institute of Nonprofit Organization Management presenting the concept of an HSN Leadership Development Program;

• Updates: Sunshine Ordinance amendments and Mental Health Services Act (Prop 63).

May 2004

• Mayor Gavin Newsom on the City's budget, structural reform of City government, labor negotiations, revenue ballot measures, housing bond, and his commitment to community based social services;

• Controller Ed Harrington, Mark Tipton, Kai Mander and Corina Monzon on the Controller's Study on Effects of Health & Human Service Budget Cuts in FY 03-04;

• Updates: Budget update, nonprofit cuts, Mental Health Services Act, HSN briefing on Mayor's Council on Homelessness, and HSN member vote on the Prop A housing bond.

April 2004

• Supervisor Chris Daly on the City's budget deficit, possible cuts, and the need for new revenue;

• James Tracy and Peter Spaulding, Coalition on Homelessness, on Surplus Property Campaign;

• Updates: Father John Hardin on the Mayor's Planning Council on Homelessness, Health Care Accountability Ordinance, Mental Health Services Act, HSN meetings with Supervisors, Revenue Advisory Panel, and City budget cuts.

March 2004

• Jaynry Mak, Legislative Aid to Supervisor Fiona Ma, on the Revenue Advisory Panel;

• Updates: Mayor's Task Force on Homelessness, contract reform, Health Care Accountability Ordinance, City and DPH Budgets and standardizing indirect rates.

February 2004

• Jennifer Friedenbach and Diana Valentine, Coalition on Homelessness, on Scoring Treatment: The Substance Abuse Treatment Study;

• Erin McGrath, Deputy Finance Director, Mayor's Budget Office, on the City's budget;

• Ballot measures: Prop J Workforce Housing, Prop H Public Education Fund, and California Mental Health Services Act;

• Updates on contract reform, voter registration, Mayor's Task Force on Homelessness, and the Controller's survey of nonprofits.

January 2004

• City Controller Ed Harrington on the City's budget deficit and the Controller's survey of the nonprofit health and human service sector;

• Panel on labor and nonprofit issues.