Meeting Date:
December 6, 2018 - 5:45pm
Location:
United States
CITIZENS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE
FOR THE CENTRAL MARKET & TENDERLOIN AREA
 
The agenda packet is available for review at the City Administrator’s Office (City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 362) and at the meeting
 
MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, December 6, 2018
5:45 pm
City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B Goodlett Place, Room 416

Meeting Started at 5:53 PM
 
Order of Business:

1. Call to Order/Roll Call
Sam (Sarah) Dennison
Stephen Tennis 
Antoinetta Stadlman
Bryant Duong
Jonathan Bonato
 
Prohibition of sound producing devices during the meeting
 
2. Approval of Minutes [Action] – Nov. 1, 2018 5-0

3. Approval of Excused Absences [Action]
Stephen Tennis absent Nov. 1, 2018 – Approved 5-0

4. CAO Update
- Caitlin Jacobson to give a brief update.
Review of 2019 CAC meeting schedule:
Special Meeting- Thursday, January 10th
No February Meeting (May be needed depending on status of 2019 CBA’s)
Thursday, March 7th
No April Meeting
Thursday, May 2nd
No June Meeting
Thursday, July 4th (Holiday-no meeting)
No August Meeting
Thursday, September 5th
Thursday, October 3rd
Thursday, November 7th
Thursday, December 5th

5. Presentation from the Tenderloin People’s Congress
Did not happen as they were not present.

6. Presentation by Company Liaisons on year to date progress and a briefing from companies planning to renew their CBA. [Discussion]
a. This section gives the Company Liaisons the opportunity to present on the activities in the community.

PAE Engineers –Sarah Dawson shared that they completed their double match fundraiser for Tenderloin Community School, raising about 14k. They plan to do this again for as a part of their 2019 CBA. Chair Sam Dennison then strongly encouraged all companies planning to enter into 2019 CBA agreements to support the Public Schools in the area with financial donations.

Lever-Elaine Yang shared they donated 10k equipment to Redding Elementary School, as well as clothing donations to local charities, and adopted a family from Compass Family Services for the holidays. She reported that in 2019 they’d like to work with after school programs in the tenderloin.

Microsoft- Jakob Rosenberg shared that his colleague joined the board of Community Housing Partnership. He is working on a comprehensive report for their CBA’s over the last 6 years.  They are currently working on distributing grants to the local public schools.

7. Update from Company Liaisons on Public School Initiative. [Discussion]
This was covered in item 6.

8.  General Public Comment
a. At this time, members of the public may address the Citizens Advisory Committee on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee but do not appear on the agenda. With respect to agenda items, the public will be given an opportunity to address the Committee when the item is reached in the meeting. Each member of the public may address the Committee for up to three minutes.

Kelly Walsh –Parent from Redding Elementary School.  She reported that Microsoft has offered schools to apply for 25k grants, and invite other companies to do the same.  The school has lost their full-time social worker.

Wilson Chan- from Nextdoor.com.  He stated the company’s interest in applying for a 2019 CBA. He stated they already have a strong reputation for being involved in their local community and would like to build on this even more so.
 
The Brown Act forbids a Committee from taking action or discussing any item not appearing on the posted agenda, including those items raised at Public Comment. In response to public comment on an item that is not on the agenda, the Committee is limited to:
 
• briefly responding to statements made or questions posed by members of the public, or
• requesting staff to report back on a matter at a subsequent meeting, or
• directing staff to place the item on a future agenda. (Government Code Section 54954.2(a).)
 
9. Committee Members’ Proposed Future Agenda Items [Discussion]
Sunset dates for the CAC
2019 CBA’s
 
10. Committee Members’ Comments and Announcements
 
11. Next Meeting Schedule [Discussion/Action]
The next special scheduled meeting January 10, 2018. 
Approved 5-0
 
12. Adjournment
6:38 pm
 
RINGING AND THE USE OF CELLPHONES
 
The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices. 

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE
 
Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review.
 
For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapters 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, please contact:
 
Sunshine Ordinance Task Force
1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Place Room 244
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
Phone: 415-554-7724, Fax: 415-554-5784
Email: sotf@sfgov.org
 
Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Administrator of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s website at www.sfgov.org.
 
DISABILITY ACCESS
 
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B Goodlett Place, is between Grove and McAllister Streets and is wheelchair accessible. The closest BART and MUNI Metro Station is Civic Center, about three blocks away. Accessible MUNI lines nearest City Hall are: 42 Downtown Loop, 49 Van Ness-Mission and F-Market & MUNI Metro (Civic Center Station). There is accessible parking available in the vicinity of City Hall.
 
For more information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142.
 
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LOBBYIST ORDINANCE
 
Individuals that influence or attempt to influence local policy or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code sections 2.100 – 2.160) to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance,
please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415) 252‐3100, fax (415) 252‐3112 and website: http://www.sfgov.org/ethics/.

LOBBYIST ORDINANCE
 
Individuals that influence or attempt to influence local policy or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code sections 2.100 – 2.160) to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance,
please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415) 252‐3100, fax (415) 252‐3112 and website: http://www.sfgov.org/ethics/.