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 DRAFT
Thursday, March 1, 2018
5:45 pm
City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B Goodlett Place, Room 421

Meeting Started at 5:47PM

Order of Business

1. Call to Order/Roll Call
Rob Gitin, Chair
Stephen Tennis, Vice Chair
Peter Masiak,
Sam (Sarah) Dennison
Antoinetta Stadlman

Prohibition of sound producing devices during the meeting

2. Approval of Minutes [Action] December 7, 2017, January 12, 2018, & February 15, 2018
 
3. Approval of Excused Absences [Action]

- None

4. CAO Update
- All agreements have been posted online and an update to parts of the website are in process.

5. Presentation by Community Liaisons [Discussion]
- Mircosoft/Yammer:
i. Staff Liaison from Microsoft/Yammer presented on the company’s 2018 outlook. They currently have planned events to host the downtown streets team, and charity tournaments. They will also be participating in community supported programs for area schools and building existing/new relationships with members of the community.
- Twitter:
i. Twitter Staff Liaison presented on their 2018 outlook and what has been done so far in 2018. In January, Twitter awarded $900,000 to 30 Non-Profit Organizations and have continued their support of for groups like Coding for Kids and United Playaz.
- Lever:
i. Lever Staff Liaison discussed and presented their 2018 outlook. This is Lever’s first year in the program and they will be working with other CMTCBA companies in support of schools and youth programs in the Tenderloin area.
- PAE
i. PAE Staff Members introduced and discussed their 2018 plan. They are connecting with housing organizations to create partnerships and avenues of support. PAE stated their continued support of the Boys and Girls Club through STEAM education and tutoring.
ii. 

6. General Public Comment
- Julie Roberts-Phung – Spoke to the ongoing partnership with CMTCBA Companies and Neighborhood Schools – Redding Elementary raised $45,000 with the help of CBA Companies.
- George Simmons – Possibility of Small Business Grants under CBA’s
- Name Unknown- Positive steps with CMTCBA Companies and Neighborhood Schools
- 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.

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).)

7. Committee Members’ Proposed Future Agenda Items [Discussion]
- Discussion with companies and public school representatives
- Annual Report

8. Committee Members’ Comments and Announcements

9. Next Meeting Schedule [Discussion/Action]
The next regularly scheduled meeting April 5, 2018. 

10. Adjournment

Meeting adjourned at 7:19pm

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.

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LOBBYIST ORDINANCE

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