Meeting Information

City and County of San Francisco

Regular Meeting

Wednesday, January 24, 2001 at 5:00 P.M.

City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 408

San Francisco, CA 94102

American Sign Language interpreters and a Sound Amplification System provided upon request with 48-hour advance notice to 415-252-2570. Limited accessible street parking available. Accessible MUNI Lines are the 15, 44, 23 and 24 lines. Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available. Meeting proceedings available in alternative formats. In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals. To make arrangements or for accessibility information, contact Susan Murphy at 415-252-2570 (Voice) or 415-252-2550 (TDD).

AGENDA

Revised January 22, 2001

Roster:

President Juanita Miles Commissioner Dorka Keehn

Vice President Carolene Marks Commissioner Emily Murase

Commissioner Valerie Tulier Commissioner Andrea Shorter

** Public Comment will be heard during each agenda item.

1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA (Action item)

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Action item)

· Meeting held Wednesday, December 13, 2000 (Regular Meeting)

4. PRESIDENT’S REPORT

· Meeting with Supervisor Sandoval

· 25 Year Anniversary

5. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT

· Budget Approval

· Sonia Melara’s Resignation

· Violence Against Women RFQ Timeline

· 25 Year Annual Report

· Ms. Magazine will feature the "Respect is what’s sexy" public awareness campaign ads in their March/April issue

6. OLD BUSINESS

· None

7. NEW BUSINESS

· Presentation by Deborah Alvarez-Rodriguez, Director of Children, Youth & Families - Draft of Plan for fiscal year 2001-2002

· Budget Approval (Action Item)

· 3-Year Strategic Time Line for the Department (Form)

· Priority Health Issues (Discussion by Commissioners)

· Appointment of Rosario Navarrette as Interim Director after March 2, 2001 (Action Item)

8. REPORTS

· Update on CEDAW

· Update on Friends of the Commission on the Status of Women by Friends’ Board President Mary Ann O’Shea.

9. PUBLIC COMMENT

10. ANNOUNCEMENTS

11. ADJOURNMENT

Know Your Rights under the Sunshine Ordinance

(Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code)

Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision 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 more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance, or to report a violation of the Ordinance, contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force at 415-554-4851. To obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, Rachel Arnstine O’Hara, Clerk, City Hall, Room 362, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102-4683, phone: 415-554-6171, fax: 415-554-6177, email: rachel_arnstineo’hara@ci.sf.ca.us. Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can also be obtained from the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s website at www.ci.sf.ca.us. To review or obtain documents referred to on the agenda, contact Susan Murphy at 25 Van Ness Ave, Room 130, San Francisco, CA 94102; phone: 415-252-2570, fax: 415-252-2575.

Attention: Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (SF Admin Code 16.520 - 16.534) to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 1390 Market Street #701, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone 415-554-9510, fax 415-703-0121 and web site http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/ethics/.