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City and County of San Francisco
Special Meeting
Saturday, October 13, 2001
25 Van Ness Avenue
Suite 70 - Art Commission Conference Room
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).

NOTICE OF MEETING

A special meeting of the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women (COSW) will be held as follows:

DATE:                    Saturday, October 13, 2001
TIME:                    9:00 am. - 4:00 p.m.
PLACE:          25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 70, Art Commission Conference Room

The meeting will be called to order.

AGENDA * **

Roster:
President Carolene Marks          Commissioner Emily Murase                              
Vice President Dorka Keehn          Commissioner Andrea Shorter
Commissioner Julie Burton          Commissioner Valerie Tulier
Commissioner Juanita Miles


1.          CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL                                        ACTION

          Public comment



2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA                                                  ACTION

Public comment
                                                  
3.          Adine Varah, San Francisco Deputy City Attorney: Commission and Department Roles

4.          PUBLIC COMMENT
(This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Commission’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for COSW’s future consideration.)
          
5. Friends of the Commission on the Status of Women

6.          Three Year Strategic Plan

5.          ADJOURNMENT (requires motion and public comment)
                                                                      ACTION


*Public comment will be taken before or during COSW’s consideration of each agenda item.

**Explanatory documents: For copies of explanatory documents listed in this agenda, and other related materials received by COSW, please contact Susan Murphy at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 130, San Francisco, CA 94102, phone: (415) 252-2570, fax: (415) 252-2575. Also, to the extent possible, documents will be available on the COSW website at http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/cosw/.


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 415-554-7724. To obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, Donna Hall, Clerk, City Hall, Room 409, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102-4683, phone: 415-554-7724, fax: 415-554-7854, email: Donna_Hall@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.

The Board of Supervisors has amended the Sunshine Ordinance by adding provision 67A.1. The provision is effective as of January 21, 2001.

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.

To review or obtain documents referred to on 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/.