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San Francisco Commission of
Animal Control & Welfare

MEETING AGENDA

Thursday, June 12, 2003
5:30 PM

Room 408
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689

Laurie Kennedy, Sherri Franklin, Elissa Eckman,
Kelly Jensen, Jamal Modica, Susan Wheeler, Chin Chi
Carl Friedman, Jack Breslin, William Herndon

 

Mailing Address: City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 453, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
Commission Voicemail: (415) 554-6074
Website: www.sfgov.org/awcc
Commission Chairperson: Laurie Kennedy

(Note: Public comment will be taken on each discussion/action item.)

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

    _ Vote taken on excused absences

2. Public Comment

    _ Members of the public may address the Commission with comments or recommendations on items within the Commission's jurisdiction other than the items on the agenda at the beginning or end of the meeting, but not both.

3. Approval of Draft Minutes from the May, 8, 2003 Meeting

[Discussion/Action Item]

4. Chairperson's report and opening remarks

[Discussion Item]

a. Welcoming remarks.

i. Welcome Susan Wheeler and Chin Chi to the Commission

ii. Thank you to June Wilson for serving on the Commission

5. Commissioner Comment

6. Status and tracking of letters of recommendation approved by the Commission, requesting action by the Board of Supervisors

    [Discussion Item]

      a. All accounted for

7. Committee Reports/Commissioner's Reports

    [Discussion Item]

      a. Report(s)/legal opinion from the City Attorney

      b. Status of Supervisor support/acknowledgment of the need to prioritize sufficient enforcement of Federal, State, and local law as it applies to entrepreneurs of live animal markets. [Commissioner Jensen]

      c. Update on the Commission's informational pamphlet [Commissioner Kennedy]

8. Old Business

    _ Items are first introduced to the Commission and a motion is made, then there is public comment. After public comment, the Commission discusses the item and then may vote on it.

      a. Development of local "Cambridge-type" ordinance for submission to a Supervisor sponsor regarding oversight of UCSF live animal testing to ensure UCSF compliance with the 1998 Board of Supervisor's resolution concerning same.

      i. Special address by the President of the Board of Supervisors, Matt Gonzales [Commissioner Eckman or Franklin] [Discussion/Action Item]

      b. Development of a local ordinance to outline/define humane and responsible guidelines for the welfare, care, and maintenance of dogs who are housed primarily outdoors. [Commissioner Friedman and Franklin] [Discussion/Action Item]

      c. Examine the possibility of Commission endorsement for proposed State legislation AB 395. AB 395 will prohibit veterinarians from declawing cats. The legislation inserts a ban into the state's veterinary medical practice act that will prohibit the declawing surgical procedures known as onychectomy and tendonectomy. The bill does allow for declawing for therapeutic purposes only - when the procedure is medically necessary to protect the cat's health. [Commissioner Franklin] [Discussion Item/Action Item]

9. New Business

    _ Items are first introduced to the Commission and a motion is made, then there is public comment. After public comment, the Commission discusses the item and then may vote on it.

      a. Discuss establishment of a "responsible dog guardianship" legislation package to include:

      i. Amending Section 40 of the San Francisco Health Code - Increasing the penalty for individuals who fail to remove and properly dispose of their dog's feces on public property of this City or upon the private property of another. [Commissioner Herndon and Franklin] [Discussion Item]

      ii. Amending San Francisco Health Code - Add Section 39: Requiring dog guardians, or those responsible for the supervision of a said dog, to exchange personal identification information and rabies shot verification when dog bites occur. [Commissioner Herndon and Franklin] [Discussion Item]

      iii. (Old Business item 8b to also be included in the responsible dog guardianship legislation package.)

      b. Consider eradicating "Commissioner Comment" as an official item on the Commission's monthly agenda.

      [Commissioner Eckman] [Discussion Item/Action Item]

10. Public Comment

    _ Members of the public may address the Commission with comments or recommendations on items within the Commission's jurisdiction other than the items on the agenda at the beginning or end of the meeting, but not both.

11. Calendar Items

    _ Commissioners may provide a brief description of item(s) they request be on next month's agenda. Discussion and comprehensive narrative of new calendar submissions will take place during the next meeting. Commissioners need to follow-up on their calendar item submissions via email to the Chair at least one week in advance of the next monthly meeting.

12. Closing review of task allotment and next steps

    [Commissioner Franklin] [Review Item]

13. Adjournment

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Disability Access: Room 408 is wheelchair accessible. The closest accessible BART Station is Civic Center, three blocks from City Hall. Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are: #42 Downtown Loop, the #71 Haight/Noriega, the F Line to Market and Van Ness, and the Metro stations at Van Ness and Market and at Civic Center. For more information about MUNI accessible services, call 923-6142.

There is accessible parking at the following locations: two (2) designated blue curb spaces on the southwest corner of McAllister Street at Van Ness Avenue; the Performing Arts Garage (entrance on Grove Street between Franklin and Gough Streets), and at Civic Center Plaza Garage.

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