San Francisco Commission of

Animal Control & Welfare

MEETING AGENDA

Thursday, June 20, 2019

5:30 PM

Room 408

City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

San Francisco, CA 94102-4689

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Annemarie Fortier; Nina Irani;  Rachel Reis; Bunny Rosenberg; Russell Tenofsky; Jane Tobin; Brian Van Horn, DVM;  Lisa Wayne; Shari O’Neill, DVM; Officer Ryan Crockett

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Mailing Address:        City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 362, San Francisco, CA 94102

Commission Voicemail: (415) 554-6074

Website:                www.sfgov.org/awcc

Commission Chairperson: Annemarie Fortier

(Note: Public comment will be taken on each item.  Items are first introduced to the Commission, and then there is public comment.  After public comment, the Commission may further discuss the item and vote if it is an action item.)

 

1. Call to Order and Roll Call  [Action Item]

 

2. General Public Comment [Discussion Item]
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 2019 Meeting  [Discussion/Action Item]
 

4. Chairperson’s and Commissioners’ reports [Discussion Item]

Commissioners’ reports regarding recent activities in the community involving animal issues that have been discussed by the Commission in the past.

 

5. New Business

1. SF SPCA Feral Cat Program Changes [Discussion/Action Item]  [Commissioner Tobin] Recently, SF SPCA and SF Animal Control and Welfare, in partnership, modified a long-standing feral cat program. Whereas in the past, mother cats and kittens less than two months old were captured from the wild, brought to the shelter, then returned to the wild (mother cats) or adopted (kittens). The new policy is to allow mothers and kittens to stay in the wild, until the kittens are weaned. Speakers: Dr. Cynthia Karsten, DVM, Outreach Veterinarian UC Davis;  Dr. Jena Valdez, DVM, Director of Community Medicine, SFSPCA; Dr. Shari O’Neill, DVM, Chief Shelter Veterinarian, SF ACC. Maria Conlon of Give Me Shelter will speak on behalf of cat volunteers.

 

5. Old Business

1. Review of City Charter Establishing Commission on Animal Control and Welfare [Discussion/Action Item]  [Commissioner Fortier] According to the City Charter, The Commission was established by Health Code Sec. 41.1 in 1973. It was last revised in 1999. The Commission was never assigned an Administrator. This is created problems with the management and administration of the Commission. The Commissioners will discuss this issue and propose remedies.

 

2. Revision to San Francisco’s Pet Tethering Ordinance [Discussion/Action Item]  [Commissioner Irani] A Discussion of the local tethering ordinance and potential recommended modifications.

 

7. General Public Comment [Discussion Item]
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.
 

8. Items to be put on the Calendar for Future Commission Meetings [Discussion Item]

 

9. 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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Policy on Cell Phones, Pagers, and Electronic Devices: 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.

 

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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE OR TO REPORT A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE, CONTACT THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE TASK FORCE: Administrator Sunshine Ordinance Task Force City Hall, Room 244, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 Phone: (415) 554-7724, Fax: (415) 554-5784 E-mail: sotf@sfgov.org. Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, at the San Francisco Public Library, and on the City’s website at http://www.sfgov.org.

 

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Documents for Public Inspection: Any documents related to an item on this agenda that are distributed to the Commission in advance of the meeting are available for public inspection at the Commission website: http://www.sfgov.org/awcc. Any materials distributed to the members of Commission within 72 hours of the meeting or after the agenda packet has been delivered to the members are available for inspection at http://www.sfgov.org/awcc