SAN FRANCISCO COMMISSION OF 
ANIMAL CONTROL & WELFARE

AMENDED MEETING AGENDA

(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
2. General 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 February 19, 2015 Meeting 
   [Discussion/Action Item]
4. Chairperson’s report and opening remarks
   A) Update on Commission Vacancies and Appointments to the Commission.
5. Commissioners’ Reports
6. New Business
   A) Commendation to San Francisco Fire Dept. for Rescue of Otter the Cat. On February 21, 2015, fire seriously damaged three apartment buildings in San Francisco, the second recent major fire in the area A dozen people got out of the buildings unharmed, but Otter the cat was found by firefighters in an apartment suffering from smoke inhalation. Oscar was initially unresponsive, but firefighters gave him oxygen at the scene and he was revived. The Commission will commend the San Francisco Fire Department for their heroic actions to save Otter the cat. [Discussion/Action Item][Commissioner Johnson]
   
   B) Honoring Dogs Who Serve at the San Francisco Veterans Day Parade. For the past nine years, former Commissioner June Wilson has organized a contingent of military and other service dogs and their handlers to march in the San Francisco Veterans Day Parade. She has persuaded canine handlers from Beale and Travis Air Force Bases, the Coast Guard, the SF Police Dept, the USDA’s Beagle Brigade, Guide Dogs for the Blind, and others to join in the march. Wilson will describe the march and her experiences organizing the canine handlers and ask for help continuing this tradition of honoring dogs who serve in the 2015 Veterans Day Parade and in subsequent years’ parades.
   [Discussion only][Commissioner Stephens]
   
   C) Introduction of New Director of Animal Care and Control. The appointment of Virginia Donohue to be the new Director of Animal Care and Control was announced last month and she has been on the job since the beginning of this month. She will introduce herself to Commissioners and to the public. 
   [Discussion only] [Commissioner Stephens]
    
7. General 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.
8. Items to be put on the Calendar for Future Commission Meetings
   [Discussion Item]
    
9. Closing Review of Task Allotments and Next Steps
   [Discussion Item]
10. 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.

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 more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco's Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the Ordinance, contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force. The current Sunshine Ordinance Task Force Administrator, Frank Darby Jr., can be contacted at the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, City Hall, Room 244, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689; Office (415) 554-7724; Fax (415) 554-7854; E-mail: sotf@sfgov.org. Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s Web site at http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine.

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 Administrative 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 sitehttp://www.ci.sf.ca.us./ethics

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 and copying at the Government Information Center, 5th Floor, SF Main Public Library, 100 Larkin St (at Grove), open seven days a week. They are also available on the Commission website: http://www.sfgov.org/awcc.