Citizens Advisory Committee - June 7, 2017 - Minutes

Meeting Date: 
June 7, 2017 - 6:00pm
Location: 
CITIZENS’ ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE BAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT 
 
The agenda packet is available for review at the City Administrator’s Office 
(City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 362) and at the meeting
 
Minutes 
 Wednesday, June 7, 2017
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Bayview Hunters Point YMCA
1601 Lane Street, San Francisco, CA 94124
 
1. Call to Order/Roll Call
Michael Hamman (Chair)  (Present)
Ellousie Patton  (Vice Chair)  (Present)
Rittinell Banks  (Present)
Tim Chan  (Present)
Dan Dodt  (Present)
Daynas Corman  (Present)
Christopher Mooney  (Absent)
Devanshu Patel  (Present)
 
2. Approval of Minutes [Action] – March 1 , 2017
- Motion by Devanshu Patel and seconded by Ellousie Patton
3. Acknowledgement of Absences
- Christopher Mooney
4. Referrals on Projects from Planning Department [Discussion and Action]
- 1713 Yosemite Ave
Item was continued from previous meeting (May 3)
Committee discussed the project regarding its overall plans and input heard from the community. Many Members express disagreements with the Project Sponsor’s community outreach and lack of outside support from neighboring organizations, businesses, and residents. 
Committee voted unanimously not to support the project and to send a letter of opposition to the Planning Commission/Department.
5. Report from the CAO
- Jack Gallagher of the City Administrator’s Office addressed an item presented by the CAC. 
The Mayor’s Office is reviewing an applicate for an open seat of their appointment. Discussions between the Mayor’s Appointment Secretarty and the Applicate are ongoing and moving forward. 
- Meeting debrief between City Administrator Naomi M. Kelly, Sophia Kittler Legislative Aide to Supervisor Malia Cohen, Vice-Chair Ellousie Patton of Bayview Hunters Point CAC , and Jack Gallagher
The meeting was to discuss a number of topics ranging from possible funding for CAC, outreach expansion, additional support from the Planning Department, and Committee’s importance to the community. 
6. Committee Members’ Proposed Future Agenda Items [Discussion]
- 5538 3rd Street
- PUC 3rd and Evan’s Property 
- ConnectSF
- Rules and Regulations Proposed Changes
7. Next Meeting Schedule [Discussion and Action] 
- The next regularly scheduled meeting is August 2, 2017.
8. General Public Comment 
- At this time, members of the public may address the Citizens Advisory Committee on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee but do not appear on the agenda. With respect to agenda items, the public will be given an opportunity to address the Committee when the item is reached in the meeting. Each member of the public may address the Committee for up to three minutes. 
- The Brown Act forbids a Committee from taking action or discussing any item not appearing on the posted agenda, including those items raised at Public Comment. In response to public comment on an item that is not on the agenda, the Committee is limited to:
Briefly responding to statements made or questions posed by members of the public, or
Requesting staff to report back on a matter at a subsequent meeting, or directing staff to place the item on a future agenda. (Government Code Section 54954.2(a).)
9. Adjournment
 
RINGING AND THE USE OF CELLPHONES
 
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 information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapters 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, please contact: 
 
Sunshine Ordinance Task Force
1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Place Room 244
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
Phone: 415-554-7724, Fax: 415-554-5784
 
Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Administrator of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s website at www.sfgov.org.
 
 
 
 
DISABILITY ACCESS
 
Bayview Hunters Point YMCA is on the corner of Lane and Revere (1601 Lane St.) and is wheelchair accessible. The closest MUNI stop is on 3rd St, between Revere and Shafter Ave, 2 blocks away. The nearest MUNI lines are the KT Third St Light Rail and 44-O’Shaughnessy towards Hunters Point. There is accessible street parking around The Library.
 
For more information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142. 
 
To obtain a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the meeting, please contact the City Administrator’s Office at 415-554-6272 at least 48 hours before the meeting, except for Monday meetings, for which the deadline is 4:00pm the previous Friday. 
 
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LOBBYIST ORDINANCE
 
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please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415) 252‐3100, fax (415) 252‐3112 and website: http://www.sfgov.org/ethics/.