MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, April 8, 2010
5:30 PM
Room 408
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
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Laurie Kennedy-Routhier, David Gordon, DVM, Angela L. Padilla, Andrea Brooks, Sally Stephens
Philip Gerrie, Pam Hemphill, Vicky Guldbech, William Herndon, Bob Palacio
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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: Sally Stephens
(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 March 11, 2010 Meeting
[Discussion/Action Item]
4. Status and tracking of letters of recommendation approved by the Commission, requesting action by the Board of Supervisors
A) Update on the status of a resolution passed by this Commission to recommend to the Board of Supervisors that they encourage all San Francisco restaurants and retailers not to sell eggs from birds kept confined in "battery" cages, cages so small the animals cannot turn around in them. [Discussion only] [Commissioner Gerrie]
5. New Business
A) Discussion and possible action to recommend to the Board of Supervisors that they pass an ordinance prohibiting the sale of transfer of dogs and cats in companion animal (pet) stores. An exemption for dogs and cats in the care of rescue groups would be allowed. This ordinance is intended to stop the sale of dogs and cats from puppy mills, and is similar to an ordinance adopted in West Hollywood and other California communities earlier this year. [Discussion/Action Item] [Commissioner Gerrie]
B) Discussion about expanding/increasing the Behavior & Training division at SF/ACC to meet needs of shelter animals. Solutions may include recommending to the Board of Supervisors that they pass an ordinance amending the Annual Salary Ordinance to create a classification for a Senior Animal Behaviorist/Trainer and an Assistant Animal Behaviorist/Trainer or other methods to increase funding for those positions.
[Discussion/ Possible Action Item] [Commissioner Brooks]
6. Unfinished Business
A) Discussion of response from the Office of Contract Administration regarding the Commission's proposed guidelines for the goat companies. These guidelines were suggested to lessen the impact of the practice of fencing areas of habitat, to enclose goats to eat unwanted vegetation on city owned properties. The initial guidelines were modified during the last meeting after input from the goat companies. [Discussion only]
[Commissioner Pam Hemphill and Commissioner Laurie Routhier]
B) Discussion only of "No Kill" policies in San Francisco Shelters. The Commission will continue its exploration of a policy that would ensure that no adoptable animal (including those that need medical and behavioral intervention but would be adoptable after that) is euthanized in San Francisco shelters. Dori Villanon of the SFSPCA will present 2009 SFSPCA Asilomar Accord and SFSPCA-ACC Partnership statistics with the Commission. Former Commissioner Bill Hamilton will present a suggested draft ordinance, An At-Risk Animal Adoption and Welfare Act.
[Discussion only] [Commissioner Padilla]
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.
To obtain a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in the meeting, please contact Carla Vaughn at 252-2500 (voice) or 252-2550 (TDD) at least two working days prior to the meeting.
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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: [email protected] 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 site http://www.sfethics.org
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.
