MEETING
AGENDA
Thursday, June 10,
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 May 13, 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 pass an ordinance amending the
Annual Salary Ordinance to create a classification for a Senior Animal
Behaviorist/Trainer and an Assistant Behaviorist/Trainer or other methods to
increase funding for these positions. [Discussion only] [Commissioner Brooks]
5.
New Business
A) An invited presentation of an overview of
animal welfare and related management issues at the San Francisco Zoo by Bob
Jenkins, V.P. Institutional Advancement at the Zoo. Jenkins will address events of the past two years, current
issues, and the Zoo’s future. [Discussion only]
[Commissioner Stephens]
6.
Unfinished Business
A) Continuation of
discussion and possible action to recommend to the Board of Supervisors that
they pass an ordinance prohibiting the sale or transfer of dogs, cats, and
possibly other small animals (including hamsters, rats, mice, guinea pigs, and
chinchillas) in companion animal (pet) stores. An exemption for animals from
shelters or rescue groups would be allowed. This ordinance is intended to stop
the sale of dogs and cats from puppy mills, as well as decrease euthanasia
rates of other small animals in city shelters. Representatives of local pet
stores will be invited to speak about the proposed ordinance.
[Discussion/Action Item] [Commissioner Gerrie]
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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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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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.
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influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San
Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (SF Administrative Code 16.520 - 16.534) to
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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
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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 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.