San Francisco Commission of
Animal Control & Welfare
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, September 9, 2010
5:30 PM
Room 408
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
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Susanna Russo, Geneva Page, Jack Aldridge, DVM, 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 August 12, 2010 Meeting
[Discussion/Action Item]
4. Chairperson’s report and opening remarks
[Discussion Item]
A) Update on the Joint Zoo Oversight Committee [Discussion only]
5. New Business
A)
Discussion only about recent work by the San Francisco Homeless Animals
Coalition, a working group with representatives of rescue groups,
shelters, and other interested parties, that is discussing programs
needed to reduce the number of animals euthanized at city shelters, and
how to implement those programs. The Coalition is not considering
legislative approaches or ordinances that would require action by the
Board of Supervisors, but is focusing on programs and ideas that can be
accomplished collaboratively among the represented groups. Justin
Pinkerton, from FixSF, the group that is spearheading the Coalition,
will give the presentation. [Discussion only] [Commissioner Stephens]
B)
Election of Commission Officers – Discussion and possible action to
elect Commission officers, including Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary.
Duties of each position will be explained. [Discussion/Action Item]
[Commissioner Stephens]
6. Unfinished Business
A)
Discussion and possible action to send a letter to the Board of
Supervisors, with copies sent to the Recreation and Park Commission and
Joint Zoo Committee, to advise them of relatively inexpensive improvements
that would address animal welfare concerns at the San Francisco Zoo in
the following ways: 1) expand and improve the Baird's tapir exhibit into
neighboring empty exhibit by creating an opening in the wall between
the two exhibits to give the tapir more space and access to a second
pool; 2) relocate solitary giant eland to a more appropriate facility
where he can join a herd social structure; 3) expand the black rhino
exhibit into the giant eland exhibit once he is relocated; 4) expand the
black rhino exhibit into the empty adjacent hippo exhibit to provide
more space for the rhinos; 5) create full-flight aviaries for all birds
at the Zoo; and 6) commit to only taking in rescued exotic birds for all
future acquisitions. [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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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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order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate persons with severe
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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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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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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.
