SAN FRANCISCO COMMISSION OF
ANIMAL CONTROL & WELFARE
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, April 12, 2012
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, Ryan Young, Sally Stephens
Philip Gerrie, Pam Hemphill, Vicky Guldbech, John Denny, Lisa Wayne
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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 8, 2012 Meeting
[Discussion/Action Item]
4. Chairperson’s report and opening remarks
5. Old Business
A) Discussion and possible action to designate a Commissioner to review the current resource listings on the Commission website, and critique them for appropriateness and objectivity, then present a summary of their findings to the Commission for review and voting to maintain the current resource list, plus add any newly reviewed and vetted sites suggested by Commission members and the general public. [Discussion/Action Item] [Commissioner Aldridge]
6. New Business
A) Discussion and possible action to send a letter to the Board of Supervisors urging them to publicize National Dog Bite Prevention Week in their newsletters and also on SFGov TV, and to recognize it at their meeting. National Dog Bite Prevention Week is May 20-26, 2012. In the words of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Man and woman's best friend bites more than 4.7 million people a year, and key experts believe that public education can help prevent these bites…Each year, 800,000 Americans seek medical attention for dog bites; half of these are children. Of those injured, 386,000 require treatment in an emergency department and about 16 die. The rate of dog bite-related injuries is highest for children ages 5 to 9 years, and the rate decreases as children age. Almost two thirds of injuries among children ages four years and younger are to the head or neck region.” (http://www.cdc.gov/HomeandRecreationalSafety/Dog-Bites/dogbite-factsheet.html)
This educational push to protect children (and adults) can begin in San Francisco with actions from the Board of Supervisors. There are excellent links to material on the CDC website (as above), and on the website of the American Veterinary Medical Association, AVMA.org under Public Health…more…Dog Bite Prevention. The AVMA also has an educational coloring book for children that can be printed out free. [Discussion/Action Item] [Commissioner Hemphill]
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.
