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Immigrants Rights Commission
Notice of Meeting and Agenda

Date: January 6, 2000
Time: 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Place: Hearing Room 416 - City Hall

AGENDA

Note: Decisions on any and all action items will be preceded by discussion and public comment

I. Minutes (Action Item): (5 minutes)

Approval of December 2nd meeting minutes.

II. Public Comment: (40 minutes)

Comments may be directed to any item on or off the agenda within the jurisdiction of the Commission.

III. Future Meeting in the Mission District (Action Item): (15 minutes)

Request to hold the next Commission meeting in the Mission District area to discuss the impact on immigrants in San Francisco of the new guidelines of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

IV. Director’s Report: (5 minutes)

Monthly report from the Executive Director.

V. Language Access Ordinance: (10 minutes)

Update of the status of the introduced legislation on the Language Access Ordinance.

VI. Change Meeting Time (Action Item): (10 minutes)

The Commission will discuss and take action on the request by Commissioner Mallare to move the starting time of the Commission meeting from 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM.

VII. Immigration & Naturalization Service (Action Item): (5 minutes)

Regarding the meeting between the Mayor and the regional Immigration and Naturalization Services as promised.

VIII. Commission Planning (Action Item): (10 minutes)

Discussion on the future planning for the Commission such as: Commission retreat, required yearly report, etc.

IX. Commission Powers and Duties: (15 minutes)

Continue to discuss parameters of the powers and duties of the Commission.

X. Next Meeting’s Agenda (5 minutes)

For questions about the meeting please contact Dang Pham at 554-7583

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:

Rachel Arnstine O’Hara, Clerk
Sunshine Ordinance Task Force
City Hall - Room 362
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4683
(415) 554-6171 (Office)
(415) 554-6177 (Fax)
E-mail: Rachel_ArnstineO’[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 website at http://www.sfgov.org.

DISABILITY ACCESS

The Immigrant Rights Commission meeting will be held in Room 416 at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco.

The meeting location is between Grove and McAllister Streets and is wheelchair accessible. The closet BART and Muni Metro Station is Civic Center, about three blocks from the meeting location. Accessible Muni lines nearest the meeting location are:

42 Downtown Loop
49 Van Ness-Mission
F-Market & Muni Metro (Civic Center Station)

For more information about Muni accessible services call (415) 923-6142.

There is accessible on-street parking available in the vicinity of the meeting location.

For assistance with special needs (large print agendas, sign language interpreters, etc.) call Dang Pham at (415) 554-7583.

In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that others may be sensitive to various chemical based products. Please help the City accommodate these individuals.

LOBBYIST ORDINANCE

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (Administrative Code Section 16.520-534) to register and report lobbying activity.

For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, contact the Ethics Commission at 1390 Market Street, Suite 701, San Francisco, CA 94102, (415) 554-9510, FAX (415) 703-1021, or visit their web site at http://www.sfbos.org/sunshineethics