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Notice of Special Meeting and Agenda
Date: April 27, 2002
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Place: Main Public Library
Please enter through 30 Grove Street entrance.
AGENDA
Note: Decision on any and all action items will be preceded by discussion and public comment
I. Roll Call
II. Introduction-Objectives of the Retreat (15 minutes)
III. About the Commissioners (the individuals) (60 minutes)
1. What motivated you to serve on the IRC?
2. What community needs would you like to see IRC fulfill?
3. What skills, knowledge or experience would you like to contribute to IRC?
IV. About the Commission (the organization) (30 minutes)
1. Our common values and vision.
2. Mission Statement of IRC
V. About our accomplishments (our beneficial work) (20 minutes)
Review of Last Year¡¦s teamwork
VI. Evaluating our current status in relation to the vision (20 minutes)
1. Where we are?
2. Where do we wish to go?
3. What¡¦s our capacity of getting there?
„h Advisory vs. Charter Commission
„h Other empowerment options
VII. Our relationship with the rest of the Community (20 minutes)
1. Our Role: The way it is vs. the way it ought to be.
2. Identifying constituencies
„h Primary constituency (who we serve and the needs we strive to meet)
„h Community resources (funding sources, agency partners, community members [volunteers, leadership, etc.], PR opportunities)
VIII. Setting Annual Goals (45 minutes)
1. Brainstorming
2. Organizing ideas: Grouping and consolidating items
3. Prioritizing: Ordered by:
„h Prerequisites and sequence
„h Feasibility
„h Motivation
4. Deciding together
IX. How We Get There - Process Review (20 minutes)
1. Strategic Planning
„h Info Gathering & Feasibility
„h Project Design
„h Budget and resources
„h Funding
„h Timeline
2. Implementation Management
„h Communication
„h Ongoing Evaluation
„h Accountability
„h Post Project Evaluation and Debriefing
„h Recognition
X. Next Steps (30 minutes)
1. Supporting staff roles
„h Executive Director
„h Secretary
2. Our committee roles
3. The need for individual commitment
XI. Closing (15 minutes)
1. Final comments from everyone about the retreat experience (5 minutes)
2. Acknowledgements & good wishes (5 minutes)
Adjournment
For questions about the meeting please contact Winny Loi at 554-4789
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 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:
Donna Hall, Clerk
Sunshine Ordinance Task Force
City Hall ¡V Room 244
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4683
(415) 554-7724 (Office)
(415) 554-5163 (Fax)
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 website at http://www.sfgov.org.
* Copies of explanatory documents are available to the public on the Commission¡¦s webpage: http://sfgov.org/immigrant; or, upon request to the Commission Secretary, at the above address or phone number.
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