Meeting Information

Full Commission

Notice of Meeting and Agenda

Date: August 6, 2001

Time: 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Place: City Hall -Conference Room 400
           One Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

AGENDA

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

I. Roll Call

II. Approval of minutes (Action Item) (5 minutes)

(Explanatory Documents: Minutes of July meeting)*

III. Public Comment (Information Item) (10 minutes)

IV. Presentation (15 minutes)

1. Sally Kinoshita with Southeast Asian Task Force

Provide overview of the latest Supreme Court’s cases regarding deportation and indefinite detention of legal immigration

2. Isabel Alegria with California Immigrant Welfare Collaborative (15 minutes)

(Provide update on Assembly Bill 989 on welfare to legal immigrants)

V. Future Activity (Action Items) (20 minutes)

1. Celebration of the 4^th year anniversary for the IRC

(Welcoming new members & appreciation for the outgoing Commissioners)

2. Calendaring for neighborhood meetings (Annual planning)

VI. The Director’s report (15 minutes)

1. Status of Commissioner Membership

2. Draft of job description (Explanatory Documents)

3. Commission Website

4. Summary of Existing In-House Translation Programs (Explanatory Documents)

VII. Report from the Chair (15 minutes)

1. Expectation of Commissioners’ Participation in Commission (Action Item)

2. Committee Structure & Assignments

VIII. Next Steps (Discussion Item) (10 minutes)

Meeting with the of the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor

The Commission submits to the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor the proposed Work Plan & Budget for fiscal year 2002.

IX. Next Meeting’s Agenda (Discussion Item) (10 minutes)

X. 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) reponsible 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 - 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.