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Immigrant Rights Commission

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            Amended Notice of Meeting and Agenda

              Date: April 2, 2001

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

              Place: City Hall -Conference Room 408

                      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 February meeting)*

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

        IV. Presentation (Information Item) (15 minutes)

            Hon. Sione Teisina Fuko, Member of Parliament, Kingdom of Tonga

          Mr. Fuko will discuss pending legislation before the Tongan Parliament, which would allow Tongans to have dual citizenship. Currently Tongans who gain US citizenship lose their Tongan Citizenship and all rights and property in Tonga. Allowing dual citizenship would allow Tongan immigrants to the US to gain all the benefits of citizenship in the US without losing their rights in their homeland.

        V. Future Activity (Action Item) (15 minutes)

            1. Proposed Workplan and Budget for FY 2001-2002

                  (Explanatory Documents: Draft workplan and budget)*

                  2. Resolution to support AB 989 to make State Food Assistant Program & Cash Assistant Program for Immigrants available to all legal Immigrants regardless of date of entry. (Explanatory Documents)

            VI. The Director will report on the activity & operations of the Commission (45 minutes)

                1. Immigrant Day 2001

                2. Approval of New Commissioner by Board of Supervisors

                3. Status of Commissioner Membership

                4. Status of Language Access Ordinance

      VII. Next Steps (Action Item) (20 minutes)

                Meeting with the new members of the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor

            The Commission submits to the new Board of Supervisors and the Mayor the Annual Report.

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

        IX. 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.

* Copies of explantory documents are available to the public on the Commission’s webpage: www.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