Meeting Information

CEDAW

City and County of San Francisco

CEDAW Task Force Meeting

Wednesday, March 27, 2002

2:00 p.m.

Room 278 (Board of Supervisors Conference Room)

CITY HALL (#1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place)

American Sign Language interpreters and a Sound Amplification System provided upon request with 48-hour advance notice to Commission on the Status of Women at (415) 252-2570. Accessible parking available at the Civic Center Plaza Garage, the private lot adjacent to the building, and metered parking spaces adjacent to the building or on Oak Street or Hickory. Accessible BART station is the Civic Center Station on Market and between 7^th & 8^th Streets. Accessible MUNI Metro station in the Van Ness Station and lines are J, K, L, M and N. Accessible MUNI Lines are the 6, 7, 42, 47, 49 and 71 lines. Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available. Meeting proceedings available in alternative formats. In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals. To make arrangements or for accessibility information, contact 252-2570 (Voice) or 252-2550 (TDD).

A G E N D A

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

_ Minutes of February, 27, 2002.

NEW BUSINESS

DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEM: Updates from Working Groups:

_ Action Plan Group

_ Public Relations Group

_ Work-Life

_ Monitoring Group

_ DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEM: Progress report from Rent Board (2:30 p.m.).

_ DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEM: Adoption of the CEDAW Task Force response to the Adult Probation gender analysis report and recommendations.

_ DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEM: Update on new local, national, international CEDAW events including Senator Boxer’s call for a CEDAW hearing.

_ DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEM: Report on public awareness campaign.

PUBLIC COMMENT

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Know Your Rights under the Sunshine Ordinance

(Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code)

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 peoples 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, or to report a violation of the Ordinance, contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force at Phone: (415) 554-7724, Fax: (415) 554-5163 E-mail: Donna_Hall@ci.sf.ca.us

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.

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 Admin 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.sfgov.org/ethics.