AGENDA
(Amended on 01/15/10 @ 4:33 pm)
Note: Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include explanatory documents, including Executive Officer report and public correspondence.
These items will be available for review at City Hall, Room 244, Reception Desk.
Special Joint Meeting
with the
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
January 22, 2010, at 2:00 p.m.
City Hall, Legislative Chamber, Room 250
LAFCo Members:
Chairperson Mirkarimi
Members: Commissioners Campos, Dufty, Avalos and Schmeltzer
Alternates: Mar and Bornstein
ORDER OF BUSINESS
1. Call to Order
(LAFCo Chairperson Ross Mirkarimi & SF PUC President F.X. Crowley)
2. Roll Call
JOINT REGULAR BUSINESS
3. Opening remarks and discussion of expectations for this joint meeting
(Chairperson Mirkarimi & President Crowley)
4. Update on status of Request for Proposals (RFP) and presentation on responses received to conduct the CleanPowerSF program ** Amended for clarification of title **
5. Next steps in CCA program process
6. Update on Marin Energy Authority process ** Amended for clarification of title **
7. Summary of recent filing at California Public Utilities Commission – Petition to Modify D.05-12-014 – filed January 11, 2010 by the City and County of San Francisco
8. Public Comment
Members of the public may address the Special Joint meeting of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and the San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission on matters that are within either of their respective jurisdictions and not on today’s agenda.
LAFCo BUSINESS
9. Election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson for a one-year term (Discussion and Action Item)
10. Extension of contract for legal counsel
(Jason Fried, Senior Program Officer, LAFCo)
11. Adjournment
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
NOTE: Persons unable to attend the meeting may submit to LAFCo, by the time the proceedings begin, written comments regarding the agenda items above. These comments will be made a part of the official public record and shall be brought to the attention of LAFCo members. Any written comments should be sent to: LAFCo, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102 by 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the hearing. Comments which cannot be delivered to the Committee Clerk by that time may be taken directly to the hearing at the location above.
Cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices: 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.
MEETING PROCEDURES
Citizens are encouraged to testify at LAFCo hearings and to write letters to the LAFCo and to its members, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102.
USING LAPTOP COMPUTERS FOR PRESENTATIONS: Please contact City Hall Media Services at (415) 554-4933 to coordinate the use of laptop computers for presentations at the meeting. Computers to be used are required to be tested in advance. The presenter should arrive 30 minutes prior to the meeting to connect and test their computer. Members of the public who want a document placed on the overhead for display should clearly state such and subsequently remove the document when they want the screen to return to live coverage of the meeting.
Agendas are available on the internet at http://www.sfbos.org/meeting.aspx?page=4162
THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE AT CITY HALL, ROOM 244, RECEPTION DESK.
LAFCo meetings are cablecast on SF Cable 26. For video tape copies and scheduling call 415-557-4293.
Requests for language interpreters at a meeting must be received at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to help ensure availability. Contact Madeleine Licavoli at 415-554-7722.
AVISO EN ESPAÑOL: La solicitud para un traductor en una reunion debe recibirse antes de mediodia de el viernes anterior a la reunion. Llame a Erasmo Vazquez (415) 554-4909.
DISABILITY ACCESS
Both the Committee Room (Room 263) and the Legislative Chamber are wheelchair accessible. The closest accessible BART Station is Civic Center, three blocks from City Hall. Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are: #42 Downtown Loop, and the #71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line to Market and Van Ness and the Metro stations at Van Ness and Market and at Civic Center. For more information about MUNI accessible services, call 923-6142. There is accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall at Civic Center Plaza and adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex.
To obtain a disability-related modification or accommodation including auxiliary aids or services to participate in the meeting, please contact, SFLAFCO by mail to San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, by phone at (415) 554-5184, by fax at (415) 554-5163 or by email at lafco@sfgov.org at least two business days before the meeting.
Chemical-Based Products: In order 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.
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. The Sunshine 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 (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact by mail Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102, by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-7854 or by email at sotf@sfgov.org.
Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://sfbos.org/sunshinehtm.
Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (SF Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code Section 2.100) to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317 and web site www.sfgov.org/ethics.