Meeting Information
AGENDA
Note: Each item on the Consent or Regular
agenda may include the following documents:
1) Legislation
2) Executive Officer report
3) Legislative Analyst report
4) Public correspondence
These items will be available for review
at City Hall, Room 244, Reception Desk.
Special Meeting
Thursday, April 5, 2001 at 10:00
a.m.
City Hall, Room 263
Chairperson: Commissoiner Eisenberg
Members: Commissioners Ammiano, Maxwell,
Daly, McGoldrick
Alternate: Commissioner Gonzalez
Clerk: Gregoire Hobson
SPECIAL AGENDA
(There will be public comment on each item)
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
2. Adoption of the Resolution of the San Francisco Local
Agency Formation Commission establishing open meeting processes and access to
public records
3. Resolution appointing the San Francisco City Attorney
Legal Counsel for the San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission
4. Public Hearing: Discussion and adoption of the proposed
SF LAFCo 2001-2002 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET (Government Code Section 56381)
5. Discussion and adoption of the Modified Procedures for
the Evaluation of Proposals for the Formation of Districts initiated by governmental
entities
6. Discussion and adoption of the proposed scope of work
for the Sphere of Influence Study and Analysis associated with providing public
power in the City and County of San Francisco, including the creation and maintenance
of a Municipal Utility District for San Francisco and San Francisco-Brisbane
7. Discussion and approval of the process for selecting
and contracting with the consultant for the Sphere of Influence Study
8. Chairperson Eisenberg’s request for a discussion of SF
LAFCo’s ability to request records from the Public Utilities Commission and
other agencies
9. Chairperson Eisenberg’s resolution authorizing the Executive
Officer to enter into a covenant not to sue with the City and County of San
Francisco, the City of Brisbane and the Coalition to Lower Utility Bills, providing
that if a majority vote is obtained in favor of a Municipal Utility District
(MUD) in San Francisco but not in Brisbane, the MUD shall be formed in San Francisco,
and the parties shall not sue to obtain a contrary result
10. Future Agenda Items
11. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda
12. 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: Committee Clerk of 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.
NOTE: Government Code Section 84308 requires that a participant
in a LAFCo proceeding who has a financial interest in the decision and who has
made a campaign contribution of more than $250 to any Commissioner in the past
year must disclose the contribution. If you are affected, please notify commission
staff before the hearing.
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.
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 more 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 Donna Hall; by mail
to Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room
244, by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-5784 or by email at Donna_Hall@ci.sf.ca.us
Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine
Ordinance can request a copy from Ms. Hall or by printing Chapter 67 of the
San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://sfbos.org/sunshinehtm