August 24, 2001

AGENDA

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 Meeting
Friday, August 24, 2001 at 10:00 a.m.
City Hall, Room 263

Chairperson: Eisenberg
Members: Commissioners Ammiano and McGoldrick
Alternate: Commissioner Gonzalez
Clerk: Monica Fish

SPECIAL AGENDA

(There will be public comment on each item)

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Approval of Minutes for December 29, 2000 and July 27, 2001 meetings

3. PUBLIC HEARING: Discussion and adoption by SF LAFCo of a Sphere of Influence for the City and County of San Francisco

4. Discussion and adoption of a Resolution directing that the Proposal to form a Municipal Utility District (MUD) initiated by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco be (1) modified by the Commission to specify that the proposed MUD shall provide electric service, and (2) processed in accordance with Part II of the Commission’s Procedures for the Evaluation of Proposals for the Formation of Districts Initiated by Government Entities

5. Discussion and authorization of the Executive Officer to contract with legal counsel

6. Discussion of the University of San Francisco’s Internship Program (Continued from July 27, 2001)

7. Possible Action: Legislation Report-Report on pending legislation of interest to SF LAFCo (Continued from July 27, 2001)

AB 47 (Wiggins) - Municipal Utility Districts: Public Agencies

AB 793 (Cox) - Municipal Utility Districts: Purchases

AB 948 (Kelley) - Local Agency Formation

AB 1495 (Cox) - Local Agency Formation

8. Public Comment for Items not on the Agenda

9. Future Agenda Items

10. 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.

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.

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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