September 28, 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, September 28, 2001 at 4:00 p.m.
City Hall, Room 263

Members: Chairperson Eisenberg and Commissioners Ammiano, Gonzalez,
and McGoldrick

Clerk: Monica Fish

SPECIAL AGENDA

(There will be public comment on each item)

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Approval of Minutes of August 24, 2001.

3. CLOSED SESSION

CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY

Motion that the San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission convene in

closed session under the provisions of Government Code Section 54956.9(a):

Winchell Hayward v. San Francisco LAFCO; City and County of San Francisco Case

No. 324661, for the purposes of conferring with or receiving advice from legal

counsel.

Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

After a closed session, if one occurs, the Chairperson shall (1) request the Legal Counsel to identify the subjects discussed in the closed session, and (2) direct the Clerk to report the vote taken on any motion in the closed session.

[Elect To Disclose]

Motion that the SF LAFCO finds it is in the public interest to disclose information discussed in closed session, and directs the Chairperson immediately to disclose that information.

[Elect Not to Disclose]

Motion that the SF LAFCO finds that it is in the best interest of the public that the Board elect at this time not to disclose its closed session deliberations concerning the anticipated litigation listed above.

4. Discussion and action on the SF LAFCO Sub-committee recommendation to SF LAFCO to approve notice to E. J. Simpson, Utility Consultant to cease work on the agreement dated August 10, 2001.

5. Discussion and direction to the Executive Officer regarding the termination of the agreement to E. J. Simpson, Utility Consultant, dated August 10, 2001.

6. Discussion and action on a Request for Qualification (RFQ) for consultant(s) to provide data and information to the Commission on public power options.

7. Future Agenda Items

8. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda

9. 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

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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