MINUTES
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 - LAFCO
November 17, 2006 at 2 p.m.
City Hall, Room 263
Chairperson Mirkarimi,
Members: Commissioners Ammiano, McGoldrick and Schmeltzer
Alternate Member: Commissioner Sullivan
SPECIAL AGENDA
(There will be public comment on each item)
- Call to Order and Roll Call
The meeting convened at 2:29 p.m.
Members present: Chairperson Commissioner Mirkarimi, Commissioners McGoldrick, Schmeltzer and Sullivan.
- Approval of Minutes for September 22, 2006. (Discussion and Action Item)
Public Comment: None
Commissioner McGoldrick moved, seconded by Commissioner Schmeltzer, to approve the minutes of September 22, 2006.
Vote: Ayes: Chairperson Commissioner Mirkarimi, Commissioners McGoldrick, Schmeltzer and Sullivan.
Action: Approved
- Request of Commissioner Mirkarimi to request a status report from the Department of Telecommunications and Information Services on its WiFi Project including issues such as the need for a feasibility study, assessing the financial implications, reviewing an inclusionary process and providing for a needs assessment. (Discussion and Action Item) (Continued from September 22, 2006)
Heard in Commission: Brian Roberts, Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Telecommunications and Information Services
Commissioner Ammiano attended the meeting at 2:41 p.m.
Public Comment: Kimo Crossman, Don Echelberger, San Francisco Green Party and Silvia Johnson
Commissioner McGoldrick moved, seconded by Commissioner Schmeltzer, to continue the item to the next meeting.
Vote: Ayes: Chairperson Commissioner Mirkarimi, Commissioners McGoldrick, Ammiano, Schmeltzer and Sullivan.
Action: Approved
- Request of Commission Mirkarimi to discuss the concept of peak oil. (Discussion and Possible Action Item) (Continued from July 28, 2006)
Heard in Commission: Larry Robinson, Past Mayor and Council Member, City of Sebastopol, Richard Katz and Melissa Capri
Public Comment: Silvia Johnson and Jan Lunberg, Culture Change, Don
Echelberger, San Francisco Green Party and Brian Holland
Commissioner McGoldrick moved, seconded by Commissioner Schmeltzer, to continue the item to its next meeting.
Vote: Ayes: Chairperson Commissioner Mirkarimi, Commissioners McGoldrick, Ammiano, Schmeltzer and Sullivan.
Action: Approved
- Discussion of SF LAFCO's intent to pursue the valuation of the electric transmission and distribution system now owed by Pacific Gas and Electric Company in order to acquire the system to provide long-term savings to electric ratepayers. (Discussion and Possible Action Item) (September 22, 2006)
Public Comment: Silvia Johnson
Commissioner McGoldrick moved, seconded by Commissioner Schmeltzer, to continue the item to the next meeting.
Vote: Ayes: Chairperson Commissioner Mirkarimi, Commissioners McGoldrick, Ammiano, Schmeltzer and Sullivan.
Action: Approved
- Request of Commission Mirkarimi to hear an update from the Public Utilities Commission on the Green Community Project in Hunter's Point. (Discussion and Possible Action Item)
Public Comment: Silvia Johnson
Commissioner McGoldrick moved, seconded by Commissioner Schmeltzer, to continue the item to the next meeting.
Vote: Ayes: Chairperson Commissioner Mirkarimi, Commissioners McGoldrick, Ammiano, Schmeltzer and Sullivan.
Action: Approved
- Executive Officer Report
The Executive Officer Gloria Young indicated that she had received at the meeting an Immediate Disclosure Request from Mr. Kimo Crossman and his request included SF LAFCo word documents. Ms. Young indicated that she would provide Mr. Crossman with the documents in PDF since SF LAFCo's documents reside on the Board of Supervisors' server.
Public Comment: None
- Public Comment for Items not on the Agenda
Public Comment: None
- Future Agenda Items
Public Comment: None
- Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 4:20 p.m.
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://sfbos.org/lafco
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 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 Frank Darby, Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force; 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 sotf@sfgov.org.
Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Mr. Darby or 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.