April 13, 2004

SAN FRANCISCO
BIOSCIENCES TASK FORCE

NOTICE OF MEETING
and
AGENDA

Tuesday, April 13, 2004 at 4:00 p.m.
City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton Goodlett Place, Rm. 421

1. Roll Call

2. Approval of minutes of March 2, 2004 [Action Item]

a. Public comment

3. Task Force Committee Reports [Discussion Item]

a. Functional Definition

b. Code Process

c. Industry Location Criteria

d. Cost Benefit

e. Public comment

4. Report on Bioscience Industry in Cambridge, MA by Peter Cohen [Discussion Item]

a. Public comment

5. Report from the Planning Department [Discussion Item]

a. Public comment

5. New Business [Discussion Item]

a. Public comment

6. Adjournment

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. This 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 (Chapters 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, please contact:

Donna Hall, Clerk

Sunshine Ordinance Task Force

554-5184

Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City's website at www.ci.sf.ca.us.

DISABILITY ACCESS

City Hall is between Grove and McAllister Streets and is wheelchair accessible. The closest BART and MUNI Metro Station is Civic Center, about three blocks away. Accessible MUNI lines nearest City Hall are: 42 Downtown Loop, 49 Van Ness-Mission and F-Market & MUNI Metro (Civic Center Station).

For more information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142. There is accessible parking available in the vicinity of City Hall.

For assistance with special needs (large print agendas, sign language interpreters, etc.), call Jill Lerner at 554-6075.

In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that others may be sensitive to various chemical based products. Please help the City accommodate these individuals.

LOBBYIST ORDINANCE

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (Administrative Code Section 16.520-534) to register and report lobbying activity.

For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, contact the Ethics Commission at 1390 Market Street, Suite 701, San Francisco, CA 94102, (415) 554-9510, FAX (415) 703-1021, or visit its website at http://www.ci.sf.ca.us.