NOTICE OF MEETING and AGENDA
Friday, February 18, 2011 at 9:30 a.m.
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400
San Francisco, California
1. Call to order and roll call
Sarah Shrader --Chair
Kevin Reed – Vice Chair
Albert Blais
Erich Pearson
Michelle Aldrich
Maureen Burns
Stephanie Tucker
David Goldman
Shona Gochenaur
Mary Schroeder
Raymond Gamley
Martin Olive
Patrick Goggin
2. Approval of Minutes of January 21, 2011 meeting [Action Item]
a) Public Comment
3. Approval of Agenda for February 18, 2011 meeting [Action Item]
a) Public comment
4. Public Comments
5. Review of Legislative Purposes of Task Force [Discussion Item]
6. Annual Report to Board of Supervisors [Discussion & Action Item submitted by S. Tucker]
7. Committee and working group reports: [Discussion Item]
2. Legal/Legislative [update re: letter to the City Attorney/cultivation priorities]
3. Patient Advocacy
4. Cultivation
5. PR/Special Hearings Committee
8. Efficient Communications between MCTF & City Departments [Discussion Item submitted by S. Tucker]
9. Review and vote on any new applications for all committees [Action Item]
a) Public Comments
10. Update to legislative fix to Planning Code typo IDed during B.A.C.H. permit appeal [Discussion Item]
11. City MCA Definition of Medical Cannabis Dispensary – Delivery Services [Discussion & Action Item submitted by S. Gochenaur]
a) Public comments
12. Review/Approve website contents – Status of Cultivation Safety Guidelines [Discussion & Action Item]
a) Public Comments
13. Letter to Editor, San Francisco Chronicle [Discussion & Action Item submitted by S. Gochenaur]
14. Update on police activities in San Francisco regarding medical cannabis gardens [Discussion & Action Item submitted by S. Gochenaur]
15. New Business [Discussion items]
a) Guest speakers
16. Topics for consideration at future task force meetings [Discussion Item]
17. Adjournment
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Frank Darby, Administrator
Sunshine Ordinance Task Force
(415) 554-7724
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