December 9, 2011

NOTICE AND AGENDA

Friday, December 9th, 2011, 10:00 am – 12:00 p.m.
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 421
San Francisco, California

1. Call to order and roll call:

Albert Blias, Stewart Rhoads (temporary chair),
Chad Conner (vice chair), Brent Saupe
Shona Gochenaur, Greg Schoepp
Jerred Kihlo, Steve Smith,
Erik Levy, Mark Sydow,
Martin Olive

2. Approval of Agenda [Action Item] (5 minutes*)
a. Public Comment

3. General Public Comment (10 minutes*)

4. Attendance Policy [Action Item] (20 minutes*)
a. Public Comment

5. Self-Consumptive Garden [Discussion Item] (20 minutes*)

6. SF Cable Tie Program [Discussion Item] (30 minutes*)

7. Pack v. Superior Court of LA County [Discussion Item] (20 minutes*)

8. Current Events [Discussion Item] (10 minutes*)

9. Future Agenda Items [Discussion Item] (5 minutes*)

10. Adjournment

*Times approximate and flexible

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:

Frank Darby, Administrator
Sunshine Ordinance Task Force
(415) 554-7724

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.


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 (415) 554-4195.

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.sfgov.org/ethics