October 12, 2011

NOTICE OF MEETING & AGENDA
Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 4:00pm
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 421
San Francisco, California

1. Call to order and roll call

Shona Gochenaur [Chair]
Elise Cleveland (Vice Chair)
Jae Sohn (Secretary)
Denise Dorey (Recorder)
Albert Blais
Mike Goldman
Paul Torello
Mary Shroeder
Theresa Cooper
Ken Lima
Raymond Gamely
Chad Conner
Stewart Rhoads
Marquis Ausby

2. Approval of Minutes [5 minutes Action Item]
a. Public Comments

3. Approval of Agenda [Action Item]
a. Public Comments

4. Public Comment and Introduction of Speaker Cards for attendees [Discussion & Action Item]

5. Annual Report review and considerations for patient presentation before Government Audit Committee chaired by Supervisor Campos [Discussion & Action Item]

6. Mandatory Transparency [Community Presenter: Penny Graham]
a. Public Comments
7. Self Consumptive Gardens [Community Presenter: Brent Saupe]
a. Public Comments
8. Variance VS Subcategory for CCFs [Community Presenter: Shona Gochenaur]
a. Public Comments
9. Current roadblocks to safe access – A.G. Harris Draft /Petition/Letter, Harborside and 280e , forfeiture letters and recent raid updates [Discussion & Action Item]
a. Public Comments
10. Public finishing thoughts & feedback - Speaker Cards available -Your voice counts!

11. Adjounrnent

*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) 554-4375.

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