May 29, 2012

NOTICE OF MEETING & AGENDA
Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 1:00pm
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 370
San Francisco, California

1. Call to order and roll call
Maureen Burns [Chair]
Thomas Bernheim
Stephanie Tucker
Shona Gochenhaur
Leonard Watkins
Kerrigan Logan
Steven Lyles
Billie Cooper
Tanesh Watson
Sandra Bacon- Tercero

2. Approval of Minutes from prior meeting (5 minutes*) [Action Item]
a. Public Comments

3. Approval of Agenda (10 minutes*) [Action Item]
a. Public Comments

4. General Public Comments (10 minutes*)

5. Veterans Letter [Discussion & Action Item] (1 hour*)
a. Working with Veterans Commission
b. How and Who to approach at Fort Miley
c. Circulating letter to all MCDS Owners
d. Presenting letter to B.O.S.
e. Certificate Logo for MCDS the offer veterans services to put on
their front door
f. Re-working prior axis survey of 2008 compassionate care to cater
towards veterans’ needs and goals.
g. Create working group to do survey
h. Public Comment (5 minutes*)

6. Outreach
a. Set up Clinic to help veterans get their bios into Taskforce
b. Attend all known veterans groups with laptop to collect bios
7. Fliers to be generated with area for contact email and phone to be
put at MCDS [ Action and Discussion item] (10 minutes*)
a. Public Comments (5 minutes*)

8. Wrap-up public comments (5minutes*)

9. Suggested items for next meeting

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) 554-4375.

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