February 6, 2012

NOTICE OF MEETING and AGENDA
Monday, February 6, 2012, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 416
San Francisco, California

1. Call to order and roll call
Stewart Rhoads - Chair
Maureen Burns – V. Chair
Jean Talleyrand
Stephanie Tucker
Hunter Holliman
Shona Gochenaur
Leonard Watkins
Raymond Gamley
Martin Olive
Sarah Shrader
Brent Saupe
Erich Pearson


2. Approval of Minutes of January 20th, 2012 Meeting [Action Item]
a) Public Comment

3. Approval of Agenda for February 6th, 2012 Meeting [Action Item]
a) Public comment

4. General Public Comments (10 minutes*)

5. DPH’s Combined Statement Form for 2012. (40 minutes*) [Action Item, submitted by S. Tucker]
a) Public comment

6. Formalized Request for Support of Americans for Safe Access Lawsuit by the SF Board of Supervisors. (15 minutes*) [Action Item, submitted by S. Shrader, S. Tucker]
a) Public comment

7. Veterans’ Committee Letter to Board of Supervisors. Proposal to Forward. (15 minutes*) [Action Item]
a) Public comment

8. Issues Facing People in Hospice Care. (15 minutes*) [Discussion Item]

9. Patient Access Issues. (30 minutes*) [Discussion Item]
a) Public comment. Members of the public are invited to make presentations or informal comments on issues facing 1) residents of SROs; 2) United States Veterans; 3) people with disabilities. Please speak to how your health, dignity, and civil rights are affected by city, state, or federal medical cannabis policies. Constructive proposals are encouraged.
b) Discussion by the MCTF. Which SF institutions are wholly city and/or state funded?
10. Committees (15 minutes*)
a) Review committee applicants (if any)
b) Veterans Committee Report
c) Legal Committee Report
d) Patients Committee Report

11. Determine Time for a Second February MCTF meeting. (10 minutes*) [Action Item]
a) Public comment

12. Wrap-up Public Comments (5 minutes*)

13. New Agenda Items and Speaker Invitations [Discussion Item]

14. 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:

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