SUNSHINE ORDINANCE TASK FORCE
AGENDA
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
4:00 p.m., City Hall, Room 408
Task Force Members
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Seat 1
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Erica Craven
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Seat 8
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Garrett Jenkins
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Seat 2
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Richard Knee
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Seat 9
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David Parker
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Seat 3
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Sue Cauthen
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Seat 10
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Alexandra Nickliss
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Seat 4
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Rosalina Contreras-Rosado
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Seat 11
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Marjorie Ann Williams
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Seat 5
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Heather Sterner
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Ex-officio
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Vacant
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Seat 6
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Doug Comstock
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Ex-officio
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Donna Hall
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Seat 7
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David Pilpel
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Ex-officio
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Alan Wong (Task Force youth appointee)
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Note: Each item on the Agenda may include minutes, department or agency letters and reports; Task Force reports; and public correspondence. These items will be available for review at City Hall, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force Office, Room 244.
Call to Order
Roll Call
Agenda Changes
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Approval of minutes of October 26, 2004. (Donna Hall) (action item) (5 min)
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Introduction of new Youth ex-officio appointee to the Task Force. (David Parker) (information item)
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Presentation by a representative from the District Attorney’s Office on how the District Attorney’s Office handles referrals from the Task Force. (Tom Bogott) (discussion item) (15 min)
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Discussion regarding length of Task Force meetings; proposal to have each public hearing kept to a total of 30 minutes; and if hearing goes beyond the 30 minutes, the item will be continued to later in the meeting, or to the next meeting. (Garrett Jenkins) (discussion and possible action item) (10 min)
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Report from Complaint Committee meeting of November 9, 2004. (Sue Cauthen) (10 min)
A. Draft Minutes of November 9, 2004 (information item)
B. Recommendation to approve jurisdiction of 10/10/04 complaint of Roland
Sheppard against the Public Utilities Commission for alleged failure to produce
records. (action item)
C. Recommendation to approve jurisdiction of 11/2/04 complaint of Peter Warfield
against the Public Library regarding alleged failure to produce records in a
timely manner. (action item)
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Public Hearing, 1010/04 complaint of Roland Sheppard against the Public Utilities Commission for alleged failure to produce records. (30 min) (action item)
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Public Hearing, 11/2/04 complaint of Peter Warfield against the Public Library regarding alleged failure to produce records in a timely manner. (30 min) action item)
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Report from Compliance & Amendments Committee meeting of November 10, 2004. (Richard Knee) (20 min)
A. Draft Minutes of November 10, 2004 (information item)
B. Recommendation that a letter be sent to the Planning Commission
recommending that the general public comment item on their agendas be held
at a different time than at the end of their meetings. (discussion and possible
action)
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Administrator’s Report for November. (Donna Hall) (discussion item) (5 min)
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Public comment for items not listed on the agenda. (no action) (10 min)
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Announcements, questions, and future agenda items from the Task Force. (discussion item) (5 min)
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Adjournment
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Next Regular Meeting December 21, 2004
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THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AT CITY HALL, ROOM 244
SUNSHINE ORDINANCE TASK FORCE HEARING PROCEDURES
Note: Each member of the public will be allotted the same maximum number of minutes to speak as set by the Chair at the beginning of each item, excluding persons requested by the Task Force to make presentations.
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Complainant presents his/her facts and evidence
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5 minutes
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Other parties present facts and evidence
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Up to 3 minutes each
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City responds
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5 minutes
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Other parties of City respond
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Up to 3 minutes each
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Above total speaking time for Complainant and City to be the same
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Complainant presents rebuttal
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3 minutes
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Public comment
(Excluding Complainant & City response, witnesses
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Up to 3 minutes each
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Matter is with the Task Force for discussion and deliberation
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Vote by Task Force
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Note: Time must be adhered to
If a speaker is interrupted by questions, the interruption does not count against his/her time.
Disability Access: The hearing room is wheelchair accessible.
Chemical-Based Products: In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical-based products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.
Cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices : The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE
Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision 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 more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Donna Hall by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415 554 7724; by fax at 415 554 7854; or by email at Donna.Hall@sfgov.org.
Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Ms. Hall or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine/
Lobbyist Registration & Reporting Requirements
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code Sec. 2.100) to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415 581-2300; fax (415 581-2317); web site: sfgov.org/ethics.