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Approval of minutes of April 22, 2003.
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Minutes approved. (Jenkins/Nickliss) (Knee Absent)
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Presentation of certificate to outgoing member Marie Harrison and welcome to new member Pawan Mehra.
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The certificate was presented to outgoing member Harrison. Members of the Task Force commended her service to the Task Force. New member Mehra was welcomed and introduced himself.
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Public comment from Mr. Peter Warfield commending member Harrison for her service and welcoming new member Mehra.
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Recess for 15 minutes.
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Recessed at 4:12 p.m. Reconvened at 4:27 p.m.
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Report from Deputy City Attorney
- Sole source contracts
Report from Deputy City Attorney Ernest Llorente given on sole source contracts. The Government Team of the City Attorney’s Office is in the process of drafting legislation to be introduced at a Committee of the Board of Supervisors in the near future.
- Proposed guidelines for Task Force Members
Motion adopted approving the Proposed Guidelines for Task Force Members (Parker/Cauthen) (Absent: Knee)
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Member Cauthen stated "Member Parker read a statement at the Complaint Committee meeting apologizing for derogatory comments about the conduct of the April meeting, and a decision with which he disagreed. This was a courageous and magnanimous gesture and I wish it added to the minutes of the May meeting."
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Report from Complaint Committee meeting of May 13, 2003 (Sue Cauthen)
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Draft minutes of May 13, 2003.
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Recommendation to approve/disapprove jurisdictional letters regarding:
- Complaint of Daisy Buel against the Greenbook Project.
Motion adopted approving the Complaint Committee recommendation of jurisdiction of this complaint. (Cauthen/Nickliss) (Knee Absent)
- Complaint of Jason Grant Garza against the City Attorney’s Office (public hearing to be held June 24, 2003).
Member Knee entered the meeting during this item.
Motion adopted approving the Complaint Committee recommendation of jurisdiction of this complaint. (Cauthen/Parker) (Koltun Recused)
- Complaint of Peter Warfield against the Library Commission.
Motion adopted approving the Complaint Committee recommendation of jurisdiction of this complaint. (Cauthen/Parker)
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Election of Officers
(a) Chair
Motion adopted nominating Member Jenkins as Chair (Sterner/Williams)
Chair Koltun was commended for his year of service as Chair.
(b) Vice Chair
Motion adopted nominating Member Nickliss as Vice-Chair (Cauthen/Knee)
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Public hearing, complaint of Daisy Buel against the Greenbook Project for failure to provide records.
Complainant Daisy Buel spoke in favor of her complaint.
Janice Anderson Santos, Deputy Director of the Department of Human Services, spoke on behalf of the Greenbook Project.
Public comment from Peter Warfield regarding specifying Sunshine Ordinance code sections in the Order of Determinations.
Order of Determination adopted as follows: (Comstock/Brugmann)
The Greenbook Project is in violation of the Sunshine Ordinance Sections 67.21 (c), 67.29-7 (c) and 67.24 (f) for failure to provide records.
At this time the Greenbook Project will provide to Complainant Daisy Buel:
- Actual budget expenditures of the Greenbook Project for 2001 and 2002
- Projected budget expenditures for the Greenbook Project for 2003.
This information will be provided to Complainant Daisy Buel forthwith.
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Members Brugmann and Comstock left the meeting at this time.
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Public hearing, complaint of Peter Warfield against the San Francisco Public Library Commission for failure to provide meaningful description on agenda.
Complainant Peter Warfield spoke in favor of his complaint.
Michael Housh, San Francisco Public Library Commission representative, spoke in favor of the Library Commission.
Motion adopted to call the question to dismiss the complaint: (Koltun/Nickliss) (Ayes: Koltun, Knee, Mehra, Sterner, Jenkins, Parker, Nickliss) (Noes: Cauthen, Williams) (Absent: Brugmann, Comstock)
Complainant Peter Warfield spoke in support of his complaint.
Order of Determination adopted as follows: (Parker/Sterner) (Ayes: Koltun, Knee, Mehra, Cauthen, Sterner, Jenkins, Parker, Nickliss) (Noes: Williams) (Absent: Brugmann, Comstock)
This complaint is dismissed.
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Member Koltun left the meeting at this time.
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Report from Compliance & Amendments Committee.
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Draft minutes of May 6, 2003.
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Committee Chair Sterner reported on the Committee meeting of May 6, 2003.
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Member Sterner left meeting at this time.
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Report from Public Education & Information Committee.
Committee Member Williams reported on the Public and Education Committee meeting of May 22, 2003.
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Discussion regarding Governor Gray Davis’ proposal to eliminate from the Ralph M. Brown Act the mandate that regional and local governing and advisory bodies post meaningful agendas of their meetings.
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The following Resolution adopted opposing Governor Gray Davis’ mandate and requesting his withdrawal of this proposal. (Knee/Nickliss) (Absent: Koltun, Comstock, Sterner, Brugmann)
WHEREAS California’s open-meetings law known as the Ralph M. Brown Act includes a mandate that local policy-making and advisory bodies post meaningful agendas of their meetings at least 72 hours in advance; and
WHEREAS California Governor Gray Davis has proposed, in his 2003-04 budget package, a provision permanently eliminating said mandate; and
WHEREAS the savings that Governor Davis touts in his proposal would be addressed better by requiring local policy-making and advisory bodies to improve their internal fiscal procedures than by eliminating the agenda-posting mandate; and
WHEREAS history has shown that the absence of such a mandate gives rise to secret meetings and resultant fiscal waste far exceeding any savings that Governor Davis’ proposal would produce,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance Task Force (SOTF) declares its strong opposition to Governor Davis’ proposal to eliminate the agenda-posting mandate.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the SOTF asks Mayor Willie Brown, Jr., and all members of the Board of Supervisors, individually and as a body, to urge Governor Davis to withdraw said proposal, and to urge San Francisco’s representatives in the California Legislature to use their good offices to defeat said proposal.
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Administrator’s Report.
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Written report submitted by Administrator Donna Hall.
Emergency procedures were discussed.
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Public comment for items not listed on the agenda.
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None.
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Future agenda items.
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Sole source contracts.
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