Monday, September 15, 2003
5:00pm
City Hall, Room 416
There will be public comment on each item.
- Call to Order and Roll Call
- Approval of the Agenda [ACTION ITEM]
- Staff Report [There will be no action taken on this item]
- Public Comment on Items not on Agenda
- Legislation Introduced [There will be no action taken on this item]
- Discussion re: Resolution urging the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to rescind the recent MUNI fare hike [Commissioner Cottrell]
- Discussion re: Resolution urging the Board of Supervisors to urge the Board of Education to open a program that meets the needs of the former students of the Urban Pioneer Experimental Academy Charter as a San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Program [Commissioner Lauterborn]
- Discussion re: Resolution urging the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to place the Arts, Music, Sports and Preschool for Every Child Charter Amendment on the March 2004 San Francisco Ballot [Commissioner Lauterborn]
6. Old Business
There is no old business at this time
7. New Business
- Discussion and possible action re: Authorization of Absences for Commissioners Adofoadom (8/16 meeting), Jimenez (8/14 and 8/15 Meeting), Koeppel (8/15 and 8/16 meeting), Lantz (8/13 meeting), and Recinos (8/13 meeting)
- Discussion re: Update on Youth VOTE 2003—Youth VOTE is a collaboration between the Youth Commission, Youth Making A Change, and the Student Advisory Council of the San Francisco Unified School District
- Discussion and possible action re: Resolution urging the Board of Supervisors to urge the Board of Education to call for the revision of the structure, purpose, and bylaws of the Student Advisory Council (SAC) [Commissioner Lantz]
- Discussion and possible action re: Youth Commission’s 2003-2004 Executive Committee Elections [7:00pm]
8. Items for next Agenda
9. Announcements [This includes Community Events]
10. Adjournment
Next Meeting Date: Monday, October 6, 2003 - 5:00 p.m. in Room 416
Supplemental documents for agenda items are available for review at City Hall Room 416.
Minutes are also available on the Youth Commission Website at www.sfgov.org/youth_commission
ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY
The Youth Commission meeting will be held in City Hall, Room 416 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA. The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center Station at the United Nations Plaza and Market Street. Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are: MUNI Metro Lines J-Church, K-Ingleside, L-Taraval, M-Oceanview, and N-Judah at Van Ness and Civic Center Stations; 42-Downtown Loop; 9-San Bruno; 19-Polk; and 71-Haight Noriega. For information about MUNI accessible services call 923-6142.
The Commission meeting room is wheelchair accessible. Accessible curbside parking spaces have been designated on the corners of McAllister and Polk, and Grove and Polk. There is accessible parking available within the Civic Center Underground Parking Garage at the corner of McAllister and Polk Streets, and within the Performing Arts Parking Garage at Grove and Franklin Streets.
If you require the use of an American sign language interpreter, a sound enhancement system, or a reader during the meeting, Calendars and minutes of the meeting in alternative formats; such arrangements can be made by calling Ron S. McCan at (415) 554-6446, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Late requests will be honored if possible.
Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call our accessibility hotline at (415) 554-8925 to discuss meeting accessibility. In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate such people, 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.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE
(Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code)
Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. The 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, City Hall Room 224 , 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102; by phone at (415) 554-7724; by fax at (415) 554-5163; or by e-mail at Donna_Hall@sf.gov.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, at http://www.sfgov.org/bdsupvrs/sunshine.htm