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City and County of San Francisco

April 19, 2004

Monday, April 19, 2004
5:00pm
City Hall, Room 416
There will be public comment on each item.

1. Call to Order and Roll Call
2. Approval of the Agenda [ACTION ITEM]
3. Approval of the Minutes from March 15, 2004 [ACTION ITEM]
4. Staff Report [There will be no action taken on this item]
5. Committee Report [There will be no action taken on this item]
6. Officer Report [There will be no action taken on this item]
7. Public Comment on Items not on Agenda

8. Consent Calendar

All items hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Commissioner so requests. In that event, the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item immediately following the vote on the rest of the items.

  1. Referral from the Board of Supervisors, File 040351: Resolution authorizing the Office of the Public Defender to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $120,000 from the Zellerbach Family Foundation for a social worker position dedicated to working with the children of incarcerated parents (CIP).

  2. Referral from the Board of Supervisors, File 040471: Resolution supporting AB 2863 and urging the California legislature to pass AB 2863 allowing for the improvement of indoor air quality in our schools.

  3. Referral from the Board of Supervisors, File 040472: Resolution supporting AB 2367 (Chan) and AB 2132 (Reyes/Chan) and urging the California legislature to pass the two legislation allowing children in schools with Asthma easier access to their medication.

  4. Referral fromt he Board of Supervisors, File 040482: Resolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) to accept and expend funds in the amount of $2,218,010 from the State Board of Corrections, from funds made available under Senate Bill 736 – known as the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA), for programs and approaches that have been demonstrated to be effective in reducing delinquency.

9. Legislation Introduced [There will be no action taken on this item]

  1. Resolution urging Mayor Gavin Newsom to make the appointment of School District Liaison a priority [Commissioner Williams]

10. Old Business

  1. Discussion and possible action re: Youth Commission Budget Advocacy for the 2004/05 Fiscal Year, including how the Commission will involve youth in the budget process.

  2. Discussion and possible action re: Youth Commission Statement regarding The San Francisco Unified School District’s Dream Schools Initiative [Commissioners Baires and Lauterborn]

  3. Discussion and possible action re: Youth Commission appointment to the Childhood Nutrition and Physical Activity Task Force [Commissioner Adofoadom]

11. New Business

  1. Discussion and possible action re: Presentation by Mayor Gavin Newsom

  2. Discussion and possible action re: Presentation by Christine Ragan on the San Francisco Fire Department’s 04/05 Proposed Budget and cuts impacting children and youth.

  3. Discussion and possible action re: Resolution urging the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to urge Governor Schwarzenegger and the San Francisco State Legislature to preserve $20 million in "TANF-probation" funding for Bay Area counties that are prioritizing prevention and alternatives to incarceration as a crime prevention strategy. [Commissioner Baires]

  4. Discussion and possible action re: Resolution urging the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to urge the State of California to pass SCA-19 and lower the voting age to 14. [Commissioner Cottrell]

  5. Discussion and possible action re: Resolution commending the statewide rally in Sacramento on May 1, 2004 to protest the Governor's choice of cutting education spending while continuing to fund the California Youth Authority (CYA) [Commissioner Cottrell]

  6. Discussion and possible action re: Resolution Commending the Feminist Majority, the National Organization for Women (NOW), NARAL Pro-Choice America and Planned Parenthood Federation of America for organizing the March for Women’s Lives in response to the "Partial-Birth Abortion Ban" [Commissioners Williams and Champion]

  7. Discussion and possible action re: Resolution commending Elizabeth Goldstein for all the years she has contributed to the Recreation and Parks Department and to the youth of San Francisco [Commissioner Chang]

  8. Discussion and possible action re: Letter urging the mayor to prioritize the selection of a new General Manager of the Recreation and Parks Department

  9. Discussion and possible action re: Authorization of Absences for Commissioners Adofoadom, Champion, Koeppel and Lazer-Smith (4/5 meeting).

12. Items for next Agenda
13. Announcements [This includes Community Events]
14. Adjournment Next Meeting Date: Monday, May 3, 2004, 5:00pm – Room 416

Supplemental documents for agenda items are available for review at City Hall Room 345. 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

Last updated: 9/4/2009 10:18:38 AM