August 11 - 14, 2004 - Orientation Retreat

San Francisco Youth Commission
Special Meeting Alternative Location

Beginning of the Year Retreat

Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Thursday, August 12, 2004
Friday, August 13, 2004*
Saturday, August 15, 2004*

9am -6pm

USF Lone Mountain Conference Center – 2900 Turk Street, Room 141 - Between Masonic & Parker Streets in San Francisco

Wednesday, August 13, 2003

1. Call to Order and Roll Call
2. Agenda Changes
3. Public Comment (This is a chance for people to give their thoughts on youth issues, feed back to the Commission and any other comments. Each member of the public will be allotted 2 minutes to speak)
   
4. New Business:
   1. Discussion re: Review the Goals and Objectives of the Day
   2. Discussion re: Icebreakers (Youth Commissioners getting to know each other)
   3. Discussion re: Youth Commission 101 – The History of the Youth Commission
   4. Discussion re: Team Building Activities
   5. Discussion re: Panel of Past Youth Commissioners
   6. Discussion re: Reflection on the Day
5. Announcements
6. Adjournment

*Please Note: Friday, August 13^th and Saturday August 14^th are the City Hall Orientation portion of this retreat. The Commission will meet at CITY HALL in Room 421 at 9:00 a.m.

San Francisco Youth Commission

Special Meeting Alternative Location

Beginning of the Year Retreat

Thursday, August 12, 2004
Friday, August 13, 2004*
Saturday, August 15, 2004*

9am -6pm

USF Lone Mountain Conference Center – 2900 Turk Street, Room 141 - Between Masonic & Parker Streets in San Francisco

Thursday, August 14, 2003

1. Call to Order and Roll Call
2. Agenda Changes
3. Public Comment (This is a chance for people to give their thoughts on youth issues, feed
4. back to the Commission and any other comments. Each member of the public will be allotted 2 minutes to speak)
   
5. New Business:
   1. Discussion re: Review the Goals and Objectives of the Day
   2. Discussion re: Knowing, Hearing and Responding to the Youth Commission’s Constituents
   3. Discussion re: Reflection of the Day
6. Announcements
7. Adjournment

*Please Note: Friday, August 13^th and Saturday August 14^th are the City Hall Orientation portion of this retreat. The Commission will meet at CITY HALL in Room 421 at 9:00 a.m.

Special Meeting Alternative Location

Beginning of the Year Retreat

Friday, August 13, 2004*
Saturday, August 15, 2004*

9am -6pm

City Hall, Room 421

Friday, August 13, 2004

1. Call to Order and Roll Call
2. Agenda Changes
3. Public Comment (This is a chance for people to give their thoughts on youth issues, feed
4. back to the Commission and any other comments. Each member of the public will be allotted 2 minutes to speak)
   
5. New Business:

6. Announcements
7. Adjournment

*Please Note: Friday, August 13^th and Saturday August 14^th are the City Hall Orientation portion of this retreat. The Commission will meet at CITY HALL in Room 421 at 9:00 a.m.

San Francisco Youth Commission
Special Meeting Alternative Location
Beginning of the Year Retreat

Saturday, August 15, 2004*

9am -6pm

City Hall, Room 421

Saturday, August 14, 2003

1. Call to Order and Roll Call
2. Agenda Changes
3. Public Comment (This is a chance for people to give their thoughts on youth issues, feed
4. back to the Commission and any other comments. Each member of the public will be allotted 2 minutes to speak)
5. New Business:

6. Announcements
7. Adjournment

Please Note: The first meeting of the San Francisco Youth Commission will be held at 5:00pm on Tuesday, September 7, 2004 at City Hall – Room 278. Agenda to Follow.

Supplemental documents for agenda items are available for review at City Hall Room 345. Minutes are also available on the Youth Commission Website at http://sfgov.org/youth_commission

ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY

The Youth Commission Orientation Retreat will be held at the USF Lone Mountain Conference Center, located at 2800 Turk Street, San Francisco, CA. Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are: 5 Fulton, 21 Hayes, 31 Balboa, 38 Geary and 43 Masonic. For information about MUNI accessible services call 923-6142.

The USF Lone Mountain Conference Center is wheelchair accessible. If you require the use of an American sign language interpreter, a sound enhancement system, or a reader during the meeting, such a person or system can be made available upon request; please contact Ron S. McCan at (415) 554-6446, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Late requests will be honored if possible. Calendars and minutes of the meeting may be available in alternative formats; please contact Mr. McCan at (415) 554-6446 at least 72 hours in advance of need.

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@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, at http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/bdsupvrs/sunshine.htm