Monday, December 6, 2004
5:00 pm
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 November 15, 2004 [ACTION ITEM]
4. Staff Report [There will be no action taken on this item]
5. Announcements [This includes Community Events. There will be no action taken on this item]
6. Committee Report [There will be no action taken on this item]
7. Officer Report [There will be no action taken on this item]
8. Public Comment on Items not on Agenda
9. 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.
- Referral from the Board of Supervisors, File 041515: Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to accept retroactively and expend a grant in the amount of $30,429 from the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) to provide dental disease prevention services to children in San Francisco and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2005.
10. Legislation Introduced [There will be no action taken on this item]
- Resolution urging the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to urge the Governor of California to better monitor state prison spending and to increase funding for Community Colleges and State Universities [Commissioners Copi and Lauterborn]
11. Old Business
There is no Old Business at this time
12. New Business
- Discussion and possible action re: Resolution urging the Mayor to appoint a youth to the San Francisco Library Commission [Commissioner Jackson]
- Discussion and possible action re: Referral from the Board of Supervisors, File 041581: Resolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) to accept and expend funds in the amount of $38,014 from the State Board of Corrections (BOC), from funds made available under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ("Federal Juvenile Justice Challenge Funds") for developing and adopting policies and programs to provide basic health, mental health, and appropriate education services, including special education, for youth in the juvenile justice system.
- Discussion and possible action re: Referral from the Board of Supervisors, File 041488: Ordinance adding Article 10.2 to the San Francisco Police Code, regulating businesses that rent computer time to patrons by prohibiting minors from using game controllers or renting computer time for purposes of gaming during certain times, requiring supervision, prohibiting loitering, regulating waiting lists, posting hours of operation, and providing for a penalty.
- Discussion and possible action re: Youth Commission Statement in response to File 041307: Ordinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Article 19 I, encompassing Sections 1009.80 et seq., to prohibit smoking on any unenclosed area of property in the City and County of San Francisco that is open to the public under the jurisdiction of the Recreation and Park Commission or any other City department if the property is a park, square, garden, playground, sport or playing field, pier, or other property used for recreational purposes.
- Discussion and possible action re: Status of San Francisco's city budget and Youth Commission role in the budget process
- Discussion and possible action re: Report back on Election Reflection Sessions at New College of California and David Binder Research
- Discussion and possible action re: Approval of Absences for Commissioners Copi and Rodriguez (11/15 meeting)
13. Items for next Agenda
14. Announcements [This includes Community Events]
15. Adjournment Next Meeting Date: Monday, December 20, 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