April 4, 2005

San Francisco Youth Commission

Monday, April 4, 2005
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 March 21, 2005 [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

1. Board of Supervisors, File 050519: Resolution authorizing the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $743,450 from the United States Department of Agriculture for the 2005 Mayor’s Summer Food Service Program.

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

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2. Resolution in support of the Department of Public Health’s Youth Development Standards

11. Old Business

1. Discussion and possible action re: Youth Commission Budget Advocacy for the 2005/06 Fiscal Year, including how the Commission will involve youth in the budget process.

12. New Business

1. Discussion and possible action re: Presentation by Jeff Adachi, Public Defender, on the Department of the Public Defender’s 05/06 Budget and the potential impact on children and youth.
   
   
2. Discussion and possible action re: Presentation by Christina Goette Carpenter, Department of Public Health, on the Newcomer Girls Violence Prevention Project Assessment Report
   
   
3. Discussion and possible action re: Presentation by Maria Catoline, Women’s Institute for Leadership Development for Human Rights (WILD), on the Human Rights Ordinance
   
   
4. Discussion and possible action re: Referral from the Board of Supervisors, File 050520: Resolution supporting Cleaner School Buses for the San Francisco Unified School District and urging the School District to aggressively pursue a new bus contract that would adhere to all the goals of the city to run clean, low-emission buses.
   
   
5. Discussion and possible action re: Board of Supervisors, File 050551:Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section 5.170 regarding the Graffiti Advisory Board to authorize four members to serve as voting, rather than nonvoting, members, to add a representative of the District Attorney as a voting member, and to correct the reference to a Charter section.
   
   
6. Discussion and possible action re: Resolution urging the Board of Supervisors and the Recreation and Parks Department to support the development of a local BMX park in San Francisco for all ages and skill levels [Commissioner White]
   
   
7. Discussion and possible action re: Letter supporting the Children Charity Concert Tour [Commissioner Mourning]
   
   
8. Discussion and possible action re: Approval of a Leave of Absence for Commissioner Hall
   
   
9. Discussion and possible action re: Approval of Absences for Commissioners Herzallah (3/21 meeting), Kwong (3/7, 3/21 meetings), Lauterborn (3/21 meeting), Moir (3/21 meeting), and Williams (3/21 meeting)

13. Items for next Agenda
14. Announcements [This includes Community Events]
15. Adjournment Next Meeting Date: Monday, April 18, 2005 – 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 view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. This 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 Adele Destro by mail to Interim Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102-4689; by phone at 415 554 7724; by fax at 415 554 7854; or by email at sotf@sfgov.org.

Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Ms. Destro or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine.