Monday, June 6, 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 May 16, 2005 [ACTION ITEM]
4. Staff Report [There will be no action taken on this item]
4. Announcements [This includes Community Events] [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.
9. Legislation Introduced [There will be no action taken on this item]
10. Old Business
- Discussion and possible action re: Youth Commission Budget Advocacy for the 2005/06 Fiscal Year
11. New Business
- Discussion and possible action re: Resolution urging the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to oppose California State Assembly Bill 450, which would "prohibit the sale or rental of violent video games, as defined, to persons who are 16 years of age or younger and require violent video games to be labeled as specified," until the state adequately supports local park and recreation departments and school districts across the state. [Commissioner Lauterborn]
- Discussion and possible action re: Resolution urging the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to recommend to state legislators that they allow local choice, for which any city or county could permit persons 16 years of age or older to vote in city or country elections.
- Discussion and possible action re: Resolution urging the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to support Literacy for Environmental Justice and the Superfund Project, while soliciting the support and approval for this project from the San Francisco Unified School District
- Discussion and possible action re: Referral from the Board of Supervisors, File 050885: Resolution urging the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to make all enrolled San Francisco High School students eligible for their youth rate and to allow all current student identification cards as valid forms of identification.
- Discussion and possible action re: Resolution commending Casey Mills for his dedication and service throughout the fight against the Muni fare increases on youth.
- Discussion and possible action re: Referral from the Board of Supervisors, File 050941: Resolution Supporting Presidio Child Development Center, and urging the San Francisco Unified School District and School Board not to close the center.
- Discussion and possible action re: Approval of Absence for Commissioner Lantz
- Discussion and possible action re: Reflection of the 2004-2005 Youth Commission term
12. Items for next Agenda
13. Announcements [This includes Community Events]
14. Adjournment
*Please note that this will be the final meeting of the Youth Commission’s 2004-2005 term. The first meeting of the 2005-2006 term will be held on Tuesday, September 6, 2005
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.