San Francisco Youth Commission
Monday, April 17, 2006
5:00 pm
City Hall, Room 416
There will be public comment on each item.
- Call to Order and Roll Call/Updates
- Approval of the Agenda [ACTION ITEM]
- Approval of the Minutes [ACTION ITEM]
- Staff Report [There will be no action taken on this item]
- Officer Report [There will be no action taken on this item]
- Committee Reports [There will be no action taken on this item]
- Public Comment on Items not on Agenda
- 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.
- Discussion and possible action re: Referral file #060427 (Sandoval), requesting a hearing on the Recreation and Park’s Department’s project to build a new Minnie and Lovie Ward Recreation Center.
- Discussion and possible action re: Referral file #060428 (Sandoval), requesting a hearing of the San Francisco Department of Public Health and the Office of Emergency Services to prepare for a potential outbreak of pandemic flu or similar large-scale public health crisis involving communicable diseases.
- Discussion and possible action re: Referral file #060453 (Maxwell), resolution authoring DCYF to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $24,993 from the California Endowment to conduct Strategic Planning for the Childhood Nutrition and Physical Activity Task Force.
- Discussion and possible action re: Referral file #060454 (Maxwell), resolution authoring DCYF to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $853,665 from the US Department of Agriculture for the 2006 Mayor’s Summer Food Service Program and the Afterschool Snack Program.
9. Legislation Introduced [There will be no action taken on this item]
There is no legislation being introduced at this time
10. Old Business
- Discussion and possible action re: Update on the Youth Empowerment Fund Project [Commissioner Pang]
- Discussion and possible action re: Update on joint SAC/YC Ad-hoc Cmte. [Commissioner Revelo]
- Discussion and possible action re: Update on YFEST [Commissioner Anjum]
- Discussion and possible action re: 2006-2007 Budget update [Commissioner Anjum]
- Discussion and possible action re: Public safety and violence prevention supplemental [Commissioner Anjum]
- Discussion and possible action re: Update on resolution urging the SFUSD to implement and carry out YouthVote, an annual curriculum in all San Francisco public high schools and to register all 17.5 year old high school students to vote annually [Commissioner Lee]
- Discussion and possible action re: Response to file #060250, ordinance adding Section 6.12 to SF Park Code to prohibit, on a trial basis from May 27, 2006 until November 25, 2006, motor vehicle traffic on Saturdays in Golden Gate Park. [Commissioner Huntington]
11. New Business
- Discussion and possible action re: Referral file #060431 (Alioto-Pier), resolution imposing interim zoning controls establishing a requirement for conditional use authorization for a change in use of any elementary or secondary school, including, where permissible, lots under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco School District, for an eighteen month period and making a determination of consistency with the priorities policies of Planning Code Section 101.1
- Discussion and possible action re: File #060394 (Mirkarimi, Daly), ordinance appropriating $660,000 of unappropriated General Fund to maintain operations of the John Swett Alternative School through the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families for Fiscal Year 2005-06.
- Discussion and possible action re: File #060261 (Alioto-Pier), Charter Amendment (First Draft) to amend Sections 8.100, 13.101, and 13.102, add Section 13.111, to provide for district elections, term limits, and instant runoff voting for members of the Board of Education, add Sections 16.123-6A and 16.123-6B, to require the San Francisco Unified School District to submit a mission statement and five-year strategic plan and to participate with the Board of Supervisors in an inter-agency review board on school openings, mergers, relocations and closures, as a condition of receiving money from the Public Education Enrichment Fund.
- Discussion and possible action re: Introduction and possible partnership with Cross Bay Youth Alliance [Bill Paris, Urban Services YMCA]
- Discussion and possible action re: Youth Commission attendance [Commissioner Kwong]
12. Items for next Agenda
13. Announcements [This includes Community Events]
14. Adjournment Next Meeting Date: May 1, 2006 at 5 p.m. in Rm. 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 (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 Frank Darby 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 frank.darby@sf.gov.org
Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/bdsupvrs/sunshine