City and County of San Francisco

Commission on the Environment

 

Notice and Special Meeting Agenda

RETREAT

Friday, April 8, 2005, 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

111 Sutter Street, 20^th Floor

 

 

Commission Members:  Nia Crowder, President, Paul Pelosi, Jr., Vice President, Christina Desser, Angelo King, Alan Mok, Arlene Rodriquez, and Johanna Wald.

 

Commission Secretary:  Monica Fish

 

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

Public comment will be taken before the Commission takes action on any item.

 

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

ACTION:  Adoption of Minutes of the March 22, 2005 Meeting. (Explanatory Document:  Draft Minutes of the March 22, 2005 Meeting (Word))**

PUBLIC COMMENTS:  Members of the public may address the Commission on matters that are within the Commission’s jurisdiction and are not on today’s agenda.

DISCUSSION:  Public outreach to the community on environmental issues.     

DISCUSSION:  Update on World Environment Day and discussion on Commissioners’ role and participation in events. 

                                                                                                                       

DISCUSSION:  Developing green businesses in the Bayview District of San Francisco.

 

DISCUSSION:  Implementation of Existing Initiatives

▪         Solar Bonds

▪         Green Building

▪         Precautionary Principle

▪         Hydrogen City

▪         Electricity Resource Plan 

 

DISCUSSION:  Role of the Environment Commission:

▪         Programmatic Support

▪         Board of Supervisors

▪         Fund Raising

▪         Commission Liaisons to the Department of the Environment

 

DISCUSSION:  Status of pending Commission legislation

 

DISCUSSION:  Campaigns—Top five campaign ideas for Fiscal-Year 2005-06.

 

DISCUSSION:  Budget Overview

 

INFORMATION: Commission Secretary’s Report

Monica Fish, Commission Secretary

1.       Communications & Correspondence

 

2.       Update on Pending City Legislation

INFORMATION: President’s Announcements

INFORMATION: New Business

PUBLIC COMMENTS:  Members of the public may address the Commission on matters that are within the Commission’s jurisdiction and are not on today’s agenda.

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

Monica Fish, Commission Secretary

TEL:  (415) 355-3709

FAX: (415) 554-6393

 

** Copies of explanatory documents are available at (1) the Commission’s office, 11 Grove Street, San Francisco, California between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., (2) on the Commission’s meeting website, (3) upon request to the Commission Secretary, at telephone number 415-355-3709, or (4) via e-mail at [email protected] within three business days of a meeting.

 

Disability Access

 

The Commission on the Environment’s Retreat will be held at 111 Sutter Street, on the southwest corner of Sutter and Montgomery Streets.  The meeting room is wheelchair accessible.  The closest accessible BART station is the Montgomery Street station on Montgomery and Market Streets.  Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are the F, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 lines.  You may click on the following web link for more information about MUNI accessible services: http://www.sfmuni.com/php/routelist.php or by calling (415) 923-6142.  There is accessible parking in the vicinity of 111 Sutter at public parking garages located at 161 Sutter and 233 Sutter Streets and at the Sutter Stockton garage located at 444 Stockton/330 Sutter Street.

In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products.  Please help the City accommodate these individuals.  Individuals with chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call the Mayor’s Office on Disability accessibility hotline at (415) 554-6060.

 

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 decisions 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 the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, Adele Destro, Interim Sunshine Task Force Administrator, City Hall, Room 409, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA  94102-4683 at Phone No.: (415) 554-7724; Fax No.: (415) 554-7854; E-mail:  [email protected].  Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s website at www.sfgov.org.

 

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code §2.100, et. seq] to register and report lobbying activity.  For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at: 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300, fax (415) 581-2317; web site at www.sfgov.org/ethics.

Important Information

 

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting.  Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices.

NOTE: Persons unable to attend the meeting may submit to the Commission on the Environment, by the time the proceedings begin, written comments regarding the agenda items above. These comments will be made a part of the official public record and shall be brought to the attention of the Commission on the Environment members. Any written comments should be sent to: Commission Secretary of the Environment, 11 Grove Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 by 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the hearing. Comments which cannot be delivered to the Commission Secretary by that time may be taken directly to the hearing at the location above.

When bringing handouts to meetings, please photocopy on both sides of the paper and try to use post-consumer recycled or tree-free paper.  Also, please bring sufficient copies of handouts for the Commission, the Commission Secretary and the public.

Public Comment

 

At this time, members of the public may address the Commission on items of interest that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission but are not on today’s agenda.  Public comment will be taken following each agendized item.  Each member of the public may address the Commission for up to three minutes, unless otherwise announced by the President. If it is demonstrated that the comments by the public will exceed 15 minutes, the President may continue Public Comment to another time during the meeting.

 

The Brown Act forbids the Commission from taking action or discussing any item or issue not appearing on the posted agenda.  This rule applies to issues raised in public comment as well.   In response to public comment, not on an agendized item, the Commission is limited to:

 

1.             Briefly responding to statements made or questions posed by members of the public, or

2.             Request staff to report back on a matter at a subsequent meeting, or

3.             Directing staff to place the item or issue on a future agenda  (Government Code Section 54954.2(a).)

 

Posted:  March 22, 2005