CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

COMMISSION ON THE ENVIRONMENT

NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING AND AGENDA

Tuesday, March 27, 2007, 5:00 P.M.

City Hall, Room 416

One Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

San Francisco, CA 94102

COMMISSION MEMBERS:  Commissioners Paul Pelosi Jr. (President); Johanna Wald (Vice President), Ruth Gravanis, Angelo King, and Alan Mok

Commission Secretary:  Monica Fish

ORDER OF BUSINESS

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

1.      CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL. 

2.      ACTION:  Adoption of Minutes of the January 23, 2007 Regular Commission Meeting.  (Explanatory Document:  Draft Minutes of the January 23, 2007 Regular Commission Meeting)

3.      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.

4.      INFORMATIONAL REPORT:  Announcement of the City of San Francisco’s New Landfill Diversion Rate.

  SPONSOR:  Jared Blumenfeld, Director

STAFF:  Mr. Robert Haley, Recycling Program Manager

5.      INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION:  Single Occupant Vehicle Reduction using GIS (Explanatory Document:  GIS Presentation)  http://web1.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/GISPresentation.ppt)

     SPONSOR:  Jared Blumenfeld, Director

                                    STAFF:  Mr. Faiz Khan and Ms. Lauren Seaby, Clean Air Program

6.      INFORMATIONAL REPORT AND DISCUSSION:  Proposed Fluorescent Lighting Requirement (Explanatory Document: Fluorescent Lighting Efficiency (PDF) http://web1.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/FluorescentLightingReqPres.pdf).

                                                                    SPONSOR:  Jared Blumenfeld, Director

                                                       STAFF:  Mr. Cal Broomhead, Energy Program

7.      DISCUSSION and ACTION:  United Nations World Environment Day Accords.  The Commission considered and voted on Draft Resolution File No. R-2007-02-COE to prioritize three key actions for 2007 (Explanatory Documents: Approved Resolution 002-07-COE (Word), http://web1.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/Res002-07-COEPrioritizeUrbanEnvAccords.doc Urban Environmental Accords Review (Word) http://web1.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/AccordsFinalMay23JEBTH2.doc).

                                                                                   SPONSOR:  Commissioner Johanna Wald

                                                                                 STAFF:  Jared Blumenfed, Director

8.      INFORMATION: Commission Secretary’s Report (Word) http://web1.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/032707.doc; Mayor’s Letters Commissioners Parking (Word) http://web1.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/FreeParkingPolicyRecommendations031607.doc; (PDF) http://web1.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/MTA%20Letter.pdf 

Communications and Correspondence

Update on Pending City Legislation

9.      INFORMATION: Operations Committee Report

▪         Chair’s Report. 

10.  INFORMATION: Policy Committee Report

11.  INFORMATION: Director’s Report (Word) http://web1.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/DirectorsReportMarch2007.doc

12.  PRESIDENT’S ANNOUNCEMENTS. 

13.  INFORMATION and DISCUSSION:  New Business/Future Agenda Items. 

14.  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.

15.  ADJOURNMENT.  The Commission on the Environment meeting adjourned at 6:03 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by,

Monica Fish

Commission Secretary

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