City and County of San Francisco DEpartment of the ENvironmenT
URBAN FORESTRY COUNCIL
*Rescheduled Meeting Notice and Agenda Tuesday, August 23, 2011, 6:00 p.m.
Offices of the San Francisco Planning Department 1650 Mission Street 5th Floor - Conference Room 528 San Francisco, CA 94103
*The Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Urban Forestry Council Meeting has been rescheduled from its original location of San Francisco City Hall, Room 416, to the Offices of the San Francisco Planning Department at 1650 Mission Street, Conference Room 528.
Council Members: Maria D’Agostino (Chair), Rose Hillson (Vice Chair), Chris Buck (Department of Public Works), Dr. Larry Costello, Dan Flanagan, Malcolm Hillan, Sandy Sherwin, Dan Sider (San Francisco Planning Department), Andrew Sullivan, Megan Sutherland, and Kelaine Vargas; Advisory Members: Mike Barrow (San Francisco Public Utilities Commission); Stanley Muraoka (San Francisco Redevelopment Agency); San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (Vacant); Golden Gate National Recreation Area (Vacant)
Council Coordinator: Mei Ling Hui Council Secretary: Monica Fish
Public comment will be taken before the Council takes action on any item. Order of Business
1. Call to Order and Roll Call. 2. Adoption of Minutes of the June 28, 2011Urban Forestry Council Regular Meeting. (Explanatory Document: June 28, 2011 Draft Minutes) (Discussion and Action) 3. Public Comment: Members of the public may address the Council on matters that are within the Council’s jurisdiction and are not on today’s agenda. 4. Update on Department of Public Works (DPW) Street Tree Maintenance Plan. Speaker: Ms. Carla Short, Department of Public Works Urban Forester (Informational Presentation and Discussion) 5. Planning for the 2011 Urban Forestry Council Annual Report and Adoption of Survey Revisions. Speaker: Chair D’Agostino (Explanatory Document: Survey Revisions) (Discussion and Action) 6. Formation of Work Group for Tree of the Month Campaign, Annual Review of Recommended Street Tree List, and Street Tree List Informational Pamphlet. Speaker: Chair D’Agostino (Discussion) 7. Review of Urban Forestry Council Goals and Objectives. The Council will review their goals and objectives and outline projects for the upcoming year. (Explanatory Document: Review of Urban Forestry Council responsibilities and goals from the Environment and Public Works Code) (Discussion and Possible Action) 8. Staff Report. Staff will provide updates on Urban Forestry Council administrative and programmatic operations relating to research, planning, funding, outreach, and other related activities. (Informational Report and Discussion) 9. Committee Reports: (Informational Reports and Discussion) Planning & Funding Committee. Chair’s Report on the August 18, 2011 meeting. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 15, 2011, 4:15 p.m. at City Hall, Room 421.
Landmark Tree Ad Hoc Committee Report. Chair’s Report for the August 9, 2011 Meeting.
10. Chair’s Announcements: Chair, Urban Forestry Council (Information and Discussion)
11. Urban Forestry Council Member Announcements. (Information and Discussion) 12. New Business/Future Agenda Items. (Information and Discussion) 13. Public Comment: Members of the public may address the Council on matters that are within the Council’s jurisdiction and are not on today’s agenda. 14. Adjournment.
The next meeting of the Urban Forestry Council is scheduled for Friday, September 23, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. at City Hall, Room 400. Public CommentAt this time, members of the public may address the Council on items of interest that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council but are not on today’s agenda. Public comment will be taken following each agendized item. Each member of the public may address the Council for up to three minutes, unless otherwise announced by the Chair. If it is demonstrated that the comments by the public will exceed 15 minutes, the Chair may continue Public Comment to another time during the meeting.
The Brown Act forbids the Council 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 Council 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).)
Disability Access The Urban Forestry Council meeting will be held at the Offices of the San Francisco Planning Department, 1650 Mission Street, 5th Floor, Conference Room 528, San Francisco, CA 94103. The Council meeting room is wheelchair accessible. The closest accessible BART stations are the Civic Center Station at 8th (at the United Nations Plaza) and Market Street and 16th at Mission Street. Accessible MUNI/Metro lines servicing this location are the, 42 - Downtown, 14 & 14 Limited - Mission, and F - Market bus lines. For information about MUNI accessible services call (415) 923-6142. Accessible curb side parking spaces have been designated on Mission and Otis Streets. There is accessible parking available within the Department of Building Inspection parking lot. The entrance to this lot is on Otis Street.
The following services are available on request 48 hours prior to the meeting; except for Monday meetings, for which the deadline shall be 4:00 p.m. of the last business day of the preceding week: For American sign language interpreters or the use of a reader during a meeting, a sound enhancement system, and/or alternative formats of the agenda and minutes, please contact Monica Fish at (415) 355-3709 to make arrangements for the accommodation. Late requests will be honored, if possible. 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 at (415) 554-6789 or (415) 554-6799 (TTY) for additional information.
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 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 RequirementsIndividuals 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. Other Important InformationThe 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.
Copies of explanatory documents are available to the public at the Department of Environment, 11 Grove Street, San Francisco, California between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., upon request to the Council Secretary at the above address or telephone number 415-355-3709 or via e-mail at [email protected] within three business days of a meeting. Explanatory documents are also available at the Council’s meeting or agenda website https://sites.google.com/a/sfenvironment.org/commission/urban-forestry-council as attachments with each agenda or meeting minutes. If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Urban Forestry Council after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the Department of the Environment, 11 Grove Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 during normal office hours or will be made available at the meeting website as attachments with the agenda or meeting minutes.
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 both the Council and the public
Urban Forestry Council
San Francisco Department of the Environment
City and County of San Francisco
11 Grove Street, San Francisco, CA 9410
Posted: August 19, 2011 |
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