Board of Supervisors : September 18, 2008

City and County of San Francisco

City and School District Select Committee

Room 250

seal of the city and county of sf

Meeting Agenda
Thursday, September 18, 2008
3:30 PM
Regular Meeting

Supervisors: Bevan Dufty, Ross Mirkarimi, Michela Alioto-Pier
Commissioners: Jane Kim, Hydra Mendoza, Eric Mar

Clerk: Annette Lonich (415) 554-7706


		Note: Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following documents: 1) Legislation 2) Budget Analyst report 3) Legislative Analyst report


		Each member of the public will be allotted the same maximum number of minutes to speak as set by the Chair at the beginning of each item, excluding City representatives, except that public speakers using translation assistance will be allowed to testify for twice the amount of the public testimony time limit. If simultaneous translation services are used, speakers will be governed by the public testimony time limit applied to speakers not requesting translation assistance. Members of the public who want a document placed on the overhead for display should clearly state such and subsequently remove the document when they want the screen to return to live coverage of the meeting.

	AGENDA CHANGES

	REGULAR AGENDA



1.	080989	[Possible creation of a master plan for physical education of SFUSD students]	Supervisor Dufty
		Hearing on the possible creation of a master plan for physical education of San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) students involving the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department (RPD) and Department of Public Health (DPH), among other departments.
		7/29/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City and School District Select Committee.



2.	070204	[Reduce truancy in San Francisco schools]	Supervisor Dufty
		Hearing on efforts by the Department of Children, Youth, and their Families (DCYF) and San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) to reduce truancy in San Francisco schools. The hearing will include an overview of programs of the Stay in School Coalition, as well as programs through school Wellness Centers, the District Attorney's Office and the Juvenile Probation Department among others and an update on its success.
		2/13/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City and School District Select Committee. Sponsor requests that the hearing be sent to the City and School District Select Committee.

		3/15/07, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Maria Su, DCYF; Keith Choy, SFUSD; Dr. Joseph Marshall, Omega Boys Club; Noelle Simmons, Human Services Agency; Tim Silard, District Attorney; Bill Sifferman, Juvenile Probation; Margaret Brodkin, DCYF; male speaker.

		4/26/07, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee: Speakers; Keith Choy, SFUSD; Kevin Truih, Principal, Mission High; Laura Parker, Assistant Principal, Mission High; Linda Martley-Jordan, Attendance Liason; Maria Su, Deputy Director DCYF; Mr. Russ; Mr. Nance; Noelle Simmons Human Services Agency; Ms. Morris, Cal Works Program; Gloria Anthony Oliver; Ms. Majala Jolee; David Moroff; Officer Latiff; Don Stickle; male speaker.

		8/2/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Keith Choy, SFUSD; Supervisor Maxwell; Supervisor Mirkarimi; Supervisor Dufty; Trish Bashcon; Margaret Brodkin, DCYTF; Carlos Garcia, Superintendent, SFUSD; Sulu Paleaga, Muni; Commissioner Mendoza; Joe Garret, Police Department; Maria Su, DCYTF; John Torres, DCYTF. Continued to September 27, 2007.

		9/27/07, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. 9/27/07 - Heard in Committee. Speakers: Maria Su, DCYF; Keith Choy, SFUSD; Lois Perillo, SFPD; Marina Chacon, SFPD; Ethel Newlin, Director, Neighborhood Services and Community Outreach, DA; Ed Harrington, Controller; Slyvia Johnson; David Moreoff.

		6/19/08, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Peg Stevenson, Controller's Office; Keith Choy, SFUSD; Dr. Raymond Isola and Sarah Shenkan, Sanchez Elementary School; Dr. Patricia Gray and Nelson Paw, Balboa High School; William Siffermann, Juvenile Probation Department; Katie Miller, District Attorney's Office; Officer Lois Perillo, SFPD.

	ADJOURNMENT

	IMPORTANT INFORMATION
		NOTE: Persons unable to attend the meeting may submit to the City, 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 Board of Supervisors and the Board of Education. Any written comments should be sent to: Committee Clerk of the City and School District Select Committee, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102 by 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the hearing. Comments which cannot be delivered to the committee clerk by that time may be taken directly to the hearing at the location above.

Meeting Procedures

The Board of Supervisors is the Legislative Body of the City and County of San Francisco. The Board has several standing Committees where ordinances and resolutions are the subject of hearings at which members of the public are urged to testify. The full Board does not hold a second public hearing on measures which have been heard in committee.
Board procedures do not permit: 1) persons in the audience at a Committee meeting to vocally express support or opposition to statements by Supervisors or by other persons testifying; 2) ringing and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices; 3) signs to be brought into the meeting or displayed in the room; 4) standing in the meeting room.
Citizens are encouraged to testify at Committee meetings and to write letters to the Clerk of a Committee or to its members, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102.
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AVISO EN ESPA¥OL: La solicitud para un traductor en una reunion debe recibirse antes de mediodia de el viernes anterior a la reunion. Llame a Erasmo Vazquez (415) 554-4909.

Translation: request at least 48 hours before the meeting. Please call: (415) 554-7701

Disability Access

The Legislative Chamber (Room 250) and the Committee Room (Room 263) in City Hall are wheelchair accessible.
Meetings are real-time captioned and are cablecast open-captioned on SF Cable 26. Assistive listening devices for the Legislative Chamber are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244. Assistive listening devices for the Committee Room are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244 or in the Committee Room. To request sign language interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations, please contact Madeleine Licavoli at (415) 554-7722 or (415) 554-5227 (TTY). Requests made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting will help to ensure availability.
The nearest accessible BART station is Civic Center (Market/Grove/Hyde Streets). Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the J, K, L, M, N, and T (Civic Center or Van Ness Stations). MUNI bus lines serving the area are the 47 Van Ness, 9 San Bruno, and the 6, 7, 71 Haight/Noriega. For more information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142.
There is accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall at Civic Center Plaza and adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex. Accessible curbside parking is available on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place and Grove Street.
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Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance

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. The Sunshine Ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review. For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Frank Darby by mail to Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102 by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-7854 or by email at sotf@sfgov.org
Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by contacting Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine

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 Sec. 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; web site www.sfgov.org/ethics

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