Commission on the Environment
City and County of San Francisco
Randall Hayes, President
Rebecca Evans
Shelley Bradford-Bell, Vice President
Parin Shah
The Rev. Sally G. Bingham
Robert K. Werbe
Patricia Chang
Notice and Agenda
Special Regular Meeting
(re-scheduled from September 23, 1999)
PLANNING AND POLICY COMMITTEE
Rebecca Evans, Chair
6 p.m.
Thursday, September 30, 1999
Room 352, Office of the City Administrator, City Hall
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
2. Director's Report
Department programs and priorities, 1999-2000 activities
Departmental program expansion update INFORMATION
3. Planning for Committee activities & of issues 1999-2000
DISCUSSION/ACTION
4. Resolution* in support of SB 428, ACTION
a bill creating the Water Transit Authority to develop
high-speed ferry service in San Francisco Bay
5. Resolution* urging SF Employees' Retirement ACTION
Board to divest from Occidental Petroleum,
a producer of PVC-plastic,
the manufacture o f which produces dioxin,
a toxic pollutant of the environment.
6. Amending IPM Ordinance* ACTION
7. Resolution* urging protection of the quail in SF parks ACTION
8. Planning Treasure Island Hearing for
October Commission Meeting DISCUSSION
9. Planning PVC-Free Conference DISCUSSION
10. Ocean Beach issues DISCUSSION
11. Other Business/Public Comment INFORMATION
12. Adjournment INFORMATION
*For copies of the resolutions please call 554-6392.
ACCESSIBLE MEETING INFORMATION
Air Quality
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. [Section 67.15 of the San Francisco
Administrative Code, Sunshine Ordinance.]
Public Transportation
The closest BART station serving City Hall at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
(formerly Polk Street) is the
Civic Center station. The closest MUNI Metro stations are at Van Ness & Market
and Civic Center.
Accessibility of Meeting Location
The meeting room is accessible by wheelchair. The closest accessible BART
station is Civic Center, four blocks from City Hall. Accessible MUNI lines
serving this location are the #5 Fulton/McAllister, #19 Polk, #21 Hayes, #42
Downtown Loop, #47 Van Ness, #49 Van Ness/Mission, #71 Haight/Noriega, the
F-line to Market and Van Ness, and the MUNI Metro stations at Van Ness and
Market and Civic Center. For more information about MUNI accessible services,
please call 923-6142.
There is accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall, underneath Civic
Center Plaza, and adjacent to
Davies Symphony Hall and the Veterans War Memorial complex.
Large print agendas, audio tapes of minutes, sound-enhancement equipment, and
other services to aid the visually and hearing-impaired to attend the meeting
are available by calling 554-6390.
Statement of Nondiscrimination
The Commission on the Environment does not discriminate on the basis of
disability, race, color, creed, ethnic origin, gender, or sexual orientation in
employment or in the admission and access to its programs or activities.
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(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.
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VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE, CONTACT THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE TASK FORCE.(Added by
Ord. 265-93, App. 8/18/93; amended by Ord. 292-95, App. 9/8/95)