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COMMUNITY ADVISORY GROUP
Wednesday, January 7, 2004
12:00 Noon
1800 Oakdale Avenue, Conference Room B
San Francisco, CA 94124
I. Call to Order
Co-Chair Damone Hale called the Wednesday, January 7, 2004 Community Advisory Group meeting to order at 12:07 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Present: Ms. Shirley Jones, Chair Mr. Damone Hale
Dr. Harrison Parker Mr. Michael Harris
Dean Veronica Hunnicutt Ms. Dorris Vincent
Excused: Ms. Esther Blanchard Mr. Andrew Bozeman
Ms. Espanola Jackson
Staff Present: Toye Moses, Exec. Dir., SECFC; Annette Price, SECF-Sect.
III. Announcement: The Sunshine Ordinance prohibits the use of electronic sound-producing devices at/during public meetings. Please be advised that the meeting chair may remove any person (s) responsible for the ringing or use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices from the meeting room.
IV. Approval of Minutes:
Moved (Parker) seconded (Vincent) to accept the minutes of Thursday, July 10, 2003 as presented (Motion carried 6-0).
V. Communications:
Ø Draft letter of invitation to Mr. Jim Jefferson & request for production of documents.
Ø Correspondence of current agreements re: “surplus funds” as referenced in SF.
Admin Code 54 (tabled until response is received from Attorney Bryan).
VI. Review/Report on S.F. Admin. Code Charter 54:
Attorney Hale stated: At the last meeting of July 10, 2003, the Chair directed legal counsel to review the S.F. Admin Code 54 and provide legal interpretation to sub-committee members in order to determine what was promised and what has been delivered. After a brief discussion, Attorney Hale cited three (3) topics in which he would like committee members to focus: “Language in S.F. Admin 54”; “surplus funds”, and “moral issue” involved. Attorney Hale stated he is very disheartened by the vagueness of language in the charter and suggested the need for committee members to go through the charter line-by-line.
VII. Introductionof New Business (agenda item taken out of order)
Co-chair Hale requested the following:
Ø Letter of invitation to Mr. Jefferson & request for document production re: grant funding for mitigation measures proposed and workshops/studies conducted.
Ø Letter of invitation to Joseph Tham/Charlie Dunn, PUC Dept. of Real Estate; request for document production re: “current expense/revenue”; clarification from PUC re: oversight of SECF; and documentation of history of merger.
Ø Letter of invitation to City Attorneys’ Office though Dennis Herrera requesting John Roddy’s presence and production of document request for any information, documentation, notes he may have re: drafting of Chapter 54 (hard copy).
Ø Attorney Hale asked that committee members review for the next meeting Chapter 54, section 1 and 2 and directed staff to identify outdated language at the upcoming meeting of 2/11/04.
Attorney Hale referenced a September 14, 2000 letter from Dir. Moses to Steve Kava re: “autonomy” and asked whether a reply had been sent. Dir. Moses replied that an assistant was assigned to work closely with SECF, but that nothing has ever materialized. Ms. Vincent suggested that that topic be revisited.
Dir. Moses further explained that prior to the merger, DPW served as fiscal agent to SECF. After former Mayor Brown took office, a mandate was issued which stated that all city departments who receive funding from the Clean Water Program must merge with PUC. Thereafter, a transition team was formed to merge those departments. Attorney Harris questioned whether a final report had been submitted. Dir Moses responded that a report was submitted but that it was very vague in nature, which he has in his possession and can make available to the Committee.
Attorney Hale stated the structure/authority of the Commission is something that should have been documented and if there was a transfer of responsibility that should have been documented as well. Attorney Hale suggested that a Freedom of Information Request be submitted to state/city agencies in order to acquire all documentation as described in S.F. Admin Code 54 and all information authorizing PUC to serve as fiscal agent to SECF. CAG concurred.
Ms. Vincent stated the missing piece seems to be whether SECF should have been included in that merger. Dir. Moses referenced the charter and noted that although DPW is listed as fiscal agent on paper, PUC is who SECF reports to. Ms. Vincent suggested that the Charter be amended. Dir. Moses further explained that in order to have the Charter rewritten, the Mayor and Board of supervisor would need to approve it.
Chair Jones suggested that an official letter be written to the Commission recommending that the Commission ask for pertinent documents relating to the merger.
After going over some basic housekeeping rules, Attorney Hale concluded by stating that no benefit has ever been received by BVHP residents in reading this Charter and the writing of it did not meet the items that are indicated in the Charter.
The next meeting of the SECFC/CAG meeting will be February 11, 2004 @ 12:00 noon, 1800 Oakdale Ave., Suite B, Conference Room.
VIII. Public Comment
Mr. Tony Caruso, Decorative Plants questioned how the public could obtain the information that has been discussed today (Charter). Attorney Harris responded under the Freedom of Information Act, a request must be made in writing to obtain any public document. Attorney Hale briefly questioned Mr. Caruso regarding Greenhouse operation, type of entity, and services provided and stated he is looking forward to initiating conversation with Mr. Caruso relating to Decorative Plants.
IX. Adjournment:
Ms. Jones moved and Ms. Vincent seconded to adjourn the SECFC/CAG meeting. Meeting adjourned at 1: 07 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Commission Secretary
