June 12, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO

WESTERN SoMa CITIZENS PLANNING TASK FORCE

http://www.sfgov.org/westernsoma

Complete Neighborhood Fabric Committee

Notice of Meeting

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Calendar

Room 421

City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

Thursday, June 12, 2008

6:00 PM

Regular Meeting

Enabled by San Francisco Board of Supervisors Resolution 731-04

Cell Phone and/or Sound-Producing Electronic Devices Usage at Hearings

Effective January 21, 2001, the Board of Supervisors amended the Sunshine Ordinance by adding the following provision: The 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 (67A.1 prohibiting the use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices at and during public meetings).

San FranciscoLobbyist Ordinance

Attention: 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 and Governmental Conduct Code Section 21.00-2.160] 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; and web site http//www.sfgov.org/ethics.

Accessible Meeting Policy

Meeting held at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place Room 421, City Hall, San Francisco, CA. The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center station located at the intersection of Market, Hyde and Grove Streets. Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the J, K, L, M, and N. For more information regarding MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142. Requests for American sign language interpreters, sound enhancement systems and/or language translators will be available upon request by contacting Margaret Yuen at (415) 575-6926 at least 48 hours prior to a hearing. A sound enhancement system will be available upon request at the meetings. Please contact Services for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired at 557-5533 (TDD) or 557-5534 (Voice) at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Late requests will be honored if possible. A person who is deaf or hearing impaired may gain meeting information prior to the meeting by calling 557-4433 (TDD) or 557-4434 (Voice). In addition, individuals with hearing and speech impairments can use the California Relay Service by calling 1-800-735-2929 (TDD) or 1-800-735-2922 (Voice). Minutes of the meetings are available in alternative formats. If you require the use of a reader during the meeting, please contact the Library for the Blind and Print Handicapped at 292-2022 at least 48 hours in advance of need. Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available at meetings. Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call our accessibility hotline at (415) 554-8925 to discuss meeting accessibility. In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate such people, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical-based products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.

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. 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 (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Adele Destro, Interim Administrator, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 409, by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-7854 or by E-mail at sotf@sfgov.org.

Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Library and on the City's website at www.sfgov.org/bdsupvrs/sunshine.

For more information related to Task Force matters, please contact Paul Lord at paul.lord@sfgov.org or (415) 558-6311.

REGULAR CALENDAR

1. Call to Order

2. Announcements

3. Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco (ILRCSF) is a disability rights advocacy and support organization. The ILRCSF mission is to ensure that people with disabilities are full social and economic partners, within their families and within a fully accessible community. A representative for ILRCSF will discuss these issues with the attendees - INFORMATIONAL

4. How mid box might work in the SLI - ACTION

5. Recommend CNF Community benefits; Urban Design and programmatic benefits that can be incorporated into larger sites - ACTION

6. Design Controls in the WSoMa SUD – DISCUSSION

a. Wind impacts resulting from the proposed heights.

b. Adaptive Reuse of Historic Buildings – Secretary of the Interior Standards

c. The role of our Street Hierarchy in design controls.

i. Alleys

ii. Commercial Streets

iii. Regional Streets

7. Issues that impact the neighborhood around the Hall of Justice - DISCUSSION

8. New Business

9. Public Comment

10. Adjournment