Mental Health Board Annual Retreat

 

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Nikko Hotel

222 Mason Street

Bayview Room, 25th Floor

9:00 a.m  4:00 p.m.

 

AGENDA

 

 

1.0       Getting to Know You Icebreaker

            1.1 Public Comment

 

2.0       Board Accomplishments

            2.1 Public Comment           

 

3.0       Sunshine Video and Discussion

            3.1 Public Comment

 

Break for Lunch 12:00  1:00 pm

 

4.0       Goals for 2010, Part 1: General Brainstorming

            4.1 Public Comment

 

5.0       Planning for 2010

            5.1 Public Comment

 

6.0       Adjourn

 

No votes will be taken on any items at the Retreat. All issues arising at the Retreat which require a vote of the Board will be placed on the agenda for the regular meeting of the Board on January 13, 2010. For further information, please call the office at 415-255-3474.

 

DISABILITY ACCESS

1.  American Sign Language interpreters and/or a sound enhancement system will be available on request. Please contact Edwin Batongbacal at (415) 255-3446 (voice) or (415) 255-3449 (TTD). Five days notice before the meeting will help to ensure the presence of an ASL interpreter or sound enhancement system. Large print copies of the agenda will be made available upon request; please call (415) 255-3474.

 

2.  The Retreat is held at the Nikko Hotel, 222 Mason Street, Bayview Room, 25th Floor, San Francisco. The closest accessible BART station is the Powel Street station, at the intersection of Powell and Market Streets. Also, the J, K, L, M, and N lines underground. For more information or updates about the current status of MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142. For information about Paratransit Services call (415) 351-7000.

 

3. Special Hearings are held at the Department of Public Health, 101 Grove Street, 3rd Floor, Room 300. The same public transportation options as above apply. It is wheelchair accessible.

 

3. The Nikko is accessible to wheelchairs. Elevators, doorways, restrooms, and the meeting room are wheelchair accessible. 

 

4. 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.

 

POLICY ON CELL PHONE, PAGERS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES

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.

 

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:

 

Frank Darby

Sunshine Ordinance Task Force

City Hall, Room 244

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

San Francisco, CA  94102-4689

Telephone: (415)554-7724

Fax: 4(15) 554-5163

E-mail: sotf@sfgov.org

           

Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request one from Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code from the internet at: www.sfgov.org/sunshine.htm

           

To view Mental Health Board agendas and minutes, you may visit the MHB web page at: www.sfgov.org/mental_health. You may also go to the Government Information Center at the Main Library at Larkin and Grove in the Civic Center. You may also get copies of these documents through the MHB office at 255-3474.

 

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 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