San Francisco Department of Public Health

AGENDA
HEALTH COMMISSION MEETING
Wednesday, September 19, 2001*
at
3:00 p.m.
101 Grove Street, Room #300
San Francisco, CA 94102
* Please note change in date for the meeting.
THE BUDGET COMMITTEE OF THE COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON THIS AGENDA AT 2:00 P.M. THE HEALTH COMMISSION WILL ACT ON THOSE ITEMS OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.
PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM.
1) CALL TO ORDER
2) PROPOSED ACTION: APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 4, 2001
*Minutes of September 4, 2001
3) PROPOSED ACTION: APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
(Commissioner David J. Sanchez, Jr., Ph.D.)
(3.1) CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION - Request for approval of a resolution to authorize the Department of Public Health to accept and expend recurring State grants from the State of California for FY 2001-2002.
* Calendaring request memo, Resolution, Grant Schedule pages
(3.2) CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION- Policy and Planning - Request for approval to accept and expend a new award from the State Department of Human Services in the amount of up to $180,000, to enroll children in health insurance programs, for the period of July 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001.
* Calendaring request memo, Grant Information Form, Budget pages
(3.3) PHP-Maternal and Child Health - Request for approval to accept and expend a new three-year grant from the California Family Health Council, in the amount of $525,000 for HIV/AIDS confidential counseling and testing services, for the period of September 1, 2001 to
August 31, 2004.
* Calendaring request memo, Grant Information Form, Budget Justification
(3.4) PHP-Maternal and Child Health - Request for approval to accept and expend contract funds from the University of California San Francisco in the amount of $223,475 to identify barriers to preventive oral health care, for the period of September 30, 2001 through September 29, 2003, and a sole source contract with Polaris in the amount of $156,570 for the same time period.
* Calendaring request memo, Grant Information Form, Budget pages
(3.5) PHP-Mental Health/Substance Abuse - Request for approval of a retroactive contract renewal with Morrisania West, Inc. in the amount of $439,434, for the provision of day treatment services, for the period of July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002.
* Calendaring request memo
(3.6) PHP-Women's Prevention Services - Request for approval of a retroactive sole source contract renewal with North East Medical Services in the amount of $218,354 to provide Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program services for the period of October 1, 2000 through October 20, 2001.
* Calendaring request memo, Client demographic form, Monitoring report summary
(3.7) CHN-Revenue Management - Request for approval of a new contract with Health Advocates, LLP, to enhance Medi-Cal and other third-party reimbursements at San Francisco General Hospital, for the period of certification through December 31, 2005.
* Calendaring request memo
(3.8) CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION-MIS - Request for approval of a contract modification to the product and services agreement with Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corp., to extend the term of the contract by an additional two years and to increase the compensation by $2,822,658, for a total revised contract amount of $9,990,349, for the term of January 1, 1999 through June 30, 2004.
* Calendaring request memo
4) FOR DISCUSSION: DIRECTOR'S REPORT
(Mitchell H. Katz, M.D., Director of Health)
(Report on activities and operations of the Department.)
*Report
5) FOR DISCUSSION: PROFILE OF INJURY REPORT
(Ginger Smyly, Deputy Director, Community Health Promotion and Prevention)
*Report
6) FOR DISCUSSION: BAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT COMMUNITY SURVEY
(Karen Pierce, Community Health Services)
7) OTHER BUSINESS/PUBLIC COMMENTS**
8) ADJOURNMENT
* Explanatory documents are available at the Health Commission Office, 101 Grove Street, Room #311, telephone 554-2666.
** Opportunity for members of the public to address the Health Commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Health Commission. Additionally, public comments will be taken for each agenda item.
Disability Access
Room 300, 101 Grove Street is wheelchair accessible through the Grove Street entrance.
American sign language interpreters and readers are available with advance notice of three business days. The Department of Public Health will make every effort to accommodate requests for sound enhancement systems and alternative formats for meeting minutes and agendas. Please make these requests as far in advance as possible. For all requests contact Mariana Valdez at the Department of Public Health, Equal Employment Opportunity Program, telephone 554-2595. Late requests will be honored if possible.
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 to accommodate these individuals.
For the 101 Grove Street meeting, the closest accessible station for Muni and BART is the Civic Center station. For information about MUNI services, call 673-6864. Accessible parking is located at the southwest corner of Grove and Polk Streets.
Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance
The 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 the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force at:
Sunshine Ordinance Task Force
Donna Hall, Administrator
City Hall, Room #244
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
Telephone: (415) 554-7724
Fax: (415) 554-5163
E-mail: Donna_Hall@ci.sf.ca.us
Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, (listed above), the San Francisco Public Library, and on the City's web site at: www.ci.sf.ca.us.

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