Minutes of the Health Commission Meeting

MINUTES OF THE
SPECIAL CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION
AND SPECIAL MEETING OF THE HEALTH COMMISSION

Tuesday, February 8, 1999

at 101 Grove Street, Room #300
San Francisco, CA 94102

1) CALL TO ORDER

The special meeting of the Health Commission was called to order by President Lee Ann Monfredini, at 9:05 a.m.

Present:

  • Commissioner Edward A. Chow, M.D.
  • Commissioner Roma P. Guy, M.S.W.
  • Commissioner Ron Hill
  • Commissioner Lee Ann Monfredini
  • Commissioner Harrison Parker, Sr., D.D.S.
  • Commissioner David J. Sanchez, Jr., Ph.D.
  • Commissioner John I. Umekubo, M.D.

2) PUBLIC COMMENT ON ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE CLOSED SESSION

Public Speaker: Jessica Ravitz, Antidefamation League, questioned and challenged Policy #24.

3) VOTE ON WHETHER TO HOLD CLOSED SESSION TO CONFER WITH LEGAL COUNSEL. (SAN FRANCISCO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 67.11(a).)

Action Taken: The Commission unanimously voted to hold a closed session.

The Commission went into closed session at 9:09 a.m.

4) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION:

______X_____ AS DEFENDANT    __________ AS PLAINTIFF

CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(b)(3)(B), REGARDING THE DENIAL OF A CONTRACT WITH CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION (CYO), AND CONSIDERATION OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES WITH RESPECT TO COMPLIANCE WITH HEALTH COMMISSION POLICY #24

The Commission came out of closed session at 10:23 a.m.

5) RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION:

A. POSSIBLE REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION. (GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.1(a)(2) AND SAN FRANCISCO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 67.14(b)(2).)

None.

B. VOTE TO ELECT WHETHER TO DISCLOSE ANY OR ALL DISCUSSIONS HELD IN CLOSED SESSION (SAN FRANCISCO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE SECTION 67.14(a).)

Action Taken: The Commission unanimously voted not to disclose any of the discussions held in closed session.

6) CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO POLICY #24, PROPOSED DRAFT TO HEALTH COMMISSION

This item was not discussed.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:25 a.m.

Sandy Ouye Mori, Executive Secretary to the Health Commission