COA June 22 2006 Community Forum English

HIV Health Services Planning Council
www.sfcarecouncil.org
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ADVOCACY COMMITTEE DRAFT AGENDA
Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
5:00 to 7:00pm
Metropolitan Community Church
150 Eureka Street (between 18th and 19th Streets)
San Francisco

COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ADVOCACY COMMITTEE MISSION STATEMENT
To ensure that the voice of the community and consumers are part of the work of the Council. The committee will ensure that consumers and other community members have the opportunity to give input to the Council, be educated on the issues that affect the HIV/AIDS community, and are empowered to be a voice for the needs of the HIV/AIDS community that can affect positive change and ensure public policies that enhance the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS.

1. Welcome and Introductions

Council Co-Chairs 5:00

2. Purpose of Meeting

Aimee/Wade 5:05

3. What We Will Be Doing Tonight

Jack 5:10

4. Review of Advocacy Project

Joe Lynn 5:15

5. Large Focus Group Discussion

Randy Allgaier 5:25

6. Meal Break 6:15

7. Large Group Report Summarization

Jack 6:30

8. Framing the Current Reality, Funding/Reauthorization

Laura/Jack 6:40

9. Services Important to Keep Citywide – Group Discussion

Randy 6:55

10. Prevention With Positives – Relevance to Group – Barriers to Testing

Billie Jean 7:10

11. Review of Survey Form and Fill-Out

Aimee/Group 7:25

12. Thank You / Return Forms / Adjourn

Aimee 7:30

HIV Health Services Planning Council
730 Polk Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94109
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San Francisco Department of Public Health, AIDS Office
25 Van Ness Avenue, 5th floor, San Francisco, CA 94102

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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. The Sunshine Ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review. For 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 Donna Hall; by mail to Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 409, by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-7854 or by email at Donna.Hall@sfgov.org Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by contacting Ms. Hall or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/bdsupvrs/sunshine.htm

The Planning Council has several standing Committees where Council business and creation of motions for full-Council action occur, and members of the public are urged to attend. Council procedures do not permit: 1) persons in the audience at Council meeting to vocally express support or opposition to statements by Council members or by other persons testifying, outside of public comment; 2) ringing and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices; 3) signs to be brought into the meeting or displayed in the room; 4) standing in the meeting room. Citizens are encouraged to testify at Committee meetings and to write letters to the co-chairs of a Committee or to Council members,
c/o HIV Health Services Planning Council, 730 Polk Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94109. Agendas are available on the Internet at http://www.sfcarecouncil.org.
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HIV Health Services Planning Council, 730 Polk Street, 3rd Floor,
San Francisco, CA 94109.