November 2, 2006 Agenda Infrastructure & Policy Committee Meeting

Note: Agenda items are subject to change, postponement, or removal. Meeting agendas are considered to be in DRAFT form until reviewed and approved by Committee attendees.

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

The meeting location is wheelchair accessible. The closest accessible BART Station is Civic Center, three blocks from City Hall. Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are: #47 Van Ness, and the #71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line to Market and Van Ness and the Metro stations at Van Ness and Market and at Civic Center.
For more information about MUNI accessible services, call 923-6142.
There is accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall at Civic Center Plaza
and adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex.
The following services are available when requested
by Noon of the Friday before the Council meeting:
For American Sign Language interpreters, use of a reader during a meeting, or sound enhancement system, contact our office at (415) 674-4768.
For a large print copy of agenda or minutes in alternative formats, contact our office at (415) 674-4768.

In order to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products.

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 Frank Darby; 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 Frank Darby@sfgov.org Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by contacting Mr. Darby 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.dph.sf.ca.us/Meetings/meetings.htm. THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT
HIV Health Services Planning Council Office
730 Polk Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94109.

1. Introductions	Group	4:30
2. Review/Approve Agenda	Group	4:33
3. Review/Approve October 5th, 2006	Group	4:35
4. Announcements	Group	4:37
5. Public Comment	Public	4:40
6. Steering Committee Update	Co-Chairs	4:45
7. Election of Co-Chairs - VOTE	Group	5:05
8. Change of Committee Name - VOTE	Group	5:30
9. Discussion of the Presentation to the Full Council (October) on the Evaluation and Process Leading to the Prioritization and Allocation Summit 2006 *Review of Council Meeting Data* Review of Council Structure	Group	5:40
10. Review, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding by-Laws Change Concerning Voting- VOTE	Council Support/Group	5:50
11. Monitor MOU and Action Plan with Grantee	Group	6:00
12. Review of Three Year Comprehensive Plan	Group	6:10
13. Draft Work Plan Development	Group	6:20
14. Next Meeting Date & Agenda Items	Group	6:25
Council Member contact information directive The next meeting will be 4:30 - 6:30, Thursday, December 7th, at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Room 330B, San Francisco
15. Adjournment		6:30
*Mission Statement:* To ensure that Council activities, policies and procedures support Council priorities and responsibilities, and monitor and enhance the relationship between the Council and the grantee.
Note: Agenda items are subject to change, postponement, or removal. Meeting agendas are considered to be in DRAFT form until reviewed and approved by Committee attendees. HIV Health Services Planning Council 730 Polk Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94109 *************************** San Francisco Department of Public Health, AIDS Office 25 Van Ness Avenue, 5th floor, San Francisco, CA 94102 The meeting location is wheelchair accessible. The closest accessible BART Station is Civic Center, three blocks from City Hall. Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are: #47 Van Ness, and the #71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line to Market and Van Ness and the Metro stations at Van Ness and Market and at Civic Center. For more information about MUNI accessible services, call 923-6142. There is accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall at Civic Center Plaza and adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex. The following services are available when requested by Noon of the Friday before the Council meeting: For American Sign Language interpreters, use of a reader during a meeting, or sound enhancement system, contact our office at (415) 674-4768. For a large print copy of agenda or minutes in alternative formats, contact our office at (415) 674-4768. In order to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products. 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 Frank Darby; 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 Frank Darby@sfgov.org Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by contacting Mr. Darby 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.dph.sf.ca.us/Meetings/meetings.htm. THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT HIV Health Services Planning Council Office 730 Polk Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94109.