HIV HEALTH SERVICES PLANNING COUNCIL
San Francisco Department of Public Health
25 Van Ness Avenue, Third Floor
Rooms 330 A & B
February 27
, 2006
4:30 PM - 7:30 PM

DRAFT AGENDA

I.

Call to Order

4:30 PM

II.

Roll Call

4:32 PM

III.

Review and Approval of Agenda

4:37PM

IV.

Review of Minutes- January 23, 2006

Council Members will review the minutes from the January 23rd, 2005 Council Meeting.

4:39PM

V.

General Announcements

• Remind Council Members to complete Meeting Evaluation Forms that will be distributed during the dinner break.

• Community Outreach and Advocacy Committee meeting at Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center, March 8th, 5:30 -7:30

• Correspondence: Libby Albert, Chair, Food Security Task, The Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, San Francisco Department of Public Health

4:45PM

VI.

Public Comment

4:50PM

VII.

Council Membership Applicant and Term Renewal Recommendations - VOTE

Mark Molnar and Dorothy Kleffner, Membership Committee Co-Chairs

The Membership Committee recommends one applicant for Council Membership.

• Joaquin Sanchez

The Membership Committee recommends four Council Members for term renewal. Council Members will vote separately on each candidate whether to approve for Membership on the Council.

• Ayisha Benham
• Brian Dicrocco
• Charles Siron
• Laura Thomas

Public Comment on this item.

4:55PM

VIII.

Report on Transition and Correcttions for PLWH (People Living with HIV)

Eileen Loughran, SFDPH, HIV Prevention Section, Milton Estes and Kate Monico-Klein, San Francisco Department of Health Services, Forensic AIDS Project and Helen Lin, Continuum HIV Day Services

Public Comment on this item.

5:05PM

IX.

Final Allocations for CARE Title I Fiscal Year 2005- VOTE

San Francisco Department of Public Health, HIV Health Services Staff

Public Comment on this item.
5:50PM

X.

Dinner Break

Meeting Evaluation Forms
will be distributed to Council Members
during the Dinner Break.

5:55 PM
XI.

Ryan White CARE Act Authorization and Funding Update

Laura Thomas, Council Member

Public Comment on this item

6:10 PM
XII.

Overview of HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration) Requirements

Jack Newby, Director and Enrique Asis, Training and Evaluation Coordinator

The Council will discuss HRSA requirements in regard to the Prioritizarion and Allocation process.

Public Comment on this item

6:15PM
XIII.

Discussion of PwP (Prevention with Positives) Implementation Plan - VOTE

Billie-Jean Kanios, Co-Chair

Presentation and recommendations regarding Council membership on PWP.

Public Comment on this item.

6:35PM
XIV.

Review the San Francisco Department of Public Health HIV Health Services MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) - VOTE

Council Co-Chairs

Council Co-Chairs will update Council Members regarding the MOU with SFDPH HIV Health Services Office.

Public Comment on this item.

6:45PM
XV.

Presentation of San Mateo and Marin County Reports

Council Member Ellen Sweetin and Cathy Newell, Co-Chair of the AIDS Program Advisory Board (San Mateo); Council Member Sparkie Spaeth and Elyse Graham, Marin HIV/AIDS CARE Council

Presentation of Summary County Reports

Public Comment on this item.

6:55PM
XVI.

Recommendations from Planning Committee Regarding Prioritization Schedule - VOTE

Laura Thomas and George Simmons, Co-Chairs, Planning Committee

The Council will review the Prioritization Schedule.

Public Comment on this item.

7:10PM
XVII.

Point of Order Regarding Planning Council Co-Chair Election

The Council will discuss the Bylaws regarding election of co-chairs..

Public Comment on this item.

7:15PM

XVIII.

New Business/ Next Agenda

• Council Members will have an opportunity to complete Meeting Evaluation Forms.

• The next Council Meeting will be on Monday, March 27th, 2006 from 4:30-7:30 pm. at the Milton Marks Convention Center, 455 Golden Gate Avenue, Lower Level, Benicia Rooms A & B

7:29PM

XIX.

Adjournment

7:30 PM
Note: Agenda items are subject to change, postponement, or removal.
Meeting agendas are considered to be in DRAFT form until reviewed and approved by Council 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

This meeting site 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.
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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, Shanti, 730 Polk Street. 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, Shanti, 730 Polk Street, 3rd Floor. San Francisco, CA 94109 RECEPTION DESK.

 

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