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TAXICAB COMMISSION AGENDA

 

September 11, 2007 at 6:30 p.m.

City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place               

Room 400

  1. Call to Order/Roll Call
  2. Adopting a Design for 311 Customer Service Information Card [ACTION]

SPECIAL ORDER 7:00 - 7:30 PM

  1. Public Comment (Please limit public comment to items NOT on the agenda)
  2. Consent Calendar [ACTION]
  3. Fact Finding Hearing and Disciplinary action including Possible Revocation:

            a. Grasshopper Alec Kaplan medallion number 9062, violation of Rules 5.A.3, 5.A.5, 5.F.2, 5.H.a, 5.H.2, 5.H.3, 5.H.4, 5.H.5, 5.H.10, 5.H.11, 5.H.14, 5.H.16, 5.H.17, 5.I.3, 5.I.4, and 5.K.2, 4.A.5; MPC Section1148.5, 1120, 1187.1, 1101 and 1123.

  1. Audit Report [Information]
    1. 2007 Color Scheme Audit Results
    2. 2005 Medallion Holder Proposition K and Waybills Results
  2. Staff Report and Commissioner Announcements [INFORMATION]
  3. Resolution Supporting Blue Angels and Fleet Week  [ACTION]
  4. Public Comment (Please limit public comment to items NOT on the agenda; also limited to public that did not speak during Special Order)
  5. Adjournment

CONSENT CALENDAR    

All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be routine by the Commission and will be acted   upon by a single roll call vote of the Commission. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Commission so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item.

  • A.                 Consideration of the Minutes for the August 28, 2007 Taxicab Commission Meeting.
  • B.                  Recommendation of the Taxi Detail for consideration of Public Passenger Vehicle Driver permit to:

Abess Basma

Altmir Araujo

Haile Afeworki Bahlbi

Mohamed Jafar I Patel

Simon C Njoku

Abubaker Ibrahim Elamin

Cheay Gebru

Harry Doherty

Obaid Abdulla Mohamed Saleh

Soufiane Mongi Jabli

Ahmed S Mahmoud

Dennis Mahfud

Malek Merrouche

Peter Kun Lei

Tai Thanh Nguyen

Alex M Reis

Elizeu Cordeiro De Souza

Malim Badshah

Salam Wai Alfragi

Xue han

Ali R Salafian

Fernando Cesar Vasconelos

Mohamad Jamal Nasser

Saw Toe Toe

Zeljan Juricevic

C.         Consideration of the Taxi Commission to grant a Time Waiver to:

Applicant Name:

List Number:

Type of Medallion:

1.  Leonid Slootsky

6-633

Ramp

2.  Gerald Cassidy

6-661

Ramp

3.  Jong Ho Oh

6-677

Ramp

4.  Steven L. Keys

6-462

Regular

           

D.        Consideration of the Taxi Commission to grant a Taxicab or Ramp Taxicab Medallion Holder Permit to:

Taxicab Permit Applicant:

Medallion #:

Color Scheme:

Medallion Type:

1.  Philip Teri

854

Yellow Cab Co-Op

Regular

2.  Calvin Tsui*

9076

Luxor Cab

Ramp

3.  Vladislav Gershman*

9077

Black & White Checker

Ramp

4.  Francis Gonzales*

9078

Yellow Cab Co-Op

Ramp

            *Applicant was noticed at a previous meeting(s) pending BOA decision on new PC&N medallions.

E.         Consideration of the Taxi Commission to consider applicant(s) ineligible for a Ramp Medallion for Municipal Police Code Section 1080(c)(2) for failure to respond and submit an application:

Applicant Name:

List #:

1.  Jaime O. Meza*

6-622

2.  Arkady Dvoskin*

6-619

            *Applicant(s) declined ramp offer.

F.         Consideration of Taxi Commission to Allow Medallion Holder to Park Taxi at Alternate Site:

Applicant Name:

Medallion #:

Alternate Site:

Color Scheme:

1.  Tesfaldet Joseph

303

Home, Redwood City

DeSoto

      *Denied by Taxi Detail

G.         Consideration of the Taxi Commission to grant a New Color Scheme to:

Medallion Holder Name:

Medallion #:

New Company Name:

1.  Grasshopper Alec Kaplan

 9062

 Grasshopper Cab


 

NOTICE

This is not an agenda item for this meeting, but serves as a public notice.  The following individuals have filed and completed applications for Taxicab Medallion Holder Permits, Ramped Taxicab Medallion Holder Permits or Color Scheme Changes which will be reviewed and considered on the September 25, 2007 hearing.

               

A.            Consideration of the Taxi Commission to approve a Taxi Wrap Color Scheme for the following Color Scheme:

Color Scheme:

Arrow Cab Company

Medallion #s:

 278, 279, 282, 283, 285, 286

Duration of Campaign:

October 1, 2007 – October 31, 2007

Advertiser:

CTIA-Wireless I.T. & Entertainment

B.            Consideration of the Taxi Commission to grant a Color Scheme Change to:

Medallion Holder Name:

Medallion #:

Change:

1.  Aron Rushinsky

696

Royal to SF Taxi Cab Co

2.  Solomon Makkonnen

281

Yellow Cab to DeSoto Cab

3.  James Lam

990

American to Luxor              

4.  Hikmut U Pople

1177

Luxor to DeSoto Cab

5.  Fadel Jawdat Zaru

942

DeSoto to Royal Taxi

C.            Consideration of the Taxi Commission to consider applicant(s) ineligible for a Ramp Medallion for Municipal Police Code Section 1080(c)(2) for failure to respond and submit an application:

Applicant Name:

List #:

Applicant Name:

List #:

1.  Linda P. Wong*

6-617

17. James E. Holmes

6-647

2.  William H. Naylor

6-611

18. Hermenegildo J. Trinidad

6-648

3.  William Tam

6-613

19. Ferdinand Relosimon

6-649

4.  Kiumars Yaghoubi

6-615

20. Donato J. Relosimon

6-650

5.  Jehad J. Baqleh

6-621

21. Jovito J. Relosimon

6-651

6.  Jignasa Patel

6-626

22. Jimmy Yiu

6-660

7.  Rupinder K. Johal*

6-639

23. Yury Smilovitsky

6-662

8.  Anthony R. Coate

6-627

24. Bhagwant S. Dhillon

6-665

9.  Devin C. Walker*

6-629

25. Prabhjot Kaur

6-669

10. Gary K. Robb

6-631

26. Debi J. Vaughn

6-671

11. Steven E. Cloer

6-634

27. Marina Zhalkovsky

6-673

12. Raphael Wolfson

6-635

28. Brian Loi

6-675

13. Valeriy Galatenko

6-640

29. Wai C. Ip

6-676

14. Aleksandr Geyler

6-641

30. Eugene Samsonov

6-678

15. Thomas M. Drewry

6-642

31. Maria Samsonov

6-679

16. Grayson S. Bourne

6-644

32. Samson Lai

6-680

                *Applicant declined ramp offer.

D.            Consideration of the Taxi Commission to grant a Taxicab or Ramp Taxicab Medallion Holder Permit to:

Taxicab Permit Applicant:

List #:

Color Scheme:

Medallion Type:

1.  Tesfaye Chuffa

6-645

Luxor Cab

Ramp

E.         Consideration of Taxi Commission to Allow Medallion Holder to Park Taxi at Alternate Site:

Applicant Name:

Medallion #:

Alternate Site:

Color Scheme:

1.  Sonny Tam

318

Home, SF

Fog City

F.             Commission Request to Calendar

President Gillespie

Date of Request

Planned Hearing Date

Replacing taxi vehicle cameras

 June 26, 2008

Regular Updates from 311

July 24, 2007

Yellow Cab business listings in phone book

July 24, 2007

Vice President Breslin

Date of Request

Planned Hearing Date

Application process for taxi stands with DPT.

April 25, 2006

Request to calendar enforcement of illegal limousines

September 26, 2006

Commissioner Oka          

Date of Request

Planned Hearing Date

Review of Taxi School curriculum regarding sensitivity of disabled community.

MTA presentation regarding debit card program

August 14, 2007

Date of Request

September 26, 2006

May 22, 2007

Commissioner Paek

Planned Hearing Date

Request to calendar to work with the Art Commission on approving exterior and interior advertisement designs on taxicabs.

What images are appropriate inside and outside of taxis

Commissioner Heinicke

Planned Hearing Date

PC&N hearing with findings made by City Attorney

August 14, 2007

Letter to be sent to State Legislatures regarding licensing standards for limousines.

August 28, 2007

Commissioner Oneto

Date of Request

Planned Hearing Date

Review & discussion of qualifications for a medallion.  Specifically the test administered to prospective medallion holders.

November 22, 2006

Discussion & possible action to establish standard administrative penalties for companies that verify false waybills.

December 12, 2006

Hearing on the standards Police use to deny an A-card to a driver based on a criminal background

Gas and Gate meeting

June 12, 2007

Commissioner Benjamin

Date of Request

Planned Hearing Date

Time waivers

June 12, 2007

Public Comment may be limited to two minutes for a specific item number depending on the number of speakers.  Copies of the Commission’s “Procedures for Protesting the Prospective Issuance of a Taxicab/Ramped Taxi Permit (Medallion)” are available upon request at the San Francisco Police Taxicab Detail, 850 Bryant Street, Room 458, each Business day from 9am to 4pm (Documents distributed are in parenthesis) Copies of obtainable documents may be viewed or obtained at the San Francisco Police Taxicab Detail, 850 Bryant Street, Room 458.

 

ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY

Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available.

Members of the public who wish to listen to, and/or participate in this meeting but are unable to physically attend, may call the Taxi Commission Bridge Line at (415) 554-9632.  Call after 6:30 pm and a staff person will handle requests to speak at the appropriate times on the agenda. 

Upon request, American Sign Language interpreters and/or sound enhancement systems will be available.  Please contact the Taxi Commission at (415) 503-2180, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.  Late requests will be honored if possible.

Upon request, minutes of meetings are available in alternative formats.  If you require the use of a reader during a meeting, please contact the Taxi Commission at (415) 503-2180, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.  Late request will be honored if possible.

Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities may call the Taxi Commission at (415) 503-2180 to discuss meeting accessibility.  In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate such people, 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.

The closest accessible BART station is located in the Civic Center at Market and Eighth Streets.  Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are Nos. 42 and 90.  For information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142.

Accessible parking is available at the following locations: two (2) designated blue curb spaces on the southwest corner of McAllister Street at Van Ness Avenue; and the Performing Arts Garage (entrance on Grove Street between Franklin and Gough Streets, immediately behind the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center).

 

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE

Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision 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 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 Adele Destro, Interim Administrator by mail to Sunshine Ordinance Task force, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-7854 or by e-mail at sotf@sfgov.org  

Citizens interested in obtaining a copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Ms. Adele Destro or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.amlegal.com/sanfran/viewcode.htm

 

SAN FRANCISCO LOBBYIST ORDINANCE

Attention: Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code § 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity.  For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; web site: sfgov.org/ethics.


WARNING

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing devices are prohibited at this meeting.  Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound producing electronic devices.  (San Francisco Administrative Code, sec. 67A.1)

 

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  1. Call to Order/Roll Call
  2. Adopting a Design for 311 Customer Service Information Card [ACTION]

SPECIAL ORDER 7:00 - 7:30 PM

  1. Public Comment (Please limit public comment to items NOT on the agenda)
  2. Consent Calendar [ACTION]
  3. Fact Finding Hearing and Disciplinary action including Possible Revocation:

            a. Grasshopper Alec Kaplan medallion number 9062, violation of Rules 5.A.3, 5.A.5, 5.F.2, 5.H.a, 5.H.2, 5.H.3, 5.H.4, 5.H.5, 5.H.10, 5.H.11, 5.H.14, 5.H.16, 5.H.17, 5.I.3, 5.I.4, and 5.K.2, 4.A.5; MPC Section1148.5, 1120, 1187.1, 1101 and 1123.

  1. Audit Report [Information]
    1. 2007 Color Scheme Audit Results
    2. 2005 Medallion Holder Proposition K and Waybills Results
  2. Staff Report and Commissioner Announcements [INFORMATION]
  3. Resolution Supporting Blue Angels and Fleet Week  [ACTION]
  4. Public Comment (Please limit public comment to items NOT on the agenda; also limited to public that did not speak during Special Order)
  5. Adjournment

CONSENT CALENDAR    

All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be routine by the Commission and will be acted   upon by a single roll call vote of the Commission. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Commission so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered as a separate item.

 

A.                 Consideration of the Minutes for the August 28, 2007 Taxicab Commission Meeting.

B.                  Recommendation of the Taxi Detail for consideration of Public Passenger Vehicle Driver permit to:

Abess Basma

Altmir Araujo

Haile Afeworki Bahlbi

Mohamed Jafar I Patel

Simon C Njoku

Abubaker Ibrahim Elamin

Cheay Gebru

Harry Doherty

Obaid Abdulla Mohamed Saleh

Soufiane Mongi Jabli

Ahmed S Mahmoud

Dennis Mahfud

Malek Merrouche

Peter Kun Lei

Tai Thanh Nguyen

Alex M Reis

Elizeu Cordeiro De Souza

Malim Badshah

Salam Wai Alfragi

Xue han

Ali R Salafian

Fernando Cesar Vasconelos

Mohamad Jamal Nasser

Saw Toe Toe

Zeljan Juricevic

C.         Consideration of the Taxi Commission to grant a Time Waiver to:

Applicant Name:

List Number:

Type of Medallion:

1.  Leonid Slootsky

6-633

Ramp

2.  Gerald Cassidy

6-661

Ramp

3.  Jong Ho Oh

6-677

Ramp

4.  Steven L. Keys

6-462

Regular

D.        Consideration of the Taxi Commission to grant a Taxicab or Ramp Taxicab Medallion Holder Permit to:

Taxicab Permit Applicant:

Medallion #:

Color Scheme:

Medallion Type:

1.  Philip Teri

854

Yellow Cab Co-Op

Regular

2.  Calvin Tsui*

9076

Luxor Cab

Ramp

3.  Vladislav Gershman*

9077

Black & White Checker

Ramp

4.  Francis Gonzales*

9078

Yellow Cab Co-Op

Ramp

            *Applicant was noticed at a previous meeting(s) pending BOA decision on new PC&N medallions.

E.         Consideration of the Taxi Commission to consider applicant(s) ineligible for a Ramp Medallion for Municipal Police Code Section 1080(c)(2) for failure to respond and submit an application:

Applicant Name:

List #:

1.  Jaime O. Meza*

6-622

2.  Arkady Dvoskin*

6-619

            *Applicant(s) declined ramp offer.

F.         Consideration of Taxi Commission to Allow Medallion Holder to Park Taxi at Alternate Site:

Applicant Name:

Medallion #:

Alternate Site:

Color Scheme:

1.  Tesfaldet Joseph

303

Home, Redwood City

DeSoto

      *Denied by Taxi Detail

G.         Consideration of the Taxi Commission to grant a New Color Scheme to:

Medallion Holder Name:

Medallion #:

New Company Name:

1.  Grasshopper Alec Kaplan

 9062

 Grasshopper Cab


 

NOTICE

This is not an agenda item for this meeting, but serves as a public notice.  The following individuals have filed and completed applications for Taxicab Medallion Holder Permits, Ramped Taxicab Medallion Holder Permits or Color Scheme Changes which will be reviewed and considered on the September 25, 2007 hearing.

A.            Consideration of the Taxi Commission to approve a Taxi Wrap Color Scheme for the following Color Scheme:

Color Scheme:

Arrow Cab Company

Medallion #s:

 278, 279, 282, 283, 285, 286

Duration of Campaign:

October 1, 2007 – October 31, 2007

Advertiser:

CTIA-Wireless I.T. & Entertainment

B.            Consideration of the Taxi Commission to grant a Color Scheme Change to:

Medallion Holder Name:

Medallion #:

Change:

1.  Aron Rushinsky

696

Royal to SF Taxi Cab Co

2.  Solomon Makkonnen

281

Yellow Cab to DeSoto Cab

3.  James Lam

990

American to Luxor              

4.  Hikmut U Pople

1177

Luxor to DeSoto Cab

5.  Fadel Jawdat Zaru

942

DeSoto to Royal Taxi

C.            Consideration of the Taxi Commission to consider applicant(s) ineligible for a Ramp Medallion for Municipal Police Code Section 1080(c)(2) for failure to respond and submit an application:

Applicant Name:

List #:

Applicant Name:

List #:

1.  Linda P. Wong*

6-617

17. James E. Holmes

6-647

2.  William H. Naylor

6-611

18. Hermenegildo J. Trinidad

6-648

3.  William Tam

6-613

19. Ferdinand Relosimon

6-649

4.  Kiumars Yaghoubi

6-615

20. Donato J. Relosimon

6-650

5.  Jehad J. Baqleh

6-621

21. Jovito J. Relosimon

6-651

6.  Jignasa Patel

6-626

22. Jimmy Yiu

6-660

7.  Rupinder K. Johal*

6-639

23. Yury Smilovitsky

6-662

8.  Anthony R. Coate

6-627

24. Bhagwant S. Dhillon

6-665

9.  Devin C. Walker*

6-629

25. Prabhjot Kaur

6-669

10. Gary K. Robb

6-631

26. Debi J. Vaughn

6-671

11. Steven E. Cloer

6-634

27. Marina Zhalkovsky

6-673

12. Raphael Wolfson

6-635

28. Brian Loi

6-675

13. Valeriy Galatenko

6-640

29. Wai C. Ip

6-676

14. Aleksandr Geyler

6-641

30. Eugene Samsonov

6-678

15. Thomas M. Drewry

6-642

31. Maria Samsonov

6-679

16. Grayson S. Bourne

6-644

32. Samson Lai

6-680

                *Applicant declined ramp offer.

D.            Consideration of the Taxi Commission to grant a Taxicab or Ramp Taxicab Medallion Holder Permit to:

Taxicab Permit Applicant:

List #:

Color Scheme:

Medallion Type:

1.  Tesfaye Chuffa

6-645

Luxor Cab

Ramp

E.         Consideration of Taxi Commission to Allow Medallion Holder to Park Taxi at Alternate Site:

Applicant Name:

Medallion #:

Alternate Site:

Color Scheme:

1.  Sonny Tam

318

Home, SF

Fog City

F.             Commission Request to Calendar

President Gillespie

Date of Request

Planned Hearing Date

Replacing taxi vehicle cameras

 June 26, 2008

Regular Updates from 311

July 24, 2007

Yellow Cab business listings in phone book

July 24, 2007

Vice President Breslin

Date of Request

Planned Hearing Date

Application process for taxi stands with DPT.

April 25, 2006

Request to calendar enforcement of illegal limousines

September 26, 2006

Commissioner Oka          

Date of Request

Planned Hearing Date

Review of Taxi School curriculum regarding sensitivity of disabled community.

MTA presentation regarding debit card program

August 14, 2007

Date of Request

September 26, 2006

May 22, 2007

Commissioner Paek

Planned Hearing Date

Request to calendar to work with the Art Commission on approving exterior and interior advertisement designs on taxicabs.

What images are appropriate inside and outside of taxis

Commissioner Heinicke

Planned Hearing Date

PC&N hearing with findings made by City Attorney

August 14, 2007

Letter to be sent to State Legislatures regarding licensing standards for limousines.

August 28, 2007

Commissioner Oneto

Date of Request

Planned Hearing Date

Review & discussion of qualifications for a medallion.  Specifically the test administered to prospective medallion holders.

November 22, 2006

Discussion & possible action to establish standard administrative penalties for companies that verify false waybills.

December 12, 2006

Hearing on the standards Police use to deny an A-card to a driver based on a criminal background

Gas and Gate meeting

June 12, 2007

Commissioner Benjamin

Date of Request

Planned Hearing Date

Time waivers

June 12, 2007

Public Comment may be limited to two minutes for a specific item number depending on the number of speakers.  Copies of the Commission’s “Procedures for Protesting the Prospective Issuance of a Taxicab/Ramped Taxi Permit (Medallion)” are available upon request at the San Francisco Police Taxicab Detail, 850 Bryant Street, Room 458, each Business day from 9am to 4pm (Documents distributed are in parenthesis) Copies of obtainable documents may be viewed or obtained at the San Francisco Police Taxicab Detail, 850 Bryant Street, Room 458.

ACCESSIBLE MEETING POLICY

Accessible seating for persons with disabilities (including those using wheelchairs) will be available.

Members of the public who wish to listen to, and/or participate in this meeting but are unable to physically attend, may call the Taxi Commission Bridge Line at (415) 554-9632.  Call after 6:30 pm and a staff person will handle requests to speak at the appropriate times on the agenda. 

Upon request, American Sign Language interpreters and/or sound enhancement systems will be available.  Please contact the Taxi Commission at (415) 503-2180, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.  Late requests will be honored if possible.

Upon request, minutes of meetings are available in alternative formats.  If you require the use of a reader during a meeting, please contact the Taxi Commission at (415) 503-2180, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.  Late request will be honored if possible.

Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities may call the Taxi Commission at (415) 503-2180 to discuss meeting accessibility.  In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate such people, 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.

The closest accessible BART station is located in the Civic Center at Market and Eighth Streets.  Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are Nos. 42 and 90.  For information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142.

Accessible parking is available at the following locations: two (2) designated blue curb spaces on the southwest corner of McAllister Street at Van Ness Avenue; and the Performing Arts Garage (entrance on Grove Street between Franklin and Gough Streets, immediately behind the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center).

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE

Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision 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 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 Adele Destro, Interim Administrator by mail to Sunshine Ordinance Task force, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-7854 or by e-mail at sotf@sfgov.org  

Citizens interested in obtaining a copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Ms. Adele Destro or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.amlegal.com/sanfran/viewcode.htm

SAN FRANCISCO LOBBYIST ORDINANCE

Attention: Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code § 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity.  For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; web site: sfgov.org/ethics.


WARNING

The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing devices are prohibited at this meeting.  Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound producing electronic devices.  (San Francisco Administrative Code, sec. 67A.1)