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 Agendas & Minutes
Department of Telecommunications and Information Services
City and County of San Francisco

NOTICE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

Monday, June 24, 2002, 5:30 PM
City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 400

AGENDA

There is one action item on this agenda.
All other items on this agenda are for discussion purposes only.
The Commission respectively requests that all cell phones and pagers be turned off during the duration of the meeting.

1) CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL

Acting-President Kim Bogen
Commissioner David Ellington
Commissioner Jan Masaoka
Commissioner J. Michael Myatt
Commissioner Michael Rouan

2) APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, May 29, 2002 Special Meeting ACTION ITEM

(Commissioners will vote to adopt the minutes. The handout associated with this item is the Minutes from the May 29, 2002 special meeting.)

- Adoption of the Minutes - May 29, 2002 Special Meeting
3) COMMUNICATIONS FOR DISCUSSION ONLY

Descriptions of communications received by the Commission are listed at the end of this agenda.
4) DIRECTOR’S REPORT ON THE FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
5) DEPUTY DIRECTOR’S POLICY REPORT FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
(There is a handout associated with this item.)
6) NEW BUSINESS

a) Report on Channel Timeslots Distribution for FOR DISCUSSION ONLY

Public Access Producers

(An explanation of the procedure of assigning timeslots distribution for public

access producers. There is no handout associated with this item.)
b) Commission Proclamation Honoring FOR DISCUSSION ONLY

Commissioner Jan Masaoka
7) CALENDAR MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION ONLY

(There is a handout associated with these items.)
- Telecommunications Commission Pending Topics List
8) GENERAL PUBLIC TESTIMONY FOR DISCUSSION ONLY

9) ADJOURNMENT

COMMUNICATIONS PAGE

COMMUNICATIONS AGENDA PACKET RECEIVED FROM DTIS

1. Agenda for the June 24, 2002 Commission meeting.

2. Draft minutes for the May 29, 2002 regular meeting.

3. Deputy Director’s report.

4. Commission and Department proclamation commending Commissioner Jan Masaoka.

5. Telecommunications Commission Pending Topics List.

COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC

May 29, 2002 - June 10, 2002

1. Letter received from Accessf (San Francisco Community Media) explaining about the change in policy regarding the availability of timeslots on the channel. A copy of a survey was mailed to Access San Francisco public access TV Community producers.

2. Letter received from Thera Bradshaw, Executive Director, Emergency Communications Department informing the Commission of her resignation.

3. E-mail received from a producer at Accessf requesting that 2 PEG channels be provided for the public as a condition of the transfer agreement for cable franchise in San Francisco.

4. E-mail received from a cable subscriber complaining about cable prices going up and why does AT&T Broadband not provide regulatory information?

Please Note:

· Special Announcement: The public can view this Telecommunications Commission meeting live on the web through videostreaming. To see the meeting online, visit www.sfgov.org and click on the "Watch Citywatch Cable TV online" link at the start time of the meeting.

· General written materials submitted by the public to the Telecommunications Commission review, that are not associated with a specific deadline, should be sent to Telecommunications Commission, Department of Telecommunications and Information Services (DTIS), 875 Stevenson, 5^th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103 or emailed to Telecommunications_Commission@ci.sf.ca.us.

· Correspondence should be received no later than 5:00 p.m. ten (10) days (normally a Friday) prior to the scheduled Telecommunications Commission meeting in order to be listed on the Communications section of the upcoming agenda. All correspondence s received after this date will be listed on future agendas.

· Communications to the Commission may be viewed upon request to Commission Secretary Helen Danina, DTIS, 875 Stevenson, 5^th Floor, 415/554-4443. Please note that there is a 10-cent per page charge for photocopying communications documents at DTIS, payable at the time of service.

· Agenda packet items are available for public review by contacting Commission Secretary Helen Danina, DTIS, 875 Stevenson, 5th Floor, 415/554-4443. Please note that there is a charge for photocopying Commission documents at DTIS, payable at the time of service. Agendas and minutes are also available on the Commission’s web site (see address above), or San Francisco Main Public Library, 5th Floor, Government Documents Section.

Commission Information:

· The Telecommunications Commission meets at 5:30 pm, City Hall, Room 400, on the fourth Monday of every month, unless otherwise noted. This schedule is subject to change.

· For information related to Telecommunications Commission matters, please phone 415/554-4443 or email Telecommunications_Commission@ci.sf.ca.us.

· The Telecommunications Commission web site address is www.sfgov.org/telecommunications_Commission.

SUNSHINE ORDINANCE

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code).

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 peoples’ review.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE OR TO REPORT A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE, CONTACT THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE TASK FORCE.

For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance, to obtain a free copy of the Ordinance or to report a violation of the Ordinance, contact Donna Hall, Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, City Hall, Room 244, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689, (email) Donna_Hall@ci.sf.ca.us, (phone) 415/554-7724, (fax) 415/554-5163.

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 Admin Code 16.520 - 16.534] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 1390 Market Street, Suite 701, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone 415/554-9510, fax 415/703-0121 or web site at www.ci.sf.ca.us/ethics/

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