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February 2004 Agenda

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GENERAL MEETING & RETREAT THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2004 PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL TIME    2:30 P.M. TO 5:00 P.M. Health Services Agency        225 37th Avenue, San Mateo Room 100 (Formerly Rooms  A & B)                              AGENDA   I.           INTRODUCTIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS II.         ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO AGENDA III.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM JANUARY 22, 2004 MEETING                               IV.       ORAL COMMUNICATIONS                                                                                             (Members of the public may speak on non-agendized issues.             Please complete Request Form and limit your remarks to 3 minutes. The Public may also speak on Agenda Items            at the time so designated on the Agenda.) V.        STAFF REPORT VI.         COMMISSION ACTION-ITEMS/REPORTS (A)   EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (1) Approval of a Letter of Support for Board of Supervisor’s Proclamation to designate April as “Fair Housing Month.”* (2) Approval to Make the CoA/CoD Joint Housing Taskforce the CoA/CoD Joint Housing Committee* (B)   LEGISLATION & ADVOCACY COMMITTEE (1) Approval of Advocacy Survey for Agencies* (2) Approval to Recommend the Board of Supervisors Support H.R. 3111 (Burr/Eshoo) and S. 1630 (Clinton/Dole) “Calling 2-1-1 Act”* (C)   NOMINATING COMMITTEE (1) Recruitment of Committee Members VII.     OLD BUSINESS (Commissioners may speak on follow-up issues from previous meeting. VIII.    NEW BUSINESS (Commissioners may speak on non-agendized issues) IX.     AJOURNMENT TO CoD RETREAT    NEXT MEETING :        Thursday, March 25, 2004 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Rooms A & B    225 37th Avenue, San Mateo   ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS MEETING. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA), AUXILIARY AIDS AND SERVICES FOR THIS MEETING WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST WHEN GIVEN A THREE-DAY NOTICE. PLEASE CALL (650) 573-2580 (VOICE) OR (650) 573-2220 (TDD) (TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR DEAF AND SPEECH IMPAIRED) FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO AIRBORNE CHEMICALS, PLEASE REFRAIN FROM WEARING FRAGRANCES.                 *(Approval of Action Item)   **(Ratification of Action Item)                2004 CoD RETREAT AGENDA February 26, 2004   (3:00 p.m.)    I.      WELCOME & INTRODUCTION OF FACILITATOR                      Ina Pottorff, President                     Facilitator:  Stacey Hawver, Esq., Executive DirectorLegal Aid Society of San Mateo County (3:05 p.m.)       II.       AGENDA REVIEW/ PURPOSE AND DESIRED OUTCOME OF THE RETREAT                       Stacey Hawver                      To Discuss and Identify Priorities and Refine Workplans of the CoD for the Next Year Based Upon the Strategic Plan. (3:10 p.m.)      III.        OVERVIEW OF A GOOD WORKPLAN                                    Shea Muller (3:15 p.m.)       IV.       OVERVIEW OF CoD 2003 ACCOMPLISHMENTS                           Ina Pottorff      (3:20 p.m.)     V.        OVERVIEW OF COMMITTEE WORKPLANS                                    a)  ADA Compliance – Mark Norris                                   b)      Legislation & Advocacy – Kent Mickelson                                   c)      Special Events – Gerda Cohn                                    d)      Joint Housing – Jerry Martin (3:40 p.m.)      VI.        DISCUSSION:  ESTABLISHING CoD PRIORITIES                                     Stacey Hawver                                     a)   Identify Major Subject Areas for Commission Activities to Address b)      Review Major Subject Areas in Committee Workplans c)      Commission Activities Not Included in Workplans d)   Indentify Gaps within Workplans e)      Discuss How Workplans Relate to Strategic Plan f)        Discuss CoD Liaisons-What Liaisons Continue to be Priorities?   (4:10 p.m.)    VII.          BREAK   (4:25 p.m.)    VIII.          DISCUSSION:  FINE-TUNING COMMITTEE WORKPLANS                                      Stacey Hawver a)       ADA Compliance b)       Legislation & Advocacy c)       Special Events d)       Joint Housing (recommendations to be forwarded to Task Force)         (4:55 p.m.)      IX.     SUMMARIZATION/WRAP-UP                       Stacey Hawver   (5:00 p.m.)      X.      ADJOURNMENT