Fire Commission - March 2, 2017

Fire Commission Special Meeting - Retirement Certificates
    Agenda

    Fire Commission Special Meeting
    Thursday, March 2, 2017 2:00 p.m.
     
    698 Second Street, Room 102  San Francisco  California  94107
     
    AGENDA
     
    Item No.
    1. ROLL CALL
     
    President Ken Cleaveland 
    Vice President Stephen A. Nakajo
    Commissioner Michael Hardeman
    Commissioner Francee Covington
     
    Chief of Department Joanne Hayes-White
     
    2. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
     
    Members of the public may address the Commission for up to three minutes on any matter within the Commission’s jurisdiction and does not appear on the agenda. Speakers shall address their remarks to the Commission as a whole and not to individual Commissioners or Department personnel. Commissioners are not to enter into debate or discussion with a speaker. The lack of a response by the Commissioners or Department personnel does not necessarily constitute agreement with or support of statements made during public comment.
     
    3. PRESENTATION OF RETIREMENT CERTIFICATES [Discussion]
    Presentation of Retirement Certificates to members of the San Francisco Fire Department that have retired from the San Francisco Fire Department between January 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016.
     
    4. ADJOURNMENT
    SAN FRANCISCO FIRE COMMISSION
     
    NOTICE OF COMMISSION PROCEDURES
     
     
    Commission Meeting Schedule and Location
     
    The Fire Commission will meet regularly on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at San Francisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102. The second Wednesday in Room 416 at 9:00 a.m. and the fourth Wednesday in Room 400 at 5:00 p.m.
     
    Commission Office
     
    The Fire Commission Office is located at 698 Second Street, Room 220, San Francisco, CA 94107. The Fire Commission telephone number is (415) 558-3451; the fax number is (415) 558-3413. The web address is http://sf-fire.org/fire-commission-home.  Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     
    Language Access
     
    Per the Language Access Ordinance (Chapter 91 of the San Francisco Administrative Code), Chinese, Spanish and or Filipino (Tagalog) interpreters will be available upon requests. Meeting Minutes may be translated, if requested, after they have been adopted by the Commission.  Assistance in additional languages may be honored whenever possible. To request assistance with these services please contact the Commission Secretary at (415) 558-3451, or fire.commission@sfgov.org at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing.  Late requests will be honored if possible. 
     
    Information on Disability Access
     
    The hearing rooms in City Hall are wheelchair accessible.  The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center Station at United Nations Plaza and Market Street. Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are: #42 Downtown Loop, and #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 information about MUNI accessible services call (415) 923-6142. There is accessible curbside parking adjacent to City Hall on Grove Street and Van Ness Avenue and in the vicinity of the Veterans Building at 401 Van Ness Avenue adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex.  For more information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 701-4485.
     
    To obtain a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the meeting, please contact the Commission Secretary at least two business days before the meeting at (415) 558-3451 to make arrangements.  Late requests will be honored, if possible.
     
    To assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, 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.
     
    Policy on use of Cell Phones, Pagers and Similar Sound-Producing Electronic Devices at and During Public Meetings
     
    The ringing and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at Fire Commission meetings. 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 device.
     
    Documents for Public Inspection
     
    Documents referred to in this agenda, if not otherwise exempt from disclosure, are available for public inspection and copying at the Fire Commission Office.  If any materials related to an item on this agenda are distributed to the Fire Commission after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials, if not otherwise exempt from disclosure, are also available for public inspection at the Fire Commission Office, 698 Second Street, room 220, San Francisco, during normal office hours.
     
    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. This 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 or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the sunshine ordinance task force. You may contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force Administrator, as follows: Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, City Hall, Room 244, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689, Phone: (415) 554-7724, Fax: (415) 554-5784, E-mail: sotf@sfgov.org. Copies of the Sunshine Ordinance can be obtained from the Clerk of the Sunshine Task Force, the San Francisco Public Library and on the City’s Web site at http://www.sfgov.org.
     
    San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance
     
    Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local policy or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code sections 2.100 – 2.160) to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102, telephone (415) 581-2300, fax (415) 581-2317 and Web site: http://www.sfgov.org/ethics

    Fire Commission Special Meeting
    Minutes
    Thursday, March 2, 2017 2:00 p.m.
     
    698 Second Street, Room 102  San Francisco  California  94107
     
    The audio recording of the meeting can be found here:  http://media-06.granicus.com:443/ondemand/sanfrancisco/sanfrancisco_a07…
     
    President Cleaveland called the meeting to order at 2:08 PM.  
     
    Item No.
    1. ROLL CALL
     
    President Ken Cleaveland 
    Vice President Stephen A. Nakajo
    Commissioner Michael Hardeman
    Commissioner Francee Covington (arrived late)
     
    Chief of Department Joanne Hayes-White
     
    Mark Gonzales Deputy Chief – Operations
    Raemona Williams Deputy Chief – Administration
     
    Dan DeCossio Bureau of Fire Prevention
    Tony Rivera Support Services
    Rudy Castellanos Airport Division
     
     
    2. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
     
    Members of the public may address the Commission for up to three minutes on any matter within the Commission’s jurisdiction and does not appear on the agenda. Speakers shall address their remarks to the Commission as a whole and not to individual Commissioners or Department personnel. Commissioners are not to enter into debate or discussion with a speaker. The lack of a response by the Commissioners or Department personnel does not necessarily constitute agreement with or support of statements made during public comment.
     
    No one from the Public spoke.
     
    3. PRESENTATION OF RETIREMENT CERTIFICATES [Discussion]
    Presentation of Retirement Certificates to members of the San Francisco Fire Department that have retired from the San Francisco Fire Department between January 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016.
     
    President Cleaveland welcomed everyone in the audience and thanked the retired members for their dedicated service to the San Francisco Fire Department.  Vice President Nakajo and Commissioner Hardeman acknowledged the retired members and praised the hard work they gave to the Department.  President Cleaveland asked the members who were present to come forward and give a brief description of their most memorable experiences while working for the Department.  The following retired members spoke:
     
    Andres Birkoff, David Chavez, Daniel Dunnigan, Melissa Fields, Alan Harvey, Michael Delane and George Nonomura.
     
    Chief Hayes-White acknowledged the retired members and their families and friends in the audience and thanked them for their dedicated service to the San Francisco Fire Department and wished them well in the years to come.  She acknowledged the Commission for recognizing the retirees.
     
    Chief Hayes-White presented Retirement Certificates to the above retirees and photos were taken.
     
    4. ADJOURNMENT
     
    President Cleaveland adjourned the meeting at 2:30 p.m.