Bureau of Household Goods and Services Board Meeting

BUSINESS, CONSUMER SERVICES AND HOUSING AGENCY  •   GAVIN NEWSOM, GOVERNOR 
DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS • BUREAU OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND SERVICES 
4244 South Market Court, Suite D, Sacramento, CA 95834 
P (916) 999-2041 | F (916) 921-7279 | www.bhgs.dca.ca.gov 
BUREAU OF HOUSEHOLD GOOD AND SERVICES 
ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING 
NOTICE and AGENDA 
IN-PERSON AND TELECONFERENCE MEETING 
Wednesday, January 18, 2023, 10:00 am
Until the Completion of Business 
Meeting Location:
Department of Consumer Affairs – HQ 1 Hearing Room 
1625 North Market Blvd, Room 102 
Sacramento, CA 95834 
Important Notices to the Public: The Bureau of Household Goods and Services (Bureau)
will hold a public meeting both in-person and via a teleconference platform. 
Note: The Bureau will endeavor to provide reliable means for members of the public to participate 
remotely; however, in the unlikely event that the remote means fails, the meeting may continue in 
person. For this reason, members of the public are advised to consider attending the meeting in 
person in order to ensure their participation during the meeting. 
To participate in the WebEx Events meeting, please log on this website the day of the 
meeting: 
https://dca-meetings.webex.com/dca-meetings/j.php?MTID=m0e4aaad4b84be86c6975f3a8e94ee01d 
Event number: 2485 200 5407 
Event password: BHGS01182023 
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTICIPATION: Please see the instructions attached here to 
observe and participate in the meeting using WebEx from a Microsoft Windows-based PC. 
Members of the public may but are not obligated to provide their names or personal information 
as a condition of observing or participating in the meeting. When signing into the WebEx platform, 
participants may be asked for their name and email address. Participants who choose not to 
provide their names will be required to provide a unique identifier such as their initials or another 
alternative, so that the meeting moderator can identify individuals who wish to make public 
comment; participants who choose not to provide their email address may utilize a fictitious email 
address in the following sample format: XXXXX@mailinator.com. 
Public comments will be limited to three minutes unless, in the discretion of Bureau Chief, 
circumstances require a shorter period. Members of the public will not be permitted to “yield” their 
allotted time to other members of the public to make comments. 
As an alternative, members of the public who wish to observe the meeting without making public 
comment can do so (provided no unforeseen technical difficulties) at 
https://thedcapage.wordpress.com/webcasts/. 
Bureau of Household Goods and Services 
Advisory Council Agenda – January 18, 2023 
Teleconference/Audio Conference Option: 
US Toll +1-415-655-0001 
Access code: 248 520 05407 
Passcode: 24470118 
Advisory Council Members: 
Pascal Benyamini, Industry 
Burt Grimes, Industry 
Tom Keepers, Industry 
Donald Lucas, Public 
Sara Oakley, Industry 
Dan Rhodes, Industry 
Toby Taylor, Industry 
Steve Weitekamp, Industry 
Agenda items may be taken out of order. Times stated are approximate and subject to change. 
Agenda order is tentative and subject to change at the discretion of the Advisory Council. 
Pursuant to Government Code section 11125.7, the Advisory Council provides the opportunity for 
the public to address each agenda item during discussion or consideration by the Advisory 
Council. Total time allocated for public comment on particular issues may be limited. Individuals 
may appear to discuss items not on the agenda; however, the Advisory Council may not discuss 
any matter not included in this agenda. (Government Code sections 11125, 11125.7(a)). 
The Bureau plans to webcast this meeting at https://thedcapage.blog/webcasts/. Webcast 
availability cannot, however, be guaranteed due to limited resources or technical difficulties. The 
meeting will not be cancelled if webcast is not available. 
The meeting is accessible to the disabled. A p