City and County of San Francisco
Budget and Finance Committee
Legislative Chamber, City Hall, Room 250
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting
Members: Aaron Peskin, Tom Ammiano, Bevan Dufty
Clerk: Victor Young (415) 554-7723
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Each member of the public will be allotted the same maximum number of minutes to speak as set by the Chair at the beginning of each item, excluding City representatives, except that public speakers using translation assistance will be allowed to testify for twice the amount of the public testimony time limit. If simultaneous translation services are used, speakers will be governed by the public testimony time limit applied to speakers not requesting translation assistance. Members of the public who want a document placed on the overhead for display should clearly state such and subsequently remove the document when they want the screen to return to live coverage of the meeting. |
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080051 |
[Emergency contract to design and install permanent high voltage electrical distribution system at San Francisco General Hospital] |
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Resolution approving an emergency public work contract under San Francisco Administrative Code section 6.60, to install a new, permanent high voltage electrical distribution system at San Francisco General Hospital. (Public Works Department)
(Fiscal Impact.)
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1/2/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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080052 |
[Airport Lease and Operating Agreement] |
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Resolution approving the exercise of the second of five one-year options to extend the term of Smarte Carte, Inc.'s Luggage Cart Lease and Operating Agreement No. 01-0343. (Airport Commission)
(Fiscal Impact.)
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1/2/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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080056 |
[Approving a modified term in excess of ten years for Consultant Contract ENEN99000032-01 with TRC-Imbsen & Associates, for services related to the Fourth Street Bridge] |
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Resolution approving a modified term in excess of ten years for Consultant Contract ENEN99000032-01with TRC-Imbsen for design professional services related to the Fourth Street Bridge Seismic Retrofit and Rehabilitation project, under Charter Section 9.118(b). (Public Works Department)
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1/3/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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080057 |
[Reserved Funds, Department of Public Works] |
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Hearing to consider release of Department of Public Works' reserved TEA21 Demonstration Funds (File No. 021647, Resolution No. 773-02) in the amount of $552,445 (Federal Project No. HP21L-5934(115)), for environmental studies and design of an access route linking Hunters Point shipyard to U.S. Highway 101. (Public Works Department)
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1/7/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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080034 |
[Worker's Comp Clinic at SF General Hospital] |
Supervisor Mirkarimi |
Hearing regarding the closure of the Worker's Comp Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital.
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1/8/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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1/16/08, TRANSFERRED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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071616 |
[Reserved Funds, Department of Human Resources] |
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Hearing to consider release of reserved funds, Department of Human Resources fiscal year 2006-07 Budget, in the amount of $5,000,523 for the implementation of the City's new human resource management and payroll system. (Human Resources Department)
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11/29/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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12/12/07, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers. Micki Callahan, Director, Human Resources. |
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1/16/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers:Micki Callahan, Director, Human Resources; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Ed Harrington, Controller; Michael Seville, Local 21. Continued to January 30, 2008. |
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071526 |
[Public Employment - Entertainment Commission] |
Supervisors Dufty, Alioto-Pier, Daly |
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 175-07 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY 2007-2008) to reflect the addition of one position (.33 FTE) Class 0923 - Manager II in the Entertainment Commission for the Office of Special Events.
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11/6/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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1/16/08, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller; Nani Coloretti, Mayor's Budget Director; Terrance Allen, Commissioner, Entertainment Commission; Audrey Joseph; Chief Makini, Police Dept.; Debra Newman, Budget Analyst's Office; Robert Kowal; John Barbey. 01/16/08 - Amendment of the whole bearing a new title. |
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1/16/08, CONTINUED AS AMENDED. Continued to January 30, 2008. |
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080092 |
[De-appropriating $45,612 from Economic and Workforce Development and Appropriating $45,612 for Special Events Promotion in the Entertainment Commission for Fiscal Year 2007-2008] |
Supervisors Dufty, Alioto-Pier, Daly |
Ordinance de-appropriating $45,612 of Community Based Organization Services from the Department of Economic and Workforce Development, and appropriating $45,612 for one 0923 Manager II position (0.33 FTE) for special events promotion in the Entertainment Commission for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.
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1/15/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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080124 |
[Department of Elections amendment to current voting systems contract with Sequoia Voting Systems, Inc.] |
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Resolution approving an amendment to the existing contract between the City and County of San Francisco, through its Department of Elections, and Sequoia Voting Systems, Inc., to pay Sequoia $1,130,000 rather than transfer to Sequoia the City's AutoMARK ballot marking devices, in connection with a settlement of litigation by the City against Elections System & Software involving those devices. (Elections Department)
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1/18/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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Pending introduction at Board meeting on 1/29/08. |
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Conference with City Attorney |
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[Convene in Closed Session - Existing Litigation - City as Plaintiff and/or Defendant] Motion that the Budget and Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City Attorney for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving advice from, the City Attorney regarding the following existing lawsuits and claims in which proposed settlements are being considered by the Committee. Government Code 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section Section 67.10(d) permit this closed session. Discussion in open session concerning these matters would likely and unavoidably prejudice the position of the City in the pending lawsuits and/or claims listed below. |
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080123 |
[Settlement of lawsuit and appropriating a portion of the proceeds - Department of Elections] |
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Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco, against Election Systems and Software, Inc., on November 20, 2007 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC 07-469371, entitled City and County of San Francisco, et al. v. Election Systems & Software, Inc, and appropriating $1,130,000.00 of the proceeds to the Department of Elections. (City Attorney)
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1/18/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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Pending introduction at Board meeting on 1/29/08. |
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After a closed session, if one occurs, the Committee shall adopt a motion either to disclose or not to disclose. |
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Deputy City Attorney Cheryl Adams reported that the Rules Committee has met in closed session with the City Attorney, under the provisions of Government Code Section 54956.9 (a) and Administrative Code Section 67.8 (3), for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving advice from, the City Attorney regarding settlements in the lawsuits or claims listed above. |
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[Elect To Disclose] Motion that the Committee finds it is in the public interest to disclose information discussed in closed session, and directs the Chair immediately to disclose that information. |
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[Elect Not to Disclose] Motion that the Committee finds that it is in the best interest of the public that the Committee elect at this time not to disclose its closed session deliberations listed above. |
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION |
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NOTE: Persons unable to attend the meeting may submit to the City, by the time the proceedings begin, written comments regarding the agenda items above. These comments will be made a part of the official public record and shall be brought to the attention of the Board of Supervisors. Any written comments should be sent to: Committee Clerk of the Budget and Finance Committee, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102 by 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the hearing. Comments which cannot be delivered to the committee clerk by that time may be taken directly to the hearing at the location above |
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LEGISLATION UNDER THE 30-DAY RULE |
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(Not to be considered at this meeting) |
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Rule 5.40 provides that when an ordinance or resolution is introduced which would CREATE OR REVISE MAJOR CITY POLICY, the committee to which the legislation is assigned shall not consider the legislation until at least thirty days after the date of introduction. The provisions of this rule shall not apply to the routine operations of the departments of the City or when a legal time limit controls the hearing timing. In general, the rule shall not apply to hearings to consider subject matter when no legislation has been presented, nor shall the rule apply to resolutions which simply URGE action to be taken. |
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There are no items currently pending under the 30 day rule. |
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| Meeting Procedures |
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The Board of Supervisors is the Legislative Body of the City and County of San Francisco. The Board has several standing Committees where ordinances and resolutions are the subject of hearings at which members of the public are urged to testify. The full Board does not hold a second public hearing on measures which have been heard in committee.
Board procedures do not permit: 1) persons in the audience at a Committee meeting to vocally express support or opposition to statements by Supervisors or by other persons testifying;2) ringing and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices; 3) signs to be brought into the meeting or displayed in the room; 4) standing in the meeting room.
Citizens are encouraged to testify at Committee meetings and to write letters to the Clerk of a Committee or to its members, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102.
USING LAPTOP COMPUTERS FOR PRESENTATIONS: Please contact City Hall Media Services at (415) 554-4933 to coordinate the use of laptop computers for presentations at the meeting. Computers to be used are required to be tested in advance. The presenter should arrive 30 minutes prior to the meeting to connect and test their computer.
THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT CITY HALL, ROOM 244, RECEPTION DESK. Agendas are available on the internet at www.sfgov.org/site/bdsupvrs_index.asp?id=4383
Board meetings are cablecast on SF Cable 26. For video tape copies and scheduling call (415) 554-4188.
Requests for language interpreters at a meeting must be received at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to help ensure availability. Contact Madeleine Licavoli at (415) 554-7722.
AVISO EN ESPA¥OL: La solicitud para un traductor en una reunion debe recibirse antes de mediodia de el viernes anterior a la reunion. Llame a Erasmo Vazquez (415) 554-4909. |
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| Disability Access |
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The Legislative Chamber (Room 250) and the Committee Room (Room 263) in City Hall are wheelchair accessible.
Meetings are real-time captioned and are cablecast open-captioned on SF Cable 26. Assistive listening devices for the Legislative Chamber are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244. Assistive listening devices for the Committee Room are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244 or in the Committee Room. To request sign language interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations, please contact Madeleine Licavoli at (415) 554-7722 or (415) 554-5227 (TTY). Requests made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting will help to ensure availability.
The nearest accessible BART station is Civic Center (Market/Grove/Hyde Streets). Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the J, K, L, M, N, and T (Civic Center or Van Ness Stations). MUNI bus lines serving the area are the 47 Van Ness, 9 San Bruno, and the 6, 7, 71 Haight/Noriega. For more information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142.
There is accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall at Civic Center Plaza and adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex. Accessible curbside parking is available on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place and Grove Street.
In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to perfumes and various other chemical-based scented products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals. |
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| Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance |
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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 people's review. For 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 Frank Darby by mail to Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102 by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-7854 or by email at sotf@sfgov.org
Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by contacting Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine |
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| Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements |
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| 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 Sec. 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 www.sfgov.org/ethics |
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