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February 13, 2008

City and County of San Francisco
Budget and Finance Committee

Legislative Chamber, City Hall, Room 250

Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting


Members: Aaron Peskin, Tom Ammiano, Bevan Dufty

Clerk: Victor Young (415) 554-7723


Meeting Convened

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.


AGENDA CHANGES


REGULAR AGENDA

1. 080188 [Hiring of Recreation Directors] Supervisors Ammiano, Dufty, Peskin, Daly
Resolution urging the Mayor to reinstate hiring of all vacant Recreation Director positions.

2/5/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

2. 080079 [Airport Environmental Review]
Resolution adopting CEQA Findings Related to the Terminal 2/ Boarding Area D Renovation Project at San Francisco International Airport. (Airport Commission)

1/11/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

3. 080098 [Appropriating $55,000,000 of Commercial Paper revenue for Terminal Improvements T2 Boarding Area D renovations at the San Francisco Airport for Fiscal Year 2007-2008] Mayor
Ordinance appropriating $55,000,000 of commercial paper revenues for Renovations to the terminal two boarding area D at the San Francisco Airport for Fiscal Year 2007-2008. (Mayor)

(Fiscal Impact.)

1/15/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

4. 071671 [De-appropriating $50,000 Golden Gate Park Stables General Fund project and Re-appropriating $50,000 for Golf Course Recreational Study at Recreation and Park for Fiscal Year 2007-2008] Supervisor McGoldrick
Ordinance de-appropriating $50,000 of General Fund from the Golden Gate Park Stables Project and re-appropriating $50,000 of General Fund for a Recreational Opportunity Study at San Francisco Golf Courses in the Department of Recreation and Park for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.

12/11/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

5. 071616 [Reserved Funds, Department of Human Resources]
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)

11/29/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
12/12/07, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers. Micki Callahan, Director, Human Resources.
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.
1/30/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Micki Callahan, Director, Human Resources; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Douglas Yep; Supervisor Mirkarimi (present). Continued to February 13, 2008.

6. 080088 [DPH Report on Drug-Resistant USA300 Strain of Staph Infection] Supervisors Dufty, Ammiano, Maxwell, Alioto-Pier
Hearing on the growing incidence of infection by a drug-resistant strain of the staphylococcus bacteria called "USA300." Report from Department of Public Health and San Francisco General Hospital on current epidemiology of the strain, as well as any plans to incorporate this information into San Francisco's prevention and treatment modules targeted to gay men and/or others.

1/15/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

7. 071552 [Approving Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) Agreement]
Resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. CS-765 of the San Francisco Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) - Program/Project/Pre-Construction Management Services with Parsons Water and Infrastructure. (Public Utilities Commission)

(Supervisor Daly dissented in committee)
(Fiscal Impact.)

11/9/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

8. 080187 [Controller's 6-Month Budget Status Report for FY 2007-08] Supervisor Peskin
Hearing on the Controller's 6-Month Budget Status Report for FY 2007-08.

2/5/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

9. 080146 [Status of the Environmental Impact Report for San Francisco General Hospital] Supervisor Daly
Hearing to consider the status of the Environmental Impact Report in preparation for the San Francisco General Hospital Rebuild.

1/29/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.
2/6/08, TRANSFERRED to Budget and Finance Committee.

10. 080209 [FY 2008-09 Draft Budget for the Board of Supervisors]
Hearing on the Draft FY 2008-09 Board of Supervisors Budget. (Clerk of the Board)

2/5/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

ADJOURNMENT

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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


LEGISLATION UNDER THE 30-DAY RULE


(Not to be considered at this meeting)
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.

11. 080096 [Authorizing a gate fee surcharge for alternate fuel vehicles put into service as taxicabs prior to 2011; requiring that all vehicles put into service as taxicabs in 2011 and after be Supervisor Sandoval
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by adding Section 1135.3, to authorize a graduated surcharge on the gate fee for new alternate fuel vehicles put into service as San Francisco taxicabs during the next three years, and requiring that all vehicles put into service as San Francisco taxicabs after January 1, 2011 be alternate fuel vehicles.

Economic Impact

1/15/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 2/14/2008.

Meeting Procedures
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.

Disability Access
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.

Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance
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

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
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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