City and County of San Francisco
Budget and Finance Committee
Legislative Chamber, City Hall, Room 250
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
1:00 PM
Regular Agenda
Members: Jake McGoldrick, Sean Elsbernd, Ross Mirkarimi
Clerk: Victor Young (415) 554-7723
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Note: Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following documents: 1) Legislation 2) Budget Analyst report 3) Legislative Analyst report |
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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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081345 |
[Lease Financing for Library Projects] |
Mayor |
Ordinance approving the issuance and sale of lease revenue bonds to finance various projects under the Branch Library Improvement Program, as further described herein; approving the form of a Facilities Lease by and between the City and County of San Francisco Finance Corporation (the "Corporation") and the City and County of San Francisco (the "City") relating to certain real property described herein; approving the form of a Master Lease by and between the Corporation and the City; approving the form of a Master Trust Agreement by and between the Corporation and a trustee (including certain indemnities contained therein); authorizing the selection of a trustee; approving the form of an Assignment Agreement by and between the Corporation and a trustee; approving the form of an Official Notice of Sale and a Notice of Intention to Sell the lease revenue bonds; directing the publication of the Notice of Intention to Sell the lease revenue bonds; approving the form of a Purchase Contract and authorizing the appointment of one or more underwriters for the lease revenue bonds; approving the form of an Official Statement in preliminary and final form and directing the Controller to return to the Board at a later date with a revised official statement; approving the form of a Continuing Disclosure Certificate; authorizing the payment of cost of issuance; authorizing the reimbursement of certain expenditures; granting general authority to City officials to take certain actions in connection with the lease revenue bonds; approving modifications to documents; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and findings pursuant to City Planning Code Section 101.1 and City Administrative Code Section 2A.53; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith.
(Fiscal Impact.)
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10/21/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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081343 |
[Appropriating $34,755,000 of bond sale proceeds and Library Preservation Fund balance for improvements and construction of San Francisco Public Library Facilities in Fiscal Year 2008-2009] |
Mayor |
Ordinance appropriating $34,755,000 of bond sale proceeds, unappropriated fund balance and unappropriated general reserve for improvements and construction of San Francisco Public Library Facilities in Fiscal Year 2008-2009. Place Controller's Reserve on $33,955,000 of the bond sale proceeds pending sale of the bond.
(Fiscal Impact.)
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10/21/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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081344 |
[Appropriating $13,222,746 of State Proposition 1B Revenue for Street Resurfacing Projects in the Department of Public Works for Fiscal Year 2008-2009] |
Mayor, Supervisor Elsbernd |
Ordinance appropriating $13,222,746 of FY 2008-09 State Proposition 1B Local Streets and Roads Improvement funds for road maintenance and resurfacing projects in the Department of Public Works for Fiscal Year 2008-2009. The department will use the funds to implement road maintenance and resurfacing projects at various locations.
(Fiscal Impact.)
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10/21/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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081384 |
[Transfer of Responsibilities for Court Facilities] |
Mayor |
Resolution authorizing the transfer of responsibilities for the court facilities at 375 Woodside Avenue and 850 Bryant Street and the agreement to make ongoing payments of fixed court facility payments following such transfers to the State of California equal to $78,275 per year, adjusted by an inflation index, for 375 Woodside Avenue and $888,331 per year, adjusted by an inflation index, for 850 Bryant Street.
(Fiscal Impact.)
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10/28/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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080846 |
[Limit on non-profit executive director salaries funded by City grants or contracts] |
Supervisor McGoldrick |
Ordinance limiting the use of City funds for non-profit executive director salaries.
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6/24/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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081283 |
[Approving an Amendment to the Western Addition A-2 Redevelopment Plan to Extend the Redevelopment Agency's Time for Issuing and Repaying Debt and to Suspend the Limit on Total Tax Increment Revenue for Affordable Housing Development] |
Supervisor Mirkarimi |
Ordinance approving an amendment to the Western Addition A-2 Redevelopment Plan to extend both the time for issuance of debt and the receipt of tax increment by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and to suspend the limit on the total number of dollars of tax increment revenue that may be received by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency under the Plan in order to continue financing Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund activities under the Plan.
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10/7/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
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11/6/08, TRANSFERRED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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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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081328 |
[Recreation and Park Department - Marina Small Craft Harbor Fees] |
Supervisor Alioto-Pier |
Ordinance making environmental findings and amending San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, Section 12.11 to increase the West Harbor berth rental fees in fiscal year 2012-2013, or upon completion of the West Harbor renovations.
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10/21/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 11/20/2008. 11/04/08 - Referred to Planning for determination of environmental impact. 11/4/08 - Referred to the Small Business Commission and the Recreation and Park Dept. for review and comment. |
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081337 |
[Pre-Tax Bicycle Commuting Benefits] |
Supervisor Mirkarimi |
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Environment Code by amending Section 421 to add the option of qualified bicycle commuting reimbursements to the tax free commuter benefits San Francisco employers are required to offer under existing law; and making environmental findings.
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10/21/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 11/20/2008. 11/5/08 - Referred to Planning for determination of environmental impact. |
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| Meeting Procedures |
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| Disability Access |
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