City and County of San Francisco
Budget and Finance Committee
Legislative Chamber, City Hall, Room 250
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting
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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081415 |
[Approval of Port Lease for TCHO Ventures, Inc. at Pier 17] |
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Resolution approving Port Commission Lease No. L-14584 with TCHO Ventures, Inc. ( TCHO ) for a five (5) year term for certain real property located at Pier 17 in the City and County of San Francisco. (Port)
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10/31/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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081417 |
[Purchase of Real Property located at 5033 Third Street, San Francisco for the Public Library] |
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Resolution authorizing the execution and performance of an Agreement of Purchase and Sale for Real Estate between the City and County of San Francisco and Doug Wong and Pearl Yee Wong, husband and wife, as joint tenants (the "Seller"), for the purchase of real property and improvements located at 5027 – 5033 Third Street, San Francisco, to expand the Bayview/ Anna E Waden Branch Library of the San Francisco Public Library; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; and adopting findings that the conveyance is consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1. (Real Estate Department)
(Fiscal Impact.)
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11/10/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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081484 |
[WSIP Agreement No. CS-917, San Joaquin Regional Construction Management Services] |
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Resolution authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to award and execute the Water System Improvement Program-funded Professional Service Agreement No. CS-917, San Joaquin Regional Construction Management Services, with PMA Consultants LLC to provide Construction Management Services for the San Joaquin Regional Projects, for an amount not to exceed $28,000,000, pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 9.118. (Public Utilities Commission)
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11/24/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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081325 |
[Leases/permits between third parties and City departments] |
Supervisor McGoldrick |
Hearing on number, location, and effective date of, and reasons for leases or permits between third parties and City departments which are month to month, with responses from Department of Recreation and Park, Department of Real Estate and the San Francisco Port.
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10/21/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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081507 |
[Accept-Expend Federal Grant and amend Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2008-2009 - $1,024,467.00] |
Supervisor Elsbernd |
Ordinance authorizing the Police Department to retroactively accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $1,024,467.00 from the National Institute of Justice for a program entitled NIJ's 2008 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement Program, and amending the Annual Salary Ordinance to create grant-funded positions.
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11/25/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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081518 |
[Lease Financing For Library Projects] |
Mayor |
Resolution approving the form of and authorizing the distribution of a preliminary official statement relating to the issuance of City and County of San Francisco Finance Corporation lease revenue bonds and authorizing the preparation, execution and delivery of a final official statement; ratifying the approvals and terms and conditions of a previous ordinance; and related matters.
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11/25/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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081519 |
[Sale of San Francisco General Hospital Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2009A - Not to Exceed $136,000,000] |
Mayor |
Resolution authorizing and directing the sale of Not to Exceed $136,000,000 General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2009A in anticipation of the issuance of $136,000,000 General Obligation Bonds (San Francisco General Hospital Improvement Bonds, 2008), Series 2009A; Prescribing the Form and Terms of Said Notes; Providing For the Levy of a Tax To Pay the Interest and, if Applicable, the Principal Thereon; Authorizing the Execution, Authentication and Registration of Said Notes; Providing For the Appointment of Depositories and Other Agents For Said Notes; Providing For the Establishment of Accounts Related Thereto; Providing For the Manner of Sale of Said Notes, Whether By Competitive Sale or Negotiated Sale; Approving the Forms of Official Notice of Sale and Notice of Intention To Sell Notes; Directing the Publication of the Notice of Intention To Sell Notes; Approving the Form and Execution of the Note Purchase Agreement for the Sale of Said Notes; Approving the Form and Execution of the Official Statement Relating to the Sale of Said Notes; Approving the Form of the Continuing Disclosure Certificate; Approving Modifications To Documents; Ratifying Certain Actions Previously Taken; and Granting General Authority To City Officials To Take Necessary Actions In Connection With the Authorization, Issuance, Sale and Delivery of Said Notes.
(Fiscal Impact.)
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11/25/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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081520 |
[San Francisco General Hospital General Obligation Bond Issuance - Not to Exceed $887,400,000] |
Mayor |
Resolution Providing for the Issuance of Not to Exceed $887,400,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of City and County of San Francisco General Obligation Bonds (San Francisco General Hospital Improvement Bonds, 2008); Authorizing the Execution, Authentication and Registration of Said Bonds; Providing for the Levy of a Tax to Pay the Principal and Interest Thereof; Providing for the Appointment of Depositories and Other Agents for Said Bonds; Providing for the Establishment of Accounts Related Thereto; Ratifying Certain Actions Previously Taken; Adopting Findings Under the California Environmental Quality Act, ("CEQA"), CEQA Guidelines and San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 31, Including the Adoption of a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and a Statement Of Overriding Considerations; Finding that the Proposed Project Is In Conformity With the Priority Policies Of Planning Code Section 101.1(B) and With the General Plan Consistency Requirement Of Charter Section 4.105 and Administrative Code Section 2A.53; and Granting General Authority to City Officials to Take Necessary Actions In Connection With the Authorization, Issuance, Sale and Delivery of Said Bonds.
(Fiscal Impact.)
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11/25/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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081521 |
[Bond Sale of San Francisco General Hospital Improvement Bonds - Not To Exceed $136,000,000] |
Mayor |
Resolution Authorizing and Directing the Sale of Not To Exceed $136,000,000 General Obligation Bonds (San Francisco General Hospital Improvement Bonds, 2008), Series 2009A; Prescribing the Form and Terms of Said Bonds; Authorizing the Execution, Authentication and Registration of Said Bonds; Providing For the Appointment of Depositories and Other Agents For Said Bonds; Providing For the Establishment of Accounts Related Thereto; Providing For the Manner of Sale of Said Bonds, Whether by Competitive Sale or Negotiated Sale; Approving the Forms of Official Notice of Sale and Notice of Intention To Sell Bonds; Directing the Publication of the Notice of Intention To Sell Bonds; Approving the Form and Execution of the Bond Purchase Agreement Relating Thereto; Approving the Form and Execution of the Official Statement Relating To the Sale of Said Bonds; Approving the Form of the Continuing Disclosure Certificate; Approving Modifications To Documents; Ratifying Certain Actions Previously Taken; and Granting General Authority To City Officials To Take Necessary Actions In Connection With the Authorization, Issuance, Sale and Delivery of Said Bonds.
(Fiscal Impact.)
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11/25/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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081522 |
[Appropriating $136,000,000 of General Obligation Bonds for the San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center for the Department of Public Health for Fiscal Year 2008-2009] |
Mayor |
Ordinance appropriating $136,000,000 of General Obligation Bond Proceeds approved by voters under Proposition A in the November 2008 election authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds for the building or rebuilding and earthquake safety improvement of the San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center in the Department of Public Health for Fiscal Year 2008-2009.
(Fiscal Impact.)
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11/25/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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081523 |
[General Obligation Bond Short-Term Indebtedness] |
Mayor |
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Article 43.11, Sections 43.11.1 through 43.11.5, to authorize the issuance of short-term indebtedness in anticipation of the issuance of general obligation bonds authorized by the voters.
(Fiscal Impact.)
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11/25/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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081524 |
[Accept-Expend Federal Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grants - $10,000,000] |
Mayor |
Resolution authorizing the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), as fiscal agent for multiple local jurisdictions, to retroactively accept and expend Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program awards in the amount of $10,000,000 from the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the California Office of Homeland Security (OHS), for regional catastrophic preparedness for the period September 1, 2008 through August 31, 2010.
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11/25/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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081438 |
[Assessments and property tax collection in the Office of Assessor Recorder] |
Supervisor McGoldrick |
Hearing to discuss backlog of assessments and property tax collection in the Office of Assessor Recorder.
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11/18/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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081439 |
[Permit review and issuance at the Planning Department and Department of Building Inspection] |
Supervisor McGoldrick |
Hearing to discuss backlog of permit review and issuance at the Planning Department and Department of Building Inspection, and to recommend methods of expedition and prioritization.
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11/18/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
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11/21/08, TRANSFERRED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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081437 |
[Mayor's Current Budget Instructions, Mid-Year Cuts and next year's Budget process] |
Supervisor McGoldrick |
Hearing on the Mayor's Current Budget Instructions, Mid-Year Cuts and next year's Budget process.
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11/18/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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12/3/08, CONTINUED. Continued to December 10, 2008. |
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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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The 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/bos_meetings
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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