City and County of San Francisco
Budget and Finance Committee
Legislative Chamber, Second Floor, Room 250
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, March 8, 2006
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting
Members: Chris Daly, Bevan Dufty, Aaron Peskin, Ross Mirkarimi, Sean Elsbernd
Clerk: Victor Young
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If a quorum of the Board of Supervisors members is present, Supervisor Daly will hold a Special Board of Supervisors meeting to discuss items on the March 8, 2006 Budget and Finance Committee Agenda. |
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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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060079 |
[Lease of Real Property at One South Van Ness Avenue] |
Mayor |
Resolution authorizing the lease of approximately 66,565 square feet of space at One South Van Ness Avenue for the Municipal Transportation Agency and the City and County of San Francisco's 311 Call Center.
(Fiscal impact.)
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1/24/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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3/1/06, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ed Lee, City Administrator; Ben Rosenfield, City Administrator's Office; Hedie Tse, 311 Project Director; Chris Vien, Director, DTIS; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Monique Zmuda, Controller's Office; male speaker; Pam Katz, Emergency Communications. Continued to March 8, 2006. |
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060131 |
[Modification of Easement Deed] |
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Resolution approving a modification to an existing Easement Deed between Pacific Gas & Electric Company, a California public utility, and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Public Utilities Commission ( SFPUC ) for the realignment of an existing gas line on City land under the jurisdiction of the SFPUC located in Sunol, California. (Real Estate Department)
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1/30/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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050298 |
[Repealing Ordinance Number 72-04 Conditionally Designating 690 Market as a Landmark] |
Supervisor Peskin |
Ordinance Repealing Ordinance Number 72-04 Conditionally Designating 690 Market, the Chronicle Building, As Landmark No. 243 under Article 10 of the Planning Code.
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2/22/05, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
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2/25/05, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Department and Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board for review and recommendation. |
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3/3/05, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Exempt from CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2); non-physical exemption. |
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10/13/05, FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 5.37. |
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1/24/06, REACTIVATED PURSUANT TO RULE 5.23. Supervsor Peskin requested this matter be reactivated and placed on the Budget and Finance pending list. |
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1/24/06, ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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060081 |
[Minor Sidewalk Encroachments - Partial repeal of public right-of-way occupancy assessment fee] |
Supervisors Alioto-Pier, Dufty, Maxwell |
Ordinance amending Public Works Code Section 723.2 to repeal the public right-of-way occupancy assessment fee for specified minor sidewalk encroachments and to delineate those specified minor sidewalk encroachments for which the fee shall apply; and making repeal of the fee for specified encroachments set forth herein retroactive to August 29, 2005.
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1/24/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. 01/31/06 - Referred to Public Works. |
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2/8/06, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Rob Black, aide to Supervisor Alioto-Pier; Barbara Moy, Public Works; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney. Continued to March 1, 2006. |
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3/1/06, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. |
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3/1/06, CONTINUED AS AMENDED. Continued to March 8, 2006. |
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051924 |
[Establishing Maximum Work Hours For General Assistance Programs] |
Supervisors McGoldrick, Ammiano, Maxwell, Daly |
Ordinance amending Chapter 20, Article VII, to add Section 20.58.6 to provide that the maximum number of hours the Department may require General Assistance recipients to work shall be calculated by dividing the Maximum Monthly Assistance Grant under Section 20.57 of this Chapter by the hourly wage rate established under Section 12P.3(b)(3) of the Administrative Code and by amending Chapter 20, Article VIII, Section 20.77.6 to provide that the maximum number of hours of activities the Department of Human Services may require of participants in the Personal Assisted Employment Service Program shall be the same as required of General Assistance recipients.
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11/22/05, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 12/22/2005. |
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3/1/06, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Ammiano; Supervisor McGoldrick; Paul Zarefsky, Deputy City Attorney; Donna Levitt; Anne Kronenberg, Deputy Director, Public Health; female speaker; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Noelle Simmons, Mayor's Budget Office; Phil Arnold, Human Services; female speaker, translated; Robert Gustamante; Mark Guber; male speaker; Connie Ford; Mary Ruth Gross; Mia Chow; Frederick Hobson; Gordon Mar; Wilma Newsom; Bruce Halister; Jane Mosco; George Williams; Chip Corkent; Kelly Dougan, Local 2; Debbie Harman; female speaker; Mr. Kramer. |
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3/1/06, CONTINUED AS AMENDED. Continued to March 8, 2006. |
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060289 |
[Reserved Funds, Human Services Agency] |
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Hearing to consider release of reserved funds, Human Services Agency fiscal year 2005-06 budget, in the amount totaling $1,675,000 to fund the Department's Long Term Care Project. (Human Services Department)
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2/27/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. Department requests this item be calendared at the March 8, 2006 meeting. |
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060254 |
[Public Employment - Department of Public Health] |
Mayor |
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2004-05 (Annual Salary Ordinance No. 204-05 (Annual Salary Ordinance 2005/2006) to reflect the creation of one position in the Department of Public Health.
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2/28/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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060216 |
[To appropriate funding for San Francisco General Hospital operations and capital projects, Laguna Honda Hospital operations and Department of Public Health operations] |
Supervisors Daly, Mirkarimi |
Ordinance appropriating $14,366,156 to the Department of Public Health, including $7,777,353 in surplus health revenues from San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH), de-appropriating $740,000 in General Fund dollars from the SFGH Chiller and Generator capital project, $1,800,000 in transfer from PUC Mayor's Economic Conservation Account (MECA) Fund and $4,048,803 in Laguna Honda Hospital Medical In-Patient Revenue; and appropriating the $7,777,353 in surplus health revenues for SFGH salaries, non-personnel services, and capital improvements to the SFGH Service Building, and re-appropriating $740,000 to the Service Building Seismic Retrofit capital project, $1,800,000 for the SFGH Chiller/Generator project and appropriating $3,998,803 for salaries, and non-personnel at Laguna Honda Hospital and $50,000 in salaries at Department of Public Health.
(Fiscal impact.)
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2/14/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED 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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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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