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City and County of San Francisco

April 26, 2006

City and County of San Francisco

Budget and Finance Committee

City Hall, Legislative Chamber, 2nd Floor, Room 250

seal of the city and county of sf

Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting

Members: Chris Daly, Bevan Dufty, Aaron Peskin, Ross Mirkarimi, Sean Elsbernd

Clerk: Victor Young

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 April 26, 2006 Budget and Finance Committee Agenda.

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. 060409 [Apply For-Accept-Expend Federal Funding - Community Development Block Grant] Mayor
Resolution approving the 2006/07 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City's 2006/07 Community Development Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) together with Program Income, totaling $25,151,655; and approving an Expenditure Schedule.
4/3/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
4/19/06, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Mr. Blackwell, Mayor's Office of Community Development; Matthew Franklin, Director, Mayor's Office of Housing; Harvey Rose; Jaedon Schwartz; Jaden; Mercedes Gibson; Mimi Lestor; Denny David; Margaret Brodkin, Director, Children Youth and Their Families; males speaker; Dr. Norma Tecson; Francisco DaCosta; Dean Preston, Tederloin Housing Clinic; Ruby Harris; Nguyen Stanton; Nobby Cheng; Janie Wu; Billy Lao; Randy Shaw, Tederloin Housing Clinic; Luis Granados; Peg Stevenson, Controller's Office. 4/19/26 - Amended to add $5,500 to the Eviction Prevention Programs to be funded from the Administrative Funds. Continued to April 26, 2006.

2. 060413 [Apply For-Accept-Expend Federal Funding - Emergency Shelter Grants Program] Mayor
Resolution approving the 2006/07 Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Program; and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City's 2006/07 Emergency Shelter Grant entitlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $928,391; and approving the expenditure schedule for recipient agencies.

(Fiscal impact.)
4/3/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
4/19/06, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Mr. Blackwell, Mayor's Office of Community Development; Matthew Franklin, Director, Mayor's Office of Housing; Harvey Rose; Jaedon Schwartz; Jaden; Mercedes Gibson; Mimi Lestor; Denny David; Margaret Brodkin, Director, Children Youth and Their Families; males speaker; Dr. Norma Tecson; Francisco DaCosta; Dean Preston, Tederloin Housing Clinic; Ruby Harris; Nguyen Stanton; Nobby Cheng; Janie Wu; Billy Lao; Randy Shaw, Tederloin Housing Clinic; Luis Granados; Peg Stevenson, Controller's Office. Continued to April 26, 2006.

3. 060419 [Apply For-Accept-Expend Federal Funding - HOME Program] Mayor
Resolution approving the 2006/07 HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Program; and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City's 2006/07 HOME Program entitlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Reprogrammed Funds, totaling $15,016,330, and placing $5,000,000 on reserve for new family rental housing; and approving an Expenditure Schedule.

(Fiscal impact.)
4/3/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
4/19/06, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.
4/19/06, CONTINUED AS AMENDED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Mr. Blackwell, Mayor's Office of Community Development; Matthew Franklin, Director, Mayor's Office of Housing; Harvey Rose; Jaedon Schwartz; Jaden; Mercedes Gibson; Mimi Lestor; Denny David; Margaret Brodkin, Director, Children Youth and Their Families; males speaker; Dr. Norma Tecson; Francisco DaCosta; Dean Preston, Tederloin Housing Clinic; Ruby Harris; Nguyen Stanton; Nobby Cheng; Janie Wu; Billy Lao; Randy Shaw, Tederloin Housing Clinic; Luis Granados; Peg Stevenson, Controller's Office. 04/26/06 - Amendment of the whole bearing a new title. Continued to April 26, 2006.

4. 060098 [Reserved Funds, Department of Human Resources]
Hearing to consider release of reserved funds, Department of Human Resources fiscal year 2005-06 budget, in the amount of $150,000 for consulting services to review and improve the City's outdated Classification Plan. (Human Resources Department)
1/23/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

5. 051919 [San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance] Supervisors Ammiano, Daly, Mirkarimi, Dufty, Ma, McGoldrick, Maxwell, Peskin
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code to add Chapter 14, Sections 14.1 through 14.8, to provide health care security for San Francisco residents by creating a public health access program for the uninsured, requiring employer paid health expenditures, identifying options for how an employer may make such expenditures, creating an advisory health access working group, and setting an operative date.

(Economic Impact)
11/22/05, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 12/22/2005. 06/23/06 - Economic Impact Report received.
12/22/05, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Small Business Commission for comment and recommendation.
2/1/06, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Ammiano; Dr. Mitch Katz, Director, Public Health; Jean Fraiser, SF Health Authority; Tim Paulson, SF Labor Council; Paul Sonn; Mike Casey, Local 2; Steve Faulk, SF Chamber of Commerce; Kevin Westlye, Golden Gate Restaurant Association; Michael O'Conner; David Grant, Senior Action Network; Ken Jacobs; Nathan Nayman; male speaker; Scott Ahi; Mira, Young Workers United; female speaker, Young Workers United, Jenne Stella, Young Workers United; Jason Lockwood, Young Workers United; Daniel Chan, Young Worker United; Bruce Livingston; Dr. Christine Dehlendorf, Chief of Family Practice at SF General; male speaker; Craig Stole; Richard Rosen; Karen Lindsay; Dr. Ted Winn; Bill Sable, UFCW 648; Michael Lyon; Ron Silverstein; Andrew Gillian; Helen Hobbs; Connie Ford, Local 3; Jessica Rosegarden; Lourie Thomas; Ken Zenkell; male speaker; Linda McGellen; Greg Harris; Susan Lieger; Mark Pastore; Amanda Chapor; Don Bestier; Ms. Zmada; Patricia Rosen; Ronald Timberlake; Robert Haaland, Local 790; Karl Kramer, Living Wage Coalition; Richard Ow; Denise D'Anne; Rosabella Safont; Mark Klaiman; Michael Nulty; Zandra Elezanto; Evan Martinez; Bruce Allison; Andrew Bennett; male speaker.
2/1/06, CONTINUED AS AMENDED. Continued to February 15, 2006.
2/15/06, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Ammiano; Tim Paulson; Debbie Lerman; John Becker; Andrew Gillan; Karen Goore; Bruce Livingston; Arti Smitt; female speaker; Mary Ruth-Gross, United Health Care Workers West; Dan Schrouder; Sharron Long; Cindy Fasler; Kevin Westlye; Connie Ford, Local 3; male speaker; Kelley Clements; Decel Desada; Steve Falk, President, Chamber of Commerce; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney. 02/15/06 - Amendment of the whole as further amended bearing a new title.
2/15/06, CONTINUED AS AMENDED. Continued to March 1, 2006.
3/1/06, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Ammiano; female speaker; Tim Paulson; Dan Schrouder; Kevin Lesley; Mary Lou Gross. Continued to March 15, 2006.
3/1/06, CONTINUED AS AMENDED. Continued as amended to March 15, 2006.
3/15/06, CONTINUED. Continued to March 29, 2006.
3/29/06, CONTINUED. Continued to April 12, 2006.
4/12/06, CONTINUED. Continued to April 26, 2006.

6. 060247 [Minimum Wage Implementation and Enforcement] Supervisors Maxwell, Ammiano, Daly, Mirkarimi, McGoldrick
Ordinance expanding the powers and duties of the Office of Labor Standard Enforcement to implement and enforce the Minimum Wage Ordinance.
2/28/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
3/3/06, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Department and Small Business Commission.
3/7/06, TRANSFERRED to Budget and Finance Committee. 03/30/06 - Fee ad placed for the 4/12/06 meeting.
3/10/06, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Exempt from CEQA guidelines 15273(a).
4/12/06, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Maxwell; Rich Waller, Office of Labor Standards Enforcement; David Augustine; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Lily Wu (translated from Chinese); Alex Tom, Chinese Progressive Association; Yo Chi Woo (translated from Chinese); Eloise Lee; Terry Valen, Philipino Center; Rita Wong, Asian Art Cacus; Alec Costerner; Local 2; Raymond Yuen; Elisia Swratz; Robert Holland, Local 7; Jim Lazarus, SF Chamber of Commerce; Marci Seville; Dan Scherotter; Mr. Mcgonya (translated from Spanish), Day Labor Program; Ms. Mersates, Day Labor Program; Stephen Cornell; Small Business Advocates; Matt, Young Workers United; Julio Loyola (translated from Spanish); David Scholl; Hilary Ronen, Day Labor Program; Mr. Leslie, Restaurant Association; Leon Chow, Chinese Progressive Association; Jill Shenker; Mathew Garron, Employment Law Center; Micgael O'Conner, Small Minded Business Commission; Matthew Goldberg; Mr. Coleman; Ace Washington; Francisco DaCosta; Todd Rydstrom, Controller's Office.

7. 060420 [Release of Reserved Funds, Department of Public Health]
Hearing to consider the release of reserved funds, Department of Public Health in the amount of $39,026 for outreach and case management to increase access to mental health services for Filipino youth and their families. (Public Health Department)
4/4/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

8. 060256 [Sale of real property located at Broadway and Sansome Streets (235-295 Broadway) (Assessor's Block 165 Lot 21) to Redevelopment Agency for $1,500,000.00 and appropriating the sales proceeds Supervisor Peskin
Ordinance approving the sale of real property located at Broadway and Sansome Streets (235-295 Broadway) (Assessor's Block 165 Lot 21) to the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco (the "Agency") for $1,500,000.00; authorizing the Director of Property to enter into an Agreement for the Sale of Real Property with the Agency for the sale of such real property for the development of affordable housing and appropriating $1,500,000.00 of the sales proceeds to the Department of Public Works for roadway maintenance of the Embarcadero.

(Fiscal impact.)
2/28/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

9. 060338 [Sale of Surplus Property -107 24th Ave.]
Resolution confirming the sale of surplus City-owned property located at 107 24th Avenue (Lots 39 and 40 in Assessor's Block 1334) at public auction and authorizing the Director of Property to execute deeds to the successful bidders. (Real Estate Department)
3/22/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
4/19/06, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Heard in Committee. Barry Daryl, Public Utilities Committee, Real Estate; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Peter Braston; Francisco DaCosta; female speaker; Peter Winkelstein; male speaker; Joanne Lindeke; Jeek Berkowitz; John Rizzo, Sierra Club; Jeffrey Shuman Shoeman; Joan Jorado; Kimberley Jones; Tom Mafer. 4/19/06 - Amendment of the whole bearing a new title.
4/19/06, CONTINUED AS AMENDED. Continued to April 26, 2006.

10. 060473 [Appropriating $148,713,421 of bond proceeds to fund the Water System Improvement Program at San Francisco Public Utilities Commission] Mayor
Ordinance appropriating $148,713,421 of bond proceeds to support the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) in the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) for Fiscal Year 2005-06.

(Fiscal impact.)
4/11/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

11. 060474 [Appropriating $3,187,130 of Hetch Hetchy Unappropriated Fund Balance to defend the City and County of San Francisco's rights for services it receives from PG&E] Mayor
Ordinance appropriating $3,187,130 of Unappropriated Fund Balance to support Legal Services in Hetch Hetchy Water & Power Department for Fiscal Year 2005-06.
4/11/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

12. 060343 [Adopting the Redevelopment Plan for the Bayview Hunters Point Redevelopment Project] Supervisor Maxwell
Ordinance approving and adopting the Redevelopment Plan for the Bayview Hunters Point Redevelopment Project area; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the Redevelopment Plan is consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; adopting other findings pursuant to the California Community Redevelopment Law.

(Fiscal impact.)
(4/26/06 - Recommended subject to the following issues being resolved: periodic audit, timing of funding, historic resource survey issue, delegation agreement, longevity of the project area committee, appealing decisions from the Commission related to land use entitlement to the Board of Supervisors.)
3/14/06, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 4/13/2006. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: Proposed Bayview Hunters Point Redevelopment (BVHP) Plan Amendment; Color Map of the Proposed BVHP Project Area; BVHP Community Revitalization Concept Plan; Supplemental Report; Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on BVHP Plan Amendments and Rezoning; Comments and Responses on the Draft EIR; Redevelopment Agency Resolutions 32-2006, 33-2006, 34-2006; Planning Commission Motions 17203, 17200, and 17201.
3/20/06, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Small Business Commission for review and comment. 3/27/06 - Received copy of the notice for public hearing from Redevelopment Agency. The ad will be published on April 11, 18, 25 and May 2, 2006. 3/30/06, From Redevelopment Agency, corrected version of the Bayview Hunters Point Redevelopment Plan. 4/5/06, From Redevelopment Agency, copies of supporting documents given to each Supervisor.
4/19/06, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. Heard in committee. Speakers: Supervisor Maxwell; John Lau, Planning Department; Marsha Rosen, Director, Redevelopment Agency (SFRA); Tom Evans, SFRA; Supervisor Dufty; Roland Sheppard; Dr. Ahimsa Sumchai; Alex Lantsberg, Carpenters Union; Charlie Walker; Ena Aguirre, PAC; Regina Davis, Executive Director, S. F. Housing Development Corporation (SFHDC); Francisco da Costa; Franklin Ross; Ollie Burgess; LaRonda Smith; Brenda Smith; Michael Lyon, S. F. Gray Panthers; Rev. Arelious Walker, Caring and Restration, Inc.; Clarence Spears: Al Williams; Joshlyn Norman; Robert Franklin; Ed Donaldson, SFHDC; Jackie Norman; Sam Thomas; Latisha Martin; Dorris Vincent, PAC; Deven Richardson; Espanola Jackson; Al Norman; Dorothy Peterson; Oscar James; Joanne Abernathy; James Bryant, A. Philip Randolph Institute; Olin Webb; Jaron Browne, POWER; James Hodges; Veronica Johnson; Meiko Ann Bradley; Elaine Bryant; Ace Washington; Dan Dodt; Michael Hammon; Barbara Cohen; Angelo King, PAC; Mallard Larkin, Southeast Community College; Elaine Warren, Deputy City Attorney; Jim Morales, Attorney, Redevelopment Agency; Peg Stevenson, Controller's Office.
4/19/06, RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED. Referred to Budget and Finance Committee for fiscal impact, to be heard April 26, 2006. 4/26/06, Received written clarification from the Redevelopment Agency in response to questions raised at the Land Use and Development Committee meeting. Copies were distributed to Board members.

13. 060393 [Prohibiting Smoking on Golf Courses] Supervisors McGoldrick, Ammiano
Ordinance amending Section 1009.81 of the Health Code to prohibit smoking on golf courses.

(Fiscal impact.)
(Supervisors Peskin and Elsbernd dissented in Committee.)
3/28/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. Sponsor requests this item be scheduled at the April 3, 2006 meeting.
3/30/06, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Small Business Commission for review and recommendation.
4/3/06, RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORT. Heard in Committee. Speakers: John Malamut, Deputy City Attorney; Yomi Agunbiade, Recreation and Park Department; Female Speaker; Emeric Kahlman; Bob Gordon. To Board as a Committee Report, Tuesday, April 4, 2006.
4/4/06, REFERRED 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.

There are no items currently pending under the 30 day rule.

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Disability Access
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