City and County of San Francisco
Budget and Finance Committee
Legislative Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, Room 250
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, August 9, 2006
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting
Members: Chris Daly, Bevan Dufty, Aaron Peskin
Clerk: Victor Young
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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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060963 |
[Muni Thirty-foot Hybrid-Electric Bus Procurement] |
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Resolution approving the award of a sole source contract (Procurement of Thirty-foot Low Floor Hybrid-Electric Diesel Coaches) between the City and County of San Francisco and Orion Bus Industries, in an amount not to exceed $17,132,780.
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6/29/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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7/26/06, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: none. |
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060991 |
[Planning Code - Fee Adjustments] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 350 and 352 of Article 3.5 to adopt fees for Planning Department services related to appeals to the Board of Supervisors and provide for annual adjustments of said fees; and making environmental findings.
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6/29/06, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. |
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6/30/06, DIVIDED to Budget and Finance Committee. Divided from File 060699. Fee ad place in the 07/08/06 and 07/15/06 edition of the SF Chronicle for the meeting of 7/19/06. Fee ad placed in the 7/29/06 and 8/5/06 edition of the SF Chronicle for the meeting of 8/9/06. |
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7/19/06, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Alicia JohnBaptiste, Planning; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney. |
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7/19/06, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. |
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060625 |
[Reserved Funds, Department of Public Works] |
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Hearing to consider release of Department of Public Works' reserved TEA21 Demonstration Funds (File No. 021647, Resolution No. 773-02) in the amount of $2,239,875 for environmental studies related to a bridge or surface roadway linking Hunters Point Shipyard to U.S. Highway 101. (Public Works Department)
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5/12/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. Department requests this matter be considered at the May 24, 2006 meeting. |
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6/8/06, ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. 6/8/06 - Received correspondence from Fred V. Abadi, Ph.D., Director of Public Works, changing the release of reserved amount to $2,239,875 for environmental studies instead of $4,747,675 previously requested. |
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061034 |
[Reserved Funds, Port Commission] |
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Hearing to consider release of reserved funds, Port Commission (Port capital funds for Pre-Development Studies for various projects), in the amount of $190,730 for Pier 70 Historic Preservation Consulting Services. (Port)
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7/14/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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060852 |
[Requiring that the acceptance and expenditure of any grant that would result in the creation of new City positions be approved by an ordinance that includes an appropriate amendment to the |
Supervisor Peskin |
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section 10.170-1, to require that the acceptance and expenditure of any grant that would result in the creation of new City positions be approved by an ordinance that includes an appropriate amendment to the annual salary ordinance.
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6/13/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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061070 |
[Revenue Contract with Pacific Gas and Electric for Energy Conservation Programs] |
Mayor, Supervisor Mirkarimi |
Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to enter into a contract for up to $10,709,302 with Pacific Gas and Electric Company ("PG&E") to implement an Energy Use and Demand Reduction Through Energy Efficiency Program in the City and County of San Francisco.
(Fiscal impact.)
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7/18/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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061009 |
[Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds - Alabama Street Senior Apartments] |
Supervisor Daly |
Resolution authorizing the issuance and delivery of multifamily housing revenue bonds (as defined herein) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 for the purpose of providing financing for a multifamily rental housing project to be known as Alabama Street Senior Apartments; approving the form of and authorizing the execution of an indenture providing the terms and conditions of the bonds; approving the form of and authorizing the execution of a regulatory agreement and declaration of restrictive covenants; approving the form of and authorizing the execution of a loan agreement; ratifying and approving any action heretofore taken in connection with the bonds and the project; granting general authority to city officials to take actions necessary to implement this resolution; and related matters.
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7/11/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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7/18/06, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Daly submitted a substitute resolution bearing same title. |
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7/18/06, ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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7/26/06, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: none. |
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061010 |
[Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds - Alabama Street Family Apartments] |
Supervisor Daly |
Resolution authorizing the issuance and delivery of multifamily housing revenue bonds (as defined herein) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,828,221 for the purpose of providing financing for a multifamily rental housing project to be known as Alabama Street Family Apartments; approving the form of and authorizing the execution of an indenture providing the terms and conditions of the bonds; approving the form of and authorizing the execution of a regulatory agreement and declaration of restrictive covenants; approving the form of and authorizing the execution of a loan agreement; ratifying and approving any action heretofore taken in connection with the bonds and the project; granting general authority to city officials to take actions necessary to implement this resolution; and related matters.
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7/11/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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7/18/06, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Daly submitted a substitute resolution bearing new title. |
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7/18/06, ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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7/26/06, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: none. |
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061072 |
[TEFRA Approval - Alabama Street Family Apartments] |
Supervisor Daly |
Resolution approving, for the purposes of the Internal Revenue Code, the issuance and sale of revenue bonds by the City and County of San Francisco in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,828,221 for a multifamily rental housing project to be known as Alabama Street Family Apartments.
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7/19/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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061073 |
[TEFRA Approval - Alabama Street Senior Apartments] |
Supervisor Daly |
Resolution approving, for the purposes of the Internal Revenue Code, the issuance and sale of revenue bonds by the City and County of San Francisco in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 for a multifamily rental housing project to be known as Alabama Street Senior Apartments.
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7/18/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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060945 |
[Authorizing the exercise of an option to purchase the property located at One South Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco and execution, delivery and performance of the purchase and sale |
Supervisors Peskin, Daly, Mirkarimi, Dufty, Elsbernd |
Resolution authorizing the exercise of an option to purchase (the Purchase Option ), between the City and County of San Francisco (the City ), as buyer, and the One South Associates, LLC. (the "Seller"), as seller (including certain indemnities contained therein), for the purchase of real property and improvements thereon consisting of an eight-story office building located at One South Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco (collectively, the Property ); authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of a purchase and sale agreement for the Property; authorizing the assumption of certain leases and contracts per the terms of the purchase and sale agreement; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act and findings pursuant to the City Planning Code Section 101.1; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith.
(Fiscal impact.)
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6/27/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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060965 |
[Accept-Expend U.S. Department of Homeland Security/UC Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Grant] |
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Resolution authorizing the Airport to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $10,000,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, administered by UC Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for an Air Cargo Explosive Detection System Pilot Program. (Airport Commission)
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7/3/06, 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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061030 |
[Regulating Street Artists - Compensation of Advisory Committee] |
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Ordinance amending Article 24 of the San Francisco Police Code by amending Section 2402 to allow members of the Advisory Committee of Street Artists and Craftmen Examiners to be reimbursed for their reasonable travel expenses traveling to and from Committee meetings, Street Artist screenings, and other Advisory Committee activities. (Arts Commission)
(Supervisor Daly dissented in committee)
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7/11/06, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 8/24/2006. |
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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.
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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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