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September 27, 2006

City and County of San Francisco

Budget and Finance Committee

Legislative Chambers, 2nd Floor, Room 250

seal of the city and county of sf

Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting


Members: Chris Daly, Bevan Dufty, Aaron Peskin

Clerk: Victor Young


Note: Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following documents: 1) Legislation 2) Budget Analyst report 3) Legislative Analyst report

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.



REGULAR AGENDA

1. 061267 [Public Employment - Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector] Supervisor McGoldrick
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 203-06 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY 2006-2007) to reflect the addition of a 0.71 Principal Clerk position, a 0.58 Personal Property Auditor position, and a 0.63 Management Assistant position in the Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector.

9/12/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

2. 061288 [Reserved Funds, Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector]
Hearing to consider release of reserved funds, Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector fiscal year 2006-07 budget, in the amount of $125,000 for implementation of the Revenue Control Equipment Program. (Treasurer-Tax Collector)

9/13/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

3. 061266 [Public Employment - Public Defender] Supervisors Mirkarimi, Daly, Ammiano, Maxwell
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 203-06 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY 2006-2007) to reflect the addition of 1.0 Court Alternative Specialist I and 2.0 Social Workers in the Office of the Public Defender (PDR).

(Supervisor Peskin dissented in committee.)

9/12/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

4. 061240 [In-kind agreement and acceptance of easement relating to 333 Fremont Street]
Resolution approving an in-kind agreement for the provision of a mid-block pathway and streetscape improvements to satisfy a portion of the developer's impact fee obligation relating to the 333 Fremont Street project; authorizing the acceptance of an easement for such mid-block pathway under the terms of the in-kind agreement; authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this resolution; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith. (Planning Department)

9/1/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

5. 061309 [Recommending approval of Community Facilities District formation and financing by the ABAG Finance Authority For Nonprofit Corporations relating to Mint Plaza] Supervisor Daly
Resolution recommending approval of the formation of a community facilities district and the issuance of special tax bonds by the ABAG Finance Authority For Nonprofit Corporations related to the Mint Plaza; making findings; approving related joint community facilities agreement; and granting general authority to city officials to take actions necessary to implement this resolution.

9/19/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

6. 061270 [Authorizing the Office of Contract Administration to amend its contract with Xtech to exceed $19 million] Supervisor Daly
Resolution authorizing the Committee on Information Technology to enter into the Fourth Amendment between the City and Xtech (part of the Computer Store procurement vehicle), in which the amendment shall increase the contract amount of $19,000,000 to $25,000,000.

9/12/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

7. 061255 [Providing for a taxi gate cap of $91.50 and a $0.25 fuel surcharge on the flag drop; the Board of Supervisors to consider other changes if the Taxi Commission has submitted a health care Supervisor Elsbernd
Resolution modifying the Controller's determinations of inflationary increases in taxi fares and gate cap pursuant to Police Code Section 1137 to provide for a gate cap of $91.50 and a $0.25 fuel surcharge on the flag drop and to provide that the Board of Supervisors shall consider other changes to the gate cap and to fares if the Taxi Commission has submitted a formal proposal for a health care program for taxi drivers by April 1, 2007.

9/12/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

8. 061273 [Funding Agreement for 2006 Spare the Air Campaign] Supervisor Ammiano
Resolution approving the Funding Agreement between the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the City and County of San Francisco for the 2006 Spare the Air/Free Transit campaign.

9/12/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED 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.

Meeting Procedures
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.

Translation: request at least 48 hours before the meeting. Please call: (415) 554-7701

Disability Access
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.

Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance
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

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
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
Last updated: 1/24/2014 3:40:49 PM