City and County of San Francisco
Budget and Finance Committee
Legislative Chamber, 2nd Floor, Room 250
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting
Members: Chris Daly, Tom Ammiano, Bevan Dufty, Ross Mirkarimi, Gerardo Sandoval
Clerk: Linda Laws (415) 554-4441
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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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070199 |
[SF Housing Authority] |
Supervisor Daly |
Hearing on San Francisco Housing Authority budget and expenditures in regards to living conditions of S.F.H.A. properties, emergency transfers for residents, security and cuts made for security in S.F.H.A. buildings and how Housing and Urban Development funding is being spent.
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2/13/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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070103 |
[Airport Concession Lease] |
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Resolution approving Amendment No. 4 to the Travelex America Inc. Lease Agreement for Foreign Currency Exchange in the New International Terminal Building and Existing Terminal Buildings at San Francisco International Airport Lease No. 99-0449 between Travelex America Inc. and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission. (Airport Commission)
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1/22/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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070257 |
[Accept-Expend Federal and State Grants - Department of Public Works] |
Supervisors Daly, Dufty |
Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept and expend a federal grant in the amount of $1,327,950 and a state grant in the amount of $172,050 from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the Valencia Streetscape Improvements Project.
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2/27/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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070258 |
[Accept-Expend Federal and State Grants - Department of Public Works] |
Supervisor Maxwell |
Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept and expend a federal grant in the amount of $1,559,899 and a state grant in the amount of $202,101 from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the Leland Avenue Streetscape Improvements Project.
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2/27/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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070261 |
[Authorizing the Director of Public Works or his or her designee to execute Master Agreements, Program Supplemental Agreements, Fund Exchange Agreements, Fund Transfer Agreements and any |
Mayor |
Resolution authorizing the Director of Public Works or his or her designee to execute Master Agreements, Program Supplemental Agreements, Fund Exchange Agreements, Fund Transfer Agreements and any amendments thereto with the California Department of Transportation.
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2/27/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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070140 |
[Designation of MuniServices, LLC ("Contractor") as City's Authorized Representative in Sales and Use Tax Records Examination] |
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Resolution Designating MuniServices, LLC ("Contractor") as the City and County of San Francisco's Authorized Representative in Sales and Use Tax Records Examination. (Controller)
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1/29/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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070209 |
[Public Employment and Accept-Expend State Grant - Sheriff's Department project to address the needs of mentally ill offenders in the jails] |
Supervisor Dufty |
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 203-06 (Annual Salary Ordinance 2006-2007) to reflect the addition of a 2932 Senior Psychiatric Social Worker in the Department of Public Health and a 8444 Deputy Probation Officer in the Adult Probation Department, and authorizing the Sheriff's Department to accept and expend an 18-month grant in the amount of $995,128 from the Corrections Standards Authority for the Mentally Ill Offenders Crime Reduction (MIOCR) Grant Program, and waiving indirect costs.
(Fiscal impact.)
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2/13/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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061432 |
[Clean Construction Ordinance] |
Supervisors Maxwell, Daly |
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to add Section 6.25 to require City Contractors to adopt clean construction practices including biodiesel fuel and emissions controls within two years; amending the Administrative Code to add Section 6.67 to allow City departments that are authorized to award public works contracts to compare bids on the basis of clean construction practices; and amending the Environment Code to add Section 411 to authorize the Department of the Environment to assist local businesses with off-road construction equipment in applying for funding to retrofit or replace such equipment and to require annual reporting, and making findings, including environmental findings.
(Fiscal impact.)
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10/17/06, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 11/16/2006. |
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10/26/06, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Small Business Commission for review and recommendation. |
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12/12/06, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Maxwell submitted a substiture ordinance bearing new title. |
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12/12/06, ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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2/13/07, TRANSFERRED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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2/23/07, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Department for environmental review. |
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070255 |
[Health Care Security Ordinance Amendments] |
Supervisors Ammiano, Dufty, Mirkarimi |
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 14.1 through 14.4 to: (1) authorize the Department of Public Health to establish and maintain reimbursement accounts from which employees covered by the San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance ("HCSO") may seek reimbursement for health care expenses; (2) clarify remedies for violations of the HCSO; and (3) make other technical changes and findings.
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2/27/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. Sponsor requests that this item be referred to Budget and Finance Committee to be agendized for the March 7, 2007 meeting. |
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070168 |
[FY 2006-2007 budget addback to the Arts Commission] |
Supervisors Ammiano, Daly |
Hearing on the FY 2006-2007 budget addback to the Arts Commission of $1Million dollars, and requesting the Clerk of the Board to invite the Director of the Arts Commission to be present at this hearing.
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2/6/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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070110 |
[Creating a City Owned Fiber Network] |
Supervisor Ammiano |
Hearing to discuss the feasibility of creating a city owned fiber network.
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1/30/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. Sponsor requests that the item be referred 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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070208 |
[Electronic benefit transfers, monthly pay period; deleting payment by emergency check] |
Mayor, Supervisors Ammiano, Dufty |
Ordinance amending sections 20.57.6A, 20.59, 20.59.1, 20.59.3, 20.76, 20.106, and 20.206 of the San Francisco Administrative Code by: 1) authorizing the Department of Human Services (DHS) to provide aid payments in the form of electronic benefit transfers in the General Assistance program, 2) authorizing DHS to provide aid payments on a monthly basis, and 3) deleting DHS' ability to provide aid payments in the form of emergency checks.
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2/13/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 3/15/2007. |
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070264 |
[Payment of Fixed Pedestal Permit Fees For Space In Fixed Pedestal Newsracks] |
Supervisor Dufty |
Ordinance amending Public Works Code Section 184.12(e) to allow applicants for fixed pedestal permit to pay fixed pedestal permit fees within ten business days after the Director's allocation of space in a fixed pedestal newsrack.
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2/27/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 3/27/2007. |
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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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