March 28, 2007

City and County of San Francisco

Budget and Finance Committee

Legislative Chamber, 2nd Floor, Room 250

Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting

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Members: Chris Daly, Tom Ammiano, Bevan Dufty, Ross Mirkarimi, Gerardo Sandoval

Clerk: Linda Laws (415) 554-4441

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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 this Budget and Finance Committee Agenda.

		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.

	AGENDA CHANGES

	REGULAR AGENDA

1.	070309	[Department of Elections Amendment to Current Voting Systems Contract]	Supervisor Daly
		Resolution approving the award and execution of a 17 month amendment to an existing contract by the City and County of San Francisco, through its Department of Elections (Department), with Elections Systems & Software (ES&S), for the provision of voting services and the maintenance of the current voting system. (Fiscal Impact.)
		3/6/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
		3/21/07, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Heard in Committee. Speakers: John Arntz, Director of Elections; Debra Newman, Budget Analyst's Office; male speaker; female speaker. 3/21/07 - Amendment of the whole bearing a new title.
		3/21/07, CONTINUED AS AMENDED. Continued to March 28, 2007.

2.	070285	[Reserved Funds, Police Department]
		Hearing to consider release of reserved funds, Police Department (File No. 061275, Ordinance No. 273-06), in the amount of $1,540,000 to support the department's overtime costs associated with violence reduction efforts. (Police Department)
		2/27/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

3.	070329	[Reserved Funds - Mayor's Office of Housing]
		Hearing to consider release of reserved funds Mayor's Office of Housing, (2006 HOME Funds, Resolution 275-06) in the amount of $5,000,000 for the development of new family rental housing. (Mayor)
		3/13/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

4.	070296	[Appropriating $4,440,000 of General Fund Reserve funding for County Jail No. 3 Construction Project legal costs]
		Ordinance appropriating $4,440,000 of General Fund Reserve funding for litigation expenses related to the County Jail No. 3 Replacement Project for Sheriff's Office through the Department of the Public Works to work order for legal services with the City Attorney's Office. (Sheriff) (Fiscal Impact.)
		2/28/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

5.	070267	[Second Amendment to Master Tournament Agreement between City and PGA Tour, Inc.]	Supervisor Elsbernd
		Resolution approving and authorizing a Second Amendment to the Master Tournament Agreement with PGA Tour, Inc., for the use of Harding Park Golf Course for certain professional golf tournaments.
		2/27/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

6.	070254	[Appropriating $19,884,652 for San Francisco General Hospital, Laguna Honda Hospital and Health Access Program expenditures to the Department of Public Health for Fiscal Year 2006-2007]	Supervisor Ammiano
		Ordinance appropriating $19,884,652 of sources, including $9,443,985 of additional San Francisco General Hospital patient revenue, $5,000,000 of San Francisco General Hospital prior year settlements, $3,354,090 of additional Laguna Honda Hospital Medi-Cal revenue and $423,945 of Laguna Honda Hospital Distinct Part Nursing Facility federal funding and de-appropriating $1,662,632 in surplus Mental Health Program salaries and Laguna Honda Hospital Social Security budget; appropriating $19,884,652 of uses, including $12,617,977 in salaries, related fringe, overtime and materials and supplies at San Francisco General Hospital, $5,031,675 in overtime, materials and supplies, and other related expenses at Laguna Honda Hospital, and $2,235,000 for information technology infrastructure costs to implement the Health Access Program; and de-appropriating $741,973 of General Fund sources and uses to reflect prior appropriation for additional funding for HIV/AIDS related services (File No. 070123 and 070127) in the Department of Public Health for Fiscal Year 2006-2007. (Fiscal impact.)
		2/27/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

7.	070298	[Airport Commission Declaration of Emergency Contract Pursuant to Section 21.15 of the San Francisco Administration Code]
		Resolution concurring with the Airport Commission's Declaration of Emergency in response to the Transportation Security Administration's Security Directive 1542-06-01B requiring immediate additional screening of materials in the sterile areas of the Airport and approving the contract between the Airport Commission and Primeflight Aviation Services, Inc. (Airport Commission)
		3/1/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

8.	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.
		2/13/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 3/15/2007.

9.	070328	[Board Review and Approval of 2007 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Programs Application]
		Resolution approving the City and County of San Francisco 2007 grant application for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Programs and fulfilling the San Francisco Board of Supervisors review and approval process for all annual or otherwise recurring grants of $5,000,000 or more. (Human Services Department)
		3/12/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

10.	070363	[3-Year Budget Projection for General Fund Supported Operations FY 2006-07 through FY 2008-09]	Supervisor Daly
		Hearing to consider the 3-Year Budget Projection for General Fund Supported Operations FY 2006-07 through FY 2008-09.
		3/20/07, 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.

11.	070316	[Requiring Board of Supervisors approval of spending plans for specified Proposition 1B funds]	Supervisors Sandoval, Ammiano, Daly, Jew, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section 10.170-1 to require departments to develop spending plans for the use of any funds received by the City and County under California Government Code Section 8879.23(l), the Local Streets and Road Improvement, Congestion Relief and Traffic Safety Account of 2006, to require departments to obtain approval by the Board of Supervisors of these spending plans prior to appropriation of the funds, to report back to the Board of Supervisors at six-month intervals following appropriation of the funds, and requiring the Controller to conduct an audit of the funds on a biannual basis.
		3/6/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 4/5/2007.

Meeting Procedures

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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

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Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements

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