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City and County of San Francisco

May 9, 2007

City and County of San Francisco

 

Budget and Finance Committee

Legislative Chamber, City Hall, Room 250

seal of the city and county of sf

Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting

Members: Chris Daly, Tom Ammiano, Bevan Dufty, Ross Mirkarimi, Sean Elsbernd

Clerk: Linda Laws (415) 554-4441

 

 

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. 070540 [Appropriating $19,719,628, for Children, Senior and Disabled Programs for 2006-2007; and Deappropriate $15,830,000 General Fund and Appropriate $15,830,000 Rainy Day Reserve] Supervisor Daly
Ordinance appropriating total sources of $19,719,628, including $17,646,834 of Unappropriated General Fund Balance, $1,930,000 of Unappropriated Children's Fund Balance, $125,000 of Food Stamps Employment and Training Funds and $17,794 of SB 90 State Mandated Costs Fund; and appropriating total uses of $19,719,628, including $6,240,000 to the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, $7,280,628 to the Human Services Agency, $705,000 to the Department of Public Health, $350,000 to the Mayor's Office of Disability, $1,900,000 to the Mayor's Office of Community Development, $1,244,000 to the Mayor's Office of Housing and $2,000,000 to the Department of Recreation and Park for various programs for Children, Youth, Families, Seniors and People with Disabilities for Fiscal Year 2006-2007, and Amending Ordinance _______, File Number 070407, to Deappropriate $15,830,000 of General Fund Balance and Appropriate $15,830,000 of Rainy Day Reserve--Capital and One-Time Spending. All funds appropriated below, excluding salaries and mandatory fringe benefits, are placed on reserve pending release by the Budget and Finance Committee.

(Fiscal Impact.)
4/24/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
5/2/07, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Maricio Vella; Margaret Garine; Greg Dopson; Angelica Begante; Jazzy Collins; Tina Bartola; Rudy; James Fuller; Rico Remillio; Ed; Larry Cotolla; Ryan; female speaker; Sal; Eric Vertoza; Micha Olivas; Marisa Bloom; Kevin Barns; Sherin Hewitt, Executive Director, Clear Project; female speakers; Mary Kay Conner; Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller.
5/2/07, CONTINUED. Continued to May 9, 2007.

 

2. 070538 [Public Employment - Human Services Agency and Department of Public Health] Supervisor Daly
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 203-06 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY 2006-2007) to reflect the proposed changes to the Human Services Agency (DSS) and the Department of Public Healh (DPH) staffing by increasing total staffing by 9.00 positions (0.36 FTE).

(Fiscal Impact.)
4/24/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
5/2/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Maricio Vella; Margaret Garine; Greg Dopson; Angelica Begante; Jazzy Collins; Tina Bartola; Rudy; James Fuller; Rico Remillio; Ed; Larry Cotolla; Ryan; female speaker; Sal; Eric Vertoza; Micha Olivas; Marisa Bloom; Kevin Barns; Sherin Hewitt, Executive Director, Clear Project; female speakers; Mary Kay Conner; Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller. Continued to May 9, 2007.

 

3. 070455 [Public Employment and Accept-Expend Grant - Improving Primary Care] Supervisor Dufty
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 203-06 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY 2006-2007) to reflect the addition of 4 positions (.72) FTE, in the Department of Public Health (DPH) – Primary Care, and authorizing DPH to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $241,225 from the California HealthCare Foundation for the period of March 15, 2007 through December 14, 2007.
4/10/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
4/25/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Dr. Rani Marx, Department of Public Health; Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst. Continued to May 9, 2007.

 

4. 070456 [Public Employment and Accept-Expend Grant - HIV/AIDS Statistics and Epidemiology] Supervisors Dufty, Ammiano, Mirkarimi
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 203-06 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY 2006-2007) to reflect the addition of 1 position (.125 FTE) in the Department of Public Health (DPH) – AIDS Office, and authorizing DPH to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $373,619 from the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health and to approve three contracts with the following agencies: ISIS Inc., The University of Pittsburgh, and PHFE Management Solutions for the period of January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.
4/10/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
4/25/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speaker: Male Speaker, AIDS Office. Continued to May 9, 2007.

 

5. 070457 [Public Employment and Accept-Expend Grant - DPH to Expand Oral Health Services] Supervisor Dufty
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 203-06 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY 2006-2007) to reflect the addition of 6 positions (1.05 FTEs) in the Department of Public Health – Tom Waddell Health Center (DPH – TWHC), and authorizing DPH to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,841,000 from Tenderloin Health to participate in a project to expand oral health services for homeless individuals infected with HIV disease in San Francisco's Tenderloin district, for the period of April 1, 2007 through December 31, 2011.
4/10/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
4/25/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speaker: Male Speaker, Tenderloin Health. Continued to May 9, 2007.

 

6. 070385 [Approval of an historical property contract for 1080 Haight Street ("John C. Spencer House")] Supervisor Peskin
Resolution under Chapter 71 of the San Francisco Administrative Code, approving an historical property contract between Fellmore Management LLC, the owner of 1080 Haight Street ( John C. Spencer House ), and the City and County of San Francisco; authorizing the Director of Planning and the Assessor to execute the historical property contract.
3/20/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
4/25/07, CONTINUED. Speakers: None. Continued to May 9, 2007.

 

7. 070346 [Use of Rincon Hill In Lieu Fees] Supervisor Daly
Resolution approving a plan submitted by the Mayor's Office of Housing for the use of in lieu fee payments imposed on residential development in the Rincon Hill Area and approving the expenditure of those funds pursuant to Section 827(b)(5)(E) of the Planning Code.

(Fiscal Impact.)
3/13/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
4/25/07, CONTINUED. Speakers: None. Continued to May 9, 2007.

 

8. 070543 [Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds - 275 10th Street Supportive Housing] Supervisor Daly
Resolution declaring the intent of the City and County of San Francisco (the  City ) to reimburse certain expenditures from proceeds of future bonded indebtedness; authorizing the Director of the Mayor's Office of Housing (the  Director ) to submit an application and related documents to the California Debt Limit Allocations Committee ( CDLAC ) to permit the issuance of qualified mortgage revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000 for 275 10th Street Supportive Housing; authorizing and directing the Director to direct the Controller's Office to hold in trust an amount not to exceed $100,000 in accordance with CDLAC procedures; authorizing the Director to certify to CDLAC that the City has on deposit the required amount; authorizing the Director to pay an amount equal to such deposit to the State of California if the City fails to issue the qualified mortgage revenue bonds; approving, for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the issuance and sale of mortgage revenue bonds by the City in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000; authorizing and directing the execution of any documents necessary to implement this Resolution; and ratifying and approving any action heretofore taken in connection with the Project (as defined herein) and the Application (as defined herein).
4/24/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

 

9. 070393 [Sale of Vacant Real Property Located at 849 Cesar Chavez Street, San Francisco, California (Lot 5 in Assessor's Block 4357]
Resolution authorizing the sale of vacant land, located at 849 Cesar Chavez Street, under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to Gaehwiler; adopting findings that the conveyance is in conformity with the City's General Plan and is consistent with the Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; ratifying acts and authorizing actions in furtherance of this resolution; and authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this resolution. (Real Estate Department)
3/21/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

 

10. 070394 [Agreement to Purchase 4-8 Guy Place]
Resolution approving and authorizing an agreement for the purchase of real property located on 4-8 Guy Place (Lot 005, Block 3749), for public open space for a purchase price of $1,800,000; adopting findings that the conveyance is exempt from Environmental Review and is consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this resolution. (Real Estate Department)

(Fiscal Impact.)
3/21/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

 

11. 070503 [Issuance and Sale of Tax-Exempt Bonds - Pacific Institute] Supervisor Mirkarimi
Resolution approving the issuance and sale of tax-exempt bonds by the ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $32,000,000 to finance the acquisition and construction of improvements to and equipping of senior residential care facilities owned by Pacific Institute or an affiliate.
4/17/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
5/2/07, CONTINUED. Continued to May 9, 2007.

 

12. 070557 [Reserved Funds, Recreation and Park Department]
Hearing to consider release of reserved funds, Recreation and Park Department, fiscal year 2006-2007 budget, in the amount of $2,474,657 for Golf Fund. (Recreation and Park Department)
4/25/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

 

13. 070580 [Controller's 9 Month Report] Supervisor Daly
Hearing to consider the Controller's 9 Month Report.
5/1/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

 

14. 070495 [Budget Reserves] Supervisors Daly, Ammiano
Requesting Budget Analyst to provide an overview of the Status of Reserves listed in Appendix B of the Controller's 6-Month Report released on February 2, 2007. When was each reserve set? What is the likelihood that each reserve be released in the current or next fiscal year? How many reserves have been on the books for multiple years? Have any reserves been closed out in the current or last fiscal year?
4/17/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

 

15. 070494 [MTA's FY 07-08 Budget] Supervisors Daly, Ammiano
Hearing on Municipal Transportation Authority's FY 2007-2008 Budget.
4/17/07, 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.

 

16. 070409 [Authorizing penalties for misuse of disabled parking privileges; establishing administrative fee for cancelled disabled parking citations; creating panel to review eligibility for disabled Mayor, Supervisor Peskin
Ordinance adding Article 20A to the Traffic Code prohibiting the misuse of parking placards and special license plates issued to disabled persons and disabled veterans; establishing penalties for violations; adopting administrative fee for cancelled disabled parking citations; amending Traffic Code sections 12, 38F, 130 and 132 to update statutory references and parking citation fine amounts consistent with state law; authorizing review panel to review eligibility for disabled parking privileges; and repealing Traffic Code sections 38K and 202B.
3/27/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 4/26/2007.
3/29/07, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Small Business Commission for review and comment and Planning Department for environmental review.
4/17/07, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department - Exempt from CEQA; CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2), non-physical exemption.

 

17. 070466 [Public Works Excavation Code] Supervisor Mirkarimi
Ordinance amending Public Works Code Sections 2.4.44 and 2.4.46 to delete the street restoration fee and amending Section 2.4.55 to require restoration of all affected lanes for the entire block when 25% or more of the block's length is excavated to extend to the time required for backfill, replacement of pavement base, and finished pavement associated with street restoration from 72 to 120 hours; and making environmental findings.
4/10/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 5/10/2007. 5/11/07 - Referred to Planning for environmental review.

 

18. 070501 [Adopting Community Choice Aggregation Draft Implementation Plan and Adopting Further Implementation Measures] Supervisors Ammiano, Mirkarimi
Ordinance adopting a Community Choice Aggregation Program Description and Revenue Bond Action Plan and Draft Implementation Plan, establishing key aspects of the Community Choice Aggregation Program, and adopting further implementation measures.

(Fiscal Impact; Economic Impact)
4/17/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 5/17/2007. 5/22/07 - Economic Impact Report received.
4/25/07, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to City Attorney for review and approval as to form.

 

19. 070502 [Adopting Community Choice Statement of Intent] Supervisors Mirkarimi, Ammiano, Daly
Draft Ordinance adopting a Community Choice Statement of Intent Pursuant to Public Utilities Code 366.2(c)(4).

(Fiscal Impact; Economic Impact)
4/17/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 5/17/2007. 5/22/07 - Economic Impact Report received.
4/25/07, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to City Attorney for review and approval as to form.

 

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
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