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June 6, 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, June 6, 2007
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting


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

Clerk: Victor Young (415) 554-7723


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. 070601 [Payment of Criminal Justice Reward]
Ordinance authorizing payment of a $25,000 reward to John Doe for supplying information leading to the arrest and conviction of Joseph Stevens in the shooting deaths of Dernae Wysinger and Naemon Wysinger. (Mayor)

5/4/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

2. 070665 [Budget implications using temporary workers, interim workers, per diem employees and other short-term or substitute employees at the Legion of Honor, the de Young Musuem and the Asian Art Supervisors Sandoval, Daly, Peskin, Ammiano, Dufty, Mirkarimi
Hearing before the Budget and Finance Committee to examine the budget implications using temporary workers, interim workers, per diem employees and other short-term or substitute employees at the Legion of Honor, the de Young Museum and the Asian Art Museum.

5/15/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

3. 070627 [Public Employment] Mayor
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 203-06 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY 2006-2007) to reflect the proposed changes to the Controller (CON), Fine Arts Museum (FAM), and Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA-DPT) staffing by decreasing total staffing by 4.00 positions (0.16 FTE).

5/8/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
5/30/07, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller. 5/30/07 - Amendment of the whole bearing a new title.
5/30/07, CONTINUED AS AMENDED. Continued to June 6, 2007.

4. 070501 [Adopting Community Choice Aggregation Draft Implementation Plan and Adopting Further Implementation Measures] Supervisors Ammiano, Mirkarimi, Daly, Dufty
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.
5/23/07, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. 5/23/07 - Amended of the whole bearing a new title.
5/23/07, DIVIDED. Divided into File No. 070777.
5/23/07, CONTINUED AS DIVIDED. Continued to June 6, 2007.

5. 070777 [Adopting Community Choice Aggregation Governance Structure] Supervisors Mirkarimi, Ammiano, Daly
Ordinance Adopting a Community Choice Aggregation Governance Structure.

5/23/07, DIVIDED. Divided from File No. 070501.
5/23/07, CONTINUED AS DIVIDED. Divided from File No. 070501.

6. 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.
5/23/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Cheryl Adam, Deputy City Attorney. Continued to June 6, 2007.

7. 070423 [Contract for the purchase of telecommunications services in excess of $10 Million]
Ordinance approving a contract with AT&T providing for the purchase of a variety of telecommunications services at a cost in excess of $10 million and waiving certain requirements of the Administrative Code with respect to the contract. (Telecommunications and Information Services)

(Fiscal Impact.)

4/9/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
5/30/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ron Whitspern, DTIS; Ken Bruce, Budget Analyst's Office; Silvia Johnson. Continued to June 6, 2007.

8. 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.
5/9/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Nathaniel (Nat) P. Ford, Sr., Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer, MTA; Nani Coloretti, Mayor's Budget Director. Continued to May 23, 2007.
5/23/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Judson True, MTA. Continued to June 6, 2007.

9. 070583 [Authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors to impose special collections fee to recover actual City collection costs in addition to existing penalties for late Mayor
Ordinance amending Traffic Code Section 131 establishing a special collections fee to recover City collection costs for late citation payments, and authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors to impose the special collections fee to recover actual City collection costs in addition to existing penalties for late citation payments.

(Supervisor Daly dissented in committee.)

5/1/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. 05/07/07 - Referred to Planning for Environmental Review. 5/17/07 - Response received from Planning-exempt form CEQA.

10. 070585 [Approving the First Amendment to the Service Agreement and Property Use License for Towing, Storage and Disposal of Abandoned and Illegally Parked Vehicles] Mayor
Resolution approving the First Amendment to the Service Agreement and Property Use License for Towing, Storage and Disposal of Abandoned and Illegally Parked Vehicles between the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and TEGSCO, LLC, d.b.a. San Francisco AutoReturn.

5/1/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

11. 070579 [Mayor's Proposed May Budget 2007-2008] Supervisor Daly
Hearing to review the Mayor's Proposed May Budget 2007-2008.

5/1/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
5/23/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Nani Coloretti, Mayor's Budget Office; John Martin, Director, Airport; Ken Bruce, Budget Analyst's Office; Mr. Jones, Budget Analyst's Office; Robert Feldmen, Executive Secretary, Board of Appeals; Jared Blumenfeld, Director, Dept of the Environment; Debra Newman, Budget Analyst's Office; Nancy Wuerfel; Executive Director, Rent Board; Tony Iron, Deputy General Manager, PUC; Michael Carley, PUC; Scott McDonald, PUC; Ed Harrington, Controller; male speaker, Budget Analyst's Office; Monique Moyer, Director, SF Port; Claire Murphy, Executive Director, Retirement System. Silvia Johnson. Continued to May 30, 2007.
5/30/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Nani Coloretti, Mayor's Budget Director; John Martin, Director, SF Airport; Ken Bruce, Budget Analyst's Office; Monique Moyer, SF Port; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Claire Murphy, Director, Retirement; Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller. Continued to June 6, 2007.

12. 070573 [Annual Appropriation Ordinance for Selected Departments, as of May 1, 2007, Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2008]
Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Selected Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of May 1, 2007 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. (Mayor)

(Fiscal Impact.)

5/1/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
5/23/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Nani Coloretti, Mayor's Budget Office; John Martin, Director, Airport; Ken Bruce, Budget Analyst's Office; Mr. Jones, Budget Analyst's Office; Robert Feldmen, Executive Secretary, Board of Appeals; Jared Blumenfeld, Director, Dept of the Environment; Debra Newman, Budget Analyst's Office; Nancy Wuerfel; Executive Director, Rent Board; Tony Iron, Deputy General Manager, PUC; Michael Carley, PUC; Scott McDonald, PUC; Ed Harrington, Controller; male speaker, Budget Analyst's Office; Monique Moyer, Director, SF Port; Claire Murphy, Executive Director, Retirement System. Silvia Johnson. Continued to May 30, 2007.
5/30/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Nani Coloretti, Mayor's Budget Director; John Martin, Director, SF Airport; Ken Bruce, Budget Analyst's Office; Monique Moyer, SF Port; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Claire Murphy, Director, Retirement; Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller. Continued to June 6, 2007.

13. 070574 [Proposed Annual Salary Ordinance for Selected Departments, Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2008]
Proposed Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Selected Departments of the City and County of San Francisco for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2008. (Mayor)

(Fiscal Impact.)

5/1/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
5/23/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Nani Coloretti, Mayor's Budget Office; John Martin, Director, Airport; Ken Bruce, Budget Analyst's Office; Mr. Jones, Budget Analyst's Office; Robert Feldmen, Executive Secretary, Board of Appeals; Jared Blumenfeld, Director, Dept of the Environment; Debra Newman, Budget Analyst's Office; Nancy Wuerfel; Executive Director, Rent Board; Tony Iron, Deputy General Manager, PUC; Michael Carley, PUC; Scott McDonald, PUC; Ed Harrington, Controller; male speaker, Budget Analyst's Office; Monique Moyer, Director, SF Port; Claire Murphy, Executive Director, Retirement System. Silvia Johnson. Continued to May 30, 2007.
5/30/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Nani Coloretti, Mayor's Budget Director; John Martin, Director, SF Airport; Ken Bruce, Budget Analyst's Office; Monique Moyer, SF Port; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Claire Murphy, Director, Retirement; Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller. Continued to June 6, 2007.

14. 070787 [Mayor's General Fund Budget Submission] Supervisor Daly
Hearing on the Overview of the Mayor's general fund budget submission, including new city wide initiatives.

6/5/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
Pending introduction at the Board meeting of June 5, 2007.

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.
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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.

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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