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City and County of San Francisco

June 28, 2007 - Special

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
Thursday, June 28, 2007
10:00 AM
Special Meeting

Members: Aaron Peskin, 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 Peskin 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. 070773 [Government Funding for Fiscal Year 2007-2008] Mayor
Consolidated Budget and Annual Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for the City and County of San Francisco for fiscal year ending June 30, 2008.

(Fiscal Impact.)
6/1/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
6/21/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Bob McCloulin; female speaker; Marilyn Jane Isabel; Luis Caldrun; Andrew Garcia; Russ Sour; female speaker; Michael Quake; Bruce; Naomi Finklestein; male speaker; Robert Foster; Esta Materie; Evelyn Nickles; Ms. Hermenez; Phil Terorio; Ms. Milares; Alvera Da Guzman; female speaker; William Levin; Kelly Nice; Ray Rudolph; Alex McDonald; Shirley; Lifa Ambila; Luis Demano; female speaker; Vera Hale; Joseph Moody; Josephine Wong; Ronald Santos; female speakers; Abdula Lageha; Severn Maria; female speaker; Paul Chin; Olbo; Laura Guzman; Diana Taratino; Silia; Maria Comples; female speaker; female speaker; male speaker; Jim Queen; Jennifer Friedenbach; female speaker; Ms. Colins; Tina Colins; Ms. Felps; Morgan; London Bree; Harris Angeline; Antwanette Pike; Nicole; Anita Thomson; Victoria; Andrian Jackson; male speaker; Marian Pikes; Ms. Anderson; Lea Anderson; Carman Johnson; Ambacu; female speaker; female speaker; Cheryl Davis; Chase McClennon; Michelle Shores; James Pass; Mr. Santiago; Erica; Tu Min Fin; female speaker; Grace; Jessica; Debra Cofler; Alio Granstreen; female speaker; Ester Morales; Grahm; Giavani Soto; Angela Castro; Sue Wong; Way Hoe; female speaker; female speaker; Yolanda; Alba; Vanilla; Andrea Mucia; Precilla; Frank
6/25/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ken Bruce Budget Analyst's Office; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Marcia Bell, Law Library; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Ed Harrington, Controller; Phil Teng, Assessor-Recorder; Mr. Quan, Budget Analyst's Office; Ed Harrington, Controller; Debra Newman, Budget Analyst's Office; Kay Gulbengay, Interim Clerk of the Board; Phil Ginsberg; Jim Horan, Director, Human Resources; Stan Jones, Budget Analyst Office; John Arntz, Director, Elections; Jesse Blout, Mayor's Office of Workforce Development; Severne Campbell, Budget Analyst's Office; Luis Herrera, Public Library; Doug Shoemaker, Mayor's Office; Supervisor McGoldrick. Continued to June 27, 2007.
6/27/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Dean Macris, Director, Planning; Alicia Jean-Batis, Planning; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Ed Harrington, Controller; Jose Cisneros, Treasurer Tax Collector; Coleen Marx, Treasurer's Office; Nani Coloretti, Mayor's Budget Director; Jennifer Matz, Mayor's Office; Chief Joanne Hayes-While, Fire Chief; Isam Hasenin, Director, Building Inspection; Mr. Duncan, Health Service Systems; Jeff Adachi, Public Defender; Luke Clift, Budget Analyst's Office; Michael Hennessey, Sheriff; Heather Fong, Chief of Police; Arman Chu, Mayor's Budget Office; Trake McCoy, Police Dept; Ken Bruce, Budget Analyst's Office; Ken Bucouski, Police Dept.; Kamala Harris, District Attorney; Isam Hasenin, Director, Building Inspection; Ms. Fields; Laura Phillips, Director, Emergency Management; Debra Newman, Budget Analyst's Office; Jeanne Woodford, Director, Adult Probation; william Siffermann, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer; Bruce Robinson, Budget Analyst's Office; John St Croix, Ethics Commission; Mirian Saez, Director of Island Operations; Mr. Gordon, Trial Courts; : Heidi Machen, Executive Director; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney.
The public comment legally required under California Government Code section 54954.3 and San Francisco Administrative Code section 67.15(a) prior to adoption of the FY 2007-2008 Annual Budget was provided and completed on June 21, 2007.

 

2. 070774 [Public Employment for Fiscal Year 2007-2008] Mayor
Consolidated Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2008, continuing, creating or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefor.

(Fiscal Impact.)
6/1/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
6/25/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ken Bruce Budget Analyst's Office; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Marcia Bell, Law Library; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Ed Harrington, Controller; Phil Teng, Assessor-Recorder; Mr. Quan, Budget Analyst's Office; Ed Harrington, Controller; Debra Newman, Budget Analyst's Office; ; Kay Gulbengay, Interim Clerk of the Board; Phil Ginsberg; Jim Horan, Director, Human Resources; Stan Jones, Budget Analyst Office; John Arntz, Director, Elections; : Jesse Blout, Mayor's Office of Workforce Development; Severne Campbell, Budget Analyst's Office; Luis Herrera, Public Library; Doug Shoemaker, Mayor's Office; Supervisor McGoldrick. Continued to June 27, 2007.
6/27/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Dean Macris, Director, Planning; Alicia Jean-Batis, Planning; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Ed Harrington, Controller; Jose Cisneros, Treasurer Tax Collector; Coleen Marx, Treasurer's Office; Nani Coloretti, Mayor's Budget Director; Jennifer Matz, Mayor's Office; Chief Joanne Hayes-While, Fire Chief; Isam Hasenin, Director, Building Inspection; Mr. Duncan, Health Service Systems; Jeff Adachi, Public Defender; Luke Clift, Budget Analyst's Office; Michael Hennessey, Sheriff; Heather Fong, Chief of Police; Arman Chu, Mayor's Budget Office; Trake McCoy, Police Dept; Ken Bruce, Budget Analyst's Office; Ken Bucouski, Police Dept.; Kamala Harris, District Attorney; Isam Hasenin, Director, Building Inspection; Ms. Fields; Laura Phillips, Director, Emergency Management; Debra Newman, Budget Analyst's Office; Jeanne Woodford, Director, Adult Probation; william Siffermann, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer; Bruce Robinson, Budget Analyst's Office; John St Croix, Ethics Commission; Mirian Saez, Director of Island Operations; Mr. Gordon, Trial Courts; : Heidi Machen, Executive Director; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney.
The public comment legally required under California Government Code section 54954.3 and San Francisco Administrative Code section 67.15(a) prior to adoption of the FY 2007-2008 Annual Budget was provided and completed on June 21, 2007.

 

3. 070778 [Budget Hearing and Review, FY 2007-2008]
Hearing to consider the Annual Budget for Administrative Services, Public Works, Telecommunications & Information Services, Child Support Services, Human Services Agency, Public Health, Asian Art Museum, Art Commission, Children, Youth & Families, Children and Families Commission, Fine Arts Museums, Academy of Sciences, County Education Office, War Memorial, and Department on the Status of Women for fiscal year 2007-2008. (Clerk of the Board)
6/1/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
The public comment legally required under California Government Code section 54954.3 and San Francisco Administrative Code section 67.15(a) prior to adoption of the FY 2007-2008 Annual Budget was provided and completed on June 21, 2007.

 

4. 070824 [Approval of FY07-08 Expenditure Plan for the Human Services Care Fund] Mayor
Resolution approving the FY07-08 Expenditure Plan for the Human Services Care Fund.

(Fiscal Impact.)
6/1/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

 

5. 070888 [Jurisdictional transfer of property from DPW to HSA] Mayor
Resolution transferring jurisdiction of certain real property located at 1 Cashmere Street (Assessors Block 4720, Lot 7; the Sojourner Truth Child Care Center), 200 Cashmere Street (Assessors Block 4710, Lot 6; the MLK Nursery School), 100 Whitney Young Circle (Assessors Block 4711, Lot 6; the Earl P. Mills Community Center), and 1030 Oakdale Avenue (Assessors Block 4714, Lot 7; the Captain William Sorey Nursery School), from the Department of Public Works to the Human Services Agency.
6/12/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

 

6. 070808 [Increasing fees for certain services provided by the Medical Examiner] Mayor
Ordinance amending San Francisco Administrative Code Section 8.14, by raising the fees for removal of remains, cremation services, and making environmental findings.
6/1/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
6/21/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: none. Continued to June 28, 2007.

 

7. 070810 [Patient Rates - Public Health] Mayor
Ordinance amending Section 128 of the San Francisco Health Code to set patient rates and other services provided by the Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 2007.
6/1/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
6/21/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: none. Continued to June 28, 2007.

 

8. 070811 [Public Works Code - Fees for various permits] Mayor
Ordinance amending Public Works Code Sections 2.1.1, 2.1.2, and 724.1 to update and codify various permit fees, including permits for café tables and chairs, commemorative plaques, debris boxes, driveways, minor sidewalk encroachments, pipe barriers, sidewalks, street encroachments, street improvements, temporary street space occupancy; and making environmental findings.
6/1/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
6/21/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: none. Continued to June 28, 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.
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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