Board of Supervisors : June 25, 2009

City and County of San Francisco
Budget and Finance Committee

Legislative Chamber, City Hall, Room 250

Meeting Agenda
Thursday, June 25, 2009
11:00 AM
Special Meeting

Members: John Avalos, Ross Mirkarimi, Carmen Chu, David Campos, Bevan Dufty

Clerk: Gail Johnson (415) 554-4445



		If a quorum of the Board of Supervisors members is present, the chair 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.	090779	[Consolidated Budget and Annual Appropriation Ordinance, Fiscal Year 2009-2010]
		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 June 30, 2010.
		6/1/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

		6/17/09, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Phil Ting, Assessor/Recorder; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board; Debra Newman, Budget Analyst's Office; Dennis Herrera, City Attorney; Ben Rosenfield, Controller; Anita Sanchez, Executive Officer, Civil Service Commission; Micki Callahan, Department of Human Resources; Mark Duncan, Executive Director, Health Service System; Nani Coloretti, Mayor's Budget Director; Jennifer Entine-Matz, Department of Economic and Workforce Development; Rhonda Simmons, Director, Workforce Development; Regina Dick-Endrizzi, Director, Office of Small Business; Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller; John Arntz, Director of Elections; Chris Iglesias, Executive Director, Human Rights Commission; Luis Herrera, City Librarian; Jared Blumenfeld, General Manager, Recreation and Park Department;

		The public comment legally required under California Government Code Section 54954.3 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.15(a) prior to adoption was provided and completed on June 22, 2009.




		The following departments are scheduled to appear before the Budget and Finance Committee on June 25, 2009: District Attorney Fire Juvenile Probation Police

2.	090778	[Annual Salary Ordinance, Fiscal Year 2009-2010]
		Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2010, 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.
		6/1/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

		6/17/09, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR.

		The public comment legally required under California Government Code Section 54954.3 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.15(a) prior to adoption was provided and completed on June 22, 2009.




		The following departments are scheduled to appear before the Budget and Finance Committee on June 25, 2009: District Attorney Fire Juvenile Probation Police

3.	090800	[Establishing Carbon Mitigation Program]	Mayor
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding a new Chapter 52 to establish the San Francisco Carbon Mitigation Program administered by the Department of the Environment to reduce or offset local greenhouse gas emissions; and making environmental findings.
		6/9/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

4.	090705	[Fees for Fire Department Services and Permits - Fire Code]	Mayor
		Ordinance amending Sections 112.2, 112.3, 112.7, 112.8, 112.9, 112.10, 112.11, 112.15, 112.17, 112.18, 112.19 and Tables 112-A, 112-B and 112-C of Appendix Chapter 1 of the San Francisco Fire Code to increase fees for certain Fire Department services and permits and to add additional permits, to become operative on its effective date or on July 1, 2009, whichever is later, and making environmental findings.
		6/1/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

5.	090706	[Fees for Fire Department emergency medical services]	Mayor
		Ordinance amending Section 128.1 of the San Francisco Health Code to increase fees for Fire Department emergency medical services and to update the language regarding fee changes in subsequent fiscal years, and making environmental findings.
		6/1/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

6.	090707	[Increasing and establishing certain Fire Department licensing fees]	Mayor
		Ordinance amending Sections 90, 93, 93.1, 94, 120, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246 and 247 of the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code to increase or establish and set licensing fees for certain permits issued by the Fire Department and adding Sections 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234 and 235 to establish and set fees for additional Fire Department licenses, to become operative on its effective date or on July 1, 2009, whichever is later, and making environmental findings.
		6/1/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

7.	090708	[Increasing Fire Department fees for street fairs]	Mayor
		Ordinance amending Section 6.6 of the San Francisco Transportation Code to increase fees for Fire Department services, permits and inspections related to street fairs, to become operative on its effective date or on July 1, 2009, whichever is later, and making environmental findings.
		6/1/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

8.	090709	[Juvenile Probation Department-Daily Fee at Juvenile Hall and Log Cabin Ranch]	Mayor
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Sections 10.39-5 and 10.39-6 to establish daily fees at Juvenile Hall and Log Cabin Ranch and to designate a Financial Evaluation Officer to evaluate ability of persons to pay such fees, to become operative on its effective date or on July 1, 2009, whichever is later, and making environmental findings.
		6/1/09, 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.

9.	090794	[Submission of Parcel Tax to voters]	Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi
		Motion ordering submitted to the voters an "Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code of the City and County by adding Article 18, Parcel Tax, and amending Article 6, Common Administrative Provisions, to include appropriate cross-reference to new Article 18," at an election to be held on November 3, 2009.
		6/9/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 7/9/2009.

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.

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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