City and County of San Francisco
Budget and Finance Committee
City Hall, Legislative Chamber, Room 250
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
1:30 PM
Regular Meeting
Members: John Avalos, Ross Mirkarimi, Carmen Chu, David Campos, Bevan Dufty
Clerk: Gail Johnson (415) 554-4445
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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. |
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Note: Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following documents: 1) Legislation 2) Budget Analyst report 3) Legislative Analyst report |
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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. |
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090738 |
[Accept and Expend Federal Grant - Port Commission - $1,800,000] |
Mayor |
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Port Commission to accept and expend $1,800,000 in Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant funds from the State Water Resources Control Board to fund utility infrastructure improvements at the Pier 45 fish processing facility.
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6/2/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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090796 |
[Recurring FY 2009-2010 State grant funds to the Department of Public Health] |
Supervisor Dufty |
Resolution authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of State grant funds by the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) for FY 2009-2010.
(Fiscal Impact.)
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6/9/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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7/1/09, TRANSFERRED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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090855 |
[Assessment Ballots for City Parcels, for the proposed renewed and expanded Greater Union Square Business Improvement District] |
Supervisor Chiu |
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to cast assessment ballots in the affirmative on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, as the owner of three parcels of real property that would be subject to assessment in the proposed renewed and expanded property and business improvement district to be named the Greater Union Square Business Improvement District.
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6/30/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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7/2/09, TRANSFERRED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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090136 |
[Measure adopting and submitting to the voters an ordinance imposing a local assessment on all vehicles in San Francisco that are subject to Department of Motor Vehicle registration] |
Supervisors Chiu, Dufty |
Ordinance adopting and submitting to the voters the ordinance amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code to add Article 8 imposing a voter-approved local assessment on the privilege of a resident of the City and County to operate upon the public highways in the City and County a vehicle or trailer coach, the registrant of which is subject to tax under Part 5 (commencing with Section 10701) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, at a rate not to exceed the difference between two percent of the market value of the vehicle or trailer coach and the rate imposed by the State of California pursuant to Section 10751 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, administered by the State Department of Motor Vehicles; acknowledging that state law has not yet been enacted authorizing the imposition of the assessment but approving imposition of such a charge at the specified rate when and if state law authorizes the City to impose it and directing submission of the measure for voter approval at the November 3, 2009 general municipal election.
(2/9/09 - Economic Impact)
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2/3/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. 02/06/09 - Referred to the Small Business Commission, Retirement Board, and the Ethics Commission for review and comment. |
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2/11/09, TRANSFERRED to Board of Supervisors. |
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2/18/09, TRANSFERRED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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4/21/09, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Chiu submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title. |
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4/21/09, ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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7/1/09, CONTINUED. Speakers: None. Continued to July 8, 2009. |
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090585 |
[Safe Streets and Road Repair General Obligation Bond Election - $368,000,000] |
Mayor, Supervisors Chiu, Dufty, Mar, Alioto-Pier, Campos |
Ordinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco on Tuesday, November 3rd 2009, for the purpose of submitting to San Francisco voters a proposition to incur the following bonded debt of the City and County: $368,000,000 to finance the resurfacing of roads, repair of sidewalks and street structures, and the redesign of streetscapes to include curb ramps and other pedestrian safety features and related costs necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes; authorizing landlords to pass-through 50% of the resulting property tax increase to residential tenants in accordance with Chapter 37 of the San Francisco Administrative Code; finding that the estimated cost of such proposed project is and will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue of the City and County and will require expenditures greater than the amount allowed therefor by the annual tax levy; reciting the estimated cost of such proposed project; fixing the date of election and the manner of holding such election and the procedure for voting for or against the proposition; fixing the maximum rate of interest on such bonds and providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay both principal and interest; prescribing notice to be given of such election; finding that the proposed bond is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act, ("CEQA"); finding that the proposed bond is in conformity with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and with the General Plan consistency requirement of Charter Section 4.105 and Administrative Code Section 2A.53; consolidating the special election with the general election; establishing the election precincts, voting places and officers for the election; waiving the word limitation on ballot propositions imposed by San Francisco Municipal Elections Code Section 510; complying with the restrictions on the use of bond proceeds specified in Section 53410 of the California Government Code; incorporating the provisions of the San Francisco Administrative Code, Sections 5.30 - 5.36; and waiving the time requirements specified in Section 2.34 of the San Francisco Administrative Code.
(Fiscal Impact.)
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5/12/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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7/7/09, ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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7/7/09, SUBSTITUTED. Mayor Newsom submitted a substitute ordinance bearing same title. |
| Pending introduction at the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 7, 2009. |
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090837 |
[Penalty for alcohol content testing in Driving Under the Influence (DUI) cases] |
Mayor |
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 8.14-1, to impose an additional $50 penalty for violation of certain Vehicle Code sections to pay for alcohol testing by the Medical Examiner.
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6/23/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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090716 |
[Recreation and Park-Parking] |
Mayor |
Ordinance amending the Article 6 of the Park Code by adding Section 6.14 to authorize the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to identify areas located on property under the jurisdiction of the Recreation and Park Commission that are suitable for paid parking; to set rates for such parking; and to develop and implement a parking management plan for park property, and making environmental findings.
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6/1/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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090769 |
[Reserved Funds, Public Utilities Commission] |
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Hearing to consider release of reserved funds, Public Utilities Commission fiscal year 2006-07 Budget, in the amount of $1,300,000, for the Sustainable Energy Account Project CUH947, needed for staff support and outside consulting expertise to assist with analytical and technical support. (Public Utilities Commission)
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5/29/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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090853 |
[Mayor's Notice of Minimum Compensation Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2009-2010] |
Supervisor Avalos |
Hearing on Mayor's Notice of Minimum Compensation Ordinance under Section 12P.3 for Fiscal Year 2009-2010.
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6/30/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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090651 |
[Memorandum of Understanding between the Treasure Island Development Authority and the Office of the City Administrator] |
Mayor |
Resolution approving and authorizing the Treasure Island Development Authority to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding appointing the City, acting by and through the Office of the City Administrator, as its agent to provide the services to carry out the Authority's operations and provide oversight to the Treasure Island Project Office for the term beginning July 1, 2009.
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5/19/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION |
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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 |
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LEGISLATION UNDER THE 30-DAY RULE |
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(Not to be considered at this meeting) |
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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. |
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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: (1) adding Article 18, Parcel Tax, (2) amending Section 6.1-1 of Article 6, Common Administrative Provisions, to include appropriate cross-reference to new Article 18, and (3) amending the Administrative Code by adding Section 10.100-248 (Recreation and Parks Parcel Tax Fund)," at an election to be held on November 3, 2009.
(Economic Impact.)
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6/9/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 7/9/2009. |
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6/23/09, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Avalos submitted a substitute motion bearing new title. |
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6/23/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 7/9/2009. |
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| 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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