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City and County of San Francisco

June 22, 2009

City and County of San Francisco

City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689

MEETING MINUTES
Monday, June 22, 2009
11:00 AM
Legislative Chamber, City Hall, Room 250
Special Meeting

Budget and Finance Committee

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

Clerk: Gail Johnson (415) 554-4445

 

 

 

Members Present: John Avalos, Ross Mirkarimi, Carmen Chu, David Campos, Bevan Dufty.
Members Excused: None.
Members Absent: None.

 

 

 

MEETING CONVENED
The meeting convened at 11:05 a.m.

REGULAR AGENDA

090779 [Consolidated Budget and Annual Appropriation Ordinance, FY 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.
6/18/09, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Jared Blumenfeld, Department of the Environment; Kamala Harris, District Attorney; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Jose Cisneros, Treasurer/Tax Collector; Patrick Boyd, Chief Adult Probation Officer; John Raihm, Planning Department; Jeff Adachi, Public Defender; Nani Coloretti, Mayor's Budget Director; Michael Yuen, Fiscal Services Director, San Francisco Superior Court; Ben Rosenfield, Controller; Gordon Park-Li, Executive Officer, San Francisco Superior Court; Severin Campbell, Budget Analyst's Office; Vivian Day, Department of Building Inspection; Ken Bruce, Budget Analyst's Office; Pamela Levin, Financial Manager; Vicki Hennessy, Acting Executive Director, Department of Emergency Management; John St. Croix, Executive Director, Ethics Commission; Joanne Hayes-White, Chief, Fire Department; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Meghan Wallace, Mayor's Office; Heather Fong, Chief of Police; Joyce Hicks, Executive Director, Office of Citizen Complaints; Ken McCowsky, Chief Financial Officer, Police Department; Michael Hennessey, Sheriff; Severin Campbell, Budget Analyst's Office; Ms. Ross, Director, Community Justice Center.
Heard in Committee. Speakers: Jay Xu, Director, Asian Art Museum; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Luis Cancel, Director of Cultural Affairs, Arts Commission; Supervisor Chiu; Female Speaker, Mayor's Budget Office; Female Speaker, Maria Su, Director, Department of Children, Youth and Their Families; Female Speaker, Director, First 5 Commission; Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller; Chris Armitrage, San Francisco Unified School District; Nicholas Selsin, Chief Financial Officer, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; Male Speaker, Director, Academy of Sciences; Beth, War
CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR by the following vote:
Ayes: 5 - Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu, Campos, Dufty

090778 [Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 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. 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.
6/18/09, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Jared Blumenfeld, Department of the Environment; Kamala Harris, District Attorney; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Jose Cisneros, Treasurer/Tax Collector; Patrick Boyd, Chief Adult Probation Officer; John Raihm, Planning Department; Jeff Adachi, Public Defender; Nani Coloretti, Mayor's Budget Director; Michael Yuen, Fiscal Services Director, San Francisco Superior Court; Ben Rosenfield, Controller; Gordon Park-Li, Executive Officer, San Francisco Superior Court; Severin Campbell, Budget Analyst's Office; Vivian Day, Department of Building Inspection; Ken Bruce, Budget Analyst's Office; Pamela Levin, Financial Manager; Vicki Hennessy, Acting Executive Director, Department of Emergency Management; John St. Croix, Executive Director, Ethics Commission; Joanne Hayes-White, Chief, Fire Department; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Meghan Wallace, Mayor's Office; Heather Fong, Chief of Police; Joyce Hicks, Executive Director, Office of Citizen Complaints; Ken McCowsky, Chief Financial Officer, Police Department; Michael Hennessey, Sheriff; Severin Campbell, Budget Analyst's Office; Ms. Ross, Director, Community Justice Center.
Heard in Committee. Speakers: Jay Xu, Director, Asian Art Museum; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Luis Cancel, Director of Cultural Affairs, Arts Commission; Supervisor Chiu; Female Speaker, Mayor's Budget Office; Female Speaker, Maria Su, Director, Department of Children, Youth and Their Families; Female Speaker, Director, First 5 Commission; Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller; Chris Armitrage, San Francisco Unified School District; Nicholas Selsin, Chief Financial Officer, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; Male Speaker, Director, Academy of Sciences; Beth, War
CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR by the following vote:
Ayes: 5 - Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu, Campos, Dufty

090756 [Approval of FY 2009-2010 Expenditure Plan for the Human Services Care Fund]
Resolution approving the FY 2009-2010 Expenditure Plan for the Human Services Care Fund. (Human Services Department)

(Fiscal Impact.)
5/29/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
Heard in Committee. Speakers: Trent Rhorer, Director of Human Services; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Anne Hinton, Department of Aging and Adult Services.
RECOMMENDED by the following vote:
Ayes: 5 - Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu, Campos, Dufty

090695 [Approval of FY 2009-2010 Redevelopment Agency Budget and Bonds] Mayor
Resolution approving the Budget of the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco for FY 2009-2010 and approving the Issuance by the Redevelopment Agency of Bonds in an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $87.5 million to finance a portion of redevelopment activities described in such approved Budget for FY 2009-2010.

(Fiscal Impact.)
6/1/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
Heard in Committee. Speaker: Fred Blackwell, Executive Director, Redevelopment Agency; Carlos Levexier, King Garvey Co-op.
RECOMMENDED by the following vote:
Ayes: 5 - Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu, Campos, Dufty

090694 [Treasure Island Development Authority Budget, FY 2009-2010] Mayor
Resolution approving the Budget of the Treasure Island Development Authority for FY 2009-2010.

(Fiscal Impact.)
6/1/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
Heard in Committee. Speaker: Mirian Saez, Director of Island Operations for Treasure and Yerba Buena Islands.
Continued to June 29, 2009.
CONTINUED by the following vote:
Ayes: 5 - Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu, Campos, Dufty

090727 [Proposition J Contract/Certification of Specified Contracted-Out Services under City Administrator/Fiscal Emergency] Mayor
Resolution concurring with the Controller's certification that services can be performed by private contractor for a lower cost than similar work performed by City and County employees for citywide janitorial services under the City Administrator, and concurring in determination of fiscal emergency.
6/1/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
Heard in Committee. Speakers: Amy Brown, Director of Real Estate and Deputy City Administrator; Jay Xu, Director, Asian Art Museum; Mike McGloughlin, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Asian Art Museum; John Buchanan, Director of Fine Arts Museums; Gregg Sass, Chief Finance Officer, Department of Public Health; Robert Haaland, SEIU, Local 1021; Michael Tong; Jim; George Mong; Mr. Rodriguez; Ricardo; John M.; Vincent Avalos; Mike Dufty; Judith Terracina; Ms. La Dong; Alfredo Moss, Jr.; Officer Mark Shida; Don Le Carroll; Female Speaker;
CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR by the following vote:
Ayes: 5 - Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu, Campos, Dufty

090728 [Proposition J Contract/Certification of Specified Contracted-Out Services for City Museums/Fiscal Emergency] Mayor
Resolution concurring with the Controller's certification that services can be performed by private contractor for a lower cost than similar work performed by City and County employees for security services for the Asian Art Museum and the Fine Arts Museum and concurring in finding of fiscal emergency.
6/1/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
Heard in Committee. Speakers: Amy Brown, Director of Real Estate and Deputy City Administrator; Jay Xu, Director, Asian Art Museum; Mike McGloughlin, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Asian Art Museum; John Buchanan, Director of Fine Arts Museums; Gregg Sass, Chief Finance Officer, Department of Public Health; Robert Haaland, SEIU, Local 1021; Michael Tong; Jim; George Mong; Mr. Rodriguez; Ricardo; John M.; Vincent Avalos; Mike Dufty; Judith Terracina; Ms. La Dong; Alfredo Moss, Jr.; Officer Mark Shida; Don Le Carroll; Female Speaker;
CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR by the following vote:
Ayes: 5 - Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu, Campos, Dufty

090730 [Proposition J Contract/Certification of Specified Contracted-Out Services for Department of Public Health/Fiscal Emergency] Mayor
Resolution concurring with the Controller's certification that services can be performed by private contractor for a lower cost than similar work performed by City and County employees for security services at Department of Public Health hospitals and clinics, concurring in finding of fiscal emergency.
6/1/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
Heard in Committee. Speakers: Amy Brown, Director of Real Estate and Deputy City Administrator; Jay Xu, Director, Asian Art Museum; Mike McGloughlin, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Asian Art Museum; John Buchanan, Director of Fine Arts Museums; Gregg Sass, Chief Finance Officer, Department of Public Health; Robert Haaland, SEIU, Local 1021; Michael Tong; Jim; George Mong; Mr. Rodriguez; Ricardo; John M.; Vincent Avalos; Mike Dufty; Judith Terracina; Ms. La Dong; Alfredo Moss, Jr.; Officer Mark Shida; Don Le Carroll; Female Speaker;
CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR by the following vote:
Ayes: 5 - Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu, Campos, Dufty

090731 [Proposition J Contract/Certification of Citywide Security Guard Services under the City Administrator/Fiscal Emergency] Mayor
Resolution concurring with the Controller's certification that services can be performed by private contractor for a lower cost than similar work performed by City and County employees for citywide security services at City Hall, the Department of Emergency Management and the Hall of Justice, and concurring in determination of fiscal emergency.
6/1/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
6/18/09, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Nani Coloretti, Mayor's Budget Director; Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller; Joe Wilkinson; Male Speaker, Department of Public Health; Michael Hennessey, Sheriff; John Cleveland; Ed; Tony Athey; Martha Reed, SEIU, Local 1021; Catherine Sufferin; Female Speaker; Male Speaker; Susan Helpern, Nurse Practitioner, City Jail; Roger Adair, Licensed Vocational Nurse; Shirley Banks, Licesed Vocational Nurse; John Coe, Nurse Practitioner; Susan; Walter Paulsen; Mary Lou; Ms. Connely, Registered Nurse; Francisco Da Costa; Mike La Tong; Robert Haaland, SEIU, Local 1021; Liz Cronin, SEIU, Local 1021.
Heard in Committee. Speakers: Amy Brown, Director of Real Estate and Deputy City Administrator; Jay Xu, Director, Asian Art Museum; Mike McGloughlin, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Asian Art Museum; John Buchanan, Director of Fine Arts Museums; Gregg Sass, Chief Finance Officer, Department of Public Health; Robert Haaland, SEIU, Local 1021; Michael Tong; Jim; George Mong; Mr. Rodriguez; Ricardo; John M.; Vincent Avalos; Mike Dufty; Judith Terracina; Ms. La Dong; Alfredo Moss, Jr.; Officer Mark Shida; Don Le Carroll; Female Speaker;
CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR by the following vote:
Ayes: 5 - Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu, Campos, Dufty

090701 [Setting Patient Rates - effective July 1, 2009] 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, 2009.
6/1/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
Heard in Committee. Speakers: Gregg Sass, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Public Health; Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller; Female Speaker, Department of Public Health; Dr. Rajid Bhati, Environmental Health, Department of Public Health; Dr. Bob Slith, Department of Public Health; Judith Terracina; Female Speaker; Jennifer Friedenbach; Tamika Moss, Superior Court; Craig Murdock, Department of Public Health.
Continued to June 29, 2009.
RECOMMENDED by the following vote:
Ayes: 5 - Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu, Campos, Dufty

090702 [Emergency Medical Services Fees] Mayor
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by amending Section 901 and adding Section 914.5, and amending San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code Section 249.8, to amend definitions, add fees and a Certificate of Participation requirement for facilities that receive patients through ambulance service providers, and making environmental findings.
6/1/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
Heard in Committee. Speakers: Gregg Sass, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Public Health; Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller; Female Speaker, Department of Public Health; Dr. Rajid Bhati, Environmental Health, Department of Public Health; Dr. Bob Slith, Department of Public Health; Judith Terracina; Female Speaker; Jennifer Friedenbach; Tamika Moss, Superior Court; Craig Murdock, Department of Public Health.
Continued to June 29, 2009.
RECOMMENDED by the following vote:
Ayes: 5 - Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu, Campos, Dufty

090703 [Chain Restaurant Surcharge] Mayor
Ordinance adding Section 249.21 to the Business and Tax Regulations Code to impose a surcharge on chain restaurants that qualify as food facilities under State law to recover the Department of Public Health's costs of enforcing California Health and Safety Code Sec. 114094 regarding disclosure of nutritional and calorie content information, adding provisions for the Controller to adjust fees annually, and making environmental findings.
6/1/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
Heard in Committee. Speakers: Gregg Sass, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Public Health; Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller; Female Speaker, Department of Public Health; Dr. Rajid Bhati, Environmental Health, Department of Public Health; Dr. Bob Slith, Department of Public Health; Judith Terracina; Female Speaker; Jennifer Friedenbach; Tamika Moss, Superior Court; Craig Murdock, Department of Public Health.
Continued to June 29, 2009.
RECOMMENDED by the following vote:
Ayes: 5 - Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu, Campos, Dufty

090724 [Establishing a Cigarette Litter Abatement Fee] Mayor
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code (1) by adding a new Chapter 105 to establish a Cigarette Litter Abatement Fee of $.33 per pack of cigarettes sold in San Francisco to recover the cost of abating cigarette litter from City streets, sidewalks, and other public property and (2) by adding a new Section 10.100-46 to establish a Cigarette Litter Abatement Fund; amending the San Francisco Health Code, Article 19H, Section 1009.60 to include the failure to pay the Cigarette Litter Abatement Fee among the violations of Tobacco Control Laws for which the Director of the Department of Public Health may suspend a tobacco sales permit and impose administrative penalties; amending Article 6 of the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code to include the Cigarette Litter Abatement Fee; and making environmental findings.
6/2/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
Heard in Committee. Speakers: Gregg Sass, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Public Health; Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller; Female Speaker, Department of Public Health; Dr. Rajid Bhati, Environmental Health, Department of Public Health; Dr. Bob Slith, Department of Public Health; Judith Terracina; Female Speaker; Jennifer Friedenbach; Tamika Moss, Superior Court; Craig Murdock, Department of Public Health.
Continued to June 29, 2009.
CONTINUED by the following vote:
Ayes: 5 - Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu, Campos, Dufty

090704 [Fee for Public Administrator/Public Guardian Representative Payee Services] Mayor
Ordinance amending Sec. 2A.211-A of the S.F. Administrative Code to add a monthly fee of thirty five dollars for services provided by the Public Administrator/Public Guardian Representative Payee Program.
6/1/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
Heard in Committee. Speakers: Trent Rhorer, Director of Human Services; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Anne Hinton, Department of Aging and Adult Services.
Continued to June 29, 2009.
CONTINUED by the following vote:
Ayes: 5 - Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu, Campos, Dufty

090700 [Mental Health Services for the Indigent and Uninsured] Mayor
Ordinance amending S.F. Administrative Code Section 15.23 to maintain a single standard of care for the indigent and uninsured population who suffer from serious mental illness.
6/1/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
Heard in Committee. Speakers: Gregg Sass, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Public Health; Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller; Female Speaker, Department of Public Health; Dr. Rajid Bhati, Environmental Health, Department of Public Health; Dr. Bob Slith, Department of Public Health; Judith Terracina; Female Speaker; Jennifer Friedenbach; Tamika Moss, Superior Court; Craig Murdock, Department of Public Health.
Continued to June 29, 2009.
CONTINUED by the following vote:
Ayes: 5 - Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu, Campos, Dufty

090697 [Increasing Street Artist Certificate Fee] Mayor
Ordinance amending Article 24 of the San Francisco Police Code by amending Section 2404.1 to increase the fee for a Street Artist Certificate and making environmental findings.
6/1/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
Heard in Committee. Speaker: William J. Clark.
Continued to June 29, 2009.
CONTINUED by the following vote:
Ayes: 5 - Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu, Campos, Dufty

SPECIAL ORDER - 5:00 P.M. - Public Comment for the 2009/2010 Annual Budget

ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 10:37 p.m.

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