City and County of San Francisco
Budget and Finance Committee
City Hall, Legislative Chamber, Room 250
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
11:00 AM
Regular Meeting
Members: John Avalos, Ross Mirkarimi, Carmen Chu
Clerk: Gail Johnson (415) 554-4445
|
|
|
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. |
| 1. |
091003 |
[Mayor's mid-year budget adjustments] |
Supervisor Avalos |
Hearing to consider the Mayor's mid-year budget adjustments due to GFund State budget reductions.
|
|
10/6/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
|
|
|
| 2. |
091168 |
[Appropriating $150,000 of General Fund Reserve to General City Responsibility for Emergency Aid Relief in the Philippines, Samoa and Indonesia] |
Supervisor Daly |
Ordinance appropriating $150,000 from the General Fund Reserve to General City Responsibility for emergency aid relief for the people of the Philippines, Samoa and Indonesia related to recent natural disasters for FY 2009-2010.
|
|
10/6/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
|
|
|
| 3. |
091139 |
[Department of Human Resources - Amendment to CIBER, Inc. Contract - $4,995,120] |
Supervisor Chiu |
Resolution approving an amendment to the CIBER, Inc. contract to reduce the contract amount to $4,995,120.
|
|
9/22/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
|
|
|
| 4. |
091138 |
[Public Employment - Department of Human Resources] |
Supervisor Chiu |
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 183-09 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY 2009-2010) to reflect the addition of four (2.68 FTE) Class 1064 IS Programmer Analyst - Principal and four (2.68 FTE) Class 1054 IS Business Analyst - Principal and two (1.34 FTE) Class 1043 IS Engineer - Senior in the Department of Human Resources.
(Fiscal Impact.)
|
|
9/22/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
|
|
|
| 5. |
091054 |
[Approval of Department of Building Inspection contracts to provide plan review and field inspection services] |
|
Resolution approving four Department of Building Inspection interagency agreements to provide plan review and field inspection services to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, the Treasure Island Development Authority, the Port, and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, respectively, per Charter Section 9.118(a). (Building Inspection Department)
(Fiscal Impact.)
|
|
9/4/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 6. |
091142 |
[Authorizing local support for the Bridge Preventive Maintenance Program] |
Mayor |
Resolution authorizing local support for the Department of Public Works Bridge Preventive Maintenance Program and authorizing the Director of Public Works or his or her designee to execute all documents pertaining to the project with Caltrans.
|
|
9/22/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
|
|
|
|
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. |
|
091113 |
[Seismic strengthening of soft-story, wood-frame buildings] |
Mayor |
Ordinance finding a compelling public policy basis for expediting the processing and review of permits for voluntary seismic retrofit upgrades of soft-story, wood-frame buildings and amending the Planning Code, Building Code, Fire Code, and Public Works Code to waive permit processing fees for the proportionate share of work related to such seismic retrofit upgrades; making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the City's General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1.
Economic Impact
|
|
9/15/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 10/15/2009. Referred to Small Business Commission for comment and recommendation. Referred to Planning Department for environmental review and Planning Commission for review and comment. Referred to the Building Commission for review and comment. Referred to Fire Department and Department of Public Works for informational purposes. |
|
|
|
| |
091136 |
[Mandatory prequalification, training and safety certification requirements for public works projects] |
Supervisor Alioto-Pier |
Ordinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 6, Public Works Contracting Policies and Procedures, Section 6.20(F), to require mandatory bidder prequalification for all public works contracts and set minimum requirements for prequalification; amending Section 6.22(O) to establish training requirements applicable to apprentices and journeymen; and amending Section 6.22(P) to establish minimum safety training and certification requirements for electricians working on a jobsite.
|
|
9/22/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 10/22/2009. |
|
|
|
| |
091162 |
[Purchaser's authority to permit informal solicitation of certain contracts for purchase of goods or services and to set aside contracts for small local businesses] |
Supervisors Chu, Chiu, Maxwell |
Ordinance amending Administrative Code Section 21.5 to allow Purchaser to permit informal solicitation for contracts for commodities and services up to $100,000 and for those contracts utilizing federal grant funds where authorized and to update Purchaser's authority to set aside contracts for local small businesses.
|
|
10/6/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 11/6/2009. |
|
|
|
|
091163 |
[Economic stimulus measures for capital project acceleration] |
Supervisors Chu, Chiu, Maxwell |
Ordinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 6, Public Works Contracting Policies and Procedures, Section 6.1, to add a definition for a department head and designee and to increase the Threshold Amount for sealed competitively bid construction contracts from $100,000 to $400,000, with a future increase by the Controller in 2015; amending Section 6.20, to update and conform references to Administrative Code Chapter 14B; amending Section 6.21, to update and conform references to Administrative Code Chapter 14B; amending Section 6.22(A), to clarify and conform to state law the minimum contract amount requiring performance and payment bonds to $25,000; amending Section 6.22(J), to allow for early release of retention to subcontractors certified by the Human Rights Commission as Local Business Enterprises or subcontractors on multi-year construction projects; amending Section 6.40, to increase the minimum competitive amount for the procurement of professional services for public work projects from $25,000 to $100,000, with a future increase in 2015 by the Controller; amending Section 6.60 to update and conform references to the Municipal Transportation Agency; amending Section 6.62, Job Order Contracts, to amend the Local Business Enterprise goal enforcement procedure and allow for micro-LBE set-asides, to increase the maximum contract amount from $3,000,000 to $5,000,000 and the maximum contract time to five years, to increase the maximum service order amount from $200,000 or $400,000 (depending on the program) to $400,000 for all purposes, and adding new subcontractor listing and subcontractor substitution requirements.
|
|
10/6/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 11/6/2009. |
|
|
|
| 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.
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/bos_meetings
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. |
| 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 5, 6, 7, 9, 21, 47, 49, 71, 71L, F, J, K, L, M, N, T (exit at Van Ness Station). For more information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 701-4485.
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 by mail 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 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 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112; web site www.sfgov.org/ethics |