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City and County of San Francisco
Budget and Finance Committee
City Hall, Committee Room 263
Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
12:25 PM
Special Meeting
Members: John Avalos, Ross Mirkarimi, Carmen Chu
Clerk: Gail Johnson (415) 554-4445
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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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091246 |
[Appropriating $7,057,111 to Restore Positions Effective November 16, 2009, in the Department of Public Health for FY 2009-2010] |
Supervisors Daly, Mirkarimi, Mar, Campos |
Ordinance appropriating $7,057,111 in General Fund Reserve to add 322.39 full-time equivalent positions and delete 272.95 full-time equivalent positions effective November 16, 2009, in the Department of Public Health for FY 2009-2010.
(Fiscal Impact.)
(Supervisor Chu dissented in committee.)
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10/27/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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11/4/09, RECOMMENDED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Daly; Supervisor Campos; Steve Kawa, Mayor's Chief of Staff; Ben Rosenfield, Controller; Micki Callahan, Director, Dept. of Human Resources; Greg Wagner, Mayor's Budget Director; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Greg Sass, Chief Financial Officer, Dept. of Public Health; Pac trick Monette-Shaw; Cecilia Peralta; Ella; Kimberly Brown; Metsu; Angel Moreno; Male Speaker; Vanessa; Ozzie Pippenger; Woo Chong; Mr. Wright; Walter Paulson; Various Students from Cleveland Elementary School; Male Speaker; Ms. Snider; John Wagner; Mr. Sanchez; Elisa Villafuerte; Female Speaker; Tisha; Elizabeth Donnel; Craig Wong; Ms. Chen; Joseph Altar; Female Speaker; George Patilla; Michael Carroll; Paula Santos; Patrick Quinn; Ana Garcia; Sandra Lee Fewer, Member of the SF Board of Education; Richard Rothman; Mark Hestis; Jackie Chenis; Mr. Portugal; Albert Portoli; Debbie Dobson; Female Speaker; Ed Kichley; Dave Williams; Avis Sandiez; Yarda; Brenda Barros; Madelyn McMillan; Bobbie; Ethan Dole; Teresa Lewis; Linda Perzorro. |
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11/10/09, RE-REFERRED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report for consideration at a special meeting on November 17, 2009, at 2:05 p.m. |
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091247 |
[Public Employment - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance FY 2009-2010 - Department of Public Health] |
Supervisors Daly, Campos |
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 183-09 (Annual Salary Ordinance 2009-2010) to add 322.39 FTEs in various job classes and delete 272.95 FTEs in various job classes for 16.3 pay periods (November 16, 2009, through June 30, 2010) in the Department of Public Health.
(Fiscal Impact.)
(Supervisor Chu dissented in commmittee.)
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10/27/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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11/4/09, RECOMMENDED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Daly; Supervisor Campos; Steve Kawa, Mayor's Chief of Staff; Ben Rosenfield, Controller; Micki Callahan, Director, Dept. of Human Resources; Greg Wagner, Mayor's Budget Director; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Greg Sass, Chief Financial Officer, Dept. of Public Health; Pac trick Monette-Shaw; Cecilia Peralta; Ella; Kimberly Brown; Metsu; Angel Moreno; Male Speaker; Vanessa; Ozzie Pippenger; Woo Chong; Mr. Wright; Walter Paulson; Various Students from Cleveland Elementary School; Male Speaker; Ms. Snider; John Wagner; Mr. Sanchez; Elisa Villafuerte; Female Speaker; Tisha; Elizabeth Donnel; Craig Wong; Ms. Chen; Joseph Altar; Female Speaker; George Patilla; Michael Carroll; Paula Santos; Patrick Quinn; Ana Garcia; Sandra Lee Fewer, Member of the SF Board of Education; Richard Rothman; Mark Hestis; Jackie Chenis; Mr. Portugal; Albert Portoli; Debbie Dobson; Female Speaker; Ed Kichley; Dave Williams; Avis Sandiez; Yarda; Brenda Barros; Madelyn McMillan; Bobbie; Ethan Dole; Teresa Lewis; Linda Perzorro. |
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11/10/09, RE-REFERRED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report for consideration at a special meeting on November 17, 2009, at 2:05 p.m. |
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091202 |
[Appropriating $896,621 in salaries and fringe benefits for the San Francisco General Hospital in the Department of Public Health for FY 2009-2010] |
Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Campos, Mar |
Ordinance appropriating $896,621 in General Fund Reserve, including $617,008 to support the cost of deleting eighty-eight (88) Patient Care Assistant Positions (Job Classification 2303) and adding 88 Certified Nursing Assistant Positions (Job Classification 2302) and $279,613 to support the cost of deleting fifty-three (53) Senior Clerks and adding 53 Unit Clerks, effective January 1, 2010 at San Francisco General Hospital in the Department of Public Health for Fiscal Year 2009-2010.
(Economic Impact.)
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10/20/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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11/4/09, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Daly; Supervisor Campos; Steve Kawa, Mayor's Chief of Staff; Ben Rosenfield, Controller; Micki Callahan, Director, Dept. of Human Resources; Greg Wagner, Mayor's Budget Director; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Greg Sass, Chief Financial Officer, Dept. of Public Health; Patrick Monette-Shaw; Cecilia Peralta; Ella; Kimberly Brown; Metsu; Angel Moreno; Male Speaker; Vanessa; Ozzie Pippenger; Woo Chong; Mr. Wright; Walter Paulson; Various Students from Cleveland Elementary School; Male Speaker; Ms. Snider; John Wagner; Mr. Sanchez; Elisa Villafuerte; Female Speaker; Tisha; Elizabeth Donnel; Craig Wong; Ms. Chen; Joseph Altar; Female Speaker; George Patilla; Michael Carroll; Paula Santos; Patrick Quinn; Ana Garcia; Sandra Lee Fewer, Member of the SF Board of Education; Richard Rothman; Mark Hestis; Jackie Chenis; Mr. Portugal; Albert Portoli; Debbie Dobson; Female Speaker; Ed Kichley; Dave Williams; Avis Sandiez; Yarda; Brenda Barros; Madelyn McMillan; Bobbie; Ethan Dole; Teresa Lewis; Linda Perzorro. |
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11/4/09, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR AS AMENDED. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report for consideration at a special meeting on November 17, 2009, at 2:05 p.m. |
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091203 |
[Public Employment - delete 88 Patient Care Assistants, add 88 Nursing Assistants, delete 53 Senior Clerks, and add 53 Unit Clerks, in the Department of Public Health at San Francisco General Hospital] |
Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Mar |
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 183-09 (Annual Salary Ordinance 2009-2010) to reflect the deletion of 39.75 FTEs (88.00 positions) Patient Care Assistants and addition of 39.75 FTEs (88.00 positions) Certified Nursing Assistants, and reflect the deletion of 26.60 FTEs (53.00 FTEs) Senior Clerks and addition of 26.60 FTEs (53.00 FTEs) Unit Clerks for 13.1 pay periods (January 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010) at San Francisco General Hospital in the Department of Public Health.
(Fiscal Impact.)
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10/20/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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11/4/09, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Daly; Supervisor Campos; Steve Kawa, Mayor's Chief of Staff; Ben Rosenfield, Controller; Micki Callahan, Director, Dept. of Human Resources; Greg Wagner, Mayor's Budget Director; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Greg Sass, Chief Financial Officer, Dept. of Public Health; Patrick Monette-Shaw; Cecilia Peralta; Ella; Kimberly Brown; Metsu; Angel Moreno; Male Speaker; Vanessa; Ozzie Pippenger; Woo Chong; Mr. Wright; Walter Paulson; Various Students from Cleveland Elementary School; Male Speaker; Ms. Snider; John Wagner; Mr. Sanchez; Elisa Villafuerte; Female Speaker; Tisha; Elizabeth Donnel; Craig Wong; Ms. Chen; Joseph Altar; Female Speaker; George Patilla; Michael Carroll; Paula Santos; Patrick Quinn; Ana Garcia; Sandra Lee Fewer, Member of the SF Board of Education; Richard Rothman; Mark Hestis; Jackie Chenis; Mr. Portugal; Albert Portoli; Debbie Dobson; Female Speaker; Ed Kichley; Dave Williams; Avis Sandiez; Yarda; Brenda Barros; Madelyn McMillan; Bobbie; Ethan Dole; Teresa Lewis; Linda Perzorro. |
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11/4/09, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR AS AMENDED. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report for consideration at a special meeting on November 17, 2009, at 2:05 p.m. |
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091297 |
[Expressing the Commitment of the Board of Supervisors to Refund the General Fund Reserve with Revenue from Assembly Bills 1383 and 188] |
Supervisors Chiu, Dufty, Daly |
Resolution expressing the commitment of the Board of Supervisors to backfill reductions in the General Fund Reserve with revenues from Assembly Bills 1383 and 188.
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11/10/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report for consideration at a special meeting on November 17, 2009, at 2:05 p.m. |
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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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091230 |
[Department of Building Inspection Cash Revolving Fund] |
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Ordinance amending San Francisco Administrative Code Section 10.135 to increase the cash revolving fund of the Department of Building Inspection from $600 to $2,000. (Building Inspection Department)
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10/22/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 11/21/2009. |
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091231 |
[Authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to Implement On-Street Parking Meter and Parking Control Pilot Projects] |
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Ordinance authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to implement and extend SFPark parking meter and parking control pilot projects. (Municipal Transportation Agency)
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10/23/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 11/22/2009. |
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091269 |
[Payroll Expense Tax Biotechnology Exclusion Amendment] |
Supervisor Alioto-Pier |
Ordinance amending Section 906.1 of the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code to clarify the definition of "biotechnology business" and to allow applicants to claim the biotechnology exclusion for seven and one half years irrespective of the application date.
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11/3/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 12/3/2009. |
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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.
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| 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.
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| 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 |
Last updated: 11/14/2009 5:37:02 PM