City and County of San Francisco
Budget and Finance Subcommittee
Legislative Chamber, City Hall, Room 250
Meeting Agenda
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
10:00 AM
Rescheduled Meeting
Members: John Avalos, Ross Mirkarimi, Carmen Chu
Clerk: Gail Johnson (415) 554-4445
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the regularly scheduled meeting of the Budget and Finance Subcommittee on Wednesday, June 17, at 11:00 a.m., HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. |
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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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090739 |
[Reserved Funds, Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development (MOEWD)] |
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Hearing to consider release of reserved funds, Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development (MOEWD) (File No. 081603, Resolution No. 92-09), in the amount of $535,225 to fund the predevelopment planning for the Muni Substation and for promotion and marketing of the Fillmore Jazz District as well as business attraction and retention in the neighborhood. (Mayor)
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6/4/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Subcommittee. |
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090586 |
[Safe Streets and Road Repair General Obligation Bonds] |
Mayor, Supervisors Chiu, Dufty, Mar, Alioto-Pier, Campos |
Resolution determining and declaring that the public interest and necessity demand 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 the payment of related costs necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes; finding that the estimated cost of $388,000,000 for such improvements 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 incurring bonded indebtedness; finding that the proposed bond is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act, ("CEQA"); finding 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; and waiving the time limits set forth in Administrative Code Section 2.34.
(Fiscal Impact.)
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5/12/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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6/2/09, SUBSTITUTED. Mayor Newsom submitted a substitute resolution bearing new title. |
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6/2/09, ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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6/4/09, TRANSFERRED to Budget and Finance Subcommittee. |
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6/10/09, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Edward Reiskin, Director or Public Works; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller; Nadia Sesay, Controller's Office of Public Finance; Leah Shahum, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition; Neal Patel, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition; Michael Helquist; Manish Champsee, Walk San Francisco; Dan McKenna, Department of Public Works. Continued to June 17, 2009. |
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090598 |
[Official Advertising] |
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Resolution designating the Examiner and the San Francisco Chronicle as the official newspapers of the City and County of San Francisco for the categories of Type 1 and Type 2 official advertising, from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. (Office of Contract Administration)
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5/18/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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6/4/09, TRANSFERRED to Budget and Finance Subcommittee. |
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6/10/09, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Mark Rosaaen, Office of Contract Administration; Mark Adkins, President, San Francisco Chronicle/SF Gate; Willie Ratcliff; Andrew Stark, Vice President of Advertising, San Francisco Examiner; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Naomi Kelly, Director and Purchaser, Office of Contract Administration. Amendment of the Whole bearing new title prepared in Committee. Continued to June 17, 2009. |
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6/10/09, CONTINUED AS AMENDED. |
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090599 |
[Outreach Advertising for Fiscal Year 2009-2010] |
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Resolution designating the San Francisco Bay View to be the outreach newspaper of the City and County for the African American community; the China Press, the Sing Tao Daily and the World Journal to be the outreach newspapers of the City and County for the Chinese community; the Bay Area Reporter and the Bay Times to be the outreach newspapers of the City and County for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual community, El Mensajero and El Reportero to be the outreach newspapers of the City and County for the Hispanic community; and BeyondChron.com, FogCityJournal.com and the San Francisco Bay Guardian to be outreach newspapers for the City and County; to provide outreach advertising for Fiscal Year 09-10. (Office of Contract Administration)
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5/18/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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6/4/09, TRANSFERRED to Budget and Finance Subcommittee. |
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6/10/09, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Mark Rosaaen, Office of Contract Administration; Mark Adkins, President, San Francisco Chronicle/SF Gate; Willie Ratcliff; Andrew Stark, Vice President of Advertising, San Francisco Examiner; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Naomi Kelly, Director and Purchaser, Office of Contract Administration. Amendment of the Whole bearing new title prepared in Committee. Continued to June 17, 2009. |
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6/10/09, CONTINUED AS AMENDED. |
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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 Subcommittee, 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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There are no items currently pending under the 30-day rule. |
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| Meeting Procedures |
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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. |
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| Disability Access |
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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. |
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| Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance |
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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 |
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| Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements |
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| 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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