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MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
2:00 PM
Legislative Chamber - Second Floor
Regular Meeting

Board of Supervisors

AARON PESKIN, PRESIDENT
MICHELA ALIOTO-PIER, TOM AMMIANO, CHRIS DALY,
BEVAN DUFTY, SEAN ELSBERND, FIONA MA, SOPHIE MAXWELL,
JAKE McGOLDRICK, ROSS MIRKARIMI, GERARDO SANDOVAL

Members Present:	Tom Ammiano, Chris Daly, Bevan Dufty, Sean Elsbernd, Fiona Ma, Sophie Maxwell, Jake McGoldrick, Ross Mirkarimi, Aaron Peskin, Gerardo Sandoval.
Members Excused:	Michela Alioto-Pier.
Members Absent:	None.

ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE




	The meeting was called to order at 2:05 p.m. On the call of the roll Supervisor Alioto-Pier was noted absent. There was a quorum. Supervisor Alioto-Pier was excused from attending today's meeting.

Supervisor Alioto-Pier Excused From Attendance






	Supervisor Daly, seconded by Supervisor Maxwell, moved to excuse Supervisor Alioto-Pier from attending today's meeting.. The motion carried by the following vote:
	Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

COMMUNICATIONS

CONSENT AGENDA

Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee

051924	[Establishing Maximum Work Hours For General Assistance Programs]		Supervisors McGoldrick, Ammiano, Maxwell, Daly
	Ordinance amending Chapter 20, Article VII, to add Section 20.58.6 to provide that the maximum number of hours the Department may require General Assistance recipients to work shall be calculated by dividing the Maximum Monthly Assistance Grant under Section 20.57 of this Chapter by the hourly wage rate established under Section 12P.3(b)(3) of the Administrative Code and by amending Chapter 20, Article VIII, Section 20.77.6 to provide that the maximum number of hours of activities the Department of Human Services may require of participants in the Personal Assisted Employment Service Program shall be the same as required of General Assistance recipients.









	Enacted Number:	81-06
	FINALLY PASSED

060410	[Appropriating $1,755,000 in funding for Primary Care capital projects for FY 2005-06]
	Ordinance appropriating $1,755,000 in revenues, including $1,035,000 in unappropriated General Fund Balance, and $720,000 in Primary Care surplus and appropriating $1,755,000 for capital projects at Primary Care clinics for the Public Health Department for Fiscal Year 2005-06. Fiscal Impact







	Enacted Number:	72-06
	FINALLY PASSED

Recommendation of the City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee

060329	[Accept-Expend Regional Grant - Department of the Environment]		Supervisor Mirkarimi
	Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $200,000 from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Transportation Fund to collaborate with the San Francisco Bike Coalition and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission on the development of a web-based point-to-point bicycle route planning tool called BikeInsight.





	Enacted Number:	222-06
	ADOPTED

Recommendation of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee

060188	[Residential Hotels: Tenant Mail Receptacles]		Supervisors Daly, Peskin, Mirkarimi, Ammiano
	Ordinance amending the San Francisco Housing Code by amending Section 1002 and amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Chapter 41E to require residential hotel owners to provide a United States Postal Service-approved mail receptacle for each residential unit and by amending Section 37.14 to provide for an appeal to the Rent Board for violation of this requirement; adopting findings pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.5.








	Enacted Number:	73-06
	FINALLY PASSED

Recommendations of the Rules Committee

060300	[Settlement of Lawsuit - Maximilian Castro]
	Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Maximilian Castro against the City and County of San Francisco for $125,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 15, 2000 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 317-475; entitled Maximilian Castro, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)





	Enacted Number:	75-06
	FINALLY PASSED

060303	[Settlement of Lawsuit - Gisselle Shepherd]
	Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Gisselle Shepherd against the City and County of San Francisco for $140,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 18, 2003 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 424-524; entitled Gisselle Shepherd, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)





	Enacted Number:	74-06
	FINALLY PASSED

060402	[Appointment - Graffiti Advisory Board]
	Resolution appointing Steven B. Taxman, for an indefinite term, to the Graffiti Advisory Board. Steven B. Taxman, succeeding Mark Bruno, seat 13, resigned, non-voting member, must represent neighborhood organization, for an indefinite term.





	Enacted Number:	221-06
	ADOPTED








	The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:
	Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

Severed from the Consent Agenda




	Supervisor Ma requested that this matter be severed so that it might be considered separately.

060311	[Appropriating $20,000,000 of General Fund balance for Affordable Housing Projects, Real Ownership Opportunities for Tenants, and Rental Subsidies for Fiscal Year 2005-06]		Supervisors Daly, Mirkarimi
	Ordinance appropriating $20,000,000 of General Fund balance for Fiscal Year 2005-06, including $18,000,000 to the Mayor's Office of Housing for the acquisition, construction, and rehabilitation of affordable family housing, housing for seniors and persons with disabilities, and housing for persons who are currently homeless or who are at risk of being homeless; $1,000,000 to the Mayor's Office of Housing to fund the Real Ownership Opportunities for Tenants project and to establish criteria for the creation of the Real Ownership Opportunities for Tenants project; and $1,000,000 for the Human Services Agency to fund Family Rental Subsidies for Fiscal Year 2005-06. (Fiscal impact.)






	Supervisor Ma, seconded by Supervisor Elsbernd, moved to amend on page 3, line 24 after "by tenuous living situations" by inserting "including, but not limited to, persons, displaced due to no-fault evictions such as Ellis Act or owner move-in evictions who are extreme low income." Motion to amend failed by the following vote: Ayes: 5 - Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, Sandoval Noes: 5 - Ammiano, Daly, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier
	Enacted Number:	71-06
	FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
	Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

REGULAR AGENDA

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee

060246	[Appropriating $15,000,000 of General Fund balance to support street resurfacing projects for the Department of Public Works for Fiscal Year 2005-06]		Supervisors Elsbernd, Peskin, Ammiano, Alioto-Pier, Ma
	Ordinance appropriating $15,000,000 of General Fund balance to support street resurfacing projects for the Department of Public Works for Fiscal Year 2005-06. (Fiscal impact.) (Supervisors Mirkarimi and Daly dissented in committee.)







	Enacted Number:	69-06
	FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
	Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Noes: 1 - Daly Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

060253	[Appropriating $10,415,682 capital project funding at the Recreation and Parks department for the funding of Phase I projects with significant forecasted shortfalls]	Supervisors Peskin, Maxwell, Mirkarimi, Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma
	Ordinance appropriating $10,415,682 of Unappropriated General Fund for the Recreation and Parks department to fund the following Phase I projects with significant forecasted shortfalls: Junipera Serra Playground and Clubhouse for $840,000, Lake Merced - Overlook and Trail for $145,860, Sunnyside Conservatory for $3,039,468, Rolph Playground & Clubhouse for $817,712, Kelloch - Velasco Park for $617,507, Visitacion Valley Greenway (Raceway) - Tioga Lot for $1,246,463, Joseph Lee Recreation Center $701,000 and Sava Pool for $3,007,672 for fiscal year 2005-06. (Fiscal impact.)









	PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
	Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

Supervisor Peskin Excused From Voting






	Supervisor Dufty, seconded by Supervisor Maxwell, moved to excuse Supervisor Peskin, at his request, because of possible conflict of interest, from voting. The motion carried by the following vote:
	Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

051954	[Amend the Definition of Properties Eligible to Apply for a Mills Act Contract]		Supervisor Alioto-Pier
	Ordinance amending the Administrative Code by amending Section 71.2 by adding new subsections 71.2(b), (d), and (e) to expand the definition of "qualified historical properties" eligible to apply for a Mills Act contract; stating that subsections 71.2 (b), (d), and (e) shall not become effective until six months after the effective date of this Ordinance; requesting a report from the Planning Department regarding evaluation criteria for Mills Act Contracts; and making environmental findings. (Fiscal impact.)







	Enacted Number:	67-06
	FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
	Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Sandoval Excused: 2 - Alioto-Pier, Peskin

From the Budget and Finance Committee Without Recommendation

060252	[To appropriate funding at the Department of Human Services for homeless services and to maintain and restore shelter bed capacity utilizing General Fund Reserves]		Supervisors Daly, Mirkarimi, Ammiano
	Ordinance appropriating $226,682 of General Fund for the Department of Human Services to fund homeless services and to maintain and restore shelter bed capacity for fiscal year 2005-06; placing $226,682 on Budget and Finance Committee reserve. (Fiscal impact.)







	Enacted Number:	82-06
	FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
	Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

Recommendation of the City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee

051669	[Prohibition on Smoking in Public Transit Stops and Shelters]		Supervisors Ma, Daly, Ammiano
	Ordinance amending Section 1009.22 of the San Francisco Health Code, to prohibit smoking in public transit stops and shelters.





	Enacted Number:	68-06
	FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
	Ayes: 7 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi Noes: 3 - Elsbernd, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

Recommendation of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee

060065	[Establishing the Film Rebate Program]		Supervisor Alioto-Pier
	Ordinance amending San Francisco Admistrative Code section 57.1 to make technical amendments; section 57.4 to designate the Executive Director of the San Francisco Film Commission as the sole liaison between film companies and City departments; section 57.7 to clarify the application of Chapter 57 to certain City departments; and adding section 57.8 to establish a Film Rebate Program to rebate qualified production costs for qualified film productions. (Fiscal impact and Economic Impact)










	Enacted Number:	70-06
	FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
	Ayes: 8 - Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Sandoval Noes: 2 - Daly, Peskin Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

NEW BUSINESS

Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee

060166	[First Source Hiring Ordinance - Expanding the Chapter to apply to contract modifications; increasing FSHA reporting requirements, liquidated damages, and penalty sections; amending	Supervisors Mirkarimi, Ammiano
	Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending sections 83.2, 83.4, 83.6, 83.7, 83.9, 83.10, 83.11, 83.12, and 83.18 of the First Source Hiring Program to: 1) correct erroneous grammar and subsection references; 2) change "Department of Human Services (DHS)" to "Human Services Agency (HSA);" 3) define OLSE; 4) include the OLSE in making the final administrative determination regarding compliance with this Chapter; 5) include contract modifications under the definition of contracts; 6) increase reporting requirements by the FSHA to include data reflecting the length of time qualified individuals remain employed under this Chapter; 7) increase liquidated damages from up to $2,070.00 to up to $5,000.00 against contractors for initial violations of this Chapter, add provision of liquidated damages of up to $10,000.00 against contractors for each violation discovered during second investigation by FSHA and to provide for administrative review; and 8) increase penalties against permittees and contractors engaged in non-City work performed in San Francisco from up to $2,070.00 to up to $5,000.00 who fail to comply with this Chapter and to provide for administrative review.







	PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
	Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

060309	[Extending Early Retirement Program]		Mayor
	Resolution extending Early Retirement Program for and through fiscal years 2006-07. (Fiscal impact.) (Supervisors Peskin and Elsbernd dissented in Committee.)




	Enacted Number:	209-06
	ADOPTED by the following vote:
	Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

060394	[Appropriating $660,000 to the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families to support the John Swett Alternative School in Department Fiscal Year 2005-06]	Supervisors Mirkarimi, Daly
	Ordinance appropriating $660,000 of Unappropriated General Fund to maintain operations of the John Swett Alternative School through the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families for Fiscal Year 2005-06. (Fiscal impact.)(Supervisor Elsbernd dissented in committee)







	Supervisor Mirkarimi, seconded by Supervisor Ammiano, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. The motion carried by the following vote:
	Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier


	Ordinance appropriating $330,000 of Unappropriated General Fund and $330,000 of Children's Baseline Reserve to maintain operations of the John Swett Alternative School through the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families for Fiscal Year 2005-06. (Fiscal impact.)(Supervisor Elsbernd dissenting in committee)







	PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote:
	Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Noes: 1 - Elsbernd Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

060263	[Public Education Enrichment Fund]		Supervisors Mirkarimi, Daly, Ammiano
	Resolution approving the San Francisco First Five Commission expenditure plan or the Public Education Enrichment Fund for fiscal year 2006-07.






	Supervisor Ammiano requested to be added as a co-sponsor.
	Enacted Number:	223-06
	ADOPTED by the following vote:
	Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Absent: 1 - Elsbernd Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

060341	[Appropriating $250,000 to the General Services Agency, Administrative Services, Grants for the Arts for Fiscal Year 2005-2006]	Supervisor Ma
	Ordinance appropriating $250,000 of Unappropriated General Fund Revenue to the General Services Agency, Administrative Services, Grants for the Arts for Fiscal Year 2005-2006; and reserving the appropriation for the Grants for the Arts. (Fiscal impact.)








	Supervisor Daly, seconded by Supervisor Ammiano, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. The motion carried by the following vote:
	Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier


	Ordinance appropriating $250,000 of Unappropriated General Fund Revenue to the Arts Commission, Cultural Equity Endowment Grants for Fiscal Year 2005-2006; and reserving the appropriation pending receipt of additional information from the Arts Commission. (Fiscal impact.)








	PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote:
	Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

Recommendations of the City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee

051985	[Deletion of a street flower market location on Market Street at Fifth Street]
	Ordinance amending Public Works Code Article 5, Section 155 to delete the street flower market location on the south side of Market Street within 100 feet of the west line of 5th Street. (Public Works Department)





	PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
	Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

060255	[Accepting a gift to the Recreation and Park Department of synthetic turf athletic fields valued at approximately $4.5 million from the City Fields Foundation]	Supervisors Ammiano, Alioto-Pier, Maxwell, Ma, Dufty
	Ordinance accepting a gift to the Recreation and Park Department (RPD) of synthetic turf athletic fields at Garfield Square and Silver Terrace Playground and a maintenance contract for those fields, valued at approximately $4.5 million, from the City Fields Foundation (Foundation); approving an agreement between RPD and the Foundation which specifies how RPD and the Foundation will work together to implement the gift; and authorizing the RPD General Manager to accept future donations of Turf fields from the Foundation; and requiring the RPD General Manager to submit an annual report to the Board that describes actions taken in furtherance of the agreement.








	PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
	Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

SPECIAL ORDER 3:30 P.M - Recognition of Commendations

Privilege of the Floor






	Supervisor Dufty, seconded by Supervisor Mirkarimi, moved to suspend Rule 4.37 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to grant privilege of the floor to the following guests. The motion carried by the following vote:
	Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier






	Supervisor Peskin welcomed, introduced and presented a Certificate of Honor to Pappa Johnny founder of Cafe Treiste in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Cafe Treiste. Supervisor Peskin welcomed, introduced and presented a Certificate of Honor to the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul Province of the West in recognition of celebrating 150 years of service in California and in gratitude for their works during the 1906 Earthquake. Supervisor Bevan Dufty welcomed, introduced and presented a Certificate of Honor to Officer Lisa Farrell on behalf of Sensei Keiko Fukuda.

SPECIAL ORDER 4:00 P.M.

Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole

060425	[Hearing to discuss the findings of the report, "An Overview of San Francisco's Recent Economic Performance"]
	Hearing to discuss the findings of the report, "An Overview of San Francisco's Recent Economic Performance." (Clerk of the Board)


	The President inquired as to whether or not any member of the public wished to address the Board members. Jessie Blount, Director of Economic Development Dr. Ted Egan, Consultant The President declared the hearing closed.

	HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING.

ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS

PUBLIC COMMENT
	An opportunity for members of the public to directly address the Board on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board, including items being considered today which have not been considered by a Board committee and excluding items which have been considered by a Board committee. Members of the public may address the Board for up to three minutes. Each member of the public will be allotted the same number of minutes to speak, 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. The President or the Board may limit the total testimony to 30 minutes. 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.



	Richard Low; Chinese Community Health Plan; expressed support for Item 42 relating to the Brown and Toland Medical Group and the Chinese Hospital Dr. Richard Loos; expressed support for Item 42 relating to the Brown and Toland Medical Group and the Chinese Hospital Dr. Tina Kwan; expressed support for Item 42 relating to the Brown and Toland Medical Group and the Chinese Hospital Cynthia Yee; expressed support for Item 42 relating to the Brown and Toland Medical Group and the Chinese Hospital Dr. Joseph Woo; expressed support for Item 42 relating to the Brown and Toland Medical Group and the Chinese Hospital Rachel Shu; expressed support for Item 42 relating to the Brown and Toland Medical Group and the Chinese Hospital Dr. R.C. Lowe; expressed support for Item 42 relating to the Brown and Toland Medical Group and the Chinese Hospital Brenda Yee; expressed support for Item 42 relating to the Brown and Toland Medical Group and the Chinese Hospital Dr. Pearl Yee; expressed support for Item 42 relating to the Brown and Toland Medical Group and the Chinese Hospital Vincent Pan; expressed support for Item 42 relating to the Brown and Toland Medical Group and the Chinese Hospital Dr. Stan Padilla, Brown and Toland representative; expressed opposition to Item 42 relating to the Brown and Toland Medical Group and the Chinese Hospital issues Megaheed Abdullah; expressed concern with the Immigration legislation James Chaffee; expressed concern with issues relating to the SF Library Walter; showed interest in the 1906 Earthquake celebrations Carlos Rios; expressed concern with SFWFI Network selection of Earthlink as provider John di Donna; expressed concern with the deaths of African American children Eugene Gordon Jr.; expressed concern with human rights issues Male speaker; expressed concern with the treatment

APPROVAL OF REQUESTS TO THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST
	These items may be introduced by any Supervisor seeking analysis from the Office of the Legislative Analyst on introduced legislation and for the purpose of providing assistance to Board of Supervisors' task forces and advisory committees. Requests to the Legislative Analyst shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board.

060429	[Legislative Analyst Request - Youth MUNI passes]	Supervisor McGoldrick
	Motion requesting the Legislative Analyst to research, analyze, and gather data on the following issue(s): (1) What kind of discounts do the public transit systems (both national and international) give to youth between the ages of 18 to 24? How has that impacted the number of youth that ride on the public transportation system? Has that led to an increase/decrease in youth riders? (2) What are the various kinds of discounts given to students nationally and internationally? (3) What is the usual cut off age for what is defined youth in the public transportation system for San Francisco?




	APPROVED by the following vote:
	Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

060430	[Legislative Analyst Request - Street space permits]	Supervisor Elsbernd
	Motion requesting the Legislative Analyst to research, analyze, and gather data on the street space permits in order to determine if permits are legally posted.




	APPROVED by the following vote:
	Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

CLOSED SESSION

CONFERENCE WITH CITY LABOR NEGOTIATORS

060288	[Closed Session - Conference with City's Labor Negotiators (Collective Bargaining)]
	Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City's Labor Relations Negotiators, the Mayor and the Director of Human Resources, for the purpose of reviewing the City's positions in the pending labor negotiations with organizations representing the City employee groups. This closed session is permitted by Government Code Section 54957.6, and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.8.




	Continued to April 18, 2006

	Supervisor Elsbernd, seconded by Supervisor Mirkarimi, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED. The motion carried by the following vote:
	Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE
	These measures are introduced for adoption without committee reference. A unanimous vote is required for adoption of a resolution today. Any Supervisor may require any resolution to go to committee.

060447	[Calling for the Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole on April 11, 2006, at 4:00pm to consider findings of recent economic report]		Supervisor Alioto-Pier
	Motion calling for the Board of Supervisors to sit as a committee of the whole on April 11, 2006, at 4:00pm to hear and discuss the findings of the report, "An Overview of San Francisco's Recent Economic Performance."



	Enacted Number:	M06-35
	APPROVED

060442	[Peak Oil Plan of Response and Preparation]		Supervisors Mirkarimi, McGoldrick, Maxwell, Daly
	Resolution acknowledging the challenge of Peak Oil and the need for San Francisco to prepare a plan of response and preparation.


	Supervisor Daly requested to be added as a co-sponsor.
	Enacted Number:	224-06
	ADOPTED

060448	[Accept-Expend Federal Grant Funds - Recreation and Park Department]		Supervisor Alioto-Pier
	Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a Clean Vessel Act Grant administered by the California Department of Boating and Waterways in the amount of $35,000 for the installation of a boat pumpout and dump station combination in the San Francisco Small Craft Harbor.



	Enacted Number:	238-06
	ADOPTED

060449	[Commending the Peninsula Humane Society and its new auxiliary organization, the San Francisco Bay Humane Friends for providing free sterilization of pit bulls and mixed pit bulls dogs in		Supervisor Dufty
	Resolution commending the Peninsula Humane Society and its new auxiliary organization, the San Francisco Bay Humane Friends for providing free sterilization of pit bulls and mixed pit bulls dogs in San Francisco.



	Enacted Number:	219-06
	ADOPTED

060450	[Commending Gail Wilson and City Swing]		Supervisors Dufty, Ammiano
	Resolution commending Gail Wilson and City Swing for over two decades of entertainment and commitment to the LGBT community.



	Enacted Number:	218-06
	ADOPTED

060451	[Grant to support the Integrated Nurse Leadership Program at the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center]		Supervisor Elsbernd
	Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $75,000 from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation through the Regents of the University of California to support the Integrated Nurse Leadership Program, and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of March 1, 2005 to May 31, 2006.



	Enacted Number:	217-06
	ADOPTED

060452	[Supporting H.R. 4423 Ethiopia Consolidation Act]		Supervisor Ma
	Resolution supporting the Ethiopia Consolidation Act of 2005 (H.R. 4423)



	Enacted Number:	212-06
	ADOPTED

060453	[Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Strategic Planning for Childhood Nutrition and Physical Activity Task Force Recommendations]		Supervisor Maxwell
	Resolution authorizing the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $24,993 from the California Endowment to conduct Strategic Planning for the Childhood Nutrition and Physical Activity Task Force.



	Enacted Number:	216-06
	ADOPTED

060454	[Accept-Expend Federal Grant - 2006 Mayor's Summer Food Service Program and Afterschool Snack Program]		Supervisor Maxwell
	Resolution authorizing the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $853,665 from the United States Department of Agriculture for the 2006 Mayor's Summer Food Service Program and the Afterschool Snack Program.



	Enacted Number:	215-06
	ADOPTED

060455	[Supporting AB 2873 - Transportation Development Act Funds]		Supervisor McGoldrick
	Resolution urging the California State Legislature to support Assembly Bill 2873 (Wolk) authorizing local jurisdictions to double the current quarter percent sales tax dedicated to local transit and to maintain local streets and roads in rural counties.



	Enacted Number:	208-06
	ADOPTED

060456	[Supporting the strengthening of the City's ability to eradicate criminal and public nuisance activity caused by criminal street gangs in our community]		Supervisors Mirkarimi, Maxwell, Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Daly
	Resolution supporting the strengthening of the City's ability to eradicate criminal and public nuisance activity caused by criminal street gangs in our community.


	Supervisor Daly requested to be added as a co-sponsor.
	Enacted Number:	207-06
	ADOPTED

060457	[Supporting AB 2573 regarding solar power in San Francisco]		Supervisor Mirkarimi
	Resolution urging the State Legislature to pass Assembly Bill 2573 regarding solar power in San Francisco.



	Enacted Number:	213-06
	ADOPTED

060458	[Proclaiming May 5, 2006, as Asian Pacific Islander Resources Network (APIFRN) Day in San Francisco]		Supervisor Peskin
	Resolution proclaiming May 5, 2006, as Asian Pacific Islander Resources Network (APIFRN) Day in San Francisco.



	Enacted Number:	214-06
	ADOPTED

060411	[Final Map for a 16 Unit Residential Condominium Project - 1725 Washington Street]
	Motion approving Final Map of 1725 Washington Street, A Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 15 in Assessor's Block No. 619, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (DPW Order NO. 175,956; District 3.)



	Enacted Number:	M06-34
	APPROVED








	The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:
	Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

Severed from the Without Reference to Committee Agenda




	Supervisor Daly requested that this matter be severed so that it might be considered separately.

060398	[Supporting Assembly Bill 777 - Tax Credits for Qualified Motion Pictures]		Supervisor Alioto-Pier
	Resolution supporting Assembly Bill 777 - California Tax Credits for Qualified Motion Pictures.



	Motion to suspend the Board of Supervisor Rules of Order No. 2.11 carried without objection.
	Enacted Number:	211-06
	ADOPTED by the following vote:
	Ayes: 7 - Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Sandoval Noes: 3 - Ammiano, Daly, Peskin Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier






	Supervisor Peskin requested that this matter be severed so that it might be considered separately.

060459	[Brown and Toland Medical Group]	Supervisors Peskin, Mirkarimi, Ma
	Resolution urging Brown and Toland to cease requiring exclusivity of physicians to participate in the Brown and Toland Preferred Network, in violation of the policy of the City and County of San Francisco and the state and federal and which is affecting the well being of the Chinese Community in San Francisco.





	Supervisor Daly, seconded by Supervisor Mirkarimi, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. The motion carried by the following vote:
	Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier






	Supervisors Mirkarimi and Ma requested to be added as co-sponsors.

	ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote:
	Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Ma, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION

Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor

Ordinances

060473	[Appropriating $148,713,421 of bond proceeds to fund the Water System Improvement Program at San Francisco Public Utilities Commission]	Mayor
	Ordinance appropriating $148,713,421 of bond proceeds to support the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) in the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) for Fiscal Year 2005-06. (Fiscal impact.)
	4/11/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

060474	[Appropriating $3,187,130 of Hetch Hetchy Unappropriated Fund Balance to defend the City and County of San Francisco's rights for services it receives from PG&E]	Mayor
	Ordinance appropriating $4,100,000 of Unappropriated Fund Balance to support Legal Services in Hetch Hetchy Water & Power Department for Fiscal Year 2005-06. (Fiscal impact.)
	4/11/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

060475	[Public Employment - Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development]	Mayor
	Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 204-05 (Annual Salary Ordinance No. 204-05 (Annual Salary Ordinance 2005/2006) to reflect the creation of three (3) positions in the Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development. (Fiscal impact.)
	4/11/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

060476	[Cash Revolving Funds - Commission on the Environment]	Mayor
	Ordinance amending the Administrative Code by deleting Section 10.169-12.
	4/11/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

060477	[Potential Future Candlestick Point Development]	Supervisors Maxwell, Dufty
	Ordinance establishing a City policy regarding consistency with applicable voter-approved measures in any proposed stadium-related project at Candlestick Point.
	4/11/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

060479	[Zoning Map Amendment, 645 Howard Street]	Supervisor Daly
	Ordinance amending Zoning Map Sheet IH of the City and County of San Francisco for property located at Block 3735, Lot 047, to change the height and bulk district classification from 150-S to 250-S; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; and adopting findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
	4/11/06, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 5/11/2006. 4/17/06 - Referred to the Small Business Commission for review and comment.

060480	[General Plan Amendment, 645 Howard Street]	Supervisor Daly
	Ordinance amending Map 5 (Proposed Height and Bulk Districts) of the Downtown Area Plan of the General Plan of the City and County of San Francisco to change the height and bulk district classification of the property located at Block 3735, Lot 047 from 150-S to 250-S; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; and adopting findings of consistency with the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
	4/11/06, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 5/11/2006. 4/17/06 - Referred to the Small Business Commission for review and comment.

060481	[Zoning - Interim Moratorium on Formula Retail Uses in the Western South of Market Area]	Supervisor Daly
	Urgency Ordinance approving an interim zoning moratorium on the establishment of formula retail uses in the Western South of Market in the area generally bounded by Mission Street to the north, Townsend Street to the south, Division Street to the west and 4th Street to the east, and consisting of the blocks and lots specifically set forth; and adopting findings including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1(b).
	4/11/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. 4/17/06 - Referred to the Small Business Commission for review and comment.

060482	[Formula Retail Use; Public Notice - Western SoMa Planning Area SUD]	Supervisor Daly
	Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 803.6 to designate formula retail as a conditional use in the Western SoMa Planning Area Special Use District and by adding Section 803.7 to require public noticing requirements for building permit applications in that Special Use District; adopting findings including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and with the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. Economic Impact
	4/11/06, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 5/11/2006. 4/17/06 - Referred to the Small Business Commission for review and comment.

060483	[Zoning - Western SoMa Planning Area Special Use District]	Supervisor Daly
	Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 823 and amending Sheets 1SU, 7SU, and 8SU of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to establish the Western SoMa Planning Area Special Use District in the area generally bounded by Mission Street to the north, Townsend Street to the south, Division Street to the west and 4th Street to the east, and consisting of the blocks and lots specifically set forth; and adopting findings including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1(b). Economic Impact
	4/11/06, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 5/11/2006. 4/17/06 - Referred to the Small Business Commission for review and comment.

Resolutions

060478	[Public Education Enrichment Fund]	Supervisor Peskin
	Resolution approving the San Francisco Unified School District expenditure plan for the Public Education Enrichment Fund for fiscal year 2006-07, with reserve pending receipt of additional information.
	4/11/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. 4/18/06 - Referred to the Youth Commission for comment.

060484	[Authorizing the Department of Telecommunications and Information Services to amend its contract with Motorola, Inc. to exceed $20 million and extend the time for an additional ten years]	Supervisor Elsbernd
	Resolution authorizing the Department of Telecommunications and Information Services to enter into the Sixth Amendment between the City and Motorola, Inc., to increase the authorization for the contract's anticipated expenditures to $20 million, and extend the time of the contract. (Fiscal impact.)
	4/11/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

060485	[Recognizing the remarkable career of Sensei Keiko Fukuda and honoring her on the occasion of her 93rd birthday]	Supervisors Dufty, Maxwell
	Resolution recognizing the remarkable career of Sensei Keiko Fukuda and honoring her on the occasion of her 93rd birthday.
	4/11/06, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

060486	[Commending Zoe Dell Lantis Nutter]	Supervisor Elsbernd
	Resolution commending Zoe Dell Lantis Nutter, recipient of the San Francisco Aeronautical Society's Achievement in Aviation Award for 2005.
	4/11/06, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

060487	[Landmark Tree Program Criteria and Procedures]	Supervisor McGoldrick
	Resolution in support of the Urban Forestry Council's landmark tree criteria and procedure created in accordance with Ordinance Number 17-06.
	4/11/06, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

060488	[Department of Elections Outreach Program]	Supervisor Peskin
	Resolution declaring April 2006 "Voter Education and Participation Month".
	4/11/06, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

060489	[Supporting AB-2161, AB-2193, AB-2481, AB-2488, and AB-2489]	Supervisors Ma, Dufty
	Resolution in support of the passage of AB 2161(Hancock), AB 2193 (Bass), AB 2481 (Evans), AB 2488 (Leno) and AB 2489 (Leno) to improve and enhance the State's Child Welfare Services to promote successful outcomes for California's, and San Francisco's, foster youth.
	4/11/06, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

Requests for Hearing

060470	[Arts Task Force Recommendations]	Supervisor Ammiano
	Hearing to consider the presentation of the Arts Task Force Recommendations.
	4/11/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. Sponsor requests this item be scheduled at Government Audit & Oversight Committee on April 24, 2006.

060471	[Municipal Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) Alternatives]	Supervisor McGoldrick
	Request for a hearing to consider creating internet connectivity and data communications through a true municipal network owned and managed by the City and County of San Francisco, including alternatives that were not considered in the current search for a model that would exist beyond ten years time in technology and engineering, would be scalable, is secure and affords privacy, provides community participation and inclusion, technology and network neutrality, manageable interference, cogent engineering, considers technology obsolescence both physical and virtual, considers saturation and field strength among other elements specific to this kind of network. This study would consider current assets including but not limited to existing wireless networks, copper, cable and fiber infrastructures.
	4/11/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

060472	[Violations of tenants' rights in buildings operated by CitiApartments, Inc.]	Supervisor Peskin
	Hearing to investigate allegations of widespread violations of tenants' rights in buildings operated by CitiApartments, Inc.
	4/11/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

PROPOSED ORDINANCES

060203	[Tunnel Avenue Weight Restrictions]
	Ordinance amending Section 28.2 of the San Francisco Traffic Code to extend restrictions on certain vehicles over 18,000 pounds for two blocks of Tunnel Avenue south of Blanken Avenue. (Parking and Traffic Department)
	3/31/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

	4/6/06, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Parking and Traffic for environmental impact determination.

	4/12/06, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Categorically exempt from Environmental Review Class 1(c)(9) changes in the traffic and parking regulations where such changes do not establish a higher speed limit or result in more than a negligible increase in the use of the street.

060463	[Settlement of Lawsuits - Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Television Signal Corp.]
	Ordinance authorizing settlement of three lawsuits filed by Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Television Signal Corp. against the City and County of San Francisco for a total of $1,156,164.00. Pacific Gas and Electric Co v. City and County of San Francisco was filed April 30, 1999, in the United States District Court, Case No. C99-2071 VRW. Television Signal Corp. v. City and County of San Francisco was filed June 29, 2000, in United States District Court, Case No. C00-2311 VRW. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. v. City and County of San Francisco was filed July 21, 2005 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 443-277. The lawsuit entitled Television Signal Corp v. City and County, Case No. C00-2311 VRW, is settled without any payment. (City Attorney)
	4/4/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS

060204	[Airport ITT Network Operations Center and ITT Helpdesk Coverage - FY 2006-07 Proposition J]
	Resolution approving the Controller's certification that Airport ITT Network and Operations Center and ITT Helpdesk Coverage for FY 2006-2007 can be practically performed by a private contractor at a lower cost than if work were performed by city employees at budgeted levels. (Airport Commission) (Fiscal impact.)
	3/30/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

060409	[Apply For-Accept-Expend Federal Funding - Community Development Block Grant]	Mayor
	Resolution approving the 2006/07 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City's 2006/07 Community Development Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) together with Program Income, totaling $25,151,655; and approving an Expenditure Schedule.
	4/3/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

060413	[Apply For-Accept-Expend Federal Funding - Emergency Shelter Grants Program]	Mayor
	Resolution approving the 2006/07 Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Program; and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City's 2006/07 Emergency Shelter Grant entitlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $928,391; and approving the expenditure schedule for recipient agencies. (Fiscal impact.)
	4/3/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

060419	[Apply For-Accept-Expend Federal Funding - HOME Program]	Mayor
	Resolution approving the 2006/07 HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Program; and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City's 2006/07 HOME Program entitlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Reprogrammed Funds, totaling $15,016,335; and approving the HOME Program Description as described in the 2006 Action Plan for San Francisco's Consolidated Plan.
	4/3/06, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

Requests Granted




	From: Supervisor Daly To: Executive Director, Municipal Transportation Authority Requesting/Inquiring: Inquiring where the Transbay Transit Center is on your list of priorities for Capital Projects. From: Supervisor Mirkarimi To: Director, Department of Human Services To: Director, Department of Public Health To: Chief, Police Department To: General Manager, Recreation and Parks Department Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting a report from the Department of Human Services, Department of Public Health, Police Department and Recreation and Parks Department on outreach, services, plans of each department, and coordinated efforts between departments, to address the increase homeless population in and around Golden Gate Park and the Inner Sunset. From: Supervisor Mirkarimi To: Director, Department of Public Works Requesting/Inquiring: To report on the status of removing the graffiti on the mailboxes at the following locations: 906 Divisadero, Divisadero and Turk, 2299 Post and the southwest corner of Divisadero and Pine. From: Supervisor Mirkarimi To: Director, Department of Parking and Traffic Requesting/Inquiring: To report on the status of removing the graffiti on the parking signs at the following locations: 1052 Divisadero, 1320 Divisadero, 1350 Divisadero, southwest corner of Divisadero and Ellis, 1600-1610 Scott, 1657 Scott, 2814 Pine, 2988 Pine, 2917 Pine, 1829 Pine, 1844 Pine and 1851 Pine Street. From: Supervisor Mirkarimi To: Director, Department of Parking and Traffic Requesting/Inquiring: To report on the status of removing the graffiti on the parking signs at the following locations: 2001 Pine, 2019 Pine, 2084 Pine, 2152 Pine, 2220 Pine, 2330 Pine, 2396 Pine and the northwest corner of Pine and Pierce Streets. From: Supervisor Mirkarimi To: Director, Department of Parking and

In Memoriams




	Mary O'Connell Moriarty - Supervisor Elsbernd Reino Erkkila - Supervisor Elsbernd Arthur Jackson - Supervisor Peskin






	Special Board of Supervisors Meeting Budget and Finance Committee April 12, 2006 At the hour of 1:32 p.m. Supervisor Sophie Maxwell was noted present at the Budget and Finance meeting creating a quorum of the Board of Supervisors for the following items. A Special Board of Supervisors meeting was convened. (Supervisor Sandoval was noted present from 3:28 p.m. to 3:36 p.m. The meeting was already convened as a quorum of the Board of Supervisors. (File No. 060247)). Present: Chris Daly, Bevan Dufty, Aaron Peskin, Ross Mirkarimi, Sean Elsbernd, Sophie Maxwell, Gerardo Sandoval 060247 [Minimum Wage Implementation and Enforcement] Ordinance (1) amending Chapter 12R of the San Francisco Administrative Code (Minimum Wage Ordinance) to impose an annual fee upon employers to defray the City's costs of implementing and enforcing the Minimum Wage Ordinance, (2) expanding the powers and duties of the Office of Labor Standard Enforcement to implement and enforce the Minimum Wage Ordinance, and (3) making findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8)(A), that the regulatory fees imposed by this ordinance are not a "project" and that such fees are imposed for the purpose of meeting operating expenses of the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement or successor department of the City and County of San Francisco, including employee wage rates, fringe benefits and other direct and indirect overhead charges, attributable to the implementation and enforcement of the Minimum Wage Ordinance. Continued to April 26, 2006 by the Budget and Finance Committee Ayes: 4 - Daly, Dufty, Peskin, Elsbernd Absent: 1 -

ADJOURNMENT




	There being no further business, the Board adjourned at the hour of 5:24 p.m. Gloria L. Young, Clerk of the Board N.B. The Minutes of this meeting set forth all actions taken by the Board of Supervisors on the matters stated, but not necessarily the chronological sequence in which the matters were taken up. Approved by the Board of Supervisors on May 16, 2006.

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