Board of Supervisors
City and County of San Francisco
Legislative Chamber - Second Floor
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
AGENDA
Thursday, January 8, 2009
12:00 PM
Inaugural Meeting
MICHELA ALIOTO-PIER, JOHN AVALOS, DAVID CAMPOS, DAVID CHIU, CARMEN CHU, CHRIS DALY, BEVAN DUFTY, SEAN ELSBERND, ERIC MAR, SOPHIE MAXWELL, ROSS MIRKARIMI
Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board
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ROLL CALL |
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Call to order by Clerk of the Board Angela Calvillo. |
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COMMUNICATIONS |
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(a) From Director of Elections, certifying the candidates for the office of Members of the Board of Supervisors who received a plurality of votes cast at the election held on November 4, 2008, who, therefore, have been declared elected to that office, namely:
John Avalos
David Campos
David Chiu
Carmen Chu
Sean Elsbernd
Eric Mar
Ross Mirkarimi
(b) From the Controller: Filing or renewing of official bonds for Members of the Board of Supervisors:
John Avalos
David Campos
David Chiu
Carmen Chu
Sean Elsbernd
Eric Mar
Ross Mirkarimi |
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OATH OF OFFICE |
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Clerk of the Board introduces the Honorable James McBride, Presiding Judge, San Francisco Superior Court. |
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ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD |
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(a) Nominations
(b) Public Comment
President designates Members of the Board to escort him/her to the rostrum. |
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REMARKS FROM MAYOR |
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President introduces the Honorable Mayor Gavin Newsom and affords opportunity for brief remarks. |
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REMARKS FROM BOARD MEMBERS |
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President introduces each Board member and affords an opportunity for brief remarks and for introduction of family members in attendance. |
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REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD |
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| Meeting Procedures |
The Board of Supervisors is the Legislative Body of the City and County of San Francisco. The Board considers ordinances and resolutions, most of which have been the subject of hearings before the standing committees of the board 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 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, (Violators may be removed from the meeting room.) 3) signs to be brought into the meeting or displayed in the room; and 4)standing in the Legislative Chamber.
Citizens are encouraged to testify at Board hearings and to write letters to the Board and 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 and legislative files (which contain documents submitted after the distribution of the agenda packet) are available at the Board of Supervisors, Room 244, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102. Agendas are available on the Internet at www.sfgov.org/site/bos_meetingsFor information, call (415) 554-5184.
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 and the Committee Room 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. |
| Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance |
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This 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 |
| 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 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; web site www.sfgov.org/ethics |