Board of Supervisors : April 20, 2007

City and County of San Francisco

City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689

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MEETING MINUTES
Friday, April 20, 2007
10:00 AM
Legislative Chamber - Second Floor
Special Meeting

Board of Supervisors

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

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

ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

	The meeting was called to order at 10:09 a.m. On the call of the roll Supervisors Maxwell, McGoldrick and Sandoval were noted absent. There was a quorum. Supervisor Maxwell was noted present at 10:11 a.m.

CLOSED SESSION



	Supervisor Ammiano, seconded by Supervisor Dufty, moved to convene in closed session. The motion carried by the following vote:
	Ayes: 8 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Mirkarimi, Peskin Absent: 3 - Maxwell, McGoldrick, Sandoval

070486	[[Closed Session - Public Employee Appointment - Clerk of the Board, Legislative Administrator and City Clerk]]	Supervisor Peskin
	Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session to discuss the Public Employee Appointment - Clerk of the Board, Legislative Administrator and City Clerk. This closed session is permitted by Government Code Section 54957, and the San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10 (b)


	The Board recessed at the hour of 10:10 a.m. to convene in closed session pursuant to the above motion. Calling the Roll The following Supervisors were noted present: Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, Mirkarimi, Peskin Persons in attendance: Supervisors Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney Applicants for the position of Clerk of the Board Reconvening of the Board The Board at the hour of 12:17 p.m. reconvened. Public Comment: Kimo Crossman James Chaffee

[Elect To Disclose] Motion that the Board finds it is in the public interest to disclose information discussed in closed session, and directs the President immediately to disclose that information.

	Elect Not to Disclose] Motion that the Board finds that it is in the best interest of the public that the Board elect at this time not to disclose its closed session deliberations concerning the pending public employment appointment.



	Supervisor Mirkarimi, seconded by Supervisor Jew, moved to not disclose. The motion carried by the following vote:
	Ayes: 9 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, Mirkarimi, Peskin Absent: 2 - McGoldrick, Sandoval

070527	[Appointment of Clerk of the Board]
	Motion appointing Angela Calvillo as the Clerk of the Board pursuant to Charter section 2.117 as of July 1, 2007. (Board of Supervisors)



	Enacted Number:	M07-50
	Supervisor Dufty, seconded by Supervisor Jew, moved that this Motion be APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote:
	Ayes: 9 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, Mirkarimi, Peskin Absent: 2 - McGoldrick, Sandoval

ADJOURNMENT

	There being no further business the Board adjourned at the hour of 12:22 p.m. Kay Gulbengay, Interim 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 July 10, 2007.

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.
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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.
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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

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