City and County of San Francisco
Government Audit and Oversight Committee
City Hall, Room 250
Meeting Agenda
Monday, July 7, 2008
10:00 AM
Regular Meeting
Members: Aaron Peskin, Tom Ammiano, Sophie Maxwell
Clerk: Annette Lonich (415) 554-7706
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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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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. |
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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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1. |
080915 |
[Assessment Ballots for City Parcels, for proposed Yerba Buena Community Benefit District] |
Mayor |
Resolution authorizing the Mayor to cast assessment ballots in the affirmative on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco as the owner of nine parcels of real property that would be subject to assessment in the proposed property and business improvement district to be named the Yerba Buena Community Benefit District.
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6/24/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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080874 |
[Urging the State of California to repeal local preemption regarding pesticides] |
Supervisor Alioto-Pier |
Resolution urging the State of California to repeal the local preemption ban which prohibits local jurisdictions from banning pesticides throughout their city and county limits.
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6/17/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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080566 |
[Approving an agreement with Cochran, Inc. to install shoreside power equipment at Piers 27 and 29 of the Port of San Francisco and waiving the contracting requirements of the Administrative |
Supervisors Peskin, Dufty |
Ordinance authorizing the Executive Director of the Port to execute an agreement with Cochran, Inc. to install shoreside power equipment at Piers 27 and 29 of the Port of San Francisco for an amount not to exceed $1,700,000 from the City and an additional $1,900,000 to be separately provided by Princess Cruise Lines from the Bay Area Air Management District Carl Moyer Program grant and exempting the agreement from the contracting requirements of the Administrative Code and Environment Code.
(Fiscal Impact.)
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4/22/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report on July 8, 2008. |
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080860 |
[Children's Services Allocation Plan 2007-2010] |
Supervisor Peskin |
Hearing on the Proposed Amendment to the Children's Services Allocation Plan 2007-2010.
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6/17/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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7/2/08, TRANSFERRED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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080843 |
[City's external auditors Comprehensive Annual Financial Report related to the City audit for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 and audit plans for Fiscal Year 2007-2008] |
Supervisor Peskin |
Hearing for the City's external auditors (Macias Gini & O'Connell, KPMG, Hood and Strong, and Williams Adley & Co.) to present the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), Single Audit, and their Management Letters, if any, related to the City audit for Fiscal Year 2006-2007. They will also present their audit plans for Fiscal Year 2007-2008. This hearing is required under Charter Section 9.117.
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6/24/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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080675 |
[Approval of a contract amendment with InfoMc, Inc. to support and maintain the eCURA application in use by the Community Behavioral Health Services unit of the Department of Public Health] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH), to enter into a contract amendment with InfoMc, Inc. for the continued maintenance of proprietary InfoMc, Inc. applications for a new term July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2011. (Public Health Department)
(Fiscal Impact.)
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6/2/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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080663 |
[San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center General Obligation Bond Election] |
Mayor, Supervisors Ammiano, Maxwell, Alioto-Pier, Chu, Daly, Dufty, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Sandoval |
Ordinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco on Tuesday, November 4th 2008, for the purpose of submitting to San Francisco voters a proposition to incur the following bonded debt of the City and County: $887,400,000 for the building and/or rebuilding and improving of the earthquake safety of the San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and related costs necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes; authorizing landlords to pass-through 50% of the resulting property tax increase to residential tenants in accordance with Chapter 37 of the San Francisco Administrative Code; finding that the estimated cost of such proposed project 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 expenditures greater than the amount allowed therefor by the annual tax levy; reciting the estimated cost of such proposed project; fixing the date of election and the manner of holding such election and the procedure for voting for or against the proposition; fixing the maximum rate of interest on such bonds and providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay both principal and interest; prescribing notice to be given of such election; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act, ("CEQA"), CEQA Guidelines and San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 31, including the adoption of a mitigation monitoring and reporting program and a statement of overriding considerations; finding that the proposed project 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; consolidating the special election with the general election; establishing the election precincts, voting places and officers for the election; waiving the word limitation on ballot propositions imposed by San Francisco Municipal Elections Code Section 510; complying with the restrictions on the use of bond proceeds specified in Section 53410 of the California Government Code; incorporating the provisions of the San Francisco Administrative Code, Sections 5.30 – 5.36; and waiving the time requirements specified in Section 2.34 of the San Francisco Administrative Code.
(Fiscal Impact.)
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5/13/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. 5/20/08 - Transmitted letter via email to Planning Commission, Planning Director, Environmental Review Officer, Zoning Administrator, Environmental Analysis, Katy Stacy, Deputy City Attorney. |
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080664 |
[San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center General Obligation Bonds] |
Mayor, Supervisors Ammiano, Maxwell, Alioto-Pier, Chu, Daly, Dufty, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Sandoval |
Resolution determining and declaring that the public interest and necessity demand the building and/or rebuilding and improving of the earthquake safety of the San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and related costs necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes; finding that the estimated cost of $887,400,000 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; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act, ("CEQA"), CEQA Guidelines and San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 31, including the adoption of a mitigation monitoring and reporting program and a statement of overriding considerations; finding the proposed project 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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5/13/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. 5/20/08 - Transmitted letter via email to Planning Commission, Planning Director, Environmental Review Officer, Zoning Administrator, Environmental Analysis, Katy Stacy, Deputy City Attorney. |
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080800 |
[MOU, Amendment No. 1 - San Francisco Fire Fighters Union, Local 798 (Unit 1)] |
Mayor |
Ordinance adopting and implementing Amendment #1 to the 2007-2011 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Fire Fighters Union, Local 798, IAFF, AFL-CIO (Unit 1) by implementing specified terms and conditions of employment for fiscal years 2008-2009, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.
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6/10/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report on July 8, 2008. |
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080801 |
[MOU, Amendment No. 1 - San Francisco Fire Fighters Union, Local 798 (Unit 2)] |
Mayor |
Ordinance adopting and implementing Amendment #1 to the 2007-2011 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Fire Fighters Union, Local 798, IAFF, AFL-CIO (Unit 2) by implementing specified terms and conditions of employment for fiscal years 2008-2009, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.
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6/10/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report on July 8, 2008. |
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080802 |
[MOU, Amendment No. 2 - Service Employees International Union, Local 1021] |
Mayor |
Ordinance adopting and implementing Amendment #2 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Service Employees International Union, Local 1021 by extending the terms of the parties' Agreement through June 30, 2010.
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6/10/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report on July 8, 2008. |
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080803 |
[MOU, Amendment No. 1 - Automotive Machinists Union, Local 1414] |
Mayor |
Ordinance adopting and implementing Amendment #1 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Automotive Machinists Union, Local 1414, Machinists Automotive Trades District 190, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers by extending the terms of the parties' Agreement through June 30, 2010.
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6/10/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report on July 8, 2008. |
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080804 |
[MOU, Amendment No. 1 - International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21] |
Mayor |
Ordinance adopting and implementing Amendment #1 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21, AFL-CIO by extending the terms of the parties' Agreement through June 30, 2010.
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6/10/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report on July 8, 2008. |
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080805 |
[MOU, Amendment No. 1 - Municipal Attorneys' Association] |
Mayor |
Ordinance adopting and implementing Amendment #1 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Municipal Attorneys' Association by extending the terms of the parties' Agreement through June 30, 2010.
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6/10/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report on July 8, 2008. |
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080806 |
[MOU, Amendment No. 1 - Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3] |
Mayor |
Ordinance adopting and implementing Amendment #1 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO by extending the terms of the parties' Agreement through June 30, 2010.
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6/10/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report on July 8, 2008. |
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080807 |
[MOU, Amendment No. 1 - United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, Local 38] |
Mayor |
Ordinance adopting and implementing Amendment #1 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, Local 38 by extending the terms of the parties' Agreement through June 30, 2010.
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6/10/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report on July 8, 2008. |
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080808 |
[MOU, Amendment No. 1 - Teamsters, Local 350] |
Mayor |
Ordinance adopting and implementing Amendment #1 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Teamsters, Local 350 by extending the terms of the parties' Agreement through June 30, 2010.
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6/10/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report on July 8, 2008. |
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080809 |
[MOU, Amendment No. 1 - Teamsters, Local 856 (Multi-Unit)] |
Mayor |
Ordinance adopting and implementing Amendment #1 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Teamsters, Local 856 (Multi-Unit) by extending the terms of the parties' Agreement through June 30, 2010.
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6/10/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report on July 8, 2008. |
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080810 |
[MOU, Amendment No. 2 - Union of American Physicians and Dentists (Unit 8CC)] |
Mayor |
Ordinance adopting and implementing Amendment #2 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (Unit 8CC) by extending the terms of the parties' Agreement through June 30, 2010 and by implementing specified terms and conditions of employment for fiscal years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010.
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6/10/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report on July 8, 2008. |
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080811 |
[MOU, Amendment No. 1 - Union of American Physicians and Dentists (Unit 11AA)] |
Mayor |
Ordinance adopting and implementing Amendment #1 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (Unit 11AA) by extending the terms of the parties' Agreement through June 30, 2010 and by implementing specified terms and conditions of employment for fiscal years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010.
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6/10/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report on July 8, 2008. |
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080812 |
[MOU, Amendment No. 2 - Municipal Executives' Association] |
Mayor |
Ordinance adopting and implementing Amendment #2 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Municipal Executives' Association by extending the terms of the parties' Agreement through June 30, 2010 and by implementing specified terms and conditions of employment for fiscal years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010.
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6/10/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report on July 8, 2008. |
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080813 |
[MOU, Municipal Executives' Association - Fire] |
Mayor |
Ordinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Municipal Executives' Association Fire, to be effective July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2011.
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6/10/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report on July 8, 2008. |
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080814 |
[MOU, Municipal Executives' Association - Police] |
Mayor |
Ordinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Municipal Executives' Association Police, to be effective July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2011.
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6/10/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report on July 8, 2008. |
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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 Government Audit and Oversight 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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NOTE: Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, the following notice is hereby given: if you challenge, in court, the general plan amendments or planning code and zoning map amendments described above, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing. |
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LEGISLATION UNDER THE 30-DAY RULE |
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080792 |
[Repealing the Emergency Response Fee, Enacting an Access Line Tax, and Updating the Telephone Users Tax] |
Mayor, Supervisors Peskin, Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Sandoval |
Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code by: (1) repealing Article 10A, Sections 750-770, to eliminate the Emergency Response Fee; (2) adding Article 10B, Sections 780-786, to add an Access Line Tax; (3) amending Article 10 by adding Sections 721, 722, and 723, amending Sections 701, 703, 707.1, and 708, and repealing Sections 702 and 707.3, all to update the Telephone Users Tax without changing the tax rate or exemptions; and (4) amending Article 6, Section 6.1-1, to make conforming changes; and ratifying past collection of the Telephone Users Tax and the Emergency Response Fee.
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6/10/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Government Audit and Oversight Committee, expires on 7/10/2008. 6/23/08 - Sent referral letter to Small Business Commision via email. 6/23/08 - Sent referral letter to Planning Department (Environmental Review Officer) via email. |
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080827 |
[To increase rates of Real Property Transfer Tax for transfers in excess of $1 million] |
Supervisor McGoldrick |
Ordinance amending Section 1102 of Article 12-C of the Business and Tax Regulations Code to increase the Real Property Transfer Tax rate from 0.75% to 1% if value or consideration for transfer exceeds $1 million but is less than or equal to $1.25 million, to 1.25% if value or consideration for transfer exceeds $1.25 million but is less than or equal to $1.75 million, to 1.5% if value or consideration for transfer exceeds $1.75 million but is less than or equal to $2 million, and to 1.75% if value or consideration for transfer exceeds $2 million.
(Economic Impact)
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6/10/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Government Audit and Oversight Committee, expires on 7/10/2008. |
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6/17/08, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor McGoldrick submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title. |
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6/17/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Government Audit and Oversight Committee, expires on 7/10/2008. 6/23/08 - Sent referral letter to Small Business Commission via email. 6/23/08 - Sent referral letter to Planning Department (Environmental Review Officer) via email. |
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080831 |
[Payroll Expense Tax] |
Supervisor Peskin |
Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code by amending Section 902.1 and adding Section 902.2 to clarify the tax liability of "pass through entities" under the Payroll Expense Tax Ordinance, including partnerships, Subchapter S corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships and other persons or entities not subject to federal income tax or which are allowed a deduction in computing such tax for distributions to the owners or beneficiaries of such persons or entities.
(Economic Impact)
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6/10/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Government Audit and Oversight Committee, expires on 7/10/2008. 6/23/08 - Sent referral letter to Planning Department (Environmental Review Officer). 6/23/08 - Sent referral letter to Small Business Commission via email. |
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080832 |
[Real Property Transfer Tax] |
Supervisor Peskin |
Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code by amending Section 1102 to increase the Real Property Transfer Tax rate from 0.75% to 1.5% if the consideration for or value of the transfer exceeds $2 million, and by amending Section 1105 to reduce the tax on transfers of residential property by up to one third (1/3) if, after January 1, 2009, the transferor has installed an active solar system or made seismic retrofitting improvements or improvements utilizing earthquake hazard mitigation technologies, and by amending Section 1115 to clarify application of tax to transfers of ownership interests in legal entities that own real estate.
(Economic Impact)
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6/10/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Government Audit and Oversight Committee, expires on 7/10/2008. 6/23/08 - Sent referral letter to Small Business Commission via email. 6/23/08 - Sent referral letter to Planning Department (Environmental Review Officer) via email. |
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6/30/08, CLERICAL CORRECTION. 6/26/08 - Clerical correction per request of City Attorney. On page 1, line 6, change "Section 1115" to read "Section 1114." |
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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 |