City and County of San Francisco
Government Audit and Oversight Committee
City Hall, Room 250
Meeting Agenda
Monday, March 10, 2008
10:00 AM
Special 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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080236 |
[Repealing the San Francisco Traffic Code and enacting Division I of the San Francisco Transportation Code to conform to the requirements of Proposition A] |
Supervisor Peskin |
Ordinance repealing the San Francisco Traffic Code and enacting Division I of a new San Francisco Transportation Code, setting forth requirements for the regulation of transit, traffic, streets and parking under the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors, including the regulation of news gathering vehicles, enforcement authority, parking control, rules for driving, bicycle registration, towing and impoundment, abatement of nuisance vehicles, procedures on the temporary use or occupancy of public streets and violations.
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2/12/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 3/13/2008. 2/21/08, President Peskin waived the 30-day Rule. |
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2/28/08, TRANSFERRED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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3/3/08, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Peskin; Deputy City Attorney Cheryl Adams; Bond Yee, DPT; Douglas Yep. Amendment of the Whole as divided see File 080304. |
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3/3/08, DIVIDED. Section 12.1, Review of Municipal Transportation Agency Decisions, divided and considered separately under File 080304. Continued to Special Meeting on March 10, 2008. |
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3/3/08, CONTINUED AS DIVIDED. |
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071518 |
[Standards of Care for City Shelters] |
Supervisors Ammiano, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Daly, Maxwell |
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding a new Article 13 to Chapter 20 to: 1) mandate certain provisions in all contracts for City funded shelters, 2) require the City to take corrective enforcement measures against City-funded shelter contractors who fail to comply with contractual provisions that this Article requires; 3) require the Shelter Monitoring Committee to investigate complaints against City funded-shelters, and 4) require the Director of the Department of Public Health to determine if the imposition of liquidated damages is warranted against shelters who fail to comply with a corrective action plan.
(Fiscal Impact.)
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11/6/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 12/6/2007. 11/13/07 - Referred to the Small Business Commission for review and comment. |
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1/9/08, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: none. |
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2/20/08, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Debra Newman, Budget Analyst's Office; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Trent Rhorer, Director, Human Services; Mr. Neki, Shelter Monitoring Committee; Debra Bourne, Public Health; Rev. Barbara Hope; Ken Racio;Jennifer Friedenbach; Leroy More; females peaker; male speaker; Jean Remandi; Eli Hernandez; male speaker; Marlin Merida; Eric Casada; John Mira; Calvin Davis; male speakers; Mr. Jones; Jeanne Willie; male speaker; female speaker; Lindsley Coleman; Gale Gilman; James Lenard; Mara Jacomes; Patricia Miller; Ika Nolki; Colene Rebecca; Jill Jargen; Ms. Rodgers; Abdula Abanga; Ernestine Weiss; Mike Walter; Ned Howie; Leslie Morrison; Kim Clark; Larry Brown; Mr. Sanford; female speaker; male speaker. |
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2/20/08, CONTINUED AS AMENDED. Continued to March 5, 2008. |
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3/5/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Jackkee Brice; female speaker; Robert Dwells; Charles Tiers. Continued to March 19, 2008. Supervisor Daly requested to be added as a co-sponsor. |
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3/5/08, TRANSFERRED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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080229 |
[Shelter Monitoring Committee] |
Supervisors Ammiano, Peskin, Maxwell |
Ordinance amending section 20.302 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to require the Department of Public Health to assign two full-time employees to staff the Shelter Monitoring Committee, subject to the fiscal and budgetary provisions of the Charter.
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2/12/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. Sponsor requests that the item be agendized at the February 20, 2008 meeting of the Finance Committee. |
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2/20/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Debra Newman, Budget Analyst's Office; Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney; Trent Rhorer, Director, Human Services; Mr. Neki, Shelter Monitoring Committee; Debra Bourne, Public Health; Rev. Barbara Hope; Ken Racio;Jennifer Friedenbach; Leroy More; females peaker; male speaker; Jean Remandi; Eli Hernandez; male speaker; Marlin Merida; Eric Casada; John Mira; Calvin Davis; male speakers; Mr. Jones; Jeanne Willie; male speaker; female speaker; Lindsley Coleman; Gale Gilman; James Lenard; Mara Jacomes; Patricia Miller; Ika Nolki; Colene Rebecca; Jill Jargen; Ms. Rodgers; Abdula Abanga; Ernestine Weiss; Mike Walter; Ned Howie; Leslie Morrison; Kim Clark; Larry Brown; Mr. Sanford; female speaker; male speaker. Supervisor Peskin requested to be added as a co-sponsor. |
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3/5/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Jackkee Brice; female speaker; Robert Dwells; Charles Tiers. Continued to March 19, 2008. |
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3/5/08, TRANSFERRED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
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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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(Not to be considered at this meeting) |
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Rule 5.40 provides that when an ordinance or resolution is introduced which would CREATE OR REVISE MAJOR CITY POLICY, the committee to which the legislation is assigned shall not consider the legislation until at least thirty days after the date of introduction. The provisions of this rule shall not apply to the routine operations of the departments of the City or when a legal time limit controls the hearing timing. In general, the rule shall not apply to hearings to consider subject matter when no legislation has been presented, nor shall the rule apply to resolutions which simply URGE action to be taken. |
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080277 |
[Administrative Code Chapter 6 - technical amendments and amendments to contracting procedures] |
Supervisor Chu |
Ordinance amending San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 6 to correct typographical errors in Subsections 6.22(B) and 6.22(H)(2)(d), to clarify and revise Subsection 6.22(J) concerning retention of progressive payments, to clarify and revise Subsection 6.23(C) concerning the rejection or failure of bids, to revise Section 6.61 concerning design-build contracting procedures, and to add a new Section 6.28 authorizing the use of integrated project delivery.
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2/26/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Government Audit and Oversight Committee, expires on 3/24/2008. |
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080283 |
[San Francisco Special Tax Financing Law] |
Supervisor Sandoval |
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Article 43.10, Sections 43.10.1 through 43.10.23, to enact the Special Tax Financing Law establishing procedures for the formation of special tax districts, the imposition of special taxes and the issuance of bonds secured by such special tax funds.
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2/26/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Government Audit and Oversight Committee, expires on 3/24/2008. |
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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 |
Last updated: 8/18/2009 1:45:26 PM
