City and County of San Francisco
Rules Committee
City Hall, Room 263
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, October 2, 2008
10:00 AM
Regular Meeting
Members: Chris Daly, Bevan Dufty, Tom Ammiano
Clerk: Mary Red (415) 554-4442
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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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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. |
080162 |
[Disclosure of lobbying by campaign consultants] |
Supervisor Peskin |
Ordinance amending Chapter 1 of Article II of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code by amending section 2.117 to require campaign consultants to disclose lobbying contacts with any officer of the City and County.
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1/29/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 2/28/2008. (Referred to Ethics Commission for comment and recommendation.) |
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7/29/08, ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
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7/29/08, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Peskin submitted a substitute ordinance bearing the same title. |
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8/14/08, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Ethics Commission for review and comments. |
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081061 |
[Amending individual expenditure ceilings for partial public financing program] |
Supervisor Daly |
Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code by amending Section 1.134.5 to modify the calculation governing when a publicly financed candidate may access additional public funds.
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7/29/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 8/29/2008. |
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8/14/08, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Ethics Commission for review and comments. |
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9/9/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Ethics Commission suggesting amendments to the legislation. |
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9/18/08, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Heard in committee. Speakers: Supervisor Daly; John St. Croix, Executive Director, Ethics Commission; Supervisor Ammiano. Amendment of the Whole. |
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9/18/08, CONTINUED AS AMENDED. Continued to October 2, 2008. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to the Board meeting of October 7, 2008 as a Committee Report. |
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081149 |
[Appointment, Commission on the Aging Advisory Council] |
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Hearing to consider appointing one member, term ending March 31, 2010, to the Commission on the Aging Advisory Council.
One seat be considered
Vacant seat, succeeding Catherine Rose Russo, term expired, seat 6, must be nominee of District 7 Supervisor, for two-year term ending March 31, 2010.
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8/21/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
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1 seat/1 applicant
Catherine Rose Russo, seat 6 |
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080884 |
[Appointment, San Francisco Children and Families First Commission - Supervisor Carmen Chu] |
Supervisor Peskin |
Resolution appointing Supervisor Carmen Chu, term indefinite, to the San Francisco Children and Families First Commission.
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6/17/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
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081237 |
[Appointment - Treasury Oversight Committee] |
Supervisor Peskin |
Resolution appointing Dr. Don Griffin, Ben Rosenfield, Todd Rydstrom, terms ending June 5, 2009, to the Treasury Oversight Committee.
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9/16/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to the Board meeting of October 7, 2008 as a Committee Report. |
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081008 |
[Residential mental health treatment for youth in foster care] |
Supervisor Maxwell |
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding sections 5.400 and 5.405 creating the San Francisco Task Force on Residential Treatment for Youth in Foster Care and providing for its expiration absent reauthorization by the Board of Supervisors.
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7/16/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
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7/30/08, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Youth Commission for review and comment. |
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081175 |
[Appointment, Human Rights Commission - August Longo] |
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Motion approving the Mayor's appointment of August Longo to the Human Rights Commission, for the term ending September 2, 2012.
(Charter Section 3.100-17 provides that the Board of Supervisors has the authority to reject the appointment by two-thirds vote of the Board (eight votes) within 30 days following transmittal of the Mayor's Notice of Appointment, and that failure of the Board to reject the appointment by two-thirds vote within the thirty day period shall result in the appointee continuing to serve as appointed.
Transmittal date – September 9, 2008.)
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9/9/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to the Board meeting of October 7, 2008 as a Committee Report. |
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081176 |
[Appointment, Human Rights Commission - August Longo] |
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Motion rejecting the Mayor's appointment of August Longo to the Human Rights Commission for the term ending September 2, 2012.
(Charter Section 3.100-17 provides that the Board of Supervisors has the authority to reject the appointment by two-thirds vote of the Board (eight votes) within 30 days following transmittal of the Mayor's Notice of Appointment, and that failure of the Board to reject the appointment by two-thirds vote within the thirty day period shall result in the appointee continuing to serve as appointed.
Transmittal date – September 9, 2008.)
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9/9/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to the Board meeting of October 7, 2008 as a Committee Report. |
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081177 |
[Appointment, Human Rights Commission - August Longo] |
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Motion taking no position concerning the Mayor's appointment of August Longo to the Human Rights Commission, for the term ending September 2, 2012.
(Charter Section 3.100-17 provides that the Board of Supervisors has the authority to reject the appointment by two-thirds vote of the Board (eight votes) within 30 days following transmittal of the Mayor's Notice of Appointment, and that failure of the Board to reject the appointment by two-thirds vote within the thirty day period shall result in the appointee continuing to serve as appointed.
Transmittal date – September 9, 2008.)
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9/9/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
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The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to the Board meeting of October 7, 2008 as a Committee Report. |
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081169 |
[Appointment, Graffiti Advisory Board] |
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Hearing to consider appointing one member, term ending April 10, 2009, to the Graffiti Advisory Board.
1 Seat being considered
Vacant seat succeeding Alexander Mamak, resigned, seat 17, must represent contracting agency for Municipal Railway shelters, for unexpired portion of a two-year term ending April 10, 2009.
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9/4/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
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9/18/08, CONTINUED. Continued to October 2, 2008. |
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1 seat/1 applicant
Jana Lord - seat 17 (residency waiver required) |
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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 Rules 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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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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081190 |
[Elections for the Retiree Health Trust Fund Board, San Francisco Employee Retirement System Board and Health Service System Board] |
Supervisor Elsbernd |
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending sections 16.550-16.561 and 16.563-16.564, and adding Sections 16.553-1, 16.553-2 and 16.565, and amending San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code by adding section 3.1-268, to allow for Retiree Health Trust Fund Board elections and making minor revisions to existing San Francisco Retirement System and Health Service System election procedures.
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9/9/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 10/9/2008. |
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9/17/08, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Ethics Commission for review and comments. |
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081227 |
[Voting Systems Task Force] |
Supervisor Ammiano |
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code by adding Sections 5.400-410 to establish a Voting Systems Task Force comprised of individuals with backgrounds in good government, computer science or the computer industry, election administration, and accommodations of persons with disabilities, to make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors about voting system standards, design and development.
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9/16/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 10/16/2008. |
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081230 |
[Medical Cannabis Dispensary Permits] |
Supervisor Daly |
Ordinance amending Section 3308 of the San Francisco Health Code to include the installation of platform lifts under the minimum disability access standards for Medical Cannabis Dispensaries.
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9/16/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 10/16/2008. |
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081252 |
[Coordinated Code Enforcement Process] |
Supervisor Mirkarimi |
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Chapter 102 to require coordination in the code enforcement efforts of City departments and to establish a fund to support the City's code enforcement activities; adding Section 10.100-167 to create a Category 4 fund to receive and expend funds related to the City's code enforcement activities; and amending Section 1.56 to require annual reports to contain details on the department's code enforcement activities; amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code by adding Section 16(a) to provide a mechanism for enforcement of decisions of the Board of Appeals; amending Section 102A of the San Francisco Building Code and adding Section 176.2 to the San Francisco Planning Code to provide for enforcement of decisions of the Board of Appeals without additional abatement proceedings by the department; adopting environmental and other findings.
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9/23/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 10/23/2008. |
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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 |
