October 25, 2007

City and County of San Francisco

Rules Committee

City Hall, Room 263

Meeting Agenda
Thursday, October 25, 2007
10:00 AM
Special Meeting

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Members: Tom Ammiano, Sean Elsbernd, Aaron Peskin

Clerk: Gail Johnson (415) 554-4445

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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

		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.

	MEETING CONVENED

	REGULAR AGENDA

1.	071121	[Creating an Independent Rate Payer Advocate to review and recommend utility service rates proposed by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission]	Supervisor Alioto-Pier
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 2A.26, to require the City Administrator to obtain the services of an Independent Rate Payer Advocate, and prescribing the duties and responsibilities of the Independent Rate Payer Advocate.
		7/31/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

2.	071455	[Appointment - Library Citizens Advisory Committee]
		Resolution appointing Margaret Lee to the Library Citizens Advisory Committee. Margaret Lee, succeeding Maryam Daryabegi-Far, seat 13, term expired, must be a member from the community at large, representative of New Americans for whom English is a second language, for the unexpired portion of a two-year term ending July 18, 2008.
		10/18/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
		1 Seat/1 Applicant Margaret Lee

3.	071439	[Confirmation of Director of Office of Citizen Complaints]	Mayor
		Motion confirming appointment of Joyce Hicks as Director of the Office of Citizen Complaints.
		10/16/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

4.	071369	[Sweatfree Contracting Ordinance Amendments]	Supervisor Ammiano
		Ordinance amending Sections 12U.2, 12U.3, and 12U.9 of the Administrative Code, and adding Section 12U.9.5, to (1) provide a system for awarding contracts to a bidder or proposer most substantially in compliance, but not in full compliance, with the Sweatfree Contracting Ordinance, when no bids or proposals are in full compliance, but only where such awards would not increase the cost of the contract by more than fifteen percent; and (2) make other changes in the Sweatfree Contracting Ordinance, including relaxing the ban on mandatory overtime; referencing retirement benefits in calculation of wages; and relaxing the requirement for contractors' providing information as to amounts to be paid to subcontractors by providing that amounts be reported within a monetary range rather than as an exact dollar figure.
		9/25/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. Sponsor requests this item be referred to Rules Committee. (Referred to Small Business Commission)

5.	071003	[Consolidating the Public Campaign Financing Programs for Mayor and Board of Supervisors]	Supervisors Daly, Peskin
		Ordinance amending sections 1.104, 1.108, 1.130, 1.134.5, 1.136, 1.138, 1.140, 1.142, 1.144, 1.146, 1.148, 1.150, 1.152, 1.154, 1.156 and 1.170 and repealing sections 1.138.5, 1.140.5 and 1.144.5 of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to combine the separate partial public financing programs for candidates for the Board of Supervisors and candidates for Mayor into one partial public financing program and raising the expenditure ceiling for candidates for the Board of Supervisors to $140,000. (No Economic Impact)
		7/10/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. (Referred to Ethics Commission)
		10/17/07, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Letter received from Ethics Commission supporting proposed legislation with amendments.
		The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report for consideration on October 30, 2007.

6.	071290	[Filing of Mass Mailings Paid for with Independent Expenditures]	Supervisor Daly
		Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code by amending Section 1.161 and repealing Section 1.162 to require persons making independent expenditures to pay for mass mailings that support or oppose candidates for City elective office to file those mailings and itemizations of costs with the Ethics Commission, and renumbering Section 1.162.5.
		9/11/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 10/12/2007. (Referred to Ethics Commission)
		10/17/07, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Letter received from Ethics Commission supporting proposed legislation with amendments.
		The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report for consideration on October 30, 2007.

7.	071090	[Regulation of False Political Telemarketing Through Persuasion Polls]	Supervisors Daly, Ammiano, Mirkarimi
		Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code by adding Section 1.160.5 to require that persons conducting or paying for telephonic persuasion polls must disclose information to call recipients during the telephone calls and must file disclosures with the San Francisco Ethics Commission. (Supervisor Elsbernd dissented in Committee)
		7/24/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. (Referred to Ethics Commission)
		9/18/07, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Daly submitted a substitute ordinance bearing the same title.
		9/18/07, ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
		10/17/07, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Letter received from Ethics Commission supporting proposed legislation with amendments.
		The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report for consideration on October 30, 2007.

8.	070672	[Initiative Petition Circulator Identification Requirements]	Supervisor Daly
		Ordinance amending the Municipal Elections Code by adding Section 335 to require initiative, recall and referendum petition circulators to display a badge disclosing whether they are volunteer or paid circulators and requiring circulators to disclose the name(s) of the proponents of the petition upon request.
		5/15/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 6/14/2007.
		The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report for consideration on October 30, 2007.

9.	071221	[Requiring meeting agendas of a policy body to include attendance records for members of the body]	Supervisor Daly
		Ordinance amending Section 67.7 of the Administrative Code to require meeting agendas for a policy body to include attendance records for members of the body.
		8/14/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 9/13/2007.
		The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report for consideration on October 30, 2007.

10.	071222	[Amending Section 16.9-25 of the Administrative Code to prohibit managers from pursuing or engaging in romantic or sexual relationships with employees under their supervision]	Supervisor Daly
		Ordinance amending Section 16.9-25 of the Administrative Code to prohibit managers from pursuing or engaging in romantic or sexual relationships with employees under their supervision.
		8/14/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 9/13/2007. (Referred to departments for informational purposes.)
		The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report for consideration on October 30, 2007.

11.	071220	[To prohibit members of boards, commissions and advisory bodies from participating in a meeting when compromised by alcohol or illegal drugs and to specify investigation procedures]	Supervisor Daly
		Ordinance adding Chapter 5 to Article III of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to prohibit members of boards, commissions, and advisory bodies from participating in a meeting when compromised by alcohol or illegal drugs.
		8/14/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 9/13/2007. (Referred to the Ethics Commission.)
		10/16/07, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Letter received indicating that the Ethics Commission declined to take action on the proposed legislation.
		The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report for consideration on October 30, 2007.

	ADJOURNMENT

	IMPORTANT INFORMATION
		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.

	LEGISLATION UNDER THE 30-DAY RULE

	(Not to be considered at this meeting)
		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.

12.	071426	[Fair Retail Pricing Ordinance]	Supervisor Ammiano
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Police Code to add Article 42C, encompassing Sections 4200C.1 through 4200C.9, to require motor fuel refiners over a two year period to divest themselves of company operated service stations in the City and County of San Francisco and to preclude refiners from owning service stations in San Francisco in the future. Economic Impact
		10/16/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 11/15/2007. Referred to City Attorney for review and approval as to form.

13.	071427	[Alternative Fuels Access Ordinance]	Supervisor Ammiano
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Police Code to add Article 42E, encompassing Sections 4200E.1 through 4200E.5, to prohibit motor fuel refiners and distributors from limiting the ability of service station dealers having franchise or supply agreements to purchase motor fuel from any location or through any vendor in the refiner's wholesale network and to purchase alternative motor fuel from any source other than the refiner or distributor if the refiner or distributor is unable to provide the alternative motor fuel.
		10/16/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 11/15/2007. Referred to City Attorney for review and approval as to form.

Meeting Procedures

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.

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. 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 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

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