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The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 070657: Repealing expired and superceded provision establishing Heavy Truck Loading Zones - Pages: 1 - Sponsors: McGoldrick ### File 070658: Eliminating obsolete peddler permitting program that expired in 1989 - Pages: 1 - Sponsors: McGoldrick ### File 070659: Establishing restrictions on trucks and buses on portions of Broderick, Ellis, and Eddy Streets and St. Joseph's Avenue - Pages: 1 - Sponsors: Mirkarimi - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 070659 [Establishing restrictions on trucks and buses on portions of Broderick, Ellis, and Eddy Streets and St. Joseph's Avenue] Supervisor Mirkarimi Ordinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by adding Sections 1183.37 through 1183.40 and amending the San Francisco Traffic Code by adding Sections 28.1.171 through 28.1.174 to establish bus and vehicle weight restrictions on portions of Broderick Street, St. Joseph's Avenue, Eddy Street and Ellis Street. (Municipal Transportation Agency) Enacted Number: 173-07 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote: - Ayes: Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval ### File 070773: Government Funding for Fiscal Year 2007-2008 - Pages: 1 - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 070773 [Government Funding for Fiscal Year 2007-2008] Mayor Consolidated Budget and Annual Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for the City and County of San Francisco for fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. (Fiscal Impact.) Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Elsbernd, moved to amend and further amended with technical and financial amendments to the 2007-08 Consolidated Budget and Annual Appropriation. (See File for Details) Motion to amend passed without objection. Supervisor Daly moved to further amend. Failed for a lack of second. (See File for details) Supervisor Daly move to further amend to reallocate $700,000 from SFPD by delaying the hiring of Police Officers and allocate $700,000 to reinstate public health nurses at DPH.Failed for lack of second. Supervisor Daly was noted absent at 2:49 p.m. Supervisor Daly was noted present at 3:25 p.m. Supervisor Elsbernd, seconded by Supervisor Alioto-Pier, moved to amend to by inserting "that if these positions are not filled within 6 months the money would to be restored to the General Fund." The motion to amend failed by the following vote: - Ayes: Alioto-Pier, Elsbernd, Jew, Sandoval - Vote 2: other - Action: Action text unavailable. - Noes: Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin - Vote 3: amendment - Action: Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor McGoldrick, moved to reallocate from the add back funding for affordable housing by $244,000 and allocate $244,000 to fund 2 public health nurses at DPH. The motion to amend passed by the following vote: - Ayes: Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin - Vote 4: other - Action: Action text unavailable. - Noes: Sandoval - Vote 5: amendment - Action: Supervisor Mirkarimi, seconded by Supervisor Elsbernd, moved to reallocate $75,000 from PUC and allocate $75,000 to the Garden of the Environment. Motion to amend passed without objection. Supervisor McGoldrick requested to divide the question relating to funding $200,000 for the installation of security cameras. On the question to fund $200,000 for the installation of security cameras passed by the following vote: - Ayes: Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval - Vote 6: other - Action: Action text unavailable. - Noes: Daly ### File 070774: Public Employment for Fiscal Year 2007-2008 - Pages: 1 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 070774 [Public Employment for Fiscal Year 2007-2008] Mayor Consolidated Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2008, continuing, creating or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefor. (Fiscal Impact.) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval - Vote 2: other - Action: Action text unavailable. - Noes: Daly ### File 070826: Redevelopment Agency Budget and Bonds - Pages: 1 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 070826 [Redevelopment Agency Budget and Bonds] Resolution approving the Budget of the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco for fiscal year 2007-2008, approving the Issuance by the Redevelopment Agency of Bonds in an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $128,300,000 to finance a portion of redevelopment activities described in such approved Budget for fiscal year 2007-2008; and approving additional General Fund loans to the Redevelopment Agency in the aggregate amount of $463,000, consisting of a $303,000 loan to complete a potential redevelopment plan for the Visitacion Valley Survey Area and a $160,000 loan for Bayview Hunters Point Survey Area C planning costs. (Redevelopment Agency) (Fiscal Impact.) (Supervisor Mirkarimi dissented in committee.) Enacted Number: 398-07 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Peskin, Sandoval - Vote 2: other - Action: Action text unavailable. - Noes: Mirkarimi - Vote 3: other - Action: Action text unavailable. - Absent: Daly ### File 070840: Treasure Island Development Authority Budget - Pages: 1 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 070840 [Treasure Island Development Authority Budget] Mayor Resolution approving the Budget of the Treasure Island Development Authority for fiscal year 2007-2008. (Fiscal Impact.) Enacted Number: 404-07 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval - Vote 2: other - Action: Action text unavailable. - Absent: Daly ### File 070739: Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Department of Economic and Workforce Development - Pages: 1 - Sponsors: Mirkarimi, Ammiano - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 070739 [Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Department of Economic and Workforce Development] Supervisors Mirkarimi, Ammiano Ordinance authorizing the Department of Economic and Workforce Development to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $200,000 in FY 2006-07 from the Private Industry Council of San Francisco, Inc. for workforce development administration, contracting, and data management, and amending the Annual Salary Ordinance to provide for the creation of certain grant-funded positions. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval - Vote 2: other - Action: Action text unavailable. - Absent: Daly ### File 070740: Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Department of Economic and Workforce Development - Pages: 1 - Sponsors: Mirkarimi, Ammiano - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 070740 [Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Department of Economic and Workforce Development] Supervisors Mirkarimi, Ammiano Ordinance authorizing the Department of Economic and Workforce Development to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $5,765,890 in FY 2007-2008 from the California Employment Development Department for workforce development, and amending the Annual Salary Ordinance to provide for the creation of certain grant-funded positions. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval - Vote 2: other - Action: Action text unavailable. - Absent: Daly ### File 070808: Increasing fees for certain services provided by the Medical Examiner - Pages: 1 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 070808 [Increasing fees for certain services provided by the Medical Examiner] Mayor Ordinance amending San Francisco Administrative Code Section 8.14, by raising the fees for removal of remains, cremation services, and making environmental findings. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval - Vote 2: other - Action: Action text unavailable. - Absent: Daly ### File 070809: San Francisco Administrative Code - First Offender Prostitution Program Fee - Pages: 1 - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 070809 [San Francisco Administrative Code - First Offender Prostitution Program Fee] Mayor Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 289-98 (Sec. 10.193-1 of the Administrative Code of the City and County of San Francisco) establishing the First Offender Prostitution Program Fee, to remove reference to Penal Code Section 647(b), to allow the Office of the District Attorney to send all eligible prostitution-related offenders to the department's First Offender Prostitution Program (FOPP) diversion class. Supervisor McGoldrick, seconded by Supervisor Sandoval, moved that this Ordinance be RE-REFERRED to the Budget and Finance Committee. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval - Vote 2: other - Action: Action text unavailable. - Absent: Daly ### File 070810: Patient Rates - Public Health - Pages: 1 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 070810 [Patient Rates - Public Health] Mayor Ordinance amending Section 128 of the San Francisco Health Code to set patient rates and other services provided by the Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 2007. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval - Vote 2: other - Action: Action text unavailable. - Absent: Daly ### File 070811: Public Works Code - Fees for various permits - Pages: 1 ## Extracted text ### [Page 1](https://sfbos.info/documents/1767/2007-07-17-minutes#page-1) City and County of San Francisco City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, July 17, 2007 2:00 PM Legislative Chamber - Second Floor Regular 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, Jake McGoldrick, Ross Mirkarimi, Aaron Peskin, Gerardo Sandoval. Members Excused: None. Members Absent: None. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The meeting was called to order at 2:09 p.m. On the call of the roll all Supervisors were noted present. There was a quorum. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES Supervisor Ammiano, seconded by Supervisor Dufty, moved to approve Board Meeting Minutes for June 5, 2007, June 12, 2007 and Special Meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Budget and Finance Committee Meeting. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval CONSENT AGENDA Recommendations of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee 070657 [Repealing expired and superceded provision establishing Heavy Truck Loading Zones] Supervisor McGoldrick Ordinance amending the San Francisco Traffic Code by repealing expired Section 33.3.1 establishing heavy truck loading zones, and making a conforming change to Section 132 to eliminate the penalty for violating Section 33.3.1. (Municipal Transportation Agency) Enacted Number: 171-07 FINALLY PASSED 070658 [Eliminating obsolete peddler permitting program that expired in 1989] Supervisor McGoldrick Ordinance amending the San Francisco Traffic Code by amending Section 68 to remove obsolete references to Traffic Zone No. 1 and an expired permitting program for peddlers. (Municipal Transportation Agency) Enacted Number: 172-07 FINALLY PASSED 070659 [Establishing restrictions on trucks and buses on portions of Broderick, Ellis, and Eddy Streets and St. Joseph's Avenue] Supervisor Mirkarimi Ordinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by adding Sections 1183.37 through 1183.40 and amending the San Francisco Traffic Code by adding Sections 28.1.171 through 28.1.174 to establish bus and vehicle weight restrictions on portions of Broderick Street, St. Joseph's Avenue, Eddy Street and Ellis Street. (Municipal Transportation Agency) Enacted Number: 173-07 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval REGULAR AGENDA UNFINISHED BUSINESS Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee Appointment of President Pro Tempore At the request of the President, Supervisor Dufty assumed the Chair so the President could participate in the debate from the floor concerning the following item. The President resumed the Chair shortly thereafter. 070773 [Government Funding for Fiscal Year 2007-2008] Mayor Consolidated Budget and Annual Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for the City and County of San Francisco for fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. (Fiscal Impact.) Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Elsbernd, moved to amend and further amended with technical and financial amendments to the 2007-08 Consolidated Budget and Annual Appropriation. (See File for Details) Motion to amend passed without objection. Supervisor Daly moved to further amend. Failed for a lack of second. (See File for details) Supervisor Daly move to further amend to reallocate $700,000 from SFPD by delaying the hiring of Police Officers and allocate $700,000 to reinstate public health nurses at DPH.Failed for lack of second. Supervisor Daly was noted absent at 2:49 p.m. Supervisor Daly was noted present at 3:25 p.m. Supervisor Elsbernd, seconded by Supervisor Alioto-Pier, moved to amend to by inserting "that if these positions are not filled within 6 months the money would to be restored to the General Fund." The motion to amend failed by the following vote: Ayes: 4 - Alioto-Pier, Elsbernd, Jew, Sandoval Noes: 7- Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor McGoldrick, moved to reallocate from the add back funding for affordable housing by $244,000 and allocate $244,000 to fund 2 public health nurses at DPH. The motion to amend passed by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin Noes: 1 -Sandoval Supervisor Mirkarimi, seconded by Supervisor Elsbernd, moved to reallocate $75,000 from PUC and allocate $75,000 to the Garden of the Environment. Motion to amend passed without objection. Supervisor McGoldrick requested to divide the question relating to funding $200,000 for the installation of security cameras. On the question to fund $200,000 for the installation of security cameras passed by the following vote: Ayes: 7 - PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Noes: 1 - Daly 070774 [Public Employment for Fiscal Year 2007-2008] Mayor Consolidated Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2008, continuing, creating or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefor. (Fiscal Impact.) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Noes: 1 - Daly Supervisor Daly was noted absent at 2:49 p.m. 070826 [Redevelopment Agency Budget and Bonds] Resolution approving the Budget of the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco for fiscal year 2007-2008, approving the Issuance by the Redevelopment Agency of Bonds in an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $128,300,000 to finance a portion of redevelopment activities described in such approved Budget for fiscal year 2007-2008; and approving additional General Fund loans to the Redevelopment Agency in the aggregate amount of $463,000, consisting of a $303,000 loan to complete a potential redevelopment plan for the Visitacion Valley Survey Area and a $160,000 loan for Bayview Hunters Point Survey Area C planning costs. (Redevelopment Agency) (Fiscal Impact.) (Supervisor Mirkarimi dissented in committee.) Enacted Number: 398-07 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Peskin, Sandoval Noes: 1 - Mirkarimi Absent: 1 - Daly 070840 [Treasure Island Development Authority Budget] Mayor Resolution approving the Budget of the Treasure Island Development Authority for fiscal year 2007-2008. (Fiscal Impact.) Enacted Number: 404-07 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Absent: 1 - Daly 070739 [Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Department of Economic and Workforce Development] Supervisors Mirkarimi, Ammiano Ordinance authorizing the Department of Economic and Workforce Development to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $200,000 in FY 2006-07 from the Private Industry Council of San Francisco, Inc. for workforce development administration, contracting, and data management, and amending the Annual Salary Ordinance to provide for the creation of certain grant-funded positions. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Absent: 1 - Daly 070740 [Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Department of Economic and Workforce Development] Supervisors Mirkarimi, Ammiano Ordinance authorizing the Department of Economic and Workforce Development to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $5,765,890 in FY 2007-2008 from the California Employment Development Department for workforce development, and amending the Annual Salary Ordinance to provide for the creation of certain grant-funded positions. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Absent: 1 - Daly 070808 [Increasing fees for certain services provided by the Medical Examiner] Mayor Ordinance amending San Francisco Administrative Code Section 8.14, by raising the fees for removal of remains, cremation services, and making environmental findings. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Absent: 1 - Daly 070809 [San Francisco Administrative Code - First Offender Prostitution Program Fee] Mayor Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 289-98 (Sec. 10.193-1 of the Administrative Code of the City and County of San Francisco) establishing the First Offender Prostitution Program Fee, to remove reference to Penal Code Section 647(b), to allow the Office of the District Attorney to send all eligible prostitution-related offenders to the department's First Offender Prostitution Program (FOPP) diversion class. Supervisor McGoldrick, seconded by Supervisor Sandoval, moved that this Ordinance be RE-REFERRED to the Budget and Finance Committee. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Absent: 1 - Daly 070810 [Patient Rates - Public Health] Mayor Ordinance amending Section 128 of the San Francisco Health Code to set patient rates and other services provided by the Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 2007. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Absent: 1 - Daly 070811 [Public Works Code - Fees for various permits] Mayor Ordinance amending Public Works Code Sections 2.1.1, 2.1.2, and 724.1 to update and codify various permit fees, including permits for caf