# Board of Supervisors Minutes: July 20, 2010 - Meeting date: 2010-07-20 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 39 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/2013/2010-07-20-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfbos.archive.sf.gov/ftp/meetingarchive/full_board/ftp/uploadedfiles/bdsupvrs/bosagendas/minutes/2010/m072010.pdf) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 100637: San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency - Appointments Policy and Other Procedures - Pages: 23-24 - Sponsors: Campos; Mirkarimi, Chiu and Mar - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 100637 [San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency - Appointments Policy and Other Procedures] Sponsors: Campos; Mirkarimi, Chiu and Mar Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Sections 8A.100, 8A.101, 8A.102, 8A.104, 8A.105, 8A.106, 8A.107, 8A.108, 8A.113, A8.409-1, A8.409-4, and A8.428, and repealing Section A8.404, to: provide for split appointments to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) Board of Directors; allocate a share of property tax revenues to the Transportation Fund; require the MTA to resubmit an Agency budget if its budget is rejected by the Board of Supervisors; establish an Office of the MTA Inspector General; and, eliminate formulas governing operator wages and benefit payments and subject these matters instead to collective bargaining. Supervisor Campos, seconded by Supervisor Chiu, moved that this Charter Amendment be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Alioto-Pier, Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Mar, Maxwell, Mirkarimi - Vote 2: other - Action: Supervisor Chiu, seconded by Supervisor Campos, moved to duplicate File No. 100637. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Alioto-Pier, Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Dufty, Elsbernd, Mar, Mirkarimi - Noes: Daly - Vote 3: continuance - Action: See File No. 100982. Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Chiu, moved that this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED AS AMENDED to July 27, 2010, as a Committee of the Whole. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Alioto-Pier, Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Mar, Maxwell, Mirkarimi ### File 100982: San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency - Appointments Policy and Other Procedures - Pages: 24 - Sponsors: Campos; Mirkarimi, Chiu and Mar - Vote 1: amendment - Action: he MTA Inspector General; and, eliminate formulas governing operator wages and benefit payments and subject these matters instead to collective bargaining. See File No. 100637. Supervisor Chiu, seconded by Supervisor Campos, moved that this Charter Amendment be AMENDED on Page 20, by deleting '4. Beginning with fiscal year 2011-2012, an amount set aside from the annual tax levy equivalent to an annual tax of one cent ($0.01) for each one hundred dollars ($100) assessed valuation. Revenues obtained thereby shall be in addition to, and not in place of, any sums otherwise required to be deposited in the Transportation Fund; provided however that this subsection shall become effective only if the qualified voters of the City and County, at the election held on November 2, 2010, approve a measure or measures that the Controller's Statement(s) in the ballot handbook estimate(s) will, upon full implementation, result in an annual revenue increase to the City of more than $40 million. In the event that no such measures are approved, the City Attorney is authorized to take all steps necessary to remove this subsection 8A.105(b)(4) from the Charter.' The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Alioto-Pier, Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Dufty, Elsbernd, Mar, Maxwell, Mirkarimi - Noes: Daly - Vote 2: continuance - Action: Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Chiu, moved that this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED AS AMENDED to July 27, 2010, as a Committee of the Whole. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Alioto-Pier, Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Mar, Maxwell, Mirkarimi ## Extracted text ### [Page 24](https://sfbos.info/documents/2013/2010-07-20-minutes#page-24) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes - Final 7/20/2010 100982 [San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency - Appointments Policy and Other Procedures] Sponsors: Campos; Mirkarimi, Chiu and Mar Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Sections 8A.100, 8A.101, 8A.102, 8A.104, 8A.105, 8A.106, 8A.107, 8A.108, 8A.113, A8.409-1, A8.409-4, and A8.428, and repealing Section A8.404, to: provide for split appointments to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) Board of Directors; allocate a share of property tax revenues to the Transportation Fund; require the MTA to resubmit an Agency budget if its budget is rejected by the Board of Supervisors; establish an Office of the MTA Inspector General; and, eliminate formulas governing operator wages and benefit payments and subject these matters instead to collective bargaining. See File No. 100637. Supervisor Chiu, seconded by Supervisor Campos, moved that this Charter Amendment be AMENDED on Page 20, by deleting '4. Beginning with fiscal year 2011-2012, an amount set aside from the annual tax levy equivalent to an annual tax of one cent ($0.01) for each one hundred dollars ($100) assessed valuation. Revenues obtained thereby shall be in addition to, and not in place of, any sums otherwise required to be deposited in the Transportation Fund; provided however that this subsection shall become effective only if the qualified voters of the City and County, at the election held on November 2, 2010, approve a measure or measures that the Controller's Statement(s) in the ballot handbook estimate(s) will, upon full implementation, result in an annual revenue increase to the City of more than $40 million. In the event that no such measures are approved, the City Attorney is authorized to take all steps necessary to remove this subsection 8A.105(b)(4) from the Charter.' The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Dufty, Elsbernd, Mar, Maxwell, Mirkarimi Noes: 1 - Daly Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Chiu, moved that this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED AS AMENDED to July 27, 2010, as a Committee of the Whole. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Alioto-Pier, Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Mar, Maxwell, Mirkarimi ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS See Legislation Introduced below. PUBLIC COMMENT Abdallah Megahed; expressed various concerns. James Chaffee; expressed concerns relating to the SF Public Library. Ray Hartz; expressed concerns relating to open government. Peter Newell; expressed concerns relating to historic property. Male Speaker; expressed various religious concerns. Marsha Daily; expressed various concerns relating to the shipyard redevelopment. Walter Paulson; shared in song certain concerns with the Board. Jacqueline Phillips; expressed various concerns relating to the shipyard redevelopment. Richard Hobson; expressed various concerns relating to the shipyard redevelopment. Grace Martinez; expressed various concerns relating to the shipyard redevelopment. Peter Warfield; expressed concerns relating to the SF Public Library. Edmond Juicy; expressed various concerns. City and County of San Francisco Page 668 Printed at 4:53 pm on 9/14/10