# Board of Supervisors Minutes: March 1, 2011 - Meeting date: 2011-03-01 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 32 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/2061/2011-03-01-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfbos.archive.sf.gov/ftp/meetingarchive/full_board/ftp/uploadedfiles/bdsupvrs/bosagendas/minutes/2011/m030111.pdf) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 110197: Hearing - Charter Amendment - Compensation of Board of Education Members - Pages: 13-14 - Sponsors: Kim; Campos, Mar, Avalos and Chiu ### File 101493: Charter Amendment - Compensation of Board of Education Members - Pages: 14 - Sponsors: Kim; Campos, Mar, Avalos and Chiu - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 101493 [Charter Amendment - Compensation of Board of Education Members] Sponsors: Kim; Campos, Mar, Avalos and Chiu Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Section 8.100, to increase the compensation for members of the Board of Education from a monthly stipend of $500 to one-half the annual salary of a first-year teacher in the San Francisco Unified School District, establish training and professional development requirements for Board members, and require the City annually to appropriate to the Unified School District an amount sufficient to pay the members' salaries until the State has repaid the District for any outstanding reductions in Proposition 98 funding. Supervisor Kim, seconded by Supervisor Mirkarimi, moved that this Charter Amendment be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener - Noes: Chu, Elsbernd, Farrell ### File 110181: Charter Amendment - Compensation of Board of Education Members - Pages: 14-15 - Sponsors: Kim; Campos, Mar, Avalos and Chiu - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 110181 [Charter Amendment - Compensation of Board of Education Members] Sponsors: Kim; Campos, Mar, Avalos and Chiu Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Section 8.100, to authorize the Board of Education to set the compensation for its members, not to exceed one-half the annual salary of a first-year teacher in the San Francisco Unified School District, and to establish training and professional development requirements for Board of Education members. Supervisor Kim, seconded by Supervisor Mirkarimi, moved that this Charter Amendment be ORDERED SUBMITTED. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener - Noes: Chu, Elsbernd, Farrell ### File 110018: Hearing - Street Vacation Order - Transbay Transit Center - Pages: 15 ### File 110019: Street Vacation Order - Transbay Transit Center - Pages: 15-16 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 110019 [Street Vacation Order - Transbay Transit Center] Ordinance ordering the vacation of portions of the public right-of-way below and/or above Natoma Street, Minna Street, First Street, Fremont Street, Beale Street, Harrison Street, Folsom Street, Clementina Street, Tehama Street, Howard Street, Second Street, and Oscar Alley within the Transit Center Project area; quitclaiming the City's interest in the vacation areas to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority; accepting Department of Public Works Order No. 179,054; making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the City's General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener - Absent: Campos, Kim ## Extracted text ### [Page 14](https://sfbos.info/documents/2061/2011-03-01-minutes#page-14) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 3/1/2011 From the Rules Committee Without Recommendation 101493 [Charter Amendment - Compensation of Board of Education Members] Sponsors: Kim; Campos, Mar, Avalos and Chiu Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Section 8.100, to increase the compensation for members of the Board of Education from a monthly stipend of $500 to one-half the annual salary of a first-year teacher in the San Francisco Unified School District, establish training and professional development requirements for Board members, and require the City annually to appropriate to the Unified School District an amount sufficient to pay the members' salaries until the State has repaid the District for any outstanding reductions in Proposition 98 funding. Supervisor Kim, seconded by Supervisor Mirkarimi, moved that this Charter Amendment be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 8 - Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener Noes: 3 - Chu, Elsbernd, Farrell From the Board 110181 [Charter Amendment - Compensation of Board of Education Members] Sponsors: Kim; Campos, Mar, Avalos and Chiu Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Section 8.100, to authorize the Board of Education to set the compensation for its members, not to exceed one-half the annual salary of a first-year teacher in the San Francisco Unified School District, and to establish training and professional development requirements for Board of Education members. Supervisor Kim, seconded by Supervisor Mirkarimi, moved that this Charter Amendment be ORDERED SUBMITTED. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 8 - Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener Noes: 3 - Chu, Elsbernd, Farrell City and County of San Francisco Page 169 Printed at 9:01 am on 4/6/11 ### [Page 15](https://sfbos.info/documents/2061/2011-03-01-minutes#page-15) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 3/1/2011 SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M. Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole 110018 [Hearing - Street Vacation Order - Transbay Transit Center] Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed Ordinance ordering the vacation of portions of the public right-of-way below and/or above Natoma Street, Minna Street, First Street, Fremont Street, Beale Street, Harrison Street, Folsom Street, Clementina Street, Tehama Street, Howard Street, Second Street, and Oscar Alley within the Transit Center Project area; quitclaiming the City's interest in the vacation areas to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority; accepting Department of Public Works Order No. 179,054; making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the City's General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance. (Clerk of the Board) The President inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Committee of the Whole relating to File No. 110019. John Updike, Acting Director of Real Estate, provided an overview of the street vacation. There were no other speakers. The President declared public comment closed and adjourned as the Committee of the Whole, reconvening as the Board of Supervisors. HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING Committee of the Whole Adjourn and Report From the Land Use and Economic Development Committee Without Recommendation 110019 [Street Vacation Order - Transbay Transit Center] Ordinance ordering the vacation of portions of the public right-of-way below and/or above Natoma Street, Minna Street, First Street, Fremont Street, Beale Street, Harrison Street, Folsom Street, Clementina Street, Tehama Street, Howard Street, Second Street, and Oscar Alley within the Transit Center Project area; quitclaiming the City's interest in the vacation areas to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority; accepting Department of Public Works Order No. 179,054; making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the City's General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener Absent: 2 - Campos, Kim Supervisor Kim was noted absent at 3:49 p.m.; noted present at 4:06 p.m. Supervisor Campos was noted absent at 3:49 p.m.; noted present at 4:01 p.m. City and County of San Francisco Page 170 Printed at 9:01 am on 4/6/11