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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
AGENDA
Legislative Chamber, Room 250
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
Friday, July 31, 2015 - 9:30 AM
Special Meeting
LONDON BREED, PRESIDENT
JOHN AVALOS, DAVID CAMPOS, JULIE CHRISTENSEN, MALIA COHEN,
MARK FARRELL, JANE KIM, ERIC MAR, KATY TANG, SCOTT WIENER, NORMAN YEE
Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board
Agendas of the Board of Supervisors are available on the internet at www.sfbos.org
BOARD COMMITTEES
Committee Membership Meeting Days
Budget and Finance Committee Wednesday
Supervisors Farrell, Tang, Mar, Yee, Wiener 1:00 PM
Budget and Finance Sub-Committee Wednesday
Supervisors Farrell, Tang, Mar 10:00 AM
City and School District Select Committee 4th Thursday
Supervisors Kim, Yee, Campos, Commissioners Mendoza-McDonnell, Fewer, Wynns 3:30 PM
Government Audit and Oversight Committee 1st and 3rd Thursday
Supervisors Yee, Christensen, Breed 10:30 AM
Land Use and Transportation Committee Monday
Supervisors Cohen, Wiener, Kim 1:30 PM
Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee 1st and 3rd Thursday
Supervisors Mar, Campos, Christensen 2:00 PM
Rules Committee 2nd and 4th Thursday
Supervisors Avalos, Tang, Cohen 11:00 AM
First-named Supervisor is Chair, Second-named Supervisor is Vice-Chair of the Committee.
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Agenda Item Information
Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following documents:
1) Legislation
2) Budget and Legislative Analyst report
3) Department or Agency cover letter and/or report
4) Public correspondence
These items will be available for review at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, City Hall, Room 244,
Reception Desk.
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 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) bringing in or displaying signs in the meeting room; and
4) standing in the meeting room.
Each member of the public will be allotted the same maximum number of minutes to speak as set by the
President or Chair at the beginning of each item or public comment, 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.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The public is encouraged to testify at Committee meetings. 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. Written communications
should be submitted to the Clerk of the Board, Clerk of a Committee or its members: 1 Dr. Carlton B.
Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102. Communications which are not received prior to
the hearing may be delivered to the Clerk of the Committee at the hearing and you are encouraged to
bring enough copies for distribution.
LAPTOP COMPUTER FOR PRESENTATIONS: Contact City Hall Media Services at (415) 554-7490
to coordinate the use of the laptop computer for presentations. Presenters should arrive 30 minutes prior
to the meeting to test their presentations on the computer.
AGENDA PACKET: Available for review in Clerk’s Office, Room 244, City Hall, 1 Dr.Carlton B
Goodlett Place, or on the internet at http://www.sfbos.org/meetings. Meetings are cablecast on
SFGovTV, the Government Channel 26. For DVD copies and scheduling call (415) 554-4188.
LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS: Requests must be received at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting
to help ensure availability. Contact Peggy Nevin at (415) 554-5184. AVISO EN ESPAÑOL: La
solicitud para un traductor debe recibirse antes de mediodía de el viernes anterior a la reunion. Llame a
Derek Evans (415) 554-7702. Paunawa: Ang mga kahilingan ay kailangang matanggap sa loob ng 48
oras bago mag miting upang matiyak na matutugunan ang mga hiling. Mangyaring tumawag ka sa (415)
554-5184.
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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 SFGovTV, the
Government Channel 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 Wilson Ng at (415) 554-5184 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 F, J, K, L, M, N, T (exit at Civic Center or Van Ness Stations). MUNI bus lines also
serving the area are the 5, 6, 9, 19, 21, 47, 49, 71, and 71L. For more information about MUNI
accessible services, call (415) 701-4485.
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 decision in full view of the public. Commissions,
boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This
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 by mail Sunshine Ordinance Task
Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102; phone at (415) 554-7724;
fax at (415) 554-7854; or by email at sotf@sfgov.org
Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco
Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.sfbos.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 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San
Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112; web site
http://www.sfgov.org/ethics
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Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda Friday, July 31, 2015
ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
COMMUNICATIONS
COMMITTEE REPORT
Reports from committees, if any, recommending emergency or urgent measures.
The following item will be considered by the Rules Committee at a Special Meeting on
Friday, July 31, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. The Chair intends to request the Committee to send
the following item to the Board as a Committee Report at a Special Meeting on Friday,
July 31, 2015, at 9:30 a.m.
1. 150809 [Initiative Ordinance - Environment Code - Clean Energy Right to Know Act]
Sponsors: Breed; Avalos, Wiener and Christensen
Motion ordering submitted to the voters an Ordinance amending the Environment Code
to define the terms Clean Energy, Green Energy, and Renewable Greenhouse
Gas-Free Energy to provide San Francisco residents and businesses accurate
information regarding electric power, at an election to be held on November 3, 2015.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
An opportunity for members of the public to directly address the Board on items of interest to the
public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board, including items being considered
today which have not been considered by a Board committee and excluding items which have been
considered by a Board committee. Members of the public may address the Board for up to three
minutes. Each member of the public will be allotted the same number of minutes to speak, 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. The President or
the Board may limit the total testimony to 30 minutes.
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.
ADJOURNMENT
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