# Board of Supervisors Minutes: July 28, 2016 - Meeting date: 2016-07-28 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 4 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/369/2016-07-28-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=499766&GUID=868DEA20-9CA9-438D-BC7D-F809BCB6D5C7) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 160843: Hearing - Charter Amendment - City Responsibility Maintaining Street Trees - Pages: 2-3 ### File 160381: Charter Amendment - City Responsibility for Maintaining Street Trees - Pages: 3 - Sponsors: Avalos; Wiener and Mar - Vote 1: continuance - Action: 160381 [Charter Amendment - City Responsibility for Maintaining Street Trees] Sponsors: Avalos; Wiener and Mar Charter Amendment (Fourth Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to transfer responsibility for the maintenance of street trees to the City, establish the Street Tree Maintenance Fund primarily to pay for such maintenance and the maintenance of trees on San Francisco Unified School District property, and require an annual contribution by the City to the Fund of $19 million, adjusted annually for changes in aggregate discretionary City revenues; and to affirm the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act, at an election to be held on November 8, 2016. Supervisor Mar requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Wiener, moved that this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors special meeting of July 29, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener - Absent: Kim, Yee - Excused: Farrell ### File 160844: Modifying Time for Submission of Charter Amendment under Rule 2.22.7 - City Responsibility for Street Trees (File No. 160381) - Pages: 3-4 - Sponsors: Wiener - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 160844 [Modifying Time for Submission of Charter Amendment under Rule 2.22.7 - City Responsibility for Street Trees (File No. 160381)] Sponsor: Wiener Motion modifying the amount of time required under Rule 2.22.7 between the first appearance on the Board's agenda of the proposed Charter Amendment (File No. 160381) regarding City responsibility for street trees and the Board's order submitting them to the electorate for the November 8, 2016 election. Motion No. M16-102 APPROVED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener - Absent: Yee - Excused: Farrell ## Extracted text ### [Page 3](https://sfbos.info/documents/369/2016-07-28-minutes#page-3) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/28/2016 Committee of the Whole Adjourn and Report Referred Without Recommendation from the Rules Committee 160381 [Charter Amendment - City Responsibility for Maintaining Street Trees] Sponsors: Avalos; Wiener and Mar Charter Amendment (Fourth Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to transfer responsibility for the maintenance of street trees to the City, establish the Street Tree Maintenance Fund primarily to pay for such maintenance and the maintenance of trees on San Francisco Unified School District property, and require an annual contribution by the City to the Fund of $19 million, adjusted annually for changes in aggregate discretionary City revenues; and to affirm the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act, at an election to be held on November 8, 2016. Supervisor Mar requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Wiener, moved that this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors special meeting of July 29, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 8 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener Excused: 1 - Farrell Absent: 2 - Kim, Yee PUBLIC COMMENT Tom Gilberty; shared concerns related to Falun Dafa. FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE Supervisor Kim was noted present at 8:51 a.m. 160844 [Modifying Time for Submission of Charter Amendment under Rule 2.22.7 - City Responsibility for Street Trees (File No. 160381)] Sponsor: Wiener Motion modifying the amount of time required under Rule 2.22.7 between the first appearance on the Board's agenda of the proposed Charter Amendment (File No. 160381) regarding City responsibility for street trees and the Board's order submitting them to the electorate for the November 8, 2016 election. Motion No. M16-102 APPROVED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener Excused: 1 - Farrell Absent: 1 - Yee City and County of San Francisco Page 664 Printed at 10:08 am on 10/26/16 ### [Page 4](https://sfbos.info/documents/369/2016-07-28-minutes#page-4) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/28/2016 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the Board adjourned at the hour 8:54 a.m. N.B. The Minutes of this meeting set forth all actions taken by the Board of Supervisors on the matters stated, but not necessarily the chronological sequence in which the matters were taken up. Approved by the Board of Supervisors on September 6, 2016. Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board City and County of San Francisco Page 665 Printed at 10:08 am on 10/26/16