# Board of Supervisors Minutes: July 28, 2016 - Meeting date: 2016-07-28 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 5 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/370/2016-07-28-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=499767&GUID=0A31461E-E640-4C80-BDDC-F98F3DF16372) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 160847: Hearing - Charter Amendment - Public Advocate - Pages: 3-4 ### File 160583: Charter Amendment - Public Advocate - Pages: 4 - Sponsors: Campos; Avalos, Kim and Mar - Vote 1: continuance - Action: 160583 [Charter Amendment - Public Advocate] Sponsors: Campos; Avalos, Kim and Mar Charter Amendment (Fourth Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to: 1) create the Office of the Public Advocate; 2) set the Public Advocate’s powers and duties; 3) authorize the Public Advocate to review the administration of City programs, including programs for transmitting information to the public, and to receive, investigate, and attempt to resolve complaints regarding City services and programs; 4) authorize the Public Advocate to receive and investigate specified whistleblower complaints; 5) authorize the Public Advocate to appoint the Director of the Office of Citizen Complaints; 6) provide for the Public Advocate’s election, removal, and salary; and 7) set City policy regarding sufficient funding and minimum staffing for the Office of the Public Advocate; and setting operative dates, at an election to be held on November 8, 2016. Supervisor Campos, seconded by Supervisor Mar, moved that this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors special meeting of July 29, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener - Absent: Kim, Yee - Excused: Farrell ### File 160827: Agreements - Access to Fiber-Optic Facilities - Bay Bridge Consortium and Pacific Bell - Pages: 4 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 160827 [Agreements - Access to Fiber-Optic Facilities - Bay Bridge Consortium and Pacific Bell] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance approving two agreements to enable the City to obtain access to fiber-optic facilities owned by Pacific Bell located on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge: an agreement between the City and the Bay Bridge Consortium for a term potentially in excess of ten years, and an agreement between the City and Pacific Bell for a term potentially in excess of ten years; and, with respect to both agreements, waiving the requirements of Administrative Code, Section 21.9, prohibiting automatic renewal provision in contracts. PASSED ON FIRST READING, and to be considered for final passage by the Board of Supervisors at the regular meeting of August 2, 2016, by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener - Absent: Kim, Yee - Excused: Farrell ## Extracted text ### [Page 4](https://sfbos.info/documents/370/2016-07-28-minutes#page-4) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/28/2016 Recommendation of the Rules Committee 160583 [Charter Amendment - Public Advocate] Sponsors: Campos; Avalos, Kim and Mar Charter Amendment (Fourth Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to: 1) create the Office of the Public Advocate; 2) set the Public Advocate’s powers and duties; 3) authorize the Public Advocate to review the administration of City programs, including programs for transmitting information to the public, and to receive, investigate, and attempt to resolve complaints regarding City services and programs; 4) authorize the Public Advocate to receive and investigate specified whistleblower complaints; 5) authorize the Public Advocate to appoint the Director of the Office of Citizen Complaints; 6) provide for the Public Advocate’s election, removal, and salary; and 7) set City policy regarding sufficient funding and minimum staffing for the Office of the Public Advocate; and setting operative dates, at an election to be held on November 8, 2016. Supervisor Campos, seconded by Supervisor Mar, moved that this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors special meeting of July 29, 2016, at 10:00 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 COMMITTEE REPORTS 160827 [Agreements - Access to Fiber-Optic Facilities - Bay Bridge Consortium and Pacific Bell] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance approving two agreements to enable the City to obtain access to fiber-optic facilities owned by Pacific Bell located on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge: an agreement between the City and the Bay Bridge Consortium for a term potentially in excess of ten years, and an agreement between the City and Pacific Bell for a term potentially in excess of ten years; and, with respect to both agreements, waiving the requirements of Administrative Code, Section 21.9, prohibiting automatic renewal provision in contracts. PASSED ON FIRST READING, and to be considered for final passage by the Board of Supervisors at the regular meeting of August 2, 2016, 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. City and County of San Francisco Page 668 Printed at 10:10 am on 10/26/16