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Pursuant to Charter Sections 2.103 and 3.100(7), and Administrative Code Section 2.11, the Mayor shall answer the following eligible questions submitted from Supervisors representing District's 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10. The Mayor may address the Board initially for up to five minutes. Discussion shall not exceed five minutes per Supervisor.
1. Assuming Proposition C passes in the November election, the City will save $1.3 billion over the next 10 years from higher pension contributions from city employees and caps on pensions for new employees, among other changes. Pension reform will continue to be an issue however as projections indicate that pension costs may well exceed $700 million by 2014-2015, according to the most recent estimates from the Controller's Office. What plans do you have to continue the conversation and potential reforms in this regard? (Supervisor Farrell, District 2)
2. The Healthy San Francisco Program was adopted and implemented by the City several years ago and has experienced steady increases in enrollment over time. What impact has the Healthy San Francisco Program had on health outcomes in the City? What impact has the Healthy San Francisco Program had on reducing the utilization of emergency room visits and reducing costs? Given the Program's performance so far, and given new requirements and policies enacted at the federal level around health care reform, will you be recommending any adjustments or changes to the program? (Supervisor Chu, District 4)
3. Please describe the plan that our offices have been developing for the OccupySF demonstration, given the projected long-term nature of this protest. How can our City, including the Department of Public Health, Department of Public Works, Department of Recreation and Park, and the San Francisco Police Department address public health concerns and the costs associated with that, and protect the 1st Amendment right of OccupySF participants? (Supervisor Kim, District 6)
4. Our taxi system is a critical part of our transit system. We will never truly get people out of their cars without reliable taxi service. Yet it's been more than a decade since we have significantly improved service. Current service levels are inadequate and unacceptable. Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) is in the process of issuing approximately 85 new permits, and that is a modest first step. Understanding that California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) clearance may be required to achieve a larger increase in the number of taxis, how do you plan to ensure that MTA meaningfully addresses the lack of adequate taxi service? Will you include in next year's budget funding for any CEQA clearance that may be required to support a significant increase in the number of taxi permits? (Supervisor Wiener, District 8)
5. The City’s approach to code enforcement involves a number of departments including the Department of Building Inspection, Police Department, and City Attorney’s Office. Throughout the City, and specifically in District 10, we continually see vacant and occupied properties with significant housing and other code violations that go unaddressed for months and sometimes even years. How do you propose to improve the response to complaints, inspection, citation, and enforcement of code violations? Additionally, what strategies or changes can be implemented to increase the City’s efficiency in addressing these issues and capacity to take legal action against some of our most egregious property owners who refuse to abate code violations? (Supervisor Cohen, District 10)
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