Meeting Name: Rules Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/20/2008 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, Room 263
Rescheduled Meeting
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080642 2 Number of signatures required to qualify a recall petitionCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Section 14.103, to adopt State law regarding the number of signatures required to qualify a recall petition for local officers.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Not available
080851 1 Appointment of the City Treasurer; City Elections in Even-numbered YearsCharter AmendmentKilledCharter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by (1) adding Section 3.106, amending Sections 6.100, 13.101, 13.101.5, 13.102, and 14.103, and repealing Section 6.106, to provide for appointment rather than election of the City Treasurer, set qualifications for the Office of Treasurer, and setting an operative date; and, (2) amending Sections 2.101, 13.101 and Article XVII to: change the election cycle for the offices of Mayor, Sheriff, District Attorney, and City Attorney so that these offices will be elected in even-numbered years; amend the definition of general municipal election so that such elections occur only in even-numbered years; and, clarify the operation of term limits for members of the Board of Supervisors.REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATIONPass Action details Not available
080638 2 Creating an Independent Ratepayer Advocate to review and recommend utility service rates proposed by the San Francisco Public Utilities CommissionCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by adding Section 8B.128, to create an Office of the Independent Ratepayer Advocate to evaluate, analyze, provide comments and make recommendations on the efficiency, equity, and fiscal feasibility, from the ratepayers' perspective, of utility rate proposals prepared by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission under Charter section 8B.125; to require the City Administrator to appoint an Independent Ratepayer Advocate;and prescribing the duties and responsibilities of the Office of the Independent Ratepayer Advocate.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Not available
080639 1 Retirement system credit for unpaid parental leaveCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by: adding Sections A8.523 through A8.523-7, to allow retirement system credit for eligible members who have taken unpaid parental leave while employed with the City and County; amending Sections A8.509, A8.559-10, A8.585-10, A8.586-10, A8.587-7, A8.588-10, A8.595-10, A8.596-10, A8.597-10, and A8.598-10, relating to computation of service credit for a period of unpaid parental leave; and amending Sections A8.509, A8.559-11, A8.585-11, A8.586-11, A8.587-8, A8.588-11, A8.595-11, A8.596-11, A8.597-11, and A8.598-11, relating to the source of funds for eligible members who elect to purchase service credit for a period of unpaid parental leave.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
080641 3 Pier 70 plan and lease approvals; General Fund financing for Pier 70 waterfront improvements; transfer of funds according to agreements between the Port Commission and other departments; priorities for use of Port fundsCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (Fourth Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by adding Sections B7.310 and B7.320, and amending Section B6.406, to: authorize the Board of Supervisors to approve a Pier 70 financial and land use plan; authorize a mechanism for the City to appropriate General Fund revenues in an amount up to 75% of the projected hotel and payroll taxes attributable to new development at Pier 70 to finance waterfront improvements; waive Board approval of leases consistent with the approved Pier 70 plan; require the City to appropriate funds for certain Board-approved agreements between City departments and the Port Commission; and, updating the priorities for use of Port revenues.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Not available
080644 1 Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors; Parking Authority CommissionCharter AmendmentKilledCharter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Sections 8A.102, 8A.112, and 15.105 to divide the power to nominate members of the Municipal Transportation Agency's Board of Directors between the Mayor, the President of the Board of Supervisors, and the Controller, subject to confirmation of all nominations by the Board of Supervisors, setting the compensation of members of the Board of Directors at $1,000 per month, and fixing the status of the Board of Directors as members of the Parking Authority Commission.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
080646 1 Eliminating the Police Department minimum staffing requirementCharter AmendmentFiledCharter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Sections 4.127 and 16.123, to eliminate the Police Department minimum staffing requirement.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Not available
080645 1 Prohibition on City employees serving as members of Charter boards and commissionsCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Section 4.101, to prohibit City employees from serving as members of boards and commissions created in the Charter.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Not available
080650 1 Creating an Historic Preservation CommissionCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (Sixth Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Section 4.105 and adding Section 4.135 to establish an Independent Historic Preservation Commission, appointed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors and meeting certain specified qualifications, with authority to recommend approval, disapproval or modification to the Board of Supervisors of landmark, and significant or contributory building designations under the Planning Code and historical property contracts under Chapter 71 of the Administrative Code without referral to the Planning Commission; recommend approval, disapproval or modification to the Board of Supervisors of historic district and conservation district designations under the Planning Code with comment by the Planning Commission; approve, disapprove, or modify certificates of appropriateness to landmarks buildings or historic districts; approve, disapprove, or modify permits for major and minor alterations to significant or contributory buildings or conservation districts; recommend a PreAMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE  Action details Not available
080650 2 Creating an Historic Preservation CommissionCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (Sixth Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Section 4.105 and adding Section 4.135 to establish an Independent Historic Preservation Commission, appointed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors and meeting certain specified qualifications, with authority to recommend approval, disapproval or modification to the Board of Supervisors of landmark, and significant or contributory building designations under the Planning Code and historical property contracts under Chapter 71 of the Administrative Code without referral to the Planning Commission; recommend approval, disapproval or modification to the Board of Supervisors of historic district and conservation district designations under the Planning Code with comment by the Planning Commission; approve, disapprove, or modify certificates of appropriateness to landmarks buildings or historic districts; approve, disapprove, or modify permits for major and minor alterations to significant or contributory buildings or conservation districts; recommend a PreCONTINUED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available