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081013
| 1 | | Economic Impact Analysis of Proposed Daytime Street Closure | Resolution | Failed | Resolution directing the Office of Economic Analysis and the Office of Small Business to conduct an analysis of the economic impact of the proposed “Sunday Streets” street closure planned for August 31st and September 14th on local businesses and requesting the City postpone any street closure until such analysis is completed. | REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AS COMMITTEE REPORT | Pass |
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081012
| 1 | | Requiring Board of Supervisors' approval of the route for certain athletic events that require temporary street closures | Ordinance | Filed | Ordinance amending Section 9.11 of the Transportation Code to require Board of Supervisors' approval of the route for an athletic event requiring temporary street closures that has not been held on substantially the same route for three or more years. | CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR | Pass |
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081001
| 1 | | To offer PG&E Company an opportunity to testify on the proposed SmartMeter project | Hearing | Filed | Hearing to offer Pacific Gas & Electric Company an opportunity to testify on the proposed SmartMeter project. | CONTINUED | Pass |
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080953
| 1 | | Approval of an historical property contract for 690 Market Street ("Chronicle Building") | Resolution | Passed | Resolution under Chapter 71 of the San Francisco Administrative Code, approving an historical property contract between RC Chronicle Building LP and 690 Market Master Association, the owners of 690 Market Street (“Chronicle Building”), and the City and County of San Francisco; authorizing the Director of Planning and the Assessor to execute the historical property contract. | CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR | Pass |
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080791
| 1 | | Declaration of Policy - Repealing the Emergency Response Fee and Enactment of an Access Line Tax | Motion | Killed | Motion submitting a policy declaration to the qualified electors of the City and County of San Francisco at the November 4, 2008 election concerning the voter's non-binding recommendation that Article 10A (the Emergency Response Fee) be repealed, that Article 10B (Access Line Tax) be added to the Business and Tax Regulations Code and that the proposed Access Line Tax revenues be expended to support public safety and health by funding San Francisco's 911 Emergency Communications Center. | TABLED | Pass |
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080792
| 2 | | Replacing the Emergency Response Fee, with a general tax at the same rates and with the same exemptions and modernizing the Telephone Users Tax without changing the rate or exemptions. | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance submitting to the voters an ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code by: (1) adding Article 10B, Sections 780-786, to replace the current Emergency Response Fee with a general tax at the same rates and with the same exemptions; (2) repealing Article 10A, Sections 750-770, to eliminate the existing Emergency Response Fee; (3) amending Article 10 by adding Sections 721, 722, and 723, amending Sections 701, 703, 707.1, and 708, and repealing Sections 702 and 707.3, all to modernize and update the Telephone Users Tax without changing the tax rate or exemptions; and (4) amending Article 6, Section 6.1-1, to make conforming changes; and ratifying past collection of the Telephone Users Tax and the Emergency Response Fee. | RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORT | Pass |
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080827
| 2 | | To increase rates of Real Property Transfer Tax for sales in excess of $1 million | Ordinance | Killed | Ordinance amending Section 1102 of Article 12-C of the Business and Tax Regulations Code to increase the Real Property Transfer Tax rate from 0.75% to 1% if value or consideration for transfer exceeds $1 million but is less than or equal to $1.25 million, to 1.25% if value or consideration for transfer exceeds $1.25 million but is less than or equal to $1.75 million, to 1.5% if value or consideration for transfer exceeds $1.75 million but is less than or equal to $2 million, and to 1.75% if value or consideration for transfer exceeds $2 million. | TABLED | Pass |
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080832
| 3 | | Real Property Transfer Tax | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance submitting to the voters an ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code by: (1) amending Section 1102 to increase the Real Property Transfer Tax rate from 0.75% to 1.5% if the consideration for or value of the transfer exceeds $5 million; (2) amending Section 1105 to reduce the tax on transfers of residential property by up to one third (1/3) if, after January 1, 2009, the transferor has installed an active solar system or made seismic retrofitting improvements or improvements utilizing earthquake hazard mitigation technologies; (3) amending Section 1114 to clarify application of tax to transfers of ownership interests in legal entities that own real estate; and (4) amending Section 1108.3 to apply transfer tax to transfers of 35 year or longer leasehold interests. | RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORT | Pass |
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080831
| 2 | | Payroll Expense Tax | Ordinance | Killed | Ordinance submitting to the voters an ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code by (1) amending Section 902.1 and adding Section 902.2 to clarify the tax liability of "pass through entities" under the Payroll Expense Tax Ordinance, including partnerships, Subchapter S corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships and other persons or entities not subject to federal income tax or which are allowed a deduction in computing such tax for distributions to the owners or beneficiaries of such persons or entities and specifying safe harbor measure of taxable payroll expense for owners of pass through entity (80% of net earnings from self-employment); and (2) amending Section 905-A to increase the Small Business Tax Exemption to include all taxpayers whose taxable payroll expense is $250,000 or less. | TABLED | Pass |
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081030
| 1 | | Payroll Expense Tax | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance submitting to the voters an ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code by (1) amending Section 902.1 and adding Section 902.2 to clarify the tax liability of "pass through entities" under the Payroll Expense Tax Ordinance, including partnerships, Subchapter S corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships and other persons or entities not subject to federal income tax or which are allowed a deduction in computing such tax for distributions to the owners or beneficiaries of such persons or entities and specifying safe harbor measure of taxable payroll expense for owners of pass through entity (200% of compensation for its most highly paid quartile of employees, provided entity has at least 4
employees); and (2) amending Section 905-A to increase the Small Business Tax Exemption to include all taxpayers whose taxable payroll expense is $250,000 or less. | RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORT | Pass |
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080283
| 1 | | San Francisco Special Tax Financing Law | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Article 43.10, Sections 43.10.1 through 43.10.23, to enact the Special Tax Financing Law establishing procedures for the formation of special tax districts, the imposition of special taxes and the issuance of bonds secured by such special tax funds. | AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE | |
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080283
| 2 | | San Francisco Special Tax Financing Law | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Article 43.10, Sections 43.10.1 through 43.10.23, to enact the Special Tax Financing Law establishing procedures for the formation of special tax districts, the imposition of special taxes and the issuance of bonds secured by such special tax funds. | RECOMMENDED | Pass |
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080842
| 1 | | Funding the Guarantee Pool for the Local Business Enterprise Bonding and Financing Assistance Program | Hearing | Filed | Hearing on the status and future plans for agency coordination and funding the Guarantee Pool of the Local Business Enterprise Bonding and Financing Assistance Program. | CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR | Pass |
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