Meeting Name: Rules Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/9/2008 1:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, Room 263
Special Meeting
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
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080940 1 Appointment, Commission of Animal Control and WelfareMotionPassedMotion appointing Dr. David Gordon, term ending April 30, 2010, to the Commission of Animal Control and Welfare.PREPARED IN COMMITTEE AS A MOTION  Action details Not available
080940 2 Appointment, Commission of Animal Control and WelfareMotionPassedMotion appointing Dr. David Gordon, term ending April 30, 2010, to the Commission of Animal Control and Welfare.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
080972 1 Appointment, Commission of Animal Control and Welfare, Christine GarciaMotionFailedMotion appointing Christine Garcia, term ending April 30, 2010, to the Commission of Animal Control and Welfare.PREPARED IN COMMITTEE AS A MOTION  Action details Not available
080972 1 Appointment, Commission of Animal Control and Welfare, Christine GarciaMotionFailedMotion appointing Christine Garcia, term ending April 30, 2010, to the Commission of Animal Control and Welfare.REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATIONPass Action details Not available
080974 1 Appointment, Commission of Animal Control and Welfare, Angela PadillaMotionPassedMotion appointing Angela Lucia Padilla, term ending April 30, 2010, to the Commission of Animal Control and Welfare.PREPARED IN COMMITTEE AS A MOTION  Action details Not available
080974 1 Appointment, Commission of Animal Control and Welfare, Angela PadillaMotionPassedMotion appointing Angela Lucia Padilla, term ending April 30, 2010, to the Commission of Animal Control and Welfare.REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATIONPass Action details Not available
080618 2 Charter Amendment - Board of Supervisors Aides, November 2009 ElectionCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Section 2.117, to eliminate the reference to the number of staff members provided for members of the Board of Supervisors.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE  Action details Not available
080618 3 Charter Amendment - Board of Supervisors Aides, November 2009 ElectionCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Section 2.117, to eliminate the reference to the number of staff members provided for members of the Board of Supervisors.CONTINUED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
080650 3 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 4 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
080639 2 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.RECOMMENDEDPass 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
080649 2 Promoting and Sustaining Music and Culture in San FranciscoCharter AmendmentFailedCharter Amendment (Fourth Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by adding Section 16.128, which is designed to promote music and culture in San Francisco by establishing a music and culture sustainability policy implementing those principles in part through a process for reviewing and possibly revising City Codes, and incorporating those principles into the General Plan of the City and County; and amending Section 4.106 to provide that the Board of Appeals shall have jurisdiction to hear appeals of denials of entertainment-related permits and events under the jurisdiction of the Recreation and Park Commission.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE  Action details Not available
080649 3 Promoting and Sustaining Music and Culture in San FranciscoCharter AmendmentFailedCharter Amendment (Fourth Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by adding Section 16.128, which is designed to promote music and culture in San Francisco by establishing a music and culture sustainability policy implementing those principles in part through a process for reviewing and possibly revising City Codes, and incorporating those principles into the General Plan of the City and County; and amending Section 4.106 to provide that the Board of Appeals shall have jurisdiction to hear appeals of denials of entertainment-related permits and events under the jurisdiction of the Recreation and Park Commission.CONTINUED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
080647 3 Commission on the EnvironmentCharter AmendmentFailedCharter Amendment (Fourth Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Section 4.118, to clarify the authority of the Commission on the Environment to consider and make recommendations regarding environmental justice issues, to authorize the Commission to review and make recommendations regarding City building and land use policies for environmental sustainability, to authorize the Commission to assist City representatives to regional bodies, and to update the list of operations and functions that the Commission shall investigate and make recommendations regarding.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE  Action details Not available
080647 4 Commission on the EnvironmentCharter AmendmentFailedCharter Amendment (Fourth Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Section 4.118, to clarify the authority of the Commission on the Environment to consider and make recommendations regarding environmental justice issues, to authorize the Commission to review and make recommendations regarding City building and land use policies for environmental sustainability, to authorize the Commission to assist City representatives to regional bodies, and to update the list of operations and functions that the Commission shall investigate and make recommendations regarding.CONTINUED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
080648 3 San Francisco Clean Energy ActCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (Fourth Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County by amending Sections 8B.120, 8B.123, and 9.107, and adding Sections 8B.128 through 8B.131, to: (i) address the crisis of global climate change by moving San Francisco from fossil fuels to clean, sustainable energy production, (ii) ensure environmentally sustainable and affordable electric supplies for residents, businesses, and City departments, (iii) require the Public Utilities Commission to determine the most effective means of providing clean, sustainable, reliable and reasonably-priced electric service to San Francisco residents, businesses and City departments, and (iv) establish an Independent Ratepayer Advocate to represent the interests of San Franciscans that purchase utility services from the City by evaluating and making recommendations on utility rate proposals prepared by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission under Charter section 8B.125.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE  Action details Not available
080648 4 San Francisco Clean Energy ActCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (Fourth Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County by amending Sections 8B.120, 8B.123, and 9.107, and adding Sections 8B.128 through 8B.131, to: (i) address the crisis of global climate change by moving San Francisco from fossil fuels to clean, sustainable energy production, (ii) ensure environmentally sustainable and affordable electric supplies for residents, businesses, and City departments, (iii) require the Public Utilities Commission to determine the most effective means of providing clean, sustainable, reliable and reasonably-priced electric service to San Francisco residents, businesses and City departments, and (iv) establish an Independent Ratepayer Advocate to represent the interests of San Franciscans that purchase utility services from the City by evaluating and making recommendations on utility rate proposals prepared by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission under Charter section 8B.125.CONTINUED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
080651 1 Policy regarding budget set-asidesCharter AmendmentKilledCharter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by adding Section 9.119 to: (1) establish as official City policy that the voters will not approve new set-asides or other mandated levels of spending without identifying a new funding source for the program, and that the duration and any annual growth in the set-aside or mandated level of spending be limited; and (2) require that the voter information pamphlet include a specific Controller's analysis of the fiscal impact of a proposed new set-aside.REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATIONPass Action details Not available
080869 1 Policy regarding budget set-asidesHearingFiledHearing to consider the proposed initiative ordinance to be submitted by the Mayor to the voters at the November 4, 2008 election entitled "Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 3.26, to establish as official City policy that the voters will not approve new set-asides or other mandated levels of spending without identifying a new funding source for the program, and that the duration and any annual growth in the set-aside or mandated level of spending be limited, and amending the San Francisco Municipal Elections Code by adding Section 521, to require that the voter information pamphlet include a specific Controller's analysis of the fiscal impact of a proposed new set-aside".FILEDPass Action details Not available