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Legislation Details
File #:
Version:
1
080663
Name:
SFGH Trauma Center General Obligation Bond
Election - $887,400,000
Status:
Type:
Ordinance
Passed
File created:
In control:
5/13/2008
Board of Supervisors
On agenda:
Final action:
7/22/2008
7/24/2008
Enactment date:
123-08
Enactment #:
Title:
Ordinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San
Francisco on Tuesday, November 4th 2008, for the purpose of submitting to San Francisco voters a
proposition to incur the following bonded debt of the City and County: $887,400,000 for the building
and/or rebuilding and improving of the earthquake safety of the San Francisco General Hospital and
Trauma Center and related costs necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes; authorizing
landlords to pass-through 50% of the resulting property tax increase to residential tenants in
accordance with Chapter 37 of the San Francisco Administrative Code; finding that the estimated cost
of such proposed project is and will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and
revenue of the City and County and will require expenditures greater than the amount allowed therefor
by the annual tax levy; reciting the estimated cost of such proposed project; fixing the date of election
and the manner of holding such election and the procedure for voting for or against the proposition;
fixing the maximum rate of interest on such bonds and providing for the levy and collection of taxes to
pay both principal and interest; prescribing notice to be given of such election; adopting findings under
the California Environmental Quality Act, ("CEQA"), CEQA Guidelines and San Francisco
Administrative Code Chapter 31, including the adoption of a mitigation monitoring and reporting
program and a statement of overriding considerations; finding that the proposed project is in
conformity with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and with the General Plan
consistency requirement of Charter Section 4.105 and Administrative Code Section 2A.53;
consolidating the special election with the general election; establishing the election precincts, voting
places and officers for the election; waiving the word limitation on ballot propositions imposed by San
Francisco Municipal Elections Code Section 510; complying with the restrictions on the use of bond
proceeds specified in Section 53410 of the California Government Code; incorporating the provisions
of the San Francisco Administrative Code, Sections 5.30 – 5.36; and waiving the time requirements
specified in Section 2.34 of the San Francisco Administrative Code.
Sponsors:
Mayor, Tom Ammiano, Sophie Maxwell, Michela Alioto-Pier, Carmen Chu, Chris Daly, Bevan Dufty,
Jake McGoldrick, Ross Mirkarimi, Gerardo Sandoval, Aaron Peskin, Sean Elsbernd
Attachments:
1. Legislation_Ver1, 2. Leg_Final
Action By
Date
Action
Result
Ver.
RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED
President
5/13/2008
1
REFERRED WITHOUT
RECOMMENDATION
Government Audit and Oversight
Committee
7/7/2008
1
Pass
PASSED ON FIRST READING
Board of Supervisors
7/16/2008
1
Pass
FINALLY PASSED
Board of Supervisors
7/22/2008
1
Pass
APPROVED
Mayor
7/24/2008
1