Budget and Finance Committee Meeting

Pursuant to California Government Code, Section 84308, Members of the Board who have received campaign contributions totaling more than $500 may be required to disclose that fact on the record of the proceeding. Parties and their paid agents may also be required to disclose on the record any campaign contributions made to a Member of the Board that meets the following qualifications for disclosure. A Member of the Board of Supervisors is disqualified and must recuse themselves on any agenda item involving business, professional, trade, and land use licenses or permits and all other entitlements for use, if they received more than $500 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant within the 12 months prior to the final decision; and for 12 months following the date of the final decision, a Member of the Board shall not accept, solicit, or direct a campaign contribution of $500 or more from the applicant or contractor, an agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant. The foregoing statements do not constitute legal advice. Parties, participants, and their agents are urged to consult their own legal counsel regarding the requirements of the law. For more information about these disclosures, visit www.sfethics.org.

Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following 1) Legislation; 2) Budget and Legislative Analyst report; 3) Department or Agency cover letter and/or report; 4) Public correspondence. These items are available for review at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244 or at www.sfbos.org/legislative-research-center-lrc.

The Board of Supervisors is the legislative body of the City and County of San Francisco. The Board has several standing committees where legislation is the subject of hearings at which members of the public are urged to testify.

The full Board does not hold a second public hearing on measures which have been heard in committee.

Board procedures do not permit: 1) vocal or audible support or opposition to statements by Supervisors or by other persons testifying; 2) ringing and use of cell phones or electronic devices; 3) bringing in or displaying signs in the meeting room; or 4) standing in the meeting room. Each member of the public will be allotted the same maximum number of minutes to speak as set by the President or Chair at the beginning of each item or public comment, excluding City representatives; except that public speakers using interpretation assistance will be allowed to testify for twice the amount of time. Members of the public who want to display a document should place it on the document camera during their public comment and remove the document when they want the screen to return to live coverage of the meeting.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The public is encouraged to testify at Board and Committee meetings. Persons unable to attend the meeting may submit to the City, by the time the proceedings begin, written comments regarding agenda items for the official public record. Written communications should be submitted to the Clerk of the Board or the Clerk of the Committee: 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102. Communications not received prior to the hearing may be delivered to the Clerk of the Board or the Clerk of the Committee and will be shared with the Members.

COPYRIGHT: All system content that is broadcasted live during public proceedings is secured by High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), which prevents copyrighted or encrypted content from being displayed or transmitted through unauthorized devices. Members of the public who wish to utilize chamber digital, audio and visual technology may not display copyrighted or encrypted content during public proceedings.

AGENDA PACKET: Available at www.sfbos.org/meetings. Meetings are cablecast on SFGovTV, at www.sfgovtv.org or Cable Channels 26, 28, 78 or 99 (depending on your provider).

Language services are available in Spanish, Chinese and Filipino for requests made at least two (2) business days in advance of the meeting, to help ensure availability. For more information or to request services, contact bos@sfgov.org or call (415) 554-5184.
傳譯服務: 所有常規及特別市參事會會議和常務委員會會議將提供西班牙文, 中文以及菲律賓文的傳譯服 務, 但必須在會議前最少兩 (2) 個工作日作出請求, 以確保能獲取到傳譯服務. 將因應請求提供交替傳 譯服務, 以便公眾向有關政府機構發表意見. 如需更多資訊或請求有關服務, 請發電郵至 bos@sfgov.org 或致電 (415) 554-5184 聯絡我們.
INTÉRPRETES DE IDIOMAS: Para asegurar la disponibilidad de los servicios de interpretación en chino, filipino y español, presente su petición por lo menos con dos (2) días hábiles de antelación previo a la reunión. Para más información o para solicitar los servicios, envíe su mensaje a bos@sfgov.org o llame al (415) 554-5184.
TAGA SALIN-WIKA: Ipaabot sa amin ang mga kahilingan sa pag salin-wika sa Kastila, Tsino at Pilipino ng hindi bababa sa dalawang araw bago ang pulong. Makakatulong ito upang tiyakin na ang mga serbisyo ay nakalaan at nakahanda. Para sa dagdag kaalaman o para humiling ng serbisyo, maki pagugnayan po sa bos@sfgov.org o tumawag sa (415) 554-5184.

Title II of the ADA requires that all programs offered through the state and local government such as the City and County of San Francisco be accessible and usable to people with disabilities. The ADA and City policy require that people with disabilities have equal access to all City services, activities, and benefits. If you believe your rights under the ADA are violated, contact the ADA Coordinator. Ordinance No. 90-10 added Section 2A.22.3 to the Administrative Code, which adopted a Citywide Americans with Disabilities Act Reasonable Modification Policy

Meetings are real-time captioned and cablecast open-captioned on SFGovTV (www.sfgovtv.org) or Cable Channels 26, 28, 78 or 99 (depending on your provider). Board and Committee meeting agendas and minutes are available on the Board’s website www.sfbos.org and adhere to web development Federal Access Board’s Section 508 Guidelines. For reasonable accommodations, please email Board.of.Supervisors@sfgov.org, or call (415) 554-5184 or (415) 554-5227 (TTY). Board of Supervisors’ Rules of Order 1.3.3 does not permit remote public comment by members of the public at meetings of the Board and its committees, except as legally required to enable people with disabilities to participate in such meetings. If you require remote access as a means of reasonable accommodation under ADA, please contact the Clerk’s Office to request remote access, including a description of the functional limitation(s) that precludes your ability to attend in person. Requests made at least two (2) business days in advance of the meeting will help to ensure availability. For further assistance, please contact Wilson Ng, ADA Coordinator, at Wilson.L.Ng@sfgov.org.

Commissions, boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review. For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (San Francisco Administrative Code, Chapter 67) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact by mail Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102; phone at (415) 554-7724; fax at (415) 554-5163; or by email at sotf@sfgov.org. Citizens may obtain a free company of the Sunshine Ordinance by printing the San Francisco Administrative Code, Chapter 67, on the Internet at www.sfbos.org/sunshine.

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance (Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code, Section 2.100) to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102; (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112; website www.sfgov.org/ethics.

Under Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code, Section 1.127, no person or entity with a financial interest in a land use matter pending before the Board of Appeals, Board of Supervisors, Building Inspection Commission, Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure, Historic Preservation Commission, Planning Commission, Port Commission, or the Treasure Island Development Authority Board of Directors, may make a campaign contribution to a member of the Board of Supervisors, the Mayor, the City Attorney, or a candidate for any of those offices, from the date the land use matter commenced until 12 months after the board or commission has made a final decision, or any appeal to another City agency from that decision has been resolved. For more information about this restriction, visit www.sfethics.org.