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REENTRY COUNCIL | |
STATE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE | |
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE | |
BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES | |
COMMISSION ON THE AGING | |
STREET UTILITIES COORDINATING COMMITTEE AND CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR STREET UTILITY CONSTRUCTION | |
BAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE | |
TREASURY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE | |
VETERANS' AFFAIRS COUNCIL | |
COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER | |
OFFICE OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE | |
BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE | |
PUBLIC UTILITIES CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE | |
BALBOA RESERVOIR COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE | |
GRAFFITI ADVISORY BOARD | |
FAMILY VIOLENCE COUNCIL | |
CHILD CARE PLANNING AND ADVISORY COUNCIL | |
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS COMMISSION | |
MISSION BAY TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT FUND ADVISORY COMMITTEE | |
CITY HALL PRESERVATION ADVISORY COMMISSION | |
SAN FRANCISCO SENTENCING COMMISSION | |
SOUTH OF MARKET COMMUNITY PLANNING ADVISORY COMMITTEE | |
SOMA COMMUNITY STABILIZATION FUND COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE | |
SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY TASK FORCE | |
INCLUSIONARY HOUSING TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE | |
LOCAL HOMELESS COORDINATING BOARD | |
CLOSE JUVENILE HALL WORKING GROUP | |
ADULT RESIDENTIAL FACILITY WORKING GROUP | |
MENTAL HEALTH SF IMPLEMENTATION WORKING GROUP | |
Reentry Council. | |
Purpose. | |
Membership and Organization. | |
Powers and Duties. | |
Attendance Requirement. | |
Sunset Clause. |
The City hereby establishes a Reentry Council (“Council”). Subject to the fiscal and budgetary provisions of the Charter, the Public Defender’s Office, the District Attorney’s Office, the Adult Probation Department, and the Mayor’s Office shall each designate staff to provide administrative support to the Council.
(Added by Ord. 215-08, File No. 080564, App. 9/19/2008; Ord. 44-11, File No. 101480, App. 3/ 10/2011)
The purpose of the Council is to coordinate local efforts to support adults exiting San Francisco County Jail, San Francisco juvenile justice system out-of-home placements, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facilities, and the United States Federal Bureau of Prison facilities. The Council shall provide the Mayor, the Board of Supervisors, the public, and any other appropriate agency with accurate and comprehensive information about programs that serve this population, barriers faced by this population, best practices to meet the needs of this population, and funding sources for programs and practices that address the needs of this population. The Council shall coordinate information sharing, planning, and engagement among all interested private and public stakeholders to the extent permissible under Federal and State law.
(Added by Ord. 215-08, File No. 080564, App. 9/19/2008)
(a) Members. The Council shall consist of 24 members, seven of whom shall be former inmates in the San Francisco County Jail, a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation adult facility, and/or a United States Bureau of Prison facility. The Mayor, or the Mayor’s designee, shall serve as a member, and shall also appoint three of these seven members. Of these three members, at least one must be between the ages of 18 to 35 at the time of appointment and have been an inmate before the age of 24, and at least one shall have expertise in providing services to individuals exiting the criminal justice system. The Board of Supervisors shall designate one of its members to serve as a member of the Council, and shall appoint the other four of the seven members who are former inmates. Of these four members, at least one shall have expertise in providing services to individuals exiting the criminal justice system, at least one must have been released from custody within three years of his or her appointment, at least one must have served multiple terms of incarceration, and at least one must self-identify as a survivor of violence or crime. All members of the Council shall be exempt from the Charter requirement that they be electors of the City and County of San Francisco.
The following City departments or agencies shall appoint one member each to the Council: the Public Defender’s Office, the District Attorney’s Office, the Sheriff’s Department, the Police Department, the Adult Probation Department, the Juvenile Probation Department, the Department of Economic and Workforce Development, the Human Services Agency, the Department of Children Youth and Families, the Department of Public Health, and the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing. In addition, Council co-chairs shall invite the San Francisco Superior Court, the Department of Child Support Services, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Division of Adult Parole Operations, and the United States Probation and Pretrial Services System to appoint one member each to the Council. If any of these four agencies does not appoint a representative, the Council co-chairs shall appoint an additional member.
Members shall serve two-year terms and shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Members may serve multiple terms.
(b) Quorum. Twelve members of the Council shall constitute a quorum, and the Council shall have the authority to act on the vote of the majority of the quorum.
(c) Officers. The four members appointed by the Adult Probation Department, the District Attorney’s Office, the Public Defender’s Office, and the Sheriff’s Department, respectively, as well as the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee, shall co-chair the Council.
(d) Subcommittees. The Council may establish subcommittees to be convened as directed by the Council. The Council’s co-chairs shall appoint members to the subcommittees. Subcommittees shall report findings and make recommendations to the full Council for its consideration. The membership of these subcommittees shall be open to non-members of the Council who shall be drawn from a range of diverse experiences, identities, and interests related to the issue of reentry.
(e) Meeting Frequency. The Council shall meet in full at least three times per year.
(f) Roles of Council Members. Each member of the Council shall retain his or her official authority and duties granted under State law. In adopting this legislation, the Board of Supervisors recognizes that each member of the Council retains his or her authority and duties under State law and that where conflicts may arise out of members’ dual roles, State powers and duties shall supersede the duties that the ordinance creating the Council imposes on Council members.
(Added by Ord. 215-08, File No. 080564, App. 9/19/2008; amended by Ord. 26-09, File No. 081511, App. 2/13/2009; Ord. 44-11, File No. 101480, App. 3/10/2011; Ord. 83-14, File No. 140141, App. 6/13/2014, Eff. 7/13/2014; Ord. 31-17, File No. 161348, App. 2/10/2017, Eff. 3/12/2017; Ord. 116-18, File No. 180081, App. 5/17/2018, Eff. 6/17/2018)
The Council shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) Identifying Funding Streams. The Council shall identify funding at the local, State, and Federal level that is earmarked or available for services or programs designed to serve individuals exiting the criminal justice system. In addition, the Council shall identify conditions, restrictions, or limitations on each funding stream, and shall document these findings in its reports to the Mayor, the Board of Supervisors, and other appropriate entities consistent with subsection (e) below.
(b) Identifying Programs Serving Individuals Exiting the Criminal Justice System. The Council shall identify programs serving individuals exiting the criminal justice system who reside in San Francisco or who will be released to San Francisco, including program capacity.
(c) Identifying Needs of Reentry Popula- tion. The Council shall identify any unmet needs of this population, and propose ways to meet those needs based on existing research and best prac- tices.
(d) Identifying Barriers. The Council shall also identify barriers to safe and successful re- entry presented by local, State, and Federal law, and propose ways to reduce the impact of these barriers.
(e) Reports. Biennially the Council shall prepare and submit a report that shall include but not be limited to information required under subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) above. The first biennial report shall be due June 30, 2019. City departments shall respond within 30 days to reasonable requests for information submitted by the Council relevant to its ability to discharge its powers and duties under this Article I, provided that the disclosure of such information shall not be required where it would violate Federal or State law. The Council shall provide the reports to: 1) the Mayor, 2) the Board of Supervisors, 3) any City department or program identified by the Council in a report, and 4) the public. These reports shall be public documents. Any City department identified in a report may provide a response, within 30 days of issuance of the report, for inclusion into the final report submitted to the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors, among others, consistent with this subsection (e).
(f) The Council shall share information and work in collaboration with the San Francisco Community Corrections Partnership, as established by the California Community Corrections Performance Incentives Act of 2009 (CA Penal Code Section 1228-1233.8).
(g) Retaliation Prohibited. No City officer or employee may retaliate against other City staff or the staff of programs identified by the Council for cooperating with the Council or for participating in any activity involving the Council. This section is not intended to create a private right of action against the City and County of San Francisco.
(h) The Council shall share information and work in collaboration with the San Francisco Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council, as required by the Juvenile Crime Enforcement and Accountability Challenge Grant Program (CA Welfare and Institutions Code Section 749.2-749.27).
(i) The Council shall share information and work in collaboration with the San Francisco Sentencing Commission.
(Added by Ord. 215-08, File No. 080564, App. 9/19/2008; amended by Ord. 44-11, File No. 101480, App. 3/10/2011; Ord. 83-14, File No. 140141, App. 6/13/2014, Eff. 7/13/2014; Ord. 84-14, File No. 140260, App. 6/13/2014, Eff. 7/13/2014; Ord. 276-18, File No. 180913, App. 11/20/2018, Eff. 12/21/2018; Ord. 269-19, File No. 190499, App. 11/21/2019, Eff. 12/22/2019)
The Council shall monitor the attendance of Council members. In the event that any Council member misses two regularly scheduled Council meetings in a twelve-month period without prior notice to the Council, the Council shall certify that fact in writing to the appointing authority, and the member shall be deemed to have resigned from the Council on the date of such certification. The Council shall request the appointing authority to appoint a new member. The appointing authority shall appoint a successor to the resigned member not later than 60 days after the date of the certification of resignation.
(Added by Ord. 215-08, File No. 080564, App. 9/19/2008)
Notwithstanding Rule 2.21 of the Board of Supervisors Rules of Order, which provides that advisory bodies created by the Board should sunset within three years, this Article I shall expire June 1, 2024, unless the Board of Supervisors adopts an ordinance continuing its existence. In the event of its expiration, the City Attorney is directed to take steps to remove this Article I from the Administrative Code. The Council shall submit a report to the Board of Supervisors by July 1, 2023 recommending whether the Council should continue to operate, and if so, whether the Board of Supervisors should consider legislative changes that would enhance the capacity of the Council to achieve its goals. The Council’s recommendations shall include drafts of ordinances that would implement its recommendations.
Creation of Free City College Oversight Committee. | |
Membership. | |
Organization and Terms of Office. | |
Duties and Responsibilities. | |
Meetings and Procedures. | |
Sunset. |
Editor's Note:
Former Ch. 5, Art. II, “Cannabis State Legalization Task Force,” expired on 12/31/2018 per the terms of its sunset clause (former Sec. 5.2-7) and was removed from the Code at the direction of the Office of the City Attorney.
Former Ch. 5, Art. II, “Cannabis State Legalization Task Force,” expired on 12/31/2018 per the terms of its sunset clause (former Sec. 5.2-7) and was removed from the Code at the direction of the Office of the City Attorney.
Former Ch. 5, Art. II (“Medical Cannabis Task Force”) terminated by operation of law on 12/31/2012.
The Board of Supervisors hereby establishes the Free City College Oversight Committee (“Oversight Committee”).
(Added by Ord. 175-19, File No. 190730, App. 8/2/2019, Eff. 9/2/2019)
(Former Sec. 5.2-1 added by Ord. 115-15, File No. 150436, App. 7/15/2015, Eff. 8/14/2015; expired 12/31/2018)
(Former Sec. 5.2-1 added by Ord. 34-10, File No. 091402, 2/12/2010; expired, 12/31/2012)
The Oversight Committee shall consist of 15 voting members.
(a) Seat 1 shall be held by the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee.
(b) Seat 2 shall be held by the president of the City College Board of Trustees or the president’s designee.
(c) Seat 3 shall be held by a student at City College, appointed by the Mayor.
(d) Seat 4 shall be held by a student at City College, appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
(e) Seat 5 shall be held by a student at City College, appointed by the City College Associated Students.
(f) Seat 6 shall be held by a member of the Board of Supervisors, appointed by the Board of Supervisors or that member’s designee.
(g) Seat 7 shall be held by an employee or officer of the San Francisco Unified School District, appointed by the Board of Education of the San Francisco Unified School District.
(h) Seat 8 shall be held by the Controller or the Controller’s designee.
(i) Seat 9 shall be held by an employee of the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, appointed by the director of the Department.
(j) Seat 10 shall be held by a City College employee who is involved in the administration of the Free City College program, appointed by the City College Board of Trustees.
(k) Seat 11 shall be held by a City College faculty member, appointed by the City College Academic Senate.
(l) Seat 12 shall be held by a classified staff member of City College, appointed by the labor organization that represents the largest number of classified City College employees.
(m) Seat 13 shall be held by a member of the public, appointed by the Mayor.
(n) Seat 14 shall be held by a member of the public, appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
(o) Seat 15 shall be held by the student trustee member of the City College Board of Trustees.
If, at any point, the City College Board of Trustees, City College Associated Students, City College Academic Senate, the labor organization that represents the largest number of classified City College employees, or the Board of Education of the San Francisco Unified School District declines to appoint a member to a seat for which it has appointing authority and leaves that seat vacant for more than 90 days, the Board of Supervisors may appoint a member of the public to fill the seat until the appointing authority appoints a person to the seat.
(Added by Ord. 175-19, File No. 190730, App. 8/2/2019, Eff. 9/2/2019)
(Former Sec. 5.2-2 added by Ord. 115-15, File No. 150436, App. 7/15/2015, Eff. 8/14/2015; expired 12/31/2018)
(Former Sec. 5.2-2 added by Ord. 34-10, File No. 091402, 2/12/2010; expired, 12/31/2012)
(a) Each member of the Oversight Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the member’s appointing authority, and shall serve for the life of the Oversight Committee unless removed by the appointing authority.
(b) Members of the Oversight Committee shall receive no compensation from the City, except that City employees serving in seats 1, 6, 8, and 9 may receive their regular salaries for time spent on the Oversight Committee because they are serving in an official capacity.
(c) Any member who misses three regular meetings of the Oversight Committee in a nine-month period without the express approval of the Oversight Committee at or before each missed meeting shall be deemed by operation of law to have resigned from the Oversight Committee ten days after the third unapproved absence. The Oversight Committee shall inform the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, the Clerk of the Board of Trustees, and the member’s appointing authority of the resignation. This subsection (c) shall not apply to Seats 1, 2, 6, 8, and 15.
(d) The Department of Children, Youth and Their Families shall provide clerical and administrative support and staffing for the Oversight Committee.
(Added by Ord. 175-19, File No. 190730, App. 8/2/2019, Eff. 9/2/2019)
(Former Sec. 5.2-3 added by Ord. 115-15, File No. 150436, App. 7/15/2015, Eff. 8/14/2015; expired 12/31/2018)
(Former Sec. 5.2-3 added by Ord. 34-10, File No. 091402, 2/12/2010; amended by Ord. 287-10, File No. 101246, 11/18/2010; expired, 12/31/2012)
(a) The Oversight Committee shall provide advice to the Board of Supervisors, the Mayor, the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, all other relevant City departments, and City College regarding implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and City College authorized by resolution in Board File No. 190735, as it may be amended by the City and City College from time to time (the “Free City College MOU”). The Oversight Committee’s advice may include recommendations regarding the uses of funds disbursed under the Free City College MOU, proposed changes in uses of the funds, and potential expansions of the Free City College program. In providing its advice and recommendations, the Oversight Committee shall consider the audit reports provided by the Controller under Section 10.100-288 of this Code, as well as reports that the Chancellor of City College or the Chancellor’s designee has provided to the Oversight Committee under the Free City College MOU.
(b) All City departments, commissions, boards, and agencies shall cooperate with the Oversight Committee in conducting its business.
(Added by Ord. 175-19, File No. 190730, App. 8/2/2019, Eff. 9/2/2019)
(Former Sec. 5.2-4 added by Ord. 115-15, File No. 150436, App. 7/15/2015, Eff. 8/14/2015; expired 12/31/2018)
(Former Sec. 5.2-4 added by Ord. 34-10, File No. 091402, 2/12/2010; expired, 12/31/2012)
(a) The Oversight Committee shall hold a regular meeting not less than once every three months.
(b) Seven voting members of the Oversight Committee shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of meeting, and the affirmative votes of at least seven members of the Oversight Committee are necessary to constitute approval of any non-parliamentary matter by the Oversight Committee.
(c) The members in seats 1 and 2 shall be the co-chairs of the Oversight Committee. The Oversight Committee may establish rules for its own organization and procedures.
(Added by Ord. 175-19, File No. 190730, App. 8/2/2019, Eff. 9/2/2019)
(Former Sec. 5.2-5 added by Ord. 115-15, File No. 150436, App. 7/15/2015, Eff. 8/14/2015; expired 12/31/2018)
(Former Sec. 5.2-5 added by Ord. 34-10, File No. 091402, 2/12/2010; amended by Ord. 287-10, File No. 101246, 11/18/2010; expired, 12/31/2012)
Notwithstanding Rule 2.21 of the Board of Supervisors Rules of Order, which provides that advisory bodies created by the Board should sunset within three years, this Article II shall expire by operation of law, and the Oversight Committee shall terminate, on June 30, 2029. After the expiration of the Oversight Committee, the City Attorney shall cause this Article to be removed from the Administrative Code.
(Added by Ord. 175-19, File No. 190730, App. 8/2/2019, Eff. 9/2/2019)
(Former Sec. 5.2-6 added by Ord. 115-15, File No. 150436, App. 7/15/2015, Eff. 8/14/2015; expired 12/31/2018)
(Former Sec. 5.2-6 added by Ord. 34-10, File No. 091402, 2/12/2010; expired, 12/31/2012)
Created; Consideration of Pending State Legislation. | |
Duty to Study Proposals and Make Recommendations. | |
Composition; Chairman. | |
Meetings. | |
Report of Proceedings. | |
Action by Committee in Absence of Action by Board of Supervisors. | |
Establishment of Policy Without Reference to Committee. |
Any proposal for the enactment of legislation affecting in any way the interests or welfare of the City and County, which is pending before the State Legislature or which may be considered for presentation to the Legislature, shall be initiated by or referred to a committee, hereby created, which shall be designated as the State Legislation Committee of the City and County.
(Ord. No. 8308 (1939), Sec. 1)
It shall be the duty of the State Legislation Committee to study all proposals enumerated in the preceding section and to formulate recommendations for endorsement, opposition or neutrality with respect thereto, as matters of policy of the City and County.
(Ord. No. 8308 (1939), Sec. 2)
The members of the State Legislation Committee shall be the Mayor, who shall act as chair, the City Attorney, two members of the Board of Supervisors to be designated by the President of the Board of Supervisors, the Controller, the Assessor and the Treasurer.
Each of the above-named members may designate a duly authorized representative to attend the meeting in his or her absence.
(Amended by Ord. 245-78, App. 5/26/78; Ord. 278-96, App. 7/3/96)
Places, dates and times of meetings of the State Legislation Committee shall be prescribed by the chair.
(Ord. No. 8308 (1939), Sec. 4)
A report of the proceedings of each regular or special meeting of the State Legislation Committee and the recommendations made thereat shall be submitted to the Board of Supervisors not later than the next regular business day following such meeting.
(Added by Ord. 245-78, App. 5/26/78)
The Board of Supervisors, by resolution, may take such action upon any recommendation of the State Legislation Committee as it deems necessary or desirable, but in the absence of any such action by the Board of Supervisors, the State Legislative Representative is hereby authorized to take suitable action consonant with any such recommendation of the State Legislation Committee as the policy of the City and County.
(Ord. No. 8308 (1939), Sec. 6)
Nothing contained in this Article shall preclude the Board of Supervisors from establishing policy with respect to any matter of proposed state legislation, without reference to or report from the State Legislation Committee, if in the Board's discretion such reference or report is inadvisable or inexpedient.
(Ord. No. 8308 (1939), Sec. 7)
(a) The Board of Supervisors finds and declares that it is in the public interest to officially recognize walking as an important component of our transportation system, and as a key component to creating livable and suitable communities. Accordingly, the Board of Supervisors seeks to develop and implement focused policies that encourage pedestrian safety, education, and convenience in transportation and city planning.
Over the past fifty years, many American cities, including San Francisco, have seen a dramatic shift away from pedestrian and public transportation toward a reliance on the private automobile for primary transportation. In that same time period, the City has seen a reduction of its public walkways, pedestrian rights-of-way, and valuable inner-city green spaces.
In San Francisco, as throughout the world, the quality of urban life is being threatened by encroaching environmental actors. San Franciscans also suffer from increasing poor air quality, elevated noise levels, increased traffic congestion, longer trip times, and diminishing public space. These and other factors have led San Francisco to adopt a Transit-First policy favoring public transportation, bicycles, and pedestrian travel over the use of automobiles.
The City's streetscape is similar to many cities and towns in Europe. Narrow streets and interesting destinations combine to make our streets conducive to walking. Encouraging pedestrian presence on our City's streets and sidewalks not only reduces our City's reliance on the automobile, but also helps create communities and neighborhoods that are deemed livable and desirable. Better pedestrian planning and policies will not only serve the approximately 10% of San Franciscans who walk to work on a regular basis, but also all visitors to and residents of San Francisco because each person is a pedestrian at some point in every trip they take.
San Francisco has an unusually high rate of pedestrian injuries for a city its size. In the past five years, nearly 5,000 pedestrians have been injured on city streets, and over 130 people have been killed. Our seniors, youth, and citizens with disabilities are especially at risk for being injured and/or killed in a motor vehicle collision. Nationally, pedestrians account for only 13% of traffic fatalities and 2.2% of traffic injuries. However, in San Francisco, they account for more than half of the motor-vehicle related deaths and about one-third of the hospitalizations and have outnumbered or equaled car occupants in traffic fatalities in San Francisco in nine of the past ten years.
(b) There shall be established a Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee. This Advisory Committee, composed of concerned and informed residents, will provide a source of expertise on issues concerning pedestrian safety, convenience, ambiance, and planning. The Advisory Committee shall consist of 17 voting members appointed as set forth below.
(1) Seat 1 shall be held by a representative from a pedestrian safety organization, appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
(2) Seats 2 and 3 shall be held by representatives from senior or disability organizations, appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
(3) Seat 4 shall be held by a representative from a bicycle or other non-motorized wheeled personal transport organization, appointed by the Board of Supervisors;
(4) Seat 5 shall be held by a representative from a transit or environmental organization, appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
(5) Seats 6 through 16 shall be appointed by individual members of the Board of Supervisors, with each member of the Board appointing one member of the Advisory Committee.
(6) Seat 17 shall be held by a parent of a student in the San Francisco Unified School District, appointed by the Superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District. If at any time the Superintendent declines to appoint an individual to Seat 17 for 60 days or longer, the Board of Supervisors may appoint a new member with the same or different qualifications to fill the seat for the remainder of the term.
(c) The Superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District may appoint a member of the San Francisco Unified School District’s Student Advisory Council to serve as a non-voting member of the Advisory Committee. The individual appointed to this seat may participate in Advisory Committee discussions to the same extent as other members of the Advisory Committee but may not vote on any matter and shall not be counted toward a quorum.
(d) The following City departments shall designate a non-voting representative to attend Advisory Committee meetings at the request of the Advisory Committee: the Department of Public Health, the Municipal Transportation Agency, the Department of Public Works, the Planning Department, the Police Department, the Recreation and Park Department, District Attorney’s Office, and the Mayor’s Office on Disability. Any other City departments whose work impacts pedestrians shall also designate a non-voting representative to Advisory Committee meetings upon request of the Advisory Committee. Every year by July 1, each department required to designate a non-voting representative shall inform the Advisory Committee in writing of the name, work phone number, and work email address of its representative.
(e) All City departments, commissions, boards, and agencies shall cooperate with the Advisory Committee in conducting its business. The Board of Supervisors also requests that the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, San Francisco Unified School District, the Successor Agency to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, and the National Park Service assist in the work of the Advisory Committee.
(f) Advisory Committee members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Any Advisory Committee member who misses three regular meetings of the Advisory Committee within a six-month period without the express approval of the Advisory Committee at or before each missed meeting shall be deemed to have resigned from the Advisory Committee 10 days after the third unapproved absence. The Advisory Committee shall inform the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of each such resignation, and the appointing authority shall appoint a successor to that seat.
(g) The term of each Advisory Committee member shall be two years. The seats formerly numbered 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 23 shall terminate on the effective date of the ordinance in Board File No. 160964 amending this Article IV. The terms for all other seats on the Advisory Committee shall continue following the effective date of that ordinance, and the members holding those seats may continue to hold the renumbered seats until the expiration of the term as provided in this subsection (g) unless removed by the appointing authority. The terms for seats 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 17 shall expire on March 31, 2018, and every two years thereafter. The terms for seats 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16 shall expire on March 31, 2019, and every two years thereafter.
(h) At the initial meeting of the Advisory Committee, and annually thereafter, the members of the Advisory Committee shall select a Chair, and any other officers as deemed necessary by the Advisory Committee.
(i) The Advisory Committee shall establish rules for its own organization and procedures and shall meet when necessary as determined by the Advisory Committee. All meetings shall, except as provided by law, be open to the public.
(j) The Board of Supervisors urges the Municipal Transportation Agency to support the Advisory Committee with funding and staff resources and to present a monthly interdepartmental report to the Advisory Committee.
(a) The Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee shall have the power and duty to:
(1) Make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and other City departments, commissions, boards and agencies in order to improve pedestrian safety and ambiance;
(2) Develop concepts and review policies and planning efforts regarding pedestrian improvements including, but not limited to, issues of safety, traffic calming, education, and sidewalk and crosswalk treatments;
(3) Make recommendations on funding opportunities and priorities to the Board of Supervisors, the Municipal Transportation Agency, the Citizens Advisory Committee of the County Transportation Authority, and other City departments, commissions, boards, and agencies;
(4) Review and make recommendations on policies and programs related to pedestrians in the Transportation Element of the General Plan of the City and County of San Francisco, and make recommendations on the goals and their implementation to the Planning Commission;
(5) Report to the Board of Supervisors on an annual basis, with quarterly appearances before the Board of Supervisors as needed, on statistics on pedestrian injury and fatality statistics, causes of pedestrian injuries and fatalities, recommendations for changes in policies, funding, and enforcement, and other pertinent issues; and
(6) Support the development of a Pedestrian Master Plan, in conjunction with City agencies and community input, which will offer a comprehensive review of the policies, procedures, practices, and physical infrastructure of the City that affect pedestrians, and will also provide recommendations to make walking safer and more convenient through sidewalk improvements, new City policies, educational programs, promotional efforts, and transit access.
(b) By no later than May 1, 2020, the Advisory Committee shall submit to the Board of Supervisors a report recommending possible changes to the structure, duties, or member qualifications of the Advisory Committee.
Unless the Board of Supervisors by ordinance extends the term of the Advisory Committee, this Article IV shall expire by operation of law, and the Advisory Committee shall terminate, on October 1, 2020. After that date, the City Attorney shall cause this Article to be removed from the Administrative Code.
Editor's note
Sections 5.30 through 5.36 as originally enacted by the electorate in Proposition F on March 5, 2002, were numbered as Sections 5.1 through 5.8. Because the Administrative Code already contained sections with those numbers and because Proposition F itself contained other clerical inconsistencies, the editor has renumbered this article as Sections 5.30 through 5.36 and accordingly revised internal references in the text to the new numbering. Sections 5A.30 through 5A.36, as originally enacted by the electorate in Proposition P on November 5, 2002, were numbered as Sections 5.30 through 5.36. Because this article already contained sections with those numbers, the editor has renumbered the provisions of Proposition P as Sections 5A.30 through 5A.36. and accordingly revised internal references in the text to the new numbering.
Citizens' General Obligation Bond Oversight Committee | |
Establishment. | |
Purpose. | |
Public Meetings. | |
Membership. | |
Waste. | |
General Obligation Bond Ordinances. | |
Application. | |
Public Utilities Revenue Bond Oversight Committee | |
Findings. | |
Establishment and Purpose. | |
Public Meetings. | |
Membership. | |
Illegal Expenditures. | |
Application. | |
Sunset and Severability. | |
CITIZENS' GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
The Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco (the "Board") shall establish and appoint members to an independent citizens' general obligation bond oversight committee (the "committee"), pursuant to Section 5.32 hereof, prior to issuing any general obligation bonds (the "bonds") subsequent to the effective date of this measure.
(Added by Proposition F, 3/5/2002)
(a) The purpose of the committee shall be to inform the public concerning the expenditure of general obligation bond proceeds. The committee shall actively review and report on the expenditure of taxpayers' money in accordance with the voter authorization. The committee shall convene to provide oversight for: (1) ensuring that bond revenues are expended only in accordance with the ballot measure, and (2) ensuring that no funds are used for any administrative salaries or other general governmental operating expenses. unless specifically authorized in the ballot measure for such bonds. The committee has no power to review bond proposals prior to voter approval. Further, the committee shall not participate or interfere in the selection process of any vendor hired to execute bond funded projects.
(b) In furtherance of its purpose, the committee may engage in any of the following activities:
(1) Inquiring into the disbursement and expenditure of the proceeds of bonds approved by voters by receiving any reports, financial statements, correspondence or other documents and materials related to the expenditure of bond funds from agencies that receive proceeds from these bonds.
(2) Holding public hearings to review the disbursement and expenditure of the proceeds of bonds approved by voters.
(3) Inspecting facilities financed with the proceeds of bonds approved by voters.
(4) Receiving and reviewing copies of any capital improvement project proposals or plans developed by the City.
(5) Reviewing efforts by the City to maximize bond proceeds by implementing cost-saving measures, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (i) mechanisms designed to reduce the costs of professional fees and site preparation and design: and (ii) recommendations regarding the joint use of core facilities and use of cost-effective and efficient reusable facility plans.
(6) Commissioning independent review of the disbursement and expenditure of the proceeds of bonds approved by voters by accessing any funds set aside for this purpose under Subsection (c) of this Section to retain outside auditors, inspectors and necessary experts to conduct such independent review.
(c) To the extent permitted by law, each ballot measure shall provide that one-tenth of one percent of the gross proceeds from the proposed bonds be deposited in a fund established by the Controller's Office and appropriated by the Board at the direction of the committee to cover the costs of said committee.
(Added by Proposition F, 3/5/2002)
(a) The Board shall, without expending bond funds, provide the committee with any necessary technical assistance and shall provide administrative assistance in furtherance of its purpose and sufficient resources to publicize the conclusions of the committee.
(b) All committee proceedings shall be subject to the California Public Records Act (Section 6254, et seq., of the Government Code of the State of California) and the City's Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of this Code). The committee shall issue regular reports on the results of its activities. A report shall be issued at least once a year. Minutes of the proceedings of the committee and all documents received and reports issued shall be a matter of public record and be made available on the Board's website.
(Added by Proposition F, 3/5/2002)
(a) The committee shall consist of at least nine members to be appointed as follows: three members by the Mayor; three by the Board; two members by the Controller; and one member by the Civil Grand Jury. Each member shall serve for a term of two years without compensation and for no more than two consecutive terms.
The members appointed by the Mayor shall be comprised, as follows:
(1) One member shall be active in a business organization representing the business community located within the City.
(2) One member shall be active in a labor organization.
(3) One member shall be active in a community organization.
The members appointed by the Board shall be comprised, as follows:
(1) One member shall be active in a business organization representing the business community located within the City.
(2) One member shall be active in a labor organization.
(3) One member shall be active in a community organization.
The members appointed by the Controller shall be comprised as follows:
(1) One member with expertise in auditing governmental financial statements or with expertise in public finance law.
(2) One member with expertise in construction management.
The member appointed by the Civil Grand Jury shall be a member of the Civil Grand Jury or a designee appointed by the Civil Grand Jury.
(b) No employee or official of the City shall be appointed to the committee. No vendor, contractor, or consultant of the City that performs work funded by bonds issued by the City shall be appointed to the committee.
(Added by Proposition F, 3/5/2002)
If, after reviewing materials provided by an agency, department or other entity (each an "agency") receiving proceeds from the sale of bonds, the committee, after conducting its own independent audit and after consultation with the City Attorney, determines that bond proceeds were spent on purposes not authorized by the ballot measure, the committee may, by majority vote, prohibit the issuance of bonds for any remaining bond authorization.
The committee's decision to prohibit the sale of authorized, unsold bonds may be appealed by the agency to the Board within 30 days. The Board may overturn this decision by a supermajority vote of the members present at the meeting at which the matter is presented.
The prohibition on the issuance of bonds for any remaining bond authorization may be lifted by the Board after the agency provides the committee and the Board with documentation of corrective action satisfactory to the Board.
(Added by Proposition F, 3/5/2002)
All bond ordinances introduced after the effective date of this ordinance shall contain a statement incorporating the provisions of this Ordinance in such bond ordinance.
(Added by Proposition F, 3/5/2002)
This Article V shall apply to all general obligation bonds with unexpended proceeds, except for Section 5.31(c) which shall apply only to bond authorizations approved by voters subsequent to the effective date of this Ordinance.
(Added by Proposition F, 3/5/2002)
PUBLIC UTILITIES REVENUE BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
The people of the City and County find and declare that:
(a) The City's 100-year-old water, power and clean water public utility infrastructure is suffering from decades of deferred maintenance. The regional water collection and transmission system, stretching from the Tuolumne River headwaters at Hetch Hetchy to the San Francisco County Line, supplies water to the City as well as to 1.7 million residents and businesses in Alameda, Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. This system is in need of substantial repair and/or replacement. In the event of system failure, the City and its suburban customers could be without water for up to 30 days, with portions of the service area going without water for as long as 60 days. The water distribution and wastewater treatment systems within the City are in a similar state of deterioration, threatening the health and welfare of City residents, visitors and the business community.
(b) Over the past 25 years, funds for upgrading the water collection and power generation facilities of Hetch Hetchy have been in short supply. During this same period, the waste water treatment plants have aged to the point where significant capital improvements are necessary in order for the City to remain in compliance with applicable federal and state water quality regulations.
(c) The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission ("PUC") has never prepared an integrated and coordinated long-term strategic plan consisting of a capital improvement program, a long-range financial plan, an assessment of future utility needs and the evaluation of alternative technologies, private-public partnerships and non-rate payer revenue enhancements. Focusing on short-term planning, the PUC has turned out a series of bond issues, such as Propositions A and B in 1997, which have been promoted to the voters on the basis of broad project generalities. Even within the PUC itself, the list of projects earmarked for specific bond revenues are in a constant state of flux. Projects are frequently delayed and often uncompleted years after funding was approved by the voters.
(d) Over the past 20 years, the PUC has readily consented to the transfer of "surplus" Hetch Hetchy revenues to the City's general fund. Conservatively, these transfers have cost the PUC more than $500 million. During this same period of time, the utility infrastructure deteriorated and rates escalated dramatically.
(e) The PUC estimates that over the next 20 years, the cost of needed capital improvement projects will amount to hundreds of millions of dollars. Although the PUC's capital improvement list undoubtedly contains individual projects that should go forward as soon as practicable, the design, bidding and contract drafting process often takes years to complete. In the absence of long-term strategic planning, individual projects have been frequently delayed and, in some cases, actually abandoned as funding and project priorities unaccountably shifted over time.
(f) The health and welfare of all of the PUC's customers would be promoted by the creation of a qualified body committed to a persistent, vigorous and independent review of the expenditure of revenue bond funds for the PUC's capital improvement program over the next decade. An on-going review of this kind would be of material assistance to both the PUC and the Board of Supervisors ("Board") in ensuring that the program is carried out in compliance with all applicable laws.
(Added by Proposition P, 11/5/2002)
(a) There is hereby established a Public Utilities Revenue Bond Oversight Committee (the "Committee"), which shall have the responsibility of reporting publicly to the Mayor, the PUC and the Board of Supervisors ("Board") regarding the PUC's (or, to the extent allowed by law, any charter entity succeeding to the PUC's authority related to expenditure of revenue bonds) expenditure of revenue bond proceeds on the repair, replacement, upgrading and expansion of the City's water collection, power generation, water distribution and wastewater treatment facilities.
(b) The Committee shall provide oversight to ensure that: (1) The proceeds from revenue bonds authorized by the Board and/or the voters of the City are expended in accordance with the authorizing bond resolution and applicable law; (2) Bond proceeds are expended solely for uses, purposes and projects authorized in the bond resolution; and (3) Revenue bond funds are appropriately expended for authorized capital improvements so that an uninterrupted supply of water and power continues to flow to the City and to the PUC's customers. The Committee may comment to the Board of Supervisors on the development and drafting of proposed legislation pertaining to PUC revenue bonds prior to a Board determination regarding whether to submit a measure for voter approval or authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds, if voter approval is not otherwise required. The Board is not required to accept the Committee's comments or recommendations on such bond proposals. Further, the Committee shall not participate or interfere in the selection process of any vendor hired to execute bond funded projects.
(c) In furtherance of its purpose, the Committee may engage in any of the following activities:
(1) Inquiring into the disbursement and expenditure of the proceeds of PUC revenue bonds authorized and issued in accordance with the San Francisco Charter by receiving any and all reports, financial statements, correspondence or other documents and materials requested by the Committee related to the expenditure of revenue bond funds by the PUC;
(2) Holding public hearings to review the disbursement and expenditure of the proceeds of such revenue bonds;
(3) Inspecting facilities financed with the proceeds of such revenue bonds;
(4) Receiving and reviewing copies of any capital improvement project proposals or plans developed by the PUC related to the City's water, power or wastewater infrastructure and funded by bond proceeds;
(5) Reviewing efforts by the City to maximize bond proceeds by implementing cost-saving measures, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (i) mechanisms designed to reduce the costs of professional, consulting and similar fees and expenses related to site preparation and project design; (ii) recommendations regarding the cost-effective and efficient use of core facilities; (iii) developing and using alternate technologies; and, (iv) accessing other sources of infrastructure funding, excluding bond refunding; and,
(6) Commissioning independent review and evaluation of the disbursement and expenditure of the proceeds of such revenue bonds by accessing any funds set aside for this purpose under Subsection (d) of this Section to retain outside auditors, inspectors and necessary experts to conduct such independent review.
(d) To the extent permitted by law, in accordance with Sections 5A.35(c) and (d) of this Article, from and after the effective date of this Ordinance one-twentieth of one percent of the gross proceeds from each issuance or sale of public utility revenue bonds shall be deposited in a fund established by the Controller's Office and appropriated by the Board at the direction of the Committee to cover the costs of said Committee.
(e) The Board shall, without expending revenue bond funds, provide the Committee with appropriate clerical, technical and administrative assistance in furtherance of its purpose and provide sufficient resources to publicize the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee.
(Added by Proposition P, 11/5/2002)
All Committee proceedings shall be subject to the California Public Records Act (Sections 6250, et seq., of the Government Code of the State of California), the City's Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of this Code) and the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code Sections 54950, et seq.). The Committee shall issue regular reports on the results of its activities. A report shall be issued at least once a year. Minutes of the proceedings of the Committee, and all reports issued by the Committee, shall be a matter of public record and made available on the City's website.
(Added by Proposition P, 11/5/2002)
(a) The Committee shall consist of seven members to be appointed as follows: two members by the Mayor; two members by the Board; one member by the Controller; and one member by the governing body of the Bay Area Water Users Association. The seventh member shall be the Budget Analyst for the Board or his/her representative.
(b) At a minimum, the members appointed by the Mayor and the Board shall, individually or collectively, have expertise, skills and experience in economics, the environment, construction and project management. The member appointed by the Controller shall have background and experience in auditing, accounting and project finance.
(c) Except as expressly authorized herein, no current officer or employee of the City shall be appointed to the Committee. All members of the Committee shall be subject to applicable conflict-of-interest provisions of local and state law. No vendor, contractor or consultant of the City that performs work funded by bonds issued by the City shall be appointed to the Committee.
(d) Each Committee member will serve for no more than two consecutive terms. Upon their initial appointment, three members of the Committee shall be assigned by lot an initial term of two years and the remaining four members shall have an initial term of four years. Thereafter, each Committee member shall serve a four-year term.
(e) Each Committee member, except City employees appointed to serve as part of their official City duties and the Budget Analyst or employees of the Budget Analyst, shall be compensated at a rate of $100.00 per month during each year of the member's term of office. Such compensation shall be appropriated by the Board without expending revenue bond funds therefor.
(Added by Proposition P, 11/5/2002)
(a) If, after conducting all appropriate reviews and independent audit of actual expenditures of revenue bond proceeds by the PUC (or, to the extent allowed by law, any charter entity succeeding to the PUC's authority related to expenditure of revenue bonds), the Committee, after consultation with the City Attorney, determines that revenue bond proceeds are being or have been expended for purposes not authorized by the authorizing bond resolution or otherwise amount to an illegal expenditure or illegal waste of such revenue bond proceeds within the meaning of applicable law, the Committee may, by majority vote of all its members, prohibit the further issuance or sale of authorized public utility revenue bonds which have yet to be issued or sold.
(b) A decision by the Committee to prohibit the issuance and sale of authorized but as yet unissued or unsold revenue bonds may be appealed by the PUC to the Board within 30 days of the Committee's decision. By two-thirds vote of all its members, the Board by resolution may overturn the Committee's decision and remand the matter to the Committee for further consideration consistent with the views expressed by the Board in its resolution.
(c) Alternatively, the Committee's prohibition on the issuance or sale of authorized but unissued or unsold revenue bonds may be vacated by two-thirds vote of all the members of the Board, if the PUC, in response to the report of the Committee, provides evidence of corrective measures satisfactory to the Board.
(Added by Proposition P, 11/5/2002)
(a) All public utilities revenue bond authorizations approved either concurrent with or after the effective date of this Ordinance shall be subject to the provisions set forth herein.
(b) All bond authorizations introduced at the Board after the effective date of this Ordinance shall contain a statement incorporating the provisions of this Ordinance in such bond resolution.
(c) The provisions of this Ordinance shall also apply to all PUC public utility revenue bonds authorized, issued or offered for sale after July 1, 2002.
(d) Section 5A.30(d) of this Article shall only apply to PUC revenue bonds authorized after the effective date of this Article.
(Added by Proposition P, 11/5/2002)
(a) Unless the Board by ordinance reauthorizes the provisions of this Ordinance for a specified period of years, the provisions of this Ordinance shall expire on January 1, 2025.
(b) If any part or provision of this Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid for any reason, the remainder of this Ordinance, including its application to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected by such a holding, and shall continue in force and effect. To this end, the provisions of this Ordinance are severable.
(c) The validity of the authorization and issuance of any bonds is not dependent on and shall not be affected in any way by any failure by the Committee, to act in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance.
Definitions. | |
Commission Designated Area Agency on Aging. | |
Powers and Duties of the Commission. | |
Advisory Council. |
(a) Commission. The Commission on the Aging.
(b) Council. The Advisory Council.
(c) Member. A member of the Commission on the Aging.
(Added by Ord. 500-80, App. 10/29/80)
Pursuant to federal law, the Commission is hereby designated the Area Agency on Aging for the City and County of San Francisco.
(Added by Ord. 500-80, App. 10/29/80)
In addition to powers under the Charter, the Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) To develop, as the Area Agency on Aging, policy goals for the City and County of San Francisco in the form of an Area Plan as specified by federal regulations. Such plan is to be subject to the review and approval of the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors;
(b) To provide a comprehensive and coordinated service delivery system for senior citizens through the implementation and monitoring of the Area Plan pursuant to federal regulations set forth above by: (1) establishing standards, and (2) assessing services needed, (3) awarding subgrants (4) and providing technical assistance and monitoring of service providers under the plan;
(c) To establish an Advisory Council to advise the Commission in accordance with federal law and regulations;
(d) To serve as advocate and focal point for Senior Citizens' Programs; and
(e) To make an annual report to the Board of Supervisors regarding the accomplishments of the Commission and the Council in terms of service, delivery and coordination and development of senior resources in the City and County of San Francisco.
(Amended by Ord. 248-85, App. 5/23/85)
The Commission shall establish an Advisory Council ("Council"), not to exceed 22 members, 11 of whom shall be appointed by the Commission and 11 appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The Council shall be representative of the geographic and ethnic populations of the City and County of San Francisco by districts, which districts shall be determined by the Commission. More than 50 percent of the members of each such group of 11 members shall be persons who are 60 years of age or older. The Council shall include service providers, older persons with the greatest socio and economic need, consumers, and others specified by federal regulation. Council members shall collect all appropriate information in order to provide the Commission with advice in the Commission's decision-making on the needs, assessments, priorities, programs and budgets concerning older San Franciscans.
Pursuant to federal regulations, the Commission shall develop and adopt bylaws for the Council. Such bylaws shall specify the role and functions of the Council, number of members, procedures for selecting members, term of membership, and the frequency of meetings. The Advisory Council shall meet at least 10 times per year. The Council shall be compensated in the same manner as the Commission for the Advisory Council meetings and Commission committee meetings at which they serve.
(Amended by Ord. 248-85, App. 5/23/85)
Street Utilities Coordinating Committee. | |
Street Utilities Coordinating Committee – Meetings. | |
Street Utilities Coordinating Committee – Duties. | |
Street Utilities Coordinating Committee – Subcommittees. | |
Citizens Advisory Committee for Street Utility Construction. | |
Citizens Advisory Committee for Street Utility Construction – Meetings. | |
Citizens Advisory Committee for Street Utility Construction – Duties. |
There is hereby established a committee to be known as the Street Utilities Coordinating Committee consisting of the Director of Public Works, who is to act as chair; a representative from the Department of City Planning; a representative from the Citizens Advisory Committee to the Street Utilities Coordinating Committee who shall be selected by the Advisory Committee from those members of the above committee representing citizen input only and not from any utility or City department; and one senior management representative from each of the following: San Francisco Department of Telecommunications and Information Services; San Francisco Water Department; Hetch Hetchy Water and Power System; San Francisco Police Department; Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Gas Division; Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Electric Division; Pacific Telephone Co.; Western Union; and Television Signal Corporation.
(Added by Ord. 273-74, App. 6/6/74; amended by Ord. 317-96, App. 8/8/96; Ord. 192-99, File No. 990879, App. 7/1/99)
Places, dates and times of meetings shall be as prescribed by the chair.
(Added by Ord. 273-74, App. 6/6/74)
This committee shall be charged with the responsibility of formulating policy as it affects the use of public streets by public and private utilities, such as overall traffic regulations during utility construction or maintenance; utility advance planning, and other means to insure minimum disruption and inconvenience to the general public using the surface of the streets; utility joint trenches; utility tunnels; and condition of trench repairs.
(Added by Ord. 273-74, App. 6/6/74)
There are hereby established two subcommittees to the Street Utility Coordinating Committee as follows:
(a) Committee for Utility Liaison on Construction and Other Projects (CULCOP). This subcommittee shall consist of staff level personnel from the Bureau of Engineering of the Department of Public Works; San Francisco Department of Telecommunications and Information Services; San Francisco Water Department; Hetch Hetchy Water and Power System; Municipal Railway; San Francisco Fire Department; San Francisco Department of Electricity; San Francisco Redevelopment Agency; Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Gas Division; Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Electric Division; Pacific Telephone Company; Western Union and the Television Signal Corporation. The chair shall be a representative of the Bureau of Engineering as designated by the City Engineer. Meetings shall be monthly at a time and place designated by the chair. The duties of this subcommittee will be to work out scheduling of utility work that is connected with Department of Public Works projects and to plan the utilities undergrounding construction program.
(b) Committee for Planning Utility Construction Program. This subcommittee shall consist of representatives of the Department of Public Works; San Francisco Department of Telecommunications and Information Services; San Francisco Water Department; Hetch Hetchy Water and Power System; San Francisco Police Department; Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Gas Division; Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Electric Division; Pacific Telephone Company; Western Union; and Television Signal Corporation. The chair shall be a representative of the Department of Public Works as designated by the Director of Public Works. Meetings shall be at the call of the chair. This subcommittee shall be responsible for detailed planning of a 12 months construction program of all street utilities, exclusive of Public Works Department projects which are financed wholly or in part by gas tax or ad valorem funds and utilities undergrounding program, including traffic regulations during utility construction or maintenance, and other duties as assigned by the Street Utilities Coordinating Committee. The Director of Public Works shall transmit to private utility companies and to said subcommittee a list of approved gas tax and ad valorem projects, as soon as such projects are approved by the Board of Supervisors.
(Added by Ord. 273-74, App. 6/6/74; amended by Ord. 192-99, File No. 990879, App. 7/1/99).
There is hereby established a committee to be known as the Citizens Advisory Committee for Street Utility Construction consisting of 21 members to be appointed by the Mayor as follows: one representative from each of the following: Department of Public Works; San Francisco Department of Telecommunications and Information Services; Police Department; Water Department; Municipal Railway; Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Gas Division; Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Electric Division; Pacific Telephone Company; Western Union; Television Signal Corporation; San Francisco Planning and Urban Renewal Association; Greater San Francisco Chamber of Commerce; San Francisco Council of District Merchants Association; Associated General Contractors of California; organized labor; Downtown Association; and six members selected from neighborhood organizations representing the various neighborhoods within the City. The committee shall elect a chair from the membership thereof. Any member may delegate an alternate within his or her respective organization to represent him or her at any meeting of the committee in the member's absence. Vacancies on the committee shall be filled by the Mayor in the manner herein provided for the appointment of the original members.
(Added by Ord. 273-74, App. 6/6/74; amended by Ord. 278-96, App. 7/3/96; Ord. 192-99, File No. 990879, App. 7/1/99)