Temporary Mayor Ed Lee will be joining us at 2 p.m. for his regularly scheduled appearance before the board tomorrow, so expect the usual round of softball questions to kick off the meeting. After that, it's back to the regularly scheduled programming after last week's recess. Here's what's new on the agenda and what's coming back to haunt our dreams after weeks of delays.
Questions for the Mayor:
District 2: Mark Farrell asks, "Beyond what we have accomplished in City Hall thus far in 2011, do you have any specific plans for stimulating our local economy before leaving office?" And when you're done answering the question, Mayor Lee, would you mind just giving Supervisor Farrell a nice, warm hug?
District 4: Carmen Chu wants to know how the mayor will make sure the new director of the MTA keeps the riders' interests in mind. Good question! The mayor's answer probably won't mean anything in the real world, but still: Late for work riders want to know!
District 6: Jane Kim wants to know how we're preventing gang violence by using youth and family-focused programs. Oddly, she brings up the Twitter and Cal Pacific Med Center deals: "what is the city's strategy for youth to have access to job opportunities with companies that we are currently trying to partner with such as Twitter and California Pacific Medical Center?"
District 8: From the Lower Haight where trees are falling left and right, Supervisor Wiener wants answers about DPW and RPD's trimmed-back tree maintenance budgets. Penny for your thoughts, Mr. Lee?
District 10: From the Bayview, Supervisor Cohen wants to know what's going on with improvements to 3rd Street Corridor. And hey - are we going to lose the SF Redevelopment agency or what?
On to the regular agenda:
Item 8: Charter Amendment on City Retirement Benefits and Health Care - continued from the previous meeting, but you can't mention a charter amendment or city retirement packages without pissing off half of San Francisco.
Items 12-15: Harding Park, Lincoln Park, Sharp Park, Golden Gate Park and Fleming Golf Course Fees - Municipal golf is about to get more expensive for non-residents, but us locals might get some discount promotional rates. Heaven help us if a public commenter mentions the German Tourists who decided not to enjoy our public golf courses because it was too expensive. (Sidenote: they're all sponsored by Sean "Tin Cup" Elsbernd, who doesn't yet know that we've given him another nickname.)
Item 21: $84 million in bonds for Redevelopment Agency - To answer your question, Supervisor Cohen, here's some money for the SF Redevelopment Agency.
Item 25: Spending SF Unified School District's Rainy Day Fund - Since the SFUSD is getting a budget cut, it's time to crack that rainy day piggy bank.
Item 30: Two Budget and Legislative Audits - Campos wants to scrutinize the city's affordable housing initiatives and a look in to the operations of Asian Art Museum, the War Memorial and Academy of Sciences.
Item 34: Charter Amendment allowing the Board to make amendments or appeals - It's the third draft of Supervisor Wiener's charter amendment that will either save voters from lengthy ballots with scores of ballot measures or turn the board in to angry fascists, depending on who you ask.
Item 36: Requiring Quarterly Reports from the MTA - the board wants regular reports from the transit agency so they can keep track of how those new contract terms are being implemented.
Item 37: 150th anniversary of the Octagon house - happy anniversary, Octagon House!
Proposed Ordinances: The Budget and Finance committee wants a Non-Stop Music Library.
From the mailbag!
- A letter from Ike, of Ike's Place, about the decision on his lease at 3506 16th Street.
- 200 letters urging the board to save the Sharp Park Wetlands
- 925 letters from concerned citizens about the Commission on Animal Control and Welfare's proposal in defense of animals.
- One letter from Betty Dy, regarding the cost of a wheelchair ramp in city hall.
- One letter from Mark Douglas, regarding a skate park on Waller Street in Golden Gate Park.
- One letter from Lee Goodin, regarding the homeless in Fisherman's Wharf
- One letter from Lynm Manzione, calling for an end to Sit-Lie.
- One letter from "KT" opposing the pet sale ban in San Francisco.
The full board agenda is available here and the meeting thing kicks off at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays. For those of you who like to follow along from home, you can stream it live on SFGovTV.org.
