No Ed Lee cameos this week, but Pension Reform and the Charter Amendment that will allow the board to amend or repeal ballot measures both get a public hearing. And there's a tiny sliver of hope that the AT&T Lightspeed Network upgrade issue will finally get a resolution. Here's what else we're looking at before tomorrow's meeting:
Items 44, 45: Public Hearing on City Retirement Benefits and Health Care Benefits - Technically at the end of the agenda, but we're putting it up top because Pension reform is a big deal. Expect lengthy discussions, Elsbernd speeches, etc.
Item 46-48: Charter Amendment allowing the board to amend or repeal ordinances or policy declarations passed by voters - Another one we've been watching for awhile. Supervisor Wiener's charter amendment would either save voters a lot of headache at the polls by cutting back on the number of ballot measures, or it will turn the board in to our new fascist overlords, depending on who you ask.
Items 5-7: AT&T Lightspeed Network Upgrades - Continued thrice already, the AT&T sidewalk boxes are back on the agenda for Tuesday. Hopefully Supervisor Wiener and the AT&T reps have had enough time to (finally) work out all the details. We're sure you're all dying to know whether or not you'll have a new option for Cable TV and Internet service, or a couple hundred new canvasses for tagging, depending on how you look at it.
Item 20: Redevelopment Agency Budget - While it doesn't cover all the agency's costs, the Mayor's resolution would give the Redevelopment Agency $84 million in
bond dollars to keep it afloat for the fiscal year.
Item 24: Applying SFUSD's Rainy Day funds to 2011-2012 school year -(Continued from last week) It's a rainy day for the Unified School District, so we're breaking the piggy bank.
Item 27: $248 million for Road Repaving - will put the decision to spend $248 million on road repaving and street safety improvements in front of voters on the November ballot. Eight supes and the Mayor are already sponsoring it, so this one seems like a given.
Item 32: $325,000 for SoMa Community Stabilization Fund - Supervisor Kim gets some cash to help low-income SoMa residents find jobs and housing.
Item 34: Cell Phone disclosure requirements - Supervisor Avalos wants to require cell phone retailers to post warnings about how to keep your iPhone from frying your brain with microwave radiation. So they'll be like cigarettes, kind of.
Item 38: Vintage Signs - Supervisor Campos' vintage sign ordinance finally shows up. Hooray for advertising archeology.
Item 42: Modifying registration and disclosure requirements for campaign consultants - so we can avoid another lobbyist fiasco.
Item 51: Resolution urgins the FDA to ban Menthol cigarettes - It has the word "ban" it. Also, racial undertones.
Item 52: Stopping the transfer of credit card charges to Taxi Drivers - Campos' resolution to help the cabbies keep more of their credit card fares. Could also stop the mysterious plague of non-functioning credit card machines in cabs.
Item 53: Calling for an FAA investigation in to the US Airways/Deshon Marman incident - also asks the FAA to define a clear dress code policy, which could be a slippery slope.
Wider sidewalks: Two sidewalk widening items, one for Clarence Place off of Townsend in SoMa. And one for Brotherhood Way west of Chumasero Drive near Lake Merced.
Appointments and such: D. Gill Sperlein gets the open spot on the Entertainment Commission. The Bay Area Reporter already looked at Sperlein's background, and Jane Kim dissented in committee. June Fraps, Betty Packard, and Adele Fasick get the nod for the Ballot Simplification Committee. If the ballot is too complicated this year, perhaps you can blame them. Also, Victor Nelson will be joining the SRO Task Force.
Settlements: A total of $520,000 in lawsuit and unlitigated claims settlements this week.
From the clerk's mailbag this week:
- 78 letters supporting Animal Control and Welfare's humane pet acquisition proposal. (The goldfish ban.)
- One letter from Annie Sage regarding the proposed Initiative Ordinance concerning
“Circumcision.”
- 9 letters asking for an end to Sit-Lie
The full board agenda is available here and the meeting itself 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.
