Board adopts package of ordinances, resolutions; several contested items draw debate

SAN FRANCISCO — The Board of Supervisors adopted a group of ordinances and resolutions on Nov. 7, 2006, approving changes to transit-shelter advertising contracts, temporary budget adjustments for the sheriff's department, a contract increase for city refuse-hauling services, and amendments to the residential rent ordinance, among other measures.

The bundle of routine and consent items (items 1–11) passed without objections. Several higher-profile items drew discussion before final votes. Notable outcomes included:

• Advertising transit-shelter amendments (Items 14 and 15): The board approved ordinances to amend the city's transit shelter advertising agreement to permit advertising on additional light-rail platforms and to extend the contract for six months. Supervisor Chris Daley said he would "be casting a no vote" on item 15 over concerns about delay in the contracting process at Municipal Railway (Muni). Following procedural motions to revisit the earlier failure, the ordinance ultimately passed on a later roll call.

• Sheriff overtime appropriation (Item 16): The board appropriated $433,881 in federal revenue, $181,609 in state revenue and used $635,451 in general fund reserves to retroactively support overtime costs related to staffing an additional inmate pod at the San…