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Budget Committee forwards routine leases, staffing changes and code updates; Item-by-item outcomes
Summary
At the same meeting the committee approved or forwarded Items 2–9: printing requests, leases, code amendments and staffing positions were considered; most items were recommended to the full Board or approved without controversy.
After the committee concluded discussion of Item 1, members considered Items 2 through 9 on the agenda. These items were largely procedural or administrative and were either approved by the committee or forwarded to the full Board with recommendations.
Item 2: Department of Building Inspection requested $2,600 to print limited hard copies of recent annual reports for delegations and visitors. The committee approved the request by roll call (Ayes: Ammiano, Dufty, Mercarini, Ellsburn; No: Daley).
Item 3: Lease for the Department of the Environment (1212 Market / 11 Grove) to renew or replace the current lease for approximately 14,472 square feet and a five‑year term. Staff described the space increase and that about 60% of the lease is allocated to ratepayers; the committee forwarded the item with recommendation.
Item 4: Ordinance amending public works and excavation rules to change restoration provisions and timelines (including increasing certain cure times to 120 hours and new restoration triggers when excavations exceed 25% of a block). The committee forwarded the ordinance with recommendation.
Item 5: Ordinance adding 15 positions for the Department of Human Resources to support a citywide human resources and payroll modernization project (Project Hire). The committee forwarded the request; committee discussion reviewed estimated fiscal impacts (about $1.9M in ongoing costs for FY2007–08 and use of previously appropriated project funds).
Item 6: Appropriation of approximately $2.3M for juvenile hall / youth guidance center replacement project construction costs (security, design errors, construction management). The committee voted to forward the item and separated some rainy‑day funding lines for separate consideration.
Item 7: Lease for a roughly 78,000 square foot parking lot near 13th Street and South Van Ness for city fleet and employee parking; committee approved the lease by roll call (some supervisors expressed concern about an adjacent homeless encampment and asked for outreach; budget analyst noted cost comparisons). The motion passed.
Item 8: Ordinance to eliminate the Chief Investment Officer position in the Treasurer–Tax Collector’s Office and redistribute responsibilities; committee moved the item to the full Board and staff said current deputies will cover functions during the transition.
Item 9: Resolution authorizing a lease extension and modest expansion at 1390 Market (Fox Plaza) for the City Attorney’s Office; budget analyst recommended approval and the committee forwarded the item with recommendation.
Several of these items included budget analyst and controller office comments and, where recorded, roll‑call votes. The matters are mostly administrative and will appear on the Board calendar for final action.
