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State Legislation Committee
January 12, 2006
2:00 pm
City Hall, Room 288
DRAFT Meeting Minutes
Members Present
Mayor’s Office (Chair) – Amiee Albertson
Supervisor Aaron Peskin’s Office – David Owen
Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier’s Office – Sarah Ballard
Assessor’s Office – Craig Dziedzic
City Attorney’s Office – MaryJane Winslow
Treasurer’s Office – Pauline Marx
Members Absent
Controller’s Office – Peg Stevenson
Other Attendees
Kyri McClellan – Mayor’s Office
Sue Wong – Mayor’s Office
Dianna Hammonds – MTA
AGENDA
I. ROLL CALL
II. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Action item: The Committee voted to approve the minutes of the August 17, 2005 meeting of the State Legislation Committee.
III. SET SCHEDULE FOR FUTURE MEETINGS
The Committee agreed to schedule future meetings for the first Monday of every month at 11am in City Hall, Room 288. The next schedule meeting was set for February 6.
IV. PROPOSED LEGISLATION
Action items: the Committee voted to support the following state legislation affecting the City and County of San Francisco :
A. Mayor’s Office State Legislative Plan. This document summarizes key legislation and issues that the Mayor’s Office recommends the City support, oppose, or closely monitor during the 2006 state legislative session.
Position taken: Support
B. SB 1024 (Perata): to authorize sale of approximately $14 billion in bonds to finance: flood protection, transportation, high-speed rail, housing, and other infrastructure projects.
Position taken: Support if amended to include San Francisco ’s priorities.
C. AB 1783 (Nuñez): to authorize sale of bonds to finance: transportation, flood control, safe water systems, environmental improvement, housing, hospital seismic safety repair, emergency public safety communications equipment, and other infrastructure porjects.
Position taken: Support if amended to include San Francisco ’s priorities.
V. SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Discussion item: members of the Committee did not suggest future agenda items.
VI. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
Discussion item: there were no members of the public who wished to comment.
VII. ADJOURNMENT