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Environmental activists had pushed the commission to reform the fair share and 197-a provisions of the charter, which aim, respectively, to protect communities from being overburdened by services that pollute and to allow communities to plan future development in their neighborhoods. The commission approved a modest upgrade to fair share that required not just city, but also state, federal and private transportation and waste transfer infrastructure to be taken into account when the city decides whether a new facility will overburden a neighborhood. Power plants were omitted.

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Ballot questions were also approved on:
  • raising the fine for some ethics violations from $10,000 to $25,000
  • merging the Voter Assistance Commission into the Campaign Finance Board
  • creating a process for combining administrative trials from separate agencies
  • reducing the number of signatures necessary to get on the ballot
  • disclosing independent campaign contributions

    Now the commission will work to educate voters, Goldstein said, and draft its final report. "We want to leave a record of work that was undone so that future commissions will build on the very good work that we have done," he said.