Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/18/2007 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Legislative Chamber - Second Floor City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
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071134 1 Accept-Expend Grant - Public DefenderOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Office of the Public Defender to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $70,000 from the Zellerbach Family Foundation for a court alternative specialist position dedicated to working with the children of incarcerated parents (CIP).FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
070667 5 Medical Cannabis Dispensary PermitsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Sections 3301, 3304, 3305, 3307, and 3308 of the San Francisco Health Code and Sections 209.3, 217, 790.141 and 890.133 of the San Francisco Planning Code to (a) require the Director of Public Health to certify that applicants for Medical Cannabis Dispensary permits have not been convicted of certain felony offenses, (b) require Dispensaries to provide security measures, including lighting and alarms, (c) establish minimum disability access standards; (d) extend the time period for Dispensaries to obtain a Medical Cannabis Dispensary permit to March 1, 2008; (e) authorize the sale and delivery of medical cannabis to qualified patients with a verifiable, written recommendation from a physician for medical cannabis; (f) clarify the definition of “medical cannabis dispensary; and (g) adopting General Plan, Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and environmental findings."PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
060589 2 Liquor License Transfer, 845 Market Street, Space 010ResolutionFailedResolution determining that the transfer of a Type 21 off-sale general license from 1001 South Van Ness Avenue to 845 Market Street, basement of the San Francisco Centre, Space 010 to Bristol Farms Inc., will serve the public convenience and necessity of the people of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business and Professions Code, with conditions.ADOPTEDFail Action details Not available
071085 2 Appropriating $5,647,000 for increased costs at San Francisco General and Laguna Honda Hospitals in the Department of Public Health retroactive to Fiscal Year 2006-2007OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $5,647,000, including $4,591,000 of Patient Revenue to support increased overtime, fringes and services of other departments at San Francisco General Hospital and $1,056,000 of MediCal revenues at Laguna Honda hospital to support salary and fringes at Laguna Honda Hospital for the Department of Public Health retroactive to Fiscal Year 2006-2007.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
071165 1 Setting San Francisco's fiscal year 2007-2008 property tax rate and establishing pass-through rate for residential tenantsOrdinancePassedOrdinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for City and County purposes and establishing pass-through rate for residential tenants pursuant to Chapter 37 of the Administrative Code for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
071166 1 Setting San Francisco Community College District's fiscal year 2007-2008 property tax rate to be included in the City's overall property tax rateOrdinancePassedOrdinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for San Francisco Community College District purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
071167 1 Setting San Francisco Unified School District's fiscal year 2007-2008 property tax rate to be included in the City's overall property tax rateOrdinancePassedOrdinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for San Francisco Unified School District purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
071168 1 Setting San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District's fiscal year 2007-2008 property tax rate to be included in the City's overall property tax rateOrdinancePassedOrdinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
071193 1 Minimum Compensation OrdinanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 12P.5.1 to amend the Minimum Compensation Ordinance by imposing additional contract requirements on City contractors, including Airport property contractors.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
070980 2 Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Airport CommissionResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Airport Commission to retroactively accept and expend funding in a total amount of $2,297,483 from the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) for Airport K-9 Explosives Detection Team Program.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
071055 1 Extension of Contract Third Street Light Rail Project Consultant Jacobs CivilResolutionPassedResolution approving the increase of $2,563,000 for Municipal Railway Contract No. CS-132, Quality Assurance and Construction Management Services for Phase I of the Third St. Light Rail Transit Project.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
071092 2 Contract between the Department of Public Health and San Francisco Community Health Authority to provide universal health insurance services for San Francisco children and young adults aged 0 through 24ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Public Health and the Director of the Office of Contract Administration/Purchaser to retroactively contract between the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Community Health Authority to provide universal health insurance services for San Francisco children and young adults aged 0 through 24 and young parents aged 19 through 24 for the period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008 in the amount of $11,342,433.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
071164 2 Approval of two contracts with Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. to support and maintain clinical and financial software applications in use by the DepartmentResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH), to retroactively enter into two contracts with Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. (Siemens) for the continued licensing and maintenance of proprietary Siemens applications for the term July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2012.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
071229 1 Park, Recreation and Open Space General Obligation BondsResolutionPassedResolution determining and declaring that the public interest and necessity demand the acquisition, construction or reconstruction of park, recreation and open space projects within the City and County of San Francisco and all other structures and improvements necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes; finding that the estimated cost of $185,000,000 for such improvements is and will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue of said City and County and will require the incurring of a bonded indebtedness; finding the proposed project is in conformity with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and with the General Plan consistency requirement of Administrative Code Section 2A.53; and waiving the time limits set forth in Administrative Code section 2.34.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
071223 2 Board response to the 2006-2007 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled "Can San Francisco Keep its Promise to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions?"ResolutionPassedResolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the recommendations contained in the 2006-2007 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled “Can San Francisco Keep its Promise to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions?”.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
071224 2 Board response to the 2006-2007 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled "Parking for the Disabled-Abuse or Over-Use?"ResolutionPassedResolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the recommendations contained in the 2006-2007 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled “Parking for the Disabled—Abuse or Over-Use?”.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
071225 2 Board response to the 2006-2007 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled "Risk Management: Are the Managers Managing the Risks of the City"ResolutionPassedResolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the recommendations contained in the 2006-2007 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled “Risk Management: Are the Managers Managing the Risks of the City”.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
071226 1 Board response to the 2006-2007 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled "Compensation and Staffing Issues in the San Francisco Police Department"ResolutionPassedResolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the recommendations contained in the 2006-2007 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled “Compensation and Staffing Issues in the San Francisco Police Department”.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
071177 1 FY 2007-2008 California Constitution Appropriations LimitResolutionPassedResolution establishing the appropriations limit for Fiscal Year 2007-08 pursuant to California Constitution Article XIII B.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
070910 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Exemption from Environmental Review for 3424 Jackson StreetHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department dated May 31, 2007 (Case No. 2005.1134E), exempting from environmental review under Categorical Exemption Class 1, [State Guidelines, Section 15301(e)(1)]. The proposal would construct an addition of approximately 780 square feet (sq ft) of new space, room repartitions, removal of a rear fire escape, and addition of a new rear egress staircase and three decks to a 6,510-sq ft, 35-foot-high, four-story, single-family dwelling constructed circa 1921. The proposed alterations would result in a building approximately 7,289 sq ft and 35 feet high with enlarged ground, first, second, and third floors to the rear (about 487 sq ft of additional space), and enlarged fourth floor toward the front of the building (an expansion of 292 sq ft). The site is a rectangular 4,469-sq ft parcel (Assessor's Block 0971; Lot 003B). The project site, located in the Presidio Heights neighborhood is zoned RH-1 (Residential, House - One Family) and is within a 40-X height and bulk district. (Appellant: Howard N. ElCONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
070911 1 Affirming the Categorical Exemption issued for the 3424 Jackson Street projectMotionKilledMotion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the 3424 Jackson Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
070912 1 Disapproving the Categorical Exemption issued for the 3424 Jackson Street projectMotionKilledMotion disapproving the determination by the Planning Department that the 3424 Jackson Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
070913 1 Preparation of findings related to the 3424 Jackson Street projectMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings related to the appeal of the determination by the Planning Department that the project at 3424 Jackson Street is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
070905 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Mitigated Negative Declaration - 601 Duboce AvenueHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department adopted and issued on June 7, 2007, approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration (File No. 2004.0603E), for the proposed development project at 601 Duboce Avenue. Appellant; Nicole M. Phillips on behalf of Service Employees International Union, United Health Care; companion measure to Files 070906, 070907, 070908, District 8.)HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
070906 1 Affirming adoption of the mitigated negative declaration for 601 Duboce AvenueMotionKilledMotion affirming Planning Commission adoption of the final mitigated negative declaration for 601 Duboce Avenue.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
070907 1 Reversing adoption of the mitigated negative declaration for 601 Duboce AvenueMotionPassedMotion reversing the Planning Commission adoption of the final mitigated negative declaration for 601 Duboce Avenue.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
070908 1 Preparation of findings to reverse adoption of the mitigated negative declaration for 601 Duboce AvenueMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the Planning Commission adoption of the final mitigated negative declaration for 601 Duboce Avenue.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
071024 1 Public Hearing - Conditional Use Appeal for 601 Duboce AvenueHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Director by Motion No. 17444 dated June 7, 2007 (Case No. 2004.0603CE), approving conditional use authorization under Planning Code Section 303 and 304 to amend a previously approved conditional use authorization for a planned unit development and annual limit review for office development (Case No. 1987.847BC, Motion No. M13254 and M13255) and develop a new four story, 50,075 gross-square-feet (gsf), medical clinic and office building. The new building would contain medical offices, a Neuromuscular and Electroencephalogram Clinic, circulation/mechanical/support space, a pharmacy, an admitting station, located on the fourth story that connects to the existing adjacent ambulatory surgery department in the CPMC Hospital North Tower. As a Planned Unit Development, the project is seeking modifications to Planning Code requirements for rear yard and independently accessible parking. The property is in an RH-3 (Residential, House, Three-Family) Use District. While the five-story hospital north tower is the onlFILED  Action details Not available
071025 1 Approving Conditional Use Application for property located at 601 Duboce AvenueMotionFiledMotion approving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 17444, approving Conditional Use Application 2004.0603CE on property located at 601 Duboce Avenue, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.FILED  Action details Not available
071026 1 Disapproving Conditional Use Application for property located at 601 Duboce AvenueMotionFiledMotion disapproving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 17444, approving Conditional Use Application 2004.0603CE on property located at 601 Duboce Avenue.FILED  Action details Not available
071027 1 Findings - 601 Duboce Avenue Conditional Use Application AppealMotionFiledMotion directing the Clerk to prepare findings related to the proposed Conditional Use Application 2004.0603CE on property located at 601 Duboce Avenue.FILED  Action details Not available
071190 1 Appointment to San Francisco LAFCOMotionPassedMotion appointing Supervisor Chris Daly, term ending February 20, 2011, to the San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
071180 1 Armando Peraza Day - September 1, 2007ResolutionPassedResolution declaring September 1, 2007 "Armando Peraza Day" in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
071182 1 Commending John Barleycorn PubResolutionPassedResolution commending John Barleycorn Pub for almost 40 years of enriching the City.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
071183 1 Sea Otter Awareness Week - September 23 - 29, 2007ResolutionPassedResolution declaring September 23-29 Sea Otter Awareness Week.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
071187 1 Commending Chad JacobsResolutionPassedResolution commending Chad Jacobs for his outstanding years of service as a Deputy City Attorney.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
071258 1 Urging the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District to Oppose the Golden Gate Bridge Partnership ProgramResolutionKilledResolution urging the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District Board of Directors to Oppose the Golden Gate Bridge Partnership Program which would allow for the continued degradation of our public spaces by sanctioning, among other things, the placement of corporate logos on way-finding signage, posters, kiosks, and displays on Golden Gate Bridge property.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
071305 1 Declaring October 11, 2007 as Eleanor Roosevelt DayResolutionPassedResolution declaring October 11, 2007 as Eleanor Roosevelt Day and commending her for her contributions to women’s and human rights.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
071306 1 Supporting the medical practice of acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Study programsResolutionPassedResolution supporting the medical practice of acupuncture and the National Oriental Medicine Accreditation Agency and the creation of Doctor of Oriental Medicine Study programs in the California State university System and University of California medical System.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
071308 1 Declaring September 2007 as Reentry MonthResolutionPassedResolution declaring the month of September 2007 as Reentry month in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
071309 1 Commending the Brotherhood Way Interfaith and Residential CommunityResolutionPassedResolution commending the Brotherhood Way Interfaith and Residential Community for their annual Vigil Service of Remembrance for Victims of War and Terrorism.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
071313 1 Lights Out San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution to support extinguishing all non-essential lighting in all city government buildings, public schools and public landmarks for the hour between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM on October 20, 2007 to conserve energy as part of the city-wide energy conservation event: Lights Out San Francisco, and establishing October 20, 2007 as Lights Out San Francisco Day.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
071263 1 Final Map - 5600 Third StreetMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map 3813, a 124 Unit Residential Condominium Project, located at 5600 Third Street being a subdivision of Lots 012 and 013 in Assessors Block No. 5421 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
071307 1 Iraq MoratoriumResolutionPassedResolution endorsing the Iraq Moratorium's demands to stop the war and bring the troops home.REFERRED  Action details Not available
071310 1 Approval of Addendum to Port Lease for Living Classroom at Heron's Head ParkResolutionPassedResolution approving an Addendum to Lease No. 13816 with Literacy for Environmental Justice for Construction, Maintenance, and Operation of a Living Classroom Building at Heron’s Head Park.REFERRED  Action details Not available
071331 1 Requiring Activation of Closed Captions on Television ReceiversOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by adding Article 44, Sections 4400 to 4407 to require the activation of closed captioning on television receivers intended for use by the general public and authorizing the imposition of civil penalties and/or criminal fines for violations of this requirement.   Action details Not available
071333 1 Municipal Identification CardsOrdinancePassedOrdinance adding Section 95.2 to the San Francisco Administrative Code authorizing the County Clerk to issue municipal identification cards upon request to residents of the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
071338 1 Planning Code-Conditional Use Authorization for New Construction Shading Existing Registered Solar Energy SystemsOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code to amend Section 303 to require a conditional use authorization for any new construction that would shade a registered solar energy system, as defined, and provide for the registration of existing and new solar energy systems; and making findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.   Action details Not available
071343 1 Street encroachment sensu sculpture as a gateway icon for Japantown on Webster StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance granting revocable permission to the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California to occupy a portion of the public right-of-way for the installation of a sensu sculpture on the median of Webster Street between Geary Boulevard and Post Street in the Japantown neighborhood; waiving right-of-way occupancy assessment fees; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
071346 1 Establishing the SF Promise Fund to receive funds from any source to support programs to increase the enrollment of San Francisco public school students in colleges and universities.OrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 10.100-370, to establish the SF Promise Fund to support programs to increase the enrollment of San Francisco public school students in colleges and universities.   Action details Not available
071347 1 Transfer of Unexpended Mayoral Election Funds For 2007 Election To SF Promise FundOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code Section 1.138.5 to provide that funds in the Mayoral Election Campaign Fund not used in the November 6, 2007 municipal election shall be transferred to the SF Promise Fund.   Action details Not available
071090 2 Regulation of False Political Telemarketing Through Persuasion PollsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code by adding Section 1.160.5 to require that persons conducting or paying for telephonic persuasion polls must disclose information to call recipients during the telephone calls and must file disclosures with the San Francisco Ethics Commission.   Action details Not available
071307 1 Iraq MoratoriumResolutionPassedResolution endorsing the Iraq Moratorium's demands to stop the war and bring the troops home.   Action details Not available
071310 1 Approval of Addendum to Port Lease for Living Classroom at Heron's Head ParkResolutionPassedResolution approving an Addendum to Lease No. 13816 with Literacy for Environmental Justice for Construction, Maintenance, and Operation of a Living Classroom Building at Heron’s Head Park.   Action details Not available
071332 1 Interim Zoning - conditional use authorization in the Eastern Neighborhoods Area PlansResolutionFiledResolution imposing interim zoning controls to require conditional use authorization for all uses in the Eastern Neighborhoods, including the submission of various reports, for an eighteen (18) month period and making environmental findings and a determination of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
071334 1 Interdepartmental Working Group on Underground InfrastructureResolutionFiledResolution establishing an interdepartmental working group to review options and coordinate planning and implementation for the installation of new conduits, fiber optic cable, or electric cable throughout the City and to report its findings to the Board of Supervisors.   Action details Not available
071335 1 Board response to the 2006-2007 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled "Continuity Report - Have City Agencies Done What They Said They Would Do After the Civil Grand Jury of 2005-2006 Issued Its Reports?"ResolutionPassedResolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the recommendations contained in the 2006-2007 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled “Continuity Report - Have City Agencies Done What They Said They Would Do After the Civil Grand Jury of 2005-2006 Issued Its Reports?”.   Action details Not available
071336 1 Board response to the 2006-2007 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled "The Entertainment Commission: A Work in Progress"ResolutionPassedResolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the recommendations contained in the 2006-2007 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled “The Entertainment Commission: A Work in Progress”.   Action details Not available
071337 1 Board response to the 2006-2007 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled "Preparing for a Disaster: Administrative Commitment and Appropriate Funding in the Department of Emergency Management and the Department of Public Health"ResolutionPassedResolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the recommendations contained in the 2006-2007 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled “Preparing for a Disaster: Administrative Commitment and Appropriate Funding in the Department of Emergency Management and the Department of Public Health”.   Action details Not available
071339 1 Grant of Federal Funds, Municipal Transportation Agency - $46,547,421ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $46,547,421 of Federal Transit Administration Section 5309 fixed guideway capital assistance for various Municipal Railway capital projects and activities, excluding citywide indirect costs.   Action details Not available
071340 1 Grant of Federal Funds, Municipal Transportation Agency - $31,854,482ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $31,854,482 of Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 capital assistance for various Municipal Railway capital projects and activities, excluding citywide indirect costs.   Action details Not available
071342 1 Grant of Federal Funds, Municipal Transportation Agency - $1,805,760ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $1,805,760 of Federal Transit Administration Section 5309 Bus and Bus Facilities funding for design and construction of Muni’s Islais Creek Facility and the purchase of Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) equipment.   Action details Not available
071344 1 Master Agreement for State Aid Transportation FundsResolutionPassedResolution approving the execution of a Master Agreement for State-Aid Projects between the City and County of San Francisco, through its Municipal Transportation Agency (for the Department of Parking and Traffic), and the California Department of Transportation.   Action details Not available
071345 1 Accept-Expend Federal Grant, Department of the Environment - $200,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy for the Solar America Initiative in order to fund technical consultants, the development and publication of outreach materials and City staff time over a two-year period for the purpose of energy reduction.   Action details Not available
071352 1 Supporting Private Security Officers Week of ActionResolutionPassedResolution supporting the private security officers and their union SEIU 24-7’s week of action to win improved training for personal advancement, a living wage and full family health benefits on par with janitors and other workers in San Francisco’s commercial real estate sector; and encouraging the City’s wealthiest property owners and the security company contractors such as ABM and Securitas to to end the double standard facing security officers who struggle to make ends meet based on the low wages and often unaffordable healthcare premiums.   Action details Not available
071353 1 Approval of a 45-day extension for Planning Commission reviewResolutionPassedResolution extending by 45 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed Ordinance that would amend Planning Code Sections 315.4 and the addition of 315.6A that would allow project sponsors the option of paying the inclusionary housing in-lieu fee to a qualifying nonprofit entity to acquire and rehabilitate units as permanently affordable rental housing if the number of resulting units will be 25% higher than the amount provided under the existing off-site alternative.   Action details Not available
071354 1 Daniel Pearl Day - October 10, 2007ResolutionPassedResolution declaring October 10, Daniel Pearl World Music Day in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
071355 1 Approval of a 30 day extension for Planning Commission reviewResolutionPassedResolution extending by 30 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed Ordinance that would amend Planning Code Sections 121.2 to move the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District from a 3,000 square foot use size limit to a 2,000 square foot size limit, and amend Section 723 to provide that commercial and institutional uses in the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District are permitted up to 1,999 square feet and allowed as a conditional use for 2,000 square feet and above; and making environmental findings and findings of consistence with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
071356 1 Supporting City of Oakland to fight lawsuit against Plastic Bag BanResolutionPassedResolution supporting the City of Oakland in fighting a lawsuit that has been brought against Oakland’s recently passed ban on non-compostable check out plastic bags at large retail stores and urging the City of Oakland to fight the industry suit and not to conduct a full environmental impact report that could set a precedent for other local government efforts to protect the environment.   Action details Not available
071357 1 Declaring October 2 International Day of Nonviolence and Spinning Wheel BirthdayResolutionPassedResolution declaring October 2 International Day of Non-violence and, in accordance with the wishes of Mohandas K. Gandhi commemorating his date of birth, October 2, as the Spinning Wheel Birthday.   Action details Not available
071358 1 Requesting Police Department to end vehicle impoundingResolutionFiledResolution urging the San Francisco Police Department to temporarily cease the impoundment of vehicles for lack of a valid Driver’s License, pending City Attorney review of current law.   Action details Not available
071359 1 SF Climate ChallengeResolutionPassedResolution to support public participation in the SF Climate Challenge and to name October 25, 2007 SF Climate Challenge Day, with the goal of reducing energy use in City residences, thereby reducing the emission of greenhouse gases which cause global warming.   Action details Not available
070931 2 Seeking a permanent halt to the Blue Angels air show over San FranciscoResolutionFailedResolution seeking a permanent halt to the annual Blue Angels air show over the City of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
071330 1 Shanghai Garden in Golden Gate ParkHearingFiledHearing to discuss plans for a Shanghai Garden in Golden Gate Park. Requesting the Department of Recreation and Parks, the Shanghai Sister Committee and a representative from the Mayor's office to provide information on the proposed plan.   Action details Not available
071341 1 Rules of Order - Material Economic Impact LegislationMotionPassedMotion amending Rule 6.25 of the Rules of Order of the Board to clarify its applicability to the Board proceedings and its inapplicability to determinations of material economic impact by the Office of Economic Analysis.   Action details Not available
071274 1 San Francisco Building CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance repealing the San Francisco Building Code in its entirety and replacing that code with a new 2007 San Francisco Building Code consisting of the 2007 California Building Code, which is based upon the 2006 International Building Code, together with the San Francisco amendments; adopting findings of local conditions pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 and directing the Clerk of the Board to forward San Francisco's amendments and findings to the California Building Standards Commission; and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
071275 1 San Francisco Electrical CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance repealing the San Francisco Electrical Code in its entirety and replacing that code with a new 2007 San Francisco Electrical Code consisting of the 2007 California Electrical Code, which is based upon the 2005 National Electrical Code, together with the San Francisco amendments; adopting findings of local conditions pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 and directing the Clerk of the Board to forward San Francisco's amendments and findings to the California Building Standards Commission; and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
071276 1 San Francisco Housing CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance repealing the San Francisco Housing Code in its entirety and replacing that code with a new 2007 San Francisco Housing Code to conform to the new numbering system of the 2007 California Building Code and to re-enact San Francisco's local amendments to the State Housing Code with minor changes; adopting findings of local conditions pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 and directing the Clerk of the Board to forward San Francisco’s amendments to the California Building Standards Commission; and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
071277 1 San Francisco Mechanical CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance repealing the San Francisco Mechanical Code in its entirety and replacing that code with a new 2007 San Francisco Mechanical Code consisting of the 2007 California Mechanical Code, which is based upon the 2006 Uniform Mechanical Code, together with the San Francisco amendments; adopting findings of local conditions pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 and directing the Clerk of the Board to forward San Francisco's amendments and findings to the California Building Standards Commission; and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
071278 1 San Francisco Plumbing CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance repealing the San Francisco Plumbing Code in its entirety and replacing that code with a new 2007 San Francisco Plumbing Code consisting of the 2007 California Plumbing Code, which is based upon the 2006 Uniform Plumbing Code, together with the San Francisco amendments; adopting findings of local conditions pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 and directing the Clerk of the Board to forward San Francisco's amendments and findings to the California Building Standards Commission; and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
071281 1 Procurement of Construction Management and General Contractor services for the new Public Utilities Commission administrative building at 525 Golden GateOrdinancePassedOrdinance approving an Integrated Project Delivery Plan for the early procurement of a Construction Manager/General Contractor for the new Public Utilities Commission administrative building at 525 Golden Gate Avenue and modifying the competitive bid requirements of Administrative Code Chapter 6 to authorize an alternative competitive process based on experience, qualifications, and price.   Action details Not available
071280 1 Sale of Surplus Real Property Located in the City of South San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution approving an Agreement For Sale of Real Estate between the City and County of San Francisco and The Redevelopment Agency of the City of South San Francisco pertaining to approximately 13.64 acres of land located in the vicinity of Chestnut Avenue and El Camino Real in the City of South San Francisco; adopting findings that the transaction is categorically exempt from environmental review and is consistent with the City’s General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing the Director of Property and/or the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute documents, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this Resolution.   Action details Not available