Meeting Name: Rules Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/4/2009 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, Room 263
Regular Meeting
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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090497 1 Appointments - Treasury Oversight Committee - Dr. Don Griffin, Ben Rosenfield, Joseph Grazioli, Todd Rydstrom and Richard SullivanMotionPassedMotion appointing Dr. Don Griffin, Ben Rosenfield, Joseph Grazioli, Todd Rydstrom (residency requirement waived) and Richard Sullivan, terms ending June 5, 2013, to the Treasury Oversight Committee.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
090664 1 Appointment, SRO Task Force - Jeffrey BuckleyMotionPassedMotion appointing Jeffrey Buckley, term ending December 31, 2009, to the SRO Task Force.PREPARED IN COMMITTEE AS A MOTION  Action details Not available
090664 2 Appointment, SRO Task Force - Jeffrey BuckleyMotionPassedMotion appointing Jeffrey Buckley, term ending December 31, 2009, to the SRO Task Force.RECOMMENDED..Neither Action details Not available
090666 1 Appointment, San Francisco Health Authority - Steven FugaroMotionPassedMotion appointing Steven Fugaro, term ending January 15, 2012, to the San Francisco Health Authority, residency requirement waived.PREPARED IN COMMITTEE AS A MOTION  Action details Not available
090666 2 Appointment, San Francisco Health Authority - Steven FugaroMotionPassedMotion appointing Steven Fugaro, term ending January 15, 2012, to the San Francisco Health Authority, residency requirement waived.RECOMMENDED..Neither Action details Not available
090662 1 Appointment, Power Plant Task Force - Malik LooperMotionPassedMotion appointing Malik Looper, term ending December 31, 2009, to the Power Plant Task Force.PREPARED IN COMMITTEE AS A MOTION  Action details Not available
090662 2 Appointment, Power Plant Task Force - Malik LooperMotionPassedMotion appointing Malik Looper, term ending December 31, 2009, to the Power Plant Task Force.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
090602 1 Confirming the appointment of Jean-Paul Samaha to the Treasure Island Development Authority Board of DirectorsMotionPassedMotion confirming the appointment of Jean-Paul Samaha to the Treasure Island Development Authority Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of a four-year term ending February 26, 2010.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Not available
090452 1 Withdrawing Charter Amendment for November 2009 Election - Board of Supervisors aidesMotionKilledMotion withdrawing, pursuant to Section 370(a) of the Municipal Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors order of submission to the voters a Charter Amendment entitled Board of Supervisors aides.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
090007 3 Charter Amendment - Requiring that one-time revenues be spent only for one-time uses, unless otherwise authorized by the Board of SupervisorsCharter AmendmentKilledCharter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by adding Section 9.119 to limit the expenditure of one-time revenues to one-time uses, unless the Board of Supervisors waives the limitation for a specific expenditure by a two-thirds' vote, and setting an operative date and an expiration date.REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATIONPass Action details Not available
090500 1 Approval of settlement for 800 MHz reconfiguration with Sprint/NextelResolutionPassedResolution approving settlement of administrative action before the Federal Communications Commission, WT docket No. 02-55, involving the City and County of San Francisco against the Sprint/Nextel Corporation for the reconfiguration of the City's 800 MHz Radio Communications System.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
090501 1 Settlement of Lawsuits - Transdyn/Cresci Joint Venture totaling $5,923,143.27OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of lawsuits filed by Transdyn/Cresci Joint Venture ("Joint Venture") against the City and County of San Francisco (the "City") seeking an unspecified amount of damages; the first lawsuit was filed by JMB Construction, Inc. against the Joint Venture on May 28, 2003, as JMB Construction, Inc. v. Transdyn/Cresci Joint Venture et al. Various cross-actions were filed, including an action filed by the Joint Venture against the City. The actions were coordinated as the SCADA cases in Alameda County Superior Court, JCCP 004364. The action between the Joint Venture and the City went to trial. The jury awarded a net judgment to the Joint Venture, and the trial court entered judgment (including costs) against the City in the amount of $4,874,200.16. Cross-appeals were filed by both the Joint Venture and the City. The material terms of this settlement are: 1) The City will pay a total of $4,973,143.27 to the Joint Venture for the judgment and interest on the judgment; and 2) The City will pay $950,000 to settle all remaining issues, including the Joint VeRECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
090595 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Daniel Alvarenga - $82,500OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Daniel Alvarenga against the City and County of San Francisco for $82,500; the lawsuit was filed on May 11, 2007, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Case No. C07-02526 MEJ, entitled Daniel Alvarenga v. City and County of San Francisco et al.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
090596 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Vivian Ross - $50,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Vivian Ross against the City and County of San Francisco for $50,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 7, 2007, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 466-977; entitled Vivian Ross, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
090597 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - U.S. Filter, Inc. (Siemens Water Technology Corp.) - $30,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by City and County of San Francisco against U.S. Filter, Inc. (Siemens Water Technology Corp.) by accepting the payment of $30,000 to the City and County of San Francisco from U.S. Filter, Inc. (Siemens Water Technology Corp.); the lawsuit was filed on July 11, 2007, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-07-465059; entitled City and County of San Francisco, et al. v. U.S. Filter, Inc. (Siemens Water Technology Corp.), et al.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
090667 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - King, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco - $63,500OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the class action lawsuit entitled King v. City and County of San Francisco, filed on January 4, 2007, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, Case No. 459-278. Pursuant to the proposed settlement, the City will spend a minimum of $4 million annually to install and upgrade curb ramps in the City's pedestrian rights of way, and the City will pay an aggregate of $63,500 to plaintiffs and their counsel for damages and attorneys' fees.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
090668 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Barry Louis Mangels - $100,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Barry Louis Mangels against San Francisco for $100,000; claim was filed on March 11, 2009.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
090669 1 Settlement of Potential Litigation - Dolly A. Cool - $84,126.98ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing settlement of potential litigation with Dolly A. Cool, individually and in her representative capacity as Trustee of The Cool Family Living Trust dated December 30, 1992, related to encroachments on San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Right of Way Land adjacent to 711 Esther Lane, Redwood City, CA for $84,126.98.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available