Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/18/2004 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
Regular Meeting
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040451 2 City Hiring FreezeOrdinancePassedOrdinance prohibiting the City from filling new or vacant positions except for enterprise or non-General Fund departments or where the Mayor determines that certain exceptions apply, and setting an expiration date.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040236 1 Community Choice Aggregation ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance establishing a Community Choice Aggregation Program in accordance with California Public Utilities Code Sections 218.3, 331.1, 366, 366.2, 381.1, 394, and 394.25, allowing San Francisco to aggregate the electrical load of electricity consumers within San Francisco and to accelerate the introduction of renewable energy, conservation and energy efficiency into San Francisco’s portfolio of energy resources.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040352 1 Lease of Real Property - 1060 Howard StreetResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the lease of 4,592 sq. ft. of clinic space in the building located at 1060 Howard Street, San Francisco for the Department of Public Health.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040430 1 Contracting out Parking Citation Processing/Collection System ServicesResolutionPassedResolution concurring with Controller’s certification that citation processing and collection services can be practically performed by a private contractor at a lower cost than by City and County employees.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
030679 3 Resource Efficiency Requirements and Green Building StandardsOrdinancePassedOrdinance repealing Chapter 7 of the Environment Code, Resource Efficiency Requirements, and adding a new Chapter 7 to the Environment Code to adopt and incorporate new provisions for green building design principles for City construction projects and to reconfigure the existing Resource Efficiency Building Task Force.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040315 1 Designating 2362 Market Street, the Jose Theater / Names Project building, as a Landmark Under Planning Code Article 10OrdinancePassedOrdinance designating 2362 Market Street, the Jose Theater/Names Project Building, as Landmark No. 241 Pursuant to Article 10, Sections 1004 and 1004.4 of the Planning Code.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040443 1 Designating 2550 Mission Street, the New Mission Theater, as a LandmarkOrdinancePassedOrdinance designating 2550 Mission Street, the New Mission Theater, as Landmark No. 245.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
020585 4 Establishing a Library Citizens Advisory CommitteeOrdinanceUnfinished Business-Final PassageOrdinance amending Chapter 5 of the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Article 25, Section 5.250, to establish the Library Citizens Advisory Committee as an advisory committee to the Board of Supervisors.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040299 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Laurie, Adam, Jeremy and Caleb PeretzOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Laurie, Adam, Jeremy and Caleb Peretz against the City and County of San Francisco for $82,500.00; the lawsuit was filed on December 24, 2002 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 416086; entitled Peretz, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040300 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Anthony BellOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Anthony Bell against the City and County of San Francisco for $75,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 23, 2002 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 416-036; entitled Anthony Bell, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040393 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - 555 California Street Partners, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco against 555 California Street Partners, a California limited partnership, Davre's Inc., Factory Mutual Insurance Company, Excel Building Services, LLC and National Guardian Enterprises, Inc., for $34,200; the lawsuit was filed on August 20, 2003 in the Superior Court of the County of San Francisco, Case No. 423627; entitled City and County of San Francisco v. 555 California Street Partners, a California limited partnership, Davre's Inc., Factory Mutual Insurance Company, Excel Building Services, LLC and National Guardian Enterprises, Inc., et al.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040356 3 Appointment - Immigrant Rights CommissionResolutionPassedResolution appointing Zina Spektor, term ending June 6, 2005, to the Immigrant Rights Commission.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040446 1 Confirming the appointment of Peter Mezey to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of DirectorsResolutionPassedResolution confirming the appointment of Peter Mezey to the Board of Directors of the Municipal Transportation Agency, term ending March 1, 2008.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040580 2 Appointment - Lead Hazard Reduction Citizens Advisory CommitteeResolutionPassedResolution appointing James Hutchinson, term ending December 31, 2006, to the Lead Hazard Reduction Citizens Advisory Committee; residency requirement waived.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040431 1 Contracting out Parking Meter Management System ServicesResolutionFailedResolution concurring with Controller’s certification that parking meter management services, including collection and coin counting can be practically performed by a private contractor at a lower cost than by City and County employees.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040431 1 Contracting out Parking Meter Management System ServicesResolutionFailedResolution concurring with Controller’s certification that parking meter management services, including collection and coin counting can be practically performed by a private contractor at a lower cost than by City and County employees.ADOPTEDFail Action details Not available
031839 2 Sidewalk Parking Fine IncreaseOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article 7, Section 132 of the San Francisco Traffic Code, to increase the fine for sidewalk parking from $75.00 to $100.00 as of July 1, 2004, in accordance with Resolution No. 648-01, adopted August 17, 2001; to update the fine for stopping on a freeway because of the repeal of Vehicle Code Section 25220 and enactment of Vehicle Code Section 21718; and to make various editorial changes to clarify the Penalty Schedule.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040537 3 Surplus City PropertyOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 23A.4, 23A.6, 23A.7, 23A.8, 23A.10, and 23A.11, and adding Section 23A.9, to specify procedures for identification of surplus City real property, assessment of the use of such property for housing for the homeless, and approvals for disposition and development of appropriate surplus real property and to establish a Citizens’ Advisory Committee.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040538 3 Interdepartmental Jurisdictional Transfer of Surplus PropertyOrdinancePassedOrdinance transferring jurisdiction from the Department of Public Works, the Department of Human Services, and the Real Estate Division of the Administrative Services Department to the Mayor’s Office of Housing over the real property commonly known as Ordinance transferring jurisdiction from the Department of Public Works, the Department of Human Services, and the Real Estate Division of the Administrative Services Department to the Mayor’s Office of Housing over the real property commonly known as 301 Wilde; 395 Justin Drive; 1051 Palou; 341 Corbett; 114 Elmira; 949 Vermont Street; 150-170 Otis Street; 100 Broadway Street; 735 Battery Street; and 155 Grove Street and over the real property located near the intersections; Geneva and Ocean Avenues; Junipero Serra and Shields Street; San Jose and Cuvier Street; Roosevelt Way at Henry Street; Lawton and 20th Avenue; for assessment of each property for development as affordable housing consistent with Chapter 23A of the Administrative Code.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040362 2 To appropriate funding to Modification No.12 to Contract No.309 with ANSALDOBREDA (Breda), and related consultant and administrative costs for the Municipal Transportation AgencyOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $12,274,340 of fund balance to fund Modification No. 12 to Contract No. 309 with ANSALDOBREDA (Breda) and for related consultant and administrative costs as part of the Muni Light Rail Vehicles (LRV) Procurement Program. Funding is provided from proceeds of a recently completed Breda lease-lease back transaction. The MTA adopted Resolution No. 04-016 approving a spending plan for Muni’s Breda LRV modification program, with an emphasis on operational and passenger safety security enhancements for fiscal year 2003-04.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040364 2 Municipal Transportation Agency Contract No. CS-103 with Booz Allen & Hamilton Inc.ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to enter into Amendment No. 4 to Municipal Railway Contract No. CS-103 with Booz Allen & Hamilton Inc., for further engineering services through closeout of MUNI’s Light Rail Replacement Program, for (1) further consulting services through closeout of MUNI’s light rail vehicle replacement program, (2) a contract increase not to exceed $1,500,978, for a total contract amount not to exceed $17,223,332; and (3) a contract extension through December 31, 2007.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040384 2 Municipal Transportation Agency Contract Modification No. 12 with ANSALDOBREDA S.p.aResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to enter into Contract Modification No. 12 with ANSALDOBREDA S.p.a for (1) completion of the video surveillance retrofit on 87 light rail vehicles; (2) design, testing and installation of an emergency brake acceleration limiting device on 151 vehicles; (3) overhaul of the brake system on 23 vehicles, plus two options for up to 30 additional vehicles each; (4) funding for spare parts and repair of damaged vehicles; and (5) modification of the delivery schedule, payment schedule, warranty provisions, and other terms and conditions of the contract to address the new work; all in an amount not to exceed $9,148,576, and for a total contract amount not to exceed $407,155,455.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031463 4 Zoning - Large-scale Retail UseOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code to add section 121.6 to impose a conditional use requirement for large-scale retail uses in excess of 50,000 gross square feet outside of the C-3 zoning districts and in excess of 90,000 gross square feet within the C-3 zones, to prohibit such uses if they are in excess of 120,000 gross square feet in any zone other than the C-3 zones, and to prohibit specified large-scale retail uses in excess of 120,000 gross square feet in the C-3 zones; amending Planning Code section 303 to add findings for the abovementioned uses concerning active street frontage patterns, mixed-use building opportunities, and other criteria set forth herein; making findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code section 101.1(b); and exempting from this legislation those uses for which the City received a site permit application prior to July 15, 2003.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040146 2 Determination of Fiscal Feasibility of Proposed ProjectOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding a new Chapter 28 to require Board of Supervisors review of a proposed project meeting certain criteria and a determination that the proposed project is fiscally responsible and feasible before undertaking environmental review of the proposed project.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
040146 3 Determination of Fiscal Feasibility of Proposed ProjectOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding a new Chapter 28 to require Board of Supervisors review of a proposed project meeting certain criteria and a determination that the proposed project is fiscally responsible and feasible before undertaking environmental review of the proposed project.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
031991 3 Work Practices for Lead-Based Paint and Fees For Implementation of Work Practices Program Provisions Regarding InteriorsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 3407 et seq., Section 110 Table 1-A and Section 110 Table 1-P of the San Francisco Building Code to regulate work that disturbs or removes lead-based paint in the interior of pre-1979 buildings that are in Group E3, R1 or R3 occupancy classification, as well as, the exterior of pre-1979 buildings and all steel structures; amend prohibited practices; establish performance standards for work that disturbs or removes lead-based paint in the interior and exterior of such buildings and steel structure; conform the process for assessing administrative penalties with that for the issuance of an Order of Abatement, to provide a surcharge fee for alteration permits sought for buildings classified as R3 and E3 that were constructed prior to 1979 to implement the lead interior safe work practices provisions of Section 3407 et seq., to provide a surcharge license fee for apartment houses and hotels constructed prior to 1979, other than those operating only as tourist hotels, to implement the lead interior safe work practices provisions of Section 3407 et seq., and to mPASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
031992 1 Relocation of Persons Affected by Lead HazardsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 596 of the San Francisco Health Code and Sections 37.3, 37.9, 72.1 to 72.3, inclusive, and 72.5 of the San Francisco Administrative Code providing for orders to vacate and notices to pay relocation benefits, providing for a hearing process under Article 11 of the Health Code if a notice to pay relocation benefits is not complied with, disallowing passthroughs to tenants of the costs of lead remediation performed in accordance with Article 11 of the Health Code when lead hazards remedied are a result of deferred maintenance; authorizing landlords to temporarily recover possession of a unit for the purposes of performing lead remediation as required by the Department in accordance with Article 11 of the Health Code but only for the minimum time required to perform the remediation; increasing relocation payments required under Chapter 72 and indexing those relocation payments to the Consumer Price Index as of July 1, 2004; and providing an alternative to making relocation payments if a comparable dwelling unit is made available.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040301 2 Approval of taxicab color scheme transfersOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Police Code, by amending Section 1125 to provide that the Taxi Commission may consider the effect on the public interest, including the impact on paratransit service, when a permit holder seeks to associate with a color scheme or to transfer the permit to another color scheme.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040302 2 Requiring that applicants for a ramped taxi permit have completed at least 100 wheelchair pick-ups during the six months immediately preceding the Taxi Commission’s hearing on the applicationOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Police Code, by amending Section 1148.1, to require that applicants for a ramped taxi permit have completed at least 100 wheelchair pick-ups during the six months immediately preceding the Taxi Commission’s hearing on the application.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040536 2 Audit PrioritiesMotionPassedMotion adopting a proposed schedule of audits to be conducted of programs of City and County departments.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
040229 2 Contracting out laundry services at S.F. General HospitalResolutionFailedResolution concurring with the Controller's certification that the laundry services can be performed for the Department of Public Health, San Francisco General Hospital by a private contractor for a lower cost than similar work performed by City and County employees.ADOPTEDFail Action details Not available
040524 1 Public Hearing - Appeal, Final Amended Mitigated Negative Declaration for 833-881 Jamestown AvenueHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department dated March 25, 2004, approving a final amended mitigated negative declaration for the proposed condominium project located at 833-881 Jamestown Avenue, on Assessor's Block 4991, Lot 277. (Appellant: Ralph D. House, President, Bayview Hill Neighborhood Association.)CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
040525 1 Affirming adoption of the negative declaration for 833-881 Jamestown AvenueMotionKilledMotion affirming Planning Commission adoption of the final negative declaration for 833-881 Jamestown Avenue.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
040526 1 Reversing adoption of the negative declaration for 833-881 Jamestown AvenueMotionKilledMotion reversing the Planning Commission adoption of the final negative declaration for 833-881 Jamestown Avenue.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
040527 1 Preparation of findings to reverse adoption of the negative declaration for 833-881 Jamestown AvenueMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the Planning Commission adoption of the negative declaration for 833-881 Jamestown Avenue.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
040485 1 Public Hearing - Appeal, Conditional Use - 833-881 Jamestown AvenueHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No.16755 dated March 25, 2004 authorizing a conditional use authorization, Case No. 1999.0233C, under Planning Code Sections 209.1(g) and 304 for a Planned Unit Development with up to 198 dwelling units and 216 off-street parking spaces within an RH-2 (Residential, House, Two-Family) Use District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District, on property located at 833-881 Jamestown Avenue, west of Candlestick Park at the northern base of Bayview Hill; Lot 277 in the Assessor’s Block 4991. (Appellant: Ralph D. House, President, Bayview Hill Neighborhood Association.)CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
040486 1 Appeal, Conditional Use - 833-881 Jamestown AvenueMotionKilledMotion approving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 16755, approving Conditional Use Application No. 1999.0233C on property located at 833-881 Jamestown Avenue, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
040487 1 Appeal, Conditional Use 833-881 Jamestown AvenueMotionPassedMotion disapproving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 16755, approving Conditional Use Application No. 1999.0233C on property located at 833-881 Jamestown Avenue.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
040488 1 Findings - 833-881 Jamestown AvenueMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to proposed Conditional Use Application No. 1999.0233C on property located at 833-881 Jamestown Avenue, for action by the Board at its next meeting.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
040587 1 Issuance and sale of revenue bonds by ABAG Finance Authority for YMCA of S.F.ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the issuance and sale of revenue bonds by ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $20,000,000 for the YMCA of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040602 1 Accept-Expend Robert Wood Johnson Foundation GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Aging and Adult Services to retroactively accept and expend the FY 2003-04 portion, amounting to $112,869, of a four-year grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for the implementation of strategic system improvements to create a coordinated model of long term care and supportive services for vulnerable older adults in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040606 1 Commending Wai Sim ChamResolutionPassedResolution commending Wai Sim Cham upon her retirement with the closure of China Court Restaurant after eighteen successful years serving the Castro community.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040607 1 Opposing Sutter Health Hospitals pricing and collection practicesResolutionPassedResolution opposing discriminatory pricing practices and aggressive debt collection at Sutter Health Hospitals.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040608 1 Bill Walsh WayResolutionPassedResolution urging the Department of Public Works to honor Bill Walsh by renaming Giants Drive “ Bill Walsh Way”.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040609 1 Accept and expend gift-in-place valued at approximately $20,000ResolutionPassedResolution accepting and expending a gift-in-place valued at approximately $20,000 from Ms. Elley Shannon to the Recreation and Park Department for the improvement of a baseball diamond.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040610 1 Apply For State Used Oil Recycling Block GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to apply for annual grants from the California Integrated Waste Management Board for the purpose of increasing Used Motor Oil Recycling and Household Hazardous Waste Management.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040611 1 Commending the Hawai' i Chamber of Commerce of Northern CaliforniaResolutionPassedResolution commending the Hawai’i Chamber of Commerce of Northern California.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040612 1 Commending the Northern California Chinese Media AssociationResolutionPassedResolution commending the Northern California Chinese Media Association.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040613 1 Commending James TaylorResolutionPassedResolution commending James Taylor for his dedication and exemplary service to the community, its schools, and its students.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040614 1 Commending Pastor Victor L. MedearisResolutionPassedResolution commending Pastor Victor L. Medearis for his dedication and exemplary service to the community.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040615 1 Authorizing lease payment for computer equipment to be used by Budget AnalystMotionPassedMotion authorizing the Clerk of the Board to make three annual lease payments in the amount of $6,973.29, and to make a one-time payment in fiscal year 03-04 for sales tax of $1,748.93, for the lease of computer equipment to be used by the Budget Analyst; and authorizing the Clerk of the Board to deduct $22,324.60 from payment of the amount owed the Budget Analyst under the contract between the Board of Supervisors and the Budget Analyst.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
040605 1 Commodity Supplemental Food ProgramResolutionFiledResolution urging the Mayor, the California Department of Education and the United States Department of Agriculture to allocate funding to allow the Commodity Supplemental Food Program to remain in San Francisco.REFERRED  Action details Not available
040650 1 Honoring Michael and Millianne LehmannResolutionPassedResolution honoring Michael and Millianne Lehmann and declaring May 28, 2004 as “Michael and Millianne Lehmann Day” in the City and County of San Francisco.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
040656 1 19th Avenue Transportation Safety EnhancementOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 10.100-369 to require that revenues from fines for traffic violations on the segment of State Highway Route 1 beginning at 19th Avenue and Junipero/Serra Boulevard and ending at State Highway Route 101 and Lake be appropriated for the Nineteenth Avenue Transportation Safety Enhancement Project and making the San Francisco County Transportation Authority responsible for the conceptual and preliminary design of the project and the fiscal agent for the project.   Action details Not available
040657 1 Fee AdjustmentsOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Article 3.5 and amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 31.22 and 31.23 to adjust fees for Planning Department services.   Action details Not available
040592 2 Payroll Expense Tax Exclusion for Biotechnology BusinessOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Payroll Expense Tax Ordinance to establish a tax exclusion for biotechnology businesses, as specified.   Action details Not available
040653 1 Urging DPT to install 4-way STOP signs at the intersection of Castro and 23rd StreetsResolutionKilledResolution urging the Department of Parking and Traffic to install 4-way STOP signs at the intersection of Castro and 23rd Streets.   Action details Not available
040654 1 Urging SFSU to continue full funding for its School of Social WorkResolutionFiledResolution urging San Francisco State University to continue full funding for its School of Social Work.   Action details Not available
040655 1 Mortgage Credit CertificatesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing an application to the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee to permit the issuance of Mortgage Credit Certificates.   Action details Not available
040658 1 Housing BondsResolutionFiledResolution determining and declaring that the public interest and necessity demand municipal improvements consisting of the acquisition, rehabilitation, renovation, improvement, construction or reconstruction by the City and County of San Francisco of housing for qualifying individuals and families and to provide financial assistance to qualifying individuals and families to purchase housing in the City, and all other works, property and structures necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes, that the estimated cost of $200,000,000 for said municipal 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 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.   Action details Not available
040659 1 Refunding San Francisco Courthouse Project Certificates of Participation (Series 1995)ResolutionPassedResolution approving the execution and delivery of refunding certificates of participation to refinance, in whole and/or in part, the $40,635,000 outstanding Certificates of Participation (San Francisco Courthouse Project) Series 1995; approving the form of a first supplement to property and facility lease by and between the City and County of San Francisco (the “City”) and U.S. Bank Trust National Association (the “Trustee”); approving the form of a first supplement to project lease between the Trustee and the City; approving the form of a first supplement to trust agreement between the City and the Trustee; approving the form of an escrow agreement between the City and BNY Western Trust Company; approving the form of the official notice of sale and the notice of intention to sell for the refunding certificates of participation; directing the publication of the notice of intention to sell for the refunding certificates of participation; approving the form of the official statement in preliminary and final form; approving the form of the continuing disclosure certificate; authorizing   Action details Not available
040660 1 Mortgage Revenue BondsResolutionPassedResolution declaring the intent of the City and County of San Francisco (the "City") to reimburse certain expenditures from proceeds of future bonded indebtedness; authorizing the Director of the Mayor's Office of Housing (the "Director") to submit an application and related documents to the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee ("CDLAC") to permit the issuance of qualified mortgage bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000; authorizing and directing the Director to deposit with the Controller's Office an amount not to exceed $125,000 in accordance with CDLAC procedures; authorizing the Director to certify to CDLAC that the City has on deposit the required amount; authorizing the Director to pay an amount equal to the deposit to the State of California if the City fails to issue the qualified mortgage bonds; and authorizing and directing the execution of any documents necessary to implement this Resolution; and ratifying and approving any action heretofore taken in connection with the Project (as defined herein) and the application.   Action details Not available
040605 1 Commodity Supplemental Food ProgramResolutionFiledResolution urging the Mayor, the California Department of Education and the United States Department of Agriculture to allocate funding to allow the Commodity Supplemental Food Program to remain in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
040668 1 Commodity Supplemental Food ProgramResolutionPassedResolution urging the Mayor, the California Department of Education and the United States Department of Agriculture to allocate funding to allow the Commodity Supplemental Food Program to remain in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
040669 1 Supporting AB 2857ResolutionPassedResolution supporting California Assembly Bill 2857 (AB 2857), which would amend California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 1604 in view of a recent Court of Appeal decision by providing that where a county board of equalization (“CBOE;” in some counties, a/k/a the assessment appeals board or “AAB”) does not timely decide taxpayer’s application for a one-year reduction of assessed value of real property (based on a decline in value, usually attributed to market downturn) or personal property on the local property tax rolls, the taxpayer’s opinion of value will be entered on the roll as the basis for calculating property taxes only for the one tax year covered by the application and not for multiple subsequent tax years.   Action details Not available
040670 1 Contract Approval - SFGH Services Building seismic upgrade and repair sole source consulting engineer services agreement exceeding ten yearsResolutionPassedResolution approving the award of a contract by the City and County of San Francisco, through its Department of Public Works, to Forrell-Elsesser Engineers, Inc. for consulting engineer services for the San Francisco General Hospital Services Building Seismic Upgrade.   Action details Not available
040671 1 Condemning the federal raid in the immigrant communityResolutionPassedResolution urging the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to send a well-publicized message to the immigrant community in San Francisco that INS raids will not be pursued in immigrant communities.   Action details Not available
040672 1 Urging the relocation of Peter Voulkos' bronze sculpture currently sited at the Hall of JusticeResolutionPassedResolution urging the relocation of Peter Voulkos' sculpture currently sited at the Hall of Justice due to its inaccessibility, poor siting, lack of public viewing and neglect as a major work of art in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
040673 1 Recognizing May 2004 as Foster Care MonthResolutionPassedResolution recognizing May 2004 as Foster Care Month.   Action details Not available
040674 1 Commending Ralph D. HouseResolutionPassedResolution commending Ralph D. House for his dedication and exemplary service to the community.   Action details Not available
040641 1 Charter Amendment - Office of Economic Analysis; Economic Development PlanCharter AmendmentFiledCharter amendment (First Draft) by adding Section 2.118, to create an Office of Economic Analysis under the Board of Supervisors, and by adding Section 16.124, to require the Office of Economic Analysis to prepare an annual Economic Development Plan for the City.   Action details Not available
040642 1 Charter Amendment - Authorizing health plans for City residentsCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (First Draft) by amending Section 12.200 of the Charter and Section A8.421 of Appendix A of the Charter to authorize the Health Service Board to offer health plans to City residents.   Action details Not available
040643 1 Charter Amendment - Health Service SystemCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (Third Draft) by amending Sections 10.102, 10.103, 12.200 and 12.201 of the Charter and Sections A8.423, A8.427 and A8.428 of Appendix A of the Charter to place administration of the Health Service System under the jurisdiction of the Health Service Board and replace the City Attorney seat on the Health Service Board with an elected seat.   Action details Not available
040644 1 Charter Amendment - Anti-Homicide Plan; DNA Crime Lab Funding; Survivor Assistance; Violence Prevention ProgramsCharter AmendmentFiledCharter amendment (Second Draft) by adding Section 16.126 to: establish a San Francisco Anti-Homicide Plan; require Police Department and District Attorney investigators to give homicide investigation a top priority; require full funding for forensic biology (DNA crime lab); create a Survivors’ Advocate and a City fund to pay specified expenses for survivors of homicide victims; and, fund violence prevention programs identified in the Plan for the next five fiscal years in an amount not to exceed $5 million per year.   Action details Not available
040645 1 Charter Amendment - Non-Citizen Voting in School Board ElectionsCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (Second Draft) adding Section 13.111 to authorize San Francisco residents 18 years of age or older either who have children in the San Francisco Unified School District or who serve as legal guardians or caregivers for children in the San Francisco Unified School District to vote in elections for the Board of Education, regardless of whether the resident is a United States citizen, and to direct the Board of Supervisors implement, by ordinance, non-citizen voting in School Board elections.   Action details Not available
040646 1 Charter Amendment - Increasing the retirement benefits payable to the qualified survivors of certain police officers and firefighters who die in the line of dutyCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (First Draft) by amending Sections A8.586-4, A8.588-4, A8.597-4 and A8.598-4 to increase the benefits payable to the qualified survivors of certain police officers and firefighters who die in the line of duty.   Action details Not available
040647 1 Charter Amendment - MTA budget; Director’s contract and salary cap; Board veto of service reductions; voter-approved ordinances; biennial quality reviewCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (Third Draft) by amending Sections 8A.102, 8A.103, 8A.106, and 8A.107, to provide that: the Municipal Transportation Agency's budget shall be subject to the City's normal budget process; the Board of Supervisors shall set the annual salary of the Director of Transportation of the Municipal Transportation Agency, which shall not exceed $250,000; the Board of Supervisors must approve the contract between the Municipal Transportation Agency and the Director of Transportation; the Municipal Transportation Agency must comply with voter-approved ordinances; the Agency's service standards shall be modified; the Board of Supervisors may reject proposed service reductions; the Director of Transportation and the Controller shall develop budget reporting standards for the Agency; and, the Controller, rather than the Agency, shall administer the biennial municipal transportation quality review survey and study.   Action details Not available
040648 1 Charter Amendment - Establishing Rent Board in Charter, Mayor appoints three members and Board of Supervisors appoints four, renter and non-renter seats allocated per census data percentages of eachCharter AmendmentFailedCharter amendment (First Draft) by adding Section 4.135 to establish the Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board in the Charter, to increase its membership from five to seven members, to provide that the Mayor will appoint three members and the Board of Supervisors will appoint four members, and to allocate the seven seats among renters and non-renters according to the percentages of renter occupied housing units and owner occupied housing units in San Francisco as reported in the ten-year federal census.   Action details Not available
040649 1 Charter Amendment - Requiring SFUSD to either appoint a controller or agree to use the City Controller for specified fiscal oversight functions in order to continue to receive funding for the Public Education Enrichment FundCharter AmendmentFiledCharter amendment (First Draft) by amending Section 16.123-2 to require as a condition of continuing to receive funding from the Public Education Enrichment Fund that the San Francisco Unified School District agree to form a committee of School District, City, and State officials that would send the Board of Education three nominees from which the Board could either select a person to serve as School District Controller, or alternatively, enter into a contract with the City to have the City Controller perform specified fiscal oversight functions.   Action details Not available
040640 1 Needle Exchange EmergencyMotionPassedMotion concurring in the determination of the Mayor for the continued need for the declaration of emergency in connection with the needle exchange program.   Action details Not available
040651 1 SFUSD's contracting out policiesHearingFiledHearing to review and consider San Francisco Unified School District's contracting out policies, specifically with regard to construction management services and personal/professional services contracts that could be performed by civil service employees.   Action details Not available
040652 1 Telecommunications Plan UpdateHearingFiledHearing on the Telecommunications Plan Update to address the recommendations of the Telecommunications Commission.   Action details Not available
040620 1 Traffic Code - Adding Section 32.6.32 restricting parking around the U.S. Court of Appeals building to law enforcement vehicles onlyOrdinancePassedOrdinance adding Section 32.6.32 to the San Francisco Traffic Code restricting parking adjacent to the United States Court of Appeals building on part of Stevenson Street to law enforcement vehicles only.   Action details Not available
040621 1 Traffic Code - Amending Section 71b Towing of Vehicles Obstructing the Normal Flow of TrafficOrdinancePassedOrdinance adding violation of Section 39 of the San Francisco Traffic Code, which prohibits vehicles not authorized by the Chief of Police from standing in any taxicab stand, to the list of violations for which a vehicle may be towed pursuant to Section 71b of the San Francisco Traffic Code, Towing of Vehicles Obstructing the Normal Flow of Traffic.   Action details Not available
040622 1 Traffic Code - Adding Section 32.6.33 restricting parking around the INS/Customs Buildings to law enforcement vehicles onlyResolutionFiledOrdinance adding Section 32.6.33 to the San Francisco Traffic Code restricting parking around the periphery of the INS/Customs Buildings on parts of Jackson Street, Washington Street and Battery Street to law enforcement vehicles only.   Action details Not available
040576 1 Renew Revolving Loan Funds Agreement with StateResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to renew its current agreement with the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board, an agent of the State of California, for a revolving loan fund in the amount of $75,000 to be used to pay for verified funeral/burial expenses and emergency relocation for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.   Action details Not available
040617 1 STOP IntersectionsResolutionPassedResolution designating certain intersections as "STOP" intersections. STOP SIGNS - ESTABLISH Mariposa Street, stopping Mariposa Street at Florida Street, making this intersection an All-Way STOP; Mariposa Street, stopping Mariposa Street at Hampshire Street, making this intersection an All-Way STOP; 22nd Street, stopping 22nd Street at Alabama Street, making this intersection an All-Way STOP; Hillway Avenue, stopping Hillway Avenue at Parnassus Avenue, controlling the stem to this T-intersection; and Broderick Street, stopping Broderick Street at Jefferson Street, making this intersection an All-Way STOP.   Action details Not available
040618 1 Traffic Regulations, Various StreetsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets. NO LEFT TURN, 7 AM TO 9 AM AND 4 PM to 6 PM, EVERYDAY EXCEPT SUNDAYS - ESTABLISH Columbus Avenue, northbound and southbound, at Filbert Street. NO LEFT TURN - ESTABLISH Idora Avenue, northbound, to westbound Woodside Avenue. TRANSIT AND TAXIS ONLY ON EVENT DAYS AT CANDLESTICK PARK - ESTABLISH Giant's Drive, south of Ingerson Avenue (Candlestick Park Bus Loop Roadway) Ingerson Avenue, between Giant's Drive and Hawes Street. NO LEFT TURN AFTER BALLPARK EVENTS - ESTABLISH 4th and Channel Streets, from northbound 4th Street (Lot B exit) to westbound Channel Street.   Action details Not available
040619 1 Parking Regulations, Various LocationsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations. TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH La Salle Avenue, north side, along the bulb-out across from the entrance to Osceola Lane (65 feet); La Salle Avenue, north side, along the bulb-out at the entrance to Gloria R. Davis School (108 feet); La Salle Avenue, south side, along the western bulb-out curb return at the closed-off portion of Osceola Lane (31 feet); La Salle Avenue, south side, along the western and eastern bulb-out curb returns at Whitfield Lane (40 feet and 34 feet, respectively); and La Salle Avenue, north side, along the bulb-out contiguous to Ingalls Street (64 feet). TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING, 7 AM - 5 PM SCHOOL DAYS - RESCIND TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING, 7 AM - 6 PM SCHOOL DAYS - ESTABLISH Washington Street, south side, between Stockton and Powell Streets. TOW-AWAY NO STOPPING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH Monterey Boulevard, north side, at Circular Avenue, from the west end of the driveway of 66 Monterey Boulevard to the east end of the driveway of 76 Monterey Boulevard. ANGLE PARKIN   Action details Not available
040623 1 Accept-Expend State GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to contract for, accept and expend $646,037 allocated from the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board for a project entitled the Joint Powers Agreement with Victim and Witness Assistance Program for the period of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005.   Action details Not available
040624 1 Accept-Expend State GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to contract for, accept and expend $82,074 allocated from the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board for a project entitled the Criminal Restitution Compact for the period of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005.   Action details Not available
040625 1 Adopting the 2004 Update to the Telecommunications PlanResolutionFiledResolution adopting the 2004 Update to the Telecommunications Plan, as adopted and forwarded by the San Francisco Telecommunications Commission.   Action details Not available