Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/5/2013 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Legislative Chamber, Room 250 City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
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121194 2 Administrative Code - Water Enterprise Capital Cost Recovery Payment Surcharge FundOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code, Chapter 10, Article XIII, to create the Public Utilities Water Enterprise Capital Cost Recovery Payment Surcharge Fund.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
121195 1 Appropriating $2,566,145 of General Fund Reserve to the Treasurer/Tax Collector - FY2012-2013OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $2,566,145 from the General Fund Reserve to the Treasurer/Tax Collector for Gross Receipts Tax Implementation Planning for FY2012-2013.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
121197 2 Public Employment - Amending the Annual Salary Ordinance for Implementation of Proposition E and the Gross Receipts TaxOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 165-12 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FYs 2012-2013 and 2013-2014) to reflect the addition of 5 positions (2.2 FTE) in the Office of the Treasurer/Tax Collector for the implementation of Proposition E and the Gross Receipts Tax.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
120959 2 Building Code - Fees and Permit ExtensionsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Building Code, Sections 106A.3.7, 106A.3.8.1, 106A.4.1, and 106A.4.4, to address permit expirations and extensions and Tables 1A-A, 1A-G, 1A-J, 1A-K, and 1A-L, of Section 110A, to modify various fees; and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
121190 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Bryan Vestal - $420,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Bryan Vestal against the City and County of San Francisco for $420,000; the lawsuit was filed on February 3, 2011, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-11-507921; entitled Bryan Vestal v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; another material term of said settlement is the waiver of the San Francisco General Hospital medical lien in the amount of $110,098.30.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
121226 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Sandra Ramos - $60,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Sandra Ramos against the City and County of San Francisco for $60,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 12, 2011, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. C-11-5033 WHA, entitled Sandra Ramos v. City and County of San Francisco; other material terms of said settlement are reimbursement to Plaintiff of up to $2,500 for services of an organizational consultant.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
121227 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Health Net - City to Receive $800,000 and Future PaymentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the San Francisco City Attorney's Office, acting on behalf of the People of the State of California, against (among other Defendants) Health Net of California, Inc., for the payment by Health Net of $800,000 for under reimbursing San Francisco General Hospital for emergency medical care provided to Health Net's insureds prior to January 1, 2012, and for the payment of an additional amount, to be determined, for such claims rising between January 1, 2012, and June 30, 2014; the lawsuit was filed on May 24, 2011, in the San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 11-511181; entitled People of the State of California v. Health Net, et al.; other material terms of said settlement are that Health Net and San Francisco will enter into a prompt payment agreement under which Health Net agrees to pay San Francisco General Hospital certain specified rates for treatment provided to its insureds for emergency medical services rendered from January 1, 2012, through at least June 30, 2014.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
121228 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Brendan Cadam - $42,500OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Brendan Cadam against the City and County of San Francisco for $42,500; the lawsuit was filed on July 3, 2012, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-12-522047; entitled Brendan Cadam, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
121229 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Maya Vlanin - $95,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Maya Vlanin against the City and County of San Francisco for $95,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 29, 2010, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-10-501138; entitled Maya Vlanin v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
130015 2 Appropriating $507,880,000 of Certificate of Participation Proceeds - Moscone Center Expansion Project - FY2012-2013OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $507,880,000 of Certificate of Participation (COPs) proceeds to fund the Moscone Center Expansion Project in the General Services Agency, Office of the City Administrator, for FY2012-2013 and placing these funds on Controller’s reserve pending issuance of the COPs or associated commercial paper used for cash flow purposes in FY2012-2013.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
130016 2 Authorizing Certificates of Participation and Assessment Notes - Moscone Expansion Project - Not to Exceed $507,880,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the execution and delivery of Certificates of Participation evidencing and representing an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $507,880,000 to finance the costs of additions and improvements to the George R. Moscone Convention Center; approving the form of Trust Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the Trustee (including certain indemnities contained therein); authorizing the selection of the Trustee by the Director of Public Finance; approving respective forms of a Property Lease and a Project Lease, each between the City and the Trustee for the lease and lease back of all or a portion of the Moscone Center, including the Moscone Expansion Project, to be constructed thereon; authorizing the execution and delivery of Assessment Notes payable from Moscone Expansion District assessments to further secure principal, premium, if any, and interest evidenced and represented by the Certificates; granting general authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale, and delivery of the CAMENDEDPass Action details Not available
130016 3 Authorizing Certificates of Participation and Assessment Notes - Moscone Expansion Project - Not to Exceed $507,880,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the execution and delivery of Certificates of Participation evidencing and representing an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $507,880,000 to finance the costs of additions and improvements to the George R. Moscone Convention Center; approving the form of Trust Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the Trustee (including certain indemnities contained therein); authorizing the selection of the Trustee by the Director of Public Finance; approving respective forms of a Property Lease and a Project Lease, each between the City and the Trustee for the lease and lease back of all or a portion of the Moscone Center, including the Moscone Expansion Project, to be constructed thereon; authorizing the execution and delivery of Assessment Notes payable from Moscone Expansion District assessments to further secure principal, premium, if any, and interest evidenced and represented by the Certificates; granting general authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale, and delivery of the CPASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
121201 2 Finding of Fiscal Feasibility - Moscone Center Expansion ProjectResolutionPassedResolution finding that a project proposed by the City to expand and renovate the North and South exhibit halls of the Moscone Convention Center, including reconfiguring the North and South exhibit halls to create additional contiguous exhibit space, a new ballroom, new loading and building service space, and improvements to the landscaping, urban design, and public realm, within and adjacent to the North and South exhibit halls, is fiscally feasible and responsible under Administrative Code, Chapter 29.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130024 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Hepatitis B Early Identification and Linkage to Care for Foreign-Born Persons with Hepatitis B - $300,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $300,000 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to participate in a program entitled "Hepatitis B Early Identification and Linkage to Care for Foreign-Born Persons with Hepatitis B in San Francisco" for the period of September 30, 2012, through September 29, 2013.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130025 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Active, Enhanced Surveillance for Viral Hepatitis - $519,945ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $519,945 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to participate in a program entitled “Active, Enhanced Surveillance for Viral Hepatitis in San Francisco, California” for the period of November 1, 2012, through October 31, 2013.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130045 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Randall Museum Renovation - $5,477,193ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to retroactively accept and expend a Nature Education Facilities Grant from the California State Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $5,477,193 for the Randall Museum Renovation, for the period of July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2017.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130047 1 Accept In-Kind Gift - Randall Museum Project Management Services - $130,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to retroactively accept an in-kind gift of project management services valued at $130,000 from the Randall Museum Friends for the Randall Museum Renovation Project, for the period of October 24, 2012, through June 30, 2017.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
121200 2 Administrative Code - Contractor Prompt Payment for Public Works Construction and Professional Services ContractsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code, by adding Sections 6.22(Q) and 6.42(F), to require all public works contractors to pay subcontractors within seven days of receipt of payment from the City.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
121207 1 Performance Audit - San Francisco Housing AuthorityMotionPassedMotion directing the Budget and Legislative Analyst to conduct a performance audit of the San Francisco Housing Authority as a priority.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
121231 1 Public Hearing - Establishing the Moscone Expansion Business Improvement DistrictHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the proposed Resolution to establish a business-based business improvement district to be known as the “Moscone Expansion District;” levying assessments against defined hotel businesses located in that district for 32 years; providing for the determination, imposition, collection, and enforcement of the assessments; and making environmental findings.HEARD AND FILED  Action details Not available
130043 2 Resolution to Establish - Moscone Expansion Business Improvement DistrictResolutionPassedResolution of formation to establish a business-based business improvement district to be known as the “Moscone Expansion District;” levying assessments against defined hotel businesses located in that district for 32 years; providing for the determination, imposition, collection, and enforcement of the assessments; and making environmental findings.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130089 1 Supporting Local Government Greenhouse Gas Reduction EffortsResolutionPassedResolution supporting the distribution of carbon cap-and-trade auction and Clean Energy Jobs Act revenues to local governments for support of greenhouse gas reduction programs.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130090 1 One Billion Rising Day - February 14, 2013ResolutionPassedResolution declaring February 14, 2013, as One Billion Rising Day in the City and County of San Francisco and joining the global call to action opposing violence against women.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130092 1 Celebrating Rosa Parks' 100th Birthday - Rosa Parks Day - February 4, 2013ResolutionPassedResolution celebrating the 100th Birthday of Rosa Parks and commemorating the Modern Civil Rights Leader for her courage and declaring February 4, 2013, Rosa Parks Day in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130093 1 Approval of a 60 Day Extension for Planning Code - Polk Street Alcohol and Tobacco Paraphernalia Restrictions (File No. 121065)ResolutionPassedResolution extending by 60 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a Ordinance (File No. 121065) amending the Planning Code, Section 723, to extend the restriction on Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments in the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD) for an additional three years and apply it to an area within one-quarter mile of the boundaries of the NCD; adding Section 788, to establish the Lower Polk Street Alcohol Restricted Use District for the properties located on Polk Street between California and O’Farrell Streets, and Polk Street’s side streets between California Street, Larkin Street, O’Farrell Street, and Van Ness Avenue; amending the Zoning Map, Map Sheet ZN-02, to designate the Lower Polk Street Alcohol Restricted Use District; and making environmental findings, Planning Code, Section 302, findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code, Section 101.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130096 1 Financial Aid Awareness Week - February 4-10, 2013ResolutionPassedResolution declaring February 4, 2013, through February 10, 2013, Financial Aid Awareness Week in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130109 1 Supporting Constitutional Amendment to Limit Campaign Spending and End Artificial Corporate Rights in Response to the Passage of Measure G in November 2012ResolutionPassedResolution responding to the passage of Measure G by San Francisco voters on November 6, 2012, by urging members of San Francisco’s Congressional delegation to pass a constitutional amendment to limit campaign contributions and spending and end artificial corporate rights.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130116 1 SFUSD Early Education Day - February 9, 2013ResolutionPassedResolution commending the 70th anniversary of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Early Education Department and declaring February 9, 2013, as SFUSD Early Education Department Day in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130086 1 Administrative Code - Dissolving Neighborhood Community Justice Task ForceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code, by repealing Article VIII, to dissolve the Neighborhood Community Justice Task Force.   Action details Not available
130087 1 Administrative Code - Dissolving Energy Efficiency Steering CommitteeOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the Administrative Code, by repealing Article IX, to dissolve the Energy Efficiency Steering Committee.   Action details Not available
130117 1 Appropriating $2,774,224 of Fee Revenue for the Planning Department - FY2012-2013OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $2,774,224 of fee revenue for the Planning Department in FY2012-2013 to reduce the backlog of planning cases and building permits requiring review, and funding the Permit and Project Tracking System, and Central Corridor Environmental Impact Report, including $1,672,224 to fund staff positions, $807,000 to fund office space reconfiguration, records and information technology improvements, and updated guidelines and procedures, $45,000 to fund training and configuration needs of the Permit and Project Tracking System, and $250,000 to fund the Central Corridor Environmental Impact Report.   Action details Not available
130118 1 Public Employment - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance for Planning Department - FY2012-2013OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 165-12 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY2012-2013) to reflect the addition of 8 positions (2.0 FTEs) Class 1404 (Clerk), 5275 (Planner Technician), 5277 (Planner I), 5278 (Planner II), 5291 (Planner III), and 5298 (Planner III - Environmental Review) in the Planning Department to focus on reducing the backlog of planning cases and building permits requiring review.   Action details Not available
130119 1 Building Code - Mandatory Seismic Retrofit Program - Wood-Frame Buildings; Optional Evaluation Form FeeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Building Code to establish a Mandatory Seismic Retrofit Program for wood-frame buildings of three or more stories or two stories over a basement or underfloor area that has any portion extending above grade, and containing five or more dwelling units where the permit to construct was applied for prior to January 1, 1978, and the building has not been seismically strengthened; establishing a fee for administering the program; adopting environmental findings and findings of local conditions under California Health and Safety Code, Section 17958.7; establishing an operative date; and directing the Clerk of the Board to forward the legislation to specified State agencies.   Action details Not available
130097 1 Dissolving Area Plan Infrastructure Finance CommitteeResolutionPassedResolution repealing Resolution No. 432-10 to dissolve the Area Plan Infrastructure Finance Committee.   Action details Not available
130120 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Streetscape and Circulation Improvements - Folsom and Howard Streets - $200,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Planning Department to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $200,000 from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the inclusion of streetscape and circulation improvements on Folsom and Howard Streets between Second and Fifth Streets in the Central Corridor Draft Plan environmental analysis for the period of February 8, 2012, through July 31, 2014.   Action details Not available
130121 1 Lease - Los Altos Hotel Associates, LLC - Hotel Parking and Recreation Purposes - $52,324 Annually Plus AdjustmentsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the General Manager of the Public Utilities Commission to execute a 20 year lease, for $52,324 annually with an annual increase of four percent, with Los Altos Hotel Associates, LLC, for approximately 47,916 square feet of land known as Bay Division Pipelines 3 and 4, Parcel No. 232A, located in the City of Los Altos, Santa Clara County, California, for hotel parking and recreation purposes.   Action details Not available
130122 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Boeddeker and Promontory Parks Projects - $776,500ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $776,500 from the California Department of Housing and Community Development for the Recreation and Park Department’s Boeddeker Park Project ($450,000) and the Mayor’s Office of Housing Promontory Park Project ($326,500) for the period of November 28, 2012, through June 30, 2016.   Action details Not available
130123 1 Urging the Retirement Board to Divest from Fossil Fuel CompaniesResolutionPassedResolution urging the Retirement Board of the Employees’ Retirement System to divest from publicly traded fossil fuel companies.   Action details Not available
130124 1 Correcting the Accept and Expend Grant Amount in Resolution No. 384-12 - Compensation for Crime Victims - $2,142,414ResolutionPassedResolution correcting the not to exceed amount in Resolution No. 384-12, a resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept a grant from the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board for a project entitled “Joint Powers Agreement,” from $714,138 to $2,142,414 for the period of July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2015.   Action details Not available
130125 1 Urging the Retirement Board to Divest from Firearm and Ammunition ManufacturersResolutionPassedResolution urging the Retirement Board of the Employees' Retirement System to divest from publicly traded firearm and ammunition manufacturers.   Action details Not available
130126 1 Hearing - Budget UpdatesHearingFiledHearing on the budget updates from the Mayor, Controller, Budget and Legislative Analyst, and City Departments, including balance, shortfalls, strengths, and additional revenues.   Action details Not available
130127 1 Hearing - Storm Preparedness and ResponsivenessHearingFiledHearing on the City's storm preparedness and responsiveness.   Action details Not available
130128 1 Hearing - Street Furniture ClutterHearingFiledHearing to review the efforts and strategies of the Department of Public Works, Municipal Transportation Agency, and Planning Department to reduce clutter on sidewalks, specifically focused on news racks, large kiosks, and Muni bus shelters, including improving pedestrian access, and ensuring that City contractors install and maintain these structures in a manner that respects the needs of neighborhoods.   Action details Not available
130130 1 Hearing - Annual Approval of the Board of Supervisors Budget - FY2013-2014 and FY2014-2015HearingFiledHearing to consider and approve the proposed Board of Supervisors Budget for FY2013-2014 and FY2014-2015.   Action details Not available
130070 1 Planning Code - Duboce Park Historic DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code, by adding a new Appendix N to Article 10, Preservation of Historical, Architectural, and Aesthetic Landmarks, to create the Duboce Park Historic District; and making findings, including environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and Planning Code, Section 101.1(b).   Action details Not available
121225 2 Contract Amendment - Xtech - $90,580,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Office of Contract Administration to enter into the Seventh Amendment between the City and Xtech (part of the Technology Store procurement vehicle) in which the amendment shall increase the contract amount from $60,490,000 to $90,580,000 for the period of January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2013.   Action details Not available
130056 1 California Environmental Quality Act Findings - Calaveras Dam Replacement ProjectResolutionPassedResolution adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act related to modifications to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water System Improvement Program Calaveras Dam Replacement Project, located in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties, including the adoption of a mitigation monitoring and reporting program and a statement of overriding considerations; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to notify the Controller of this action.   Action details Not available