Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/21/2002 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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021521 1 Accept and expend state grant funds for FY 02-03 totaling $80,000 for the Glen Park BART Station Area Plan Project in San Francisco.ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of the Planning Department to accept and expend State Highway Account Community-Based Transportation Planning funds totaling $80,000 with required local matching funds totaling $20,000 for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Glen Park Station Area Plan Project in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021601 1 Authorizing Planning Director to accept and expend a $15,000 grant from BARTResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of the Planning Department to accept and expend funds totaling $15,000 from the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) for the Glen Park BART Station Area Plan Project in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021459 1 Amend Police Code Sections 1060.28 and 1070.27OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Police Code Sections 1060.28 and 1070.27 to require places of entertainment and after hours premises with a dance floor and a capacity of 500 persons or more to provide or sell at a reasonable cost earplugs to patrons.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
021460 2 Amend Police Code Sections 1060.5 and 1070.5OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Police Code Sections 1060.5 and 1070.5 to require 30 days notice of permit application for place of entertainment and after hours premises.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
021461 1 Amend Police Code Section 1024OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 1024 of the San Francisco Police Code to remove references to "moral character" of applicant and to allow Chief of Police to consider criminal and permit history of applicant in determining whether to grant or deny application.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
020155 2 Building and Planning Code AmendmentOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Building Code by adding Sections 104.6 through 104.6.3 and amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 306.10 to require publication of a cover sheet with neighborhood notices advising how to request information about the notices in multiple languages and making findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
021609 1 Planning Commission - Alternative Review ProcessOrdinancePassedReenactment of emergency ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 306, and amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 2A.53 and 31.04, to provide for an alternative process to Planning Commission review where the Planning Commission is unable to meet because a majority of its members has not been appointed; adopting declaration of emergency under Charter Section 2.107; and setting forth period of time within which this reenacted emergency ordinance shall be operative.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
021609 2 Planning Commission - Alternative Review ProcessOrdinancePassedReenactment of emergency ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 306, and amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 2A.53 and 31.04, to provide for an alternative process to Planning Commission review where the Planning Commission is unable to meet because a majority of its members has not been appointed; adopting declaration of emergency under Charter Section 2.107; and setting forth period of time within which this reenacted emergency ordinance shall be operative.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
021236 2 Amending Section 110 of the San Francisco Building Code To Increase Fees For ServicesOrdinancePassedOrdinance Amending Section 110 of The San Francisco Building Code To Increase Fees For Department of Building Inspection Services.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
021580 2 Accept and expend a gift of $29,259 from the Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public LibraryResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Library to accept and expend a gift in the amount of $29,259 from the Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library to support public programming and outreach at Branch Libraries and to continue production of a monthly newsletter to promote programs, services and special events offered by the Public Library.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021668 2 Agreement of Purchase and Sale of Real Property Located at 190 9th Street, San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of an Agreement of Purchase and Sale for Real Estate (along with all exhibits and schedules, the "Purchase Agreement"), between the City and County of San Francisco (the "City"), and Ninth and Howard LLC, a California limited liability company (the "Seller"), (including certain indemnities contained therein), for the purchase of real property and improvements located at 190 9th Street, San Francisco, for use as the Support Services Center of the San Francisco Public Library; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; and adopting findings that the conveyance is consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; placing $250,000 on reserve.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
020493 3 Front Yard PavingOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Sections 132 and 136 of the Planning Code to require that twenty percent of required setback areas remain unpaved and devoted to plant material, and to prohibit parking from obstructing required setbacks, and making findings of consistency with the priority policies of the Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
021572 2 Accept - Expend Federal GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,609,555 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, to administer the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021098 1 Requiring Minimum Square Footage for Off-site Units and Clarifying Unit Requirements in Inclusionary Affordable Housing ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Planning Code Section 315.5 to provide that off-site units produced to meet the City's Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program shall be of a similar square footage to the units produced in the principle project; amending Sections 315.4 and 315.5 to change the method of calculating the requirement for number of units produced under the Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program to more closely reflect the percentages stated in the text of the Ordinance.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
021098 2 Requiring Minimum Square Footage for Off-site Units and Clarifying Unit Requirements in Inclusionary Affordable Housing ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Planning Code Section 315.5 to provide that off-site units produced to meet the City's Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program shall be of a similar square footage to the units produced in the principle project; amending Sections 315.4 and 315.5 to change the method of calculating the requirement for number of units produced under the Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program to more closely reflect the percentages stated in the text of the Ordinance.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
021763 1 City MessageInquiryFiledMayor's Annual State of the City Message.FILED  Action details Not available
021743 1 Legislative Analyst RequestMotionKilledMotion asking the Legislative Analyst to conduct a survey of all city departments to: (1) determine their use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS); (2) determine whether the Board of Supervisors, city departments, and the public has access to or could have access to such GIS systems; (3) research the possible linkage of all such systems.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
021747 1 Anticipated Litigation - Construction-Related DisputesReportFiledMotion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City Attorney for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving advice from, the City Attorney regarding anticipated litigation (City anticipated to be a plaintiff or defendant) which may occur regarding potential construction-related disputes. This closed session would be permitted by Government Code Sections 54956.9(b) (1) and 54956.9(c), and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d) (2).MOTIONPass Action details Not available
021747 1 Anticipated Litigation - Construction-Related DisputesReportFiledMotion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City Attorney for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving advice from, the City Attorney regarding anticipated litigation (City anticipated to be a plaintiff or defendant) which may occur regarding potential construction-related disputes. This closed session would be permitted by Government Code Sections 54956.9(b) (1) and 54956.9(c), and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d) (2).CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
021730 1 Nature by Design Environmental Trade ShowResolutionPassedResolution inviting San Francisco and Bay Area residents to attend the Nature by Design Environmental Trade Show at City Hall from 10 AM to 3 PM on Sunday, October 27, 2002.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021731 1 Prohibit City employees from using cell phone while driving city vehiclesResolutionPassedResolution urging Mayor Brown to make the prohibition of cell phone use while driving city vehicles a top priority in the coming negotiations between the City and various organizations representing City employees.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021732 1 Extend Potrero Power Plant Citizens Advisory Task ForceResolutionPassedResolution extending the Potrero Power Plant Citizens Advisory Task Force timeline to November 1, 2003, and expanding its composition.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021733 1 Urge DPT Expand Page Street Mini-Circle from Scott to FillmoreResolutionPassedResolution urging the Department of Parking and Traffic to pursue, wherever possible, funding for the purpose of expanding the Page Street Mini-Circle project from Scott Street to Fillmore Street.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021734 1 Commend President Jimmy CarterResolutionPassedResolution commending former President Jimmy Carter for receiving the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021736 1 Commend organizers of San Francisco Tenant Leadership SummitResolutionPassedResolution commending the organizers of the San Francisco Tenant Leadership Summit for bringing together community members and organizations to address the major issues affecting San Francisco's tenant community.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021746 1 Ford Motor Company - Th!nk electric carsResolutionPassedResolution urging the Ford Motor Company to fulfill its obligations to the letter of the law and the spirit of the California Air Resources Board Zero Emissions Vehicle Mandate and to explore every avenue available to ensure the continued production of Th!nk City electric vehicles so that they may continue to be offered for sale in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021719 1 Final Map for a 5 Unit Residential Condominium ProjectMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map of 1191 - 1193 Noe Street and 4094 - 4096 - 4098 25th Street, A Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 26 in Assessor's Block No. 6537, and adopting findings pursuant to City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
021739 1 Rescind M02-169 - Approving Mayor's Nomination, Michael Antonini to Planning CommissionMotionKilledMotion rescinding Motion No. M02-169 of the Board of Supervisors (approved on October 7, 2002), which approved the Mayor's nomination of Michael Antonini to Seat No. 4 of the Planning Commission, term to be determined by lot.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
021740 1 Rescind M02-170 - Approving Mayor's Nomination, Shelley Bradford Bell to Planning CommissionMotionKilledMotion rescinding Motion No. M02-170 of the Board of Supervisors (approved on October 7, 2002), which approved the Mayor's nomination of Shelley Bradford Bell to Seat No. 5 of the Planning Commission, term to be determined by lot.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
021741 1 Rescind M02-171 - Approving Mayor's Nomination, Edgar Boyd to Planning CommissionMotionKilledMotion rescinding Motion No. M02-171 of the Board of Supervisors (approved on October 7, 2002), which approved the Mayor's nomination of Edgar Boyd to Seat No. 6 of the Planning Commission, term to be determined by lot.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
021735 1 Commend Family Violence Prevention Fund, La Casa de las Madres, and Asian Women's ShelterResolutionPassedResolution commending the Family Violence Prevention Fund, La Casa de las Madres, and Asian Women's Shelter for their efforts to end domestic violence in honor of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021770 1 Commending Jerry LevineResolutionPassedResolution commending Jerry Levine for his 34 years of dedicated service to improving the lives of senior citizens at the Jewish Home and in the Bay Area.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021771 1 Permit Required for Construction of an Impervious Surface in Front YardOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Building Code by adding Section 106.1.14 to require that a permit be issued before commencing with construction of an impervious surface, other than a driveway, in a front yard setback area and providing that violation of the permit requirement shall be an infraction subject to fines up to $500; amending Section 110, Table 1-F to establish the permit fee.   Action details Not available
021772 1 Conditional Use RevocationOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 303 to provide for the revocation of a conditional use authorization upon a finding that the applicant provided false information in obtaining the conditional use; adopting findings under Planning Code Section 302.   Action details Not available
021791 1 Preservative-treated Wood Containing ArsenicOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Chapter 21G, requiring all City Departments and Contractors to purchase preservative-treated wood only from the list of environmentally preferable alternatives adopted by the Department of the Environment; requiring all City Departments that own or maintain play structures, park equipment or other facilities constructed with preservative-treated wood containing arsenic to undertake certain actions; requiring the Department of the Environment to report to the Commission on the Environment on the programs mandated by this Chapter; requiring disposal of preservative-treated wood containing arsenic at approved landfills; and directing the Department of Building Inspection and the Department of the Environment to report on a possible citywide ban on preservative-treated wood containing arsenic.   Action details Not available
021770 1 Commending Jerry LevineResolutionPassedResolution commending Jerry Levine for his 34 years of dedicated service to improving the lives of senior citizens at the Jewish Home and in the Bay Area.   Action details Not available
021773 1 Accept-Expend State Grant - $1,000,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Port Commission to accept and expend grants in the total amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) from the California Coastal Conservancy, the Association of Bay Area Governments San Francisco Bay Trail Project, the California Transportation Commission Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program and the State of California Wildlife Conservation Board for the Ferry Terminal Public Pier Project.   Action details Not available
021774 1 Accept-Expend State Grant - $500,000.00ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Port Commission to accept and expend a federal grant in the amount of $500,000.00 from the Federal Transportation Security Administration to fund the Port's security assessment efforts.   Action details Not available
021775 1 Accept San Francisco/San Mateo: Bi-County Transportation StudyResolutionFiledResolution accepting the San Francisco/San Mateo: Bi-County Transportation Study, prepared for the Bi-County Steering Committee.   Action details Not available
021776 1 Third Amendment to Moscone Project LeaseResolutionPassedResolution approving and authorizing the execution and delivery of a Third Amendment to the Project Lease; approving the issuance of the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2002 (George R. Moscone Convention Center); providing that the principal amount of the Bonds to be issued shall not exceed an amount that will produce a net present value savings of at least three percent; approving the form of an Official Statement with respect thereto; and authorizing and ratifying the execution and delivery documents necessary for the issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds.   Action details Not available
021777 1 Urge Disguise Inc. Responsibility for Removal of Kung Fool CostumesResolutionPassedResolution urging Disguise Inc. to take full responsibility for the removal of Kung Fool costumes in retail stores and to provide full refunds for costumes already purchased.   Action details Not available
021778 1 Authorize SF Recreation and Park to Accept and Expend $125,925 for 15 TH!NK Electric VehiclesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a gift valued at $125,925 from the National Park Foundation for 15 TH!NK neighbor zero emissions electric vehicles.   Action details Not available
021779 1 Dr. Ernie Bodai DayResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming October 25, 2002 as "Dr. Ernie Bodai Day" in the City and County of San Francisco in honor of Dr. Bodai's achievements in the fight against breast cancer.   Action details Not available
021780 1 Commend Calvin GipsonResolutionPassedResolution commending Calvin Gipson for his years of service at the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee.   Action details Not available
021781 1 Commend Renel Brooks-MoonResolutionPassedResolution commending Renel Brooks-Moon for her outstanding commitment as a role model for young women and her dedication to the community.   Action details Not available
021782 1 Commend SF Food BankResolutionPassedResolution acknowledging the San Francisco Food Bank and the network of neighborhood-based pantries for their exemplary public services and their commitment to ensuring that no child, adult or senior citizen experiences the unwanted and debilitating effects of hunger on the edge of the nation's agricultural heartland.   Action details Not available
021783 1 Commend University of California San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution commending the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) for working with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)to resolve labor issues surrounding the future Mission Bay Campus.   Action details Not available
021784 1 Commend Excelsior Action GroupResolutionPassedResolution commending the Excelsior Action Group for their work improving the Mission Street business corridor in the Excelsior district and for organizing the Excelsior District's First Annual Safe R' Treat Halloween event.   Action details Not available
021454 1 UCSF Mission Bay Campus - Utility Crossings and an at grade pedestrian crossingResolutionPassedResolution granting revocable permission to Regents of the University of California to occupy a portion of the public right-of-ways to construct, install and maintain utility crossings and joint trenches on future 4th and Owens Streets, and on future South Common Street, for providing various services to the new UCSF Mission Bay Campus; and to construct and maintain an at grade pedestrian crossing at a future mid-block signalized intersection on future 4th Street at future private 14th Street and making findings of consistency with the City General Plan and eight priority policies of the City Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
020938 3 Charter Amendment - Retirement Benefits for Miscellaneous Safety EmployeesCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (Seventh Draft) to amend Appendix A8.506-2 thereto, relating to retirement benefits for miscellaneous safety employees.   Action details Not available
021785 1 Unreinforced Masonry Building (UMB)HearingFiledHearing to consider the effectiveness of the unreinforced masonry building (UMB) ordinance in improving the seismic and life safety of UMB buildings and whether the UMB program should be revisited to further incentivize life safety improvements in buildings.   Action details Not available
021786 1 Engineering Design Contract for the Central SubwayHearingFiledHearing to consider the procurement by the Municipal Transportation Agency of a contract for professional services for engineering design for the Central Subway.   Action details Not available
021769 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
021787 1 Legislative Analyst RequestMotionPassedMotion asking the Legislative Analyst to survey other major cities to find out if they require flower-vending stands or other similar cash based businesses to keep track of all sales and what equipment or system is used.   Action details Not available
021788 1 Appointment, Planning CommissionMotionPassedMotion approving the Mayor's nomination of William L. Lee to Seat No. 7 of the Planning Commission, term to be determined by lot.   Action details Not available
021789 1 Appointment, Planning CommissionMotionKilledMotion rejecting the Mayor's nomination of William L. Lee to Seat No. 7 of the Planning Commission.   Action details Not available
021790 1 Urge Mayor to Administer Oath to Jon Ballesteros, Planning CommissionMotionKilledMotion respectfully urging Mayor Willie L. Brown Jr. to administer the oath of office to his three Board-approved nominees to the Planning Commission and to resubmit for approval the nomination of Jon Ballesteros to serve on the Planning Commission.   Action details Not available
021713 1 Preventive oral health care among various ethnic/racial caregivers of children in San Francisco between 1 and 5 years of ageResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to enter retroactively into an agreement in the amount of $129,938 with The Regents of the University of California (UCR), the primary contractor, to understand ethnic/racial cultural differences related to children's oral health, under the second year of an award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH); for the period of August 1, 2002, to July 31, 2003.   Action details Not available
021714 1 Settlement of Claim - Nancy CowhigResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Nancy Cowhig against San Francisco for $60,000; claim was filed on December 12, 2001.   Action details Not available
021715 1 Lease of Real PropertyResolutionPassedResolution authorizing a new lease of real property at 1305 and 1309 Evans Avenue on behalf of the Department of Public Health, Children's System of Care and Family Mosaic.   Action details Not available
021716 1 Airport $3.5 Million Federal GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Airport Commission to accept and expend grant funds in the amount of $3,503,877.00 from the U. S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration for the purpose of reimbursing airports for extraordinary operating costs incurred as a result of the events of September 11, 2001 as authorized by the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001.   Action details Not available
021717 1 Parking Regulations, Various LocationsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations. RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "J" (TWO-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 5 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH Waller Street, both sides, between Belvedere and Cole Streets. RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "Z" (TWO-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH 3301-3303 Mission Street, between Fair and Virginia Avenues (adds specified addresses only). TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING, 7 AM TO 9 AM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - RESCIND TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING, 6 AM TO 10 AM AND 3 PM TO 7 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - ESTABLISH Ulloa Street, north side, between Lenox Way and Wawona Street. UNMETERED MOTORCYCLE PARKING, 10 AM to 4 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY - ESTABLISH Geary Street, north side, from 59.5 feet to 77 feet east of Larkin Street, in front of 886 Geary Street (17.5-foot zone, accommodating five motorcycle spaces). TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - RESCIND Natick Street, east side, from 126 feet to 135 feet south of Chenery Street (nine-foot portion of existing zone). TOW-AWAY, NO    Action details Not available
021126 2 Third Amendment to Lease of SFPUC Property for Operation of a Gravel QuarryResolutionFiledResolution authorizing a Third Amendment to Lease of Public Utilities Commission Land between the City and County of San Francisco and Santa Clara Sand and Gravel, in Alameda County.   Action details Not available