Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/2/2006 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Legislative Chamber - Second Floor City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
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060395 1 Retention of Grocery Workers Upon Change In Control of Grocery StoreOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by adding a new Article 33D to require grocery employers to retain employees for 90 days upon change in control of the grocery store; to prohibit grocery employers from terminating the employees during those 90 days without cause; to require grocery employers to conduct a performance evaluation of the employees at the conclusion of the 90 days and consider for continued employment those employees with satisfactory performance; to require public notice of a change in control of the grocery store; and to provide judicial remedies, including hiring and reinstatement rights, front and back pay, and the value of benefits lost, for violation of the ordinance, along with an award of reasonable attorneys' fees to a successful plaintiff.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
050784 6 Establishing a Small Local Business Enterprise Program; Prohibiting Discrimination in Contracting and SubcontractingOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Chapter 14B to establish a Small and Micro Local Business Enterprise Program, prohibit discrimination in City contracting, and suspend Chapter 12D.A.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
060432 2 Adding qualified non-profit enterprises to Small Local Business Enterprise ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 14B.6 to add qualified non-profit enterprises to Small and Micro Local Business Enterprise Program.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
060463 1 Settlement of Lawsuits - Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Television Signal Corp.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of three lawsuits filed by Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Television Signal Corp. against the City and County of San Francisco for a total of $1,156,164.00. Pacific Gas and Electric Co v. City and County of San Francisco was filed April 30, 1999, in the United States District Court, Case No. C99-2071 VRW. Television Signal Corp. v. City and County of San Francisco was filed June 29, 2000, in United States District Court, Case No. C00-2311 VRW. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. v. City and County of San Francisco was filed July 21, 2005 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 443-277. The lawsuit entitled Television Signal Corp v. City and County, Case No. C00-2311 VRW, is settled without any payment.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
060506 2 Appointment - Urban Forestry CouncilResolutionPassedResolution appointing Milton Marks, term ending April 5, 2007, to the Urban Forestry Council.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060405 2 Appointment - Biodiesel Access Task ForceResolutionPassedResolution appointing Adam Hagen, Eric Bowen, Melissa Hardy, Benjamin P. Jordan and Karri Ving, terms ending December 31, 2007, to the Biodiesel Access Task Force.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060250 3 Closing specified streets in Golden Gate Park on Saturdays on a trial basis for six months beginning approximately on Memorial Day Weekend 2006OrdinanceKilledOrdinance adding Section 6.12 to the San Francisco Park Code to prohibit, on a trial basis for six months, motor vehicle traffic on Saturdays in Golden Gate Park on John F. Kennedy Drive between Kezar Drive and Transverse Drive; Arguello Boulevard; Conservatory Drive East and Conservatory Drive West; 8th Avenue; Bowling Green Drive between John F. Kennedy Drive and Middle Drive East; and Stow Lake Drive between Stow Lake Drive East and John F. Kennedy Drive; to require reports from the Recreation and Park Department and Department of Parking and Traffic pertaining to the Saturday road closures; to require the Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority to share its own data and reports that are relevant to the Saturday road closures with the aforementioned departments; to require a hearing on the Saturday road closures before the Board of Supervisors or a Board committee; and making environmental findings.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
060250 4 Closing specified streets in Golden Gate Park on Saturdays on a trial basis for six months beginning approximately on Memorial Day Weekend 2006OrdinanceKilledOrdinance adding Section 6.12 to the San Francisco Park Code to prohibit, on a trial basis for six months, motor vehicle traffic on Saturdays in Golden Gate Park on John F. Kennedy Drive between Kezar Drive and Transverse Drive; Arguello Boulevard; Conservatory Drive East and Conservatory Drive West; 8th Avenue; Bowling Green Drive between John F. Kennedy Drive and Middle Drive East; and Stow Lake Drive between Stow Lake Drive East and John F. Kennedy Drive; to require reports from the Recreation and Park Department and Department of Parking and Traffic pertaining to the Saturday road closures; to require the Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority to share its own data and reports that are relevant to the Saturday road closures with the aforementioned departments; to require a hearing on the Saturday road closures before the Board of Supervisors or a Board committee; and making environmental findings.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
060393 1 Prohibiting Smoking on Golf CoursesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 1009.81 of the Health Code to prohibit smoking on golf courses.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
060473 1 Appropriating $148,713,421 of bond proceeds to fund the Water System Improvement Program at San Francisco Public Utilities CommissionOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $148,713,421 of bond proceeds to support the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) in the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) for Fiscal Year 2005-06.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
060256 2 Sale of real property located at Broadway and Sansome Streets (235-295 Broadway) (Assessor's Block 165 Lot 21) to Redevelopment Agency for $1,500,000.00 and appropriating the sales proceeds for roadway maintenance of the Embarcadero.OrdinancePassedOrdinance approving the sale of real property located at Broadway and Sansome Streets (235-295 Broadway)(Assessor's Block 165 Lot 21) to the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco (the "Agency") for $1,500,000.00; authorizing the Director of Property to enter into an Agreement for the Sale of Real Property with the Agency for the sale of such real property for the development of affordable housing and appropriating $1,500,000.00 of the sales proceeds to the Department of Public Works for roadway maintenance of the Embarcadero.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
060338 2 Sale of Surplus Property -107 24th Ave.ResolutionPassedResolution confirming the sale of surplus City-owned property located at 107 24th Avenue (Lots 39 and 40 in Assessor’s Block 1334) at public auction and authorizing the Director of Property to execute deeds to the successful bidders.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060409 1 Apply For-Accept-Expend Federal Funding - Community Development Block GrantResolutionPassedResolution approving the 2006/07 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City’s 2006/07 Community Development Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) together with Program Income, totaling $25,151,655; and approving an Expenditure Schedule.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060413 1 Apply For-Accept-Expend Federal Funding - Emergency Shelter Grants ProgramResolutionPassedResolution approving the 2006/07 Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Program; and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City’s 2006/07 Emergency Shelter Grant entitlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $928,391; and approving the expenditure schedule for recipient agencies.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060419 3 Apply For-Accept-Expend Federal Funding - HOME ProgramResolutionPassedResolution approving the 2006/07 HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Program; and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City’s 2006/07 HOME Program entitlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Reprogrammed Funds, totaling $15,016,330, and placing $5,000,000 on reserve for new family rental housing; and approving an Expenditure Schedule.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060368 2 Fixing Compensation - Unrepresented EmployeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance Fixing Compensation for persons employed by the City and County of San Francisco whose compensations are subject to the provisions of Section A8.409 of the Charter, in jobcodes not represented by an employee organization, and establishing working schedules and conditions of employment and, methods of payment, effective July 1, 2006.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051065 1 Zoning Map Amendment for 425 Mason StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sectional Map 1 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to change the use classification of the property located at 425 Mason Street, and identified as Assessor’s Block No. 0306, Lot No. 002, from a zoning designation of P (Public) to C-3-G (Downtown General Commercial); and adopting General Plan, Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and environmental findings.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
060443 2 Prohibition on condominium conversion for buildings where specified evictions occurredOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Subdivision Code to add Section 1396.2 to prohibit condominium conversion for a building where specified evictions occurred and making findings, including environmental findings.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
051837 1 Exceptions to the Ban on Compensated AdvocacyOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 3.224 of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to clarify that the exception to the ban on compensated advocacy for City officers who are licensed attorneys applies to City officers who are licensed attorneys engaged in the practice of law, which includes representing clients in communications with the City Attorney's Office, District Attorney's Office, the Public Defender's Office, attorneys in the Tax Collector's Office or Sheriff's Department, outside legal counsel hired by the City, and City officers and employees who are named in a pending litigation matter or are witnesses or potential witnesses in a pending litigation matter.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051876 1 Statements of Economic Interests for Candidates for City Elective OfficeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending section 3.1-102 of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to require all candidates for City elective office to file statements of economic interests with the Department of Elections no later than the final filing date for a declaration of candidacy.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
060421 1 Confirming the reappointment of Reverend James McCray to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors, term ending March 1, 2010ResolutionPassedResolution confirming the reappointment of James McCray to the Board of Directors of the Municipal Transportation Agency, term ending March 1, 2010.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060422 1 Confirming the reappointment of Shirley Breyer Black to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors, term ending March 1, 2010ResolutionPassedResolution confirming the reappointment of Shirley Breyer Black to the Board of Directors of the Municipal Transportation Agency, term ending March 1, 2010.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060423 1 Confirming the appointment of Mr. Tom Nolan to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors, term ending March 1, 2009ResolutionPassedResolution confirming the appointment of Tom Nolan to the Board of Directors of the Municipal Transportation Agency, term ending March 1, 2009.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060424 1 Confirming the appointment of Leah Shahum to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors, term ending March 1, 2008ResolutionPassedResolution confirming the appointment of Leah Shahum to the Board of Directors of the Municipal Transportation Agency, term ending March 1, 2008.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060460 1 John Elberling Reappointment to the Treasure Island Development Authority Board of DirectorsResolutionPassedResolution confirming the reappointment of John Elberling to the Treasure Island Development Authority Board of Directors, term ending February 26, 2010.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060556 1 Hearing - Transbay Redevelopment Project, Tax Increment Allocation and Sales Proceeds Pledge Agreement and an Option AgreementHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed Ordinance approving a Tax Increment Allocation and Sales Proceeds Pledge Agreement and an Option Agreement for the Transbay Redevelopment Project Area between the City and County of San Francisco, the Transbay Joint Powers Authority and the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco; making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the City's General Plan and the Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; authorizing other steps to implement the Transbay Redevelopment Plan; and adopting other findings pursuant to the California Community Redevelopment Law, including findings pursuant to Sections 33445 and 33679.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Not available
060347 1 Transbay Redevelopment Project -Tax Increment Allocation and Sales Proceeds Pledge Agreement and an Option AgreementOrdinancePassedOrdinance approving a Tax Increment Allocation and Sales Proceeds Pledge Agreement and an Option Agreement for the Transbay Redevelopment Project Area between the City and County of San Francisco, the Transbay Joint Powers Authority and the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco; making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the City's General Plan and the Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; authorizing other steps to implement the Transbay Redevelopment Plan; and adopting other findings pursuant to the California Community Redevelopment Law, including findings pursuant to Sections 33445 and 33679.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050182 3 Zoning – Planning Code amendments in connection with the Transbay Redevelopment PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code to add Sections 249.27, 263.18, 825, and 825.1 to establish special zoning controls in connection with the Transbay Redevelopment Plan; amending Planning Code Section 270 to reflect the new zoning changes to bulk controls set forth in Section 263.18; adopting environmental findings and findings that the amendments are consistent with the General Plan and eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050183 3 Zoning Map amendments in connection with the Transbay Redevelopment PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sectional Maps 1, 1H, and 1SU of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco in connection with the Transbay Redevelopment Plan and an associated special use district with the Redevelopment Plan area and adopting environmental findings and findings that the amendments are consistent with the General Plan and eight Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
050183 4 Zoning Map amendments in connection with the Transbay Redevelopment PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sectional Maps 1, 1H, and 1SU of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco in connection with the Transbay Redevelopment Plan and an associated special use district with the Redevelopment Plan area and adopting environmental findings and findings that the amendments are consistent with the General Plan and eight Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
060240 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Categorical Exemption from Environmental Review for 229 32nd Avenue (aka 7070 California), Katherine Delmar Burke School ProjectHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department dated October 31, 2005 (Case No. 2005.0275E), exempting from environmental review under Categorical Exemption Class 14, [State Guidelines Section 15314] and Class 32, [State Guidelines, Section 15332 (a) through (e)], the Katherine Delmar Burke School Addition, located at 229-32nd Avenue (aka 7070 California), Block 1392, Lot 037. The proposed project entails construction of a two-story, 26.5-foot tall arts and science building containing six classrooms, and removal of a paved tennis court presently occupying the site. The new 9,569 sq.ft. infill academic building would add 16 percent capacity in the 3.32-acre campus’ existing 60,407 sq.ft. of built space. The project site is rectangular in shape, consisting of approximately 7,200 sq.ft. or 0.165 acre in size. The project site, within the Katherine Delmar Burke School campus, is set back from El Camino del Mar to the north and is also bounded by Lincoln Park to the west and 32nd Avenue to the east. Located in the Sea Cliff neighborhood, the projeCONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
060241 1 Affirming the categorical exemption issued for 229 32nd Avenue (Katherine Delmar Burke School) projectMotionKilledMotion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the 229 32nd Avenue (Katherine Delmar Burke School) project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
060242 1 Disapproving the categorical exemption issued for 229 32nd Avenue (Katherine Delmar Burke School) projectMotionKilledMotion disapproving the determination by the Planning Department that the 229 32nd Avenue (Katherine Delmar Burke School) project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
060243 1 Preparation of findings related to the 229 32nd Avenue (Katherine Delmar Burke School) projectMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings related to the appeal of the determination by the Planning Department that the project at 229 32nd Avenue (Katherine Delmar Burke School) is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
060544 1 Legislative Analyst Request - Allocated appropriated funds for violence preventionMotionPassedMotion requesting the Legislative Analyst to prepare a report (File No. 060412) on how funds are appropriated for violence prevention will be allocated by the various departments.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
060288 1 Closed Session - Conference with City's Labor Negotiators (Collective Bargaining)ReportFiledMotion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City’s Labor Relations Negotiators, the Mayor and the Director of Human Resources, for the purpose of reviewing the City’s positions in the pending labor negotiations with organizations representing the City employee groups. This closed session is permitted by Government Code Section 54957.6, and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.8.   Action details Not available
060288 1 Closed Session - Conference with City's Labor Negotiators (Collective Bargaining)ReportFiledMotion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City’s Labor Relations Negotiators, the Mayor and the Director of Human Resources, for the purpose of reviewing the City’s positions in the pending labor negotiations with organizations representing the City employee groups. This closed session is permitted by Government Code Section 54957.6, and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.8.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
060555 1 Closed Session - Existing LitigationReportFiledMotion 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 the following bankruptcy matter (Chapter 11) in which the City and County of San Francisco is an active participant, and the following regulatory matters in which the City and County of San Francisco is an active participant: Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)(1) permit this closed session. Discussion in open session concerning these matters would likely and unavoidably prejudice the position of the City in the pending lawsuits listed below. Pacific Gas and Electric Company v. City and County of San Francisco; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 01-30923-DM; Adv. Proc. No. 04-3071, filed April 30, 2004; City and County of San Francisco v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Docket No. EL05-133-000, filed June 29, 2005; Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Docket No. ER05-1190-000, FedCONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
060474 1 Appropriating $3,187,130 of Hetch Hetchy Unappropriated Fund Balance to defend the City and County of San Francisco's rights for services it receives from PG&EOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $3,187,130 of Unappropriated Fund Balance to support Legal Services in Hetch Hetchy Water & Power Department for Fiscal Year 2005-06.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
060520 1 Accept-Expend Bequest of Marge Falk TrustResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Library to accept and expend a bequest in the amount of $19,077 from the MARGE FALK Revocable Trust for public service improvements at the Library for the Blind located within the Main Library.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060546 1 Asian Pacific Islander Family Resources Network DayResolutionPassedResolution recognizing May 5, 2006 as “Asian Pacific Islander Family Resources Network (APIFRN) Day.”ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060547 1 Accept-Expend Federal and State Grants for Voting EquipmentResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Elections to accept and expend additional grants under the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 ("HAVA"), Section 301, and Proposition 41 in an amount not to exceed $400,000 for voting equipment for the June 6, 2006 election.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060549 1 Gift to City of Travel from Chamber of Commerce for 2006 CityTripResolutionPassedResolution accepting a gift of airfare, accommodations and conference fees valued in an amount of $16,800 from the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce for four City official's or employees to join the Chamber on its 2006 CityTrip to New York City.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060554 1 Commending Cleopatra VaughnsResolutionPassedResolution commending Cleopatra Vaughns and acknowledging her tremendous contributions to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060577 1 Final Map for a 48 Unit Commercial/Residential Condominium Project - 201 Sansome StreetMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map of 201 Sansome Street, A Commercial/Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 005 in Assessor’s Block No. 0260, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
060579 1 Final Map for a 9 Unit Commercial/Residential Condominium Project - 334 6th StreetMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map of 334 6th Street, A Commercial/Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 005 in Assessor’s Block No. 3754, and adopting findings pursuant to the City’s General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
060121 1 Incorporating Street Performers into the Street Artist Program and designating sound appropriate sales areas for certified Street ArtistsResolutionFiledResolution recognizing that qualified Street Performers are eligible to participate in the Street Artist Program and urging the designation of sales areas within the Program that are appropriate for amplified sound.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060121 1 Incorporating Street Performers into the Street Artist Program and designating sound appropriate sales areas for certified Street ArtistsResolutionFiledResolution recognizing that qualified Street Performers are eligible to participate in the Street Artist Program and urging the designation of sales areas within the Program that are appropriate for amplified sound.REFERREDPass Action details Not available
060545 1 Urging the San Francisco Police Commission ensure the new reform policy includes rigorous oversight to prevent misconduct of its police officersResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Police Commission to ensure thorough methods of oversight of performance issues, along with adequate technological and personnel support, in the implementation of an Early Intervention System, by the San Francisco Police Department.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE  Action details Not available
060545 2 Urging the San Francisco Police Commission ensure the new reform policy includes rigorous oversight to prevent misconduct of its police officersResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Police Commission to ensure thorough methods of oversight of performance issues, along with adequate technological and personnel support, in the implementation of an Early Intervention System, by the San Francisco Police Department.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
060548 1 Phillip and Sala Burton Human Rights CenterResolutionPassedResolution supporting the two-year development plan for the Phillip and Sala Burton Human Rights Center and declaring June 1st, 2006 Phillip and Sala Burton Day in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060578 1 Final Map for a 104 Unit Commercial/Residential Condominium Project - 690 Market StreetMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map of 690 Market Street, a Commercial / Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 006 in Assessor’s Block No. 0311, and adopting findings pursuant to the City's General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
060107 2 Child product safetyOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Chapter 34, Sections 34.1 through 34.3, to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of any toy or child care article that is intended for use by a child under three years of age if it contains bisphenol-A or other specified chemicals, and to require manufacturers to use the least toxic alternative to those substances, and setting an operative date   Action details Not available
060142 3 Public Works Code – sidewalk landscape permitsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Public Works Code by amending Sections 801, 811, and 812 to recognize sidewalk landscaping as an important contributor to the City's quality of life, to provide for fines and penalties for violating this Ordinance, and to include Arborist Technician in the list of designated employees that can enforce the Urban Forestry Ordinance, respectively; by adding Section 810B to establish a permit process for sidewalk landscape installation and removal, including permit fees and procedures to adjust fees on an annual basis; and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
060593 1 Waiving fees for banners to be placed by the Mayor's Memorial Day Citizens Committee to publicize an event or events to commemorate Memorial Day 2006 in San FranciscoOrdinancePassedOrdinance waiving banner fees under San Francisco Public Works Code Section 184.78 for up to 60 banners to be placed by the Mayor's Memorial Day Citizens Committee to publicize an event or events commemorating Memorial Day 2006 in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
060595 1 First Source Hiring Program – expand definitions of "entry level position" and "economically disadvantaged individual"OrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending section 83.4 of the San Francisco Administrative Code by expanding the definitions of "economically disadvantaged individual" and "entry level position."   Action details Not available
060598 1 Amending the Traffic Code to authorize establishing back-in only angled parking spacesOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Traffic Code by amending Section 55 to authorize the Municipal Transportation Agency, with the approval of the Board of Supervisors, to establish back-in only angled parking spaces.   Action details Not available
060599 1 Allowing commercial vehicles that are actively loading or unloading during rush hour to block bike lanes on Illinois Street between 16th Street and Cargo WayOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the Traffic Code by amending Section 38.N to exempt from the prohibition on blocking bike lanes from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., commercial vehicles that are actively loading or unloading on Illinois Street between 16th Street and Cargo Way.   Action details Not available
060121 1 Incorporating Street Performers into the Street Artist Program and designating sound appropriate sales areas for certified Street ArtistsResolutionFiledResolution recognizing that qualified Street Performers are eligible to participate in the Street Artist Program and urging the designation of sales areas within the Program that are appropriate for amplified sound.   Action details Not available
060600 1 Traffic RegulationsResolutionFiledResolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets. BICYCLE LANES - ESTABLISH (18 month trial) Illinois Street, both directions, between 16th Street and Cargo Way; Sixteenth Street, both directions, between 3rd Street and Illinois Street; and, Cargo Way, both directions, between Illinois Street and Jennings Street   Action details Not available
060601 1 Parking RegulationsResolutionFiledResolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations. PERPENDICULAR PARKING – RESCIND (18 month trial) Illinois Street, east side, between 19th and 22nd Streets BACK-IN ANGLED PARKING, 60 DEGRESS – ESTABLISH (18 month trial) Illinois Street, east side, between 18th Street and 132 feet south of Mariposa Street BACK-IN ANGLED PARKING, 45 DEGRESS – ESTABLISH (18 month trial) Illinois Street, east side, between 20th and 22nd Streets TOW-AWAY, NO PARKING ANYTIME – RESCIND Illinois Street, east side, between 25th and Marin Streets PERPENDICULAR PARKING – ESTABLISH 22nd Street, both sides, between Illinois Street and 480 feet easterly; Tennessee Street, east side, between 18th and 175 feet south of 22nd Street; and 24th Street, both sides, between 100 feet east and 450 feet east of Michigan Street.   Action details Not available
060602 1 Reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE ActResolutionFiledResolution affirming that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors endorses "The Consolidated Statement on Key Principles for Reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Act as proposed by Health and Human Services (HHS)."   Action details Not available
060603 1 Authorizing Application for BEGIN FundsResolutionFiledResolution authorizing the submittal of applications to the California State Department of Housing and Community Development for funding under the BEGIN Program; the execution of one or more standard agreements if selected for such funding and any amendments thereto; the execution of one or more designation agreements if selected for such funding and any amendments thereto; the execution of any related documents necessary to participate in the BEGIN Program.   Action details Not available
060604 1 Accept-Expend State Grant - Municipal Transportation/Department of Public WorksResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Transportation of the Municipal Transportation Agency (or his designee) and the Director of the Department of Public Works to accept and expend state Transportation Act (TDA) Article 3 funds totaling $907,651 for FY 2006-07 for various pedestrian and bicycle projects in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
060605 1 Supporting Proposition 81, the California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2006ResolutionPassedResolution supporting Proposition 81, the California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2006.   Action details Not available
060606 1 Commending Northern California Public BroadcastingResolutionPassedResolution commending Northern California Public Broadcasting for its contributions to strengthen public broadcasting in the region.   Action details Not available
060607 1 Skin Cancer ScreeningResolutionPassedResolution commending University of California San Francisco Department of Dermatology and the American Academy of Dermatology for sponsoring May 6, 2006 free skin cancer screening at the U.C.S.F. Mount Zion campus.   Action details Not available
060608 1 Supporting H.R. 5161, the "Commission on Mexican-American Removal during 1929-1941 Act"ResolutionPassedResolution supporting H.R. 5161, the “Commission on Mexican-American Removal during 1929-1941 Act.”   Action details Not available
060609 1 Preserve Civic Center HotelResolutionFiledResolution urging the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Local 38 Pension Trust Fund to seismically retrofit and preserve the Civic Center Hotel.   Action details Not available
060596 1 Budget Analyst Audit of the Office of Emergency ServicesHearingFiledHearing to discuss the Budget Analyst Audit of the Office of Emergency Services.   Action details Not available
060597 1 Controller's Nine Month ReportHearingFiledHearing to consider the Controller's Nine Month Report.   Action details Not available
060566 1 Eliminating the Trial Courts Cash Revolving FundOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by repealing Section 10.140, to eliminate the Trial Court Cash Revolving Fund.   Action details Not available
060567 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Eliana MartellaOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Eliana Martella against the City and County of San Francisco for $175,000; the lawsuit was filed on July 22, 2004 in Superior Court, Case No. CGC-04433236; entitled Eliana Martella, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al; other material terms of said settlement are the reduction of the San Francisco General Hospital lien from $17,829.64 to $12,829.64.   Action details Not available
060568 1 Extension of One Year Tolling Agreement between Daly City and San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution approving one year extension of mutual tolling agreement between the City of Daly City ("Daly City") and the City and County of San Francisco ("San Francisco").   Action details Not available
060569 1 Settlement of Claim - Daly CityResolutionPassedResolution approving Settlement of Claim by City and County of San Francisco ("San Francisco") against the City of Daly City ("Daly City")   Action details Not available
060574 1 Lease of Real Property at 1380 Howard StreetResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the renewal and expansion of a lease of 79,950 sq. ft. of space at 1380 Howard Street for the Department of Public Health.   Action details Not available