Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/2/1998 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Legislative Chamber - Room 404 Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102
Regular Meeting
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981642 1 Grant - State FundsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Division of Population Health and Prevention, Community Health and Safety, to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $22,695 from the California Integrated Waste Management Board for the solid waste facilities permit and inspection program and to enter into an agreement which includes an indemnification clause and does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses; waiving indirect costs.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981702 1 Grant - StateResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention Division, Emergency Medical Services, to accept retroactively and expend a grant in the amount of $20,000 from the State EMS Authority to complete the local EMS Plan and to enter into an agreement which includes a rights in data clause and which does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981703 1 Grant - PrivateResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention Division, HIV Research Section, to accept retroactively and expend a grant in the amount of $321,317 from Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. to conduct a preventive HIV vaccine Phase III efficacy trial and to enter into an agreement which includes indemnification and rights in data clauses and which does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981650 1 Theodore Philibosian v. CCSFOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Theodore Philibosian against the City and County of San Francisco by payment of $30,000.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
981467 2 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing member to the Lead Poisoning Prevention Citizens Advisory Committee.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981614 2 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing member of the Board of Supervisors to the California State Association of Counties (CSAC) Board of Directors for 1999.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981649 1 Settlement of Claim, Abram KatzResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim of Abram Katz by payment of $30,000.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981690 1 Unlitigated Claim, GE Medical Systems, Inc./PDC Facilities, Inc.ResolutionPassedResolution approving settlement of unlitigated claim of GE Medical Systems, Inc. and PDC Facilities, Inc. by payment of $362,186.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981822 1 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing member to the Advisory Council to the Commission on the Aging.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981824 1 AppointmentsResolutionPassedResolution appointing members to the Maternal Child Adolescent Health Board.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981838 1 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing members to the Delinquency Prevention Commission; and making findings waiving residency requirementADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981441 2 Mission Bay South Redevelopment PlanOrdinanceMayors OfficeOrdinance approving and adopting Redevelopment Plan for the Mission Bay South Plan Area, which is generally bounded by the south embankment of the China Basin Channel and Seventh Street, Interstate 280, Mariposa Street, Terry Francois Boulevard and Third Street and contains approximately 238 acres of land; approving and authorizing an Interagency Cooperation Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco, in furtherance of the adoption and implementation of the Redevelopment Plan; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the Plan and related cooperation agreement are consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1; and adopting findings pursuant to the California Community Redevelopment Law.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
981433 2 Mission Bay South Tax Allocation AgreementResolutionMayors OfficeResolution approving and authorizing a tax increment allocation pledge agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco, concerning the pledge of net available tax increment from the Mission Bay South Plan Area for the purpose of financing public infrastructure in furtherance of the implementation of the Redevelopment Plan for the Mission Bay South project and for the development of affordable housing in the Mission Bay North and South Plan Areas; authorizing and approving the incurrence of bonded indebtedness by the Redevelopment Agency not to exceed $450,000,000 for such purposes; approving the use of all available housing increment produced in the Mission Bay South Plan Area for the development of affordable housing on parcels to be contributed to the Redevelopment Agency; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; and adopting findings that the agreement is consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of the Planning Code Section 101.1.MOTIONPass Action details Not available
981433 2 Mission Bay South Tax Allocation AgreementResolutionMayors OfficeResolution approving and authorizing a tax increment allocation pledge agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco, concerning the pledge of net available tax increment from the Mission Bay South Plan Area for the purpose of financing public infrastructure in furtherance of the implementation of the Redevelopment Plan for the Mission Bay South project and for the development of affordable housing in the Mission Bay North and South Plan Areas; authorizing and approving the incurrence of bonded indebtedness by the Redevelopment Agency not to exceed $450,000,000 for such purposes; approving the use of all available housing increment produced in the Mission Bay South Plan Area for the development of affordable housing on parcels to be contributed to the Redevelopment Agency; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; and adopting findings that the agreement is consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of the Planning Code Section 101.1.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
980564 3 Bicycle Transit Enhancement PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Traffic Code by adding Article 5B, Section 110 to protect the integrity of existing bicycle facilities and Section 38N to prohibit parking in bicycle lanes, by amending Section 3.14 to conform to the State Vehicle Code definition of bicycle and Section 4 to conform to State Vehicle Code provisions regarding the rights and duties of bicycle riders; amending Administrative Code by adding Section 2.76 to authorize monitored bicycle parking at large public events; amending Planning Code Section 155 to clarify that any bicycle parking requirements under that section will not conflict with Sections 155.1 and 155.2, amending Planning Code Section 155.1 to clarify definition and obligations of responsible City official and landlord and deleting obsolete implementation schedule provisions, by adding Section 155.2 to require bicycle parking in city-owned parking facilities and privately-owned parking garages and adding Section 155.3 to require shower and locker facilities in new buildings and buildings undergoing major renovations, and by making findings of consistency with AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
980564 4 Bicycle Transit Enhancement PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Traffic Code by adding Article 5B, Section 110 to protect the integrity of existing bicycle facilities and Section 38N to prohibit parking in bicycle lanes, by amending Section 3.14 to conform to the State Vehicle Code definition of bicycle and Section 4 to conform to State Vehicle Code provisions regarding the rights and duties of bicycle riders; amending Administrative Code by adding Section 2.76 to authorize monitored bicycle parking at large public events; amending Planning Code Section 155 to clarify that any bicycle parking requirements under that section will not conflict with Sections 155.1 and 155.2, amending Planning Code Section 155.1 to clarify definition and obligations of responsible City official and landlord and deleting obsolete implementation schedule provisions, by adding Section 155.2 to require bicycle parking in city-owned parking facilities and privately-owned parking garages and adding Section 155.3 to require shower and locker facilities in new buildings and buildings undergoing major renovations, and by making findings of consistency with PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
980944 1 Advertising on Fixed Pedestal NewsracksOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 603 of the Planning Code to exempt advertising on fixed pedestal newsracks from Planning Code requirements regulating signs.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
981038 3 Excavation in the Public Right-of-WayOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Public Works Code by repealing Article 8 (Excavations in Streets), repealing Sections 672 and 673 of Article 14 (Underground Pipes, Wires and Conduits), and adding Article 2.4 (Excavation in the Public Right-of-Way), including Section 2.4.44 to impose a new street damage restoration fee; authorizing establishment of the Street Construction Coordination Center and requesting other official actions in connection therewith; making findings for these amendments; and amending Article XIII of Chapter 10 of the Administrative Code by adding Section 10.117-119 to create a fund for collection of street damage restoration fees and adding Section 10.117-120 to reestablish the excavation fund for the collection of other deposits, fees, and penalties imposed by Article 2.4.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
981086 1 Public Right-of-WayOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Public Works Code Sections 400, 706.3, 706.4 and 706.8 and adding Section 709 to authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works to require and perform remediation on unaccepted public right-of-way and to enforce obligations to pay for such remediation; to delete the Director's authority to undertake emergency remediation of dangerous conditions on a sidewalk without notice, to allow for administrative review of specified determinations of the Director, and to expand the scope of the fund available for repairs and remediation undertaken by the Department of Public Works; and to authorize the Director to issue and enforce emergency orders for the remediation of accepted or unaccepted public right-of-way in conjunction with or separate from other City departments.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
981337 2 Families in City Shelter SystemResolutionPassedResolution supporting a policy of giving high priority to homeless families in the City shelter system, such that no family seeking emergency shelter should be turned away or kept on the connecting point waiting list because the system is full but should instead be given emergency accommodations until shelter placement is available.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981379 2 Purchaser's Solicitation RequestOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code by adding Section 21.55 to allow the purchaser to use requests for proposals to solicit contracts for combined commodities and services, and for general services.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
981486 2 Conflict of Interest CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Chapter 58 of the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending various sections; to add, delete, and change titles of designated officials and employees to reflect organizational and staffing changes not previously reflected in the Code, including changes made by the City since the last biennial review of the Conflict of Interest Code; to refine the disclosure requirements applicable to some designated officials and employees; to clearly identify the filing officer for department heads, and to make nonsubstantive technical changes.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
981633 1 Appeal, 2826-2828 Octavia St. Subdivision MapHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Public Works Director dated September 14, 1998, approving Tentative Subdivision Map (subject to certain conditions and Building Inspection Code requirements), to legalize the proposed subdivision creating two substandard-sized lots in Assessor's Block 529, Lot 16, at 2826-2828 Octavia Street.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
981634 1 Appeal, 2826-2828 Octavia St. Subdivision MapMotionKilledMotion approving decision of the Director of Public Works, approving Tentative Subdivision Map to legalize the proposed subdivision creating two substandard-sized lots in Assessor's Block 529, Lot 16, at 2826-2828 Octavia Street.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
981635 1 Appeal , 2826-2828 Octavia St. Subdivision MapMotionKilledMotion disapproving decision of the Director of Public Works, approving Tentative Subdivision Map to legalize the proposed subdivision creating two substandard-sized lots in Assessor's Block 529, Lot 16, at 2826-2828 Octavia Street.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
981636 1 Findings - 2826-2828 Octavia St. Subdivision MapMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to Tentative Subdivision Map to legalize the proposed subdivision creating two substandard-sized lots in Assessor's Block 529, Lot 16, at 2826-2828 Octavia Street, for consideration by the Board at its next meeting.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
981801 1 Taxi DetailResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Taxi Detail to use all due diligence in vigorously enforcing prohibitions against limousines and towncars operating unlawfully and to place this enforcement on a top priority basis.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981802 1 Joint MeetingResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco School Board to meet with the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for a joint meeting in the beginning of the first quarter of 1999 as a test pilot for future such joint meetings.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981803 1 Wherry HousingResolutionPassedResolution supporting and urging the Mayor's Office of Housing to submit a proposal to the Presidio Trust for a substantial portion of Wherry Housing to be leased by the City and County of San Francisco or made available to the City and County through employment programs or other agreements that will provide housing for low income San Franciscans and San Franciscans at risk of homelessness.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981804 1 Rename SchoolResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Unified School District to rename Golden Gate Elementary School to Kathleen Robinson Munson Elementary School.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981805 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Dorothy M. Erlich's 20th anniversary as Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981806 1 Yerba Buena Gardens Roof TopResolutionPassedResolution celebrating the official opening of the Rooftop at Yerba Buena Gardens and thanking the past and present commissioners, directors and staff of the San Francisco Redevelopment agency, particularly Helen Sause, the Board of Directors of Zeum and the Friends of Yerba Buena Gardens for their vision and dedication in bringing this project to fruition.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981814 1 Serbian GenocideResolutionPassedResolution condemning Serbian genocide.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981815 1 Smart Card TechnologyResolutionPassedResolution urging the City and County of San Francisco Department of Administrative Services to implement smart card technology in conjunction with the San Francisco Affinity Card programs.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981816 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Norma Hotaling and Standing Against Global Exploitation (SAGE) for the Innovations in Government Award won by the First Offender Prostitution Program.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981817 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the Department of Human Services for its efforts to promote the best interests of children by considering non-married individuals, including those in committed same-sex relationships, for long-term adoption placement; and commending Assemblypersons Carole Migden, Sheila Kuehl, and Kevin Shelley for their efforts to secure statewide joint adoption protections for non-married couples, including same-sex couples.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981789 1 Privatizing San Francisco's Golf CoursesMotionPassedMotion directing the Legislative Analyst to prepare a report on the impact of privatizing the operation and maintenance of the City and County of San Francisco's golf courses.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
981818 1 Appointment CorrectionMotionPassedMotion correcting the appointment of Gloria Young as the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Legislative Administrator and City Clerk of the City and County of San Francisco.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
981847 1 Antimicrobial AgentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Sections 39.2 and 39.8 by revising the definition of antimicrobial agents and extending the existing exemption for such antimicrobial agents.   Action details Not available
981848 1 Assessment Appeals Board MembershipOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Sections 2B1 through 2B.8 and 2B.10 through 2B.14 to increase the number of Assessment Appeals Board members, to establish eligibility requirements for Assessment Appeals Board members, to establish criteria for selection of Assessment Appeals Board panels and hearing officers, to establish guidelines for joint meetings of the Assessment Appeals Boards, and to make nonsubstantive clarifying revisions.   Action details Not available
981849 1 Appropriation, Public LibraryOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $250,000 of 1988 Public Library improvement bond interest earnings to capital improvement projects for the Public Library for fiscal year 1998-1999.   Action details Not available
981850 1 Membership in OrganizationsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Section 16.6-47-1 relating to Police Department memberships by adding specified organizations.   Action details Not available
981844 1 Union Square Business Improvement DistrictResolutionPassedResolution declaring the intention of the Board of Supervisors to establish a property and business improvement district to be known as the "Union Square Business Improvement District," to order the levy and collection of a multi-year assessment, and setting a time and place for a public hearing thereon (January 25, 1999 at 3:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard).   Action details Not available
981845 1 Business Improvement District Ballot ProceduresResolutionPassedResolution establishing ballot procedures governing ballots cast by property owners of property located within the boundaries of a proposed business improvement district to be known as the "Union Square Business Improvement District."   Action details Not available
981851 1 Push-PollingResolutionFiledResolution expressing San Francisco's opposition to the practice of push-polling in political campaigns and urging the San Francisco Ethics Commission to investigate the practice and recommend potential remedies to the Board of Supervisors.   Action details Not available
981852 1 CalTrain Electrification and Essential RehabilitationResolutionPassedResolution recommending that the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board declare electrification and essential rehabilitation for safe operation of the trains of the entire CalTrain system a top priority of the region and urging the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board to seek prompt and cost effective implementation of this priority.   Action details Not available
981853 1 Golden Gate Transit Bicycle Racks-on-Buses ProgramResolutionKilledResolution urging the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District to immediately fund its Bicycle Racks-on-Buses Program.   Action details Not available
981854 1 Anti-Semitic GraffitiResolutionPassedResolution condemning the anti-semitic graffiti directed against Marin County Assembly candidate Russ Weiner and commending and supporting the efforts of the Anti-Defamation League in search of information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators.   Action details Not available
981855 1 Zimbabwe HomophobiaResolutionPassedResolution condemning the homophobic and repressive government of President Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe and expressing San Francisco's support for the Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) and their drop-in center.   Action details Not available
981856 1 Headwaters Redwood Forest Pepper Spray IncidentResolutionPassedResolution deploring the United States District Court ruling that the dabbing of pepper spray directly into the eyes of nonviolent protesters constitutes reasonable force.   Action details Not available
981857 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Tomasita Medal for her commitment to keeping the indigenous sacred ceremonial and burial objects which are housed at the de Young Museum in their current Golden Gate Park location.   Action details Not available
981858 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the Knights of Columbus Golden Gate Council No. 2507, for celebrating its 75th Anniversary.   Action details Not available
981859 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending William Theodore Brantz on being awarded the honor of Eagle Scout.   Action details Not available
981860 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution declaring October 30, 1998, Fran and Gil Bagot Day.   Action details Not available
981861 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the Interfaith Council and the United Educators.   Action details Not available
981862 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming December 3, 1998 Cyberfest '98 Day.   Action details Not available
981863 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the Clinton Administration for launching a $156 million program to fight AIDS among African Americans and Hispanics.   Action details Not available
981864 1 Bay Bridge AlignmentHearingFiledHearing to consider the proposals for the Bay Bridge alignment.   Action details Not available
981865 1 911 Emergency Call Response TimeHearingFiledHearing to consider the 911 emergency call made on behalf of Angelique Chan, where the response time was 20 minutes and where translation services were not utilized to facilitate communication between the 911 dispatcher and Ms. Chan's Chinese speaking husband.   Action details Not available
981866 1 Sutro TowerHearingFiledHearing to consider the permitting process and oversight of work at Sutro Tower.   Action details Not available
981867 1 Needle Exchange ProgramMotionPassedMotion 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
981785 1 Traffic Regulations, Guerrero StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Traffic Code by repealing Section 175.14 and adding Section 174.08, changing the speed limit on Guerrero Street from 30 MPH to 25 MPH.   Action details Not available
981821 1 Appropriation, SheriffOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $291,619, Sheriff's Department, of State Grant Revenue for professional services, purchase of computer equipment, software upgrades, laundry equipment, and other miscellaneous improvements to jail facilities for fiscal year 1998-1999.   Action details Not available
981825 1 Donna and Kenneth Ballan v. CCSFOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Donna and Kenneth Ballan against the City and County of San Francisco by payment of $92,500.   Action details Not available
981826 1 Siu Shek Au Yeung, et al. v. CCSFOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Siu Shek Au Yeung against the City and County of San Francisco by payment of $120,000.   Action details Not available
981827 1 Lois Fenske v. CCSFOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Lois Fenske against the City and County of San Francisco by payment of $65,000.   Action details Not available
981828 1 Appropriation, PUC-Clean WaterOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $590,000, PUC-Cleanwater, from Clean Water Program Fund Balance to claims and judgments for fiscal year 1998-1999 and authorizing settlement of litigation of Peter and Barbara Winkelstein for a total settlement of $590,000.   Action details Not available
981784 1 Interconnection and Service Agreement - CCSF and Port of OaklandResolutionPassedResolution approving the contract between the City and County of San Francisco and the Port of Oakland for interconnection with Davis Substation on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 981784; and approving the ten year initial term of the agreement and the continuation of the agreement after ten years unless terminated by one of the parties.   Action details Not available
981790 1 Airport Concession LeaseResolutionPassedResolution approving Boarding Areas "B" and "C" Principal Concessions Retail Lease between Pacific Gateway Concessions, LLC and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission.   Action details Not available
981791 1 Airport Lease Agreement, Nippon Cargo AirlinesResolutionPassedResolution approving lease agreements for cargo warehouse space in the North Field Cargo Facility between Nippon Cargo Airlines Company, Inc. and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission.   Action details Not available
981834 1 Lease of Property at 1570 Mission StreetResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the lease of real property of a portion of the second floor at 1570 Mission Street, San Francisco, California, for the Department of Human Services.   Action details Not available
981835 1 Information System ContractResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Public Health and the Purchaser to execute two agreements which include mutual indemnification language between the City and County of San Francisco and Shared Medical Systems Corporation.   Action details Not available
981836 1 Information Systems ContractResolutionKilledResolution authorizing the Director of Public Health and the Purchaser to execute an agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and Shared Medical Systems Corporation: remote computing option.   Action details Not available