Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/22/2005 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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051459 2 Parking RestrictionsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Traffic Code by amending Section 3.6.1 to redefine the Downtown Core area, by amending 38.B to prohibit no stopping except for the loading or unloading of passengers or freight in the Downtown Core, by amending 38.B.1 to prohibit no stopping except for the loading or unloading of passengers or freight outside of the Downtown Core, by amending 201.1 to revise the boundaries for Parking Meter Area Number One, and by amending 201.2 to revise the boundaries for Parking Meter Area Number Two.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
051605 1 Penalties related to dog licensingOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article 1, Section 41.25 of the San Francisco Health Code by increasing penalties imposed for failing to license a dog or obtain a young dog certificate from not less than $25 nor more than $50 to exactly $100; and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
051606 1 Penalties related to vicious and dangerous dogsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article 1, Section 42.2 of the San Francisco Health Code to transfer authority for registration of vicious and dangerous dogs from the Department of Public Health to the Department of Animal Care & Control, increase the vicious and dangerous dog registration fee from $50 to $250, allow for microchipping as an alternative form of permanent identification for dogs, and clarify standards for outdoor enclosures; amending Section 42.3 to adjust hearing deadlines for vicious and dangerous dog hearings; and amending Section 42.4 making a second or subsequent violation within any 12-month period from the initial incident punishable as a misdemeanor, and to allocate dog registration fees and fines collected for violations of Sections 42 through 42.3 to the Department of Animal Care & Control for enforcement of the vicious and dangerous dog program; and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
051607 3 Mandating the spaying and neutering of pit bulls and prohibiting non-permitted breeding of pit bullsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article 1 of the San Francisco Health Code by: adding Section 43, to define pit bull and to create a procedure for determining breed; adding Section 43.1, to require every pit bull in the City and County of San Francisco to be spayed or neutered unless one of the enumerated exceptions apply; adding Section 43.2, to establish fines of $100 to $1000 for failing to spay or neuter, to limit an owner from redeeming an impounded unspayed or unneutered pit bull, to provide a procedure for the Department of Animal Care and Control to spay or neuter a pit bull upon a deposit of $100 with an ultimate fee of the actual expenses incurred, and to set a fee of $60 for Animal Care and Control to transport a pit bull to a private veterinarian for spaying or neutering; adding Section 43.3, to allocate fines to the Department of Animal Care and Control; adding Section 43.4 to provide an operative date; adding Section 44, to provide permit requirements for the breeding and/or transferring ownership or possession of pit bull puppies within the City and County of San Francisco; adding FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
050496 2 Increasing height exemption for elevator penthouses from 10 feet to 16 feetOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 260 to increase the height exemption for elevator penthouses from 10 feet to 16 feet so long as the penthouse is limited to the footprint of the elevator shaft, to require that the design of all elevator penthouses in Residential districts be consistent with the "Residential Design Guidelines," to allow the Zoning Administrator to, after a public hearing, grant further exemptions for buildings with height limits of more than 65 feet where such an exemption is required to meet state or federal laws or regulations, and after providing neighborhood notice, and making findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
051586 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Microsoft Corporation, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the class-action lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco against Microsoft Corporation for $1,000,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 27, 2004 in San Francisco Superior Court; entitled City and County of San Francisco, et al., v. Microsoft Corporation, et al.; Microsoft removed the action to federal court and then transferred the action to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
051811 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Lucia WongOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Lucia Wong against the City and County of San Francisco for $440,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 5, 2004 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 431-126 and waiver of San Francisco General Hospital lien.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
051872 1 Adopting findings related to affirming the exemption determination issued for the Medical Cannabis Dispensary Code AmendmentsMotionPassedMotion adopting findings related to affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the Medical Cannabis Dispensary Code Amendments are exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
051250 5 Medical cannabis guidelines and medical cannabis dispensary zoning and permittingOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 209.3, 217 , 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, and 818, and by adding Sections 790.141, and 890.133, to: define medical cannabis dispensaries; prohibit dispensaries in residential-house, and residential-mixed zoning districts, industrial districts, and certain mixed use districts; prohibit new medical cannabis dispensaries in neighborhood commercial cluster (NC-1) districts; permit dispensaries elsewhere subject to restrictions based on a dispensary's proximity to schools, community centers, and facilities providing substance abuse services that are licensed or certified by the State of California or funded by the Department of Public Health; require adequate ventilation in dispensaries; prohibit the sale or distribution of alcohol at dispensaries; require Planning Department notice to interested individuals and properties within 300 feet of proposed dispensaries; require the Planning Commission to holFINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
051747 2 Setting a permit application fee and an annual license fee for medical cannabis dispensariesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Health Code to add Section 3204 setting an application fee for a medical cannabis dispensary permit and amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to add Section 249.17 to provide for an annual license fee for permitted medical cannabis dispensaries.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
051748 1 Medical cannabis dispensary application fee increase and adjustment of application and annual license fees based on changes in CPIOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Health Code to amend Section 3204 to increase the medical cannabis dispensary fee and to provide for adjustments to the application fee for medical cannabis dispensary permits based on changes to the consumer price index and amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to amend Section 249.17 to provide for adjustments in the medical cannabis dispensaries annual license fees based on changes to the consumer price index.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
051462 1 Condominium conversion lottery based on seniority of participationOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Subdivision Code Section 1396.1 to prioritize the condominium conversion lottery based on seniority of participation in prior lotteries and making environmental findings.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
051462 2 Condominium conversion lottery based on seniority of participationOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Subdivision Code Section 1396.1 to prioritize the condominium conversion lottery based on seniority of participation in prior lotteries and making environmental findings.RE-REFERREDPass Action details Not available
051590 1 Designating a portion of Lot 1 in Assessor’s Block 1700 (Golden Gate Park), the Music Concourse, as a Landmark under Planning Code Article 10OrdinancePassedOrdinance designating a portion of Lot 1 in Assessor’s Block 1700 (Golden Gate Park), the Music Concourse, as Landmark No. 249, pursuant to Article 10, Sections 1004 and 1004.4 of the Planning Code.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051285 1 Report of Revenue Recovery for Damage to City PropertyOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 4.26 to require each department to report annually on the value of damage sustained to City real and personal property under its control and the amount of revenue recovered from those responsible for damaging the property.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
051285 2 Report of Revenue Recovery for Damage to City PropertyOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 4.26 to require each department to report annually on the value of damage sustained to City real and personal property under its control and the amount of revenue recovered from those responsible for damaging the property.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
051456 1 Creating a Foster Care Improvement Task ForceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Sections 5.300 and 5.305 to establish a Foster Care Improvement Task Force charged with implementing the recommendations of the Disproportionality Project, and to examine and address the overrepresentation of African American children in foster care.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051766 1 Confirming the reappointment of Ramon Romero to the San Francisco Redevelopment AgencyResolutionPassedResolution confirming the reappointment of Ramon Romero, term ending September 3, 2009, to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051722 1 Establishing a Select Committee on Ending Gun and Gang Violence Pursuant to Board of Supervisors Rules of Order, Rule 5.26MotionPassedMotion to establish a Select Committee on Ending Gun and Gang Violence pursuant to Board of Supervisors Rules of Order, Rule 5.26.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
051886 1 Public Hearing - Ordinance adopting the Redevelopment Plan Amendment for the South of Market Earthquake Recovery Redevelopment Project AreaHearingFiledHearing to consider the possible adoption of an ordinance approving and adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and a Statement of Overriding Considerations for the Redevelopment Plan Amendment for the South of Market Earthquake Recovery Redevelopment Project Area; amending Ordinance No. 234-90 to adopt the Redevelopment Plan Amendment for the South of Market Redevelopment Project Area; adopting findings that the Redevelopment Plan Amendment and related documents are consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; adopting other findings pursuant to the California Community Redevelopment Law; and authorizing official acts in furtherance of this ordinance.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
050871 2 Adopting the Redevelopment Plan Amendment for the South of Market Earthquake Recovery Redevelopment Project AreaOrdinancePassedOrdinance approving and adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and a Statement of Overriding Considerations for the Redevelopment Plan Amendment for the South of Market Earthquake Recovery Redevelopment Project Area; amending Ordinance No. 234-90 to adopt the Redevelopment Plan Amendment for the South of Market Redevelopment Project Area; adopting findings that the Redevelopment Plan Amendment and related documents are consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; adopting other findings pursuant to the California Community Redevelopment Law; and authorizing official acts in furtherance of this ordinance.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051740 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Final Mitigated Negative Declaration for 680 Illinois Street/2075 Third StreetHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department adopted and issued on September 22, 2005, approving the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration (Case No. 2004.0546E), for the proposed demolition of two concrete warehouse/garage structures at 680 Illinois Street and 550 18th Street and construct one 50-foot tall building consisting of 35 dwelling units, 7,000 square feet of retail/commercial space, and about 41 off-street parking spaces. The project fronts on Illinois, Third and 18th Streets. The project would include a total of 74,012 square feet in five-stories, including four commercial spaces totalling 7,000-gsf on the ground floor - two facing Illinois Street, and one facing 18th and Third Streets. The 50,966-sf residential uses would have open space provided through a second story deck. The 10,580-sf parking garage would be at the ground floor and accessed from Illinois Street. The two warehouse structures located at 680 Illinois Street (or 2075 Third Street) and 550 18th Street are included in the Central Waterfront Cultural Resource SurveHEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
051741 1 Affirm adoption of the final negative declaration for 680 Illinois Street/2075 Third StreetMotionPassedMotion affirming Planning Commission adoption of the final negative declaration for 680 Illinois Street/2075 Third Street.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
051742 1 Reversing adoption of the final negative declaration for 680 Illinois Street/2075 Third StreetMotionKilledMotion reversing the Planning Commission adoption of the final negative declaration for 680 Illinois Street/2075 Third Street.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
051743 1 Preparation of findings to reverse adoption of the final negative declaration for 680 Illinois Street/2075 Third StreetMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the Planning Commission adoption of the final negative declaration for 680 Illinois Street/2075 Third Street.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
051222 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Categorical Exemption from Environmental Review for 899 North Point StreetHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department dated April 22, 2005, exempting from environmental review under Categorical Exemption, State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15303(b) and General Rule Exclusion, under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the proposed project involving the demolition of a vacant gas station building, approximately 1,650 square feet in size, and construction of a four-story, five-unit residential building. The proposed project would provide seven off-street parking spaces on the ground floor. Entrance and access to the residential units would be from Larkin Street and vehicular entrance and access would be from North Point Street. The project site at 899 North Point Street (Assessor’s Block 0026, Lot 020) is approximately 5,469 square feet in size and located on the southeastern corner of North Point and Larkin Streets in the Russian Hill neighborhood on the block bounded by Larkin, North Point, Hyde and Bay Streets. The project site is zoned RH-3 (Residential, House, Three-Family) and is within a 40-X height and bulHEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
051223 1 Affirming the categorical exemption issued for 899 North Point StreetMotionPassedMotion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the 899 North Point Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
051224 1 Disapproving the categorical exemption issued for 899 North Point StreetMotionKilledMotion disapproving the determination by the Planning Department that the 899 North Point Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
051225 1 Preparation of findings related to the categorical exemption issued for 899 North Point StreetMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings related to the appeal of the determination by the Planning Department that the 899 North Point Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
051492 1 Public Hearing - Conditional Use Appeal for 1353 -1355 Bush Street ("MUSIC CITY")HearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 17063 dated July 14, 2005 authorizing a conditional use authorization pursuant to Application No. 2004.0130CV subject to certain conditions, for a use size in excess of 3,000 square feet, for a music training facility (“MUSIC CITY”), with a full-service restaurant and bar, with live entertainment, also requiring a variance for off-street parking and usable open space (pursuant to conversion of “Tourist” hotel rooms to “Residential” hotel rooms), in the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District and a 65-A Height and Bulk District, on property located at 1353–1355 Bush Street, south side between Larkin and Polk Streets, with additional frontage on Fern Street; Lot 13, Assessor’s Block 669. (Appellant: Robert Garcia, on behalf of Save our Streets).HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
051493 1 Approving Planning Commission decision related to Conditional Use Appeal for 1353-1355 Bush StreetMotionPassedMotion approving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 17063, approving Conditional Use Application 2004.0130CV on property located at 1353–1355 Bush Street, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
051494 1 Disapproving Planning Commission decision related to Conditional Use Appeal for 1353-1355 Bush StreetMotionKilledMotion disapproving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 17063, approving Conditional Use Application 2004.0130CV on property located at 1353–1355 Bush Street.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
051495 1 Preparation of findings related to the Conditional Use Appeal for 1353-1355 Bush StreetMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to proposed Conditional Use Application No. 2004.0130CV on property located at 1353-1355 Bush Street, for action by the Board at its next meeting.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
051780 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Tentative Parcel Map for 554 Valley StreetHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Department of Public Works dated October 20, 2005, approving the Tentative Parcel Map for a 2-lot subdivision project located at 554 Valley Street, Lot 081 in Assessor’s Block No. 6611. (Appellant: Betty Jean Wilkinson).HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
051781 1 Approving decision of the Director of Public Works and approving the Tentative Parcel Map for 554 Valley StreetMotionPassedMotion approving the decision of the Director of Public Works, approving the Tentative Parcel Map for a 2-lot subdivision project located at 554 Valley Street, Lot 081 in Assessor’s Block 6611, and making environmental and General Plan findings.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
051782 1 Disapproving decision of the Director of Public Works and disapproving the Tentative Parcel Map for 554 Valley StreetMotionKilledMotion disapproving the decision of the Director of Public Works and disapproving the Tentative Parcel Map for a 2-lot subdivision project located at 554 Valley Street, Lot 081 in Assessor’s Block 6611.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
051783 1 Preparation of findings related to the Tentative Parcel Map appeal for 554 Valley StreetMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to the Board of Supervisors' decision concerning a Tentative Parcel Map for a 2-lot subdivision located at 554 Valley Street, Lot 081 in Assessor’s Block 6611.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
051784 1 Public Hearing - Conditional Use Appeal for 80 West Portal AvenueHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 17117 dated October 6, 2005 (Case No. 2005.0698C), approving, subject to certain conditions, a conditional use authorization pursuant to Planning Code Section 729.53, to establish mortgage brokerage as a business or professional service (Guarantee Mortgage), in a vacant ground floor commercial space approximately 2,318 gross square feet in the West Portal Avenue Neighborhood Commercial District and 26-X Height and Bulk District, on property located at 80 West Portal Avenue, Lot 008, in Assessor’s Block 2931. (Appellant: Kenneth D. Kruszka, representing the Greater West Portal Neighborhood Association).CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
051785 1 Approving Planning Commission decision related to Conditional Use Appeal for 80 West Portal AvenueMotionKilledMotion approving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 17117, approving Conditional Use Application 2005.0698C on property located at 80 West Portal Avenue, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
051786 1 Disapproving Planning Commission decision related to Conditional Use Appeal for 80 West Portal AvenueMotionPassedMotion disapproving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 17117, approving Conditional Use Application 2005.0698C on property located at 80 West Portal Avenue.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
051787 1 Preparation of findings related to the Conditional Use Appeal for 80 West Portal AvenueMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to proposed Conditional Use Application No. 2005.0698C on property located at 80 West Portal Avenue, for action by the Board at its next meeting.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
051823 1 Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds – Alabama Street Family/Senior HousingResolutionPassedResolution declaring the intent of the City and County of San Francisco (the “City”) to reimburse certain expenditures from proceeds of future bonded indebtedness; authorizing the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing (the “Director”) to submit an application and related documents to the California Debt Limit Allocations Committee (“CDLAC”) to permit the issuance of qualified mortgage revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $33,000,000 for Alabama Street Family/Senior Housing; authorizing and directing the Director to direct the Controller’s Office to hold in trust an amount not to exceed $100,000 in accordance with CDLAC procedures; authorizing the Director to certify to CDLAC that the City has on deposit the required amount; authorizing the Director to pay an amount equal to such deposit to the State of California if the City fails to issue the qualified mortgage revenue bonds; approving, for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the issuance and sale of mortgage revenue bonds by the City in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051887 2 Amendments to Administrative Code Section 10BOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending section 10B.2 of the Administrative Code to eliminate the provisions allowing the Mayor to waive payment for services under this chapter, and amending section 10B.20 of the Administrative Code to provide that any person, firm or corporation who receives a street closure permit while being in arrears more than 90 days for payment required shall not be eligible for a future permit.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051791 1 Legislative Analyst Request - First-time homebuyer prequalification programsMotionPassedMotion requesting the Legislative Analyst to identify and describe current first-time homebuyer prequalification programs, review the best practices and analyze the feasibility of adopting a program in conjunction with the City and County of San Francisco.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
051892 1 Bill O'ReillyResolutionPassedResolution urging Fox News Corporation and Westwood One to terminate the employment of news show host Bill O'Reilly for speech condoning acts of terrorism.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051893 1 Urging Federal Communications Commission to closely examine KNEW 910 AM license renewal applicationResolutionPassedResolution urging the Federal Communications Commission to closely examine radio station KNEW 910 AM’s license renewal application in light of a public petition from Media Alliance, the Youth Media Council and Accion Latina to deny KNEW’s application for breach of “the public interest”.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051894 1 Hepatitis Screening MonthResolutionPassedResolution declaring November 2005 to be “ Hepatitis Screening Month” in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051895 1 Commending Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi and San Francisco Businessman Lou GiraudoResolutionPassedResolution commending Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi and San Francisco businessman Lou Giraudo for their roles in the resolving the labor dispute between SEIU United Healthcare Workers – West and the California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) in San Francisco and St. Luke’s.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051790 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.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
051867 1 Final Map for a 20 Unit Residential Condominium Project - 900 Gilman AvenueMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map of 900 Gilman Avenue, a Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 019 in Assessor’s Block No. 4936, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
051868 1 Final Map for a 5 Unit Commercial/Residential Condominium Project - 5700 Mission StreetMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map of 5700 Mission Street, a Residential Commercial/Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 001 in Assessor’s Block No. 7109, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
051891 1 Bartlett Garage ContractResolutionKilledResolution urging the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Agency to delay finalizing the Bartlett Garage contract and to consider dividing the contract between Mission Economic Development Association, a Mission District-based non-profit organization, and Pacific Park Management.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
051901 1 Requiring City departments to bill private parties who contract for additional police, street-cleaning, and traffic control services within 30 days, and to extend the deadline for payment from 10 to 14 daysOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 10B.2, 10B.12, and 10B.17, to require City departments to submit a bill within 30 days to private parties who contract for additional police, street-cleaning, and traffic control services, and to extend the deadline for payment from 10 to 14 days.   Action details Not available
051902 1 Aggressive union busting tactics in San FranciscoHearingFiledHearing on the aggressive union busting tactics used during recent labor struggles in San Francisco and the San Francisco region.   Action details Not available
051903 1 Paratransit Reimbursement – Taxi Meter RatesOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Article 16, Section 1137.5 of the San Francisco Police Code to extend the taxi meter rate offset for the paratransit program to December 31, 2006.   Action details Not available
051907 1 Minimum Compensation OrdinanceOrdinanceKilledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 12P.2, 12P.3, 12P.4, 12P.5, 12P.6, 12P.7 and 12P.8, and by adding Sections 12P.5.1, 12P.6.1 and 12P.6.2, to amend the Minimum Compensation Ordinance by making both substantive and clarifying changes with respect to: the obligations imposed on Contractors; notification, investigation, auditing, inspection, enforcement and settlement procedures; the withholding of contract payments; provisions relating to waivers; certain definitions, including the definition of Covered Employees; an increase in the hourly wage rate for all employees; the assessment of liquidated damages; and the process for determining whether a Contractor has violated the Ordinance and for the administrative appeal of such determinations.   Action details Not available
051908 1 Health Care Accountability OrdinanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 12Q.2.1, 12Q.2.2, 12Q.2.9, 12Q.3, 12Q.4, 12Q.5 and 12Q.6, and adding Sections 12Q.5.1 and 12Q.5.2, to: change the requirements of the Health Care Accountability Ordinance with respect to health benefit plans, exemptions for certain categories of employees and agreements, and the payment rates due from employers; authorize the Health Commission to increase the payment rates; authorize the withholding of contract payments; make both substantive and clarifying changes with respect to obligations imposed on Contracting Parties for notification, investigation, auditing, inspection, enforcement, and settlement procedures; revise procedures for the assessment of liquidated damages; establish a process for determining violations and for the administrative appeal of such determinations; and ratify certain administrative actions.   Action details Not available
051916 1 Increasing liquidated damages and civil penalty provisions from up to $2,500.00 to up to $5,000.00 for violations of the First Source Hiring ProgramOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending sections 83.10 and 83.12 of the First Source Hiring Program to increase the liquidated damages and civil penalty provisions from up to $2,500.00 to up to $5,000.00 for every new hire for an entry level position improperly withheld from the first source hiring process.   Action details Not available
051917 1 Amending Community Court Program Administrative FeeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Section 10.183 to authorize the District Attorney to collect Administrative Fees from persons who are determined by the District Attorney to be eligible for the community courts program.   Action details Not available
051919 1 San Francisco Health Care Security OrdinanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code to add Chapter 14, Sections 14.1 through 14.8, to provide health care security for San Francisco residents by creating a public health access program for the uninsured, requiring employer paid health expenditures, identifying options for how an employer may make such expenditures, creating an advisory health access working group, and setting an operative date.   Action details Not available
051920 1 Granting parking privileges on Baker Street for official vehicles of the Russian ConsulateOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 32.6.30 of the San Francisco Traffic Code to grant parking privileges for official vehicles of the Russian Consulate along fifty three feet of the east side of Baker Street near the corner of Green Street.   Action details Not available
051921 1 Planning Code - Protection of significan trees in the public right-of-way and on private property within Telegraph Hill Historic DistrictOrdinanceFiledDraft Ordinance amending Planning Code by amending Appendix G, Article 10, Section 6 and Section 7(c)(2) to add certain criteria for the removal or significant alteration of trees in public rights-of-way or on privately-owned property.   Action details Not available
051924 1 Establishing Maximum Work Hours For General Assistance ProgramsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Chapter 20, Article VII, to add Section 20.58.6 to provide that the maximum number of hours the Department may require General Assistance recipients to work shall be calculated by dividing the Maximum Monthly Assistance Grant under Section 20.57 of this Chapter by the hourly wage rate established under Section 12P.3(b)(3) of the Administrative Code and by amending Chapter 20, Article VIII, Section 20.77.6 to provide that the maximum number of hours of activities the Department of Human Services may require of participants in the Personal Assisted Employment Service Program shall be the same as required of General Assistance recipients.   Action details Not available
050494 2 Moratorium on Condominium ConversionsOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Section 1396 of the Subdivision Code to impose a moratorium on condominium conversions others than those performed by a qualifying community land trust until the City and County of San Francisco studies the impact of "tenancy in common" condominium conversions on the City’s rental housing stock and the impact of such conversions on the policies of the San Francisco Subdivision Code; and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
051685 2 Increasing the requirements of the Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program.OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Planning Code Sections 315.1, 315.2, 315.3, 315.4, and 315.5, 315.6, and 315.8 related to the Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program to increase the percentage of affordable housing required for all residential developments of 10 units or more; to adjust the way low and median income is calculated from a method using Metropolitan Statistical Area calculations to City and County of San Francisco calculations; to provide, with certain exceptions, that the amendments apply to any housing project that has not received a first site or building permit by the effective date of this legislation and applies to phased projects on separate but adjacent lots; to provide for mandatory lotteries to market new inclusionary units and the maintenance of a list generated from a lottery for units that become available; to require a project sponsor that elects an alternative to providing on-site inclusionary housing to make its election at the time of project approval; to allow project sponsors to use California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (CDLAC) tax-exempt bonds to finance incl   Action details Not available
051909 1 Grant for mosquito control to reduce the threat of West Nile virusResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $175,426.20 from the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) for mosquito control to mitigate the threat of West Nile virus transmission, and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006.   Action details Not available
051910 1 Grant to develop training resources and a support network for injury prevention professionals in California, Kids’ Plates initiativeResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to accept and expend retroactively a new grant in the amount of $55,000 from the San Diego State University Research Foundation (SDSU) for the injury prevention leadership initiative, Kids’ Plates, and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of August 15, 2005, to June 30, 2007.   Action details Not available
051911 1 Approve a no-cost extension of grant funds from the prior (third) year of the grant, extend the term of the grant, and change grant-funded positionsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to approve a no-cost extension of grant funds from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in the amount of $309,049 in funds left over from the prior grant year of September 30, 2004 to September 29, 2005, extending the term from September 29, 2005, to September 29, 2006, and changing grant-funded positions; for the new period of September 30, 2005, to September 29, 2006.   Action details Not available
051912 1 Grant to establish an enhanced STD Surveillance Network to better understand trends in gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted diseases and develop appropriate interventions in collaboration with other programs throughout the United StatesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to accept and expend retroactively a new grant in the amount of $80,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), to establish an enhanced STD Surveillance Network, to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds, and to add one 1.0 new position funded through this grant; for the period of September 30, 2005, to September 29, 2006.   Action details Not available
051913 1 Grant of Regional Funds - Municipal Transportation AgencyResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $11,283,000 of Regional Measure 2 funds for the Automatic Vehicle Location System project.   Action details Not available
051914 1 Grant to improve pedestrian safety in Bayview Hunters Point San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), to accept and expend a new grant in the amount of $157,541 from the California Department of Transportation (CDOT) to improve pedestrian safety in Bayview Hunters Point, San Francisco, and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of January 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007.   Action details Not available
051915 1 Rescind Tow-away on Columbus AvenueResolutionPassedResolution rescinding parking regulations on the 200 Block of Columbus Avenue. TOW-AWAY NO STOPPING, 4 PM TO 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - RESCIND Columbus Avenue, east side, between Pacific Avenue and Broadway   Action details Not available
051918 1 SoMa Senior Community Committee for Livable StreetsResolutionPassedResolution urging the creation of the SoMa Senior Community Committee for Livable Streets.   Action details Not available
051922 1 Grant for the Let’s Be Healthy! Project to promote healthy living and prevent and manage chronic health conditions among Russian-speaking newcomers in San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to accept and expend retroactively a new four year grant, in the amount of $18,813 for the first year, from Bay Area Community Resources (BACR), for the Let’s Be Healthy! Project and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of October 1, 2005, to June 30, 2006.   Action details Not available
051923 1 Authorization for Loan from SFCTAResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the City and County of San Francisco, through its Municipal Transportation Agency, to borrow $22.57 million of Proposition K Sales Tax Funds from the San Francisco County Transportation Authority to allow the Third Street Light Rail Transit – Muni Metro East Maintenance and Operations Facility Project to proceed in advance of receiving anticipated state grant funds.   Action details Not available
051925 1 Resolution initiating designation to amend the Telegraph Hill Historic DistrictResolutionPassedResolution initiating designation to amend the Telegraph Hill Historic District and to include additional properties in this Historic District pursuant to sections 1004 and 1004.1 of the Planning Code.   Action details Not available
051926 1 Urging Low-Income Heating Oil Assistance ProgramResolutionPassedResolution commending Citgo Petroleum Group for its plan to provide low-income communities in the United States of America with discounted home heating oil, inviting Citgo to engage in a similar program with San Francisco’s low-income residents, and urging other major oil companies to invest a portion of record profits in low-income assistance programs.   Action details Not available
051927 1 Accept-Expend State Grant - Police DepartmentResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Chief of Police for the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $45,000.00 (Forty-Five Thousand dollars) from the California Department of Boating and Waterways to purchase miscellaneous boating equipment for use in boating safety and law enforcement activities.   Action details Not available
051928 1 Bernal Heights preschoolResolutionPassedResolution urging that the Bernal Preschool return to the Bernal Branch Library upon completion of the Branch Library Renovation.   Action details Not available
051929 1 Proclaiming that the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band as the Official Band of the City and County of San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming that the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band as the Official Band of the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
051930 1 Declaring December 10th, 2005 as Dance-Along Nutcracker Day in the City and County of San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution declaring December 10th, 2005 as Dance-Along Nutcracker Day in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
051931 1 National Family WeekResolutionPassedResolution declaring November 20 – 26, 2005 as “National Family Week” in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
051932 1 Supporting the Department on the Status of Women proposal for a Domestic Violence Cross-Training InstituteResolutionPassedResolution supporting the Department on the Status of Women’s proposal to the Blue Shield Foundation for funding to support the development of a Domestic Violence Cross-Training Institute.   Action details Not available
051933 1 Commending Thrasher Magazine on their 25th AnniversaryResolutionPassedResolution commending Thrasher Magazine on the occasion of their 25th anniversary.   Action details Not available
051934 1 Grant to improve pedestrian safety awareness in San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), to accept and expend a new grant in the amount of $337,725 from the California Office of Traffic Safety (COTS) to improve pedestrian safety awareness in San Francisco, and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of October 1, 2005, to December 31, 2007.   Action details Not available
051904 1 New Conservatory TheatreHearingFiledHearing to inquire into the current status of the New Conservatory Theatre, a San Francisco-based community non-profit theatre company located at 25 Van Ness Avenue.   Action details Not available
051900 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
051871 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Kristen Odlaug v. City and County of San Francisco and Robert PaluOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by plaintiff Kristen Odlaug against the City and County of San Francisco for payment of $400,000, including all damages, attorneys’ fees and costs; the lawsuit was filed on April 13, 2004, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 430-509, entitled Kristen Odlaug v. City and County of San Francisco and Robert Palu.   Action details Not available
051840 1 Contract funds from a new primary contractor to evaluate the impact of a resource center for drug users, Year 3ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Community Behavioral Health Services (SFDPH,CBHS), to enter retroactively into Year 3 of an agreement with a new primary contractor, the Research Triangle Institute (RTI), and expend funds in the amount of $6,004 to provide research evaluation services; for the period of July 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005.   Action details Not available
051869 1 Approval of Port Lease with Miller Kelly Architects, Inc. at the Roundhouse One Building located at 1500 Sansome StreetResolutionPassedResolution approving Lease between the San Francisco Port Commission and Miller Kelly Architects, Inc., a California corporation, dba MK Think for the lease of the Roundhouse One Building located at 1500 Sansome Street, for a term of ten (10) years and one hundred eighty (180) days with one (1) option to renew for an additional five (5) years.   Action details Not available