Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/29/2002 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Legislative Chamber - Second Floor City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
Regular Meeting
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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021137 1 Contracting out of Facility Security ServicesResolutionPassedResolution concurring with the Controller's certification that facility security services for Municipal Transportation Agency can be practically performed by a private contractor at a lower cost than by City and County employees.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021188 2 Contracting out Shuttle Bus ServiceResolutionPassedResolution approving retroactively, the Controller's certification that shuttle bus services for San Francisco International Airport's Long-Term Parking Lot, the employee garage and surface Lot DD can practically be performed by private contractor at a lower cost than if work were performed by City and County employees.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021199 2 Contracting out Paratransit ServicesResolutionPassedResolution concurring retroactively, with the controller's certification that paratransit services for the Municipal Transportation Agency can be practically performed by a private contractor at a lower cost than by city and county employees.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021138 1 Develop and implement plans for public health preparedness and response to bioterrorismResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to accept and expend retroactively a new grant in the amount of $204,352 from the State of California Department of Health Services (CDHS), to further develop and implement plans for public health preparedness and response to bioterrorism and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of February 15, 2002 through August 31, 2003.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021169 2 Affordable Housing Bonds Special ElectionOrdinancePassedOrdinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco (the "City") on November 5, 2002, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City a proposition for the issuance of bonds by the City (or one of its agencies, departments or enterprises) in the principal amount of Two Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($250,000,000) to finance the acquisition, construction and/or rehabilitation of housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households and financial assistance to low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers and authorizing landlords to passthrough fifty percent (50%) of the resulting property tax increase to residential tenants; finding that the estimated cost of the project is and will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue of the City and will require expenditures greater than the amount allowed therefor by the annual tax levy; reciting the estimated cost of such proposed project; fixing the date of and the manner of holding the special election and the procedure for voting for oFINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
020958 3 Public Employment, Fiscal Year 2002-03OrdinancePassedAnnual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2003, continuing, creating or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefor.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
020957 3 Government Funding for Fiscal Year 2002-03OrdinancePassedAnnual Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for the City and County of San Francisco for fiscal year ending June 30, 2003.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
021076 2 Street fairs feesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Traffic Code Section 806 to charge street fairs where alcoholic beverages are served the full cost of police services, subject to a graduated series of caps based on attendance, to eliminate ISCOTT's authority to waive payment of the cost of police services for those street fairs, and to provide for annual adjustments of these fees and caps to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
021185 1 Emergency Response Fee AmendmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 755 of the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code by increasing the Emergency Response Fee rates for standard telephone access lines from $1.00 to $1.25 per month, for trunk lines from $7.50 to $9.38 per month, and for high capacity trunk lines from $135 to $168.75 per month.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
021286 1 Adopting findings related to the conditional use appeal on property located at 2001 - 37th Avenue (aka Rivera Street)MotionPassedMotion adopting findings related to the appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of Conditional Use Application No. 2001.1203C (which approved the installation of six antennas mounted within fiberglass screens, and three equipment cabinets installed inside the existing rooftop penthouse on a St. Ignatius College Preparatory building as part of a wireless telecommunications network operated by Cingular Wireless) for property in an RH-1 (Residential, House, One-Family) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District which is located at 2001 - 37th Avenue (aka 2750 Rivera Street), west side between Ortega and Quintara Streets (Lot 6 in Assessor's Block 2094).AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
021286 2 Adopting findings related to the conditional use appeal on property located at 2001 - 37th Avenue (aka Rivera Street)MotionPassedMotion adopting findings related to the appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of Conditional Use Application No. 2001.1203C (which approved the installation of six antennas mounted within fiberglass screens, and three equipment cabinets installed inside the existing rooftop penthouse on a St. Ignatius College Preparatory building as part of a wireless telecommunications network operated by Cingular Wireless) for property in an RH-1 (Residential, House, One-Family) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District which is located at 2001 - 37th Avenue (aka 2750 Rivera Street), west side between Ortega and Quintara Streets (Lot 6 in Assessor's Block 2094).APPROVED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
021135 1 Fire CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance repealing the San Francisco Fire Code and adopting, in its entirety, a new San Francisco Fire Code.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
021309 1 Legislative Analyst Request - Two-Year BudgetingMotionPassedMotion asking the Legislative Analyst to report on the practice by local governments to operate on a two-year budget cycle. Please provide potential benefits of such practice, as well as examples of municipalities that prepare two-year budgets.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
021190 1 Closed Session - Status of Potential AT&T Merger LitigationReportFiledMotion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session for the purpose of discussing the status of the potential AT&T merger litigation.MOTIONPass Action details Not available
021190 1 Closed Session - Status of Potential AT&T Merger LitigationReportFiledMotion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session for the purpose of discussing the status of the potential AT&T merger litigation.HEARD IN CLOSED SESSIONPass Action details Not available
021190 1 Closed Session - Status of Potential AT&T Merger LitigationReportFiledMotion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session for the purpose of discussing the status of the potential AT&T merger litigation.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
021299 1 Urging the Presidio Trust Management to have independent verificationResolutionPassedResolution urging the Presidio Trust Management to have an independent verification and examination of their financial model and all assumptions and data underlying that model by an independent Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Accounting Firm.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021300 1 Reaffirming the importance of CEDAWResolutionPassedResolution reaffirming the importance of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), and urging Senators Boxer and Feinstein to make every effort to ensure Senate ratification of CEDAW.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021302 1 Extending the operations of the SRO Task Forces to August 31, 2003ResolutionPassedResolution extending the operations of the Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Hotel Safety and Stabilization Task Force through August 31, 2003.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021303 1 Establishing a Work Group to End the Exploitation of YouthResolutionPassedResolution approving the formation of a work group to assess the needs of sexually exploited and abused youth.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021304 1 Commending Ingleside Presbyterian Church and Reverend Roland GordonResolutionPassedResolution commending Ingleside Presbyterian Church and Reverend Roland Gordon on the occasion of Ingleside Presbyterian Church's 95th anniversary and Reverend Roland Gordon's 24th pastoral anniversary.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021305 1 Commending Henry J. LeighResolutionPassedResolution commending Henry J. Leigh, upon his retirement, for his 32 years of dedication and service to the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021306 1 Commending Glynn MosesResolutionPassedResolution commending Glynn Moses, upon her retirement, for her 33 years of dedicated service at the San Francisco General Hospital Community Health Network.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021307 1 Commemorating the 30th anniversary of Title IX of the EducationResolutionPassedResolution commemorating the 30th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education including athletic programs and opportunities.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021308 1 Directing the Budget Analyst to conduct a management audit of the SF Airport Development BureauMotionMayors OfficeMotion amending the Schedule of Audits for the Budget Analyst and directing the Budget Analyst to conduct a management audit of the San Francisco International Airport's Airfield Development Bureau and to perform this management audit as the next priority assignment.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021123 1 Negotiations Regarding GCIU Local 4N and Independent/SF Examiner IU Local 4N and the Examiner/IndependentResolutionPassedResolution regarding negotiations between GCIU Local 4N and the SF Examiner/Independent.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
021123 2 Negotiations Regarding GCIU Local 4N and Independent/SF Examiner IU Local 4N and the Examiner/IndependentResolutionPassedResolution regarding negotiations between GCIU Local 4N and the SF Examiner/Independent.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
021298 1 Expedite process for open seats on Planning Commission and Board of AppealsResolutionPassedResolution to expedite the process of appointing the remaining four seats of the Planning Commission and the three seats on the Board of Appeals.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
021298 2 Expedite process for open seats on Planning Commission and Board of AppealsResolutionPassedResolution to expedite the process of appointing the remaining four seats of the Planning Commission and the three seats on the Board of Appeals.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
021301 1 Opposing S2633 and HR3782ResolutionPassedResolution urging the U.S. Senate to oppose the RAVE Act, S2633 (Reducing America's Vulnerability to Ecstacy Act) and urging the House of Representatives to oppose HR3782 sponsored by Congressman Doug Ose (D-CA).CONTINUED  Action details Not available
021335 1 $1.15 Million Grant Application from BAAQMD to Improve Air QualityResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the City Administrator to apply for a grant in the amount of $1.15 million from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for the purpose of implementing programs to improve air quality.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021337 1 Amending Building Code Section 2903 regarding single Stall Bathrooms in Public AccommodationsOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Section 2903 of the Building Code to require that single accommodation sanitary facilities in public accommodations bear signage indicating that they are usable by either sex.   Action details Not available
021338 1 Third Street Alcohol Restricted Use DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance adding Section 782 to the Planning Code to create a Third Street Alcohol Restricted Use District prohibiting liquor establishments and regulating existing non-conforming liquor establishments; amending Section 249.14 of the Planning Code to remove inconsistent regulations regarding liquor establishments; amending Zoning Map Sheet 8SU and 10SU of the City and County of San Francisco to indicate the boundaries of the Third Street Alcohol Restricted Use District, and making findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.   Action details Not available
021339 1 Financial Information PrivacyOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code to enact a new Article 20 to provide for the protection of private financial information.   Action details Not available
021356 1 Prohibiting temporary exchanges or reclassifications to Deputy Director, or equivalent classifications or policy-making or policy-implementing positions that report directly to a Department Head, without approval of the Board of SupervisorsOrdinanceKilledOrdinance amending Section 10.1 of the Administrative Provisions of the Annual Appropriation Ordinance to prohibit temporary exchanges or reclassifications to departmental Deputy Director, or equivalent classifications or policy-making or policy-implementing positions that report directly to a Department Head, without approval of the Board of Supervisors.   Action details Not available
021335 1 $1.15 Million Grant Application from BAAQMD to Improve Air QualityResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the City Administrator to apply for a grant in the amount of $1.15 million from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for the purpose of implementing programs to improve air quality.   Action details Not available
021336 1 Consolidation of BART Election - 11/5/02ResolutionPassedResolution consolidating the Bay Area Rapid Transit Election for Director's Seat in District 8 and Special District Election for a Seismic Safety Bond to be held in the City and County of San Francisco on November 5, 2002 with the General Municipal Election scheduled for the same date, and providing that the election shall be the same as for the General Municipal Election.   Action details Not available
021340 1 Accept and Expend a Gift from Tides FoundationResolutionPassedResolution accepting and expending a gift in place valued at approximately $150,000 from the Tides Foundation to the Recreation and Park Department for the National AIDS Memorial Grove.   Action details Not available
021341 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution declaring the week of August 3 through August 11, 2002 as Go Congress Week in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
021342 1 Honoring Patricia WalkupResolutionPassedResolution honoring Patricia Walkup, founder and past President of the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association.   Action details Not available
021343 1 Prohibition on the Sale of Naming RightsResolutionFiledResolution urging the Recreation and Park Commission to adopt a policy prohibiting the sale or lease of naming rights of any publicly-owned facility or open space and declaring that such policy is in the public interest and shall be adopted by the City and County of San Francisco and applied to all publicly-owned property.   Action details Not available
021344 1 Acknowledging Third Baptist ChurchResolutionPassedResolution acknowledging the spiritual leadership and dedication provided by Third Baptist Church and for its numerous contributions to the people of the City and County of San Francisco on the occasion of its sesquicentennial anniversary of service.   Action details Not available
021345 1 Urging the National Park Service, GGNRA, maintain the present configuration of the USSSF Memorial Monument.ResolutionPassedResolution urging the National Park Service, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, to maintain the present configuration of the USS San Francisco Memorial Monument, and urging the National Park Service to approve the erection of two additional historical plaques.   Action details Not available
021346 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming October 12, 2002 as Green Apple Books Day and celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Green Apple Books.   Action details Not available
021347 1 Commending NikkeiResolutionPassedResolution commending the accomplishments of Nikkei in San Francisco and throughout the nation and welcoming the Nikkei visitors attending the Topaz reunion.   Action details Not available
021348 1 Commending Shanghai FestivalResolutionPassedResolution commending the Shanghai Festival and proclaiming the fourth week of December 2002 as Shanghai Festival Week.   Action details Not available
021350 1 Appointment - Telecommunications CommissionResolutionPassedResolution approving the Mayor's appointment of Sunil V. Daluvoy to the Telecommunications Commission, for the term ending July 1, 2003.   Action details Not available
021357 1 Commending La Raza Centro LegalResolutionPassedResolution commending La Raza Centro Legal for their outstanding commitment to the San Francisco day labor population and for their tremendously successful administration, management and operation of the San Francisco day labor program.   Action details Not available
021351 1 CALWORKS ProgramHearingFiledHearing to discuss the CalWORKS program currently administered by the Department of Human Services (DHS), including, but not limited to: (1) Number of CalWORKS clients to be affected by the expiration of this program; and (2) Any proposed plans by DHS to transition clients to other social services.   Action details Not available
021352 1 Toxic Wastes on the PresidioHearingFiledHearing to discern: (1) the practice of toxic wastes being dumped onto the Presidio, including but not limited to paint, solvents, diesel fuel and raw sewage; and (2) the presence of toxic materials on the Presidio.   Action details Not available
021353 1 Preliminary Financial Projections for 2003-04HearingFiledHearing on the preliminary financial projections for the 2003-04 Budget of the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
021354 1 Special Funds - Children's Fund and Open Space FundHearingFiledHearing to address the Mayor's Office use of the special funds like the Children's Fund and Open Space Fund to balance the fiscal year 2002-03 Budget. The hearing will address how revenues for these funds can be better projected; and how the City can assure the public that these funds will not be used for such purposes again.   Action details Not available
021334 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
021349 1 Special Offsite Committee MeetingMotionMayors OfficeMotion setting a special offsite meeting of the Neighborhood Services and Recreation Committee for the purpose of receiving community input concerning items including, but not limited to, toxic waste, the PTIP and other general issues at the Presidio Trust (Thursday, August 22, 2002 - 2:00 PM, at the Presidio Trust Main Post, Officers Club, 50 Moraga Avenue).   Action details Not available
021355 1 Legislative Analyst RequestMotionPassedMotion asking the Legislative Analyst to study the City's Natural Areas Program, contrast and compare this program to the efforts in other cities, study and report on all resolutions and ordinances concerning the program, and interviewing all the various stakeholders who are interested in or concerned about the program.   Action details Not available
021288 1 Settlement of LawsuitOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Percival Agoncillo against the City and County of San Francisco for $62,500; the lawsuit was filed on November 17, 1999 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 307-953; entitled Percival Agoncillo v. City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
021296 1 Entertainment CommissionOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code to (i) enact a new Section 10.100-296 establishing the San Francisco Entertainment Commission Fund, and (ii) amend Section 90.9 of Chapter 90 relative to the fees for licenses and permits issued by the San Francisco Entertainment Commission.   Action details Not available
021282 1 Accept-Expend FHWA Value Pricing Pilot Program GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Executive Director of the Department of Parking and Traffic to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $378,186.40 from the Federal Highway Administration and the California State Department of Transportation to assist in the development and administration of the City CarShare program.   Action details Not available
021283 1 Certification of Lower Cost ServicesResolutionPassedResolution concurring with the Controller's certification that proposed services to be provided by PRWT Services, Inc. can be performed at a lower cost than similar services performed by City and County employees.   Action details Not available
021284 1 Extension of Agreement with PRWT Services, Inc.ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing a two-year extension of the agreement between PRWT Services, Inc. and the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
021287 1 Settlement of ClaimResolutionPassedResolution approving the Settlement of Unlitigated Claim of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) for $50,000.00; Claim was filed on December 28, 2001.   Action details Not available
021289 1 Extension of Water Department Contract with Westin Engineering, Inc. for construction support services, and assistance with claims analysis and dispute resolution or the S.F. Water Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) project beyond 10 yearsResolutionPassedResolution pursuant to Charter Sec. 9.118 approving an extension of the term beyond ten years of San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's professional services contract number CS-460 with Westin Engineering, Inc. for construction support services in connection with the San Francisco Water Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) project to cover the duration of the related construction contract, including closeout of the construction contract.   Action details Not available
021290 1 Modification to the Professional Service Agreement for Construction Management Services for SFO AirTrain for a new total contract amountResolutionPassedResolution approving Modification No. 7, the Close-out Modification, to Professional Services Agreement, Contract 5700CM - Construction Management Services for the AirTrain System, with PGH Wong Engineering/Luster Construction Management, in the amount of $2,644,367 for a new total contract amount not to exceed $32,847,364.   Action details Not available
021291 1 Accept-Expend Federal GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Airport Commission to accept and expend a Federal Airport Improvement Program grant in the amount of $5,291,558.00 from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration, and approving Modification Nos. 4 and 5 to Contract No. 4240.1 for preparation of environmental impact studies for the proposed runway reconfiguration project, for a total contract amount not to exceed $16,200,730.   Action details Not available