Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/20/2005 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
Regular Meeting
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051466 1 Grant of Federal Funds - Municipal Transportation AgencyResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $497,050 of TEA 21 Section 3015 (Research, Development, Demonstration, and Training Projects) capital assistance for an Alternative Fuel Technology Project, excluding administrative overhead costs.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051361 1 Professional services agreement to provide to perform professional engineering servicesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute and amend a professional services agreement with URS Corporation for an amount not to exceed $12,000,000 to provide professional engineering services for the Calaveras Dam Replacement Project.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051511 2 To appropriate general fund reserve to the Board of Supervisors for the Budget Analyst to perform a management audit of the Office of Emergency ServicesOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $179,385 from the General Fund Reserve to the Board of Supervisors to pay the Budget Analyst to perform a management audit of the Office of Emergency Services for Fiscal Year 2005-2006.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
051511 3 To appropriate general fund reserve to the Board of Supervisors for the Budget Analyst to perform a management audit of the Office of Emergency ServicesOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $179,385 from the General Fund Reserve to the Board of Supervisors to pay the Budget Analyst to perform a management audit of the Office of Emergency Services for Fiscal Year 2005-2006.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
051380 1 Interdepartmental jurisdictional transfer of propertyOrdinancePassedOrdinance transferring jurisdiction of certain unimproved real property located on Roosevelt Way and Henry Street (Block 2612, Lot 50) from the Mayor’s Office of Housing to the Recreation and Park Department.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
050852 1 Ordering the vacation of a portion of Bernal Heights BoulevardOrdinancePassedOrdinance ordering the vacation of a portion of Bernal Heights Boulevard west of Moultrie Street; transferring jurisdiction from the Department of Public Works to the Recreation and Park Department; adopting environmental findings and findings that such actions are consistent with the City’s General Plan and the Eight Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
051378 2 Sale of City Property located at 425 Mason Street, San FranciscoOrdinanceFiledOrdinance ordering the sale at public auction of City-owned property located at 425 Mason Street; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the sale is consistent with the City’s General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing other actions in furtherance of this ordinance.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
051390 1 Setting San Francisco’s fiscal year 2005-2006 property tax rate and establishing pass-through rate for residential tenantsOrdinancePassedOrdinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for City and County purposes and establishing pass-through rate for residential tenants pursuant to Chapter 37 of the Administrative Code for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051391 1 Setting San Francisco Community College District’s fiscal year 2005-2006 property tax rate to be included in the City’s overall property tax rateOrdinancePassedOrdinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for San Francisco Community College District purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051392 1 Setting San Francisco Unified School District’s fiscal year 2005-2006 property tax rate to be included in the City’s overall property tax rateOrdinancePassedOrdinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for San Francisco Unified School District purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051393 1 Setting San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District’s fiscal year 2005-2006 property tax rate to be included in the City’s overall property tax rateOrdinancePassedOrdinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051352 2 Outreach AdvertisingResolutionPassedResolution designating El Reportero and El Latino to be the outreach newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for the Hispanic community; China Press, World Journal, Sing Tao and Asian Week to be the outreach newspaper of the City and County for the Chinese community; San Francisco Bay View to be the outreach newspaper for the African American community and, the Bay Area Reporter to be the outreach newspaper for the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender community, to provide outreach advertising services for the fiscal year commencing upon Board of Supervisors and Mayoral approval and ending June 30, 2006.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051406 1 Lease of Real Property at One South Van Ness AvenueResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the exercise of an option to lease 34,683 square feet of space at One South Van Ness Avenue for the Municipal Transportation Agency of the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051454 1 Authorizing a Change in Use of Grant FundsOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing a change in the use of San Francisco Convention and Facilities Department grant funds to permit the funds to be used for an affordable housing development without a proposed pavilion.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050456 2 Planning Code - Section 311 NotificationOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 311 to clarify that the project notification requirements apply to building permits for demolition and change in the number of dwelling units as well as to building permits for new construction and alteration and to require that the notification package sent to neighboring property owners include specified information; adopting environmental findings and findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 302.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
050456 3 Planning Code - Section 311 NotificationOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 311 to clarify that the project notification requirements apply to building permits for demolition and change in the number of dwelling units as well as to building permits for new construction and alteration and to require that the notification package sent to neighboring property owners include specified information; adopting environmental findings and findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 302.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
050829 1 Requiring baby diaper-changing accommodations in new Public-Serving and Substantially Renovated Public-Serving EstablishmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code by adding Section 166 to require that new public-serving establishments and substantially renovated public-serving establishments install baby diaper-changing accommodations; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051218 1 Public Works Landmark TreesResolutionPassedResolution approving designation of four (4) tree locations for Landmark Status because of their historical significance, aesthetic qualities, or contribution to the City’s overall character.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041275 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Revised Certificate of Determination of Exemption from Environmental Review - American Buddhist Cultural Society Building located at 1730-1750 Van Ness AvenueHearingKilledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department dated August 13, 2004, Case No. 2003.0657E, approving the proposed project to include: a renovation and vertical addition to the existing one-story-plus-mezzanine American Buddhist Cultural Society building; an expanded second level and construction of third and fourth levels for a total of four stories and a total height of approximately 70 feet; and add approximately 16,798 gross square feet (gsf) to the existing building for a total square footage of 27,758 gsf, located at 1730-1750 Van Ness Avenue, Assessor’s Block 0622, Lot 019. (Appellant: 1776 Sacramento Street Homeowners Association, represented by the Law Offices of Stephen M. Williams).TABLEDPass Action details Not available
041276 1 Affirming the categorical exemption issued for 1730-1750 Van Ness AvenueMotionKilledMotion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the 1730-1750 Van Ness Avenue project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
041277 1 Disapproving the categorical exemption issued for 1730-1750 Van Ness AvenueMotionKilledMotion disapproving the determination by the Planning Department that the 1730-1750 Van Ness Avenue project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
041278 1 Preparation of findings related to the categorical exemption issued for 1730-1750 Van Ness AvenueMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings related to the appeal of the determination by the Planning Department that the 1730-1750 Van Ness Avenue project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.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 bulCONTINUEDPass 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.CONTINUEDPass 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.CONTINUEDPass 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.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
051402 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Categorical Exemption for 3350 20th Street (Quonset Hut structure)HearingKilledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department dated October 7, 2004, exempting from environmental review under Categorical Exemption, State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (l) (3), the demolition of a small commercial structure. The proposed project involves the demolition of the Quonset Hut structure located at at 3350 20th Street, Assessor’s Block 3594, Lot 15. (Appellant: Sue C. Hestor, Attorney, representing Mission Anti-Displacement Coalition).TABLEDPass Action details Not available
051403 1 Affirming the categorical exemption issued for 3350 20th StreetMotionKilledMotion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the 3350 20th Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
051404 1 Disapproving the categorical exemption issued for 3350 20th StreetMotionKilledMotion disapproving the determination by the Planning Department that the 3350 20th Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
051405 1 Preparation of findings related to the categorical exemption issued for 3350 20th StreetMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings related to the appeal of the determination by the Planning Department that the 3350 20th Street Project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
051033 1 Additional Eligibility Requirements to Participate in Public Financing Program for Candidates for the Board of SupervisorsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 1.140 of the San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code, by amending section 1.140 to disqualify from participation in the City's public financing program any candidate who: (1) has any outstanding fines or penalties owed to the City that were imposed for violations of state or local campaign finance laws, the lobbyist ordinance, the campaign consultant ordinance, or local conflict of interest laws; (2) has not filed with the Ethics Commission any legally required campaign finance, campaign consultant, lobbyist or statement of economic interests forms; or (3) has been found by a court to have knowingly, willfully or intentionally violated state or local campaign finance laws within the previous five years.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051151 2 Application of the City's Conflict of Interest Laws to Members of Certain Advisory BodiesOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code by adding section 3.203 to apply the City's conflict of interest laws to members of advisory bodies who are required to file statements of economic interests.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051327 2 Appointment - Asthma Task ForceResolutionPassedResolution appointing Kimberley Knox, term ending June 30, 2007, to the Asthma Task Force.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051330 2 Appointment - Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation DistrictResolutionPassedResolution appointing Lynne Newhouse Segal, term ending January 31, 2007, to the Board of Directors, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051498 2 Appointment - Assessment Appeals Board No. 1ResolutionPassedResolution appointing Diane Robinson and Stephen Wasserman, terms ending September 1, 2008, to the Assessment Appeals Board No. 1.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051499 2 Appointment - Assessment Appeals Board No. 2ResolutionPassedResolution appointing Calvin Abe, term ending September 4, 2006, and Joseph Tham, term ending September 1, 2008, to the Assessment Appeals Board No. 2.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051500 1 Public Education Enrichment FundResolutionPassedResolution approving the San Francisco Unified School District revised expenditure plans for the Public Education Enrichment Fund.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051560 1 Emergency Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program - September 27, 2005, Committee of the WholeMotionPassedMotion for the Board of Supervisors to convene as a committee of the whole on September 27, 2005, at 4:00 p.m. to accept public testimony concerning the possible adoption of an emergency ordinance reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program set forth in Chapter 14A of the San Francisco Administrative Code; suspending Chapter 12D.A; providing for data collection to ensure nondiscrimination in City contracting; and adopting a declaration of emergency.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
051567 1 Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Department of Parking and TrafficResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Parking and Traffic to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $500,000 from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to integrate the SFgo Transportation Management Center (TMC) with Caltrans District 4 in Oakland and 511 to exchange real-time transportation information.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051568 1 Accept-Expend Federal/State Pass Through Grant - Department of Public LibraryResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Library to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $17,447 from the California State Library as part of the Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) for reimbursing tuition expenses of library employees pursuing a degree or certificate in library science at an institution of higher education.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051571 1 Supporting Gay Marriage AB849ResolutionPassedResolution declaring support for eliminating legal discrimination against same-sex couples in the provision of civil marriage licenses and further supporting The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, AB849 and further urging the Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act to protect all families of California.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051573 1 Declaring September 24, 2005 as Grand Duchess Sophilya Leggz and Grand Duke Mike Manicotti DayResolutionPassedResolution declaring September 24, 2005 as Grand Duchess Sophilya Leggz and Grand Duke Mike Manicotti Day in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051574 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Sheriff's DepartmentResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Sheriff’s Department to accept and expend a continuation grant in the amount of $76,283 from the Private Industry Council of San Francisco for providing employment and education services to young offenders and after their release from the county jail.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051575 1 Honoring Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc. (RAMS)ResolutionPassedResolution honoring Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc. (RAMS) for their commitment and contributions to the San Francisco community.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051576 1 Commending Founders of the First Annual Fulton Street FairResolutionPassedResolution commending the Alamo Square Neighborhood Association and the Third Baptist Church for founding the First Annual Fulton Street Fair (aka “The Love Connection”).ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051578 1 Declaring October 3, 2005 "B.K.S. Iyengar Day" in San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution declaring October 3, 2005 “B.K.S. Iyengar Day” in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051579 1 Commending Lee BlitchResolutionPassedResolution commending Lee Blitch for his invaluable contributions to the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051577 1 Waiver Permitting City Employees to Assist the Department of Elections with the November 8, 2005 electionMotionPassedMotion granting a waiver from the prohibition imposed by Charter section 13.104.5, to permit City employees to assist the Department of Elections with the November 8, 2005 election.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
051555 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
051572 1 SFUSD Labor-Management DisputeResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Board of Education and the San Francisco Unified School District Superintendent, Arlene Ackerman, to seek all avenues available to resolve the current labor and management dispute, including finding a informal or local mediator and utilizing portions of Proposition H, the Public Education Enrichment Fund, to fund salaries for the lowest paid and most vulnerable School District employees.CONTINUED  Action details Not available
051580 1 Urging SFUSD Superintendent Arlene Ackerman to forego the provision in her current contract for a $375,000 severance packageResolutionPassedResolution urging San Francisco Unified School District Superintendent Arlene Ackerman to forego the provision in her current contract for a $375,000 severance package.REFERRED  Action details Not available
051611 1 St. Luke’s and CPMC Affiliation AgreementResolutionPassedResolution urging the Boards of Directors of both St. Luke’s Hospital and the California Pacific Medical Center to postpone their vote on the new Affiliation Agreement until the Board of Supervisors has scheduled a hearing to consider the financial, social justice and public health implications of key elements of the agreement.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051612 1 Commending George GallowayResolutionPassedResolution commending George Galloway, Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow, UK, and author of "Galloway Goes to Washington," for his efforts to promote peace in Iraq through his "Stand Up and Be Counted" tour.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051260 2 Medical cannabis guidelines and medical cannabis dispensary zoning and permittingOrdinanceKilledOrdinance 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 890.131, to: define medical cannabis dispensaries; prohibit dispensaries in residential-house and residential-mixed zoning districts; permit dispensaries elsewhere subject to restrictions based on a dispensary's proximity to schools, community centers and institutions for the treatment of addictive diseases and subject, in some areas of the City, to the granting of a conditional use permit; 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 dispensaries operating before April 1, 2005 to obtain a permit within 18 months of the effective date of this legislation or cease operation; require a notice that permits for dispensaries are not i   Action details Not available
051604 1 Payroll Expense Tax Exclusion for Persons Who Hire the Disabled and the HomelessOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the Payroll Expense Tax Ordinance to establish a tax exclusion for persons who hire the disabled and the homeless, as specified.   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.   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.   Action details Not available
051607 1 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    Action details Not available
051614 1 Establishing the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund to receive donations to pay for relief to victims of the Hurricane Katrina of 2005OrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 10.100-291 to establish the San Francisco Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund to receive donations from employees, and private and public grants and appropriations, gifts and bequests to be used for relief to victim of Hurricane Katrina of 2005.   Action details Not available
051580 1 Urging SFUSD Superintendent Arlene Ackerman to forego the provision in her current contract for a $375,000 severance packageResolutionPassedResolution urging San Francisco Unified School District Superintendent Arlene Ackerman to forego the provision in her current contract for a $375,000 severance package.   Action details Not available
051609 1 Mortgage Credit CertificatesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing an application to the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee to permit the issuance of Mortgage Credit Certificates.   Action details Not available
051615 1 Housing assistance for people with HIV/AIDS displaced by the Hurricane KatrinaResolutionPassedResolution stating that the City and County of San Francisco will provide housing assistance for the 8,000 people with HIV/AIDS who have been displaced by the Hurricane Katrina disaster in Louisiana and Mississippi.   Action details Not available
051616 1 Commending East Bakersfield High School JournalistsResolutionPassedResolution commending East Bakersfield High School Journalism Department and student journalists for their courage in attempting to publish a series of news articles in their school newspaper on the lives of gay youth and for fighting for their first amendment rights to overturn the prohibition imposed by school administrators to censor publication of the news series.   Action details Not available
051617 1 Declaring October 2005 to be "Domestic Violence Awareness Month"ResolutionPassedResolution declaring October 2005 to be “Domestic Violence Awareness Month” in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
051618 1 Accept-Expend Gift - San Francisco Public LibraryResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Library to accept and expend up to $16 million from the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library for furniture, fixtures, equipment and other costs related to the Branch Library Improvement Program.   Action details Not available
051619 1 Interim Report on Traffic Flow and Pedestrian Safety on Octavia BoulevardResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Department of Parking and Traffic to deliver an interim report by October 5, 2005 concerning traffic flow and pedestrian safety on Octavia Boulevard and its adjoining freeway off-ramp.   Action details Not available
051620 1 Tree Disclosure StatementResolutionPassedResolution urging the Planning Department to require a Tree Disclosure Statement as part of all building permit applications that include exterior work, demolition or grading.   Action details Not available
051621 1 Zoning - Extension of Planning Commission Review Period - Better Neighborhoods PlanResolutionPassedResolution extending the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed ordinance to amend the Administrative Code to add Chapter 36 to establish uniform procedures for developing comprehensive neighborhood plans (the "Better Neighborhoods Planning and Implementation Process"); to Administrative Code Section 3.4 to provide for integrated Better Neighborhoods Plan budget documents, and to amend the Planning Code to add Section 312A regarding discretionary review for projects proposed in Better Neighborhoods Plan areas.   Action details Not available
051622 1 Endorsing Statewide Ballot MeasureResolutionPassedResolution endorsing the passage of California State Proposition 79, the “Cheaper Prescription Drugs for California Act”, and urging the defeat of California State Proposition 78, sponsored by major pharmaceutical manufacturers.   Action details Not available
051623 1 Honoring Michael LaneResolutionPassedResolution honoring Michael Lane for his many contributions to the City and County of San Francisco and proclaiming October 4, 2005 as Michael Lane Day.   Action details Not available
051624 1 Declaring the week of October 2-9 Howl Week in the City and County of San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution declaring the week of October 2-9 Howl Week in the City and County of San Francisco to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first reading of Allen Ginsberg's classic American poem about the Beat Generation.   Action details Not available
051625 1 Commending the League of California Cities-Latino CaucusResolutionPassedResolution commending the League of California Cities-Latino Caucus for its work advocating for and improving the quality of life of Latinos in California and extending congratulations to Los Angeles City Council President Alex Padilla on becoming President of the League of California Cities.   Action details Not available
051608 1 Functions of a County Agricultural Commissioner-Sealer of Weights and Measures and status of enforcement of San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4914HearingFiledHearing to review the functions of a County Agricultural Commissioner - Sealer of Weights and Measures and to review the status of enforcement of San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4914.   Action details Not available
051610 1 Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA)HearingFiledHearing on the status of the Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA) as an independent agency and of the Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA), to determine the following: (1) The leadership crisis at TIDA. Who is in charge. (2) The status of TIDA as an independent redevelopment agency. (3) The status of the existing Exclusive Negotiationg Agreement (ENA) and its proposed extension with the developer.   Action details Not available
051613 1 Implementation of pedestrian safety and traffic calming measures around the opening of the Octavia freeway entrance at Market StreetHearingFiledHearing on the implementation of pedestrian safety and traffic calming measures around the opening of the Octavia freeway entrance at Market Street, as directed by the Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 040912.   Action details Not available
051626 1 Hearing - St. Luke's and CPMC Affiliation AgreementHearingFiledHearing to inquire into the fiscal, social justice and public health implications of the Affiliation Agreement between the Boards of Directors of St. Luke's Hospital and the California Pacific Medical Center.   Action details Not available
051521 1 Designate 150 Otis Street, the Juvenile Court and Detention Home, as Landmark No. 248OrdinancePassedOrdinance designating 150 Otis Street, the Juvenile Court and Detention Home, as Landmark No. 248 pursuant to Article 10, Sections 1004 and 1004.4 of the Planning Code.   Action details Not available
051530 1 Airport Public Parking Services PropositionResolutionPassedResolution approving the Controller's certification that Airport Public Automobile Parking Facilities for San Francisco International Airport can practically be performed by private contractor at a lower cost than if work were performed by city employees at budgeted levels.   Action details Not available
051531 1 Airport Employee Parking Services Proposition JResolutionPassedResolution approving the Controller's certification that Airport Employee Parking Facilities for San Francisco International Airport can practically be performed by private contractor at a lower cost than if work were performed by city employees at budgeted levels.   Action details Not available
051532 1 Report of assessment costs for sidewalk and curb repairs - 534 Octavia StreetResolutionPassedResolution approving report of assessment costs submitted by the Director of Public Works for sidewalk and curb repairs ordered to be performed by said Director pursuant to Sections 707 and 707.1 of the Public Works Code, the costs thereof having been paid for out of a revolving fund.   Action details Not available
051533 1 Contract between the Department of Public Health and Accordis, Inc. to provide retroactive claiming of aged accounts servicesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Public Health and the Director of the Office of Contract Administration/Purchaser to continue a contract between the City and County of San Francisco and Accordis, Inc. to provide retroactive claiming of aged accounts services for the period of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2008.   Action details Not available
051594 1 Confirming appointment of Hunter Stern to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of DirectorsResolutionMayors OfficeResolution confirming the appointment of Hunter Stern to the Board of Directors of the Municipal Transportation Agency, term ending March 1, 2009.   Action details Not available