Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/28/2009 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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090354 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - State of California, Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs - $604,354OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the administrative action filed by the State of California, Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs against the City and County of San Francisco for $604,354; the administrative action was initiated on March 20, 2008, in the California Office of Administrative Hearings, Case Nos. SACPA 02/03-38 and 03/04-38, OAH No. 2008070346 entitled In the Matter of the Audit of the City and County of San Francisco, Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
090385 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Robert Cruz and Darwin Dias - $92,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Robert Cruz and Darwin Dias against the City and County of San Francisco for $92,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 14, 2008, in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 08-0244; entitled Robert Cruz, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
090384 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Allstate Insurance Company - $30,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of unlitigated claim of Allstate Insurance Company as subrogee for Rajitha Sangha against San Francisco for $30,000; claim was filed on October 22, 2008.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090434 2 Appointments, Children's Collaborative Task Force - Lindsay Page, Peggy Brown and Allyson ClarkMotionPassedMotion appointing Lindsay Page, Peggy Brown and Allyson Clark, terms to be determined, to the Children's Collaborative Task Force.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
090435 2 Appointments, Child Care Planning and Advisory Council - Judith Baker, Lourdes Alarcon and Heidi McLaughlinMotionPassedMotion appointing Judith Baker, term ending December 31, 2010, Lourdes Alarcon, term ending December 31, 2009 and Heidi McLaughlin, term ending December 31, 2011, to the Child Care Planning and Advisory Council.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
090436 2 Appointment, Bicycle Advisory Committee - Rachel EboraMotionPassedMotion appointing Rachel Ebora, term ending November 19, 2010, to the Bicycle Advisory Committee.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
090439 2 Appointments, Immigrant Rights Commission - Solomon Jones and Elahe EnssaniMotionPassedMotion appointing Solomon Jones and Elahe Enssani, terms ending June 6, 2010, to the Immigrant Rights Commission.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
090440 2 Appointment, Commission on the Aging Advisory Council - Vera HaileMotionPassedMotion appointing Vera Haile, term ending March 31, 2011, to the Commission on the Aging Advisory Council.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
090202 2 Approving General Plan Amendments Related to the Visitacion Valley Redevelopment PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco General Plan by approving General Plan amendments to implement the Visitacion Valley Redevelopment Plan (which includes a portion of the Visitacion Valley neighborhood and the Schlage Lock site within the City and County of San Francisco, the boundaries of which are designated on Sectional Map No. 10 SU of the Zoning Maps of the City and County of San Francisco, and which generally includes the properties bounded by Bayshore, Blanken and Tunnel Avenue to the San Francisco/San Mateo County line to the south, including the properties fronting Bayshore Boulevard from Arleta Avenue to the San Francisco/San Mateo County line to the south and including the properties fronting Leland Avenue from Cora Street to Bayshore Boulevard) by amending the Arts Element, Commerce and Industry Element, Recreation and Open Space Element, Transportation Element, and Urban Design Elements; making environmental findings and findings that the proposed amendments are consistent with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of the Planning Code Section 101.1.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
090224 2 Zoning Map Amendments In Connection With Visitacion Valley Redevelopment PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Sheet 10SU to establish a special use district for all property located within the Visitacion Valley Redevelopment Project Area, generally including the properties bounded by Bayshore, Blanken and Tunnel Avenue to the San Francisco/San Mateo County line to the south, including the properties fronting Bayshore Boulevard from Arleta Avenue to the San Francisco/San Mateo County line to the south and including the properties fronting Leland Avenue from Cora Street to Bayshore Boulevard; amending Sheet 10H of the Zoning Map to change the Height and Bulk District of the Visitacion Valley Redevelopment Project Area from a 40-X Height and Bulk District to a 55-X Height and Bulk District for property located in Subarea Zone 2 of the Visitacion Valley Redevelopment Plan; and making various findings, including CEQA findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
090223 3 Schlage Lock/Visitacion Valley Special Use DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 249.40 to establish the Visitacion Valley/Schlage Lock Special Use District which includes a portion of the Visitacion Valley neighborhood and the Schlage Lock site within the City and County of San Francisco, the boundaries of which are designated on Sectional Map No. 10 SU of the Zoning Maps of the City and County of San Francisco, and which generally includes the properties bounded by Bayshore, Blanken and Tunnel Avenue to the San Francisco/San Mateo County line to the south, including the properties fronting Bayshore Boulevard from Arleta Avenue to the San Francisco/San Mateo County line to the south and including the properties fronting Leland Avenue from Cora Street to Bayshore Boulevard; to require development within the Special Use District to adhere to the Visitacion Valley/Schlage Lock Design for Development document approved as part of the Visitacion Valley Redevelopment Plan.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
090222 3 Adopting the Redevelopment Plan for the Visitacion Valley Redevelopment ProjectOrdinancePassedOrdinance approving and adopting the Redevelopment Plan for the Visitacion Valley Redevelopment Project area; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the Redevelopment Plan is 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; authorizing official acts in furtherance of this ordinance.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
090424 1 Approving the 2009 San Francisco Juvenile Justice Local Action Plan UpdateResolutionPassedResolution approving the 2009 San Francisco Juvenile Justice Local Action Plan which identifies the citywide programs and approaches that have been demonstrated to be effective in reducing violence, crime and delinquency amongst young adults ages 11 – 25 and includes recommendations for how funding for local violence prevention and intervention strategies will be allocated for the term of July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090093 2 Solar Energy Agreements with Recurrent EnergyOrdinancePassedOrdinance approving a 25-Year Power Purchase Agreement and Site Lease Agreement with RE-SFCITY1, LP (Recurrent), a wholly owned subsidiary of Recurrent Energy, to finance, construct, own, operate, and maintain a solar photovoltaic power plant on the rooftop of the North Storage Basin Reservoir and certain adjacent land on the Sunset Reservoir property located at the intersection of 24th Avenue and Ortega Street, San Francisco, and to sell all electricity generated by the project to the City acting through its Public Utilities Commission.CONTINUED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
090404 1 Certificates of Participation for Street Improvements - $42,000,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the execution and delivery of Certificates of Participation in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $42,000,000 to finance the acquisition, construction, improvement and installation of certain street improvements; approving the form of a First Supplement to Trust Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the Trustee named therein (including certain indemnities contained therein); approving the form of a First Supplement to Project Lease between the City and the Trustee relating to the real property and improvements located at 375 Laguna Honda Boulevard; approving the form of an Official Notice of Sale and Notice of Intention to Sell for the Certificates of Participation, if sold by competitive sale; authorizing certain actions relating to the Certificates of Participation, if sold by negotiated sale; approving the form of an official statement in preliminary and final form; approving the form of a Continuing Disclosure Certificate; granting general authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection with the authorizationPASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
090418 1 Waiver of fee for temporary farmers' market in Noe Valley from April 14, 2009, through September 29, 2009OrdinancePassedOrdinance waiving the fees in San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code Sections 35 and 248, San Francisco Planning Code Section 355(d), and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 1.10-1 for a farmers' market to be held at 3950 24th Street from April 14, 2009 through September 29, 2009.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
090211 1 Planning Code-Amending Appendix C to Article 11 Regarding 608 Folsom StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the designation of 608 Folsom Street (Assessor’s Block 3735, Lot 009) from Category V (Unrated) to Category III (Contributory) under Planning Code Article 11; and adopting General Plan, Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and environmental findings.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
090225 2 Residential Water Conservation Ordinance AmendmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Chapter 12A of the San Francisco Housing Code to achieve water conservation by improving the water efficiency of residential buildings by amending the standards for water closets, showerheads, and faucet aerators and requiring leak repair in all residential buildings, except for tourist hotels and motels, required upon the occurrence of specific events, amending Chapter 12A to allow an exemption to preserve historical integrity, amending Chapter 12 and 12A to allow paper and/or electronic forms for compliance and providing that compliance records may be available via the internet, amending Section 1211 to clarify that domestic partners are entitled to the same exemptions from the definition of transfers as spouses, amending the Section 1216 fee provision for energy conservation compliance to include water conservation compliance, and providing that this ordinance shall be effective no earlier than July 1, 2009.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
090226 2 Commercial Water Conservation Ordinance AmendmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Chapter 13A of the San Francisco Building Code to achieve water conservation by improving the water efficiency of commercial buildings by changing the standards for water closets, urinals, showerheads and faucet aerators and requiring leak repair, required upon the occurrence of major additions or improvements, and in all defined commercial buildings no later than January 1, 2017, authorizing an exemption to preserve historical integrity of the building, authorizing paper and/or electronic forms for compliance and providing that compliance records may be available via the internet, providing that reasonable fees may be required to pay for the cost of implementing this Chapter, to be established by subsequent Board action, and providing that this ordinance shall be effective no earlier than July 1, 2009.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
090453 2 Appointment, Police Commission - Petra DeJesusMotionPassedMotion appointing Petra DeJesus, term ending April 30, 2013, to the Police Commission.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
090316 1 Committee of the Whole - Hearing on the Board of Supervisors' roles and responsibilities during a City EmergencyHearingFiledHearing on the roles and responsibilities of the Board of Supervisors during a City Emergency.FILED  Action details Not available
090480 1 Supporting Senate Bill 797, the Toxin-Free Babies and Toddlers ActResolutionPassedResolution urging the City and County of San Francisco to support Senate Bill 797 (SB 797), the Toxin-Free Babies and Toddlers Act.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090481 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Department of Public Health (DPH) - $100,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $100,000 from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) to support a public health preparedness project through the Communicable Disease and Prevention Section; for the period of April 1, 2009 through September 29, 2009.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090483 1 Supporting Senate Bill 585 to ban gun shows at the Cow PalaceResolutionPassedResolution supporting Senate Bill 585 to ban gun shows at the Cow Palace.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090487 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Department of Public Health (DPH) - $34,645ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $34,645 from the Public Health Foundation Enterprises (PHFE), to support a research project entitled “Chemoprophylaxis for HIV Prevention in Men;” for the period of February 1, 2009, through January 31, 2010.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090488 1 Commending Parents for Public Schools-San Francisco for ten years of serviceResolutionPassedResolution commending Parents for Public Schools-San Francisco for ten years of service to the parents, students and public schools of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090489 1 Building Safety Week - May 3-9, 2009ResolutionPassedResolution declaring May 3-9, 2009, as Building Safety Week in San Francisco, recognizing the public safety efforts undertaken by the professionals at the Department of Building Inspection, and honoring these public employees for their dedication to safety.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090490 1 Commending Robert Pender on the occasion of his 85th birthdayResolutionPassedResolution commending Robert Pender on the occasion of his 85th birthday.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090491 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Department of Public Health - Laguna Honda Hospital (DPH-LHH) - $7,500ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) – Laguna Honda Hospital (DPH-LHH), to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $7,500 from the Stanford Geriatric Education Center, to support the transitional healthcare project, for the period of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090492 1 Declaring June, July and August 2009 as Soda Free SummerResolutionPassedResolution declaring June, July and August 2009 as “Soda Free Summer” and urging all San Franciscans to join Shape Up SF to “Rethink Your Drink “ and go Soda Free this summer.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090350 2 Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole - April 28, 2009MotionPassedMotion that the Board convenes as a Committee of the Whole on April 28, 2009, to consider Board of Supervisors File Number 090316, a hearing to discuss the Board’s roles and responsibilities in the event of a City emergency.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
090482 1 Opposing Proposition 1D on the May 19, 2009, Statewide Special ElectionResolutionPassedResolution opposing Proposition 1D on the May 19, 2009, Statewide Special Election.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
090486 1 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) raids on medical cannabis dispensariesResolutionPassedResolution urging a cessation of recent Drug Enforcement Administration raids on medical cannabis dispensaries.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
090517 1 Proclaiming April 2009 Autism Awareness Month in San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming April 2009 Autism Awareness Month in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090523 1 Eastern Neighborhoods Citizens Advisory CommitteeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code Section 10E.2 concerning the qualifications for and number of members on the Eastern Neighborhoods Citizens Advisory Committee.   Action details Not available
090526 1 Waiver of temporary street space occupancy fee on May 16, 2009, for Small Business Week Sidewalk SaleOrdinancePassedOrdinance waiving the fee in Public Works Code Section 724.1(b) for temporary street space occupancy in certain sections of the City on Saturday, May 16, 2009, as part of Small Business Week.   Action details Not available
090527 1 Public Employment and Accept and Expend Federal pass through State Grant - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2008-2009; Mayor's Summer Food Service Program and the Afterschool Snack Program - 2009OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 141-08 (Annual Salary Ordinance 2008-09) to reflect the addition of one position (0.40 FTE) 9774 Sr. Community Development Specialist, one position (0.40 FTE) 1840 Jr. Management Assistant, and thirteen positions (1.04 FTE) 9910 Public Service Trainee in the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (CHF), and authorizing the department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $885,127 currently and retroactively, if necessary, from the United States Department of Agriculture pass through the California Department of Education to sponsor the 2009 Mayor’s Summer Food Service Program and the After School Snack Program.   Action details Not available
090517 1 Proclaiming April 2009 Autism Awareness Month in San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming April 2009 Autism Awareness Month in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
090524 1 Initiate the Designation of the ILA Hall 38-79, 113 Steuart Street, as a LandmarkResolutionFiledResolution initiating designation of real property at 113 Steuart Street, located on the western side of Embarcadero encompassing all of Block No. 3715, Lot No. 2, including the building located thereon, commonly known as the ILA Hall 38-79, as a Landmark pursuant to Section 1004.1 of San Francisco Planning Code.   Action details Not available
090528 1 Declaring May 12, 2009, as John Ross DayResolutionPassedResolution commending John Ross for his service to San Francisco over the past 45 years as a writer, poet, journalist, speaker, teacher, and community organizer, and declaring May 12, 2009, to be John Ross Day.   Action details Not available
090530 1 Municipal Clerks Week - May 3-9, 2009ResolutionPassedResolution declaring May 3-9, 2009, as Municipal Clerks Week in the City and County of San Francisco, hereby recognizing the vital services performed by Municipal Clerks and especially by the City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors Clerk of the Board, Angela Calvillo, and her staff.   Action details Not available
090531 1 Declaring May 2009 as Hepatitis B Awareness MonthResolutionPassedResolution declaring May 2009 as Hepatitis B awareness month in San Francisco, with the goal of holding at least one Hepatitis B awareness or prevention event every day of the month; build on continuing efforts by the San Francisco community to make San Francisco the first city in America to be free of Hepatitis B disease; encouraging all San Francisco residents to know their own Hepatitis B status.   Action details Not available
090532 1 Supporting Senate Bill 782, Residential tenancies: domestic violenceResolutionPassedResolution supporting Senate Bill 782 to provide stable, safe housing for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.   Action details Not available
090533 1 Urging Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) to consider needs of Ocean BeachResolutionPassedResolution urging the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) to consider needs of Ocean Beach when allocating $16.1 million it has received in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds as well as future allotments of Federal funding.   Action details Not available
090534 1 Mortgage Revenue BondsResolutionPassedResolution 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 $12,000,000 for Arlington Residence; authorizing and directing the Director to direct the Controller’s Office to hold in trust an amount not to exceed $60,000 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 $12,000,000; author   Action details Not available
090535 1 Declaring Van Ness Avenue and Geary Boulevard Bus Rapid Transits as San Francisco's Top Federal Small Starts Funding PriorityResolutionPassedResolution declaring Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit and Geary Boulevard Bus Rapid Transit as San Francisco’s top priority for Federal Small Starts Funding.   Action details Not available
090536 1 Commending Chris Ellen Montgomery on her 25 years of service to the City and County of San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution commending Chris Ellen Montgomery for her 25 years of exceptional service to the City and County of San Francisco and the Department of Public Works.   Action details Not available
090537 1 Endorsing San Francisco's inclusion in the "Healthy Purchase Pilot Program"ResolutionPassedResolution endorsing and supporting San Francisco’s inclusion in the California Department of Public Health’s “Healthy Purchase Pilot Program.”   Action details Not available
090518 1 Controller's Nine Month ReportHearingFiledHearing on the Controller's Nine Month Report.   Action details Not available
090519 1 Proposed changes to the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the Municipal Transportation Agency for fiscal year 2009-2010HearingFiledHearing to consider proposed changes to the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the Municipal Transportation Agency for fiscal year 2009-2010.   Action details Not available
090520 1 Ethics Commission's priorities for fiscal year 2009-2010HearingFiledHearing on the Ethics Commission's priorities for fiscal year 2009-2010.   Action details Not available
090521 1 Mexican Museum projectHearingFiledHearing to discuss the status of the Mexican Museum project. The hearing shall include a discussion of the City and County of San Francisco's commitment to the completion of the Mexican Museum project. The hearing shall include a presentation by and/or discussion with all relevant City agencies, including, without limitation, the San Francisco Arts Commission, the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, and the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services.   Action details Not available
090522 1 Health and Economic StimulusHearingFiledHearing on the correlation of health and wellness to economic recovery programs and reinvestment for San Francisco.   Action details Not available
090525 1 Amending the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to establish process regarding Civil Grand Jury ReportsMotionFiledMotion amending the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to add a new Section 6.26 establishing timeline and process for review and preparation of response to Civil Grand Jury Reports.   Action details Not available
090529 1 Waiver permitting City Employees to Assist the Department of Elections with the May 19, 2009, special statewide 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 May 19, 2009, special statewide election.   Action details Not available
090076 2 Administrative Code - Establishing Fees under the Community Preservation and Blight Reduction ActOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 80, Section 80.4, to authorize the Department of Public Works to charge a fee of $250 to cover the cost of inspecting blighted properties and to charge an increased fee to recover additional inspection costs incurred in enforcement of the Community Preservation and Blight Reduction Act; amending Section 80.8 to clarify that the Blight Abatement Fund is a Category Six special fund within the meaning of Administrative Code Title XIII, Section 10.100-1; and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
090450 1 Approval of Sheriff's Contract for Jail Commissary and Inmate Trust Fund Accounting & Management System with ARAMARK Correctional Services, LLCResolutionPassedResolution approving a contract for operating the Sheriff’s Jail Commissary and Inmate Trust Fund Accounting & Management System, between ARAMARK Correctional Services, LLC. (ARAMARK), and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Sheriff’s Department.   Action details Not available
090451 1 Memorandum of Understanding between the Treasure Island Development Authority and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for Payment of Unpaid UtilitiesResolutionPassedResolution approving and authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Treasure Island Development Authority and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for Payment of Unpaid Utility Amounts.   Action details Not available