Details Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 1/8/2008 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 Published minutes: Minutes   Attachments: Meeting Items (85) 85 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: Legislation only Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Agenda # Name Type Status Title Action Result Action Details Video 071436 1   Appropriating $33,521,354 of land sales revenue for construction at 525 Golden Gate to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Ordinance Passed Ordinance appropriating $33,521,354 of San Francisco Water and Wastewater Enterprises estimated land sales revenues from properties including BART land, Petrocchi Brothers property, 425 Mason Street, Muni Transfer at Cesar Chavez, Peter Naughton Easement Transfer, Sea Cliff Lot, Chestnut and El Camino property in South San Francisco, Manzano Way lots in Fremont, PG&E Jefferson Martin Line, and Martin Gaehwhiler property, for costs related to architectural, excavation design services, construction and construction management at 525 Golden Gate Avenue to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for Fiscal Year 2007-2008. FINALLY PASSED Pass Action details Not available 071469 2   Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Sheriff's Department Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 175-07 (Annual Salary Ordinance 2007-2008) to reflect the addition of a .50 FTE 8420 Program Rehabilitation Services Coordinator in the Sheriff’s Department, and a .50 FTE 2586 Health Worker II and .50 FTE 2803 Epidemiologist in the Department of Public Health, and authorizing the Sheriff’s Department to accept and expend a 12-month grant in the amount of $391,556 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the Women’s Integrated Skills (WISH) Project and waiving indirect costs. FINALLY PASSED Pass Action details Not available 071568 1   Appropriating $250,000 Unappropriated Port Operating Fund Balance for Fuel Spill Clean-up Activities in the Port of San Francisco for Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Ordinance Passed Ordinance appropriating $250,000 of Unappropriated Fund Balance from the Port Operating Fund to fund fuel spill clean-up by commercial vessels under contract with the Port of San Francisco and under direction of the Cosco Busan Incident Command retroactive to November 10, 2007 in the Port of San Francisco Fiscal Year 2007-2008. FINALLY PASSED Pass Action details Not available 070134 2   Golden Gate Park-Authorization to Construct Skate Park Ordinance Passed Ordinance making environmental findings and authorizing the creation of a skate park in the block of Waller Street in Golden Gate Park, between Stanyan Street and Kezar Drive, pursuant to Charter Section 4.113. FINALLY PASSED Pass Action details Not available 070508 2   Banning alcohol in children's play areas Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Section 4.10 of the Park Code to ban consumption of alcohol in children's play areas. FINALLY PASSED Pass Action details Not available 071609 2   Appointment - Sunshine Ordinance Task Force 2000 Resolution Passed Resolution appointing Marjorie Ann Williams, term ending April 27, 2009 to the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 071610 2   Appointment - Mental Health Board Resolution Passed Resolution appointing Richard Rodriguez, term ending January 31, 2010, to the Mental Health Board. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 071611 2   Appointment - Developmental Disabilities Area Board V Resolution Passed Resolution appointing Levi Nnaemeka and Donna Adkins, terms ending December 31, 2010, to Developmental Disabilities Area Board V. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 071617 2   Appointment - Sweatfree Procurement Advisory Group Resolution Passed Resolution appointing Jason Oringer, Alicia Culver, Sarah Leiber Church and Virginia Villegas, terms ending December 17, 2009, to the Sweatfree Procurement Advisory Group, residency requirement waived. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 071619 2   Appointment - San Francisco Health Authority Resolution Passed Resolution appointing Linda Bien, term ending January 15, 2010, to the San Francisco Health Authority, residency requirement waived. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 071654 2   Appointment - Local Homeless Coordinating Board Resolution Passed Resolution appointing Wendy Phillips, term ending October 21, 2010, to the Local Homeless Coordinating Board. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 071550 2   Appointment - Asthma Task Force Resolution Passed Resolution appointing Denysius Cruz and Michelle Reyes, terms ending July 1, 2008, to the Asthma Task Force. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 071618 2   Appointment - Children and Families First Commission Resolution Passed Resolution appointing Maria X. Martinez and September Jarrett, for indefinite terms, to the Children and Families First Commission. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 071612 1   Settlement of Eminent Domain Lawsuit Against the City and County of San Francisco Ordinance Passed Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Pacific Gas & Electric ("PG&E") against the City and County of San Francisco for $1,088,000.00; the lawsuit was filed on June 6, 2006 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-06-452985; entitled Pacific Gas & Electric Company v. City and County of San Francisco; other material terms of said settlement are set forth in the Stipulation for Entry of Judgment in Condemnation and the Judgment in Condemnation, contained in Board of Supervisors File No. 071612. PASSED, ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 071575 1   Settlement of Lawsuit - Trustees of The J. David Gladstone Institutes, et al., v. CCSF Ordinance Passed Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Trustees of The J. David Gladstone Institutes against the City and County of San Francisco for the payment of $420,000 to the City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit was filed on February 13, 2007 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 460-409; entitled Trustees of The J. David Gladstone Institutes, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al; other material terms of the settlement are that the Lease will be amended to terminate The J. David Gladstone Institutes as a tenant of San Francisco General Hospital Building 40. PASSED, ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 071089 4   Warning on cough and cold medicine for infants and young children ordinance Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Article 36, Sections 3601 through 3609, to: (1) require businesses located in the City and County of San Francisco to post point-of-sale warnings on administering cough and cold medicine to infants and children younger than 6 years, and (2) provide penalties for violations. FINALLY PASSED Pass Action details Not available 071538 1   Imposing a suppression order upon the Board of Supervisors Motion Killed Motion self-imposing a suppression order upon members of the Board of Supervisors and its staff after the Ethics Commission has forwarded to the Board a recommendation in the official misconduct proceedings against Supervisor Edmund Jew. CONTINUED Pass Action details Not available 071593 1   Agreement with King Security Services Inc. for Armed and Unarmed Security Guard Services Resolution Filed Resolution authorizing a three year agreement, with option to renew for up to an additional two years, with King Security Services, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $17,100,000. CONTINUED Pass Action details Not available 071218 4   Charter Amendment - San Francisco Affordable Housing Fund and Public Accountability Charter Amendment Passed Charter amendment (Fourth Draft) to add Section 16.127 to: establish a baseline appropriation and set aside the equivalent of the available annual tax of two and one-half cents ($0.025) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed property tax valuation for the next fifteen (15) years to support affordable housing programs; require the Mayor's Office of Housing, in cooperation with the Department of Public Health and Department of Human Services, to prepare an affordable housing plan every three (3) years and an annual affordable housing budget; affirm City policy urging the Redevelopment Agency to use at least fifty percent (50%) of its tax increment funds for low and moderate income housing; and set an expiration date of July 1, 2024. ORDERED SUBMITTED Pass Action details Not available 071521 1   Public Works Code - cafe tables and chairs permit fee Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Public Works Code Sections 2.1.1 to update the cafe tables and chairs permit fee and making environmental findings. PASSED ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 071594 1   Grant to support substance abuse and HIV/AIDS related services Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend retroactively a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA/CSAT) in the amount of $397,919 for the period of September 30, 2007 through September 29, 2008, and a subcontract with Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center for $318,619 for the same time period. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 071136 1   Recreation and Park Department - Camping, Sleeping Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending San Francisco Park Code Section 3.12 to prohibit cooking, and to prohibit modification of park landscape to create a shelter; and amending Section 3.13 to prohibit sleeping in any park from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE Pass Action details Not available 071136 2   Recreation and Park Department - Camping, Sleeping Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending San Francisco Park Code Section 3.12 to prohibit cooking, and to prohibit modification of park landscape to create a shelter; and amending Section 3.13 to prohibit sleeping in any park from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED Pass Action details Not available 071441 2   Urging banks to work with the City to address the affects of subprime lending and calling on the Federal Reserve to take action at the national level to end predatory loan practices Resolution Passed Resolution urging banks to work with the City to address foreclosures and subprime loan practices; calling on the Federal Reserve to prohibit loans at unaffordable rates, end the misuses of stated loans, eliminate prepayment penalties, and designate failure to escrow taxes and insurance in subprime loans as a deceptive practice. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 071634 1   San Francisco Fair Lending Working Group Resolution Passed Resolution establishing a San Francisco Fair Lending Working Group, comprised of industry, community, and City representatives, to study and recommend responses to the current mortgage foreclosure crisis and to provide an initial progress report to the Board of Supervisors within 45 days of its first meeting. AMENDED Pass Action details Not available 071634 1   San Francisco Fair Lending Working Group Resolution Passed Resolution establishing a San Francisco Fair Lending Working Group, comprised of industry, community, and City representatives, to study and recommend responses to the current mortgage foreclosure crisis and to provide an initial progress report to the Board of Supervisors within 45 days of its first meeting. ADOPTED AS AMENDED Pass Action details Not available 071536 2   Access to and retention of community safety camera recordings Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section 19.3 to allow the Public Defender and other criminal defense attorneys, investigators and the District Attorney to obtain community safety camera recordings for particular purposes; and amending Section 19.6 to specify the procedures for the Public Defender and other criminal defense attorneys and investigators to request community safety camera recordings and to require that the Department of Telecommunications and Information Services retain the recordings for at least 30 days but not more than 30 days. CONTINUED Pass Action details Not available 071553 1   Authorizing Tax Collector Attorney to file suit against a responsible relative of recipient of services at City hospitals to recover value of services Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing Tax Collector Attorney to file suit against a responsible relative to recover value of services rendered at hospital facilities operated by the San Francisco Department of Public Health. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 071565 1   Extending the expiration of the legislation establishing the Back Streets Business Advisory Board to December 31, 2008 Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section 5.265, to retroactively extend the expiration of the legislation establishing the Back Streets Business Advisory Board to December 31, 2008. PASSED ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 070910 1   Public Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Exemption from Environmental Review for 3424 Jackson Street Hearing Filed Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department dated May 31, 2007 (Case No. 2005.1134E), exempting from environmental review under Categorical Exemption Class 1, [State Guidelines, Section 15301(e)(1)]. The proposal would construct an addition of approximately 780 square feet (sq ft) of new space, room repartitions, removal of a rear fire escape, and addition of a new rear egress staircase and three decks to a 6,510-sq ft, 35-foot-high, four-story, single-family dwelling constructed circa 1921. The proposed alterations would result in a building approximately 7,289 sq ft and 35 feet high with enlarged ground, first, second, and third floors to the rear (about 487 sq ft of additional space), and enlarged fourth floor toward the front of the building (an expansion of 292 sq ft). The site is a rectangular 4,469-sq ft parcel (Assessor's Block 0971; Lot 003B). The project site, located in the Presidio Heights neighborhood is zoned RH-1 (Residential, House - One Family) and is within a 40-X height and bulk district. (Appellant: Howard N. El CONTINUED Pass Action details Not available 070911 1   Affirming the Categorical Exemption issued for the 3424 Jackson Street project Motion Killed Motion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the 3424 Jackson Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. CONTINUED Pass Action details Not available 070912 1   Disapproving the Categorical Exemption issued for the 3424 Jackson Street project Motion Killed Motion disapproving the determination by the Planning Department that the 3424 Jackson Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. CONTINUED Pass Action details Not available 070913 1   Preparation of findings related to the 3424 Jackson Street project Motion Killed Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings related to the appeal of the determination by the Planning Department that the project at 3424 Jackson Street is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. CONTINUED Pass Action details Not available 071680 1   Urging the California State Assembly to pass Assembly Bill 23 Resolution Passed Resolution urging the California State Assembly to pass Assembly Bill 23. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 071682 1   Approval of an additional 120-day extension for Planning Commission review in order to allow the Planning Department to meet the goals of this legislation through the Eastern Neighborhoods Rezoning Resolution Passed Resolution extending by an additional 120 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed Ordinance that would amend the Planning Code by repealing Section 825.1 and amend Planning Code Sections 135, 309.1, 318.3, 809, 825 and 827 to apply many of the provisions of Rincon Hill Downtown Mixed Use Zoning District to all Downtown Residential Districts and to add design requirements to enhance the pedestrian environment. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 071683 1   Approval of a 90 day extension for Planning Commission review for Planning Code Amendment of C-3 Development Impact Fees Resolution Passed Resolution extending by 90 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed ordinance that would require the City Controller to study the impacts of new development in the C-3 zoning districts, requiring the Board of Supervisors to amend City codes to establish new development impact fees and/or to change the amounts of existing fees for development in the C-3 zoning districts, depending on the results of the study, and making environmental findings, General Plan findings, and other required findings. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 080007 1   Final Map - 3520 20th Street Motion Passed Motion approving Final Map 4263, a 14 Unit Residential and 3 Unit Commercial Mixed-Use Condominium Project, located at 3520 20th Street being a subdivision of Lot 120 in Assessors Block No. 3596 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 080008 1   Final Map - 3350 20th Street Motion Passed Motion approving Final Map 4398, a 6 Residential Unit and 2 Commercial Unit Mixed – Use Condominium Project, located at 3350 20th Street being a subdivision of Lot 015 in Assessors Block No. 3594 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 080009 1   Final Map - 300 Laguna Honda Boulevard Motion Passed Motion approving Final Map 2712, a 22 Unit Residential Condominium Project, located at 300 Laguna Honda Boulevard being a subdivision of Lot 001 in Assessors Block No. 2864 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 080035 1   Disclosure of Votes Cast in Ranked-Choice Elections Ordinance Filed Ordinance amending the San Francisco Municipal Elections Code by adding Section 415, to make publicly available a report of all votes cast in ranked-choice elections.     Action details Not available 080039 1   Landmark Tree Designation of Blue Elderberry located in the Bernal Heights Natural Area at Folsom Street and Bernal Heights Boulevard Ordinance Passed Ordinance designating the Blue Elderberry (Sambucus mexicana) in the Bernal Heights Natural Area (Assessor's Block 5548, Lot 002) at Folsom Street and Bernal Heights Boulevard as a landmark tree pursuant to Public Works Code Section 810, making findings supporting the designation, and requesting official acts in furtherance of the landmark tree designation.     Action details Not available 080040 1   Landmark Tree Designation of Moreton Bay Fig at 3555 Cesar Chavez Street, facing Valencia Street Ordinance Passed Ordinance designating the Moreton Bay Fig (Ficus macrophylla) at 3555 Cesar Chavez Street (Assessor's Block 6575, Lot 002), facing Valencia Street as a landmark tree pursuant to Public Works Code Section 810, making findings supporting the designation, and requesting official acts in furtherance of the landmark tree designation.     Action details Not available 080041 1   Landmark Tree Designation of Flowering Ash tree no. 1 at 500 Cortland Avenue Ordinance Passed Ordinance designating the Flowering Ash (Fraxinus ornus) tree no. 1 at 500 Cortland Avenue, in front of the Bernal Heights Library, which flanks the eastern side of the main doors to the library on Cortland Avenue (Assessor's Block 5707, Lot 027) as a landmark tree pursuant to Public Works Code Section 810, making findings supporting the designation, and requesting official acts in furtherance of the landmark tree designation.     Action details Not available 080042 1   Landmark Tree Designation of Flowering Ash tree no. 2 at 500 Cortland Avenue Ordinance Passed Ordinance designating the Flowering Ash (Fraxinus ornus) tree no. 2 at 500 Cortland Avenue, in front of the Bernal Heights Library, which flanks the western side of the main doors to the library on Cortland Avenue (Assessor's Block 5707, Lot 027) as a landmark tree pursuant to Public Works Code Section 810, making findings supporting the designation, and requesting official acts in furtherance of the landmark tree designation.     Action details Not available 080063 1   Green Building Requirements Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending the San Francisco Building Code by adding Chapter 13C to impose green building requirements on (1) newly constructed Group R occupancy residential buildings, (2) newly constructed commercial buildings of Group B or M occupancies that are 5,000 gross square feet or more, (3) new alterations to new or existing first-time build-outs of commercial interiors that are 25,000 gross square feet or more in area buildings of Group B or M occupancies, and (4) major alterations to existing buildings that are 25,000 gross square feet or more in area existing buildings of Group B, M, or R occupancies, where interior finishes are removed and significant upgrades to structural and mechanical, electrical and/or plumbing systems are proposed; exempting (1) City projects, which are subject to covered by Chapter 7 of the San Francisco Environment Code, (2) any new building in which laboratory use of any occupancy classification is the primary use, and (3) any building undergoing renovation in which the area of renovation will be primarily for laboratory use of any occupancy classifica     Action details Not available 061438 1   Public Works Code - Sidewalk flower-vending stands Ordinance Failed Ordinance amending Public Works Code Sections 156, 157, 159, 160, 161, 162, and 163 to clarify application requirements, to add operating conditions for such stands and establish an abandonment period, to establish an annual public right-of-way occupancy fee, to delete provisions regarding permit assignment to family members of the permittee, to change the criminal penalty for violations from a misdemeanor to an infraction, and to establish administrative penalties for violations; and adding Section 165 concerning the establishment of new sidewalk flower-vending stand locations, including permit application fees.     Action details Not available 071661 2   Menu Labeling At Chain Restaurants Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Sections 468 through 468.8 of the San Francisco Health Code to (1) require chain restaurants to disclose, per standard menu item, the total number of calories on menu boards and food tags, and the total amount of calories, saturated fat, carbohydrates and sodium on menus; (2) revise existing requirements for providing nutritional information on alternative disclosure media; and (3) authorize the Department of Public Health to impose a fee on chain restaurants for implementation of the ordinance.     Action details Not available 080037 1   Grant to support vocational services to mentally ill individuals Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Community Behavioral Health Services to accept and expend retroactively a grant from the California Department of Rehabilitation in the total amount of $3,310,497, with a cooperative CBHS match of $895,980, for a budget total of $4,206,477, to provide vocational rehabilitation services to clients through a cooperative contract agreement for the period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2010, waiving indirect costs.     Action details Not available 080038 1   Funding modification to support HIV vaccine and prevention research Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend retroactively a subcontract modification from the Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. (PHFE) to support the research of the San Francisco Vaccine and Prevention Unit (SFVPU) in the amount of $325,239; for the period of January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.     Action details Not available 080043 1   Endorsing the recommendations of the Healthcare Action Team regarding the discharge of homeless patients in San Francisco Resolution Passed Resolution endorsing the Healthcare Action Team’s recommendations for procedures on homeless patients hospital discharge, including more respite beds, a streamlined discharge process, distribution of information sheets, utilization of transitional care programs, expansion of the Ombudsman office and providing written discharge verification.     Action details Not available 080044 1   Grant funding for a drug court in the San Francisco Dependency Court Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to retroactively accept and expend a grant increase in the amount of $287,177, with a local general fund match of $28,718, for a budget total of $315,895, from the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs’ (DADP) Comprehensive Drug Court Implementation (CDCI) to provide funding for a drug court in the San Francisco Dependency Court; for the period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.     Action details Not available 080045 1   Grant funds to improve and expand substance abuse treatment services Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to retroactively accept and expend a grant from the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs’ (DADP) Comprehensive Drug Court Implementation (CDCI) in the total amount of $713,132, with a local general fund match of $142,627, for a budget total of $855,759 to improve and expand substance abuse treatment services for adult felon drug court clients; for the period of January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2008.     Action details Not available 080046 1   Accept and Expend CALFED Water Use Efficiency Grant Funds Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to retroactively accept and expend a CALFED Water Use Efficiency Grant in the amount of $200,000 through the United States Bureau of Reclamation.     Action details Not available 080047 1   Continuum of Care: Five-Year Strategic Plan of the San Francisco Local Homeless Coordinating Board 2008-2013 Resolution Passed Resolution declaring the policy that the Five-Year Strategic Plan of the San Francisco Local Homeless Board titled “Toward Ending Homelessness in San Francisco: A Five Year Strategic Plan of the San Francisco Local Homeless Coordinating Board” is the City and County of San Francisco’s official homeless policy document and governs the development of an integrated, effective and coordinated system of housing, health care, employment and support services to end homelessness.     Action details Not available 080048 1   Accept-Expend Federal Pass Through Grant - Department of Emergency Management, Division of Emergency Services Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Department of Emergency Management, Division of Emergency Services, to accept and expend a Federal pass through grant in the amount of $950,000 from the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security for the Buffer Zone Protection Program, and to enter into an MOU with Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) to fund critical infrastructure needs.     Action details Not available 080049 1   Accept and Expend FY 07 Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant and Amend Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2007-2008 Ordinance Passed Ordinance authorizing the Department of Emergency Management, on behalf of the City and County San Francisco as the primary grantee for the combined Bay Area Urban Area (“Super UASI or (UASI) region and as the fiscal agent for the SUASI Approval Authority, to retroactively accept and expend an Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) grant in the amount of $27,304,000 from the United States Department of Homeland Security, through the California Governor’s Office of Homeland Security; amending Ordinance No. 175-07 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2007-2008) to reflect the extension of eight grant-funded positions at the following Departments: Emergency Management; Police; Fire; Health; and Sheriff; and amending Ordinance No. 175-07 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2007-2008) to reflect the addition of six grant-funded positions at the Department of Emergency Management.     Action details Not available 080050 1   Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $139,366 from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) Anti-Drug Abuse Enforcement Program (ADA) for the purpose of reducing drug related crime through a coordinated approach.     Action details Not available 080058 1   Renew Joint Power and Revolving Fund Contract with the State Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Department of the District Attorney to enter into a Joint Power and Revolving Fund Contract with the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board to: (1) contract for, accept and expend up to $1,356,678 allocated from the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board for the assistance of victims and witnesses of crime for the period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009; and (2) renew its current agreement with the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board, an agent of the State of California, for a revolving loan fund in the amount of $75,000 to be used to pay for verified funeral/burial expenses and emergency relocation for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault for an additional two years from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009.     Action details Not available 080059 1   Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Airport Commission Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Airport Commission to enter into an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with the Department of Homeland Security/Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to accept and expend federal funds for the installation of in-line explosive detection baggage system improvements in Terminal One of the San Francisco International Airport for an approximate amount of 75% of the project cost, not to exceed $2,300,000.     Action details Not available 080060 1   Requesting that the SFPUC Study Maritime Alternatives to land-based siting of City-owned Combustion Turbines Resolution Filed Resolution requesting that the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Study Maritime Alternatives to land-based siting of City-Owned Combustion Turbines.     Action details Not available 080061 1   San Francisco Zoological Gardens-City Oversight Resolution Filed Resolution urging the Recreation and Park Department to review the current lease management agreement with the San Francisco Zoological Society to determine whether, and how, the City and the Zoo Society could amend the lease management agreement to clarify Recreation and Park Commission's ultimate authority over the Zoo.     Action details Not available 080064 1   Confirming the appointment of Malcolm Heinicke to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors, term ending March 1, 2008 Motion Passed Motion confirming the appointment of Malcolm Heinicke to the Board of Directors of the Municipal Transportation Agency, term ending March 1, 2008.     Action details Not available 080065 1   Confirming the appointment of Jerry Lee to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors, term ending March 1, 2011 Motion Passed Motion confirming the appointment of Jerry Lee to the Board of Directors of the Municipal Transportation Agency, term ending March 1, 2011.     Action details Not available 080066 1   Confirming the appointment of Bruce Oka to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors, term ending March 1, 2008 Motion Passed Motion confirming the appointment of Bruce Oka to the Board of Directors of the Municipal Transportation Agency, term ending March 1, 2008.     Action details Not available 080067 1   Commending Margaret Cooch upon her retirement Resolution Passed Resolution commending Margaret Cooch upon her retirement as Executive Director of Planning for Elders and honoring her life-long service to the broader communities of senior and people with disabilities.     Action details Not available 080068 1   Urging San Franciscans not to purchase eggs produced by caged hens Resolution Passed Resolution urging San Franciscans not to purchase eggs produced by caged hens and opposing the factory farming practice of confining egg-laying hens in battery cages.     Action details Not available 080070 1   San Francisco joins with others to form the creation of California Green Cities Resolution Passed Resolution committing San Francisco to join other California cities in an effort to promote local, regional, and national sustainability measures, called California Green Cities.     Action details Not available 080071 1   Funds to support risk reduction project Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH), HIV Research Section to enter retroactively into an agreement in the amount of $48,444 with Public Health Foundation Enterprises (PHFE), the primary contractor, to participate in a project regarding risk reduction counseling; for the period of August 1, 2007 through July 31, 2008.     Action details Not available 080072 1   Approval of a 30 day extension of Planning Commission review - Union Street Neighborhood Commercial District Resolution Passed Resolution extending by 30 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed Ordinance that would amend Planning Code Sections 725.1 and 725.42 of the Union Street Neighborhood Commercial Dsitrict to provide for a limited number of new full service restaurants that satisfy specific requirements and obtain conditional use authorization; and making environmental findings of consistence with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.     Action details Not available 080073 1   Urging the California State University system to develop uniform hiring policies to ensure workforce diversity Resolution Passed Resolution urging the California State University system to develop uniform hiring policies to ensure workforce diversity.     Action details Not available 080074 1   Approval of a second 90 day extension for Planning Commission review - adoption or expenditure of neighborhood impact fees Resolution Passed Resolution extending by an additional 90 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed Ordinance that would add Planning Code Section 320, 320.1, 320.2 and 320.3 establishing a process to permit the adoption or expenditure of neighborhood impact fees as defined in the ordinance only after the Planning Department has conducted or caused to be conducted an impact study supporting the imposition of such a fee and making environmental findings and findings of consistence with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.     Action details Not available 080026 1   Hearing - Mayor's budget instructions for the FY2008-09 budget Hearing Filed Hearing on the Mayor's budget instructions for the Fiscal Year 2008-09 budget.     Action details Not available 080029 1   Problems faced by those living with HIV/AIDS Hearing Filed Hearing request on the problems faced by those living with HIV/AIDS as they get older.     Action details Not available 080030 1   San Francisco's homicide rate Hearing Filed Hearing on why San Francisco's homicide rate is higher than that of Los Angeles.     Action details Not available 080031 1   Zoo Incident Hearing Filed Hearing to consider the Zoo incident on Christmas Day.     Action details Not available 080032 1   Pedestrian Safety Hearing Filed Hearing with the Municipal Transportation Agency, Department of Public Health, and Police Department regarding pedestrian safety issues. The hearing will include data on pedestrian safety incidents in the last several years, locations with an especially high incident rate, and current as well as potential future efforts to address pedestrian safety issues.     Action details Not available 080033 1   Bayview Waterfront Development Project Hearing Filed Hearing on the status of the Bayview Waterfront Development Project. Informational hearing, which will include presentations by the Mayor's Office staff and project sponsors, as to the status of the joint development program for the Candlestick Point and Hunters Point Shipyard areas.     Action details Not available 080034 1   Worker's Comp Clinic at SF General Hospital Hearing Filed Hearing regarding the closure of the Worker's Comp Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital.     Action details Not available 080036 1   Adopting the Planning Department's report on File 071534 - Interim Moratorium on Institutional Uses in the Western SoMa Motion Passed Motion adopting the Planning Department’s report on File No. 071534 – an interim zoning moratorium to prohibit the establishment of new institutional uses in the Western SoMa Planning Area Special Use District for 45 Days.     Action details Not available 080062 1   Regulating the permitted locations of new liquor stores and their conditions of operation Ordinance Filed Ordinance authorizing amendment of the Planning Code by adding Section 226.5 to impose a distance requirement of 500 feet or more between new off-sale liquor stores and existing liquor stores, schools, public libraries and recreation centers and establishing conditions for operation of liquor stores.     Action details Not available 080069 1   Concurring in January 4, 2008 Proclamation of Local Emergency Motion Passed Motion concurring in the Mayor's January 4, 2008 Proclamation of Local Emergency, and in the actions taken to meet the emergency.     Action details Not available 080002 1   Settlement of Lawsuit - Daniel Worrell Ordinance Passed Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Daniel Worrell against the City and County of San Francisco for $585,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 25, 2006 in San Francisco Superior, Case No. 455-569; entitled Daniel Worrell v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.     Action details Not available 080015 1   Settlement of Lawsuit - Francis Kelly et al. Ordinance Passed Ordinance authorizing the settlement of a lawsuit filed by Francis Kelly et al., acting for themselves and others similarly situated, against the City and County of San Francisco for $755,000.00 plus accrued interest; the lawsuit was filed on February 25, 2005, in the United States District Court for the Northern District, Case No. C05-1287, entitled Francis Kelly, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.     Action details Not available 080019 1   Implementing the Controller's Whistleblower Program Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code by amending Sections 4.100 and 4.115 and adding Sections 4.107 and 4.123 to implement the provisions of Charter Appendix F1.107 for the operation of the Controller's Whistleblower Program, to protect the confidentiality of whistleblowers and the investigation of complaints, and to provide protection from retaliation, and repealing Section 4.125 and adding a new Section 4.125 to prohibit the furnishing of false information in, and require cooperation with, whistleblower investigations conducted by the Controller or any other officer or department.     Action details Not available 080018 1   Public Auction - Sell certain parcels of tax-defaulted real property Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing Tax Collector to sell at public auction certain parcels of tax-defaulted real property.     Action details Not available