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| 1 | | Formal Policy Discussions - February 12, 2013 | Hearing | Filed | Pursuant to Charter Sections 2.103 and 3.100(7), and Administrative Code Section 2.11, the Mayor shall answer the following eligible questions submitted from Supervisors representing Districts 1, 3, and 11. The Mayor may address the Board initially for up to five minutes. Discussion shall not exceed five minutes per Supervisor.
1. The Municipal Transportation Agency recently released its Draft Bicycle Strategy, which lays out an aggressive plan to upgrade San Francisco’s bicycle facilities. It supports biking for everyone, including seniors, families, and persons with disabilities. However, I am hearing growing concerns both in my district and city-wide about the mismatch between verbal commitments to better bicycling and budget realities. Currently, bicycle projects account for just 0.46% of all MTA capital. This is not enough to get us to the goals laid out in the Bicycle Strategy.
How will you fund the Bicycle Strategy to make San Francisco a national leader in bicycling safety and use? (Supervisor Mar, District 1)
2. Mr. Mayor, the Board of Supervisors is considering | HEARD AND FILED | |
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130015
| 2 | | Appropriating $507,880,000 of Certificate of Participation Proceeds - Moscone Center Expansion Project - FY2012-2013 | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance appropriating $507,880,000 of Certificate of Participation (COPs) proceeds to fund the Moscone Center Expansion Project in the General Services Agency, Office of the City Administrator, for FY2012-2013 and placing these funds on Controller’s reserve pending issuance of the COPs or associated commercial paper used for cash flow purposes in FY2012-2013. | FINALLY PASSED | Pass |
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121200
| 2 | | Administrative Code - Contractor Prompt Payment for Public Works Construction and Professional Services Contracts | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance amending the Administrative Code, by adding Sections 6.22(Q) and 6.42(F), to require all public works contractors to pay subcontractors within seven days of receipt of payment from the City. | FINALLY PASSED | Pass |
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121204
| 1 | | Deed Restriction - 17th and Folsom Streets Park Project | Resolution | Passed | Resolution authorizing the Director of Real Estate to record a deed restriction against Assessor’s Block No. 3571, Lot No. 032, for the 17th and Folsom Streets Park Project. | ADOPTED | Pass |
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130016
| 3 | | Authorizing Certificates of Participation and Assessment Notes - Moscone Expansion Project - Not to Exceed $507,880,000 | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of Certificates of Participation evidencing and representing an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $507,880,000 to finance the costs of additions and improvements to the George R. Moscone Convention Center; approving the form of Trust Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the Trustee (including certain indemnities contained therein); authorizing the selection of the Trustee by the Director of Public Finance; approving respective forms of a Property Lease and a Project Lease, each between the City and the Trustee for the lease and lease back of all or a portion of the Moscone Center, including the Moscone Expansion Project, to be constructed thereon; authorizing the execution and delivery of Assessment Notes payable from Moscone Expansion District assessments to further secure principal, premium, if any, and interest evidenced and represented by the Certificates; granting general authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale, and delivery of the C | FINALLY PASSED | Pass |
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121105
| 2 | | Administrative Code - Expanding Public Utilities Commission Local Business Enterprise Contracting Opportunities | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance amending the Administrative Code, Sections 14B.2 and 14B.5, to increase contracting opportunities for certified Public Utilities Commission Local Business Enterprises and to make corresponding technical changes. | PASSED, ON FIRST READING | Pass |
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121165
| 2 | | Public Employment - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance for Department on the Status of Women and the District Attorney’s Office - FY2012-2013 | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 165-12 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY2012-2013) to reflect the addition of 1 position (0.33 FTE) in the Department on the Status of Women and 9 positions (2.97 FTEs) in the District Attorney’s Office. | PASSED, ON FIRST READING | Pass |
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121166
| 2 | | Appropriating $631,893 for the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women and the District Attorney’s Office | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance appropriating $278,973 to the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women and $352,920 to the District Attorney’s Office for FY2012-2013. | PASSED, ON FIRST READING | Pass |
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130142
| 1 | | Appropriating $118,107 for the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance appropriating $118,107 to the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women for FY2012-2013. | AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE | Pass |
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130142
| 2 | | Appropriating $118,107 for the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance appropriating $118,107 to the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women for FY2012-2013. | RE-REFERRED AS AMENDED | Pass |
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121212
| 2 | | Agreement Amendment - Tides Center to Provide Supportive Housing Property Management Services - $40,508,317 | Resolution | Passed | Resolution approving a Second Amendment to the agreement between the Department of Public Health and the Tides Center to provide supportive housing property management services at Direct Access to Housing sites under the Delivering Innovation in Supportive Housing Program, to extend the term by five years and increase the contract by $23,136,504 for a total of $40,508,317 for the period of July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2018. | ADOPTED | Pass |
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130044
| 1 | | Accept and Expend Gift - GearUp Fund and Urban Trails Initiative Fund - $189,494.24 | Resolution | Passed | Resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a gift from San Francisco Parks Trust for $189,494.24 for urban trails construction, signage, and mobile recreation, for a period to remain in effect until completion. | ADOPTED | Pass |
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130057
| 2 | | Lease Termination Agreement - Ellis-O’Farrell Parking Corporation - 123 O'Farrell Street - January 31, 2013 | Resolution | Passed | Resolution authorizing the retroactive termination of the lease agreement with the Ellis-O’Farrell Parking Corporation and authorizing the Director of Transportation to execute a Lease Termination Agreement for property located at 123 O'Farrell Street, terminating on January 31, 2013. | ADOPTED | Pass |
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120900
| 2 | | Planning Code - Car Share Parking Spaces | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance amending the Planning Code, Section 166, to authorize owners of projects with residential units to elect to provide additional parking spaces for car-share use which will not count against any parking maximums; allow the car-share spaces to be used for other permitted uses other than parking a motorized vehicle if a car-share organization chooses not to use the space; and making environmental findings, Planning Code, Section 302, findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. | PASSED, ON FIRST READING | Pass |
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121018
| 2 | | Housing Code - Telephone Jacks and Grab Bars | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance amending the Housing Code, Section 206, to add Section 1002 to the list of retroactive provisions; Section 505, to require grab bars in hotel common-use water closets and bathing facilities; Section 1002, to include as a substandard housing condition the failure to provide a usable telephone jack and telephone wiring as required by the California Civil Code; establishing an operative date; and making environmental findings, legislative findings, and findings pursuant to California Health & Safety Code, Section 17958.5. | PASSED, ON FIRST READING | Pass |
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130082
| 1 | | Appointment, San Francisco LAFCo - Supervisor London Breed | Motion | Passed | Motion appointing Supervisor London Breed, term ending February 4, 2015, to the San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission. | APPROVED | Pass |
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130125
| 1 | | Urging the Retirement Board to Divest from Firearm and Ammunition Manufacturers | Resolution | Passed | Resolution urging the Retirement Board of the Employees' Retirement System to divest from publicly traded firearm and ammunition manufacturers. | ADOPTED | Pass |
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130138
| 1 | | Russian Festival 25th Anniversary - Russian Festival Day - February 22, 2013 | Resolution | Passed | Resolution commending the 25th anniversary of the Russian Festival, sponsored by the Russian Center of San Francisco, and declaring February 22, 2013, Russian Festival Day in the City and County of San Francisco. | ADOPTED | Pass |
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130146
| 1 | | Health Code - Commercial Dog Walking Regulations | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance amending the Health Code to correct numbering and clarify provisions of the Commercial Dog Walking Ordinance. | | |
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130147
| 1 | | Accept and Expend Grant - FY2009 Buffer Zone Protection Program - $282,506 | Resolution | Passed | Resolution amending Resolution No. 529-11 to retroactively increase FY2009 Buffer Zone Protection Program grant funds from $199,820 to $282,506 for the period of April 1, 2009, through March 31, 2013. | | |
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130148
| 1 | | War Memorial Veterans Building - Transferable Development Rights | Resolution | Filed | Resolution authorizing the Director of Property to execute and cause to be recorded a Certificate of Transfer and Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Agreement, and to take such other actions as may be necessary to effectuate a TDR transfer from the War Memorial Veterans Building pursuant to Planning Code, Section 128. | | |
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130150
| 1 | | Accept and Expend Grant - Used Motor Oil Recycling - $229,123 | Resolution | Passed | Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $229,123 from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery for the purpose of increasing used motor oil recycling and household hazardous waste management for the period of April 30, 2013, through June 30, 2014. | | |
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130151
| 1 | | Opposing the Indefinite Detention Provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act | Resolution | Passed | Resolution opposing the indefinite detention provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act, instructing public agencies to decline requests by Federal agencies acting under detention powers, urging law enforcement officials to allow detainees to due process, and requesting members of Congress to repeal the detention provisions of the Act. | | |
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130152
| 1 | | UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies Day - February 27, 2013 | Resolution | Passed | Resolution commending the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and declaring February 27, 2013, as UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies Day in the City and County of San Francisco. | | |
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130153
| 1 | | Hearing - America's Cup Organizing Committee's Fundraising and Finances | Hearing | Filed | Hearing to review the status of the America's Cup Organizing Committee's (ACOC) efforts to raise $32 million from private sources to reimburse the City for a portion of the City’s costs related to the America’s Cup, including an update from the Controller on the ACOC's financial position, what the City’s potential liabilities are if the ACOC fails to raise this sum, and what the City’s options are for recovering any outstanding fundraising obligations, and will also consider the original determination of financial feasibility for the America's Cup, and whether the City is still responsible for staging the event when the event organizers have not fulfilled their financial obligations. | | |
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130154
| 1 | | Hearing - Administrative Code Chapter 12N - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning Youth: Youth Services Sensitivity Training | Hearing | Filed | Hearing regarding efforts of various City departments, including but not limited to, the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, Department of Public Health, Human Services Agency, Recreation and Parks Department, Office of Economic and Workforce Development, Juvenile Probation Department, Department on the Status of Women, Library, and Human Rights Commission, to implement the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning (LGBTQQ) youth sensitivity training requirements laid out in Administrative Code, Chapter 12N; and addressing learning objectives for City employees and contractors who are required to undergo the training, it will also provide an opportunity to work with City departments to address administrative barriers to the inclusion and tracking of LGBTQQ youth in City services, including the content of intake forms, appropriate bathroom facilities, and the ability to make appropriate further referrals based on the myriad issues faced by LGBTQQ youth. | | |
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130155
| 1 | | Hearing - Municipal Transportation Agency's Parking Meter Expansion Program into Neighborhoods | Hearing | Filed | Hearing on the Municipal Transportation Agency's Parking Meter Expansion Program into the City's neighborhoods and residential areas; and requesting information on the statistics driving this expansion, revenues anticipated, policy rationale, and an update on future plans and projects that include parking meter expansions into our neighborhoods. | | |
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130156
| 1 | | Hearing - Mayor's Pedestrian Safety Strategy and Action Plan | Hearing | Filed | Hearing to review the goals, funding, and implementation of the Mayor's Pedestrian Safety Strategy and Action Plan, with presentations from the Mayor's Pedestrian Safety Task Force (co-chaired by the Municipal Transportation Agency and the Department of Public Health), and additional input requested from the County Transportation Authority and the Police Department. | | |
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130157
| 1 | | Hearing - Status of the Better Market Street Project and the Recent Proposal to Include a Study of a Separated Bicycle Lane on Mission Street Instead of on Market Street | Hearing | Filed | Hearing requesting the Municipal Transportation Agency, Department of Public Works, Planning Department, and the County Transportation Authority to provide an update on the Better Market Street Project, including schedule and progress on improving interagency coordination, and the proposal to construct a separated bicycle lane on Mission Street; given that bicycling is an important element of the City’s commitment to a revitalized Market Street and a critical component of the City’s transportation network, the Departments are requested to discuss how diverting bicycles to Mission Street is in the best interest of the City and the Better Market Street Project. | | |
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130158
| 1 | | Hearing - Use of Revenues Generated by Octavia Boulevard Parcel Sales for Uses Other than Transportation Improvements | Hearing | Filed | Hearing requesting the Office of Economic and Workforce Development, Mayor’s Office of Housing, Municipal Transportation Agency, Planning Department, and the County Transportation Authority to report on the status of the Octavia Boulevard land parcel sales and unused revenue associated with those sales; specifically, Departments are asked to report on the rationale for using this revenue for uses other than satisfying the transportation-related needs on and around Octavia, as well as possible resolutions for meeting both the area’s significant transit needs as well as affordable housing needs. | | |
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130111
| 1 | | Settlement of Lawsuit - Derek Kerr, M.D. - $750,000 | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Derek Kerr, M.D., against the City and County of San Francisco for $750,000; the lawsuit was filed on November 16, 2010, in United States District Court of California, Case No. C-10-5733 CW; entitled Derek Kerr, M.D. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. | | |
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130112
| 1 | | Settlement of Lawsuit - Rissa Kossen, et al. - $27,500 | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Rissa Kossen and Cameron Kossen against the City and County of San Francisco for $27,500; the lawsuit was filed on December 1, 2011, in San Francisco County Superior Court, Case No. CGC-11-517538; entitled Rissa Kossen and Cameron Kossen, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; other material terms of said settlement is full payment of San Francisco General Hospital's lien. | | |
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130113
| 1 | | Settlement of Lawsuit - Ana Guevara - $75,000 | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Ana Guevara against the City and County of San Francisco for $75,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 13, 2011, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-11-515089; entitled Ana Guevara v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. | | |
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130072
| 1 | | Airport Concession Lease - Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc., dba Clear Channel Airports - $10,000,000 Minimum Annual Guarantee | Resolution | Passed | Resolution approving the Airport Advertising Lease between Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc., dba Clear Channel Airports, acting by and through its Airport Commission, for an eight year term with a minimum annual guarantee of $10,000,000. | | |
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