Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/17/2009 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
Regular Meeting
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090220 1 Accept and Expend State Grant funds - Recreation and Park Department - $65,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department to apply for, accept and expend an Urban Forestry Public Education Grant administered by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection in the amount of $65,000 for the Urban Forestry Project.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090221 1 Accept and Expend State Grant funds - Recreation and Park Department - $200,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department to apply for, accept and expend an Urban Forestry Inventory Grant administered by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection in the amount of $200,000 for the Urban Forestry Inventory Project.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090137 1 Landmark Tree Designation of California Buckeye, Aesculus Californica, located behind 757 Pennsylvania StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance designating the California Buckeye (Aesculus Californica) located behind 757 Pennsylvania Street (Assessor's Block 4168, Lot 011) 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.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
090117 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Antia Lelaind - $175,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Antia Lelaind against the City and County of San Francisco et al. for $175,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 22, 2006, in the United States District Court of the Northern District of California, Case No. C06-05870 MHP; entitled Antia Lelaind v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
090158 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Mark Boyd - $85,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the portion of the lawsuit filed by Mark Boyd against the City and County of San Francisco for $85,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 31, 2005 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 436930; entitled Jane Martin, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
090172 1 Settlement of complaint before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and approval of Revised ProceduresOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in FERC Dockets No. ER05-516-000, et al, initiated by the City against Pacific Gas & Electric Company contesting costs and terms and conditions for the interconnection of City facilities under the Interconnection Agreement with PG&E and approving the Revised Procedures for interconnection of City facilities.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
090155 1 Settlement of Claim - Deo Dutt - $98,443.83ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of unlitigated claim of State Farm Insurance Company as subrogee for Deo Dutt against the City and County of San Francisco for $98,443.83; claim was filed on October 21, 2008.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090037 2 Appointments, Mental Health Board - Errol Wishom, Mary Ann Jones and Virginia WrightMotionPassedMotion appointing Errol Wishom, Mary Ann Jones and Virginia Wright, terms ending January 31, 2010 and January 31, 2012, to the Mental Health Board.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
090244 2 Appointments, Library Citizens Advisory Committee - Theodore Bamberger and Houston GarciaMotionPassedMotion appointing Theodore Bamberger and Houston Garcia, terms ending July 18, 2010, to the Library Citizens Advisory Committee.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
090245 2 Appointment, Asthma Task Force - Rondell Lane, M.D.MotionPassedMotion appointing Rondell Lane, M.D., term ending July 1, 2011, to the Asthma Task Force.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
081560 2 India Basin Industrial Park Zoning Map AmendmentOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sectional Map Sheets ZN08, ZN10, SU08 and SU10 to change the use classification of certain parcels in and around the India Basin Industrial Park Redevelopment Project Area from M-1 (Light Industrial) and M-2 (Heavy Industrial) Districts to PDR-1-B (Light Industrial, Buffer) and PDR-2 (Production, Distribution, and Repair) Districts and to incorporate all of the subject parcels into the India Basin Industrial Park Special Use District; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.RE-REFERREDPass Action details Not available
081561 1 India Basin Industrial Park, Planning Code Text AmendmentOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 249.42 to create a new India Basin Industrial Park Special Use District; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.RE-REFERREDPass Action details Not available
081592 2 Appointments, Voting Systems Task Force - Joanne Sanford, Ka-Ping Yee, Gregory Miller, Beth Mazur, Tim Mayor, Elizabeth Bergman and Roger DonaldsonMotionPassedMotion appointing Joanne Sanford, Ka-Ping Yee, Gregory Miller, Beth Mazur, Tim Mayor, Elizabeth Bergman and Roger Donaldson, terms to be determined, to the Voting Systems Task Force, residency requirement waived.APPROVED AS DIVIDEDPass Action details Not available
090333 1 Appointment, Voting Systems Task Force - Brent TurnerMotionFiledMotion appointing Brent Turner, term to be determined, to the Voting Systems Task Force, residency requirement waived.RE-REFERREDPass Action details Not available
090046 1 Settlement of Lawsuits - Robert Weaver, et al., Michael Moynihan, et al., and Peter A. Green, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of plaintiffs' claims in the lawsuits filed by Robert Weaver, et al., Michael Moynihan, et al., and Peter A. Green, et al., acting for themselves and others similarly situated, against the City and County of San Francisco for $1,291,741.11 plus 7% simple interest from January 4, 2009 to date of payment; the lawsuits were filed on: (a) April 14, 2003, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 03-1589 SI, entitled Weaver, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco; (b) November 14, 2006 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 06-7071 SI, entitled Moynihan, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco; and (c) November 7, 2006 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 06-6953 SI, entitled Green, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
081603 3 Redevelopment Agency BudgetResolutionPassedResolution approving an amendment to the budget of the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco for fiscal year 2008-2009 to reprogram $3,301,225 of funds budgeted for the Western Addition A2 Plan Area from the Muni Substation line item to the Fillmore Jazz Preservation District Revolving Loan Program line item in the amount of $2,366,000, to the Office of Economic and Workforce Development for marketing and economic development activities within the Fillmore Jazz Preservation District including predevelopment planning for the Muni Substation in the amount $535,225, subject to Budget and Finance Committee Reserve, and to a new Western Addition A2 property management line item in the amount of $400,000.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090197 2 Tax Exempt and Taxable Revenue Certificates of ParticipationResolutionPassedResolution of the City and County of San Francisco authorizing the execution and delivery from time to time of its Tax-Exempt and Taxable Lease Revenue Commercial Paper Certificates of Participation in an amount not to exceed $150,000,000 in order to provide short-term financing to pay for certain capital improvements, and approving and authorizing execution of a trust agreement and certain financing documents and authorizing other related actions.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090131 2 Appropriating $16,500,000 of State Loans for West Marina Yacht Harbor Renovations in the Recreation and Park Department for Fiscal Year 2008-2009OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $16,500,000 of loan funding from the California Department of Boating and Waterways for renovations of the West Harbor of the Marina Yacht Harbor in the Recreation and Park Department for Fiscal Year 2008-2009, and placing $15,000,000 on Controller’s Reserve pending receipt of the funds from the State within six (6) months for the prior quarter’s invoiced costs.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
090131 3 Appropriating $16,500,000 of State Loans for West Marina Yacht Harbor Renovations in the Recreation and Park Department for Fiscal Year 2008-2009OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $16,500,000 of loan funding from the California Department of Boating and Waterways for renovations of the West Harbor of the Marina Yacht Harbor in the Recreation and Park Department for Fiscal Year 2008-2009, and placing $15,000,000 on Controller’s Reserve pending receipt of the funds from the State within six (6) months for the prior quarter’s invoiced costs.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
090100 1 Solar Energy Incentive ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Environment Code by amending Sections 18.3, 18.4, 18.6, 18.7-1, 18.7-2, 18.7-3, 18.7-4, and 18.7-6, and by repealing Section 18.7-7, to increase the incentives available to low-income and non-profit applicants under the Solar Energy Incentive Program and to make technical changes to program requirements.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
090100 2 Solar Energy Incentive ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Environment Code by amending Sections 18.3, 18.4, 18.6, 18.7-1, 18.7-2, 18.7-3, 18.7-4, and 18.7-6, and by repealing Section 18.7-7, to increase the incentives available to low-income and non-profit applicants under the Solar Energy Incentive Program and to make technical changes to program requirements.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
090140 1 De-appropriating $1,000,000 of Power for Resale for use with the Solar Incentive Program at the Public Utilities Commission for Fiscal Year 2008-2009OrdinancePassedOrdinance de-appropriating $1,000,000 of Power for Resale expenses and appropriating $1,000,000 for the Solar Incentive Program at the Public Utilities Commission for Fiscal Year 2008-2009, allowing $500,000 of low income/non-profit funding to be utilized for the general GoSolarSF program, and amending San Francisco Environmental Code section 18.7-5.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
090275 1 Waiver of temporary street space occupancy fee on April 4, 2009 for Cesar E. Chavez Holiday Parade and Festival 2009OrdinancePassedOrdinance waiving the fee in Public Works Code Section 724.1(b) for temporary street space occupancy in certain blocks of 24th Street on Saturday, April 4, 2009 as part of Cesar E. Chavez Holiday Parade and Festival 2009.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
081400 2 Recreation and Park Department - Water Use Efficiency and Recycled WaterOrdinancePassedOrdinance making environmental findings and amending San Francisco Park Code Article 3 by adding Section 3.19, to require the Recreation and Park Department to maximize water use efficiency and to use Recycled Water where available for Park irrigation needs.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
081504 1 Massage Services in South of Market Residential/Service Mixed Use DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code by amending Section 803.4, Section 815, and Table 815 to allow a business operating as a full-service spa to provide massage services with a conditional use authorization; adopting findings, including environmental findings, Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
081598 2 Public Works Code - Appellate body for minor sidewalk encroachmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Public Works Code Section 723.2 to change the appellate body for Minor Sidewalk Encroachment Permits from the Board of Supervisors to the Board of Appeals.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
081620 1 Zoning - Ordinance amending the Planning Code to correct errors and omissionsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code to correct errors including: 1) amend Section 140(a) to properly reference Sections 504 and 503 of the Housing Code instead of 501.4 and 501.1, respectively; 2) amend 151 to specify the number of required parking spaces per beds in hospital uses; 3) amend Section 209.8 to link exceptions to "if permitted in the nearest NC District" instead of C-1 and C-2; 4) amend Section 263.9 to properly reference Chart C instead of Chart B and to reference Section 271 instead of Section 270(4) which does not exist; 5) amend Sections 816.67 (SLR District), 817.67 (SLI District), and 818.67 (SSO District) to properly reference Section 225 Wholesaling, Storage, Distribution and Open-Air Handling of Materials and Equipment instead of Section 255 which does not exist; 6) amend Appendix A to Article 10, List of Designated Landmarks to correct the number for certain Landmarks; and 7) amend each neighborhood commercial district and neighborhood commercial transit district to explicitly prohibit Amusement Enterprises as currently defined by Section 790.04, except NC-3 aPASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
090334 1 Appointment, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission - Supervisor Michela Alioto-PierMotionFailedMotion appointing Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier, for an indefinite term, to the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.APPROVEDFail Action details Not available
090057 4 Appointment, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission - David ChiuMotionPassedMotion appointing Supervisor David Chiu, for an indefinite term, to the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
090151 2 Appointments, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District - Janet Reilly and Lynne Newhouse SegalMotionPassedMotion appointing Janet Reilly and Lynne Newhouse Segal, terms ending January 31, 2011, to the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
090207 2 Appointment, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District - Supervisor David CamposMotionFailedMotion appointing Supervisor David Campos as a member of the Board of Directors, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, term ending January 31, 2011.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
090207 3 Appointment, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District - Supervisor David CamposMotionFailedMotion appointing Supervisor David Campos as a member of the Board of Directors, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, term ending January 31, 2011.APPROVEDFail Action details Not available
090335 1 Appointment, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District - Supervisor Eric MarMotionFiledMotion appointing Supervisor Eric Mar, term ending January 31, 2011, to the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District.REFERREDPass Action details Not available
090159 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Mitigated Negative Declaration - 110 The EmbarcaderoHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Commission on November 6, 2008, approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration (Case No. 2006.1294E) for the proposed development at 110 The Embarcadero (Assessor's Block 3715, Lot 002). The project as proposed would demolish an existing two-story office building and construct a new 123-foot tall, 10-story over basement building containing approximately 52,890 square feet of office use; 2,490 square feet of ground floor retail space, 2,670 square feet of rooftop open space, and no parking spaces located within the C-3-O Zoning District and the 84-X Height and Bulk District. (Appellant: Sue C. Hestor on behalf of San Franciscans for Reasonable Growth)FILED  Action details Not available
090160 1 Affirming adoption of the mitigated negative declaration for 110 The EmbarcaderoMotionKilledMotion affirming Planning Commission adoption of the final mitigated negative declaration for 110 The Embarcadero.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
090161 1 Reversing adoption of the mitigated negative declaration for 110 The EmbarcaderoMotionPassedMotion reversing the Planning Commission adoption of the final mitigated negative declaration for 110 The Embarcadero.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
090162 1 Preparation of findings to reverse adoption of the mitigated negative declaration for 110 The EmbarcaderoMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the Planning Commission adoption of the final mitigated negative declaration for 110 The Embarcadero.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
081563 2 Public Employment - San Francisco's Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO)OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 141-08 (Annual Salary Ordinance 2008-2009) to reflect the addition of one position (.20 FTE) 9775L Senior Community Development Specialist II and one position (.20 FTE) 9770L Community Development Assistant to the Board of Supervisors (BOS).PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
090230 1 MOU, Amendment No. 1 - Freight Checkers, Clerical Employees & Helpers, Local 856 (Supervising Registered Nurses, Unit 11.B.)OrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing Amendment #1 to the 2007-2011 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Freight Checkers, Clerical Employees & Helpers, Local 856 (Supervising Registered Nurses, Unit 11.B.) by implementing specified terms and conditions of employment for fiscal years 2008-2009, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
090288 1 Accept and Expend State Grant Funds - Recreation and Park Department - $40,045ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $40,045 for the Marina Green Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvement Project, under the Bicycle Facility Fund administered by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District).ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090289 1 Accept and Expend Grant Funds - Recreation and Park Department - $35,189ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a Carl Moyer Program Grant administered by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) in the amount of $35,189.00 for the repowering (replacement) of a workboat diesel engine belonging to and operated by San Francisco Small Craft Harbor/Recreation and Park Department.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090290 1 Mountain Lake Park - Toxicity IssueResolutionPassedResolution urging CalTrans to use funds from the federal stimulus package to immediately resolve the toxicity issue at Mountain Lake through diversion of storm drains flowing directly into the lake and replacement of the outlet and overflow pipe and by dredging the lake to remove contaminated sediments and fill.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090292 1 Mediation Week in San Francisco - March 16 - 20, 2009ResolutionPassedResolution declaring March 16th through 20th, 2009 as Mediation Week in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090293 1 Declaring San Francisco Arbor Week - March 7 - 14, 2009ResolutionPassedResolution declaring the week of March 7th through March 14th as Arbor Week in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090294 1 Commending Ming Pao Daily News - San Francisco editionResolutionPassedResolution commending Ming Pao Daily News’ San Francisco edition for five years of service to the Chinese-American community in the San Francisco Bay Area.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090295 1 Accept and Expend Federal/State Pass Through Grant - San Francisco Public Library - $5,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Library to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $5,000 from the California State Library as part of the Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) for the SFPL Partnerships Plan which will provide a coherent system for staff to document, nurture, learn about, and extend partnerships that strengthen library ties within the community.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090204 1 Final Map - 73-83 Grattan StreetMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map 4294, a 6 Residential Unit Condominium Project, located at 73 – 83 Grattan Street being a subdivision of Lot 025 in Assessors Block No. 1280 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
090206 1 Final Map - 1300-1320 Potrero Avenue, 2801 25th StreetMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map 4876, a Two Lot Subdivision with a Three Unit Commercial Condominium Project on Parcel “A” and a Two Unit Commercial Condominium Project on Parcel “B”, located at 1300 – 1320 Potrero Avenue, 2801 25th Street being a subdivision of Lot 029 in Assessors Block No. 4276 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
090240 1 Declaring the City's intention to appropriate available Rainy Day Reserve funds to the San Francisco Unified School DistrictResolutionPassedResolution declaring the City's intention to appropriate available Rainy Day Reserve funds to the San Francisco Unified School District, to help the District cope with the loss of State funding for the 2009-2010 school year.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090242 1 Urging passage of the Marijuana Control, Regulation and Education Act (AB 390) which would tax and regulate marijuana in a manner similar to alcoholResolutionPassedResolution supporting the recently proposed state legislation, the Marijuana Control, Regulation and Education Act (AB 390), which would tax and regulate marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090246 1 Urging President Barack Obama and Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein to appoint a new U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of CaliforniaResolutionPassedResolution urging President Barack Obama and Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein to appoint a new U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090246 1 Urging President Barack Obama and Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein to appoint a new U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of CaliforniaResolutionPassedResolution urging President Barack Obama and Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein to appoint a new U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090239 1 Adopting a proposed schedule of audits to be conducted of programs of City and County departmentsMotionPassedMotion adopting a proposed schedule of audits to be conducted of programs of City and County departments.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
090291 1 Supporting Senate Bill 810, the California Universal Health Care Act of 2009ResolutionPassedResolution supporting Senate Bill 810, the California Universal Health Care Act of 2009.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
090291 2 Supporting Senate Bill 810, the California Universal Health Care Act of 2009ResolutionPassedResolution supporting Senate Bill 810, the California Universal Health Care Act of 2009.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
090257 1 Commending Mary RedResolutionPassedResolution commending Mary Red on the occasion of her retirement from the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors after 35 years of service to the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090305 1 Honoring Gene Marie O'Connell's 32 years of service and the contributions she has made to the City and County of San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution honoring Gene Marie O'Connell's 32 years of service and the contributions she has made to the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090318 1 Planning Code-Landmark Designation of 2055 Union Street (Metro Theater)OrdinancePassedOrdinance designating 2055 Union Street (Metro Theater), Assessor's Block No. 0541, Lot No. 018, as a Landmark under Article 10 of the San Francisco Planning Code; and adopting General Plan, Planning Code 101.1(b) and environmental findings.   Action details Not available
090319 1 Zoning Ordinance Providing for a Five Feet Special Height Exception for Ground Floor Commercial Uses in NC-1 Designated ParcelsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 263.20 to provide for a special height exception for commercial ground floor uses in NC-1 designated parcels within the boundaries of Sargent Street to Orizaba Avenue to Lobos Street to Plymouth Avenue to Farellones Street to San Jose Avenue to Alemany Boulevard to 19th Avenue to Randolph Street to Monticello Street and back to Sargent Street; amending Section 710.1, to refer to this special height exception; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.   Action details Not available
090320 1 Local Business Enterprise and Non-Discrimination in Contracting OrdinanceOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 14B.3, 14B.7, 14B.8, adding a new Section 14B.9, and renumbering Sections 14B.10, 14B.11, 14B.12, 14B.13, 14B.14, 14B.15, 14B.16, 14B.17, 14B.18, 14B.19 to (1) require departments to set aside contracts worth $400,000 or less for the Micro-Local Business Enterprise Set Aside Program; (2) create a pilot Graduated Local Business Enterprise program that will enable graduated firms to receive a 5% bid discount; and (3) allow bidders and proposers the flexibility of meeting the participation goal by either achieving adequate good faith efforts or by meeting and/or exceeding the participation goal based on the availability of MBEs, WBEs, and OBEs.   Action details Not available
090321 1 Massage Services in South of Market Residential/Service Mixed Use DistrictOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the Planning Code by amending Section 803.4, Section 815, and Table 815 to allow a business operating as a full-service spa to provide massage services with a conditional use authorization; adopting findings, including environmental findings, Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
090327 1 First Source Hiring Program - expanding definitions of "entry level position" and "economically disadvantaged individual"OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 83.4 of the San Francisco Administrative Code by expanding the definitions of "economically disadvantaged individual" and "entry level position."   Action details Not available
090328 1 Eligibility Criteria for Community Living FundOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section 10.100-12, to establish a pilot program using the Elder Economic Security Index Fund as a factor for determining eligibility for the Community Living Fund.   Action details Not available
090329 1 Recreation and Park Department - Sharp ParkOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Park Code Article 3 by adding Section 3.20, to require the Recreation and Park Department to develop a plan, schedule and budget for restoring Sharp Park habitat for the California red-legged frog and the San Francisco garter snake in conformance with the requirements of the Endangered Species Act, and transferring Sharp Park to, or developing a joint management agreement with, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
090332 1 Public Employment - San Francisco Employees' Retirement SystemOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 141-08 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2008-2009) to reflect the addition of one position: 0965 Department Head V (FTE 0.19) and the deletion of one position: 0964 Department Head IV (FTE 0.19) at the San Francisco Employees' Retirement System.   Action details Not available
090336 1 Appropriating $4,211,947 of Revenue and General Fund Reserve for the November 2008 and May 2009 elections in the Department of Elections for Fiscal Year 2008-2009OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $3,181,333 of State mandated cost reimbursement revenue, $79,597 of county candidate filing fee revenue, and $951,017 of General Fund Reserve, for a total appropriation of $4,211,947, for costs associated with the November 2008 General Election and May 2009 Special Election in the Department of Elections for Fiscal Year 2008-2009.   Action details Not available
090257 1 Commending Mary RedResolutionPassedResolution commending Mary Red on the occasion of her retirement from the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors after 35 years of service to the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
090305 1 Honoring Gene Marie O'Connell's 32 years of service and the contributions she has made to the City and County of San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution honoring Gene Marie O'Connell's 32 years of service and the contributions she has made to the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
090322 1 Accept and Expend Grant Funds - Healthy San Francisco program evaluation - $250,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $250,000 from the California Endowment to fund the Healthy San Francisco program evaluation; for the period of February 2, 2009, through July 31, 2010.   Action details Not available
090323 1 Approval of Software License and Software Maintenance contracts between the Department of Public Health and Philips HealthcareResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to enter into a Software License and Software Maintenance contract with Philips Healthcare.   Action details Not available
090324 1 Accept and Expend Grant - U.S. Transportation Security Administration - $15,800,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Airport to retroactively negotiate and execute an Other Transaction Agreement from the Transportation Security Administration for the Terminal 2 In-Line Explosives Detection System Matrix, in the amount not to exceed Fifteen Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($15,800,000), and accept and expend Federal funds.   Action details Not available
090325 1 Street Name Change to Willie L. Brown, Jr. BoulevardResolutionFiledResolution initiating the process to change the name of Third Street to Willie L. Brown, Jr. Boulevard in recognition of Willie L. Brown, Jr.'s many contributions to San Francisco and the State of California.   Action details Not available
090326 1 Accept and Expend DWR Grant Funds - SFPUC - $517,500ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to retroactively accept and expend a California Department of Water Resources Grant in the amount of $517,500.   Action details Not available
090330 1 Issuance and Sale of Revenue Bonds - Westmont College - $122,500,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the issuance and sale of revenue bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $122,500,000 to finance educational facilities owned and operated by the Westmont College.   Action details Not available
090331 1 Accept and Expend Private Grant - Back on Track Program - $111,998ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Office of the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $111,998 through the San Francisco Foundation, for a program entitled “Back on Track Re-entry Program” for fiscal year 2008-2009 and 2009-2010.   Action details Not available
090337 1 Library Fee Amnesty ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Library Commission to establish a fee amnesty program for overdue Library materials to take place during a two-week period in May 2009, pursuant to Section 8.21-3 of the San Francisco Administrative Code.   Action details Not available
090338 1 International Museum of WomenResolutionPassedResolution urging the City and County of San Francisco to aid the International Museum of Women in their efforts to secure a permanent physical location in San Francisco to display their exhibitions and to educate and enrich those who visit.   Action details Not available
090339 1 Timothy Pflueger Day - March 22, 2009ResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming March 22, 2009, to be Timothy Pflueger Day in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
090341 1 Celebrating March 2009 as American Red Cross MonthResolutionPassedResolution celebrating March 2009 as American Red Cross Month.   Action details Not available
090342 1 Recognizing freshwater as a human right and the importance of access to safe drinking water for allResolutionPassedResolution recognizing freshwater as a human right and the importance of access to safe drinking water for all.   Action details Not available
090343 1 Honoring Sandee Blechman for her thirteen years of dedicated serviceResolutionPassedResolution honoring Sandee Blechman for her thirteen years of dedicated service to the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
090344 1 Apply for Caltrans Transportation Planning GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Planning Department to apply for a planning grant from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the purpose of conducting a community design process for Cesar Chavez Street.   Action details Not available
090345 1 Accept and Expend Private Grant - Arts Commission - $5,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Arts Commission of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $5,000 from the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors (a fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation) for the Bayview Opera House Renovation and Restoration Project.   Action details Not available
090346 1 Celebrating the Persian New Year Holiday of Nowruz and urging San Francisco's representatives in Congress to co-sponsor Congressperson Michael Honda's Nowruz ResolutionResolutionPassedResolution celebrating the Persian New Year Holiday of Nowruz and urging San Francisco's representatives in Congress to co-sponsor Congressperson Michael Honda’s Nowruz Resolution.   Action details Not available
090347 1 Commending restaurants that have stopped serving foie grasResolutionPassedResolution commending restaurants that have removed foie gras from their menus.   Action details Not available
090253 1 Student emergency response volunteer programHearingFiledHearing on the student emergency response volunteer program.   Action details Not available
090306 1 Potential impact of budget cuts on programs that serve homelessHearingFiledHearing to discuss the potential impact of budget cuts on programs that serve homeless and formerly homeless adults and families including supportive housing, shelters, drop-in centers, employment programs and other social services.   Action details Not available
090307 1 Department of Public Works February 20, 2009 departmental budget submissions to the Mayor's Office on proposed midyear reductions and layoffsHearingFiledHearing to consider the Department of Public Works February 20, 2009 departmental budget submissions to the Mayor's Office, proposed midyear reductions and layoffs, major changes to departmental budgets including plans for consolidation, new initiatives, proposed layoffs and service cuts, impacts to non-profit service delivery, fee increases and other options for increasing revenues.   Action details Not available
090308 1 City's timeline and process to develop the City and County of San Francisco 5-Year Consolidated PlanHearingFiledHearing on the City's timeline and process to develop the City and County of San Francisco 5-Year Consolidated Plan (Con Plan) needed to receive funding from Housing & Urban Development (HUD).   Action details Not available
090309 1 Children's Fund and Children's BaselineHearingFiledHearing on the Children's Fund and Children's Baseline including a report from the Controller and major departments that administer and manage programs and services funded by the Children's Baseline.   Action details Not available
090310 1 Controller's Budget Improvement ProjectHearingFiledHearing on Controller's Budget Improvement Project.   Action details Not available
090311 1 Update on the City's plan to utilize economic stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009HearingFiledHearing to consider update on the City's plan, preparations, and strategies to utilize economic stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and departments' and the Mayor's proposals on how to utilize incoming investments.   Action details Not available
090312 1 Use of Recreation Areas in San FranciscoHearingFiledHearing on coordination efforts between the City's Recreation and Park Department and the San Francisco Unified School District for the purpose of maximizing the use of recreation areas in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
090313 1 San Francisco's Public Safety Conditions on Citywide Crime LevelsHearingFiledHearing on San Francisco's public safety conditions, including a discussion of citywide crime levels and crime levels by police district station and/or neighborhood. The hearing shall include a presentation from the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice and/or the San Francisco Police Department, which shall provide all information relevant to the discussion. The information provided shall include, without limitation: (1) update on crime statistics citywide and broken down by police district station and/or neighborhood; (2) data and plans on the progress of crime fighting strategies and crime prevention programs; (3) reports on arrests, charges, and prosecutions made; and (4) any other relevant information. To the extent possible, data shall be broken down by ethnicity, gender, age, or any other relevant category.   Action details Not available
090314 1 San Francisco Police Department's (SFPD) strategies for implementing various reportsHearingFiledHearing on the San Francisco Police Department's (SFPD) strategies for implementing and addressing the recommendations issued in various reports, including, without limitation, the Police Executive Research Forum's (PERF) Organizational Assessment of SFPD; Dr. Lorie Fridell's Fair and Impartial Policing report; the Public Safety Strategies Group's District Station Boundaries Analysis; and the report by the Community Policing Advisory Committee.   Action details Not available
090315 1 SF Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) work ordersHearingFiledHearing on all San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) work orders since fiscal year 2006-2007 through fiscal year 2009-2010.   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.   Action details Not available
090317 1 Bike Plan Environmental Impact Report and Schedule for Plan AdoptionHearingFiledHearing on the update from City agencies on the progress of the Bike Plan's CEQA analysis.   Action details Not available
090351 1 Committee of the Whole - Hearing on the proposed motion amending the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors by amending Rule 5.1HearingFiledHearing to discuss the proposed motion amending the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors by amending Rule 5.1 to create a subcommittee of the Budget and Finance Committee.   Action details Not available
090348 1 Creating a subcommittee of the Budget and Finance Committee - Board of SupervisorsMotionPassedMotion amending the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors by amending Rule 5.1 to create a subcommittee of the Budget and Finance Committee.   Action details Not available
090349 1 Board waiver of committee reference requirement and convening as a Committee of the Whole on March 24, 2009, for purposes of considering an amendment to Board Rule 5.1, which would create a subcommittee of the Budget and Finance CommitteeMotionPassedMotion suspending Rule 4.38 of the Rules of Order of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to consider, without reference to committee, an amendment to Board Rule 5.1 which would create a subcommittee of the Budget and Finance Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors; motion that the Board sit as a Committee of the Whole on March 24, 2009, for the purpose of considering the proposed amendment to Rule 5.1.   Action details Not available
090350 1 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.   Action details Not available
090261 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Estenoz v. First American Title Insurance Company, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit entitled Estenoz v. First American Title Insurance Company, et al., filed on November 26, 2007 by Ernesto Estenoz, Administrator With Will Annexed of the Estate of Guillermo Crosbie-Grimaldo, aka G. Crosbie-Grimaldo, aka Guillermo Crosbie, deceased, against the City and County of San Francisco, in San Francisco Superior Court Case No.CGC 07-469460; settlement in exchange for plaintiff's waiver of the right to appeal the order granting summary judgment and judgment entered thereon, and on such further terms set forth in the Settlement Agreement dated as of January 31, 2009, contained in Board of Supervisors File No. 090261, or as shall be negotiated and approved by the City Attorney's Office.   Action details Not available
090251 1 Approve SFPUC Sunol Valley Construction Management ContractResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute Water System Improvement Program-funded Professional Service Agreement No. CS-915R, Sunol Valley Regional Construction Management Services, with CH2MHill, for an amount not to exceed $16,000,000 with a term of up to 60 months, pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 9.118.   Action details Not available
090252 1 Street Encroachment at 3711-19th Avenue and Crespi DriveResolutionPassedResolution granting revocable permission to Parkmerced Investors Properties LLC, to occupy portions of the public right-of-way to construct, realign, and maintain an existing paved curb island to improve pedestrian accessibility and vehicular traffic circulation and safety, resurface portions of Crespi Drive with new Bomanite stamped concrete paving and install three (3) decorative columns at the entry way to Crespi Drive public right-of-way, between 19th Avenue and Serrano Drive, to enhance the Property at 3711-19th Avenue (Assessor’s Blocks 7315, 7316, 7320), conditioned upon the payment of an annual assessment fee; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
090262 1 Lease of Real Property at 520 Jones StreetResolutionPassedResolution authorizing and approving the lease by and between the City and County of San Francisco, for the Department of Public Health, as Tenant, and Pacific Bay Inn, Inc., as Landlord, for the Pacific Bay Inn located at 520 Jones Street, San Francisco.   Action details Not available
090263 1 Approval of an Historical Property Contract for 166-178 Townsend StreetResolutionKilledResolution under Chapter 71 of the San Francisco Administrative Code, approving an historical property contract between 178 Townsend Properties LLC, the owner of 166-178 Townsend Street, and the City and County of San Francisco; authorizing the Director of Planning and the Assessor to execute the historical property contract.   Action details Not available