Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/15/1999 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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991830 2 Administrative Code Revision, Chapter 10COrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Sections 10C.1, 10C.2 and 10C.5 to provide for the waiver as well as the reimbursement of towing fees, to provide for waiver or reimbursement of towing fees for certain stolen vehicles, to prohibit reimbursement of towing fees where the vehicle owner cannot provide proof of financial responsibility, and to clarify the procedure and time limit for seeking reimbursement of towing fees.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
991914 1 Reward AuthorizationOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing payment of reward to Doe One.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
991946 1 Settlement of Claim, Michael LiasOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of claim of Michael Lias against the City and County of San Francisco, et al. by payment of $77,581.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
991537 1 Appropriation, S.F. Unified School DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $60,713,766, San Francisco Unified School District, of school Bond proceeds for capital improvement projects on various school facilities, cost of issuance, and other related costs for fiscal year 1999-2000.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
992025 2 Federal grant for extending school-to career opportunities to at-risk youth in the Mission DistrictResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor's Office of Community Development of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively apply for, accept and expend funds in the amount of $625,000 available through the Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), for a Mission District based school-to-career program.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991854 1 Acceptance of Grant to catalog the musical scores collection of 10,300 titles into a format that makes them accessible by searching onlineResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Library to accept and expend Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) to be awarded by the California State Library, CLSA Statewide Database Program, for retrospective conversion of cataloging records of circulating musical scores to make them accessible for online searching.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991964 3 Calling Special Election for Academy of Science BondsOrdinancePassedOrdinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco on Tuesday, March 7, 2000, for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the City and County a proposition to incur the following bonded debt of the City and County: eighty-seven million four hundred forty-five thousand dollars ($87,445,000) for the acquisition, construction and reconstruction of certain improvements to the California Academy of Sciences; finding that the estimated costs of such proposed project is and will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue of the City and County and will require expenditures greater than the amount allowed therefor by the annual tax levy; reciting the estimated cost of such proposed projects; waiving certain requirements of Section 2.31 of the San Francisco Administrative Code relating to the introduction of public interest and necessity resolutions; fixing the date of election and the manner of holding such election and the procedure for voting for or against the proposition; fixing the maximum rate of interFINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990494 1 Fair Housing Implementation Ordinance, Administrative CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code by adding Chapter 87, Sections 87.1 through 87.11, to describe federal, state and local fair housing laws which protect certain classes of individuals from housing discrimination that may occur through zoning laws, land use authorizations, funding decisions and other activities of local government; and to require and facilitate local compliance with such laws and promote housing opportunities for residents of San Francisco.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990495 1 Fair Housing Requirements for Conditional Uses, Planning CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Planning Code, Article 3, Section 303 to provide that, in considering applications for conditional uses for "dwellings" in which "protected class members" (each as defined in Administrative Code Chapter 87) are likely to reside, the Planning Commission shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 87 of the Administrative Code.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990496 1 Fair Housing Requirements for Variances, Planning CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Planning Code, Article 3, Section 305 to provide that, in considering applications for variances for "dwellings" in which "protected class members" (each as defined in Administrative Code Chapter 87) are likely to reside, the Zoning Administrator and the Board of Appeals shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 87 of the Administrative Code.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990497 1 Fair Housing Requirements for Board of Appeals, Municipal Code Part IIIOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Municipal Code, Part III, by amending Section 8 to provide that in considering appeals related to "dwellings" in which "protected class members" (each as defined in Administrative Code Chapter 87) are likely to reside, the Board of Appeals shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 87 of the Administrative Code.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990498 1 Fair Housing Requirements for Permits, Municipal Code Part IIIOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Municipal Code, Part III, by amending Section 26 to provide that in granting, denying, revoking or refusing to revoke any permit related to "dwellings" in which "protected class members" (each as defined in San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 87) are likely to reside, the granting or revoking power shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 87 of the Administrative Code.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990499 1 Fair Housing Requirements for Subdivision ApprovalsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Subdivision Code by adding Section 1302A to provide that all decisions made regarding the control and approval of subdivision developments containing "dwellings" in which "protected class members" (each as defined in San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 87) are likely to reside, the applicable City department or official shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 87 of the Administrative Code.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990500 1 Fair Housing Requirements for Permits, Public Works CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Public Works Code by adding Article 1, Section 1 to provide that in issuing permits for "dwellings" in which "protected class members" (each as defined in Administrative Code Chapter 87) are likely to reside, the Department of Public Works shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 87 of the Administrative Code.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990501 1 Fair Housing Requirements for Permits, Building CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Building Code by adding Section 106.1 to provide that, in issuing permits for "dwellings" in which "protected class members" (each as defined in Administrative Code Chapter 87) are likely to reside, the Department of Building Inspection shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 87 of the Administrative Code.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991685 1 Plumbing CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance re-enacting the 1998 San Francisco Plumbing Code on a permanent basis without modification; reaffirming endorsement of San Francisco amendments and findings of local conditions.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991687 1 Mechanical CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance re-enacting the 1998 San Francisco Mechanical Code on a permanent basis without modification; reaffirming endorsement of San Francisco amendments and findings of local conditions.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991689 1 Electrical CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance re-enacting the 1998 San Francisco Electrical Code on a permanent basis without modification; reaffirming endorsement of San Francisco amendments and findings of local conditions.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991691 1 Housing CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance re-enacting the 1998 San Francisco Housing Code on a permanent basis without modification; reaffirming endorsement of San Francisco amendments and findings of local conditions.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991693 1 Building CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance re-enacting the 1998 San Francisco Building Code on a permanent basis without modification; reaffirming endorsement of San Francisco amendments and findings of local conditions.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
992049 1 Building and Housing CodesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Building Code Section 105.2.8.4 to reinstate the language of the 1995 San Francisco Building Code regarding homeowner's financial qualifications for moratorium on abatement action using updated section reference number; amending Housing Code Section 401 to reinstate item number 11 deleted in error from the definition of "nuisance" and to make a nonsubstantive editorial correction, by amending Section 909 to correct incomplete code section references and to correct typographical error; amending Sections 909 and 910 regarding smoke and heat detectors and alarm system by reinstating the language of the 1995 San Francisco Housing Code to require these items for certain existing buildings containing five or more dwelling units.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991969 1 Street Artist Holiday Selling SpacesResolutionPassedResolution designating temporary selling spaces in the Downtown area and at Harvey Milk Plaza for street artists certified by the Art Commission, City and County of San Francisco, for the winter holiday season, 1999, beginning on November 15, 1999 and ending on January 15, 2000.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
992036 1 Authorizing an agreement for a three-year demonstration project to determine the effectiveness of child support assurance as an alternative to, and exit from, welfareResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Human Services and the District Attorney's Family Support Bureau to enter into an agreement with the California Department of Social Services for a three-year demonstration project to determine the effectiveness of child support assurance as an alternative to, and exit from, welfare.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991585 2 Zoning, Conditional Use Authorization in Neighborhood Commercial DistrictsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Planning Code Section 303 to require additional considerations for conditional uses in locations in neighborhood commercial districts in which the use size for the proposed location exceeds the limitations contained in Section 121.2, including considerations of the intensity of activity in the district, service to the neighborhood, and respect for the scale of development in the district.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991586 3 Zoning, North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District, Nonresidential Use SizeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Planning Code Sections 178 and 186.1 to require uses that exceed specified use size provisions in the North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District to obtain conditional use authorization prior to a change in use and to reduce the period of abandonment for conditional and nonconforming uses in this district from three (3) years to 18 (eighteen) months; by amending Section 121.2 to reduce the size limit of nonresidential uses located in this district to two thousand (2000) square feet for conditional use authorization and four thousand (4000) square feet for the maximum size; and by amending Section 722.21 in the North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District Zoning Control Table to reflect the use size modifications.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991950 1 Parking Regulations, portion of South Van Ness AvenueOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Traffic Code by adding Section 32.6.27 regarding parking regulations on a portion of South Van Ness Avenue (east side of South Van Ness Avenue, from 12th Street to 110 feet southerly, from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday).PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991999 1 Underground District No. 354OrdinancePassedOrdinance creating Underground District No. 354 in the Oakdale, Palou and Newcomb area.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991868 1 Approval of the Turn-Key public communications concession lease awarded to Pacific Bell for 3 years at a minimum annual rent of $2.5 million for each lease year.ResolutionPassedResolution approving the Turn-Key Public Communications Concession Lease for the existing and New International Terminals between Pacific Bell and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission.MOTIONPass Action details Not available
991868 1 Approval of the Turn-Key public communications concession lease awarded to Pacific Bell for 3 years at a minimum annual rent of $2.5 million for each lease year.ResolutionPassedResolution approving the Turn-Key Public Communications Concession Lease for the existing and New International Terminals between Pacific Bell and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
992001 1 Recreation and Parks Bond Special ElectionOrdinancePassedOrdinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco on Tuesday, March 7, 2000, for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the City and County a proposition to incur the following bonded debt of the City and County: one hundred ten million dollars ($110,000,000) for the acquisition, construction and reconstruction of certain improvements to Recreation and Park facilities; finding that the estimated costs of such proposed project is and will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue of the City and County and will require expenditures greater than the amount allowed therefor by the annual tax levy; reciting the estimated cost of such proposed projects; waiving certain requirements of Section 2.31 of the San Francisco Administrative Code relating to the introduction of public interest and necessity resolution; fixing the date of election and the manner of holding such election and the procedure for voting for or against the proposition; fixing the maximum rate of interest on such bonds and providing foAMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
992001 2 Recreation and Parks Bond Special ElectionOrdinancePassedOrdinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco on Tuesday, March 7, 2000, for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the City and County a proposition to incur the following bonded debt of the City and County: one hundred ten million dollars ($110,000,000) for the acquisition, construction and reconstruction of certain improvements to Recreation and Park facilities; finding that the estimated costs of such proposed project is and will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue of the City and County and will require expenditures greater than the amount allowed therefor by the annual tax levy; reciting the estimated cost of such proposed projects; waiving certain requirements of Section 2.31 of the San Francisco Administrative Code relating to the introduction of public interest and necessity resolution; fixing the date of election and the manner of holding such election and the procedure for voting for or against the proposition; fixing the maximum rate of interest on such bonds and providing foPASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
992018 1 Federal Grant to fund Municipal Railway and Port capital improvement projects including purchases of trolley coaches, light rail vehicles, diesel buses and rail replacementResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Public Transportation Commission to accept and expend $113,439,665 of Federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program (CMAQ), Surface Transportation Program (STP), and Section 5307 Capital Assistance for fourteen Municipal Railway capital projects, and one Port of San Francisco capital project, including $3,944,325 for administrative overhead costs.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991939 2 Health and Retirement Benefits for Members of the Board Charter AmendmentCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (Second Draft) amending Appendix A8.425 and A8.502 and deleting A8.501, relating to medical and retirement benefits for members of the board of supervisors.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
991940 3 Park and Open Space Fund Ballot MeasureCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (Third Draft) repealing in its entirety Section 16.107, which creates a Park and Open Space Fund and by adopting, in its place a new Section 16.107 which creates a Park, Recreation and Open Space Fund, authorizes the issuance of revenue bonds for acquisition and/or improvement of real properties, and provides a framework for future improvements in the operations of the Recreation and Park Department.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
991938 1 Instant Runoff Voting Charter AmendmentCharter AmendmentFiledCharter amendment (First Draft) amending Section 13.101, repealing the current Section 13.102 and adding a new Section 13.102, to provide for the election of the Mayor, Sheriff, District Attorney, City Attorney, Treasurer, Assessor-Recorder, Public Defender, and members of the Board of Supervisors using a ranked-choice, or "instant run-off," ballot.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
991810 1 State Grant to be used for the construction/renovation of the Carmel Fallon Building for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center at 1800 Market StreetResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor's Office of Community Development to apply, accept and to expend, up to $985,000 in funds from the State Department of Parks and Recreation for restoration of the Carmel Fallon Building for the LGBT Community Center Project.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991863 2 Accepting State Grant funds for various projects including the Chinese Recreation Center, Conservatory of Flowers, Margaret Hayward Clubhouse, Mini Park and Community Gardens and North Mission Open SpaceResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to apply, accept and expend a $541,750 grant for the Chinese Recreation Center; a $2,462,500 grant for the Conservatory of Flowers restoration, a $492,500 grant for the Margaret Hayward Clubhouse renovation; a $492,500 grant for the Visitacion Valley Reis Tract-Campbell and Rutland Mini Park and Community Gardens and Greenway; and a $1,083,500 grant for North Mission Open Space, all received from the State of California General Fund during fiscal year 1999-2000; placing $514,000 on reserve.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991907 3 Accepting gift valued at approximately $500,000 from the Friends of Recreation and Parks through a grant from Lila Wallace Readers Digest Foundation and other donors for the proposed construction of Golden Gate West End PavilionResolutionPassedResolution approving construction of the West End Pavilion in Golden Gate Park by the Friends of Recreation and Parks and its acceptance as a gift in place; finding that the project is consistent with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1; and adopting CEQA findings as presented by the Recreation and Park Commission.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991833 1 Sunnyside Conservatory Renovation and FundingResolutionPassedResolution urging the Recreation and Park Department to conduct a cost analysis for the renovation of the Sunnyside Conservatory and to allocate funding in the fiscal year 2000-2001 budget for regular gardening and maintenance of the property.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991882 2 Marina Yacht Harbor Project PositionResolutionPassedResolution urging the Department of Public Works acting in consultation with the Recreation and Park Department to identify and contract with a project point person who will be principally responsible for execution of various Marina Yacht Harbor projects; urging the Recreation and Park Department to defray the cost of this undertaking with monies from the Marina Yacht Harbor Fund; urging the Recreation and Park Commission to approve this plan; and further urging the Recreation and Park Department to appoint a Harbor Master with all due haste.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
992096 1 Legislative Analyst RequestMotionPassedMotion asking the Legislative Analysts to work with the Mayor's Office of Economic Development and the City Attorney's Office to investigate the possibility of creating a public-private venture capital fund. This venture capital fund would offer venture capital or capital equivalent; such as, office space, technology or expertise, to small start-up ventures in exchange for equity or profit sharing. This fund should benefit, inter alia, disadvantaged communities that have limited access to capital, start-ups that employ at-risk youth or economically disadvantaged individuals, and other innovative enterprises.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
992097 1 Legislative Analyst RequestMotionPassedMotion asking the Legislative Analysts to report on best management practices, training, staffing and implementation of new election technologies utilized by other counties in the State of California.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
992098 1 Legislative Analyst RequestMotionPassedMotion asking the Legislative Analysts to evaluate the availability and quality of substance abuse services, including quantifying the waiting list by types of modalities, looking at best practices from other counties, and examining the City and County's sources of money for substance abuse services.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
992099 1 Legislative Analyst RequestMotionPassedMotion asking the Legislative Analysts to evaluate shelter availability for those of limited or zero means, including our single residence occupancy hotels, occupancy rates and trends and how shelter needs fit within the mosaic of other services.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
992083 1 High Technology Voter SystemResolutionPassedResolution urging the Mayor's Budget Office to allocate sufficient funds to replace San Francisco's antiquated votomatic voting system with a high-technology system capable of fast and accurate results in time for the November 2000 election.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
992086 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the Department of Public Health for its plan to reduce the African American infant mortality rate in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
992087 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the Sankofa Rites of Passage program entitled, Y.O.U.T.H. (Young and Old United to Help) and the Organization of Cultural Renaissance (O.C.R.)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
992088 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending developers of the Third and Mission Streets mixed-use development project for its donation to all San Francisco public schools copies of "Encarta Africana."ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
992089 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the California Department of Motor Vehicles for including domestic partnership papers as valid documentation for identifying truthful name.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
992090 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California upon the occasion of its 26th Anniversary dinner "Celebrating A Century Of Community" and declaring November 5, 1999 to be "Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California Day" in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
992091 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Naomi Nishioka, Acting Director of the Department of Elections, her staff at the Department of Elections, the staff from Administrative Services, the staff from the City Attorney's Office and all volunteers for their hard work and dedication in processing the thousands of ballots from the November 2, 1999 general election.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
992092 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution designating November 15, 1999 "America Recycles Day" in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
992084 1 Clemency for Leonard PeltierResolutionFiledResolution urging the President of the United States, William J. Clinton, to grant executive clemency to Leonard Peltier.SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA  Action details Not available
992084 1 Clemency for Leonard PeltierResolutionFiledResolution urging the President of the United States, William J. Clinton, to grant executive clemency to Leonard Peltier.REFERRED  Action details Not available
992085 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming December 7, 1999, "Peace's New Century" Day.SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA  Action details Not available
992085 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming December 7, 1999, "Peace's New Century" Day.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
992085 2 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming December 7, 1999, "Peace's New Century" Day.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
992117 1 Administrative Code Revision - Municipal FinanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code by repealing Section 2.63 (Residential Rehabilitation Bonds); repealing Chapter 43 (Residential Mortgage Revenue Bonds); Chapter 48 (Economic Development Bonds); Chapter 52 (Water Department and Hetch Hetchy Revenue Bonds); Chapter 55 (Refunding Revenue Bonds); Chapter 64, (Bond Facilitation); Chapter 78 (Refunding Bonds Savings Test); and Chapter 81 (Affordable Housing and Home Ownership Bonds); and re-enacting and consolidating those chapters in a new Chapter 43 (Municipal Finance).   Action details Not available
992118 1 Police Code, Construction Work on Saturdays and SundaysOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Police Code Section 2908 to prohibit construction work in excess of the ambient noise level by 5 DBA between the hours of 6:00 p.m. on Friday and 9:00 a.m. on Saturday and 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and 9:00 a.m. on Sunday in residential zoning districts.   Action details Not available
992119 1 Cultivation, manufacturing, sale, import and export of industrial hemp productsResolutionFiledResolution encouraging non-profit organizations in the City and County of San Francisco to seek permission from relevant state and federal agencies to grow industrial hemp and to engage in the commercial manufacture, sale, import and export of industrial hemp products.   Action details Not available
992120 1 Permit for use of real property at 2350 19th Avenue by Delancey Street for the sale of Christmas trees and related holiday decorations.ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing retroactively, the permit for use of real property at 2350 Nineteenth Avenue under the jurisdiction of the Fire Department.   Action details Not available
992121 1 CalWIN - Approval of DHS Computer Services ProjectResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Human Services to continue its membership in the 18-county Welfare Client Data System (WCDS) Consortium, and authorizing the Director of the Department of Human Services to execute the necessary agreements for participation in the consortium's development, implementation, maintenance and operation of a computer system for the administration of public benefit programs in accordance with state requirements,for which San Francisco's portion of the cost is $29,419,528.00.   Action details Not available
992122 1 Donation of Used VehicleResolutionPassedResolution donating a used armored vehicle to the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Park Police at Fort Mason.   Action details Not available
992123 1 Natural Gas Fueled BusesResolutionPassedResolution supporting the recent adoption of regulations by the California Air Resources Board requiring transit agencies to replace and retrofit their existing fleets with buses powered by alternative fuels and cleaner diesel technology and urging Bay Area Transit agencies, serving the City and County of San Francisco, to adopt the alternative fuel path of this regulation with strategic plans for timely compliance.   Action details Not available
992124 1 Central Vietnam FloodsResolutionPassedResolution extending condolences, sympathy and concern to the flood victims in Central Vietnam and urging the residents of the City and County of San Francisco to participate in humanitarian aid efforts.   Action details Not available
992125 1 Jostens, Inc. marketing practices and unethical business operationResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Board of Education to take appropriate action in response to the unfair marketing practices and unethical business operation of Jostens, Inc. and urging Jostens, Inc. to offer rebates to students that bought class rings.   Action details Not available
992126 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the Multicultural Aids Resource Center of California for convening "A Call to Oneness - A Conference on Compassion on HIV Disease" and proclaiming December 1, 1999 "World AIDS Day".   Action details Not available
992127 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the service of City and County volunteers who dedicated their time and efforts to counting ballots during the elections of the City and County of San Francisco on November 2, 1999.   Action details Not available
992128 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the service of Anson B. Moran for his contributions and dedication to the Public Utilities Commission of the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
992129 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Lowell High School Journalists Sarah Pearce, Stephen Feyer and Lisa Macabasco, the Lowell Advisors Paul Kandell and Katharyne Swan, Lowell High School Assistant Principal John Mahoney and Assistant Superintendent John Quinn for their work and dedication regarding Jostens, Inc. and high school graduation memorabilia.   Action details Not available
992130 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution declaring November 18, 1999, "Great American Smokeout Day" in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
992131 1 Solar Powered Traffic SignalsHearingFiledHearing to consider the possibility of converting from the current use of electric-powered traffic signals to solar-powered signals.   Action details Not available
992132 1 Automated Storage and Retrieval Facilities for AutomobilesHearingFiledHearing to consider the feasibility of developing automated storage and retrieval facilities for automobiles in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
992133 1 Rule 2.33.7 WaiverMotionKilledMotion waiving the requirement of Rule 2.33.7 of the Board of Supervisors Rules of Order requiring that at least six days must intervene between the first appearance of a proposed charter amendment before the Board as a referral from committee and any Board order of submission to the electorate with respect to the repetitive initiative proposed charter amendment.   Action details Not available
992134 1 Needle Exchange EmergencyMotionPassedMotion concurring in the determination of the Mayor for the continued need for the declaration of emergency in connection with the needle exchange program.   Action details Not available
992135 1 Legislative Analyst RequestMotionPassedMotion asking the Legislative Analyst to report on what policies selected United States cities have in place that regulate the location, hours and activities of late night eating and drinking and entertainment establishments; such as, New York, Chicago and other urban centers known for their night life.   Action details Not available
992077 1 Authorizing grant for a Trauma System Evaluation Project to strengthen and possibly formalize the relationship between San Francisco and San Mateo counties trauma care systemsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Health and Safety Services, to accept retroactively and expend a grant in the amount of $49,826 from the State Emergency Medical Services Authority for trauma system evaluation and to enter into an agreement which includes rights in data clauses and does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses; providing for ratification of action previously taken.   Action details Not available
992078 1 Authorizing grant for the evaluation of screening males for Chlamydia Trachomatis infectionResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention, to accept retroactively and expend a grant in the amount of $257,053 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the evaluation of screening males for Chlamydia Trachomatis and to enter into an agreement which does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses; providing for ratification of action previously taken.   Action details Not available