Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/22/2002 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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012127 1 Prohibition of New Live/Work UnitsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending the definition of "Live/Work Unit" in Section 101.13 to clarify that the residential use and the integrated work space must be in the same unit, and by amending Section 233 to prohibit new Live/Work Units except for accessory uses authorized by Section 204.4.CONTINUED  Action details Not available
020474 1 Settlement of LawsuitOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Homes Not Jails, Robert Haaland, Ted Gullicksen, Mara Raider, Cathleen Gray, David Acquino, Allison Lum and Miguel Wooding against the City and County of San Francisco, Sergeant Frederick Schiff and Captain John Newlin for $22,500; the lawsuit was filed on August 10, 1999 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 305-552; entitled Homes Not Jails, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al; the City and County of San Francisco, Sergeant Frederick Schiff and Captain John Newlin joined in the removal of this case to the United States District Court on September 14, 1999, Case No. C99-4204 TEH; other material terms of said settlement are that the $22,500 is the total to plaintiffs plus reasonable attorneys fees to be determined by the Court, but not less than $35,000 and not more than $100,000.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
020478 1 Settlement of LawsuitOrdinancePassedOrdinance approving settlement of the lawsuit filed by Aeroground, Inc. against City and County of San Francisco, et al., by payment by City and County of San Francisco to Aeroground, Inc. in the amount of $400,000 and other terms; the lawsuit was filed on August 25, 2001, in the United States District Court, Case No. C 01-1628VRW, entitled Aeroground, Inc., vs. City and County of San Francisco; San Francisco Airport Commission; and John L. Martin, in his official capacity as Director of the San Francisco International Airport.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
020336 3 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing Stephanie Hughes, term ending October 1, 2003, and Dina Santana and Kevin Sharps, terms ending October 1, 2002, to the Drug Abuse Advisory Board.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
011395 3 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing Joshua Koltun, Bruce Brugmann, Richard Knee, Heather Sterner, Doug Comstock, Sue Cauthen, Garrett Jenkins, Edgar Parker, and Alexandra Nickliss, terms ending April 27, 2004, to the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
020484 3 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing Nancy Peterson, term to be determined, to the United Nations Plaza Working Group, residency requirement waived.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
020579 2 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing Laurie Kennedy, Jamal James Modica, and Kelly Jensen, terms ending April 30, 2004, to the Animal Control and Welfare Commission.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
020580 2 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing, Steve Fields, term ending January 15, 2003, and Sophie Wong, Maria Luz Torre, and Kate O'Malley, terms ending January 15, 2004, to the San Francisco Health Authority, residency requirement waived.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
011798 3 Interim Zoning Requiring Conditional Use Authorization for Large Retail UsesResolutionKilledResolution imposing interim zoning controls establishing a requirement for conditional use authorization for large retail uses in C-2, C-M, M-1, M-2, RSD, SLR, SLI, SPD and SSO zones, including, where permissible, lots under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Port Commission, for a one year period and making a determination of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
020137 1 Funding the Sheriff's Department's shortfalls in salary, overtime, and retirement payoffsOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $1,896,196 from the General Fund Reserve, $2,793,734 from Federal funding for housing prisoners, and reappropriating $300,000 from savings in natural gas for a total of $4,989,930 to cover shortfalls in salaries, overtime and retirement payoffs at the Sheriff's Department for fiscal year 2001-02.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
020192 2 Supplemental Appropriation, Department of Human ServicesOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $47,000 of the General Reserve to fund Homeless Prenatal Services for the Department of Human Services for fiscal year 2001-02; placing $23,500 on reserve.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
011575 4 Rent Ordinance AmendmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Rent Ordinance (Administrative Code Chapter 37, Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance) by amending Sections 37.9, 37.9B and 37.10A to provide additional protections to tenants, and to conform to state law regarding misdemeanor violations, as follows: (1) Require the Rent Board to record owner move-in eviction notices with the County Recorder; (2) Require eviction notices to be in writing and filed with the Rent Board; (3) Subject vacated units to the future use restrictions stated in the Rent Ordinance, regardless of any agreement made between the landlord and the vacating tenant; (4) Require a tenant to be represented by independent counsel in a court-supervised settlement agreement, in order to waive any tenant rights under the Rent Ordinance; (5) Prohibit settlement agreement clauses that bar an evicted tenant from cooperation with a governmental investigation or proceeding; (6) Require the seller of a property to give written notice to the buyer disclosing the legal ground(s) for the termination of the tenancy for each residentiFINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
020343 1 Residential Hotel Visitor PoliciesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 41D "Residential Hotel Visitor Policies" to allow operators of residential hotels to adopt Supplemental Visitor Policies in addition to the Uniform Visitor Policy for Residential Hotels, upon approval of the San Francisco Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board (Rent Board), providing that the Rent Board may amend the Uniform Visitor Policy from time to time, and providing for hotel occupants to petition the Rent Board for hearing and rent reduction for violation of Chapter 41D; amending Administrative Code Section 37.6 and adding Section 37.13 to authorize the Rent Board to effectuate the provisions of Chapter 41D; and, amending Police Code Section 919.1 to provide that imposition or collection of a charge for a visitor or restriction of a visitor in violation of Section 919.1 is (in addition to any available civil remedies), an infraction.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
020297 3 Direct Access to Housing and Master Lease Program ExpansionResolutionPassedResolution directing the Department of Public Health and the Department of Human Services to provide the Board of Supervisors with a proposed expansion plan for 500 additional units in the Direct Access to Housing Program and 500 additional units in the SRO Master Lease program by April 22, 2002.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
020196 2 Carnegie Chinatown Branch Library as Landmark 235OrdinancePassedOrdinance Designating 1135 Powell Street, The Carnegie Chinatown Branch Library, as Landmark No. 235 pursuant to Article 10, Sections 1004 and 1004.4 of the Planning Code.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
020334 1 Changing the designation of 333 Sacramento Street from a Category V Building to a Category IV BuildingOrdinancePassedOrdinance changing the designation of 333 Sacramento Street from Category V (Unrated) to Category IV (Contributory) pursuant to Article 11 of the Planning Code.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
020390 1 Administrative Code Revision: Health Service SystemOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Chapter 16, Article XV, of Part 1 of the San Francisco Municipal (Administrative) Code by amending Section 16.703 regarding Board approval of Health Service System Plans and Contribution Rates.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
012003 2 Retirement BenefitsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Section 16.37-1 to provide for the setting of interest rates for retirement allowances.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
020464 1 Settlement of LawsuitOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by New Times, Inc., San Francisco Newspaper Printing Company, Inc., Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc., The New York Times Company, San Jose Mercury News, Inc., Los Angeles Times, Dow Jones & Company, Inc., Bay Guardian Company, Inc., and United Advertising Publications, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $85,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 5, 1999, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. C-99-0020 (WHA); entitled New Times, Inc., et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; other material terms of said settlement are the City's amendment of San Francisco Public Works Code Section 184.12, the Director of Public Works' promulgation of amended guidelines, and the City's approval of the First Amended and Restated Pedestal-Mounted Newsrack Agreement by and between the City and County of San Francisco and Clear Channel Adshel, Inc.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
020465 1 Regulation of Newsracks; Amendment of Fixed Pedestal Newsrack ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Public Works Code, Article 5.4, by repealing the existing Section 184.12 and enacting a new Section 184.12 regulating the placement and maintenance of newsracks on public streets, sidewalks and rights-of-way to prohibit freestanding newsracks in specified areas of the City, authorizing the creation of fixed pedestal zones in specified areas of the City, and authorizing the Director of Public Works to select and enter into agreements with vendors to provide and maintain fixed pedestal newsracks.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
020466 1 Contract - CCSF and Clear Channel Adshel, Inc.OrdinancePassedOrdinance approving the First Amended and Restated Pedestal-Mounted Newsrack Agreement By and Between the City and County of San Francisco and Clear Channel Adshel, Inc., which allows for the provision, installation, and maintenance of pedestal-mounted newsracks on public property; approving an indemnification of the contractor by the City for specified claims initiated by publishers or other specified claimants, concerning the fixed pedestal program, the fixed pedestal units, their operation, or the agreement with Clear Channel Adshel, Inc., and for specified claims including bodily injury or property damage arising from the City's performance of said agreement; and authorizing the Director of the Department of Public Works to make changes to the Department of Public Works Director's Orders incorporated by reference in the agreement with Clear Channel Adshel, Inc.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
020551 1 Year 2002 Annual Joint Fundraising Drive Application and Designation DeadlinesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 16.93-4 of the San Francisco Administrative Code, which establishes March 1 of each year as the deadline for agencies who wish to participate in the Annual Joint Fundraising Drive to submit their applications, and which establishes May 1 of each year as the deadline for the Board to designate those agencies that qualify to participate in the City's Annual Drive for that year, to allow any Mayor's Fund to submit by April 15, 2002, their application to participate in the 2002 Annual Drive, and to allow the Board to designate those agencies that qualify to participate in the City's Annual Drive for 2002 by June 1, 2002.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
011737 2 Water Pipeline ReplacementResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the execution and performance of an Exchange Agreement with the City of Brisbane relating to the replacement of Crystal Springs Pipeline Number 1.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
012281 2 Airport Concession LeaseResolutionPassedResolution approving a lease and operating agreement for operating the Self Service Luggage Cart Program, Between Smarte Carte, Inc., and the City and County of San Francisco, as amended, acting by and through its Airport Commission.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
020472 2 Mayor's Summer Food Service ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families to accept and expend a grant up to $484,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture for Mayor's Summer Food Service Program.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
020534 1 MOU Amendment No. 2, Collective Bargaining between MEA and CCSFOrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing Amendment No. 2 to the 2001-2003 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Municipal Executives' Association and the City and County of San Francisco by amending Article III and adding Appendix H to incorporate the parties' agreements regarding specified wage adjustments and to correct clerical errorsPASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
020437 2 Liquor License Transfer, 1750 Fulton StreetResolutionPassedResolution determining that the transfer of a Type 21 off-sale general alcoholic beverage control license to Albertson's Inc. from 17 Kearny Street to the new Albertson's store located at 1750 Fulton Street (District 5), will serve the public convenience and necessity of the people of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business and Professions Code; with conditions.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
011788 2 Street Artists ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article 24 of the San Francisco Police Code by amending Section 2402 to remove provision establishing the maximum annual amount paid to each member of the Advisory Committee of Street Artists and Craftsmen Examiners for meetings and studio visits.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
020470 2 Grant - Police Department's Safe and Sober ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Chief of Police for the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend grant funds made available through the California Office of Traffic Safety for a project entitled Safe and Sober in San Francisco Project; placing $50,000 on reserve.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
020406 1 Settlement of Lawsuits and ClaimsOrdinancePassedOrdinance approving a settlement between the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21, the Municipal Executives' Association, and the City and County of San Francisco of litigation and administrative claims concerning the assignment of classifications to bargaining units and related disputes.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
020525 1 Appointment - Public Utilities CommissionMotionPassedMotion rejecting the Mayor's appointment of Frank Cook to the Public Utilities Commission.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
020527 1 Appointment - Public Utilities CommissionMotionPassedMotion approving the Mayor's appointment of E. Dennis Normandy to the Public Utilities Commission, for the term ending January 15, 2006.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
020528 1 Appointment - Public Utilities CommissionMotionKilledMotion rejecting the Mayor's appointment of E. Dennis Normandy to the Public Utilities Commission.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
020529 1 Appointment - Public Utilities CommissionMotionKilledMotion taking no position concerning the Mayor's appointment of E. Dennis Normandy to the Public Utilities Commission, for term ending January 15, 2006.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
020242 1 Grant - Purchase of additional new LRVsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $22,888,763 of Federal Section 5309 capital assistance for the purchase of new LRVs for San Francisco's Municipal Railway, excluding Administrative Overhead Costs.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
020398 1 Grant - Police Department Pedestrian Safety ProjectResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Chief of Police for the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend grant funds made available through the California Office of Traffic Safety for a project entitled Pedestrian Safety Project.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
020590 1 Public Health 2002 State of the City ReportInquiryFiledState of the City's Health Report from Director, Department of Public Health.FILEDPass Action details Not available
020520 1 Public Hearing - Appeal, Conditional Use, 20 Woodside Avenue (aka 501 Laguna Honda Boulevard)HearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No.16353 dated February 28, 2002, approving Conditional Use Application No. 2001.1142C, to install a total of three antennas within the bell tower of a church (St. John's United Church of Christ), and related equipment as part of a wireless communication network in a RH-1(D) (House, One-Family (Detached Dwelling)) Zoning District, and within a 40-X Height and Bulk District, pursuant to Section 209.5(b) of the Planning Code, on property located at: 20 Woodside Avenue (aka 501 Laguna Honda Boulevard) at the southeastern corner of Woodside Avenue and Laguna Honda Boulevard; Lot 001, in Assessor's Block 2888A.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
020521 1 Appeal, Conditional Use, 20 Woodside Avenue (aka 501 Laguna Honda Boulevard)MotionKilledMotion approving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 16353 approving Conditional Use Application No. 2001.1142C, on property located 20 Woodside Avenue (aka 501 Laguna Honda Boulevard), at the southeastern corner of Woodside Avenue and Laguna Honda Boulevard, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
020522 1 Appeal, Conditional Use, 20 Woodside Avenue (aka 501 Laguna Honda Boulevard)MotionFailedMotion disapproving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 16353 approving Conditional Use Application No. 2001.1142C, on property located 20 Woodside Avenue (aka 501 Laguna Honda Boulevard), at the southeastern corner of Woodside Avenue and Laguna Honda Boulevard, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
020523 1 Findings - 20 Woodside Avenue (aka 501 Laguna Honda Boulevard)MotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to proposed Conditional Use Application No. 2001.1142C, on property located at 20 Woodside Avenue (aka 501 Laguna Honda Boulevard), at the southeastern corner of Woodside Avenue and Laguna Honda Boulevard, for action by the Board at its next meeting.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
020547 1 Existing Litigation - City as DefendantReportFiledMotion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City Attorney for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving advice from, the City Attorney regarding the following existing litigation in which the plaintiffs, various businesses, are, in sum, challenging the constitutionality of the City's business taxing system. These plaintiffs and claimants are also seeking reimbursement of tax payments made to the City: Macy's Department Stores, Inc. (formerly know as Macy's West, Inc.); Broadway Stores, Inc.; Federated Systems Group, Inc.; Macy's.Com Inc. v. San Francisco San Francisco Superior Court No. 306-723 Date Filed: 9/24/99 Macy's West, Inc., an Ohio Corporation; Federated Western Properties, Inc., an Ohio Corporation; Federated Systems Group, Inc., a Delaware Corporation; and Macy's.Com Inc., a New York Corporation, v. San Francisco San Francisco Superior Court No. 313-930 Date Filed: 10/12/00 Macy's West, Inc., an Ohio Corporation; Federated Western Properties, Inc., an Ohio Corporation; Federated Systems Group, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, and MMOTIONPass Action details Not available
020547 1 Existing Litigation - City as DefendantReportFiledMotion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City Attorney for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving advice from, the City Attorney regarding the following existing litigation in which the plaintiffs, various businesses, are, in sum, challenging the constitutionality of the City's business taxing system. These plaintiffs and claimants are also seeking reimbursement of tax payments made to the City: Macy's Department Stores, Inc. (formerly know as Macy's West, Inc.); Broadway Stores, Inc.; Federated Systems Group, Inc.; Macy's.Com Inc. v. San Francisco San Francisco Superior Court No. 306-723 Date Filed: 9/24/99 Macy's West, Inc., an Ohio Corporation; Federated Western Properties, Inc., an Ohio Corporation; Federated Systems Group, Inc., a Delaware Corporation; and Macy's.Com Inc., a New York Corporation, v. San Francisco San Francisco Superior Court No. 313-930 Date Filed: 10/12/00 Macy's West, Inc., an Ohio Corporation; Federated Western Properties, Inc., an Ohio Corporation; Federated Systems Group, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, and MHEARD IN CLOSED SESSION  Action details Not available
020600 1 California Organ Donor Awareness MonthResolutionPassedResolution commending the California Transplant Donor Network.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
020601 1 Bicycle Motorcross (BMX)ResolutionPassedResolution urging the Recreation and Park Department to develop a legal area for young people and adults to engage in the sport of Bicycle Motorcross (BMX) in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
020603 1 ABAG Finance Authority - Nonprofit CorporationsResolutionPassedResolution approving the issuance and sale of revenue bonds by the ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $143,000,000 for the Corporation of Fine Arts Museums and the Fine Arts Museums Foundation.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
020604 1 Opposing Hastings Garage ProposalResolutionPassedResolution urging the Board of Directors of the University of California Hastings College of Law to reject its proposed Tenderloin area parking garage in favor of a community-supported mixed-use development.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
020605 1 Opposing State Assembly Bills 1823 and 2058 and Senate Bill 1870ResolutionPassedResolution opposing State Assembly Bills 1823 and 2058, and Senate Bill 1870 (as drafted), regarding management and operation of the City's regional water system and requesting the Mayor to transmit communication of such opposition to the State Legislature.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
020606 1 Commend - Richard CraibResolutionPassedResolution commending Richard Craib, native San Franciscan and Glen Canyon Park enthusiast.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
020607 1 Commend - Mission High SchoolResolutionPassedResolution commending Mission High School for winning 2002 Mock Trial City and County Championship.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
020608 1 Commend - Gateway High SchoolResolutionPassedResolution commending Gateway High School on their first graduating class.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
020619 1 Final Map for a 35 Unit Residential / Commercial Condominium ProjectMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map of Chelsea Court, 851 Van Ness Avenue, a Residential / Commercial Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 17 in Assessor's Block No. 738, and adopting findings pursuant to City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
020620 1 Final Map for a 7 Unit Residential Condominium ProjectMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map of 725 Taraval Street, a Mixed Use Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 45 Assessor's Block No. 2408, and adopting findings pursuant to City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
020621 1 Final Map for a 11 Unit Live Work / Commercial Condominium ProjectMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map of 1328 Mission Street, a Live Work / Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 20 in Assessor's Block No. 3508, and adopting findings pursuant to City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
020622 1 Final Map for a 6 Unit Residential Condominium ProjectMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map of 955 Green Street, a Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 27 Assessor's Block No. 127, and adopting findings pursuant to City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
020546 1 SFUSD to Offer Students Neighborhood School FacilitiesResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) to provide adequate facilities to accommodate all public school enrollees sufficient school space in their neighborhoods.REFERRED  Action details Not available
020557 1 CommendationResolutionKilledResolution commending the efforts of all volunteers dedicated to protecting and restoring San Francisco's precious environmental and recreational resources at Fort Funston, the sponsors of Earth Day 2002 at Fort Funston, particularly Pacific Gas & Electric Company and the California Jeep Dealers, and their employees for their commitment to environmental preservation in San Francisco, and declaring April 20, 2002 to be Earth Day 2002 at Fort Funston.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
020599 1 Business Loading Zone Designation at 834 Jones StreetResolutionFiledResolution urging the Department of Parking and Traffic to establish a business loading zone designation (white zone) and execute all appropriate signage at 834 Jones Street providing necessary temporary parking for local businesses and mitigating the threat of pedestrian accidents.REFERRED  Action details Not available
020602 1 SB 1227 - Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002ResolutionPassedResolution urging Governor Gray Davis to sign SB 1227, the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002, which will provide $2.1 billion for housing programs in California through the sale of State bonds.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
020637 1 Establishing a San Francisco Museum and Historical Society Advisory CommitteeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article VIII of the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 2A.166 to establish the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society Advisory Committee as an advisory committee to the Board of Supervisors and the Board of Trustees of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
020638 1 Elections Code Corrections, Repealing Election Code Section 930OrdinanceFiledOrdinance repealing Municipal Elections Code Section 930 in order to conform the Municipal Elections Code to the Charter, as amended by Proposition C at the November 6, 2001 election.   Action details Not available
020641 1 Residential Parking Permit Fees - ExemptionOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending San Francisco Traffic Code Section 314 exempting owners of electric or other clean air vehicles from residential parking permit fees.   Action details Not available
020642 1 Declaring the Board of Supervisors to be the Governing Body of the Redevelopment AgencyOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 24 "Redevelopment Agency" by declaring the Board of Supervisors to be the Governing Body of the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco, thereby replacing the existing seven-member appointed Board (Governing Body), and making findings in support of this declaration (California Community Redevelopment Law, Health & Safety Code §§33000 et seq.); and establishing a seven-member appointed Community Redevelopment Commission and delegating certain powers to the Commission. By this Ordinance, Section 24.1 is amended; existing Sections 24.1-1, 24.3, 24.4, and 24.5 are repealed; and new Sections 24.3, 24.3-1, 24.4, 24.4-1, 24.4-2, and 24.4-3 are added.   Action details Not available
020639 1 Grant - Mayor's Criminal Justice CouncilResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor's Criminal Justice Council (MCJC) to accept and expend funds in the amount of $2,651,098 from the State Board of Corrections, from funds made available through Senate Bill 736 - known as the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA), for programs and approaches that have been demonstrated to be effective in reducing delinquency.   Action details Not available
020640 1 Historical Property Contract for 460 Bush Street - Fire Department Old Station No. 2ResolutionPassedResolution under Chapter 71 of the San Francisco Administrative Code, approving an historical property contract between Alice Ross Carey, the owner of San Francisco Landmark No. 143 located at 460 Bush Street (Fire Department Old Station No. 2) 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
020643 1 Lease Purchase Financing for the Acquisition of a Parking Meter Management SystemResolutionPassedResolution approving the lease purchase financing for the acquisition of a parking meter management system for the Department of Parking and Traffic; approving the form of a lease purchase financing agreement between the Department of Parking and Traffic and a lender, authorizing the selection of a lender, and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith.   Action details Not available
020644 1 Extend Time for Planning Commission ActionResolutionFiledResolution extending the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed ordinance to amend the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 306.10 to require publication of a cover sheet with neighborhood notices advising how to request information about notices in multiple languages.   Action details Not available
020645 1 DHS - Access to California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS)ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Human Services direct access to the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) to obtain criminal history information for the specific purpose of assessing whether or not the particular placement of a child for whom DHS has care and custody is safe and appropriate.   Action details Not available
020646 1 Grant Acceptance for MUNI Career Ladder ProgramResolutionPassedResolution providing authorization to the Municipal Railway Improvement Fund to accept and expend a grant from the State of California's Employment Development Department to establish a San Francisco MUNI Railway "Career Ladder" Program.   Action details Not available
020647 1 Juror Appreciation WeekResolutionPassedResolution declaring May 12 through 18, 2002, Juror Appreciation Week.   Action details Not available
020648 1 Lincoln High School DayResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming May 4, 2002 as "Lincoln High School Day" in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
020649 1 Urging Bechtel Corporation to withdraw their punitive legal claimResolutionPassedResolution urging Bechtel Corporation and its Bolivian subsidiary, Aguas del Tunari, to immediately withdraw their punitive legal claims in international courts against Bolivia and its people and to abstain from engaging in any further litigation or mediation claims - either within or without U.S. borders - with the South American country.   Action details Not available
020650 1 Commend - National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)ResolutionPassedResolution commending the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) on their 25th Anniversary.   Action details Not available
020651 1 Commend - Youth Credit Union ProgramResolutionPassedResolution commending the Youth Credit Union Program, a credit union operated by youth ages 6 to 18 with support from Mission Community Financial Assistance.   Action details Not available
020652 1 Commend - KUSFResolutionPassedResolution commending KUSF on the occasion of their 25th Anniversary.   Action details Not available
020653 1 Level of Customer Service Provided by the City's Health Service SystemHearingFiledHearing in response to significant consumer complaints about: (1) the difficulty that consumers have communicating with live representatives of the Health Service System, including reports that the System only accepts public telephone inquiries two hours per day; (2) the difficulty that health care providers face gaining necessary financial reimbursements from the System; (3) issues with regard to the inadequacy of the current computer system; (4) adequacy and appropriate level of the current reserves; and (5) other issues.   Action details Not available
020654 1 Controller's Nine-Month Financial ReportHearingFiledHearing regarding the Controller's Nine-Month Financial Report.   Action details Not available
020655 1 Superior Court Report on Collection EffortsHearingFiledHearing at which the Superior Court will give a report on its current collection efforts and to hear what proactive steps they are taking to improve the current situation.   Action details Not available
020656 1 Direct Access to Housing ProgramHearingFiledHearing to consider proposed plan offered by the Department of Human Services and the Department of Public Health to expand the Direct Access to Housing program and the Single Room Occupancy Hotel Master Lease Program by 1,000 units.   Action details Not available
020657 1 1235 Mission Street Occupational SafetyHearingFiledHearing to consider occupational safety issues at 1235 Mission Street, with a specific focus on asbestos abatement.   Action details Not available
020636 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
020538 1 Amending District Attorney's Revolving Loan Funds from State Board of ControlResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the District Attorney to amend the current agreement in the amount of $75,000 which has been allocated from the Victim Compensation and Governing Claims Board (formerly known as the State Board of Control), an agent of the State of California, for a revolving loan fund to be used to pay for verified funeral/burial expenses and emergency relocation for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.   Action details Not available
020543 1 Grant - District Attorney's REACT Task Force for the Investigation and Prosecution of High Technology CrimesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the District Attorney to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the maximum amount of $75,000 per year from the California Office of Criminal Justice Planning for investigation and prosecution of high technology crimes.   Action details Not available
020615 1 Grant - Mayor's Office of Community DevelopmentResolutionPassedResolution approving the 2002 Community Development Program. Authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to accept and expend the City's 2002 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Program Income of $33,722, 231 which include indirect costs of $160,000, and approving expenditure schedules for recipient departments and agencies and for indirect costs; placing $175,510 on reserve.   Action details Not available
020616 1 Grant - Emergency ShelterResolutionPassedResolution approving the 2002 Emergency Shelter Grants Program and Expenditure Schedule; and authorizing the Mayor on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco to accept, and expend an $879,000 entitlement under the Emergency Shelter Grants Program from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.   Action details Not available
020617 1 Grant - HOME ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco to accept and expend a grant from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a total amount of $7,865,000 for the Home Program authorized under Title II of the National Affordable Housing Act of 1990, Public Law Number 101-625, and approving the Home Program description as described in the 2002 Action Plan for San Francisco's Consolidated Plan. Indirect costs associated with the acceptance of these grant funds will be paid by the Community Development Block Grant funds; placing $20,000 on reserve.   Action details Not available
020624 1 Grant - Community Gun Violence Prosecution ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $360,000 through the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for a project entitled "Community Gun Violence Prosecution Program", and waiving indirect costs due to funding constraints.   Action details Not available
020618 1 Amending the Rules of the Board to schedule regular Board meetings on Tuesdays at 2pm effective the week of February 2, 2003.MotionPassedMotion amending Rule 6.2 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to require the scheduling of regular meetings of the Board of Supervisors on Tuesdays at 2 pm, instead of Mondays at 2 pm, effective the week of February 2, 2003.   Action details Not available