Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/21/2006 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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050298 1 Repealing Ordinance Number 72-04 Conditionally Designating 690 Market as a LandmarkOrdinancePassedOrdinance Repealing Ordinance Number 72-04 Conditionally Designating 690 Market, the Chronicle Building, As Landmark No. 243 under Article 10 of the Planning Code.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
060081 3 Minor Sidewalk Encroachments - Partial repeal of public right-of-way occupancy assessment feeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Public Works Code Section 723.2 to repeal the public right-of-way occupancy assessment fee for specified minor sidewalk encroachments and to delineate those specified minor sidewalk encroachments for which the fee shall apply; and making repeal of the fee for specified encroachments set forth herein retroactive to August 29, 2005.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
060216 2 To appropriate funding for San Francisco General Hospital operations and capital projects, Laguna Honda Hospital operations and Department of Public Health operationsOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $14,366,156 to the Department of Public Health, including $7,777,353 in surplus health revenues from San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH), de-appropriating $740,000 in General Fund dollars from the SFGH Chiller and Generator capital project, $1,800,000 in transfer from PUC Mayor's Economic Conservation Account (MECA) Fund and $4,048,803 in Laguna Honda Hospital Medical In-Patient Revenue; and appropriating the $7,777,353 in surplus health revenues for SFGH salaries, non-personnel services, and capital improvements to the SFGH Service Building, and re-appropriating $740,000 to the Service Building Seismic Retrofit capital project, $1,800,000 for the SFGH Chiller/Generator project and appropriating $3,998,803 for salaries, and non-personnel at Laguna Honda Hospital and $50,000 in salaries at Department of Public Health.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
060254 1 Public Employment - Department of Public HealthOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 2004-05 (Annual Salary Ordinance No. 204-05 (Annual Salary Ordinance 2005/2006) to reflect the creation of one position in the Department of Public Health.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
060046 2 Liquor License - 1141 Polk StreetResolutionPassedResolution determining that the issuance of a Type 42 on-sale beer and wine public premises license to Raimondo Morrone for Space Gallery located at 1141 Polk Street, 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060057 2 Liquor License, 1168 Folsom StreetResolutionPassedResolution determining that the issuance of a Type 42 on-sale beer and wine public premises license to Craig Wathen, for City Beer Store located at 1168 Folsom Street, 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060186 1 Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ), for Police Department computing environment and network infrastructureResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $986,643 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) for the purpose of renovating the Police Department computing environment and network infrastructure for the new Records Management System (RMS) application. The new system will provide a more efficient work environment, more accurate information and enhanced safety for both the public and officers.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060187 1 Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ), for Violence Prevention PlanResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $248,170 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) through a subcontract with the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) for the purpose of developing a city-wide Violence Prevention Plan.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060228 1 Grant to develop clinical guidelines for HIV positive transgender personsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), to accept retroactively and expend a new federal grant in the amount of $110,343 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to develop clinical guidelines for HIV positive transgender persons, and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of September 30, 2005, to September 29, 2006.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060151 1 Implementation of Proposition H, which prohibits the sale, manufacture or distribution of firearms and limits possession of handguns within CCSF, by placement in the Police Code and by enacting penalties for violationOrdinancePassedOrdinance implementing Proposition H, which was enacted by the voters on November 8, 2005, and which prohibits the sale, distribution, transfer, and manufacture of firearms and ammunition and limits possession of handguns within the City and County of San Francisco, by placing the text of Proposition H in the Police Code and by enacting penalties for its violation.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
060164 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - CCSF v. ARCO et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission, against Airport Group International (AGI) for the payment to the Airport of environmental clean-up costs with regard to City and County of San Francisco v. ARCO et al., Case No. C-97-2965 MMC (N.D. Cal).FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
060245 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Tutor Saliba Corporation, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco, and City Attorney Dennis J. Herrera on behalf of the People of the State of California, against Ronald N. Tutor, Tutor-Saliba Corporation, Tutor-Saliba-Perini & Buckley, J.V., Perini Corporation, Buckley & Company, Inc., American Home Insurance Company, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation and Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, filed on November 1, 2002 in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 02-5286 CW (EMC), entitled City and County of San Francisco, et al., v. Tutor-Saliba Corporation, et al.; and the lawsuit filed by Tutor-Saliba Corporation against Dennis J. Herrera, Tutor-Saliba Corporation v. Herrera; filed on February 19, 2004 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. Civ. 434144, California Court of Appeal Case No. A0 108712, for payment by the Tutor Defendants of $19,000,000 to the City and County of San Francisco. Other material terms of said settlement are: (1) payments to be made by Tutor-Saliba PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051453 4 Off-Street Parking In C-3 Zoning DistrictsOrdinanceKilledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 151, 151.1, 154, 155, 155.5, 161,166, and 167 to impose new requirements in C-3 Zoning Districts regarding permitted off-street parking and loading, allowed off-street freight loading and service vehicle spaces, bicycle parking, car sharing, to separate parking costs from housing costs, to exempt from the legislation projects that received final Planning Department or Planning Commission approval and submitted complete site permit applications prior to the effective date of the legislation, to require the Planning Department to undertake a study of downtown parking issues, and adopting environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
060076 1 To appropriate $5,216,754 to fund the maintenance and reconstruction of public streets, roads, and the 4th Street Bridge for DPW for Fiscal Year 2005-06OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $5,216,754 of Fiscal Year 2005-2006 State Traffic Congestion Relief Funds to fund the maintenance and reconstruction of public streets, roads, and the 4th Street Bridge for the Department of Public Works for Fiscal Year 2005-2006.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
060226 1 To appropriate $6,565,452 to fund the Juvenile Hall Youth Guidance Center Project construction, and to appropriate $1,900,000 for Fire Station No. 24 for the Department of Public Works for Fiscal Year 2005-2006OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $6,565,452, including the de-appropriation of $1,900,000 from the Earthquake Safety Improvement Bonds Phase 1 proceeds, $2,591,458 from the Juvenile Hall Replacement Project COP Reserve/Surety Bond Funds, $1,503,000 from General Fund Capital Program Projects, $453,000 from workers’ compensation savings, and $117,994 from Juvenile Hall California Youth Authority General Fund operational savings, to fund the City and County of San Francisco Juvenile Hall Youth Guidance Center Project construction. Additionally, appropriating $1,900,000 of Fire Bond proceeds to fund construction expenses for Fire Station No. 24 for the Department of Public Works for Fiscal Year 2005-2006.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
060208 2 Authorize payment of performance fees and for final closeout of the Water Infrastructure Partners contract for an amount not to exceed $487,726ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to pay performance fees for Contract Year No. 4 for final closeout of the Agreement with the Water Infrastructure Partners for an amount not to exceed $487,726.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051962 1 Membership in the Asthma Task ForceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Sections 19A.20 and 19A.23 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to reduce the number of voting members in the Asthma Task Force from 20 to 15 members, modify the list of non-voting members from City agencies, and extend the Task Force expiration date to June 30, 2008.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
060136 1 Public HearingHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to report of assessment costs submitted by the Director of Public Works for sidewalk and curb repairs ordered to be performed by said Director pursuant to Sections 707 and 707.1 of the Public Works Code, for property located at 1101 Persia Avenue the costs thereof having been paid for out of a revolving fund.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARINGPass Action details Not available
060137 1 Report of assessment costs for sidewalk and curb repairsResolutionPassedResolution approving report of assessment costs submitted by the Director of Public Works for sidewalk and curb repairs ordered to be performed by said Director pursuant to Sections 707 and 707.1 of the Public Works Code, the costs thereof having been paid for out of a revolving fund.ADOPTED AS DIVIDEDPass Action details Not available
060403 1 Report of assessment costs for sidewalk and curb repairsResolutionPassedResolution approving report of assessment costs submitted by the Director of Public Works for sidewalk and curb repairs ordered to be performed by said Director pursuant to Sections 707 and 707.1 of the Public Works Code, for property located at 1101 Persia Avenue the costs thereof having been paid for out of a revolving fund.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
060348 1 Hearing - Emergency ordinance reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise ProgramHearingFiledHearing to consider the possible adoption of an emergency ordinance reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program set forth in Chapter 14A of the San Francisco Administrative Code; suspending Chapter 12D.A; providing for data collection to ensure nondiscrimination in City contracting; and adopting a declaration of emergency.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
060349 1 Reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise ProgramOrdinancePassedEmergency ordinance reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program set forth in Chapter 14A of the San Francisco Administrative Code; suspending Chapter 12D.A; providing for data collection to ensure nondiscrimination in City contracting; and adopting a declaration of emergency.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
060316 1 Accept-Expend Federal and State Grants for Voting EquipmentResolutionPassedResolution approving the application for funds under the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 ("HAVA"), Section 301, and Proposition 41 authorizing the San Francisco Department of Elections to accept and expend grants in an amount not to exceed $3.5 million from the California Secretary of State for utilization of Elections Systems & Software's ("ES&S") AutoMARK in the June 6, 2006 election.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060359 1 Emergency Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program - March 21, 2006, Committee of the WholeMotionPassedMotion for the Board of Supervisors to convene as a committee of the whole on March 21, 2006, at 4:00 p.m. to accept public testimony concerning the possible adoption of an emergency ordinance reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program set forth in Chapter 14A of the San Francisco Administrative Code; suspending Chapter 12D.A; providing for data collection to ensure nondiscrimination in City contracting; and adopting a declaration of emergency.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
060340 1 Urging Governor Schwarzenegger to submit amicus brief to New York Supreme Court of Appeals in support of the right of same-sex civil marriageResolutionPassedResolution urging Governor Schwarzenegger to submit an amicus brief to the New York Court of Appeals in support of the right of same-sex civil marriage.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060356 1 Urging Cardinal Levada to withdraw his directive to Catholic Charities forbidding the placement of children in need of adoption with same-sex couplesResolutionPassedResolution urging Cardinal William Levada, in his capacity as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith at the Vatican, to withdraw his discriminatory and defamatory directive that Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Francisco stop placing children in need of adoption with homosexual households.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060357 1 Administration of the South of Market (SOMA) Community Stabilization FundResolutionPassedResolution approving support for the Mayor’s Office of Community Development to administer the SOMA Community Stabilization Fund.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060358 1 Commending Peter Tannen for his leadership in the Bicycle ProgramResolutionPassedResolution commending Peter Tannen for his leadership in the Bicycle Program and his successful initiation of the Bike Plan creating safety measures dedicated to improve the streets of San Francisco and the safety of its bicyclists.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060360 1 Social Workers MonthResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming the month of March 2006 as Professional Social Work Month.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060362 1 Supporting Senate Bill 1749 - Transit Fare EvasionResolutionPassedResolution endorsing Senate Bill 1749, a measure aimed at assisting the MTA in collecting greater revenues from minor transit citations, and urging its passage in the California State Legislature.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060363 1 Protect California State Park LandsResolutionPassedResolution requesting the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency immediately and permanently withdraw its plans to construct a toll road through the San Onofre State Beach and urging the Director of Public Finance to refrain from acquiring any bonds for, or making other financial investments in, the Toll Road project.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060361 1 National Biological FoundryResolutionPassedResolution endorsing the application to the United States Department of Energy by the California Council on Science and Technology to establish a National Biological Foundry in San Francisco.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
060361 2 National Biological FoundryResolutionPassedResolution endorsing the application to the United States Department of Energy by the California Council on Science and Technology to establish a National Biological Foundry in San Francisco.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
060371 1 Condemning upcoming rally to be held by anti-abortion groups in front of City Hall on Friday, March 24, 2006ResolutionPassedResolution condemning upcoming rally to be held by anti-abortion groups in front of City Hall on Friday, March 24, 2006.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041005 5 Pedestrian ProtectionsOrdinanceFiledOrdinance adding Sections 73, 73.1, 75, and 79 to the San Francisco Traffic Code to require the Director of Parking and Traffic to: (1) install countdown pedestrian signals, (2) designate specific crosswalk signal crossing times, and (3) upon the recommendation of the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee, install one hundred signs a year for three years informing the public regarding prohibited sidewalk activities; adding Sections 703.3, 703.4, and 703.5 to the San Francisco Public Works Code to require the Director of Public Works to install: (1) corner curb bulb-outs at the intersections of Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place with McAllister and Grove Streets, as permitted by state and local law, by June 30, 2007, and (2) ADA compliant curb-cut ramps on every sidewalk corner in the City by June 30, 2014; and providing that the requirements and schedules for installation of certain devices and improvements shall be considered for inclusion in the San Francisco Pedestrian Master Plan and that funding may be sought through the Proposition K Expenditure Plan.   Action details Not available
060367 1 Adding qualified non-profit enterprises to Small Local Business Enterprise ProgramOrdinanceKilledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 14B.6 to add qualified non-profit enterprises to Small and Micro Local Business Enterprise Program.   Action details Not available
060372 1 Off-Street Parking In C-3 Zoning Districts And For Bicycles and Car ShareOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 102.9, 151, 151.1, 154, 155, 155.5, 161, 166, 167 and 309 to impose new requirements in C-3 Zoning Districts regarding permitted off-street parking and loading, allowed off-street freight loading and service vehicle spaces and to separate parking costs from housing costs, to impose new requirements for parking for bicycles and car share vehicles, to exempt from the legislation projects that received final Planning Department or Planning Commission approval and submitted complete site permit applications prior to the effective date of the legislation, to require the Planning Department, the Municipal Transportation Agency and the County Transportation Agency to undertake a study of downtown parking issues, and adopting environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
060365 1 Proposition J Certification, Bad Checks Restitution Program ServicesResolutionFiledResolution concurring with the Controller’s certification that the Bad Checks Restitution Program can be practically performed by a private contractor for a lower cost than similar services performed by city and county employees.   Action details Not available
060366 1 General Advertising Signs – Extension of Planning Commission Review PeriodResolutionPassedResolution extending the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed ordinance to amend the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 2.21 to establish a General Advertising Sign Relocation Procedure; to amend the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 303 to add criteria for the Planning Commission's approval of a general advertising sign relocation site, adding Section 358 to establish fees for the Planning Commission's review of General Advertising Sign Inventories and proposed Relocation Agreements, amending Section 604 to prohibit general advertising signs that have been removed from being replaced on the same site, adding Section 604.2 to require general advertising sign companies to maintain and submit to the City current inventories of their signs, and amending Sections 1005 and 1111.7 to prohibit the relocation of new general advertising signs to Historic Districts or Conservation Districts or on an historic property regulated by Articles 10 and 11 of the Planning Code; and to adopt findings including environm   Action details Not available
060371 1 Condemning upcoming rally to be held by anti-abortion groups in front of City Hall on Friday, March 24, 2006ResolutionPassedResolution condemning upcoming rally to be held by anti-abortion groups in front of City Hall on Friday, March 24, 2006.   Action details Not available
060373 1 Traffic RegulationsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets. BICYCLE LANES - ESTABLISH North Point Street, both directions, from Van Ness Avenue to The Embarcadero. RIGHT LANE MUST TURN RIGHT - RESCIND North Point Street, eastbound approaching The Embarcadero. LEFT LANE MUST TURN LEFT - RESCIND North Point Street, eastbound approaching The Embarcadero.   Action details Not available
060374 1 Parking RegulationsResolutionWithdrawnResolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations. MUNI BUS ZONES - EXTEND North Point Street, north side, from 60 feet to 100 feet west of Polk Street (a 40-foot extension, creating a 100-foot bus zone), North Point Street, north side, from 70 feet to 120 feet east of Hyde Street (a 50-foot extension, creating a 120-foot bus zone), North Point Street, south side, from 86 feet to 120 feet west of Hyde Street (a 34-foot extension, creating a 120-foot bus zone), North Point Street, south side, from 80 feet to 100 feet west of Jones Street (a 20-foot extension, creating a 100-foot bus zone), North Point Street, north side, from 75 feet to 80 feet west of The Embarcadero (a 5-foot extension, creating a 80-foot bus zone), and North Point Street, south side, from 80 feet to 100 feet west of The Embarcadero (a 20-foot extension, creating a 100-foot bus zone). MUNI BUS ZONES – RESCIND North Point Street, north side, from Larkin Street to 75 feet easterly, and south side, from Larking Street to 60 feet westerly.   Action details Not available
060381 1 Diabetes Awareness DayResolutionPassedResolution recognizing March 28, 2006 as “Diabetes Awareness Day”.   Action details Not available
060382 1 World Water DayResolutionPassedResolution recognizing March 22, 2006 as World Water Day.   Action details Not available
060383 1 Supporting Senate Bill 1414-California Fair Share Healthcare ActResolutionPassedResolution supporting SB 1414, the California Fair Share Health Care Act.   Action details Not available
060384 1 Declaring April 8, 2006 as Ruth May Maginnis Day in San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution declaring April 8, 2006 as Ruth May Maginnis Day in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
060385 1 Old Mint; Transferable Development RightsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the director of property for the City and County of San Francisco to execute and cause to be recorded a Certificate of Transfer and to take such other actions as may be necessary to effectuate the transfer of development rights from the Old Mint pursuant to Planning Code Section 128.   Action details Not available
060369 1 Hearing - Formation of a community facilities district in connection with the Rincon Hill Downtown Residential DistrictHearingFiledHearing to consider the approval to accept public testimony regarding the potential recommendation of the formation of a community facilities district and the issuance of revenue bonds by the ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations related to the Rincon Hill Downtown Residential District.   Action details Not available
060377 1 Shelter Monitoring CommitteeHearingFiledHearing to consider the quarterly reports of the Shelter Monitoring Committee.   Action details Not available
060378 1 Overview of the General Services Agency, Human Services Agency, and the Department of Public Health policy objectives for FY 2006-2007.HearingFiledHearing to consider the overview of the General Services Agency, Human Services Agency, and the Department of Public Health policy objectives for FY 2006-2007.   Action details Not available
060379 1 Overview of Police Department, Fire Department, and Recreation and Parks Department policy objectives for FY 2006-2007HearingFiledHearing to consider the overview of Police Department, Fire Department, and Recreation and Parks Department policy objectives for FY 2006-2007.   Action details Not available
060370 1 Committee of the Whole - April 4, 2006 - Formation of a community facilities district in connection with the Rincon Hill Downtown Residential DistrictMotionPassedMotion to sit as a Committee of the Whole on April 4, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. to accept public testimony regarding the potential recommendation for approval of the formation of a community facilities district and the issuance of revenue bonds by the ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations related to the Rincon Hill Downtown Residential Disrict.   Action details Not available
060380 1 Requiring Board of Supervisors to adopt parental leave policies for members of boards and commissions, including authorization to teleconference when physically unable to attend due to pregnancy or childbirthCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend Sections 2.104 and 4.104 to require the Board of Supervisors to adopt parental leave policies for its members and for members of other boards and commissions, including, but not limited to, authorization to participate in meetings by teleconferencing when the member is physically unable to attend due to pregnancy or childbirth.   Action details Not available
060298 1 Street Encroachment at 1310 Stanyan StreetResolutionKilledResolution granting revocable permission to Kieran J. Woods to occupy a portion of the public right-of-way to construct a privately maintained driveway, including a low retaining wall, a stepped entry path, landscaping and other related improvements within an existing unimproved portion of Stanyan Street between Clarendon and Mountain Spring Avenues, to provide vehicular access to a proposed new single family dwelling at 1310 Stanyan Street (Block 2706, Lot 035) conditioned upon the payment of an annual assessment fee of $5,600 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
060299 1 Approve Contract with ValueOptions, Inc. for contract services to improve access to mental health treatment for children in foster care and other children placed outside of San FranciscoResolutionWithdrawnResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to retroactively contract with ValueOptions, Inc. to provide services to foster care and other Medi-Cal eligible children placed outside of San Francisco, for the period of July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2008.   Action details Not available