Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/19/1999 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Southeast Community Facility Community Meeting Room 1800 Oakdale Avenue (at Phelps Street) San Francisco, California
Special Meeting
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990407 1 Administrative Code RevisionOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Section 1.6 (corporate seal), Section 1.6-1 (official key), Section 1.29 (voting requirements for commissions) and Section 1.50 (city officers); by repealing Section 1.2-1 (gender neutral legislation). Section 1.4 (Flags at half-mast on Good Friday); Sections 1.6-A and 1.6-B (corporate seal), Section 1.6-2 (use of official key), Section 1.8 (propagation of game birds on City property), Section 1.17 (use of City property for decoration), Section 1.18 (maintenance of Junipero Serra birthplace), Section 1.21 (termination of project or program authorized by Board), Section 1.23 (response to Board inquiries, Section 1.28 (contracts of one million dollars or more), Section 1.32 (credibility of petitions), Section 1.37 (licensing Muni transit software), and Section 1.55 (spur tracks); by adding a new Section 1.24, authorizing the Risk Manager to approve hold harmless agreements, and by repealing Sections 1.24, 1.24.1, 1.25, 1.25-1, 1.25-2, 1.25-3, 1.25-4, 1.25-5, 1.25-6, 1.25-7,1.25-8, 1.26, 1.26-1, 1.31, 1.35, 1.36, 1.38,1.39, 1.40, 1.41, 1.42, 1.43, FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990437 1 Arnold Jones, et al., v. CCSF, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Arnold Jones against the City and County of San Francisco by payment of $614,400.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990480 1 Natali Sheyner, et al., v. CCSF, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Natali Sheyner against the City and County of San Francisco by payment of $37,000.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990481 1 Denise Flaherty v. CCSFOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Denise Flaherty against the City and County of San Francisco by payment of $60,000.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990482 1 Settlement of LawsuitOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Victoria Lee, a minor, by and through her Guardian Ad Litem Gan Suey Lee against the City and County of San Francisco by payment of $850,000.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990567 1 Brennan v. CCSFOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Kinsey Sheryl Brennan against the City and County of San Francisco by payment of $240,000.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990572 1 ADA Task Force, et al. v. CCSF, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of ADA Task Force against the City and County of San Francisco requiring City to hire consultants to complete City's Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan and Self-evaluation.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
981443 2 Taxi Permit Fee AdjustmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Police Code Sections 2.26.1 and 2.27.1 to adjust permit and license fee schedules for motor vehicles for hire and to give a 50-percent discount for four years on permit fees for taxicabs and ramped taxicabs operating on compressed natural gas and amending Sections 1080, 1088 and 1125 to include fees authorized by those sections in permit and license fee schedules for motor vehicles for hire.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990300 1 Taxes, Authority to Examine RecordsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Municipal Code, Part III, Article 6 (Revenue and Finance/Business Regulations), by amending Section 6.4-1, permitting the Tax Collector to inspect, examine and copy the records of taxpayers.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990299 1 Taxes Due DatesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Municipal Code, Part III, Article 12-B, by amending Section 1009 providing that taxes shall be due and payable on the first day of January each year, providing that taxes shall become delinquent if not paid on or before the last day of February of such year; requiring installment payments of taxes in excess of $2,500; and imposing a monthly penalty of 5 percent on delinquent taxes, up to 20 percent in the aggregate.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990301 1 Stadium TaxOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Municipal Code, Part III, Article 6 (Revenue and Finance/Business Regulations), by amending Section 6.4-2, providing that all amounts of stadium operator admission taxes are generally due and payable to the tax collector within five days after the taxable event, and requiring stadium operators to file returns within the time limits set forth in Section 304 of Article 11 of Part III of the San Francisco Municipal Code.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990302 1 Taxes, Facilitation of RefundsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Municipal Code, Part III, Article 6 (Revenue and Finance/Business Regulations), by amending Section 6.15-1, permitting the Tax Collector to waive the requirement that a taxpayer file a verified claim in writing stating the grounds upon which a claim for refund is founded where the Tax Collector determines that (1) an amount of tax, interest or penalty has been overpaid, or has been erroneously collected by San Francisco under Part III of the Municipal Code, and (2) all other conditions precedent to the payment of the refund have been satisfied.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990303 1 Taxes, Penalty for Failure to Pay TaxOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Municipal Code, Part III, Article 6 (Revenue and Finance/Business Regulations), by amending Section 6.17-1, imposing a monthly penalty of five percent (5%) of the amount of a delinquent tax (up to a maximum of twenty percent (20%)) and imposing an additional penalty of twenty percent (20%) of the portion of any such tax that remains unpaid after the 90-day period commencing upon the date the taxpayer is notified of such delinquency.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990304 2 Taxes, Negligence PenaltiesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Municipal Code, Part III, Article 6 (Revenue and Finance/Business Regulations), by amending Section 6.17-3, imposing a penaltyequal to the annual fee for obtaining a registration certificate set forth in Section 1007(A) of Article 12-B of Part III of the San Francisco Municipal Code upon any person who fails to properly register, or fails to comply with a rule or regulation of the Tax Collector; imposing a penalty in the amount of $100 on persons for each occurence of a failure to file a return required under Part III of the Municipal Code on or before the date prescribed for filing; and imposing a penalty of $500 for each a failure to allow a full inspection of records pursuant to a request of the Tax Collector.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990305 1 Taxes, Other Negligence PenaltiesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Municipal Code, Part III, Article 6 (Revenue and Finance/Business Regulations), by amending Section 6.17-2, imposing a monthly penalty of five percent (5%) of the amount of a underreported tax (up to a maximum of twenty percent (20%)0, where such underreporting is due to negligence or intentional disregard of the rules and regulations.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990306 1 Taxes, Definition of Builder/DeveloperOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Municipal Code, Part III, Article 12-B (Revenue and Finance/Business Regulations), by amending Section 1002.15(A)(3), providing that a person shall be deemed to be engaged in the business of developing and selling real property if such person constructs an apartment house or commercial building.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990307 1 Taxes, Registration Certificate Delinquency DateOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Municipal Code, Part III, Article 12-B (Revenue and Finance/Business Regulations), by amending Section 1007(C), providing that the renewal fee for the annual registration certificate shall become delinquent if not paid on or before the end of October of each year.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990408 1 Taxes, Application of Partial PaymentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Municipal Code, Part III, by amending Section 6.9-7 providing that partial payments shall be applied first to interest, penalties and costs for that year, and the balance, if any, shall be applied to taxes due for that year.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990361 2 AppointmentsResolutionPassedResolution appointing members to the Children and Families First Commission.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990368 2 AppointmentsResolutionPassedResolution appointing members to the Assessment Appeals Board 1.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990369 2 AppointmentsResolutionPassedResolution appointing members to Assessment Appeals Board 2.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990685 1 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing member to the Maternal Child Adolescent Health Board.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990687 1 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing member to the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990485 1 Stop IntersectionsResolutionPassedResolution designating certain intersections as "Stop" intersections: STOP SIGNS - ESTABLISH 25th and Hoffman Streets, northeast and southwest corners, stopping 25th Street (makes this uncontrolled intersection a two-way STOP) Fillmore and Washington Streets, northwest and southeast corners, stopping Fillmore Street (makes this an all-way STOP) Lake Merced Boulevard and Berkshire Way, southwest corner, stopping eastbound Berkshire Way (makes this intersection a two-way STOP) Lakeshore Drive and Berkshire Way, northwest and southeast corners, stopping Lake Shore Drive (makes this uncontrolled intersection a two-way STOP) South Park Avenue (north) and Jack London Alley, northeast and northwest corners, stopping southbound Jack London Alley and westbound South Park Avenue (makes this uncontrolled T-intersection an all-way STOP) South Park Avenue (south) and Jack London Alley, southeast and southwest corners, stopping northbound Jack London Alley and eastbound South Park Avenue (makes this uncontrolled T-intersection an all-way STOP) Washington and Walnut Streets, northeast andADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990486 1 Parking Regulations, Various LocationsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations: GREEN (SHORT-TERM PARKING) ZONE, 9 AM - 6 PM, EVERYDAY - ESTABLISH 15th Street, north side, between Harrison and Treat Avenue (66-foot zone, in front of #1200 - 15th Street) GREEN (SHORT-TERM PARKING) ZONE, 7 AM - 7 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY - ESTABLISH Oak Street, south side, from 19 feet to 38 feet east of Broderick Street (19-foot zone) NO PARKING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH Page Street, north side, from 163 feet to 207 feet east of Ashbury Street (44-foot zone in front of #1530 Page Street, to accommodate mid-block crosswalk) Page Street, south side, from 175 feet to 195 feet east of Ashbury Street (20-foot zone between driveways in front of #1563 Page Street, to accommodate mid-block crosswalk) NO PARKING ANYTIME - RESCIND Filbert Street, south side, from Hyde Street to 100 feet easterly (100-foot zone) NO PARKING, 6 AM - 9 AM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, EXCEPT VEHICLES WITH VANPOOL PERMITS; GENERAL METERED PARKING, 9 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, AND 7 AM - 6 PM, SATURDAYS - ESTABLISH 11ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990123 1 Meeting ScheduleResolutionPassedResolution revising the regular meeting schedule of the Board of Supervisors by canceling the November 29, 1999 and December 27, 1999 meeting and by canceling all Board and committee meetings from August 24 through September 12, 1999, and by rescheduling the September 20, 1999 meeting to September 21, 1999; scheduling the Board of Supervisors January 3, 2000 meeting to Tuesday, January 4, 2000.SEVERED FROM CONSENT AGENDA  Action details Not available
990123 1 Meeting ScheduleResolutionPassedResolution revising the regular meeting schedule of the Board of Supervisors by canceling the November 29, 1999 and December 27, 1999 meeting and by canceling all Board and committee meetings from August 24 through September 12, 1999, and by rescheduling the September 20, 1999 meeting to September 21, 1999; scheduling the Board of Supervisors January 3, 2000 meeting to Tuesday, January 4, 2000.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
990123 2 Meeting ScheduleResolutionPassedResolution revising the regular meeting schedule of the Board of Supervisors by canceling the November 29, 1999 and December 27, 1999 meeting and by canceling all Board and committee meetings from August 24 through September 12, 1999, and by rescheduling the September 20, 1999 meeting to September 21, 1999; scheduling the Board of Supervisors January 3, 2000 meeting to Tuesday, January 4, 2000.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
990188 1 Coffee Shops in West Portal Neighborhood Commercial DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Planning Code by amending Section 790.102 to modify the definition of "Sales and Services, Other Retail" by allowing, as a conditional use, a limited exception to the prohibition on the use of cooking equipment and on-site food preparation not connected with beverage preparation for retail beverage stores in the West Portal Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD).SEVERED FROM CONSENT AGENDA  Action details Not available
990188 1 Coffee Shops in West Portal Neighborhood Commercial DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Planning Code by amending Section 790.102 to modify the definition of "Sales and Services, Other Retail" by allowing, as a conditional use, a limited exception to the prohibition on the use of cooking equipment and on-site food preparation not connected with beverage preparation for retail beverage stores in the West Portal Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD).CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
990487 1 Traffic Regulations, Various StreetsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets: CROSSWALK CLOSURES - ESTABLISH (Crosswalks to be eliminated) 20th Avenue and Lincoln Way, east crosswalk, crossing Lincoln Way Gellert and Middlefield Drives, north crosswalk, crossing Middlefield Drive Lake Merced Boulevard and South State Drive, north and south crosswalks, crossing Lake Merced Boulevard MID-BLOCK CROSSWALK - ESTABLISH Page Street, approximately 190 feet east of Ashbury Street (20-foot wide crosswalk, in front of #1563 Page Street) NO LEFT TURN - ESTABLISH Twin Peaks Boulevard, northbound, at Carmel Street TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH Bay Street, north side, from Fillmore Street to 58 feet easterly (58-foot zone) Diamond Street, east side, from Chenery Street to 100 feet northerly (100-foot zone) Fell Street, south side, from Masonic Avenue to 10 feet easterly (10-foot zone) Irving Street, south side, from 9th Avenue to 10 feet easterly (10-foot zone) Kansas Street, east side, from Cesar Chavez Street to 35 feet southerly (35-foot zone) RIGHT LANE MUST TUSEVERED FROM CONSENT AGENDA  Action details Not available
990487 1 Traffic Regulations, Various StreetsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets: CROSSWALK CLOSURES - ESTABLISH (Crosswalks to be eliminated) 20th Avenue and Lincoln Way, east crosswalk, crossing Lincoln Way Gellert and Middlefield Drives, north crosswalk, crossing Middlefield Drive Lake Merced Boulevard and South State Drive, north and south crosswalks, crossing Lake Merced Boulevard MID-BLOCK CROSSWALK - ESTABLISH Page Street, approximately 190 feet east of Ashbury Street (20-foot wide crosswalk, in front of #1563 Page Street) NO LEFT TURN - ESTABLISH Twin Peaks Boulevard, northbound, at Carmel Street TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH Bay Street, north side, from Fillmore Street to 58 feet easterly (58-foot zone) Diamond Street, east side, from Chenery Street to 100 feet northerly (100-foot zone) Fell Street, south side, from Masonic Avenue to 10 feet easterly (10-foot zone) Irving Street, south side, from 9th Avenue to 10 feet easterly (10-foot zone) Kansas Street, east side, from Cesar Chavez Street to 35 feet southerly (35-foot zone) RIGHT LANE MUST TUADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981935 2 Parking Facility Leases and Management AgreementsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Section 17.11 to require that all leases and management agreements for parking facilities be awarded through a competitive process and that such parking facility leases and management agreements be approved by the Board of Supervisors.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990377 2 Appropriation, District AttorneyOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $600,000, District Attorney, of Federal and State Public Assistance for the adaptation of San Francisco's Computer Assisted Support Enforcement System (CASES), a child support operating system throughout the California counties for fiscal year 1998-1999.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990582 2 Master Lease of Seneca HotelResolutionPassedResolution urging the Department of Human Services to enter into a contract with the Tenderloin Housing Clinic in order to acquire low-income housing units at the Seneca Hotel for the County Adult Assistance Program clients and other low-income persons, and urging the Tenderloin Housing Clinic to enter into a master lease with the owners of the Seneca Hotel.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990298 2 Card Check OrdinanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Sections 23.32, 23.33, 23.34 of the ordinance governing labor representation procedures in hotel and restaurant developments in which the City has an ongoing proprietary interest (The Card Check Ordinance) in order to clarify certain defined terms, notice requirements, contract language requirements, exemptions and applicability of ordinance to pre-existing agreements and by adding Sections 23.36 and 23.37 regarding effective date, applicability and severability.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990404 2 Appropriation, Department of Public HealthOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $1,158,352, Department of Public Health, from the General Fund Reserve for professional services and materials and supplies to provide for Community Mental Health (CMHS) pharmacy services for fiscal year 1998-1999.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990328 2 Annual Joint Fundraising DriveResolutionPassedResolution designating those agencies qualified to participate in the 1999 Annual Joint Fundraising Drive for officers and employees of the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990509 3 Property Sale, Alameda County Parcels 16, 16A (Bernal Property)ResolutionPassedResolution declaring Parcels 16 and 16A of the Bernal Property to be surplus; authorizing the General Manager of the Public Utilities Commission to execute a purchase and sale agreement to transfer Parcels 16 and 16A to the Pleasanton Unified School District; and adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; requesting Public Utilities Commission to report back to the Finance and Labor Committee with revenue projections within two months.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990527 1 Lease and Sublease for Pier 1 (Embarcadero/Washington Street)ResolutionPassedResolution approving lease and sublease with AMB Property Corporation for the Development of Pier 1 (Embarcadero and Washington Streets) as a maritime office project; approving negative declaration, and indemnity agreement.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990531 1 Prevailing WageResolutionPassedResolution fixing the highest general prevailing rate of wages, including wages for overtime and holiday work, for various crafts and kinds of labor as paid for similar work in private employment in the City and County of San Francisco at the rates certified to the Board by the Civil Service Commission on October 19, 1998.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981340 2 Land and Water Conservation FundResolutionPassedResolution urging Recreation and Park Department to take aggressive and proactive measures in pursuing, publicizing and educating our lobbyists about the potential availability of funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the Urban Parks and Recreational Recovery Fund, and the Historic Preservation Fund.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990211 2 Commission on Animal Control and WelfareOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Health Code Section 41.1 (Commission of Animal Control and Welfare) to designate that only members appointed by the Board of Supervisors shall constitute voting members.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
990211 3 Commission on Animal Control and WelfareOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Health Code Section 41.1 (Commission of Animal Control and Welfare) to designate that only members appointed by the Board of Supervisors shall constitute voting members.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
990411 2 Alternatives to Institutional Care for Seniors/People with DisabilitiesResolutionPassedResolution supporting the development of alternatives to institutional care for seniors and people with disabilities.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990532 2 Contract, DPH - University of California (Berkeley)ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Health Services, Community Mental Health Services, to enter into a subcontract agreement in the amount of $7,844 with the University of California (Berkeley), the primary contractor, to provide data and consultation for a study of the cultural appropriateness of the instruments and approaches being used by community mental health services to measure performance indicators, client outcomes, and satisfaction, which does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses; waiving indirect costs.MOTIONPass Action details Not available
990532 2 Contract, DPH - University of California (Berkeley)ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Health Services, Community Mental Health Services, to enter into a subcontract agreement in the amount of $7,844 with the University of California (Berkeley), the primary contractor, to provide data and consultation for a study of the cultural appropriateness of the instruments and approaches being used by community mental health services to measure performance indicators, client outcomes, and satisfaction, which does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses; waiving indirect costs.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
982077 1 Ramped TaxisOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Police Code Section 1148.1 to reduce the commitment to operate a ramped taxi permit from ten (10) years to five (5) years.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990006 2 Motor Vehicles for HireOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Police Code Sections 1077 and 1185 to make violation of the Taxi Commission rules for taxicabs an infraction and establishing fines.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990528 1 Parking Regulations, Portion of Turk StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Traffic Code by adding Section 32.6.24, regarding parking regulations on a portion of Turk Street (south side of Turk from 145 feet to 435 feet east of Laguna Street).PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990529 1 Parking Regulations, Portion of 7th StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Traffic Code by adding Section 32.6.25, regarding parking regulations on a portion of 7th Street (east side of 7th Street, from 178 feet to 246 feet south of Bryant Street).PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990571 1 Summary Street Vacation/Sale of Portion of Ils LaneOrdinancePassedOrdinance ordering the summary vacation and authorizing sale of a portion of Ils Lane located within Block 195 (bounded by Washington, Kearny and Jackson Streets, and Columbus Avenue), for $2,500 to the Roman Catholic Archbishop, making findings under California Streets and Highways Code Section 8330 through 8336, making findings of conformity with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and requesting official actions in connection with the vacation and sale.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990576 2 Vanpool Permit Parking ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Traffic Code by adding Article 20 (Sections 700 through 714, inclusive), adding a Vanpool Parking Permit Program.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990607 1 Traffic Regulations, Bay StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance repealing Traffic Code Section 175.21 and adding Section 174.09, changing the speed limit on Bay Street (between The Embarcadero and Fillmore Street) from 30 MPH to 25 MPH.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990683 1 Grant Funds, Citizens Option for Public Safety (COPS)ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor's Criminal Justice Council (MCJC) to accept and expend $718,758 in State Citizen's Options for Public Safety (COPS) funds to fund the San Francisco Police Department's crime lab.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990692 1 Year of the DragonResolutionPassedResolution urging the United States Postal Service to choose San Francisco as the site for the dedication ceremony for the"Year of the Dragon" stamp.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990693 1 Great Gas OutResolutionPassedResolution urging the residents of the City and County of San Francisco to participate in the "Great Gas Out" on April 30, 1999 to protest the skyrocketing cost of gasoline.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990695 1 Tobacco and Alcohol AdvertisingResolutionPassedResolution supporting the elimination of tobacco and alcohol advertising that targets children, urging the alcohol and tobacco industries to protect children through compliance in eliminating alcohol and tobacco promotional items and advertising placement in forums and venues where children have access, and proclaiming April 28, 1999 "Childproof Advertising Day."ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990697 1 Investigation RequestResolutionPassedResolution directing the Clerk of the Board draft a letter of inquiry to Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi to investigate the denial of contracts to Davies Medical Group and the denial of the enrollment of seven gay and lesbian physicians into Brown and Toland Medical Group.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990698 1 State Legislation, SB 218, Domestic ViolenceResolutionPassedResolution urging the California State Legislature and Governor Davis to approve State Senate Bill 218, enhancing protections for victims of domestic violence and increasing penalties for offenders.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990700 1 Crossing Signals InstallationResolutionPassedResolution urging the Department of Parking and Traffic to install crossing signals at the corners of Van Ness and McAllister Streets and Van Ness and Grove Streets to facilitate safer access to Civic Center buildings.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990701 2 Week of the Young ChildResolutionPassedResolution honoring the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) for their outstanding work on behalf of young children and their families, and declaring the week of April 19, 1999, the "Week of the Young Child" in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990702 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Mrs. F. Warren Hellman on the occasion of her eight year tenure as Chair of the San Francisco Ballet Board of Trustees, and declaring April 8, 1999, to be "Mrs. F. Warren Hellman Day" in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990703 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution honoring the San Francisco State University Child Study Center's 29 years of community service and proclaiming April 21, 1999, San Francisco State University Child Study Center Day and honoring Carol Fields and Kate Danforth for their dedication and community service to the center.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990705 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Dr. Julianne Malveaux on her outstanding achievements and distinguished career.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990710 1 Port Chicago DisasterResolutionPassedResolution urging President William Jefferson Clinton and the members of the United States Congress to exonerate the 50 African American sailors convicted of mutiny in the Port Chicago disaster.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990708 1 Parks and Recreation Committee Off Site MeetingMotionPassedMotion motioning for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Parks and Recreation Committee to hold a special joint off site meeting with the Recreation and Park Commission Plans and Programs Committee at Marina Middle School on May 18, 1999.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
990709 1 Waiving 30 Day RuleMotionPassedMotion suspending Rule 5.40 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to allow the Board of Supervisors to consider, without waiting 30 days after its introduction, a lease by the City and County of San Francisco, for the Department of Public Health, as tenant, and Michael J. Bovo and Associates, Inc., as landlord, for the "Windsor Hotel" located at 238 Eddy Street.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
990694 1 Tobacco Settlement FundsResolutionPassedResolution urging U.S. Representatives to support Senate tobacco language in the 1999 Supplemental Appropriations Bill.SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA  Action details Not available
990694 1 Tobacco Settlement FundsResolutionPassedResolution urging U.S. Representatives to support Senate tobacco language in the 1999 Supplemental Appropriations Bill.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
990694 2 Tobacco Settlement FundsResolutionPassedResolution urging U.S. Representatives to support Senate tobacco language in the 1999 Supplemental Appropriations Bill.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
990696 1 UCSF Stanford Health Care LayoffsResolutionPassedResolution opposing layoffs at UCSF Stanford Health Care and urging the investigation of $10.7 million operating deficit and full disclosure of UCSF Stanford Health Care Board meeting minutes, and calling for a moratorium of further layoffs and the transfer of assets and services until completion of a full investigation and further urging the establishment of a task force consisting of labor, management and community to investigate alternatives to layoffs, staff cuts and the transfer of public assets to a private entity.SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA  Action details Not available
990696 1 UCSF Stanford Health Care LayoffsResolutionPassedResolution opposing layoffs at UCSF Stanford Health Care and urging the investigation of $10.7 million operating deficit and full disclosure of UCSF Stanford Health Care Board meeting minutes, and calling for a moratorium of further layoffs and the transfer of assets and services until completion of a full investigation and further urging the establishment of a task force consisting of labor, management and community to investigate alternatives to layoffs, staff cuts and the transfer of public assets to a private entity.MOTIONPass Action details Not available
990696 1 UCSF Stanford Health Care LayoffsResolutionPassedResolution opposing layoffs at UCSF Stanford Health Care and urging the investigation of $10.7 million operating deficit and full disclosure of UCSF Stanford Health Care Board meeting minutes, and calling for a moratorium of further layoffs and the transfer of assets and services until completion of a full investigation and further urging the establishment of a task force consisting of labor, management and community to investigate alternatives to layoffs, staff cuts and the transfer of public assets to a private entity.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990699 1 Census Data, Use of Accuracy and Coverage EvaluationResolutionPassedResolution urging the United States Congress to support the use of federal funding for an accuracy and coverage evaluation (statistical sampling) and to defeat bills that would disallow such use in order to ensure a more accurate count in the 2000 Census.SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA  Action details Not available
990699 1 Census Data, Use of Accuracy and Coverage EvaluationResolutionPassedResolution urging the United States Congress to support the use of federal funding for an accuracy and coverage evaluation (statistical sampling) and to defeat bills that would disallow such use in order to ensure a more accurate count in the 2000 Census.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
990699 2 Census Data, Use of Accuracy and Coverage EvaluationResolutionPassedResolution urging the United States Congress to support the use of federal funding for an accuracy and coverage evaluation (statistical sampling) and to defeat bills that would disallow such use in order to ensure a more accurate count in the 2000 Census.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
990704 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Dr. Bob Prentice for his years of outstanding service to the City's poor and uninsured residents in the San Francisco Department of Public Health.SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA  Action details Not available
990704 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Dr. Bob Prentice for his years of outstanding service to the City's poor and uninsured residents in the San Francisco Department of Public Health.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990737 1 Street Artists FundOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code by adding Section 10.117-123, establishing the Street Artists Fund as a special fund for the purpose of receiving all funds received by the San Francisco Arts Commission Street Artists Program pursuant to Article 24 of the San Francisco Police Code, and providing for interest accumulation therein.   Action details Not available
990738 1 Purchase of HandgunsOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Police Code by adding Section 619 to limit, with specified exceptions, the purchase of handguns by individuals to not more than one handgun in any thirty day period.   Action details Not available
990739 1 Restricted Parking - Special Event NoticeOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Traffic Code Section 33, to require 72-hour notice for special event temporary no-parking zones.   Action details Not available
990740 1 Translators at Board and Committee MeetingsOrdinanceFiledDraft ordinance amending Administrative Code by amending Section 67.15 to re-establish rules on providing translators at meetings of the full Board of Supervisors and Board Committees.   Action details Not available
990741 1 Pedestrian SafetyOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Traffic Code by adding Sections 79.1, 79.2, 79.3 and 79.4 prohibiting persons from standing, sitting or lying in roadways, curbs or on median strips throughout all streets and highways within the City and County of San Francisco except in emergencies or as otherwise allowed by permit for special events.   Action details Not available
990742 1 Community Court FundsOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Administrative Code by adding Section 10.117-124 to establish Community Courts Dispute Resolution Funds.   Action details Not available
990743 1 Procurement ReformOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code to delete safety belt requirements for City vehicle purchases from Chapter 4; to limit the application of Chapter 6 to contracts for public works and improvements and to delete obsolete provisions; to delete obsolete provisions from Chapter 8; amending Chapter 10 to eliminate the role of the purchaser from the receipt of donations by the Health Commission and to simplify the administration of the Purchaser's revolving fund; adding a new Article XI-D to Chapter 16 governing the purchase of uniforms for City employees; and deleting Chapters 21 and 21B in order to consolidate their provisions in a revised Chapter 21 and to reform and streamline the process for acquisition of goods and services by the City.   Action details Not available
990744 1 Domestic Partner Inquiry Requirement for City FormsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code by adding Section 12A.17, requiring all City Departments to inquire regarding domestic partner status on all City forms that request marital information, and requiring all City departments to inform the Human Rights Commission of their plan to implement this ordinance no later than six months from the effective date of this ordinance   Action details Not available
990745 1 South of Market Arts and Entertainment Special Use DistrictOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Planning Code by adding a new Section 249.21 and amending Sections 816 and 161 to establish a South of Market Small Business, Arts and Entertainment Preservations Special Use District and a South of Market Core Small Business, Arts and Entertainment Preservation Special Use District for the property generally fronting on Folsom Street between Twelfth and Langton Streets, Eleventh Street between Burns Place and Harrison Street, and the north side of Harrison Street between Gordon and Twelfth Streets, which would (1) restrict certain ground-floor uses, (2) allow nighttime entertainment activity as either a principal permitted use or conditional use, (3) establish acoustic construction standards for new residential and live/work developments and acoustic operational standards for nighttime entertainment uses, (4) require written disclosure to purchasers and occupants of residential and live/work units regarding applicable sound standards, (5) require "good neighbor" operating procedures for nighttime entertainment uses, (6) allow temporary street closures as an access   Action details Not available
990759 1 Zoning Map Amendment - South of Market Arts and EntertainmentOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco for the property generally fronting on Folsom Street between Twelfth and Langton Streets, Eleventh Street between Burns Place and Harrison Street, and north side of Harrison Street between Gordon and Twelfth Streets, to reclassify portions of the property therein to the South of Market Small Business, Arts and Entertainment Preservation Special Use District and South of Market Core Small Business, Arts and Entertainment Preservation Special Use District.   Action details Not available
990736 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Officer Brian Peagler for enhancing the City and County of San Francisco's quality of life, in general, and the quality of life of Western Addition residents, in particular, by reducing the effectiveness of gang related activities in that community.   Action details Not available
990746 1 Bicycle Education ProgramResolutionFiledResolution urging the San Francisco Unified School District to implement a comprehensive bicycling program including installation of bike racks, bike safety education program, and provision of free or low cost helmets to students and to allocate the necessary funding to implement the program.   Action details Not available
990747 1 Affinity Phone CardResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the City Administrator to enter into a Second Amendment to operating the Licensing Agreement for the San Francisco Affinity Phone Card Program.   Action details Not available
990748 1 Annual AuditResolutionPassedResolution selecting independent auditors for the Controller's Office and the separately audited departments of the City and authorizing a three-year contract with the consortium of accounting firms.   Action details Not available
990749 1 Mercury PollutionResolutionPassedResolution urging City agencies and departments and all medical facilities within San Francisco to eliminate mercury in order to protect and preserve human and environmental health.   Action details Not available
990750 1 Grant - StateResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively apply for, accept and expend funds in the amount of $110,110 made available through the Office of Criminal Justice Planning for a project entitled "Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution - Elder Abuse" for the period of March 1, 1999 through February 28, 2000; and waiving indirect costs due to funding constraints.   Action details Not available
990755 1 Assembly Bill 1185ResolutionPassedResolution supporting Assembly Bill 1185 and urging the California State Assembly to pass AB 1185 to add an acupuncturist to the Industrial Medical Council.   Action details Not available
990756 1 Assembly Bill 1475ResolutionPassedResolution supporting Assembly Bill 1475, the Safe Routes to School Bill of 1999, and urging the State Legislature and Governor Davis to approve the bill as soon as possible.   Action details Not available
990757 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Charles "Les" Andersen for his extraordinary commitment to generations of San Francisco kids and declaring April 28, 1999, to be "Charles 'Les' Andersen Day" in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
990758 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Gladys Hu on her 80th birthday, and declaring April 24, 1999, to be "Gladys Hu Day" in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
990751 1 Towing ContractsHearingFiledHearing to consider the City's towing contract with City Tow.   Action details Not available
990752 1 F.E.M.A. Allocation to S.F. Unified School DistrictHearingFiledHearing to inquire into the allocation of $16 million from Federal Emergency Management Agency (F.E.M.A.) to the San Francisco to Unified School District.   Action details Not available
990753 1 Justice System Employment and Training ProgramsHearingFiledHearing to evaluate employment and training programs in the City and County justice system, including, but not limited to, a status report from the Resolve to Stop the Violence Project (RSVP) and the Garden Project, and an examination of the concept of restorative justice.   Action details Not available
990754 1 Brown and Toland Medical GroupHearingFiledHearing to consider allegations of denial of admission of a group of gay and lesbian physicians with large HIV/AIDS practices to the Brown and Toland Medical Group.   Action details Not available
990760 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
990716 1 Fire CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance repealing Part II, Chapter IV of the Municipal Code (Fire Code); adopting in its entirety a new San Francisco Fire Code; providing for further hearings and an expiration date."   Action details Not available
990726 1 Appropriation, Emergency Communications DepartmentOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $2,773,766, Emergency Communications Department, City Wide Communication Series 1998-I and 1999-I Bond proceeds and interest income, for the purchase of Motorola mobile desktop radio units and accessories, and installation of a fiber optic Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) for fiscal year 1998-1999.   Action details Not available
990727 1 Margaret Koran, v. San Francisco Municipal RailwayOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of claim of Margaret Koran against the Municipal Railway by payment of $45,000.   Action details Not available
990670 1 Traffic Regulations, Various StreetsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets: DIAMOND LANE - ESTABLISH 3rd Street, east curb lane (northbound), between Market and Mission Streets 3rd Street, second lane from east curb, between Mission and Howard Streets 3rd Street, east curb lane (northbound), between Howard and Folsom Streets RIGHT LANE MUST TURN RIGHT - ESTABLISH 3rd Street, east curb lane (northbound), at Mission Street TOW-AWAY LANE MUST TURN LEFT - RESCIND 3rd Street, west curb lane (northbound), at Mission Street TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH 3rd Street, east side, between Howard and Folsom Streets 3rd Street, east side, between Mission and Jessie Streets (eliminates meters #47, #49, #51, #53, and #59) 3rd Street, east side, between Mission and Minna Streets (eliminates meters #103, #105, #107, and #109) 3rd Street, west side, from Howard Street to 103 feet northerly (103-foot zone, eliminates meters #158, #160, #162, and #164) TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING, 3 PM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - RESCIND TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING, 3 PM - 7 PM, MONDAY THROUGH   Action details Not available
990681 1 Prop J Contract, Legal Process Server ServicesResolutionPassedResolution concurring with the Controller's certification that legal process server services can be practically performed for the District Attorney, Family Support Bureau, by a private contractor for a lower cost than similar services performed by City and County employees.   Action details Not available
990711 1 Settlement of Claim, Jeanne LynchResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim of Jeanne Lynch by payment of $75,000.   Action details Not available
990712 1 Grant - StateResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Library to accept and expend $63,647 awarded by the California Library Services Board of the California State Library as part of the California library literacy service to help fund the adult literacy program conducted by the San Francisco Public Library.   Action details Not available
990713 1 Grant - FederalResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Library to accept and expend $77,000 to be awarded by the California State Library, Statewide Access News Program as part of the Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Funds will be used to provide access to daily newspapers for sight-impaired and print-impaired people through a high quality voice synthesis system.   Action details Not available
990714 1 Grant - FederalResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Library to accept and expend $18,000 to be awarded by the California State Library, InfoPeople Program as part of the Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Funds will be used to place Internet capable computers in three branches libraries - Visitation Valley, North Beach and Anza.   Action details Not available
990715 1 Fire CodeResolutionPassedResolution endorsing amendments and providing findings as to the local conditions supporting those amendments to the 1998 California Fire Code, as required by the California Health and Safety Code.   Action details Not available
990718 1 MUNI Service, Line 33-StanyanResolutionPassedResolution approving abandonment of a portion of the service on Line 33-Stanyan; establishment of substitute service.   Action details Not available
990719 1 MUNI Service, Line 33-StanyanResolutionKilledResolution disapproving abandonment of a portion of the service on Line 33-Stanyan; disapproving establishment of substitute service.   Action details Not available
990720 1 Lease of Property, 30 Van Ness AvenueResolutionPassedResolution authorizing a lease at 30 Van Ness Avenue (3rd Floor), for the Employee Retirement System.   Action details Not available
990721 1 Prop J Contract, Facility Security ServicesResolutionPassedResolution concurring retroactively, with the Controller's certification that facility security services for the Public Transportation Commission can be practically performed by a private contractor at a lower cost than by City and County employees.   Action details Not available
990722 1 Grant - StateResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor's Office of Economic Development to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $37,000 from the California Trade and Commerce Agency to fund research analyzing the local economy and the skills needed in today's labor force, waiving indirect costs.   Action details Not available
990723 1 Contract, Sheriff - Ben DorcyResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Sheriff's Department to enter into an Agreement with Mr. Ben Dorcy for mandatory certified CPR and First Aid training, which agreement provides for mutual indemnification from claims or other damages which arise as a result of performance under said agreement.   Action details Not available
990724 1 Contract, Sheriff - George Bach-Y-Rita, M.D.ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Sheriff's Department to enter into a professional services agreement with George Bach-Y-Rita, M.D., which provides for indemnification of Dr. Bach-Y-Rita from compensatory damages for negligent formation of his professional opinion as to psychological suitability of applicants for employment as Deputy Sheriffs in San Francisco County.   Action details Not available
990725 1 Lease of Property, 225 Valencia StreetResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the lease of real property at 225 Valencia Street, 1st and 2nd Floors, for the Department of Human Services.   Action details Not available