Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/12/1999 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Legislative Chamber - Second Floor City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
Regular Meeting
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991162 1 Dian Hunter, et al. v. CCSF, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Dian Hunter against the City and County of San Francisco by payment of $175,000.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991169 1 Linda Sue Herman v. CCSF, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Linda Sue Herman against the City and County of San Francisco by payment of $182,000.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991170 1 Reatha Weaver v. CCSF. et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Reatha Weaver against the City and County of San Francisco by payment of $34,250.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991202 2 Gospoden Stephanets v. CCSF, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Gospoden Stephanets against the City and County of San Francisco by payment of $65,000.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991203 1 Gary Michael Gerdes, et al. v. CCSF, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Gary Michael Gerdes against the City and County of San Francisco by payment of $60,000.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991204 1 Leticia Hayashi, et al. v. CCSF, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Leticia Hayashi against the City and County of San Francisco by payment of $87,500.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991205 1 Settlement of Claim by City against WEBCOROrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of claim of the City and County of San Francisco against WEBCOR Builders, for complete repair by WEBCOR of Fire Station No. 1, located at 676 Howard Street, plus the performance of $385,050.89 in extra work by WEBCOR at the Fire Station.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991211 1 Lanric Hyland, et al. v . Roy L. Wonder, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Lanric Hyland against Roy L. Wonder, et al., by payment of $275,000.00 plus interest at ten percent (10%) after June 1, 1999.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991214 1 Emily Anicich v. CCSFOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Emily Anicich against the City and County of San Francisco by payment of $130,000.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990005 2 Reimbursement to Employees, First Quarter 1999ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing reimbursement for cost of personal property of City and County employees damaged/stolen in the line of duty. (January, February, March)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991026 1 Settlement of Claim, Victoria MasonResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim of Victoria Mason by payment of $50,000.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991201 1 Settlement of Claim, Sharon PettyResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of unlitigated claim of Sharon Petty by payment of $50,000.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991059 2 Grant - StateResolutionPassedResolution authorizing, retroactively, the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to accept and expend funds made available through the Office of Criminal Justice Planning for a project entitled "Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution - Elder Abuse" and waiving indirect costs due to funding constraints.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991219 2 Contract to pay for workers at the medical clinic in the Larkin Street Youth Center's HIV Program located at 129 Hyde StreetResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Health Network, Special Programs for Youth, to enter retroactively into a subcontract agreement in the amount of $22,785 with the Larkin Street Youth Center, the primary contractor, to provide support personnel to the Larkin Street Youth Center HIV Specialty Clinic, which does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses; waiving indirect costs; providing for ratification of action previously taken.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991220 1 Grant funds for computer services needed to complete a study about the Impact of Treatment on Demand on Injection Drug Users in the San Francisco Bay AreaResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention Division, to enter retroactively into a subcontract in the amount of $4,565 with the University of California Urban Health Study, the primary contractor, to provide data management services for the Urban Health Study which does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses; waiving indirect costs; providing for ratification of action previously taken.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991221 1 State Grant funds to provide an Asian and Pacific Islander Parental Stressline and to provide child abuse prevention services in schools and child care centersResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Human Services to retroactively accept and expend a grant increase from the California Department of Social Services in the amount of $87,324 for fiscal year 1998-1999.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991223 1 Ford Foundation Grant to support a program to help young women and girls not to become prostitutesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to, retroactively, accept and expend one-time funds in the amount of $120,000 from the Ford Foundation to support the First Offender Prostitution Program and waiving indirect costs due to funding constraints.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991267 2 Federal Grant, Mayor's Office of Community Development, for community revitalization efforts in Visitacion Valley neighborhood (five new community facilities - a multi-service center, a senior center and three child care centers).ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing, retroactively, the Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco to accept and expend Economic Development Initiative (EDI)-Special Project funds in the total amount not to exceed $700,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990455 3 High-Speed Broadband NetworksResolutionPassedResolution urging the City Attorney and the Department of Telecommunications and Information Services to monitor legislative, regulatory and judicial developments in the California Legislature, Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Courts addressing access to high-speed cable and other high-speed broadband networks; to take all possible action to ensure that Congress, the Legislature and/or the Federal Communications Commission adopt policies that protect consumers' access to a choice of Internet and other on-line service providers and to all forms of information over the Internet and over high-speed broadband networks; and to support the authority of cities to require cable companies to provide non-discriminatory access by unaffiliated Internet and other on-line providers to the broadband cable network by filing an amicus brief in support of the City of Portland's open access requirement in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
990984 2 Charter Amendment - Park and Open Space FundCharter AmendmentKilledCharter amendment (Second Draft) repealing in its entirety current Section 16.107, which creates a Park and Open Space Fund, and by adopting in its place, a new Section 16.107, which creates a Park, Recreation and Open Space Fund ("Fund"), fixes an annual level of funding for the Recreation and Park Department to be deposited into the Fund, establishes a methodology for setting and adjusting annually that level of funding, and sets required expenditure categories and levels for a portion of the Fund.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
990985 1 Charter Amendment - District BoundariesCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (First Draft) amending Section 13.110, to include Yerba Buena and Treasure Islands in the Sixth Supervisorial District and to delineate the boundaries of the Eleventh Supervisorial District.ORDERED SUBMITTEDPass Action details Not available
990986 2 Charter Amendment - Catastrophic Sick Leave ProgramCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (Second Draft) amending Sections A8.364 and A8.441, to give the Board of Supervisors the authority to allow City employees to transfer unused sick leave to groups of catastrophically-ill City employees and to transfer vacation credits to other City employees for use as family leave to care for spouses, domestic partners, and other dependents.ORDERED SUBMITTEDPass Action details Not available
990987 3 Charter Amendment - Retirement Benefits, Safety EmployeesCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (Third Draft) amending Appendix A8-500-1, A8.559-14, and 8.585.14, relating to retirement benefits for safety employees who transferred membership under the Retirement System Sections 8.586 or 8.588 in 1980.ORDERED SUBMITTEDPass Action details Not available
991350 1 Budget, 1999-2000MotionPassedMotion approving Annual Budget of the City and County of San Francisco for Fiscal Year 1999-2000.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
991052 2 Annual Appropriation Ordinance FY 1999-2000OrdinancePassedAnnual Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for the City and County of San Francisco for fiscal year ending June 30, 2000.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
991086 2 Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 1999-2000OrdinancePassedAnnual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the annual budget and appropriation ordinance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, continuing, creating or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the annual appropriation ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefor.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
991132 2 Redevelopment Agency Budget and BondsResolutionPassedResolution approving the budget of the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco for fiscal year 1999-2000, and approving the issuance by the Agency of Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $20,000,000 for the purpose of financing redevelopment activities in fiscal year 1999-2000.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
991092 1 Park and Open Space FundResolutionPassedResolution concurring with the general recommendations of the Park and Open Space Fund for fiscal year 1999-2000, reserving approval or disapproval on specific acquisitions.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991244 2 Authorizing funds for the installation of traffic signal at Eighth Avenue and Clement Street, a high-use intersection in the Inner Richmond commercial district; provide additional funds for Funston/Lincoln new traffic signalOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating and certifying $78,915 for capital improvement projects (new traffic signal-contract 51 and 50) to cover 10% overage as per Administrative Code Section 6.6, providing for ratification of action previously taken, Department of Public Works, for Fiscal Year 1999-2000.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990963 1 License Agreement, Municipal Railway ParkingResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the retroactive license agreement renewal for parking at the Community Assembly of God Church for the Municipal Railway.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991019 1 Prop J Contract, Convention Facilities Management ServicesResolutionPassedResolution concurring with Controller's certification that convention facilities management operation and services can be practically performed at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium and Moscone Center by private contractor for lower cost than similar services performed by City and County employees.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991062 1 Prop J Contract, Jail Food ServicesResolutionPassedResolution approving retroactively the Controller's certification that County Jail food service management operations for the City and County of San Francisco can practically be performed by private contractor at a lower cost for the year commencing July 1, 1999, than if work were performed by City and County employees.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991063 1 Prop J Contract, Pretrial ProgramResolutionPassedResolution approving retroactively the Controller's certification that the Pretrial Diversion Program for the City and County of San Francisco can practically be performed by private contractor at a lower cost for the year commencing July 1, 1999, than if work were performed by City and County employees.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991064 1 Prop J Contract, Own Recognizance ProjectResolutionPassedResolution approving retroactively the Controller's certification that the San Francisco Own Recognizance Project for the City and County of San Francisco can practically be performed by private contractor at a lower cost for the year commencing July 1, 1999, than if work were performed by City and County employees.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991129 1 Lease: Property owned by the City of San Francisco which is located in Fremont to be used as a playground and parking lot for a neighboring childcare center.ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing a 10-year lease of Public Utilities Commission land between the City and County of San Francisco and Gan Haw Enterprises, Inc., in (Fremont) Alameda County.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991168 1 Prop J Contract, Budget Analyst ServicesResolutionPassedResolution concurring with the Controller's certification that Budget Analyst services can be practically performed by private contractor for lower cost than similar work services performed by City and County employees.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991206 1 Waiving Statute of Limitations with respect to payment of old, expired CCSF warrants to Steven G. Barton in the sum of $24,034.67.ResolutionPassedResolution waiving the statute of limitations with respect to payment of certain warrants of the City and County of San Francisco, in the amount of $24,034.67, a legal obligation of the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991207 1 License Agreement Amendment: City Park to increase rate from $70 to $80/parking space retroactive to April 1, 1999, for 41 vehicles for DHS.ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing an amendment to license agreement for a parking lot at Colusa Place and Colton Street, San Francisco for the Department of Human Services.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990623 1 Graffiti Abatement ProceduresOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Public Works Code Sections 1304 and 1305 relating to graffiti abatement procedures for subsequent graffiti on the same property for the 12 month period following the initial removal and to exclude owner option to consent to Director's removal of subsequent graffiti on the same property for the 12 month period following the initial removal.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991002 1 San Francisco CARES ProgramResolutionPassedResolution urging the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families to create and implement a San Francisco C.A.R.E.S (Compensation and Retention Encourage Stability) Program, designed to encourage local child care teachers and providers to continue their education and remain in the child care field by providing incentive stipends to reward child care professionals and family child care providers.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990266 1 Minority/Women/Local Business Utilization Ordinance - IVOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code by amending Sections 12D.A2 and 12D.A5 to amend Board findings to include Iranian Americans and to amend the definition of the terms minority, minorities, or minority person to include Iranian Americans.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991030 1 Small Business CommissionOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code by repealing current Sections 5.120 through 5.122, regarding the Mayor's Bureau of Small Business and Small Business Advisory Commission, and adopting new Sections 5.120 through 5.122, establishing a Mayor's Office of Small Business Affairs and a Small Business Commission.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991128 2 Liquor License Transfer, 1541 Polk StreetResolutionPassedResolution determining that the transfer of a Type 21 of-sale general alcoholic beverage control license to Daniel P. Kahn for Competition Closeouts, Inc. located at 1541 Polk Street, will serve the convenience 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 a condition.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991172 1 Appeal, Conditional Use, 1880 Lombard StreetHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 14824, dated May 13, 1999, approving Conditional Use Application No. 98.523C to allow the demolition of a large fast food restaurant structure (Jack in the Box) with surface parking and construction of a three-story mixed-use building containing 27 dwelling units on the upper floors, 10,500 square feet of retail space on the ground floor to be occupied by proposed RITE AID PHARMACY and general convenience store and 46 parking spaces in an underground garage, on a 16,500 square-foot lot in an NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District, per Planning Code Section 121.1 on property located at 1880 Lombard Street, on the northeast corner of the intersection of Lombard and Buchanan Streets; Lot 12 in Assessor's Block 494.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
991173 1 Appeal , Conditional Use, 1880 Lombard StreetMotionKilledMotion approving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 14824 approving Conditional Use Application No. 98.532C, on property located at 1880 Lombard Street, on the northeast corner of the intersection of Lombard and Buchanan Streets, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
991174 1 Appeal , Conditional Use, 1880 LombardMotionPassedMotion disapproving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 14824 approving Conditional Use Application No. 98.532C, on property located at 1880 Lombard Street, on the northeast corner of the intersection of Lombard and Buchanan Streets and approving granting a conditional use permit subject to conditions imposed by Planning Commission and additional conditions imposed by the Board of Supervisors and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
991175 1 Findings - 1880 Lombard StreetMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to proposed Conditional Use Application No. 98.523C, on property located at 1880 Lombard Street, on the northeast corner of the intersection of Lombard and Buchanan Streets, for action by the Board at its next meeting.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
991309 1 State Legislation, AB 202, Firearm SalesResolutionPassedResolution urging Governor Gray Davis to support Assembly Bill 202 (would make it a misdemeanor or a felony for any dealer to deliver a pistol, revolver or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person following notice from the Department of Justice that, within the preceding 30-day period, the purchaser has make another application to purchase that concealable firearm.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991311 1 State Legislation, SB 468, Provides Coverage for the diagnosis and medically necessary treatment of mental illness under the same rates, terms and conditions as generally applied to other medical conditionsResolutionPassedResolution urging Governor Gray Davis to support Senate Bill 468.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991318 1 Nominations to the Golden Gate National Recreation Advisory CommitteeResolutionPassedResolution nominating proposed appointees to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area Advisory Commission.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991320 1 Support Creation of the Bay TrailResolutionPassedResolution endorsing the creation of the Bay Trail, a 400 mile biking and hiking route that would circle San Francisco and San Pablo Bays by connecting 47 cities and all nine bay area counties through existing parks, open spaces and other recreational facilities and creating links to existing and proposed transportation facilities while avoiding adverse effects on the environment of the bays.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991321 1 Internet Economic Impact Task ForceResolutionPassedResolution establishing an Interdepartmental Internet Economic Impact Task Force to review the economic impact related to the taxation of electronic commerce and other internet activities and setting forth the membership and duties of the task force.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991322 1 Taxicab Lease and Gate Cap ApplicationResolutionPassedResolution urging the Taxi Commission to consider ruling that implementation of lease caps placed by the Board of Supervisors on the amount that taxi companies may pay to permit holders for use of their taxi medallion will not be interpreted to restrict the amount that single permit holders operating as a company may collect from drivers in gate fees; informing the Commission of its duty to report to the Board of Supervisors on the impact of both the lease cap and gate cap legislation pursuant to Ordinances 362-98 and 364-98 of the Police Code; that copies of this resolution and copies of the aforementioned ordinances be sent to the Taxi Commission and its President.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991323 1 State Legislation, AB 16, Funding for In-Home Supportive Services WorkersResolutionPassedResolution urging Governor Gray Davis to restore State funding for In-Home Supportive Services as required by Assembly Bill 16.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991329 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the Chinese Folk Dance Association upon the occasion of their 40th Anniversary and declaring August 7, 1999, to be "Chinese Folk Dance Association Day" in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991330 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the Mandarin-speaking Asian Pacific Islander Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Network (MAPLBN) for its work in educating the Mandarin speaking friends and families of lesbians and bisexual women.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991331 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Terry Landini-Brennan for her outstanding work, dedication and commitment to the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991332 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the Women's Community Clinic and its dedicated volunteers for opening a clinic in the Haight-Ashbury to serve women's health needs.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991333 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Chief Assistant Controller John Madden for his thirty-eight years of service to the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991319 1 Suspend 30 Day RuleMotionPassedMotion suspending Rule 5.43 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, proposed ordinance amending the Elections Code by adding Section 401 to require that candidates' names on the official ballot and any sample ballots also appear in Chinese characters.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
991359 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution declaring July 17, 1999, "Books By the Bay Day" in San Francisco and commending the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association for its efforts on behalf of independent bookselling.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990376 1 Cable Television Franchise AmendmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance 105-64, as amended most recently by Ordinance No. 42-97, by amending Section 25 regarding grantee's rebuild of the San Francisco Cable System, by adding Sections 25.1 through 25.5 regarding grantee's obligations to provide open access to its cable modem platform, to limit rebuild rate increases, to provide cable modem service to libraries, to provide a subscriber benefit during the rebuild, and to construct the rebuilt system in compliance with federal, state and local requirements, by adding Section 32.12(e) regarding grantee's obligation to pay franchise fees on cable modem services by amending Section24(a)(ii) regarding grantee's obligation to wire certain buildings, by amending Sections 27.1 through 27.3 regarding grantee's transfer of management and control of the public access station to the community television Corporation, by amending Section 30 regarding subscriber passthroughs, by amending Section 31(a) and definitions in Sections 32.10, and 32.18, and by adding Sections 31(i), 31(j), 32.22, 32.23, and 32.24 to further clarify grantee's obligati   Action details Not available
990376 1 Cable Television Franchise AmendmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance 105-64, as amended most recently by Ordinance No. 42-97, by amending Section 25 regarding grantee's rebuild of the San Francisco Cable System, by adding Sections 25.1 through 25.5 regarding grantee's obligations to provide open access to its cable modem platform, to limit rebuild rate increases, to provide cable modem service to libraries, to provide a subscriber benefit during the rebuild, and to construct the rebuilt system in compliance with federal, state and local requirements, by adding Section 32.12(e) regarding grantee's obligation to pay franchise fees on cable modem services by amending Section24(a)(ii) regarding grantee's obligation to wire certain buildings, by amending Sections 27.1 through 27.3 regarding grantee's transfer of management and control of the public access station to the community television Corporation, by amending Section 30 regarding subscriber passthroughs, by amending Section 31(a) and definitions in Sections 32.10, and 32.18, and by adding Sections 31(i), 31(j), 32.22, 32.23, and 32.24 to further clarify grantee's obligatiCALLED FROM COMMITTEE  Action details Not available
991326 1 Discrimination Against Iranian Americans in City Contracting and Amending the Definition to include Iranian Americans with Arab AmericansOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code by amending Sections 12D.A2 and 12D.A5 thereof, to amend Board findings regarding discrimination against Iranian Americans in city contracting, and to amend the definition of the terms "minority", "minorities", or "minority person" to group Iranian Americans with Arab Americans.   Action details Not available
991327 1 Disposition process for real Property and providing that the proceeds from the sale of property be used for transportation purposes to the extent required by Section 72 of the Streets and Highways CodeOrdinanceFiledOrdinance approving and authorizing a request for proposals process for the disposition of certain real property located between Spear and Main Streets near Folsom Street, comprising a portion of the former Caltrans right-of-way and described as Block 3740, Lot 27; requiring that the final agreement for disposition and development of the property be subject to Board of Supervisors approval by resolution; and adopting findings that the proposed disposition process is consistent with the City's General Plan and eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
991364 1 Administrative Code Revision, Chapter 7OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Sections 7.6, 7.6-1, 7.9, 7.10, 7.11, 7.16, and 7.17 (Commander of Emergency Services, Vice-Commander, Organization, Police Reserve, Fire Reserve, Volunteers and Penalties); and by repealing Section 7.19 (Severability), to update provisions and eliminate obsolete language.   Action details Not available
991365 1 Administrative Code Revision, Chapter 8OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Chapter 8 of part I of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Administrative Code), by amending Section 8.15 (posting departmental rules) and by repealing Sections 8.12-2 [Bicentennial Medals], 8.12-2.1 [Cable Care Centennial Medals], 8.12-3 [Joint Bicentennial Corporation], 8.18 [Inscription of Account Books], 8.19 [Compliance with Inscription Requirements], and 8.20 [Possession of Improperly Inscribed Books], to update provisions and eliminate obsolete language.   Action details Not available
990375 1 Transfer of Control over Cable FranchiseeResolutionPassedResolution approving transfer of control over Television Signal Corporation, San Francisco cable television franchise grantee, from Telecommunications, Inc. to AT&T Corporation upon certain conditions.   Action details Not available
990375 1 Transfer of Control over Cable FranchiseeResolutionPassedResolution approving transfer of control over Television Signal Corporation, San Francisco cable television franchise grantee, from Telecommunications, Inc. to AT&T Corporation upon certain conditions.CALLED FROM COMMITTEE  Action details Not available
991366 1 City Information Public Display Pilot ProjectResolutionPassedResolution establishing a pilot project within the Department of Public Works to publicly display city information for the benefit of San Francisco residents.   Action details Not available
991367 1 State Legislation, AJR 26, Asian Pacific Islander Americans Human RightsResolutionPassedResolution supporting AJR 26 relating to Asian Pacific Americans.   Action details Not available
991368 1 State Legislation, AJR 27, World War II War CrimesResolutionPassedResolution supporting AJR 27 relating to war crimes committed by the Japanese military during World War II.   Action details Not available
991369 1 Janitorial Workers Labor NegotiationsResolutionPassedResolution urging janitorial contractors, building owners and Service Employees International Union Local 87 to enter into negotiations and reach a timely and successful conclusion.   Action details Not available
991370 1 State Legislation, AB 359, Medi-Cal Disproportionate Share HospitalsResolutionPassedResolution urging the California State Legislature and Governor Davis to approve Assembly Bill 359 requiring that the contribution by transferor entities under the Medi-cal Disproportionate Share Hospital program for the 1999-2000 fiscal year be reduced by up to $40 million.   Action details Not available
991371 1 State Legislation, SB 613, Office of Multicultural HealthResolutionPassedResolution urging Assembly member Martin Gallegos to support Senate Bill 613, which would establish an Office of Multicultural Health within the Department of Health Services.   Action details Not available
991372 1 State Legislation, SB 1154, Cancer Treatment FundingResolutionPassedResolution supporting SB 1154 (Speier), the Universal Breast and Gynecological Cancer Treatment Act, which provides up to 24 months of comprehensive medical care coverage for uninsured and underinsured women.   Action details Not available
991373 1 Greensboro MassacreResolutionPassedResolution commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Greensburo Massacre and declaring November 3, 1999 Greensboro Massacre Remembrance Day in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
991374 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution congratulating the United States Women's Soccer Team on its World Cup Championship at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on July 10, 1999.   Action details Not available
991375 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Mr. Bruce Mirken for his excellence in chronicling the stories of troubled gay youth and the abuses committed against them.   Action details Not available
991376 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending City Carshare for promoting car-sharing as a community-based transportation option in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
991386 1 Community Aggregation of ElectricityResolutionPassedResolution urging the California Legislature to amend the State's electric deregulation law, Chapter 854 of 1996, Sections 366(A) and (B) to authorize San Francisco and any other California municipal corporation, upon a majority vote of its governing body or registered voters, to designate itself as the automatic aggregator of electricity on behalf of its residents and businesses, such that residents and businesses shall be automatically included in the jurisdiction's community aggregated electricity buyers' group, unless exercising a choice for the existing electrical corporation or another provider.   Action details Not available
991377 1 Catastrophic Sick Leave and Long-Term Disability Task Force RecommendationsHearingFiledHearing to consider the Catastrophic Sick Leave and Long-Term Disability Task Force July 1999 recommendations.   Action details Not available
991378 1 HOPE VI Tenant ProtectionHearingFiledHearing to consider the creation of a tenant protection act for the purpose of safeguarding the rights of residents at H.O.P.E. VI public housing sites and preserving low-income units.   Action details Not available
991379 1 Violence Against ProstitutesHearingFiledHearing to inquire into the social etiology of violence perpetrated against both female and male prostitutes and strategies to mitigate such violence.   Action details Not available
991380 1 Polk Street BusinessesHearingFiledHearing to explore the status and health of the commercial area of Polk Street, from California to Union Streets, and to particularly determine the causes of an unusually high commercial vacancy rate along that strip   Action details Not available
991381 1 Package Scanners at City HallHearingFiledHearing to consider the feasibility of installing package scanners at security check points throughout City Hall.   Action details Not available
991382 1 Preserving Doggie Diner and the CarouselHearingFiledHearing to consider the Landmarks Preservation Board's recommendation to designate Doggie Diner a landmark for upcoming Planning Commission's meeting on the matter and the leasee's status in the building.   Action details Not available
991388 1 PG&E Power Outage December 8, 1998HearingFiledHearing to consider the December 8, 1998 PG&E power outage.   Action details Not available
991383 1 Suspend 30 Day RuleMotionPassedMotion suspending Rule 5.43 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, proposed draft ordinance which would require the Fire Department and Department of Building Inspection to prepare the 1998 Interim Codes as legislative drafts.   Action details Not available
991384 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
991385 1 Potential LitigationReportKilledPotential litigation as plaintiff regarding the merger of TCI and AT&T, as permitted by Government Code Section 54956.9(a), as to existing litigation regarding provisions of the Excavation Code.   Action details Not available
991177 2 Public Works Code, Administrative Penalties for ExcavationOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Public Works Code Sections 2.4.80 and 2.4.81 to allow the Director of Public Works to charge municipal excavators that violate Article 2.4 with administrative penalties and to increase the administrative penalty assessed for excavation work without a permit.   Action details Not available
991304 1 Planning Code amendment to rename "Office Affordable Housing Production Program" as the "Jobs-Housing Linkage Program" and to apply the program to hotel, entertainment, and retail space according to square footageOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Planning Code by amending Sections 313, 313.1, 313.2, 313.3, 313.4, 313.5, 313.6, 313.7, 313.8, 313.9, 313.10, 313.11, 313.12, 313.13, and 313.14, and by adding Section 313.15, to rename the "Office Affordable Housing Production Program" as the "Jobs-Housing Linkage Program," to apply the program to all new and expanded hotel space of at least 25,000 square feet, to all new and expanded entertainment space of at least 50,000 square feet, and all new and expanded e-commerce retail space of at least 50,000 square feet, and to all new and expanded retail space of at least 100,000 square feet, and to all new and expanded research, development and technology business service space of a least 25,000 square feet, by amending Section 314.1 of the childcare ordinance to conform to the new definition of "hotel" and add a definition of research, development and technology business service space, and to apply the childcare mitigation requirement to all new and expanded research, development and technology business service space of at least 25, 000 square feet.   Action details Not available
991315 1 Amending Administrative Code, Residential Rent Control Chapter, to include the technical changes to conform local law with the State Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing ActOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 37 "Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance" by amending Sections 37.2 and 37.3 in order to implement and conform to the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act (California Civil Code Sections 1954.50, et seq.), by removing the rental rates of most single-family homes and condominiums from rent control after specified dates, and by authorizing rent increases in rent controlled units upon specified subletting or assignment. However, specified units with serious long-term health, safety, fire or Building Code violations are excluded; unless a tenant who is party to a rent/lease agreement notifies the owner in writing, an owner’s acceptance of rent does not waive the owner’s right to establish initial rent or to enforce a sublease/assignment prohibition; termination or nonrenewal of an owner’s contract or recorded agreement with a government agency that provides rent limitations for qualified tenant(s) requires 90 days written notice to the tenant(s), and the owner may not set the initial rent for the affected unit    Action details Not available
991305 1 Agreement with the University of California Institute of Health Policy Studies to evaluate the impact of drug abuse treatment on demand in San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention Division, to enter retroactively into a subcontract in the amount of $87,864 with the University of California Institute of Health Policy Studies, the primary contractor, to support research activities to evaluate the impact of treatment on demand policies, which does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses; providing for ratification of action previously taken.   Action details Not available
991307 1 Final Negative Declaration, Jobs-Housing Linkage OrdinanceResolutionFiledResolution adopting Final Negative Declaration, finding and determining that the Jobs-Housing Linkage Ordinance will have no significant impact on the environment, and adopting and incorporating findings of final negative declaration.   Action details Not available
991313 1 Grant from the California Youth Authority to fund the Second Chance Tattoo Removal Program which is designed to serve high-risk youth in San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Health Network, to accept retroactively and expend grant funds in the amount of $71,000 from the California Youth Authority for the Second Chance Tattoo Removal Program and to enter into an agreement which does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses; waiving indirect costs and providing for ratification of action previously taken.   Action details Not available
991314 1 Federal Grant for implementation of Phase 2 of the Integrated Transportation Management Plan focusing on streets affected by Pacific Bell Park, I-80 ramp project, Moscone Center, and areas North and South of Market StreetResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Executive Director of the Department of Parking and Traffic to retroactively apply for, accept, and expend up to $2,655,000 in Federal Surface Transportation Management Program/Congestion Management and Air Quality Improvement Program (STP/CMAQ) grants with required local matching funds of $345,000 and a waiver of indirect costs to implement the second phase of the San Francisco Integrated Transportation Management System (ITMS).   Action details Not available