Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/11/2011 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Legislative Chamber, Room 250 City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
Regular Meeting
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101445 3 Public Works Code - Banners on the Path of GoldOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Public Works Code Section 184.78 to allow city neighborhood banners, as defined in Section 184.78, to be posted on the Path of Gold lamp posts lining Market Street, and adopting environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
101467 1 Selection of a Successor Mayor - Edwin LeeMotionPassedMotion to select Edwin Lee as successor Mayor in the event of a vacancy in the Office of the Mayor.   Action details Not available
110007 1 Appointment of a Successor Mayor - Edwin LeeMotionPassedMotion to appoint Edwin Lee as successor Mayor due to the occurrence of a vacancy in the Office of the Mayor for a term expiring January 8, 2012.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
110007 2 Appointment of a Successor Mayor - Edwin LeeMotionPassedMotion to appoint Edwin Lee as successor Mayor due to the occurrence of a vacancy in the Office of the Mayor for a term expiring January 8, 2012.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
101543 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Exemption from Environmental Review - 10 Lundys LaneHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department dated November 16, 2010, that a project located at 10 Lundys Lane (Building Permit Application No. 2010-08-27-9763) is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The proposed work involves interior and exterior renovation of an existing single family home, Lot No. 029A in Assessor's Block No. 5610. (District 9) (Appellant: John de Soto)HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
101544 1 Affirming the Exemption Determination - 10 Lundys LaneMotionPassedMotion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the project located at 10 Lundys Lane is exempt from environmental review.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
101545 1 Reversing the Exemption Determination - 10 Lundys LaneMotionKilledMotion reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the 10 Lundys Lane project is exempt from environmental review.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
101546 1 Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Exemption Determination - 10 Lundys LaneMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the exemption determination by the Planning Department that the project located at 10 Lundys Lane is exempt from environmental review.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
101547 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Exemption from Environmental Review - 134-136 Ord Street ProjectHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department dated April 8, 2010, Case No. 2009.1124DDV, that a project located 134-136 Ord Street is exempt from environmental review under Categorically Exemption, Class 1 (State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301). The proposed project involves construction of a new single-family home at the front of the subject lot, which would be located in front of an existing building on the lot, on Lot No. 004, in Assessor's Block No. 2657. (District 8) (Appellant: Corbett Heights Neighbors)CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
101548 1 Affirming the Exemption Determination - 134-136 Ord StreetMotionPassedMotion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the project located at 134-136 Ord Street is exempt from environmental review.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
101549 1 Reversing the Exemption Determination - 134-136 Ord StreetMotionKilledMotion reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the 134-136 Ord Street project is exempt from environmental review.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
101550 1 Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Exemption Determination - 134-136 Ord StreetMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the exemption determination by the Planning Department that the project located at 134-136 Ord Street is exempt from environmental review.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
110015 1 Accept and Expend Grant - With Open Arms - $12,500ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Office of the Public Defender to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $12,500 from van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation for mentoring and enrichment programming for participants in the With Open Arms initiative.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
110016 1 Authorization to Apply for CalFire State Grant - Urban Forest EnhancementResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment for the City and County of San Francisco to apply for funding from the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) for a project to plant fruit bearing trees on appropriate City land.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101601 1 Appointment, Health Officer - Tomás Javier AragónMotionPassedMotion appointing Tomás Javier Aragón, effective on December 15, 2010, to the position of Health Officer for the City and County of San Francisco.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
110023 1 Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Allowing a Former Appointed Mayor to Obtain City EmploymentOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code Section 3.234 to allow an appointed former Mayor to obtain full-time City employment within one year after leaving office.   Action details Not available
110024 1 Planning Code - Zoning Map Amendment - Correction to Market and Octavia Area Plan ZoningOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Zoning Map Sheet No. 2 of the San Francisco Planning Code to include parcels inadvertently excluded from the Zoning Map amendment adopted to implement the Market and Octavia Plan (Ordinance No. 72-08) affecting the area roughly bounded by a line beginning at the intersection of Buchanan and Fell Street, continuing northwest, thence northeast on Grove Street, continuing northwest at Laguna Street, thence heading northeast on Turk Street, continuing southeast at Franklin Street, thence continuing southwest at Fell Street to the starting point at the intersection of Buchanan Street, to eliminate use districts within the Market and Octavia Plan Area and replace them with revised use districts, consistent with those proposed in the Market and Octavia Area Plan; and making various findings, including CEQA findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
110025 1 Environment Code - Safe Drug Disposal InformationOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Environment Code by adding Sections 2250 through 2254, to require any business selling prescription drugs to the public to post display materials explaining how to safely and lawfully dispose of unused prescription drugs; and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
110026 1 Accept and Expend State Grant - Removal of Abandoned Recreational Watercraft - $15,200ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Port of San Francisco to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $15,200 from the California Department of Boating and Waterways, Abandoned Watercraft Abatement Fund, for removal and demolition of abandoned recreational watercraft on the Port’s waterfront.   Action details Not available
110027 1 Settlement of Potential Litigation - Asian Art Museum Foundation Bonds - City Assurance to Seek Appropriation for Bonds - $120,400,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of potential litigation involving the restructuring of the $120,400,000 California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Variable Rate Revenue Bonds, Series 2005 (Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco) (2005 Bonds) through the execution of a Settlement Agreement by and among the City and County of San Francisco, the Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, MBIA Insurance Corporation, National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation, and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A., including, among other matters, the form of the Assurance Agreement under which the City will support repayment of the 2005 Bonds, and other additional material terms of such settlement.   Action details Not available
110028 1 Accept and Expend Grant - San Francisco Renewable Energy Plan - $250,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $250,000 from the Sidney E. Frank Foundation to initiate the San Francisco Renewable Energy Plan which will lay out actionable steps to source 100% of San Francisco’s electrical demand from renewable energy sources.   Action details Not available
110031 1 Lease - San Francisco Forty Niners Candlestick Park StadiumResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the City Attorney to toll the statute of limitations relating to the Forty Niners' claim under the stadium lease regarding the maintenance and repair of Candlestick Park Stadium for up to 120 days to continue to attempt to negotiate a settlement agreement and lease amendment subject to approval of the those agreements by the Recreation and Park Commission and Board of Supervisors.   Action details Not available
110032 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Disproportionate Minority Contact Support Project - $100,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Juvenile Probation Department to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $100,000 from the Federal Formula Grants Program for the Disproportionate Minority Contact Support Project, administered by the Corrections Standards Authority, for calendar year 2011, to be used for implementation of a multifaceted approach to disparities reduction, including education, data, and best practice review and community outreach.   Action details Not available
110033 1 Fred T. Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties - January 30, 2011ResolutionPassedResolution declaring January 30, 2011, as Fred T. Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties.   Action details Not available
110036 1 Adoption of Guidelines for the Establishment and Use of Infrastructure Financing DistrictsResolutionPassedResolution adopting guidelines for the establishment and use of Infrastructure Financing Districts in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
110035 1 Suspending Board Rules to Permit the Clerk of the Board to Modify the Timeframes for Preparation of the Board's FY2011-2012 Budget for Submission to the MayorMotionPassedMotion suspending Board Rules 6.23 and 6.24 to permit the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to modify the timeframes for preparation of the Board's proposed FY2011-2012 budget for submission to the Mayor by waiving the 60 and 15 day timeline requirements; instead a Committee of the Board will conduct a hearing to discuss budget balancing guidelines in January; and that a Committee hearing be conducted for review of the proposed budget prior to submission to the Mayor in February.   Action details Not available
110018 1 Hearing - Street Vacation Order - Transbay Transit CenterHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed Ordinance ordering the vacation of portions of the public right-of-way below and/or above Natoma Street, Minna Street, First Street, Fremont Street, Beale Street, Harrison Street, Folsom Street, Clementina Street, Tehama Street, Howard Street, Second Street, and Oscar Alley within the Transit Center Project area; quitclaiming the City's interest in the vacation areas to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority; accepting Department of Public Works Order No. 179,054; making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the City's General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance.   Action details Not available
110029 1 Hearing - Pedestrian Safety in the South of MarketHearingFiledHearing to consider presentations from the Municipal Transportation Agency, Planning Department, Department of Public Works, and Department of Public Health on pedestrian safety in the South of Market.   Action details Not available
110034 1 Hearing - Prevention and Control of Bed BugsHearingFiledHearing to consider presentations from the Department of Public Health and Department of Building Inspection regarding on-going inspection procedures, reporting, and referral procedures, enforcement of, prevention and control of bed bugs.   Action details Not available
110019 1 Street Vacation Order - Transbay Transit CenterOrdinancePassedOrdinance ordering the vacation of portions of the public right-of-way below and/or above Natoma Street, Minna Street, First Street, Fremont Street, Beale Street, Harrison Street, Folsom Street, Clementina Street, Tehama Street, Howard Street, Second Street, and Oscar Alley within the Transit Center Project area; quitclaiming the City's interest in the vacation areas to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority; accepting Department of Public Works Order No. 179,054; making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the City's General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance.   Action details Not available
110001 1 Agreement to Acquire Easement in Connection with the Bay Division Pipeline Reliability Upgrade Project - Bay TunnelResolutionPassedResolution approving and authorizing acceptance of a Right of Way Easement deed for a 50-year, exclusive, subsurface easement, at no charge, from United States Department of the Interior, for the purpose of constructing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water System Improvement Program-Funded Project CUW36801, Bay Division Pipeline Reliability Upgrade - Bay Tunnel; adopting environmental findings under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), CEQA Guidelines, and Administrative Code Chapter 31; adopting findings of consistency with City Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing the General Manager of SFPUC to execute documents, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this resolution.   Action details Not available
110002 1 Exchange of Quitclaim Deeds - San Francisco Unified School DistrictResolutionPassedResolution (1) authorizing and directing execution of a quitclaim deed from the City and County of San Francisco to the San Francisco Unified School District, a political subdivision of the State of California, for 110 public school properties; (2) authorizing and directing the acceptance of a quitclaim deed by the City and County of San Francisco from the San Francisco Unified School District for five properties owned in fee by the City and County of San Francisco; and (3) adopting findings pursuant to City Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
110017 1 Street Vacation - Resolution of Intention - Transbay Transit CenterResolutionPassedResolution declaring the intention of the Board of Supervisors to vacate portions of the public right-of-way below and/or above Natoma Street, Minna Street, First Street, Fremont Street, Beale Street, Harrison Street, Folsom Street, Clementina Street, Tehama Street, Howard Street, Second Street, and Oscar Alley within the Transit Center Project area; and setting the hearing date for March 1, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. for all persons interested in the proposed vacation of said public right-of-way areas and public service easements.   Action details Not available