Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/8/2009 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
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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091270 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Urban Trails of San Francisco - $1,000,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and expend retroactively a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in the amount of $1,000,000 to provide direct services for American Indian/Alaskan Native children and families; for the period of September 30, 2009, through September 29, 2010.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
091207 1 Extending the Yerba Buena Center Redevelopment PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance approving amendments to the Yerba Buena Center Redevelopment Plan to extend by one year the time limit on the effectiveness of the plan (other than the Emporium Site) and, upon expiration of the Plan, to extend both the time for issuance of debt and the receipt of tax increment by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and to suspend the limit on the total number of dollars of tax increment revenue that may be received by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency under the Plan to continue financing Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund activities under the Plan.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
091076 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Segundo Malvar Tiongco, Maretes B. Peralta, Elizabeth Sarmiento, Arnulfo Tiongco, Edwina Tiongco, Nick B. Tiongco, Segundo B. Tiongco, Jr., and Wilfredo B. Tiongco - $1,750,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Segundo Malvar Tiongco, Maretes B. Peralta, Elizabeth Sarmiento, Arnulfo Tiongco, Edwina Tiongco, Nick B. Tiongco, Segundo B. Tiongco, Jr., and Wilfredo B. Tiongco against the City and County of San Francisco for $1,750,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 16, 2009, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 484-171; entitled Segundo Malvar Tiongco, Maretes B. Peralta, Elizabeth Sarmiento, Arnulfo Tiongco, Edwina Tiongco, Nick B. Tiongco, Segundo B. Tiongco, Jr., and Wilfredo B. Tiongco, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
091264 1 Settlement of Lawsuits - Earnest Henderson, Janel Gotta, Aaron Rauls, Michael Perez, Arturo Pleitez, and Mack Woodfox - $217,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of two lawsuits, which were filed by Earnest Henderson, Janel Gotta, Aaron Rauls, Michael Perez, Arturo Pleitez, and Mack Woodfox against the City and County of San Francisco and its employees for a total amount of $217,000; the first lawsuit was filed on January 14, 2005, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. C05-0280 VRW/WAF, entitled Earnest Henderson, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the second lawsuit was filed on October 18, 2005, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. C05-4220 VRW; entitled Mack Woodfox v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the above total settlement amount also includes all claims for costs and attorneys’ fees.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
091265 1 Settlement of Lawsuits - Joanne Lozenski, Juanita Stockwell, and Susan Rolovich - $95,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Joanne Lozenski, Juanita Stockwell, and Susan Rolovich against the City and County of San Francisco, Alex Fagan, and Rod Nakanishi for $95,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 14, 2004, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 04-436254; entitled Lozenski, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
091289 1 Settlement of Lawsuits - David Spears and Sabrina Wigfall - $97,500OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuits filed by David Spears and Sabrina Wigfall against the City and County of San Francisco and Kyle Adams against the City and County of San Francisco for $97,500; the lawsuits were filed on February 6, 2004, and August 1, 2008, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case Nos. 06-cv-04968 VRW and 08-vc-03696 PJH; entitled David Spears and Sabrina Wigfall v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. and Kyle Adams v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
091290 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Lisa Anne Haller - $230,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Lisa Anne Haller against the City and County of San Francisco for $230,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 20, 2007, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 461-498; entitled Lisa Anne Haller, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
091291 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - City and County of San Francisco - $1,260,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco against the Design Partnership and Del Campo and Maru, Joint Association of Architects, for (a) $1,260,000 payable to the City and County of San Francisco and (b) mutual releases; the lawsuit was filed on March 20, 2009, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 09-486423; entitled City and County of San Francisco v. The Design Partnership and Del Campo and Maru, Joint Association of Architects.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
091318 2 Appointments, Graffiti Advisory Board - Nino Parker, David Crommie and Debbie SheaMotionPassedMotion appointing Nino Parker, David Crommie and Debbie Shea, terms ending April 10, 2011, to the Graffiti Advisory Board.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
091320 2 Appointment, Eastern Neighborhoods Citizens Advisory Committee - Fernando MartiMotionPassedMotion appointing Fernando Marti, term ending October 19, 2011, to the Eastern Neighborhoods Citizens Advisory Committee.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
091202 4 Appropriating $1,881,896 to Fund the Restoration of Positions for Two (2) Months in the Department of Public Health for FY 2009-2010OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $1,881,896 from the de-appropriation of funds from salaries and fringe benefits in the San Francisco General Hospital Fund to add 85.97 full-time equivalent (FTEs) positions and delete 72.79 FTE positions effective November 16, 2009, through January 16, 2010, and release $1,881,896 of salaries and fringe benefits placed on Budget and Finance Committee reserve in the Department of Public Health for FY 2009-2010.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
091203 4 Public Employment - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2009-2010 - Department of Public HealthOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 183-09 (Annual Salary Ordinance 2009-2010) to add 85.97 FTEs in various job classes and delete 72.79 FTEs in various job classes for two months (November 16, 2009, through January 16, 2010) in the Department of Public Health.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
081509 3 Summary Vacation of a Portion of Channel Street Between 7th Street and Carolina Street and Exchange of PropertyOrdinancePassedOrdinance ordering the summary vacation of a portion of Channel Street between 7th Street and Carolina Street, subject to specified conditions; adopting findings pursuant to the California Streets and Highways Code Sections 8330 et seq.; authorizing the exchange of such vacated City property with a new lot created in Record of Survey No. 4778, owned by Recology Properties, Inc. and Sunset Scavenger Company; adopting environmental findings and findings that the vacation and exchange are consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing actions in furtherance of the ordinance.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
091374 1 Accept and Expend Grant - FY 09 Urban Area Security Initiative and Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2009-2010 - $32,510,600OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Department of Emergency Management, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, as the primary grantee for the combined Bay Area Urban Area and as the fiscal agent for the Urban Areas Security Initiative ("UASI") Approval Authority, to retroactively accept and expend a UASI grant in the amount of $32,510,600 from the United States Department of Homeland Security, through the California Emergency Management Agency; amending Ordinance No. 183-09 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2009-2010) to reflect: the addition of one (1) grant-funded position (.50 FTE) in Class 5277 Planner I and one (1) grant-funded position (.50 FTE) in Class 5293 Planner IV, and the deletion of one (1) grant-funded position (.75 FTE) in Class 1426 Senior Clerk Typist, all in the Department of Emergency Management.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
091376 1 Accept and Expend Grant - FY 09 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Program and Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2009-2010 - $4,822,667OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Department of Emergency Management, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, serving as the primary grantee for the Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program ("RCPGP") Bay Area Site and as fiscal agent for the UASI Approval Authority, to retroactively accept and expend a RCPGP grant in the amount of $4,822,667 from the United States Department of Homeland Security, through the California Emergency Management Agency, and to provide $167,188 in matching funds; amending Ordinance No. 183-09 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2009-2010) to reflect the addition of two (2) grant-funded positions (.50 FTE total) in Class 5291 Planner III in the Department of Emergency Management.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
091267 2 Lease of Property at 3801 Third StreetResolutionPassedResolution approving, retroactively, a lease at Bayview Plaza, 3801 Third Street, at Evans Street, for the Human Services Agency under Administrative Code Section 23.27.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
091285 1 Amendment to Agreement with Owens Information Systems to Extend the TermResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Technology to enter into the Eighth Amendment of an agreement with Owens Information Systems to extend the term of the agreement to fifteen years.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090678 2 Bayview Hunters Point Area Plan, Technical Zoning Map AmendmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Zoning Map Sheets ZN08, ZN10, and SU10 of the City and County of San Francisco Planning Code with revised use districts within the Bayview Hunters Point Plan Area; and making various findings, including CEQA findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
091036 2 Zoning - Third Street and Le Conte Avenue Affordable Housing Special Use DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 249.43 to establish the Third Street and Le Conte Avenue Affordable Housing Special Use District for property at 6600 Third Street (Lot 9, Assessor's Block 5476), located at the northeast corner of the block bounded by Le Conte Avenue, Third Street and Keith Street; amending Sheet SU10 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco, to reflect this new Special Use District, and adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
091059 1 Correction to the Vacation of Former Trenton StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance ordering the summary vacation of a portion of Trenton Street south of Jackson Street within Assessor's Block No. 0192; making findings pursuant to the California Streets and Highways Code Sections 8330 et seq.; establishing conditions to the effectiveness of the vacation; adopting environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
091335 2 Establishing Infill Opportunity Zones for Congestion Management PlanningResolutionPassedResolution establishing Infill Opportunity Zones for Congestion Management Planning in the City and County of San Francisco under California Government Code Section 65088.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090960 1 Honoring Small Local Businesses During Small Business MonthOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by requiring the Small Business Commission to declare one month out of the year “Small Business Month” and to recognize small local businesses during the Small Business Month.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
091137 3 Mills Act Contract ProceduresOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Chapter 71 of the San Francisco Administrative Code regarding historical property (Mills Act) contract procedures to reflect amendments made to the San Francisco Charter to create the Historic Preservation Commission, expand the definition of "qualified historical property" to include properties listed on the California Register of Historical Resources, establish certain time lines for review of applications for historical property contracts, require Budget Analyst review of applications for historical property contracts, and making other clarifying amendments; and making findings, including environmental findings.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
091137 4 Mills Act Contract ProceduresOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Chapter 71 of the San Francisco Administrative Code regarding historical property (Mills Act) contract procedures to reflect amendments made to the San Francisco Charter to create the Historic Preservation Commission, expand the definition of "qualified historical property" to include properties listed on the California Register of Historical Resources, establish certain time lines for review of applications for historical property contracts, require Budget Analyst review of applications for historical property contracts, and making other clarifying amendments; and making findings, including environmental findings.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
091152 1 Confirming the appointment of Miguel Bustos to the San Francisco Redevelopment AgencyMotionPassedMotion confirming the appointment of Miguel Bustos to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency for a four-year term ending September 3, 2013.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
091361 1 Approving the Redevelopment Agency's Lease of Land at 249 Eddy Street, and 161-165 Turk Street to Turk & Eddy Associates, L.P.HearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed Resolution approving the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco’s lease of land at 249 Eddy Street, and 161-165 Turk Street, in San Francisco, California to Turk & Eddy Associates, L.P., a California limited partnership, an affiliate of Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation for 55 years with an option to extend for 44 years for the purpose of preserving housing for very low-income seniors and disabled persons.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
091360 1 Redevelopment Agency Lease of Land at 249 Eddy Street, and 161-165 Turk Street to Turk & Eddy Associates, L.P.ResolutionPassedResolution approving the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco’s lease of land at 249 Eddy Street, and 161-165 Turk Street, in San Francisco, California to Turk & Eddy Associates, L.P., a California limited partnership, an affiliate of Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation for 55 years with an option to extend for 44 years for the purpose of preserving housing for very low-income seniors and disabled persons.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
091313 1 Appeal of Tentative Parcel Map for 1673 through 1675 - 11th AvenueHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Department of Public Works dated October 29, 2009, affirming the approval of the Tentative Parcel Map to construct a new 2 unit condominium project located at 1673 through 1675 - 11th Avenue, Lot No. 013 in Assessor's Block No. 1932. (Appellant: Rose Tom Tsai)CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
091314 1 Approving Decision of the Department of Public Works and Approving the Tentative Parcel Map for 1673 through 1675 - 11th AvenueMotionPassedMotion approving the decision of the Department of Public Works, finding the Tentative Parcel Map consistent with the City's General Plan and eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1, and approving the Tentative Parcel Map for a 2-unit new construction condominium subdivision located at 1673 through 1675 - 11th Avenue, Assessor's Block No. 1932, Lot No. 013.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
091315 1 Disapproving Decision of the Department of Public Works and Disapproving the Tentative Parcel Map for 1673 through 1675 - 11th AvenueMotionKilledMotion disapproving the decision of the Department of Public Works, finding the Tentative Parcel Map consistent with the City's General Plan and eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1, and disapproving the Tentative Parcel Map for a 2-unit new construction condominium subdivision located at 1673 through 1675 - 11th Avenue, Assessor's Block No. 1932, Lot No. 013.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
091316 1 Findings Related to the Tentative Parcel Map for 1673 through 1675 - 11th AvenueMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to the Board of Supervisors' decision concerning a Tentative Parcel Map for a 2-unit new construction condominium subdivision located at 1673 through 1675 - 11th Avenue, Assessor's Block No. 1932, Lot No. 013.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
091345 1 Public Hearing - Conditional Use Appeal for 1969 California StreetHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 17959 dated October 8, 2009, relating to the approval, subject to certain conditions, of a conditional use authorization (Case No. 2009.0639C), under Planning Code Sections 209.9 and 303 to allow the establishment of an art gallery and associated offices (d.b.a. Anthony Meier Fine Art Gallery) within a designated City Landmark, Landmark #260, the Tobin House, in an RH-2 (Residential, House, Two-Family) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District, on property located at 1969 California Street, Assessor's Block No. 0649, Lot No. 016. (District 5) (Appellant: Greg Scott on behalf of Pacific Heights Residents Association)CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
091346 1 Approving Planning Commission Decision Related to Conditional Use Appeal for 1969 California StreetMotionKilledMotion approving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 17959, approving Conditional Use Application 2009.0639C on property located at 1969 California Street, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
091347 1 Disapproving Planning Commission decision related to Conditional Use Appeal for 1969 California Street; Approving Conditional Use with additional conditionsMotionPassedMotion disapproving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 17959, approving Conditional Use Application 2009.0639C on property located at 1969 California Street and authorizing conditional use subject to all of the conditions imposed by the Planning Commission, by its Motion No. 17959, and further subject to additional conditions imposed by the Board of Supervisors on January 12, 2010.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
091348 1 Preparation of Findings Related to the Conditional Use Appeal for 1969 California StreetMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to proposed Conditional Use Application No. 2009.0639C on property located at 1969 California Street, for action by the Board at its next meeting.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
091276 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance and Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2009-2010 - $2,700,314OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Department of Children, Youth & Their Families (DCYF) to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $2,700,314 from the Federal Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs for implementation of criminal justice programs and amending Annual Salary Ordinance (183-09) and to create grant-funded position at DCYF.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
090583 3 Just Cause Eviction Protections for Residential Tenants, Extend to Non-Rent Controlled UnitsOrdinanceFailedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 37 "Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance" by amending Sections 37.2 and 37.3 to extend just cause eviction requirements and protections to tenants in units that are not now subject to eviction controls (e.g., most residential rental units with a certificate of occupancy issued after June 13, 1979); by amending Section 37.9 to provide that 37.9(a)(8)(vi) limitations on owner move-in evictions do not apply to these newly protected units (new Section 37.9(a)(8)(viii)); by amending 37.9 to provide an owner the option of giving additional notice in lieu of making relocation payments for owner move-in eviction of a newly covered single-family home or individually owned condominium, provided the tenant was initially given specified notice of this status (new Section 37.9(a)(8)(ix); by amending Section 37.9 to add a 16th just cause for eviction, to provide for eviction from a condominium unit with separable title that was rented by the developer for a limited time period prior to sale of the unit, where the developer has givePASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
091355 1 Accept and Expend Grant - eLearning Modules to Support HIV Research - $35,125ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $35,125 from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to assist with a project entitled “eLearning Modules to Support HIV Research;” for the period of June 1, 2009, through May 31, 2010.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
091356 1 Authorizing the Director of Public Works or Designee to Request a Cooperative Work Agreement from the California Department of FinanceResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Public Works or his or her designee to request a Cooperative Work Agreement from the California Department of Finance to extend the expiration date for a Federal transportation grant expiring on June 30, 2010.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
091357 1 Accept and Expend Grant - HPV Epidemiology and Responses To Screening - $12,760ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $12,760 from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), to assist with a project entitled “HPV Epidemiology and Response to Screening;” for the period of August 11, 2009, through July 31, 2010.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
091358 1 Urging the San Francisco State Lobbyists to Facilitate the Implementation of AB 1383ResolutionPassedResolution urging City of San Francisco Lobbyists to facilitate the implementation of AB 1383, and establishing a general framework of the quality assurance fee and increased Medi-Cal payments to hospitals.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
091362 1 Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz IslandResolutionPassedResolution commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Occupation of Alcatraz Island from November 20, 1969, to June 11, 1971.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
091363 1 California Master Plan for EducationResolutionPassedResolution Calling on the State, the UC Regents, the CSU Board of Trustees, and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to recommit to the California Master Plan for Higher Education.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
091364 1 Urging the United States to Enter into a Strong International Treaty to Address Climate ChangeResolutionPassedResolution urging the President of the United States, at the UN Climate Change Conference scheduled for December 2009 in Copenhagen, to negotiate and sign, the Senate to ratify and the Congress of the United States to support legislatively a strong treaty to address climate change.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
091366 1 Approval of a 30-Day Extension for Planning Commission Review of the Telegraph Hill-North Beach Residential Special Use DistrictResolutionPassedResolution extending, by 30-days, the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed Ordinance that would require a Conditional Use Authorization for the installation of a garage opening in existing buildings, reduce the parking requirements in certain Northeast Neighborhoods, and creating the Telegraph Hill-North Beach Residential Special Use District, and making findings of consistency with the priority policies of the Planning Code Section 101.1 and environmental findings.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
091378 1 Declaration of Election Results of November 3, 2009, Municipal ElectionResolutionPassedResolution declaring the results of the November 3, 2009, Municipal ElectionADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
091359 1 Committee of the Whole – December 8, 2009 - 3:00 p.m. - to Hold a Public Hearing on the Approval of a Redevelopment Ground Lease of Land at 249 Eddy Street, and 161-165 Turk StreetMotionPassedMotion scheduling the Board to sit as a Committee of the Whole on December 8, 2009, to hold a public hearing on the approval of Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco’s lease of land at 249 Eddy Street, and 161-165 Turk Street, in San Francisco, California to Turk & Eddy Associates, L.P., a California limited partnership, an affiliate of Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation for 55 years with an option to extend for 44 years for the purpose of preserving housing for very low-income seniors and disabled persons.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
091365 1 Supporting the Report of the Declining Fossil Fuel SuppliesResolutionPassedResolution in support of the measures and actions to mitigate the effects of declining fossil fuel supplies recommended in the report of the San Francisco Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force.REFERRED  Action details Not available
091341 1 2010 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting ScheduleMotionPassedMotion approving the 2010 Board of Supervisors regular meeting schedule by canceling the Board meetings of January 19, February 16, May 25, July 6, October 12, and November 30; and by further canceling all Board and Committee meetings during the summer and winter breaks from August 11 through September 3, 2010, and December 15 through December 31, 2010.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
091367 1 Professional Services Agreement for Budget and Legislative Analyst Service with Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC, Debra A. Newman, Louie & Wong, LLP, a Joint VentureMotionPassedMotion authorizing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to enter into a Professional Services Agreement for Budget and Legislative Analyst Service with Harvey M. Rose Associates, LLC, Debra A. Newman, Louie & Wong, LLP, a Joint Venture and approving said agreement, pursuant to Charter Section 2.117.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
091402 1 Medical Cannabis Task ForceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Sections 5.2-1 through 5.2-6, to establish a Medical Cannabis Task Force to advise the Board of Supervisors on medical cannabis issues.   Action details Not available
091403 1 Inclusion of Textiles in Sweatfree Contracting OrdinanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance adding Section 12U.5.1 of the Administrative Code to provide that contracts for textiles are within the coverage of the Sweatfree Contracting Ordinance.   Action details Not available
091404 1 Procedures to Attain Local Business Enterprise Subcontracting Goals for Design-Build and Integrated Project Delivery ContractsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 14B, Local Business Enterprise, and Non-Discrimination in Contracting Ordinance, to add a new Section 14B.19 establishing uniform procedures to attain project LBE goals for design-build and integrated project delivery contracts.   Action details Not available
091405 1 Local Business Enterprise and Non-Discrimination in Contracting OrdinanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 14B.2, 14B.3, 14B.7, 14B.8, 14B.13 and 14B.15 to (1) each fiscal year, require departments to set aside not less than 50% of public works/construction contracts worth $400,000 or less and to establish a goal to set aside not less than 25% of other contracts worth $100,000 or less for the Micro-Local Business Enterprise Set Aside Program, but the 25% goal shall become a requirement after 120 days, (2) permit departments to designate public works/construction Job Order Contracts, without limitation as to dollar value, as set aside for the Micro-Local Business Enterprise Set Aside Program in order to satisfy the department's 50% requirement, (3) require departments to report quarterly during the year 2010 and thereafter yearly to the Board of Supervisors on the contracts set aside for the Micro-Local Business Enterprise Set Aside Program, and to cooperate with HRC's requests for information to fulfill its reporting requirements, and (4) require Micro - LBEs that subcontract any portion of a set-aside contract    Action details Not available
091406 1 Street Encroachment at 1 Webster StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance granting revocable permission to Cross Cultural Family Center, Inc., to occupy a portion of the public right-of-way to construct and maintain a fenced outdoor play space with a trellised entry, a seating area and stroller parking on the west side of Webster Street between Duboce Avenue and Hermann Street, for a new child development center at 1 Webster Street (Block No. 0874, Lot No. 014); waiving the annual right-of-way occupancy assessment fee; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
091407 1 Recreation and Park Department - Naming Parcel 4 as Sutro DunesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Park Code by renaming Article 1 as "Title and General Provisions" and adding Section 1.05 to name the parcel located at the junction of the Great Highway and Balboa Street "Sutro Dunes."   Action details Not available
091409 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Sidney E. Frank Foundation and Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY2009-2010 - $250,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $250,000 from the Sidney E. Frank Foundation to initiate the San Francisco Zero Energy Homes (SFZEH) Program which will create the tools necessary for San Franciscans to radically reduce the amount of energy they use and amending Ordinance Number 183-09 to reflect the addition of one (1) grant funded position at the Department of the Environment.   Action details Not available
091420 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Living Cities Initiative and Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY2009-2010 - $175,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $175,000 from the Living Cities Initiative to support the City’s Zero Energy Home Program by accelerating the use of home performance testing of existing buildings throughout the City and thus drive the market, which will create a range of employment and career growth options and amend Ordinance Number 183-09 to reflect the addition of one (1) grant funded position at the Department of the Environment.   Action details Not available
091421 1 Appropriating $739,355 of Various Fee Revenues for Salaries, Fringe Benefits, and Services of Other Departments in the Department of Building Inspection for FY2009-2010OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $739,355 of Intergovernmental Memorandum of Understanding and Vacant Building Fee revenues for salaries and fringe benefits for limited duration positions to fund fee collection costs, and to fund a projected work order shortfall with the City Attorney, for the Department of Building Inspection for FY2009-2010.   Action details Not available
091422 1 Public Employment - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY2009-2010 - Department of Building InspectionOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 183-09 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY2009-2010) to reflect the addition of eleven limited duration positions (4.9 FTE) in the Department of Building Inspection.   Action details Not available
091163 2 Economic Stimulus Measures for Capital Project AccelerationOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 6, Public Works Contracting Policies and Procedures, Section 6.1, to add a definition for a department head and designee and to increase the threshold amount for sealed competitively bid construction contracts from $100,000 to $400,000 with a future increase by the Controller in 2015; amending Section 6.20, to update and conform references to Administrative Code Chapter 14B; amending Section 6.21, to update and conform references to Administrative Code Chapter 14B; amending Section 6.22(A), to clarify and conform to state law the minimum contract amount requiring performance and payment bonds to $25,000; amending Section 6.22(J), to allow for early release of retention to subcontractors certified by the Human Rights Commission as Local Business Enterprises or subcontractors on multi-year construction projects; amending Section 6.40, to increase the minimum competitive amount for the procurement of professional services for public work projects from $25,000 to $100,000 with a future increase in 2015 by the Controller; amending Section 6.6   Action details Not available
091401 1 Accept and Expend Grant - California Secretary of State VOTE Grant Program - Not to Exceed $249,998.41ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Elections to accept and expend grant funds in an amount not to exceed $249,998.41 for improving accessibility to and participation in the election process for individuals with disabilities in accordance with the California Secretary of State’s VOTE Grant Program.   Action details Not available
091408 1 Approving Settlement of Unlitigated Claim Against the City by ComcastResolutionPassedResolution approving settlement of an unlitigated claim made by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, against the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
091410 1 Accept and Expend Grant – High Risk Program - $37,787ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend retroactively a grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in the amount of $37,787 to prevent infestation of pests from incoming high-risk shipments of plant material from Hawaii, Florida and other southern states; for the period of July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010.   Action details Not available
091411 1 Seeking Reimbursement from the State of California for Funds Expended by the CountyResolutionPassedResolution urging state and local officials to obtain reimbursement for funds expended by the City and County of San Francisco to provide legal representation in homicide cases instituted by the Attorney General.   Action details Not available
091412 1 Accept and Expend Grant - San Francisco's Clean Cities Coalition Program - $60,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment (SF Environment) to accept and expend funds from the United States Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Vehicle Technologies Program (being passed through Research and Development Solutions, LLC) in the amount of $60,000 to support San Francisco’s Clean Cities Coalition Program and its work related to reducing petroleum use and improving air quality in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
091413 1 Support for the First and Mission Site as the Preferred, Fully Environmentally Cleared Site for the California High Speed Rail StationResolutionPassedResolution affirming the Board of Supervisors support for the First and Mission site as the preferred, fully environmentally cleared and under construction location for the California High Speed Rail Northern Terminus and encouraging the California High Speed Rail Authority to do likewise.   Action details Not available
091414 1 Accept and Expend Grant – Probation Response Unit Pilot Project – $100,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Juvenile Probation Department (JPD) to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $100,000 from the Federal Formula Grants Program for the Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Support Project, administered by the Corrections Standards Authority (CSA), for calendar year 2010, to be used for design and implementation of a Probation Response Unit (PRU) pilot project.   Action details Not available
091415 1 Urging Continued Funding for ARRA SBA 7 (a) and 504 Loan ProvisionsResolutionPassedResolution Urging Continued Funding for ARRA SBA 7 (a) and 504 Loan Provisions as Part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.   Action details Not available
091416 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Implementing Ten Sobriety Checkpoints - $91,608ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Chief of Police for the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $91,608 from the Federal Department of Transportation through Office of Traffic Safety for the purpose of implementing ten Sobriety Checkpoints in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
091417 1 Urging the State Legislature to Amend the Costa Hawkins Act to Exempt Local Inclusionary Housing OrdinancesResolutionPassedResolution urging the California Legislature to amend the Costa Hawkins Act to exempt local inclusionary housing ordinances.   Action details Not available
091423 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Public Health Emergency Response - $2,151,772ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $2,151,772 from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), to assist with a project entitled “Public Health Emergency Response;” for the period of July 31, 2009, through July 30, 2010.   Action details Not available
091425 1 Commemorating the Bicentennial Year of the Latino Press in the United StatesResolutionPassedResolution commemorating the Bicentennial Year of the Latino Press in the United States, and acknowledging the rich contributions of Latinos in the history of American journalism.   Action details Not available
091365 1 Supporting the Report of the Declining Fossil Fuel SuppliesResolutionPassedResolution in support of the measures and actions to mitigate the effects of declining fossil fuel supplies recommended in the report of the San Francisco Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force.   Action details Not available
091394 1 Mayor's Proposed Mid-Year Budget ReductionsHearingFiledHearing on the Mayor's proposed mid-year budget reductions.   Action details Not available
091395 1 City IT Projects StatusHearingFiledHearing request to receive update from the Department of Technology on the status of large IT projects, including: JUSTIS, eMerge, and systems related to permits and purchasing and to also include explanations for any project delays or anticipated delays.   Action details Not available
091396 1 San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Proposed Layoffs and the Impacts on Public Health and Safety ConcernsHearingFiledHearing request to address San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency proposed layoffs and the impacts on public health and safety concerns.   Action details Not available
091397 1 Hearing - Academy of Art University Housing PracticesHearingFiledHearing on the housing practices of the Academy of Art University.   Action details Not available
091398 1 San Francisco Public Utilities Commission - Feasibility Analysis of Local Cogeneration Projects and Update on the Electricity Resource PlanHearingFiledHearing on the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's analysis of the feasibility and environmental benefits of possible local cogeneration projects, and an update on the Electricity Resource Plan including timing and the role of cogeneration in the report.   Action details Not available
091399 1 Crime Laboratory BacklogHearingFiledHearing to review and receive an update on and how to address the current case backlog at the San Francisco Crime laboratory.   Action details Not available
091419 1 Committee of the Whole - Opposing the Stupak-Ellsworth-Pitts Amendment to Restrict Reproductive ChoiceHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed resolution on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 091342 opposing the Stupak-Ellsworth-Pitts Amendment that limits reproductive choice, urging the United States Senate to pass healthcare reform that preserves access to reproductive health services, urging conferees to remove the amendment, and commending members of the California congressional delegation who opposed the amendment.   Action details Not available
091418 1 Committee of the Whole, December 15, 2009, at 3:00 P.M., Opposing Stupak-Ellsworth-PittsMotionPassedMotion scheduling a Committee of the Whole at 3:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, to consider opposing the Stupak-Ellsworth-Pitts Amendment to restrict reproductive choice.   Action details Not available
091381 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Marco Maestrini - $40,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Marco Maestrini against the City and County of San Francisco for $40,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 6, 2007, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. C07-02941 PJH; entitled Marco Maestrini, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
091382 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Ben H. Lyon - $47,500OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Ben H. Lyon against the City and County of San Francisco for $47,500; the lawsuit was filed on May 9, 2007, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 463-228; entitled Ben H. Lyon, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
091383 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Glynis Senegal and Joseph Senegal - $158,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Glynis Senegal and Joseph Senegal against the City and County of San Francisco for $158,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 5, 2006, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 451-969; entitled Glynis Senegal and Joseph Senegal v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
091384 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - David Cleary - $225,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by David Cleary against the City and County of San Francisco for $225,000; claim was filed on May 22, 2009.   Action details Not available
091385 1 Approving the Extension of the Existing Three-Year Plan for State-Funded Child Abuse Prevention ProgramsResolutionPassedResolution approving the extension of City and County of San Francisco’s Three-Year County Plan for the Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment; Community Based Child Abuse Prevention; and Promoting Safe and Stable Families programs.   Action details Not available