Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/19/2010 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
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101165 1 Accept and Expend Grant - San Francisco Arts Commission - WritersCorps Program - $50,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Arts Commission to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $50,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth for general operating support for WritersCorps.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100528 1 Exempting Certain Nonprofits from Guide Permit RequirementOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by amending Section 1295 to exempt nonprofit organizations conducting educational tours from the requirement to obtain a guide permit.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
100873 1 Animal Care and Control Welfare Fund - Not to Exceed $50,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code, Chapter 10, by amending Section 10.100-23, to change the gift fund category for the Animal Care and Control Welfare Fund, and to authorize the Department of Animal Care and Control to accept gifts of cash, equipment, property, and services not to exceed $50,000.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
100910 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (Zimmerman) - $105,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (Plaintiff), Linda Zimmerman (Real Party in Interest) against the City and County of San Francisco for $105,000, the lawsuit was filed on March 4, 2009, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-09-485723; entitled Department of Fair Employment and Housing (Zimmerman) v. City and County of San Francisco.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100911 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Michael Lew - $90,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Michael Lew against the City and County of San Francisco for $90,000, including re-employment and restoration of vacation and sick leave; the lawsuit was filed on May 11, 2009, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-09-488262; entitled Michael Lew v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100959 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Carlos Garcia - $2,400,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Carlos Garcia against the City and County of San Francisco for $2,400,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 5, 2005, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-05-447342; entitled Carlos Garcia, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100912 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Robin Leiter Cohen - $31,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Robin Leiter Cohen against the City and County of San Francisco for $31,000; claim was filed on September 4, 2009.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100985 1 Settlement of Anticipated Litigation - Bonneville Non-Exclusive EasementResolutionPassedResolution authorizing settlement of anticipated litigation to be filed by Bonneville International Corporation against the City and County of San Francisco for a non-exclusive easement on Bayview Hill for access to the radio tower owned by Bonneville.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101003 1 Settlement of Grievance - Bruce Dunlap - $57,500ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the settlement of the grievances (ERD No. 45-09-1973 and ERD No. 45-09-1964) filed by International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21 (Union) on behalf of Grievant, Bruce Dunlap, against the City and County of San Francisco for $57,500.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101133 2 Appointments, Assessment Appeals Board No. 1 - Jeffrey Morris and Gregory BlaineMotionPassedMotion appointing Jeffrey Morris and Gregory Blaine, terms ending September 2, 2013, to the Assessment Appeals Board No. 1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
101134 2 Appointments, Assessment Appeals Board No. 2 - Margaret Ruxton and Alfredo PerezMotionPassedMotion appointing Margaret Ruxton and Alfredo Perez, terms ending September 2, 2013, to the Assessment Appeals Board No. 2.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
101146 2 Appointment, Commission on the Aging Advisory Council - Ken PragMotionPassedMotion appointing Ken Prag, term ending March 31, 2012, to the Commission on the Aging Advisory Council.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
101231 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Galliera, Inc. dba Trico Construction - $700,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Galliera, Inc. dba Trico Construction against the City and County of San Francisco for $700,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 29, 2008, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-08-483555, entitled Galliera, Inc. dba Trico Construction v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; other material terms of the settlement are: (1) the settlement includes the consolidated action Cal Centurian Construction, Inc. dba RWR Construction v. Galliera, Inc. dba Trico Construction, et al., San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-09-485849, (2) the settlement includes all cross-complaints, (3) mutual releases except for warranties, guarantees, latent defects, and personal injury, (4) dismissal of all complaints and cross-complaints with prejudice, and (5) each party to bear its own attorneys fees and costs.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
101232 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Jeri D. Sessler - $75,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Jeri D. Sessler against the City and County of San Francisco for $75,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 3, 2009, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-09-488998; entitled Jeri D. Sessler, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
101222 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Lily Martene Baxter - $45,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Lily Martene Baxter against the City and County of San Francisco for $45,000; claim was filed on February 10, 2010.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101223 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Adam Feibelman - $55,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Adam Feibelman against the City and County of San Francisco for $55,000; claim was filed on February 10, 2010.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101224 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - McLarens Young International - $70,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by McLarens Young International against the City and County of San Francisco for $70,000; claim was filed on May 25, 2010.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101233 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Danielle J. Rinsler - $215,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Danielle J. Rinsler against the City and County of San Francisco for $215,000; Government Code Claim was filed on November 24, 2009, (Govt. Claim No. 10-01422) and California Department of Fair Employment & Housing charge was filed on January 11, 2010, (Charge No. E200910A0351-rsc).ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101243 2 Appointments, Treasure Island Development Authority Citizen Advisory Board - James Heid and Scott VedroMotionPassedMotion appointing James Heid and Scott Vedro, for indefinite terms, to the Treasure Island Development Authority Citizen Advisory Board.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
101264 2 Appointments, San Francisco Health Authority - Randall Low and Maria Luz TorreMotionPassedMotion appointing Randall Low, term ending January 15, 2012, and Maria Luz Torre, term ending January 15, 2013, to the San Francisco Health Authority.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
100188 1 Zoning - 1800 Market Street Community Center Project Special Use DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 787 to establish the 1800 Market Street Community Center Project Special Use District for property located at 1800 Market Street (Lot No. 014, Assessor's Block No. 871), located at the northwest corner of Market Street and Octavia Boulevard; amending Sheet No. SU07 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, Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
101103 2 Appropriating $2,188,777 of General Fund Reserve for Indigent Defense Expenses in the Superior Court for FY2009-2010OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $2,188,777 of General Fund Reserve to fund indigent defense expenses associated with increased felony caseloads in the Superior Court for FY2009-2010, requiring a two-thirds affirmative vote of all members of the Board of Supervisors per San Francisco Charter Section 9.113.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
101178 2 Honoring Local Restaurants During Restaurant Appreciation MonthOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Section 456.7 requiring the San Francisco Health Department to declare one month out of the year “Restaurant Appreciation Month” to honor certain local restaurants and to create an application and selection process to identify qualifying restaurants.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
100472 1 Access Appeals Commission - Notice to the Mayor's Office of DisabilityOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Building Code by adding Section 105A.3.10 to require that an agenda and packet of materials for each matter to be decided by the Access Appeals Commission shall be sent to the Mayor's Office of Disability at the same time and in the same manner as they are sent to the Commission members.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
101104 2 Public Employment - Department of the EnvironmentOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 191-10 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY2010-2011) to reflect the addition of two positions: one (1) Class 5640 Environmental Specialist, one (1) Class 5644 Environmental Manager in the Department of the Environment.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
101154 2 Accept and Expend Grant - Office of the Public Defender - Rosenberg Foundation and Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance FY2010-2011 - $47,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Office of the Public Defender to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $47,000 from the Rosenberg Foundation, via Institute for Local Governance, to develop a California Reentry Council Network to assist in the development of statewide capacity to improve reentry policies and programs, and amending Ordinance No. 191-10 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FY2010-2011) to reflect addition of one (1) temporary Class 8173 Legal Assistant, grant-funded position (0.55 FTE), in the Office of the Public Defender.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
101159 1 Taxable and/or Tax Exempt Certificates of Participation for Various Capital Improvements - Not to Exceed $48,000,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the execution and delivery of Certificates of Participation in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $48,000,000 to finance the acquisition, construction, improvement and installation of certain street improvements and of various disability access improvement projects; approving the form of a Second Supplement to Trust Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the Trustee named therein (including certain indemnities contained therein); approving the form of a Second Supplement to Property Lease between the City, as lessor, and the Trustee, as lessee; approving the form of a Second Supplement to Project Lease between the Trustee, as lessor, and the City, as lessee; approving the form of an Official Notice of Sale and Notice of Intention to Sell for the Certificates of Participation, if sold by competitive sale; authorizing certain actions relating to the Certificates of Participation, if sold by negotiated sale; delegating to the Director of Public Finance the authority to sell the Certificates of Participation by either a competitive or nePASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
101158 1 Taxable and/or Tax Exempt Certificates of Participation (HOPE SF) - Not to Exceed $38,000,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the execution and delivery of Taxable and/or Tax Exempt Certificates of Participation (HOPE SF) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $38,000,000 to finance certain capital improvement projects; approving the form of a Trust Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the trustee (including certain indemnities contained therein); granting authorization for the selection of a trustee; approving the form of a Property Lease between the City and the Trustee named therein relating to certain property generally known as the Mission Police Station, certain property generally known as the Bayview Station of the San Francisco Police Department and certain other City-owned property; approving the form of a Project Lease between the City and the Trustee (including certain indemnities contained therein); delegating to the Director of Public Finance the authority to sell the Certificates of Participation by either a competitive or negotiated sale; approving the form of an Official Notice of Sale and a Notice of Intention to Sell the Taxable and/or TaPASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
101192 1 Appropriating $38,000,000 of Certificate of Participation Proceeds for the HOPE SF Development Project in the Mayor’s Office of Housing for FY2010-2011OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $38,000,000 of Certificate of Participation Series 2011B proceeds to fund the HOPE SF Development Project sponsored by Hunters View Associates in the Mayor’s Office of Housing for FY2010-2011 and placing these funds on Controller’s reserve pending issuance of the COPs or associated commercial paper used for cash flow purposes in FY2010-2011.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100692 2 Lease of Port Real Property - Pier 26 AnnexResolutionPassedResolution approving Port Commission Lease No. L-14796 with IDEO, LLC for office space located at Pier 26 Annex within the Southern Waterfront with a sixty month term and a sixty month option.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100984 2 Public Utilities Commission - Memorandum of Agreement with the National Park Service - Not to Exceed $27,486,504ResolutionPassedResolution approving the Memorandum of Agreement with the National Park Service for the Comprehensive Management of Yosemite National Park Watersheds that supply water to the San Francisco Regional Water System pursuant to Charter Section 9.118.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101150 1 Real Estate Department - Agreement to Exchange Easements in Connection with the Bay Division Pipeline Reliability Upgrade Project - Bay TunnelResolutionPassedResolution approving and authorizing an Agreement to Exchange Interests in Real Property to obtain an exclusive, subsurface easement from the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District in exchange for a non-exclusive open space easement over real property owned by the City and County of San Francisco, 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101166 1 Amendment to Fire Department Cooperative Agreement with the NavyResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Fire Department to amend the Cooperative Agreement with the United States Navy to set the reimbursement rate for fire and emergency medical services to portions of the Hunters Point Shipyard for the period October 1, 2010, through September 30, 2011, and to accept and expend funds from the Navy as reimbursement for services under that Agreement.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101167 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Mayor's Office of Housing - Infill Infrastructure Program - $30,000,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Housing to enter into a standard agreement with the California State Department of Housing and Community Development to accept and expend $30,000,000 of Infill Infrastructure Grant Program funds; the execution of a loan agreement with the Project Sponsor for disbursement of grant funds; and the execution of any related documents necessary to participate in the Infill Infrastructure Grant Program.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101201 1 Petitions for City Parcels to Form the Proposed Civic Center Community Benefit DistrictResolutionFiledResolution authorizing the Mayor to cast petitions in the affirmative for formation of the proposed Civic Center Community Benefit District, to sign on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco as the owner of certain parcels of real property that would be subject to assessment in the proposed property and business improvement district to be named the Civic Center Community Benefit District.RE-REFERREDPass Action details Not available
100881 1 Zoning Map Amendment - 1717-17th Street to Conform with Lot Line AdjustmentOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Zoning Map by amending the lot reference applicable to 1717-17th Street, and an adjacent property, referred to as 495 DeHaro Street, so that the height district applicable to each lot in its entirety is 48-X and 45-X, respectively, in conformance with a lot line adjustment between the subject properties; and making various 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
100917 2 Planning Code - Area Plan Impact Fee and Jobs-Housing Linkage ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code sections related to Area Plan Impact Fees (Rincon Hill, Market and Octavia, Eastern Neighborhoods, and Balboa Park) and Jobs-Housing Linkage Fee to (1) improve Planning Code readability and ease of application with regard to impact fees; (2) create consistent definitions and application across the Area Plan Impact Fee and Jobs-Housing Linkage Fee provisions; (3) better recognize and account for the impact of existing conditions of development sites affected by the Area Plan Impact Fees and the Jobs-Housing Linkage Fee; (4) promote adaptive re-use of existing buildings in the Eastern Neighborhoods; and (5) clarify the impact fees associated with the Eastern Neighborhoods’ on-going “legitimization” program; and adopting findings, including Section 302, environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
101096 2 Health Code - Setting Nutritional Standards for Restaurant Food Sold Accompanied by Toys or Other Youth Focused Incentive ItemsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article 8 of the San Francisco Health Code by adding Sections 471.1 through 471.9, to set nutritional standards for restaurant food sold accompanied by toys or other youth focused incentive items.CONTINUED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
101200 4 Planning Code - Preservation, Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Preservation Lots; Zoning Map and General Plan Map Amendments - 680 California Street (Old St. Mary's Cathedral)OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 128 of the San Francisco Planning Code to require approval of a plan for preservation, rehabilitation, and maintenance of a Preservation Lot property prior to receipt of a Statement of Eligibility for Transferable Development Rights (TDR), to establish reporting procedures regarding the preservation, rehabilitation, and maintenance, and to allow the sale of TDR from an individually landmarked building to any lot in a C-3 zoned district except Redevelopment Areas; amending the San Francisco Zoning Map by amending Zoning Use District Map ZN01 to change the use classification of 680 California Street (Old St. Mary's Cathedral), Block No. 0241, Lot Nos. 011 and 012, from Chinatown Visitor Retail District to C-3-0 District and making conforming amendments to the Chinatown and Downtown Area Plans of the San Francisco General Plan; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100963 1 Healthy Nail Salon Recognition ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Chapter 27, Sections 27.1 through 27.6, to create a program to recognize nail salons that use nail polishes free of the toxic chemicals toluene, dibutyl phthalate, and formaldehyde.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
101008 1 Centralized and Publicly Accessible Online Database of Appointments to Advisory BodiesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Sections 1.57-1 through 1.57-5, to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a centralized and publicly accessible online database of information concerning appointments made by Appointing Authorities to City and County of San Francisco advisory bodies.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100995 1 Appointment, City Hall Preservation Advisory Commission - Maureen "Pat" KelleyResolutionPassedResolution confirming the appointment of Maureen "Pat" Kelley to the City Hall Preservation Advisory Commission.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100778 1 Reappointment, Public Utilities Commission - Anson MoranMotionPassedMotion confirming the Mayor’s reappointment of Anson Moran to the Public Utilities Commission, Seat 4, term ending August 1, 2014. (Charter Section 4.112(a) provides that the Board of Supervisors shall confirm appointment by a majority (six votes) of the Board of Supervisors; companion measure to File 100779. Transmittal date - August 9, 2010.)APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
100905 1 Appointment, San Francisco Redevelopment Agency - Rosario AnayaMotionPassedMotion confirming the Mayor's appointment of Rosario Anaya to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency for the unexpired portion of a four-year term ending September 3, 2011.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
101261 1 Appointment, Association of Bay Area Governments Executive Board - Supervisor Eric MarMotionPassedMotion appointing Supervisor Eric Mar, term ending June 30, 2012, to the Association of Bay Area Governments Executive Board.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
101041 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Exemption from Environmental Review for 10 Bernal Heights BoulevardHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Commission's July 1, 2010, Determination of Exemption from Environmental Review identified as Planning Case No. 2010.0306C, by its Motion No. 18131, which included the exemption determination, that a project located at 10 Bernal Heights Boulevard is exempt from environmental review under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15301 Class (1), 15303 (Class 3), and 15311 (Class 11), to install a wireless telecommunications facility consisting of five internet exchange switch antennas on an existing 50-foot tall communications tower at the top of the hill in Bernal Heights Park within an RH-1(D) (Residential, House, Single-Family, Detached) Zoning District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District, on property located at 10 Bernal Heights Boulevard, Lot No. 003, in Assessor’s Block No. 5548. (District 9) (Appellant: Erick Arguello on behalf of the Lower 24th Street Merchant Association.)CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
101042 1 Affirming the Exemption Determination for 10 Bernal Heights BoulevardMotionPassedMotion affirming the determination by the Planning Commission that the project located at 10 Bernal Heights Boulevard is exempt from environmental review.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
101043 1 Reversing the Exemption Determination Issued for 10 Bernal Heights BoulevardMotionKilledMotion reversing the determination by the Planning Commission that the 10 Bernal Heights Boulevard project is exempt from environmental review.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
101044 1 Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Exemption Determination for the 10 Bernal Heights Boulevard ProjectMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the exemption determination by the Planning Commission that the project located at 10 Bernal Heights Boulevard is exempt from environmental review.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
101045 1 Public Hearing - Conditional Use Appeal for 10 Bernal Heights BoulevardHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Commission's July 1, 2010, Conditional Use Permit identified as Planning Case No. 2010.0306C, by its Motion No. 18131, under Planning Code Sections 209.6(b) and 303, to install a wireless telecommunications facility consisting of five internet exchange switch antennas on an existing 50-foot tall communications tower at the top of the hill in Bernal Heights Park and to modify the Conditional Use approval under Case No. 2008.1157C to change the number of allowed antennas on the site within the RH-1(D) (Residential, House, Single-Family, Detached) Zoning District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk District, on property located at 10 Bernal Heights Boulevard, Lot No. 003, in Assessor’s Block No. 5548. (District 9) (Filed by Erick Arguello on behalf of the Lower 24th Street Merchant Association, and subscribed by Supervisors Campos, Mar, Chiu, Chu, Mirkarimi, and Avalos.)CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
101046 1 Approving Planning Commission Decision Related to Conditional Use Appeal for 10 Bernal Heights BoulevardMotionKilledMotion approving the decision of the Planning Commission, by its Motion No. 18131, approving Conditional Use Application No. 2010.0306C on property located at 10 Bernal Heights Boulevard, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
101047 1 Disapproving Planning Commission Decision Related to Conditional Use Appeal for 10 Bernal Heights BoulevardMotionPassedMotion disapproving the decision of the Planning Commission, by its Motion No. 18131, approving Conditional Use Application 2010.0306C on property located at 10 Bernal Heights Boulevard, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.CONTINUEDFail Action details Not available
101048 1 Preparation of Findings Related to the Conditional Use Appeal for 10 Bernal Heights BoulevardMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to the proposed Conditional Use Application No. 2010.0306C on property located at 10 Bernal Heights Boulevard.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
101115 2 Directing the Director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to Prepare an Infrastructure Financing PlanResolutionPassedResolution authorizing and directing the Director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to prepare a report for Infrastructure Financing District No. 1 (Rincon Hill Area) and determining other matters related thereto.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101116 2 Resolution of Intention to Establish an Infrastructure Financing DistrictResolutionPassedResolution of Intention to establish an Infrastructure Financing District No. 1 (Rincon Hill Area) to finance the construction and/or acquisition of capital improvements in the Rincon Hill area; to schedule a public hearing on January 25, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. on the formation of the district and to provide public notice thereof and other matters related thereto.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101273 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Department of Public Library - Staff Education Program - $10,512ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Library to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $10,512 from the California State Library as part of the Federal Library Services and Technology Act for reimbursing tuition expenses of library employees pursuing a degree or certificate in library science at an institution of higher education.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101274 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Arts Commission - Koret Foundation for ArtCare Program - $15,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Arts Commission to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $15,000 from the Koret Foundation for general operating support of the ArtCare program.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101276 1 Preventing Bullying and Suicide of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) YouthResolutionPassedResolution affirming the importance of maintaining a safety net for LGBTQ youth, and encouraging schools, colleges, and universities to prevent bullying and raise awareness about LGBTQ suicide prevention services.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101278 1 Proclaiming November 5, 2010, as Angels in America DayResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming November 5, 2010, as Angels in America Day in San Francisco to recognize the tremendous worldwide impact Tony Kushner’s play has had since it first premiered at San Francisco’s Eureka Theater in 1991.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101279 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Arts Commission - Tulsa Community Foundation for ArtCare Program - $5,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Arts Commission to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $5,000 from the Tulsa Community Foundation for general operating support of the ArtCare program.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101280 1 Supporting Greenhouse Gas Reduction TargetsResolutionPassedResolution supporting the California Air Resources Board's leadership in developing and implementing strategies for meeting California's greenhouse gas reduction targets, and in promoting emission reductions from motor vehicles.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101281 1 Issuance and Sale of Revenue Bonds - 2235-3rd Street Apartments - Not to Exceed $60,000,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the issuance and sale of tax-exempt bonds by the Association of Bay Area Governments Finance Authority For Nonprofit Corporations in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $60,000,000 for financing the acquisition, construction and rehabilitation of 2235-3rd Street Apartments, subject to the policies for such approvals adopted by the Board of Supervisors.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101277 1 Waiver Permitting City Employees to Assist the Department of Elections with the November 2, 2010, Consolidated General ElectionMotionPassedMotion granting a waiver from the prohibition imposed by Charter Section 13.104.5, to permit City employees to assist the Department of Elections with the November 2, 2010, Consolidated General Election.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
101257 1 Condemning the September 24, 2010, FBI RaidsResolutionPassedResolution condemning the September 24, 2010, FBI raids on Trade Union, Anti-War, and Solidarity Activists.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101308 1 Health Code - Assisted Mental Health Pilot ProjectOrdinanceKilledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Section 114.1 and Section 114.2 to require that the Health Department and Department of Aging and Adult Services adopt a pilot project to provide further care for mentally ill community members.   Action details Not available
101309 1 Planning Code - Upper Fillmore Neighborhood Commercial DistrictOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 718.1 and Sections 718.42, 718.44, and 718.69A of the Zoning Control Table to allow new full-service restaurants, small self-service restaurants, and self-service specialty food establishments with conditional use authorization and to amend Section 718.41 and add a specific provision for full-service restaurants to allow a bar in conjunction with a full-service restaurant with conditional use authorization; adopting findings, including environmental findings, Planning Code Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
101310 2 Public Works Code - Regulation of Freestanding Newsracks and Fixed Pedestal NewsracksOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Public Works Code by amending Sections 184.2, 184.6, 184.8, and 184.12 thereof, relating to newsracks, to provide for: (1) the use of electronic mail for notices of violations; (2) removal of abandoned newsracks or newsracks maintained in violation of the Public Works Code within 7 calendar days of notice of violation sent by electronic mail; (3) imposition of administrative fines for violations resulting in newsrack seizures; (4) consolidation and/or reduction in size of fixed pedestal newsracks at under-used locations; (5) allocation of space in newsrack boxes on a first-come-first-served basis under certain circumstances; and (6) reduction of the fixed pedestal permit fee from $60 to $50.   Action details Not available
101311 1 Administrative Code - San Francisco Local Hiring Policy for ConstructionOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 6, Public Works Contracting Policies and Procedures, Subsection 6.22(G) to: 1) establish a local hiring policy for City public work or improvement projects requiring contractors and their subcontractors to perform certain percentages of project work hours using San Francisco residents and disadvantaged San Francisco residents; 2) making findings in support of the policy; 3) authorizing incentives for contractors and subcontractors who exceed local hiring requirements; 4) mandating assessment of liquidated damages against contractors and subcontractors who fail to meet minimum local hiring requirements; and 5) establishing monitoring, enforcement, and administrative procedures in support of the policy.   Action details Not available
101312 1 Administrative Code - Creating Police Department Modernization and Training FundOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 10.100-171 to create the Police Department Modernization and Training Fund and to authorize the Police Department to accept gifts of cash, equipment, property, and services for specified purposes.   Action details Not available
101313 1 Planning Code, Zoning Map - Bayshore Boulevard Home Improvement Special Use DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 249.65 to establish the Bayshore Boulevard Home Improvement Special Use District for the properties on lots fronting Bayshore Boulevard from Jerrold Avenue south to the 1-280 Freeway, the west side of Loomis Street from Jerrold Avenue south to the 1-280 Freeway, Oakdale Avenue from Loomis Street to Bayshore Boulevard, Marengo Street from Bayshore Boulevard to Waterloo Street and the west side of Boutwell Street from Industrial Street south to the 1-280 Freeway, and also including some lots on Cortland Avenue; amending the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to rezone the designated blocks and lots from the current M-1 and P/M-1 zoning to PDR-2, P/PDR-2 and the Bayshore Boulevard Home Improvement Special Use District; adopting findings, including environmental findings, Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
101098 3 Administrative Code - Electronic Distribution of Multi-Page DocumentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 1.56 and 8.12.4, adding Section 8.12.5, and re-numbering Section 8.12-1 as 8.13, to provide for the electronic distribution of documents more than 10 pages long prepared by City departments.   Action details Not available
100761 2 Environment Code - Restrictions on Pesticide UseOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Environment Code by amending Sections 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, and 308, adding Section 310, and repealing Section 307, all to strengthen restrictions on the use of pesticides on City property, and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
101314 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Environmental Assessment Heat Wave and Air Quality Project - $106,526ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and expend retroactively a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the amount of $106,526 to fund the Environmental Health Assessment of Vulnerability to Heat Wave and Air Quality Project for the period September 1, 2010, through August 30, 2011.   Action details Not available
101315 1 Accept and Expend Grant - 2010 County Coverage Expansion Planning Project - $225,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $225,000 from the Blue Shield of California Foundation to fund the 2010 County Coverage Expansion Planning Project for the period of September 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011.   Action details Not available
101316 1 Board Review and Approval of 2010 United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Programs ApplicationResolutionPassedResolution approving the City and County of San Francisco 2010 Grant Application for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Programs and fulfilling the San Francisco Board of Supervisors' review and approval process for all annual or otherwise recurring grants of $5,000,000 or more.   Action details Not available
101317 1 Accept and Expend Grant - San Francisco Re-entry Center Program - $750,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $750,000 through the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for a program entitled “San Francisco Re-entry Center” for the grant period of October 1, 2010, through March 31, 2012.   Action details Not available
101318 2 Resolution of Intention to Form the Civic Center Community Benefit DistrictResolutionPassedResolution (1) declaring the intention of the Board of Supervisors to establish a property-based business improvement district (community benefit district) to be known as the “Civic Center Community Benefit District” and levy a multi-year assessment on identified parcels in the district; (2) approving the management district plan and engineer's report and proposed boundaries map for the district; (3) ordering and setting a time and place for a public hearing thereon; (4) approving the form of the Notice of Public Hearing and Assessment Ballots; (5) directing environmental findings; and (6) directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to give notice of the public hearing and balloting, as required by law.   Action details Not available
101319 1 Encourage a Goal of 20% of Trips by Bicycle by 2020ResolutionPassedResolution encouraging departments and agencies of the City and County of San Francisco to adopt a goal of 20% of trips by bicycle by 2020.   Action details Not available
101320 1 Parkside Branch Library ReopeningResolutionPassedResolution recognizing the Grand Reopening of the Parkside Branch Library and commending the San Francisco Public Library and its team for their hard work and commitment to San Francisco and its residents.   Action details Not available
101321 1 Issuance and Sale of Revenue Bonds - Crescent Manor - 467 Turk StreetResolutionPassedResolution approving the issuance and sale of tax-exempt bonds by the California Statewide Communities Development Authority in an aggregate principle amount not to exceed $11,000,000 for financing the acquisition, construction, and rehabilitation of Crescent Manor - 467 Turk Street, subject to the policies for such approvals adopted by the Board of Supervisors.   Action details Not available
101322 1 Accept and Expend Grant - PSI/Myanmar Collaborative Impact Study Planning - $7,993ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $7,993 from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), to participate in a program entitled “PSI/Myanmar Collaborative Impact Study Planning” for the period of May 1, 2010, through June 29, 2010.   Action details Not available
101323 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Tanzania Support President's Emergency AIDS Plan - $27,062ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $27,062 from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), to participate in a program entitled “Tanzania UCSF Technical Assistance to Support the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS” for the period of April 1, 2010, through September 29, 2010.   Action details Not available
101328 1 Urging the Governor of California to Reinstate Stage 3 Child Care FundingResolutionPassedResolution urging the Governor of California to reinstate Stage 3 child care funding of $256,000,000 to protect 1,214 children in San Francisco and 81,000 children in California and to save thousands of jobs and urge the First 5 Commission to provide bridge funding until December 2010.   Action details Not available
101324 1 Ongoing Budget UpdatesHearingFiledHearing to consider various updates and presentations regarding the City budget.   Action details Not available
101325 1 Hearing - San Francisco Local Hiring Policy for ConstructionHearingFiledInformational hearing on the San Francisco Local Hiring Policy for construction and related matters.   Action details Not available
101326 1 Tax Increment Financing InquiryHearingFiledHearing requesting for the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and Controller's Office to provide: 1) a summary of existing use of tax increment financing in San Francisco; 2) the dollar value of these increments; and 3) an accounting of uses for tax increment funds.   Action details Not available
101327 1 Hearing - Alemany Farmers' Market Performance AuditHearingFiledHearing on the findings and recommendations of the Performance Audit of the Alemany Farmers' Market, conducted by the Budget and Legislative Analyst Office.   Action details Not available
101288 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Cheryl Austin - $268,452OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Cheryl Austin against the City and County of San Francisco for $268,452, inclusive of attorneys' fees and costs; the lawsuit was filed on March 25, 2010, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC 10-498110; entitled Cheryl Austin v. City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
101289 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Nyree Monroe - Up to $31,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Nyree Monroe against the City and County of San Francisco for up to $31,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 25, 2010, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC 10-498109; entitled Nyree Monroe v. City and County of San Francisco; other material terms of said settlement are reinstatement.   Action details Not available
101290 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Edward Kriete - $575,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Edward Kriete against the City and County of San Francisco for $575,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 17, 2009, in the San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC 09-487483; entitled Edward Kriete v. City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
101291 1 Endorsement of Term Sheet - Port Commission - Seawall Lot 351/8 Washington Project at Washington/The EmbarcaderoResolutionFiledResolution endorsing the proposed Seawall Lot 351/8 Washington Project at Washington/The Embarcadero Term Sheet between San Francisco Waterfront Partners II, LLC, and the San Francisco Port Commission.   Action details Not available
101294 1 Professional Services Agreement - FSP PPM Management, LLC - Curbside Management Program - Not to Exceed $10,450,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the Professional Services Agreement, Airport Contract 8994 - to manage and staff the Curbside Management Program between FSP PPM Management, LLC, and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission, in an amount not to exceed $10,450,000, pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 9.118(b).   Action details Not available
101298 1 Gift Acceptance - Two Automobiles from KKI Productions - $31,239.30ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Police Department to accept as gifts from KKI Productions a 2007 Honda Accord with mileage of 33,681 valued at $15,571.44 and a 2008 Toyota Corolla S-Type with mileage of 32,518 valued at $15,667.86. These automobiles will be placed into the general fleet of vehicles assigned to the San Francisco Police Department.   Action details Not available