Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/1/2011 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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101410 1 Airport Promotion and Event FundOrdinancePassedOrdinance establishing a special fund to receive donations and authorizing expenditures for the purpose of holding events to promote the opening of the newly renovated Terminal 2 of the San Francisco International Airport; and deleting obsolete provisions.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
101499 1 Payment of Reward to John Doe - $10,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Mayor’s Office to reward John Doe $10,000 for providing information that led to the arrest of a criminal defendant.FINALLY PASSEDPass 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101416 2 Management Agreement/Lease - Stow Lake Boathouse, LLC - Operation of the Stow Lake Boathouse ConcessionResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department General Manager to enter into a lease with Stow Lake Boathouse, LLC, for the operation of the Stow Lake Boathouse Concession in Golden Gate Park.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101503 2 Airport Concession Lease - Books, Inc.ResolutionPassedResolution retroactively approving Amendment No. 2 to North Terminal Bookstore Lease No. 00-0176 between Books, Inc., and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101579 2 Airport Commission Bond-Related Authorizations - Not to Exceed $1,600,000,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the issuance of not to exceed $1,600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of San Francisco International Airport Second Series Refunding Revenue Bonds to refinance Airport Bonds and Subordinate Bonds; Approving the issuance of not to exceed $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of San Francisco International Airport Special Facilities Bonds to finance and refinance fuel storage and delivery facilities; Approving the maximum interest rates, maturity dates and number of issues of such Refunding Bonds, Subordinate Bonds and Special Facilities Bonds; Approving certain resolutions of the Airport Commission; Approving the forms of certain agreements related to such Bonds and authorizing the execution and delivery thereof; Approving certain amendments to the 1991 Resolution; and Approving certain other related matters.ADOPTEDPass 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101147 1 Public Works Code - Establishment of Regulatory Controls for the Discharge of Fats, Oils, and Grease Into SewersOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article 4.1 of the San Francisco Public Works Code by adding Sections 140 - 140.7 to provide prohibitions, limitations, and requirements for the discharge of fats, oils, and grease into the City’s sewerage system by food service establishments.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
110004 1 Mental Health Services Act Contract - Statewide Prevention and Early Intervention - $3,020,400ResolutionPassedResolution supporting the assignment of the Mental Health Services Act Statewide Prevention and Early Intervention allocation, totaling $3,020,400 to the Joint Powers Authority known as the California Mental Health Services Authority.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101105 3 Environment Code - Existing Commercial Buildings Energy PerformanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Environment Code by adding Chapter 20, Sections 2000 through 2009, to adopt the San Francisco Existing Commercial Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance, requiring owners of nonresidential buildings to conduct Energy Efficiency Audits of their properties and file Annual Energy Benchmark Summaries for their buildings, and making environmental findings.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
101522 2 Public Works Code - Handbill DistributionOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Public Works Code by amending Sections 184.69, 184.70, and 184.72 to ban distribution of handbills on private premises unless the handbills are securely placed upon or attached to and do not damage the premises, specifying a minimum of 30-point font size for "No Handbills" signs, and replacing criminal penalties for unlawful distribution of handbills with administrative penalties, and making environmental findings.CONTINUED ON FIRST READINGPass 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101603 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Exemption from Environmental Review - 1269 Lombard StreetHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department dated March 11, 2010, Case No. 2009.0443E, that a project located at 1269 Lombard Street is exempt from environmental review under Categorical Exemption, Classes 1 and 3 (State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301(l)(1) and 15303(a)). The proposed project involves demolition of an existing single-family home and construction of two new single-family homes, Lot No. 023 in Assessor's Block No. 0501 (District 2) (Appellant: F. Joseph Butler, on behalf of Little House Committee)HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
101604 1 Affirming the Exemption Determination - 1269 Lombard StreetMotionPassedMotion affirming the determination by the Planning Department and Commission that the project located at 1269 Lombard Street is exempt from environmental review.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
101605 1 Reversing the Exemption Determination - 1269 Lombard StreetMotionKilledMotion reversing the determination by the Planning Department and Commission that the 1269 Lombard Street project is exempt from environmental review.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
101606 1 Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Exemption Determination - 1269 Lombard StreetMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the exemption determination by the Planning Department and Commission that the project located at 1269 Lombard Street is exempt from environmental review.TABLEDPass 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
110077 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women - $12,500ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Adult Probation to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $12,500 from the van Löben Sels/RembeRock Foundation for partnering with Goodwill and Delancey Street to develop and implement a gender responsive plan for supervision of women on probation.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
110098 1 Approval of TEFRA Hearing for Proposed Loan - Asian Art Museum Foundation - Not to Exceed $98,400,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the TEFRA Hearing in accordance with Section 147(f) of Internal Revenue Code for proposed loan among JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, the California Enterprise Development Authority, and the Asian Art Museum Foundation.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
110099 1 Urging the California State Legislature to Pass the California Dream ActResolutionPassedResolution urging the California State Legislature to pass AB 130 and AB 131 (collectively, the California Dream Act), to provide equal access to financial aid programs for California students attending the state’s public colleges and universities, regardless of a student’s immigration status.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
110100 1 Opposing the Sale of KUSF’s FCC License to Broadcast on 90.3 FMResolutionPassedResolution recognizing the long and valuable public service of radio station KUSF, opposing the sale of KUSF’s FCC license to broadcast on 90.3 FM, requesting the USF Board of Regents to rescind the decision to transfer KUSF’s license and reinstate KUSF programming, and urging San Francisco’s Federal representatives to express their opposition to KUSF’s sale to the Federal Communications Commission.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
110102 1 Opposing Proposed Changes to the FY2011-2012 California State Budget to Eliminate Redevelopment AgenciesResolutionPassedResolution opposing current proposed changes to the FY 2011-2012 California State Budget to eliminate Redevelopment Agencies, urging Governor Brown and the State Legislature to retain the existing authority of Redevelopment Agencies as needed to alleviate blight particularly in disadvantage neighborhoods, produce jobs, build public infrastructure, promote urban infill in furtherance of SB 375 and fund affordable housing development, and further urging Governor Brown and the State Legislature to work with local governments to explore other alternatives to solve the state’s fiscal crisis.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
110113 1 Appropriating $143,445 of General Fund Property Transfer Tax and Reducing Botanical Garden Fee Revenue for FY2010-2011OrdinanceFailedOrdinance appropriating $143,445 of General Fund from new property transfer tax and reducing botanical garden fee revenues, which will be rescinded as of the effective date of this ordinance, in the Department of Recreation and Park for FY2010-2011.   Action details Not available
110114 1 Environment Code - Yellow Pages Distribution Pilot ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance adding Chapter 20 to the Environment Code to establish a three-year pilot program to reduce waste in the distribution of Yellow Pages phone directories to private residences and businesses in San Francisco, and to reduce neighborhood blight, by restricting distribution to circumstances where: 1) there is personal delivery of the directory to a human being, 2) there has been a request for delivery of the directory to the residence or business, or 3) directories are maintained for pick-up at a distribution center or business open to the public; mandating a public outreach program to educate the public about the environmental harms associated with excessive distribution of Yellow Pages phone directories, develop and publicize alternatives to private possession of such directories, and inform the public of the option and means of obtaining such directories; and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
110115 1 Summary Vacation, Jurisdictional Transfer, and Sale of City Property - Ocean Avenue and Phelan AvenueOrdinancePassedOrdinance: 1) ordering the summary vacation of an approximately 17,050 square foot portion of City property located near Ocean Avenue and Phelan Avenue pursuant to the California Streets and Highways Code Sections 8330 et seq.; 2) authorizing the jurisdictional transfer of such portion of City property from the Department of Public Works to the Municipal Transportation Agency; 3) authorizing the sale of an approximately 25,772 square foot portion of City property located near Ocean Avenue and Phelan Avenue to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency for $4,056,580 and the grant of a pedestrian access easement and an emergency fire apparatus access easement over a portion of adjacent City property; 4) adopting environmental findings and other findings that the actions set forth in this Ordinance are consistent with the City’s General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; 5) adopting findings that Administrative Code Chapter 23A does not apply to the sale of such portion of City property; and 6) authorizing other actions in furtherance of this Ordinance.   Action details Not available
110116 1 Planning Code - Zoning Map - Presidio-Sutter Special Use District - 800 Presidio AvenueOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 259.53 to: 1) establish the Presidio-Sutter Special Use District for property at 800 Presidio Avenue (Assessor's Block No. 1073, Lot No. 13); 2) amend Sheet HT03 of the Zoning Map to change the Height and Bulk District from 40-X to 45-X; and 3) amend Sheet SU-03 of the Zoning Map to reflect the boundaries of the Presidio-Sutter 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
110117 1 Administrative Code - Publication RequirementsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code Section 2.97 to define "Summary" for the purpose of publishing "Public Notices."   Action details Not available
110118 1 Opposing the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Proposal to Add Voting Members Representing Urban AreasResolutionPassedResolution opposing the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s proposal to add voting members representing urban areas but excluding San Francisco and other large Bay Area cities, and urging the California State Legislature to oppose the proposal.   Action details Not available
110119 1 Supporting Local 87 Janitors at 1 South Van Ness AvenueResolutionPassedResolution supporting reinstating the Janitors who have worked at 1 South Van Ness Avenue represented by Local 87.   Action details Not available
110121 1 Consolidation of Special Municipal Election with Special Statewide Election Anticipated for June 7, 2011ResolutionPassedResolution calling a Special Municipal Election for June 7, 2011, and consolidating that election with the Statewide Special Election anticipated to be held on the same date.   Action details Not available
110122 1 Commending The De Marillac AcademyResolutionPassedResolution commending The De Marillac Academy on the occasion of its tenth anniversary and commending the Academy on its outstanding educational work.   Action details Not available
110123 1 Approving a 90-Day Extension for Planning Commission Review of Parking Controls in SoMa and Mission BayResolutionPassedResolution extending by 90 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed ordinance that would amend the San Francisco Planning Code Sections 151, 151.1, 155, 161, 249.1, 249.23, and Part VII of Article 9 to: (1) remove minimum parking requirements and establish maximum parking limits in M-1, C-M, and South of Market districts and the Folsom and Main Residential/Commercial and Fourth and Freelon Streets Special Use Districts to make them consistent with those of neighboring districts; (2) require that non-residential and non-hotel parking in C-3 in the South of Market Mixed Use districts adjacent to Downtown maintain a fee structure which discourages long-term commuter parking; and (3) make parking controls in the Mission Bay Districts that are subject to the Planning Code consistent with requirements of neighboring districts; and making environmental findings, General Plan findings, and other required findings.   Action details Not available
110124 1 Condemning Rush Limbaugh for Mocking Chinese President Hu JintaoResolutionPassedResolution condemning Rush Limbaugh for mocking the Chinese language and Chinese President Hu Jintao on his radio show on January 19, 2011.   Action details Not available
110125 1 Apply for Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Grant for Fruit Bearing TreesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment of the City and County of San Francisco to apply for funding from the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) as provided through Propositions 40 and 84 for a project to plant fruit bearing trees on appropriate City land.   Action details Not available
110126 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Implementation of Programs for the Prevention, Care, and Treatment of HIV/AIDS - $13,001ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $13,001 from the University of California San Francisco to participate in a program entitled “Implementation of Programs for the Prevention, Care, and Treatment of HIV/AIDS” for the period of July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011.   Action details Not available
110127 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Western States Node of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network - $16,876ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $16,876 from the University of California San Francisco to participate in a program entitled “Western States Node of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network” for the period of September 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011.   Action details Not available
110128 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Integrating I-Tech International AIDS Education and Training Center - $20,682ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $20,682 from the University of California San Francisco to participate in a program entitled “Integrating I-Tech International AIDS Education and Training Center” for the period of April 1, 2010, through March 31, 2011.   Action details Not available
110129 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Risk Reduction Project - $27,287ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $27,287 from the Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc., to participate in a program entitled “Risk Reduction Project” for the period of August 1, 2010, through July 14, 2012.   Action details Not available
101564 2 Memorandum of Understanding - 34th America's CupResolutionPassedResolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding between the City Controller and the Port Commission regarding the 34th America's Cup under Charter Section B7.320.   Action details Not available
110130 1 Hearing - Controller's Six Month Budget Status ReportHearingFiledHearing to receive an update from the Controller's Office on the Six Month Budget Status Report.   Action details Not available
110131 1 Hearing - Economic Impact Study of Nightlife and Entertainment in San FranciscoHearingFiledHearing to receive an economic impact study of nightlife and entertainment in San Francisco; requesting that the Controller, with support from the Entertainment Commission, perform an economic impact study of nightlife and entertainment in San Francisco, including for example, the number of jobs generated by the sector, the amount of taxes paid, the number of visitors drawn to San Francisco as a result of the sector, and to assess its results and to discuss potential legislation to support this sector and to ensure that it remains a contributor to San Francisco's economic and cultural life.   Action details Not available
110132 1 Hearing - Infrastructure Financing District No. 1 - Rincon Hill AreaHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the proposed legislation: (1) creating the Infrastructure Financing District and adopting the Infrastructure Financing Plan for Infrastructure Financing District No. 1 (Rincon Hill Area); (2) calling for a special election and declaring the results for the Infrastructure Financing District No. 1 (Rincon Hill Area); and (3) authorizing the issuance of bonds for the Infrastructure Financing District No. 1 (Rincon Hill Area).   Action details Not available
110054 1 Emergency Contract - Replacing Sewer on Polk Street from Bush Street to Pine Street - Not to Exceed $422,339ResolutionPassedResolution approving an emergency public work contract, under San Francisco Administrative Code Section 6.60, to replace the sewer on Polk Street from Bush Street to Pine Street with a contract amount not to exceed $422,339.   Action details Not available
110056 1 Settlement of Anticipated Litigation Against Office Depot - Receipt of $4,250,000/Payment of $48,915.40ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of anticipated litigation by the City and County of San Francisco against Office Depot for contract overcharge; the material terms of said settlement are: (1) the City to receive the sum of $3,750,000 in the form of a check; (2) the City to receive from Office Depot credit in the amount of $500,000 toward future purchases by the City over the next 5 years; and (3) payment to Office Depot of the sum of $48,915.40 as full and complete satisfaction of all outstanding balances owed by the City under its office supplies contract with Office Depot.   Action details Not available