Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/5/2011 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
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110292 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Federal Emergency Operations Center - $800,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Emergency Management to accept and expend grant funds in the amount of $800,000 from the California Emergency Management Agency for improvements to the City’s Emergency Operations Center.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101053 2 Planning Code - Zoning - Establishing Consistent Setback, Street Frontage, Off-Street Parking, and Other Planning Code Requirements and Procedures Across Various Use DistrictsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 124, 132.2, 136, 144, 145, 145.1, 145.5, 150, 151.1, 155, 161, 186, 206.3, 209.8, 210.3, 212, 231, 243, 253, 253.2 and 307, and by repealing Sections 175.1, 175.2, 175.3, 175.4, 175.5, 209.10, and 249.26 to: 1) create comprehensive and consistent street frontage controls for residential districts; 2) create consistent ground floor controls for industrial districts; 3) permit certain small corner commercial uses in RM-3 and RM-4 districts; 4) modify floor area ratio controls in the Van Ness Special Use District; 5) modify conditional use requirements for buildings over 40 feet in RM and RC districts; 6) amend the procedure for granting exceptions from off-street parking and loading requirements; 7) allow parking and loading exceptions to preserve historic buildings and landmark trees; 8) make certain Planning Code controls consistent across C-3 Districts; and 9) streamline language and correct out-of-date Code references; adopting findings, including environmental findings, Section 302 findings, and findings of coFINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
110010 2 Planning Code - Zoning - NC-3 District of Fillmore Street between Bush and McAllister StreetsOrdinancePassedOrdinance: 1) amending Section 145.4 of the San Francisco Planning Code to require active ground-floor commercial uses in properties fronting on Fillmore Street between Bush and McAllister Streets in the NC-3 District; and 2) 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.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
100962 1 Appropriating $1,300,000 of General Fund Reserve - Ethics Commission Public Election Campaign Finance Fund for FY2010-2011OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $1,300,000 of General Fund Reserve for the Ethics Commission in the Public Election Campaign Finance Fund for FY2010-2011.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
110352 1 Disproportionate Federal Cuts to the Community Development Block Grant ProgramResolutionPassedResolution urging the Federal government to minimize the cuts to the Community Development Block Grant Program proposed by the President and the United States Congress.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
110210 1 Airline/Airport Lease and Use Agreements - Various AirlinesResolutionPassedResolution approving leases to the terms of eight (8) new Airline/Airport Lease and Use Agreements between the City and various airlines, effective July 1, 2011, to allow such Airlines to conduct domestic and international flight operations at San Francisco International Airport.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
110318 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Used Motor Oil Recycling - $114,138ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $114,138 from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery for the purpose of increasing Used Motor Oil Recycling and Household Hazardous Waste Management.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
110155 3 Business and Tax Regulations Code - Payroll Expense Tax Exclusion in Central Market Street and Tenderloin AreaOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article 12-A of the Business and Tax Regulations Code by adding Section 906.3 to establish a payroll expense tax exclusion for businesses located in the Central Market Street and Tenderloin Area and requiring persons with an annual payroll expense of over $1,000,000 to enter into a Community Benefits Agreement with the City Administrator.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
110155 4 Business and Tax Regulations Code - Payroll Expense Tax Exclusion in Central Market Street and Tenderloin AreaOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article 12-A of the Business and Tax Regulations Code by adding Section 906.3 to establish a payroll expense tax exclusion for businesses located in the Central Market Street and Tenderloin Area and requiring persons with an annual payroll expense of over $1,000,000 to enter into a Community Benefits Agreement with the City Administrator.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
110255 1 Endorsing Community Concerns of Surveillance, Racial, and Religious ProfilingResolutionPassedResolution endorsing “Community Concerns of Surveillance, Racial, and Religious Profiling of Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian Communities (AMEMSA) and Potential Reactivation of Police Department’s Intelligence Gathering,” a report published by the San Francisco Human Rights Commission.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
101537 2 Planning Code - Urban AgricultureOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code to update controls related to urban agricultural uses by adding Section 102.34 to define urban agriculture, including neighborhood agriculture and large-scale urban agriculture, and amending Sections 204.1, 209.5, 227, 234.1, 234.2, and Articles 7 and 8 to regulate such uses in various zoning districts; and making findings including environmental findings and findings of consistency with General Plan and Section 101.1.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
101537 3 Planning Code - Urban AgricultureOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code to update controls related to urban agricultural uses by adding Section 102.34 to define urban agriculture, including neighborhood agriculture and large-scale urban agriculture, and amending Sections 204.1, 209.5, 227, 234.1, 234.2, and Articles 7 and 8 to regulate such uses in various zoning districts; and making findings including environmental findings and findings of consistency with General Plan and Section 101.1.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
110313 1 Settlement Agreement and Lease Amendment - Forty Niners, Ltd.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing a settlement agreement and related lease amendment with the San Francisco Forty Niners, Ltd. (the 49ers) to settle a claim made by the 49ers on June 18, 2010, against the City and County of San Francisco relating to the condition of Candlestick Stadium; exempting any new City policy requirements that the City's Administrative Code would otherwise require for a material amendment to the lease.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
110142 2 Appointment, Ethics Commission - Dorothy LiuMotionPassedMotion appointing Dorothy Liu, term ending February 1, 2017, to the Ethics Commission.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEFail Action details Not available
110142 2 Appointment, Ethics Commission - Dorothy LiuMotionPassedMotion appointing Dorothy Liu, term ending February 1, 2017, to the Ethics Commission.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
110331 1 Closed Session – Lawsuit - CTIA v. CCSF – Case No. 10-3224MotionUnfinished BusinessMotion that Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City Attorney for the purpose of conferring with or receiving advice from the City Attorney regarding a lawsuit entitled CTIA v. City and County of San Francisco, Case No. 10-3224, filed in the Northern District of California, related to an ordinance adopted by the Board often referred to as the "Cell Phone Right to Know" Legislation. This closed session is held pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 and Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)(1). Discussion in open session concerning this matter would likely and unavoidably prejudice the position of the City in the pending lawsuit.   Action details Not available
110341 1 Bishop Otis Charles Day - April 24, 2011ResolutionPassedResolution honoring Otis Charles and proclaiming April 24, 2011, to be Bishop Otis Charles Day in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
110371 1 Final Map 4343 - Mission BayMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map No. 4343, Mission Bay, a 669 unit residential and 18 unit commercial condominium project within three buildable lots being a subdivision of Assessor’s Block No. 8710 Lot No. 4; approving a Public Improvement Agreement related to the Final Map; and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1 and the Mission Bay South Redevelopment Pan and Plan Documents.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
110401 1 Charter Amendment - Allowing Amendments to or Repeals of Initiative Ordinances and Declarations of PolicyCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Section 14.101 to allow amendments to or repeals of initiative ordinances and declarations of policy.   Action details Not available
110399 1 Business and Tax Regulations Code - Creation of a Citizen Advisory Committee for the Payroll Expense Tax Exclusion in Central Market Street and Tenderloin AreaOrdinanceFiledDraft ordinance amending Article 12-A of the Business and Tax Regulations Code by amending Section 906.3 concerning the qualifications for and number of members on the Central Market and Tenderloin Area Citizen Advisory Committee for the Payroll Expense Tax Exclusion in Central Market Street and Tenderloin Area.   Action details Not available
110226 2 Development Agreement - Treasure Island/Yerba Buena IslandOrdinancePassedOrdinance approving a Development Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and Treasure Island Community Development, LLC, for certain real property located within Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island; exempting certain sections of Administrative Code Chapter 6, Chapter 14B and Chapter 56; and adopting findings, including findings under the California Environmental Quality Act, findings of consistency with the City’s General Plan and with the Eight Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1(b), and findings relating to the formation of infrastructure financing districts.   Action details Not available
110227 2 Zoning Map Amendment - Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Development ProjectOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco by adding new Sectional Map ZN14 to show the zoning designations of Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island; adding new Sectional Map HT14 to establish the Height and Bulk District for Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island; adding new Sectional Map SU14 to establish the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Special Use District; and adopting findings, including environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
110228 2 General Plan Amendments - Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Development ProjectOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco General Plan by amending the Commerce and Industry Element, Community Facilities Element, Housing Element, Recreation and Open Space Element, Transportation Element, Urban Design Element, and Land Use Index, maps and figures in various elements, and by adopting and adding the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Area Plan, in order to facilitate the development of Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island as endorsed by the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor in 2006 and updated in 2010, and envisioned in the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Development Agreement, adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
110230 2 Subdivision Code - Treasure Island/Yerba Buena IslandOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Subdivision Code to add Division 4 pertaining to the subdivision process applicable to development within the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Project Site described in the Development Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and Treasure Island Community Development, LLC, relative to Naval Station Treasure Island, including the establishment of a procedure for reviewing and filing vesting tentative transfer maps; and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
110337 2 Business and Tax Regulations Code - Excluding Stock-Based Compensation from Payroll Expense, Tax Years 2011 through 2017OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code Article 12-A, by adding Section 906.4 to establish a payroll expense tax exclusion for that portion of an eligible person's payroll expense that is attributable to Stock-Based Compensation.   Action details Not available
110402 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Community Oriented Policing Services - $750,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Emergency Management to retroactively accept and expend a FY2010 Community Oriented Policing Services Grant in the amount of $750,000 from the United States Department of Justice for the period December 16, 2009, to December 15, 2012.   Action details Not available
110405 1 Arelious Walker Drive Stairway ImprovementsResolutionPassedResolution making certain findings pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445 and consenting to the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco’s use of tax increment funds in an amount not to exceed $61,500 for contract administration, construction bid management, and project closeout for City owned public right-of-way improvements for the Arelious Walker Drive Stairway in the Bayview Hunters Point Redevelopment Project Area.   Action details Not available
110408 1 Redevelopment Improvements to the Bayview Opera House and PlazaResolutionPassedResolution making certain findings pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445 and consenting to the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco’s use of tax increment funds to provide: 1) a $400,000 grant to the San Francisco Arts Commission for structural, seismic and disabled-accessibility renovations to the Bayview Opera House; and 2) a $785,000 grant to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency for Plaza improvements to the Bayview Opera House; in the Bayview Hunters Point Redevelopment Project Area.   Action details Not available
110409 1 Accept and Expend Grant - GreenFinanceSF - $372,600ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $372,600 from the California Energy Commission’s State Energy Program through Ecology Action to support GreenFinanceSF.   Action details Not available
110410 1 Opposing the Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s Currently Proposed Draft Off-Leash Policy and Supporting the On-Going Dialogue between GGNRA and San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution putting the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on record as opposing the Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s currently proposed preferred alternatives for dog management and supporting the on-going dialogue between GGNRA and San Francisco to achieve an improved plan.   Action details Not available
110411 1 Supporting California Assembly Bill 889 - Domestic Worker Bill of RightsResolutionPassedResolution urging the California legislature and the Governor of California to pass Assembly Bill 889, the “Domestic Worker Bill of Rights,” as an expression of respect for the dignity and equality of domestic workers and the importance of the work they perform.   Action details Not available
110412 1 Fare Schedule for Pedicabs Operated by SF Student Jobs CoalitionResolutionPassedResolution approving the fare schedule for pedicabs operated by SF Student Jobs Coalition.   Action details Not available
110413 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Joint Use School Facilities Project - $23,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to retroactively accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $23,000 from the California Department of Public Health to fund a collaborative project with the San Francisco Unified School District to develop a policy related to the joint use of school district facilities that will benefit the school district, city, and community by increasing access to space where educational, health, social services, sports, recreation, and other activities can be provided for the period of September 15, 2010, through January 31, 2012.   Action details Not available
110414 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Forensic Science Improvements - $35,393ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Police Department to retroactively accept and expend a Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant in the amount of $35,393 from the California Emergency Management Agency.   Action details Not available
110415 1 California Poets in the Schools Day - April 16, 2011ResolutionPassedResolution declaring April 16, 2011, as California Poets in the Schools Day in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
110416 1 Supporting Upward Bound ProjectResolutionPassedResolution in support of the Upward Bound Project and affirming the City’s continuing need for such a program, urging the University of San Francisco (USF) to use its best efforts to maintain the Upward Bound Program on the USF Campus thereby assuring that Upward Bound retains its eligibility to receive Federal funds.   Action details Not available
110289 3 Homeless Development Initiative Agreement - Treasure Island/Yerba Buena IslandResolutionPassedResolution approving the Amended and Restated Base Closure Homeless Assistance Agreement with the Treasure Island Homeless Development Initiative; adopting findings, including findings that the agreement is consistent with the City’s General Plan and the Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1 and findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.   Action details Not available
110290 2 Economic Development Conveyance Memorandum of Agreement - Treasure Island/Yerba Buena IslandResolutionPassedResolution approving the Economic Development Conveyance Memorandum of Agreement for the transfer of former Naval Station Treasure Island from the United States Government to the Treasure Island Development Authority; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.   Action details Not available
110291 3 Disposition and Development Agreement and Interagency Cooperation Agreement - Treasure Island/Yerba Buena IslandResolutionPassedResolution approving a Disposition and Development Agreement between the Treasure Island Development Authority and Treasure Island Community Development, LLC, for certain real property located on Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island; approving an Interagency Cooperation Agreement between the City and the Treasure Island Development Authority; and adopting findings, including findings that the agreements are consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1, and findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.   Action details Not available
110328 2 CEQA Findings - Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Development ProjectResolutionPassedResolution adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), CEQA Guidelines and San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 31, including the adoption of a mitigation monitoring and reporting program and a statement of overriding considerations in connection with the development of Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island, as envisioned in the Development Agreement for the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Project Area.   Action details Not available
110340 2 Public Trust Exchange Agreement - Treasure Island/Yerba Buena IslandResolutionPassedResolution approving the Public Trust Exchange Agreement between the Treasure Island Development Authority and the California State Lands Commission in furtherance of the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Project; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.   Action details Not available
110400 1 Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Modifying Registration and Disclosure Requirements for Campaign ConsultantsMotionPassedMotion ordering submitted to the voters an ordinance amending Article I, Chapter 5, of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code, to modify registration and disclosure requirements for campaign consultants at an election to be held on November 8, 2011.   Action details Not available
110420 1 Closed Session - Pension, Health Care, and Retiree Health Care ReformMotionPassedMotion for the Board of Supervisors to convene in closed session to consult with the Mayor and City's Labor Relations Negotiators for the purpose of reviewing the City's positions and the Mayor's instructions to the Negotiators relating to: (a) pension, health care, and retiree health care reform proposals, and the meet and confer process regarding wages, hours, benefits, and working conditions currently underway between the City and City employee bargaining units to address the costs associated with providing these benefits; and (b) pending labor negotiations with organizations representing employees in the two MOUs expiring June 30, 2011 (e.g., District Attorney Investigators Association and Committee on Interns and Residents), as well as the Unrepresented Ordinance. This closed session is permitted by Government Code Section 54957.6 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(e).   Action details Not available
110417 1 Hearing - Payroll Expense Tax Biotechnology ExclusionHearingFiledHearing on whether the payroll expense tax biotechnology exclusion has met its intended goals, including, but not limited to, the goals of helping to revive the local economy, creating jobs, creating an increase in property tax revenue to the city, and generating a biotechnology industry cluster in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
110418 1 Hearing - Public Health Budget Update for FY2011-2012HearingFiledHearing to receive an update on the Department of Public Health's Budget for FY2011-2012.   Action details Not available
110333 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Michael Pinkston - $30,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the settlement of lawsuit filed by Michael Pinkston against the City and County of San Francisco for $30,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 24, 2010, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-10-498074, entitled Michael Pinkston v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
110334 1 Transportation Code - Limits for Parking at Inoperable/Broken MetersOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Transportation Code, Division I, by amending Section 7.2.30 to establish a two hour maximum time limit for parking at inoperable or broken parking meters for on-street parking, and adding Section 7.2.65 to establish a two hour maximum time limit for parking at inoperable or broken parking meters for off-street parking.   Action details Not available