Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/26/2011 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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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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
110153 2 Administrative Code - Residential Rent Ordinance - Temporary Good Samaritan Occupancy/Reduced Rent After Emergency Tenant Dislocation, Just Cause Eviction or Higher Rent at End of PeriodOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 37 Residential Rent Arbitration and Stabilization Ordinance, by amending Sections 37.2(a) and 37.9 to provide for temporary Good Samaritan occupancy with reduced rent rate and, upon expiration of the temporary Good Samaritan Status, to provide that the landlord may either evict the tenant for just cause or increase the rent to a previously agreed base rent rate; Section 37.2 by adding Subsection 37.2(a)(1)(D) to permit creation of temporary Good Samaritan Status when a landlord and new tenant agree in writing for the tenant to commence occupancy following an emergency such as fire, earthquake, landslide or similar emergency situation that required unexpected vacation of the tenant's previous unit, and the agreement includes a reduced rent rate for a specified period of time up to twelve (12) months, which may be extended for a combined total of no more than twenty-four (24) months; Good Samaritan Status may be utilized only upon written certification by a specified City Official, that identifies the emergency and the resulting unit vacatFINALLY PASSEDPass 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.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
110410 2 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.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEFail Action details Not available
110410 2 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.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
110339 2 Lease Renewal - 1449 Webster StreetResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the exercise of an option to extend the lease of 3,900 sq. ft. at 1449 Webster Street for three years for the Office of Economic and Workforce Development Employment Assistance Programs.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
110222 1 Public Works Code - Declaring Illegal Dumping on Public Property a Nuisance, and Providing a Mechanism for Abating and Enforcing that NuisanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Public Works Code by adding Article 25, Sections 1500 through 1505 to: 1) declare the illegal dumping of debris and waste construction materials or industrial materials, or of more than 100 pounds of any other waste, refuse, or debris, on public property to be a public nuisance; 2) authorize enforcement by the City Attorney in a civil action; and 3) permit the City and County of San Francisco to collect civil penalties, costs of abatement, investigation, and attorneys' fees against the individuals or entities responsible for the dumping; and making environmental findings.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
110222 2 Public Works Code - Declaring Illegal Dumping on Public Property a Nuisance, and Providing a Mechanism for Abating and Enforcing that NuisanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Public Works Code by adding Article 25, Sections 1500 through 1505 to: 1) declare the illegal dumping of debris and waste construction materials or industrial materials, or of more than 100 pounds of any other waste, refuse, or debris, on public property to be a public nuisance; 2) authorize enforcement by the City Attorney in a civil action; and 3) permit the City and County of San Francisco to collect civil penalties, costs of abatement, investigation, and attorneys' fees against the individuals or entities responsible for the dumping; and making environmental findings.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
110280 1 Public Works Code, Police Code - Posting of Signs on City Property, Increasing Penalty, and EnforcementOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Public Works Code by amending Sections 184.62, 184.63, and 184.65 thereof, to: 1) increase the minimum criminal penalty for violations of Article 5.6 of the Public Works Code from $50 to $100; 2) amend the procedures for administrative enforcement of Article 5.6 of the Public Works Code and specify the amounts of administrative penalties; 3) provide that in any civil action or administrative proceeding to enforce Article 5.6 the City shall have the burden of proof; 4) provide that where an unlawfully posted sign proposes a commercial transaction, the fact that the sign identifies a person or entity may give rise to an inference that person or entity posted or caused the posting of the sign; and 5) amending the Police Code by amending Section 39-1 thereof, to provide that that Section shall not apply to administrative citations issued under Public Works Code Section 184.63.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
110404 1 Public Hearing - Redevelopment Right-of-Way Improvements - Arelious Walker Drive StairwayHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed Resolution 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.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
110407 1 Public Hearing - Redevelopment Improvements - Bayview Opera House and PlazaHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed Resolution 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.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
110344 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Exemption from Environmental Review - AT&T Network "Lightspeed" UpgradeHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department dated February 22, 2011, Case No. 2010.0944E, that a project located on La Playa Street between Cabrillo and Fulton Streets, is exempt from environmental review under Categorical Exemption, Class 3 (State CEQA Guidelines Section 1503). The proposed project involves placing additional fiber through AT&T's existing copper conduit currently used for telephone lines, and the installation of metal, either tan or light green, 51.7-inches-wide by 26-inches-deep by 48-inches-high communications cabinets in the public right-of-way to house the Lightspeed electronics. (Appellant: Milo Hanke, on behalf of San Francisco Beautiful and the Planning Association for the Richmond) (Filed March 14, 2011; Companion Measure to File Nos. 110345, 110346, and 110347.)HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
110345 1 Affirming the Exemption Determination - AT&T Network "Lightspeed" UpgradeMotionPassedMotion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the AT&T Network "Lightspeed" Upgrade project is exempt from environmental review.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
110346 1 Reversing the Exemption Determination - AT&T Network "Lightspeed" UpgradeMotionKilledMotion reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the AT&T Network "Lightspeed" Upgrade project is exempt from environmental review.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
110347 1 Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Exemption Determination - AT&T Network "Lightspeed" UpgradeMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the exemption determination by the Planning Department that the AT&T Network "Lightspeed" Upgrade project is exempt from environmental review.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
110276 3 Appointment, Metropolitan Transportation Commission - Supervisor David CamposMotionPassedMotion appointing Supervisor David Campos, term ending February 10, 2015, to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
110394 1 Confirming Reappointment, Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors - Jerry LeeMotionPassedMotion confirming the reappointment of Jerry Lee, term ending March 1, 2015, to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
110434 1 Public Works Code - Waiver of Certain Temporary Street Space Occupancy FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance waiving the San Francisco Public Works Code Section 724.1(b), which imposes temporary street space occupancy fees, on Saturday, May 7, 2011, and Saturday, May 21, 2011, for certain streets in San Francisco, as part of Small Business Week Sidewalk Sales.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
110466 1 Supporting the Creation of the Health Information ExchangeResolutionPassedResolution supporting the creation of the Health Information Exchange in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
110467 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Jefferson Street Redesign - $65,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Planning Department to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $65,000 from the Association of Bay Area Governments for the period April 1, 2011, through January 1, 2012, in order to complete 30% design documents for the redesign of Jefferson Street from Powell Street to Hyde Street.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
110469 1 Building Safety Month - May 2011ResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming May 2011 as “Building Safety Month” in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
110468 1 Supporting SB 729 - California Homeowner Protection ActResolutionPassedResolution supporting Senate Bill 729, “The California Homeowner Protection Act.”CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
110501 1 Park Code - Japanese Tea Garden FeesOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, Section 12.05, to eliminate the admission fees for San Francisco residents at the Japanese Tea Garden and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
110502 1 Administrative Code - Timeline for Capital Expenditure PlanOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code, Sections 3.20 and 3.21, to provide that the ten-year capital expenditure plan to be prepared thereunder shall be submitted to the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors on a biennial basis and that the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors shall review, update, amend, and adopt such plan by resolution on a biennial basis.   Action details Not available
110503 1 Administrative Code - Regulating Overtime Available for City EmployeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code Section 18.13.1 to limit the overtime worked in any fiscal year by any employee to 25% of regularly scheduled hours and to specify and modify written reports to be submitted regarding overtime information.   Action details Not available
110506 1 Police, Planning, and Business and Tax Regulations Codes - Limited Live Performance PermitsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Police Code Sections 2.26, 2.27, 1060, 1060.1, 1060.1-1, 1060.7.1, 1060.9, 1060.19, 1060.20.4, 1060.24, 1060.35, 2901, 2909, and 2916; adding to the San Francisco Police Code Sections 1060.2.1, 1060.3.1, 1060.5.1, 1060.38, and 1060.38.1; amending the San Francisco Planning Code Sections 102.17, 703.2, 790.38, 803.2, 803.3, and 890.37; and amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code Section 8 to: 1) create a Limited Live Performance Permit for indoor locales whose primary function is not presentation of live performances, said permit to include noise and hours restrictions but not necessarily security plan requirements; 2) to specify application and license fees and hearing requirements for said permit; and 3) making 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
110507 1 Appropriating Surplus Revenues and Expenditures and General Fund Reserve to Support Shortfalls in the Department of Public Health for FY2010-2011 - $29,494,813OrdinancePassedOrdinance recognizing state revenue losses of $18,484,060 at San Francisco General Hospital and appropriating $29,494,813 including $6,543,813 of General Fund reserve, $14,851,000 of surplus Laguna Honda Hospital revenues, $1,925,000 of surplus San Francisco General Hospital revenues, de-appropriating $6,175,000 of non-hospital operations expenditures at San Francisco General Hospital to fund cost overruns in the Department of Public Health including $19,653,813 at San Francisco General Hospital and $9,841,000 at Laguna Honda Hospital for FY2010-2011.   Action details Not available
110023 2 Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Allowing a Former Appointed Mayor to Obtain City EmploymentOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code Section 3.234 to allow an appointed former Mayor to obtain full-time City employment within one year after leaving office.   Action details Not available
110336 2 Appropriating General Fund for Loans Supporting Women’s and LGBT Health Services in FY2010-2011 - $150,000OrdinanceFiledOrdinance appropriating $150,000 from General Fund Reserve to the Department of Public Health for loans to support Women’s and LGBT Health Services in FY2010-2011.   Action details Not available
110462 2 Business and Tax Regulations Code - Payroll Expense Tax Exclusion for Stock-Based CompensationOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code, Article 12-A, by adding Section 906.5 to establish a payroll expense tax exclusion for Stock-Based Compensation.   Action details Not available
110508 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Homeland Security Grant Program - $2,094,667ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Emergency Management to retroactively accept and expend a Homeland Security Grant Program Grant in the amount of $2,094,667 from the United States Department of Homeland Security, through the California Emergency Management Agency, for disaster planning.   Action details Not available
110509 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Medical Examiner Accreditation Support - $116,589ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $116,589 from the Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program of the California Emergency Management Association for accreditation support.   Action details Not available
110512 1 Purchase and Sale Agreement - Redevelopment Agency for the Revitalization of the Alice Griffith Public Housing Site - East Side of Arelious Walker Drive at Gilman AvenueResolutionPassedResolution approving and authorizing the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco to sell land on the east side of Arelious Walker Drive, at Gilman Avenue, adjacent to the Alice Griffith Public Housing Site, Assessor’s Block No. 4884, Lot No. 27, to McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc., a Missouri corporation, for the sole purpose of performing predevelopment and development work at the property for the revitalization of the Alice Griffith Public Housing Site, a HOPE SF development program that will provide one-for-one replacement of all Alice Griffith public housing units within a larger mixed-income community.   Action details Not available
110513 1 Ground Lease - Redevelopment Agency - Carroll Street Senior Community - 5800 Third StreetResolutionKilledResolution approving and authorizing the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco to execute a lease of land at 5800 Third Street, Lot No. 3, northwest corner of the larger 5800 Third Street site, Assessor’s Block No. 5431A, Lot No. 042 with Bayview Supportive Housing, LLC, a California limited liability company, for a term of 55 years for the purpose of developing housing for very low-income senior households.   Action details Not available
110516 1 Ground Lease - Redevelopment Agency Land - 1075 LeConte Avenue, Commonly Known as 6600 Third StreetResolutionPassedResolution approving and authorizing the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco to execute a lease of land at 1075 Le Conte Avenue, Assessor’s Block No. 009, Lot No. 5476, commonly known as 6600 Third Street with Third and LeConte Associates, LP, a California limited partnership, for a term of 70 years for the purpose of developing housing for formerly homeless individuals and families.   Action details Not available
110517 1 Treasure Island Transportation Implementation PlanResolutionPassedResolution approving the Treasure Island Transportation Implementation Plan; and adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.   Action details Not available
110518 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Cesar Chavez Sewer System Improvement - $669,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Public Utilities Commission to accept and expend a grant administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the amount of $669,000 for the Cesar Chavez Sewer System Improvement Project.   Action details Not available
110519 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Brown Grease Recovery and Biofuel Demonstration Project - $951,500ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Public Utilities Commission to retroactively accept and expend a grant administered by the U.S. Department of Energy in the amount of $951,500 to conduct a brown grease recovery and biofuel demonstration project.   Action details Not available
110520 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Electric Vehicle Infrastructure - $100,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant of $100,000 from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to contribute to the cost of installing 60 publicly available electric vehicle chargers.   Action details Not available
110521 1 Perinatal Depression Awareness Month - MayResolutionPassedResolution declaring every May as Perinatal Depression Awareness Month in the City and County of San Francisco and encouraging improvements in the screening and treatment of perinatal depression.   Action details Not available
110522 1 Closed Session - Parkmerced Development ProjectMotionPassedMotion that Board of Supervisors convene in closed session on May 3, 2011, with the City Attorney for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving advice from, the City Attorney regarding threatened litigation, potentially arising out of the proposed Parkmerced Development Project, where City may be either defendant or plaintiff in at least one case in either instance. This closed session is permitted by Government Code Section 54956.9(b), and Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)(2).   Action details Not available
110523 1 Adding Board Rule 5.9 to Establish a Joint City and City College of San Francisco Select CommitteeMotionFiledMotion amending the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to add Rule 5.9, which establishes a Joint City and City College of San Francisco Select Committee.   Action details Not available
110422 1 Committee of the Whole - Hearing on the Report of Assessment Costs for Blighted PropertiesMotionPassedMotion scheduling the Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole on May 10, 2011, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing on the resolution approving report of assessment costs submitted by the Director of Public Works for inspection and/or repair of blighted properties ordered to be performed by said Director pursuant to Chapter 80 of the Administrative Code, the costs thereof having been paid for out of a blight abatement fund.   Action details Not available
110504 1 Hearing - Relocation for Board Meetings and Legislative Chamber ConnectivityHearingFiledHearing to determine relocation of the Board of Supervisors meetings during the Legislative Chamber modification and the Chamber computer connectivity for Board Members.   Action details Not available
110524 1 Hearing - Performance Audit of Advertising PoliciesHearingFiledHearing on the Performance Audit of the City's advertising policies and practices conducted by the Budget and Legislative Analyst.   Action details Not available
110525 1 Hearing - Crisis of Wage TheftHearingFiledHearing on how the City and County of San Francisco is working to address the crisis of wage theft.   Action details Not available
110526 1 Hearing - Audit Work Plan for 2011HearingFiledHearing on the Budget and Legislative Analyst's Audit Work Plan for 2011.   Action details Not available
110527 1 Hearing - A-G Course Requirements for High SchoolsHearingFiledHearing on the implementaion of A-G course requirements in San Francisco Unified School District high schools.   Action details Not available
110481 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Da Ren Kuang, et al. - $1,556,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Da Ren Kuang; Angel Su Ting Wong; Sophia Zi Ying Kuang; Lori Shuang Jie Kuang; Estate of Xiu Fang Huang against the City and County of San Francisco for $1,556,000; the lawsuit was filed on July 30, 2010, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC 10-502052; entitled Da Ren Kuang; Angel Su Ting Wong; Sophia Zi Ying Kuang; Lori Shuang Jie Kuang; Estate Of Xiu Fang Huang v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
110478 1 Approval of Expenditure Plan for the Human Services Care Fund for FY2011-2012ResolutionFiledResolution approving the FY2011-2012 Expenditure Plan for the Human Services Care Fund.   Action details Not available
110479 1 Approval of Modification No. 1 of Lease and Use Agreement - Emirates at San Francisco International AirportResolutionPassedResolution approving and authorizing the execution of Modification No. 1 of Lease and Use Agreement L-10-0084 with Emirates for lounge space in the International Terminal, Boarding Area A, of San Francisco International Airport.   Action details Not available
110480 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Alain Jimenez - $105,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Alain Jimenez against the City and County of San Francisco for $105,000; claim was filed on June 11, 2010.   Action details Not available