Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/14/2012 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
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Attachments:
File #Ver.Agenda #NameTypeStatusTitleActionResultAction DetailsVideo
120118 1 Formal Policy Discussions - February 14, 2012HearingFiledPursuant to Charter Sections 2.103 and 3.100(7), and Administrative Code Section 2.11, the Mayor shall answer the following eligible questions submitted from Supervisors representing District's 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10. The Mayor may address the Board initially for up to five minutes. Discussion shall not exceed five minutes per Supervisor. 1. Tenancies-in-common (TICs) in San Francisco have traditionally been a vehicle to allow residents in our City to realize their goal of home ownership. San Francisco has always promoted a path towards converting TICs to condominiums, which has a number of benefits - principally the ability to obtain lower interest rates for their property. Over the past decade, however, the condo conversion lottery has created a bottleneck for TIC owners, and the chances of prevailing in the condo lottery have continued to diminish year after year. To compound matters, during the recent recession the vast majority of lenders who financed TICs stopped lending into the market, leaving only a handful of financing options - at the same time many TIC owners are noHEARD AND FILED  Action details Not available
120071 2 Appointment, Child Care Planning and Advisory Council - Deepa MehtaMotionPassedMotion appointing Deepa Mehta, term ending April 19, 2013, to the Child Care Planning and Advisory Council, residency requirement waived.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
120045 1 Revising Findings - Contract Approval for Design and Construction of New Fire Station - 935 Folsom StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 218-10 to revise the findings supporting the waiver of Chapter 6 of the Administrative Code for a Conditional Land Disposition and Acquisition Agreement between the City and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art for the design and construction of the new fire station to be located at 935 Folsom Street, San Francisco, California.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
120050 1 Administrative Code - Health Service System Plans and Contribution RatesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code, Chapter 16, Article XV, of Part 1, Section 16.703 regarding Board approval of Health Service System Plans and Contribution Rates.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
101055 7 Environment Code - Checkout Bags and Checkout Bag ChargeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Environment Code by: 1) amending Section 1702 to extend the restrictions on checkout bags from supermarkets and chain pharmacies to all retail establishments and food establishments in the City and County of San Francisco, and clarify terms; 2) adding Section 1703.5 to require stores to add a checkout bag charge of 10 cents, if they provide a customer with a checkout bag; 3) setting an operative date of October 1, 2012; and 4) making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
111281 1 Sidewalk Width Changes - Establishing a Streamlined Process for Certain ChangesOrdinancePassedOrdinance: 1) amending Ordinance No. 1061 to grant authorization to the Director of the Public Works Department to approve certain changes to official sidewalk widths, as specified herein, that would streamline reviews and approvals for such changes and ensure consistency with the General Plan; 2) establishing fees for processing administrative sidewalk width changes; 3) adopting environmental findings; and 4) authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
111305 1 Planning Code Amendments - Glen Park Area PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by: 1) adding and amending various sections to implement the Glen Park Area Plan, bounded generally by Chenery Street to the north, Roanoke Street to the east, San Jose Avenue and Bosworth Street to the south, and Elk Street to the west; 2) creating a new Section 738.1, establishing zoning controls for the Glen Park Neighborhood Commercial Transit district; and 3) making findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with General Plan and with the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
111306 2 Zoning Map Amendments - Glen Park Area PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the City and County of San Francisco Zoning Map Sheets ZN11 and HT11 to: 1) create a new zoning district, and amend height and bulk districts within the Glen Park Area Plan, as proposed in the Glen Park Community Plan; and 2) making environmental 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
111307 1 General Plan Amendments - Glen Park Area PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco General Plan by adding the Glen Park Area Plan; and making findings, including environmental 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
120074 2 Appointment, Board of Appeals - Arcelia HurtadoMotionPassedMotion approving the President of the Board of Supervisors, Supervisor David Chiu's nomination of Arcelia Hurtado to the Board of Appeals, for the term ending July 1, 2012.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
111330 1 Charter Amendment - Consolidating Odd-Year Municipal ElectionsCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Sections 2.101, 13.101, and Article XVII to: 1) change the election cycle for the offices of City Attorney and Treasurer so that these offices will be elected in the same years as the elections for the offices of Mayor, District Attorney, and Sheriff; and 2) to amend the definition of general municipal election so that such elections occur only in even-numbered years and every other odd-numbered year.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
111330 2 Charter Amendment - Consolidating Odd-Year Municipal ElectionsCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Sections 2.101, 13.101, and Article XVII to: 1) change the election cycle for the offices of City Attorney and Treasurer so that these offices will be elected in the same years as the elections for the offices of Mayor, District Attorney, and Sheriff; and 2) to amend the definition of general municipal election so that such elections occur only in even-numbered years and every other odd-numbered year.RE-REFERRED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
111212 2 Charter Amendment - Replacing Ranked-Choice Voting with Run-Off ElectionsCharter AmendmentKilledCharter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Sections 13.101, 13.101.5, 13.102, and 13.107 and Article XVII to replace ranked-choice voting with run-off elections.RE-REFERREDFail Action details Not available
111212 2 Charter Amendment - Replacing Ranked-Choice Voting with Run-Off ElectionsCharter AmendmentKilledCharter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Sections 13.101, 13.101.5, 13.102, and 13.107 and Article XVII to replace ranked-choice voting with run-off elections.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
111329 1 Charter Amendment - Consolidation of City Elections and Ranked-Choice VotingCharter AmendmentFiledCharter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Sections 2.101, 13.101, 13.102, 13.103.5, and Article XVII to: 1) consolidate odd-year elections for City elective offices to a single year; and 2) increase voter education and clarify implementation of ranked-choice voting.RE-REFERREDFail Action details Not available
111329 1 Charter Amendment - Consolidation of City Elections and Ranked-Choice VotingCharter AmendmentFiledCharter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Sections 2.101, 13.101, 13.102, 13.103.5, and Article XVII to: 1) consolidate odd-year elections for City elective offices to a single year; and 2) increase voter education and clarify implementation of ranked-choice voting.TABLEDFail Action details Not available
111329 1 Charter Amendment - Consolidation of City Elections and Ranked-Choice VotingCharter AmendmentFiledCharter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Sections 2.101, 13.101, 13.102, 13.103.5, and Article XVII to: 1) consolidate odd-year elections for City elective offices to a single year; and 2) increase voter education and clarify implementation of ranked-choice voting.RE-REFERREDPass Action details Not available
120038 1 Real Property Lease - Sheriff’s Department - 1740 Folsom StreetResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the exercise of a five year option to extend the lease of approximately 18,862 square feet of space at 1740 Folsom Street for the Sheriff’s Department with Mark Nelson Development and New California Land Company.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120041 1 Agreement - Architectural and Engineering Design Services - 525 Golden Gate Avenue - Not to Exceed $14,414,758ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute an amendment to Architectural and Engineering Design Services Agreement No. CS-842 for the new San Francisco Public Utilities Commission administration building project located at 525 Golden Gate Avenue increasing the agreement not-to-exceed amount to $14,414,758 pursuant to Charter Section 9.118.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120086 1 Request for Proposal - City's Cash Management Banking ServicesResolutionPassedResolution supporting the City’s Office of the Treasurer-Tax Collector’s efforts to integrate community reinvestment measures and social responsibility language into the City’s Cash Management Banking Services Request for Proposal.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120003 1 Public Infrastructure Improvements - Mission Bay South - Blocks 2-7 and 13 Phase IOrdinancePassedOrdinance: 1) accepting the irrevocable offer of public infrastructure improvements associated with Mission Bay South Blocks 2-7 and 13 Phase I including acquisition facilities on portions of Fourth Street, Mission Rock Street, China Basin Street, Mission Bay Boulevard North, and Mission Bay Boulevard South; 2) accepting additional property on portions of Fourth Street, Mission Rock Street, and China Basin Street; 3) declaring City property and additional property as shown on official Department of Public Works maps as open public right-of-way; 4) dedicating such improvements for public use and designating such areas and improvements for street and roadway purposes; 5) establishing street grades and sidewalk widths; 6) accepting said facilities for City maintenance and liability purposes, subject to specified limitations; 6) adopting environmental findings and findings that such actions are consistent with the City’s General Plan, eight priority policy findings of City’s Planning Code Section 101.1, and the Mission Bay South Redevelopment Plan; 7) accepting a Department of Public WorPASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
120064 1 Appointment, Reentry Council - Supervisor Christina OlagueMotionPassedMotion appointing Supervisor Christina Olague, term ending June 7, 2013, to the Reentry Council.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
111210 1 Planning Code - Chinatown Transit Station Special Use DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code Section 249.66 to: 1) create the Chinatown Transit Station Special Use District at the southwest corner of Stockton Street and Washington Street (Assessor Block No. 211, Lot No. 1); 2) permit the demolition of a mixed-use building in the Chinatown Residential Neighborhood Commercial District for the construction of the Chinatown Station of the Central Subway; and 3) adopt findings, including Planning Code Section 302 Findings, General Plan Consistency Findings, and findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
111211 1 Zoning Map Amendment - Chinatown Transit Station Special Use DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code Sectional Maps SU01 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to: 1) reflect the creation of the Chinatown Transit Station Special Use District, Planning Code Section 249.66, at the southwest corner of Stockton Street and Washington Street (Assessor Block No. 211, Lot No. 1); 2) permit the demolition of a mixed-use building in the Chinatown Residential Neighborhood Commercial District for the construction of the Chinatown Station of the Central Subway; and 3) adopting findings, including General Plan Consistency Findings, Planning Code Section 101.1 and 302 findings, and findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
120129 1 Calling a Special Municipal Election - June 5, 2012ResolutionPassedResolution calling a Special Municipal Election for June 5, 2012, and ordering consolidation of that election with the Statewide Presidential Primary Election to be held on the same date.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120130 1 Commending the 50th Anniversary of Tony Bennett's Recording of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"ResolutionPassedResolution commending the 50th Anniversary of Tony Bennett's recording of "I Left My Heart in San Francisco."ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120131 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Energy Performance Benchmarking Forum - $25,300ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $25,300 from the Urban Sustainability Directors Network to convene a two-day forum covering adoption and implementation of energy performance benchmarking and disclosure policies.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120132 1 Apply for, Accept, and Expend Grant - Urban Forestry Grant ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the City and County of San Francisco to apply for, accept, and expend funding from the Urban Forestry Grant Program entitled “An Urban Forest for Every City” as provided through propositions 40 and 84.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
120132 2 Apply for, Accept, and Expend Grant - Urban Forestry Grant ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the City and County of San Francisco to apply for, accept, and expend funding from the Urban Forestry Grant Program entitled “An Urban Forest for Every City” as provided through propositions 40 and 84.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
120142 1 Transportation Code - Large Vehicle Parking RestrictionsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Transportation Code, Division I, Article 7, by adding Section 7.2.54 to prohibit the on-street parking of any vehicle over 22 feet in length or 7 feet in height, camp trailers, fifth-wheel travel trailers, house cars, trailer coaches, mobilehomes, recreational vehicles, or semi-trailers, as defined by the California Vehicle Code and Health and Safety Code, between the hours of 12 a.m. and 6 a.m. when Municipal Transportation Agency signs are posted giving notice; and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
120143 1 Approval of the Youth Violence Prevention Initiative: Local Action Plan - 2012 UpdateResolutionPassedResolution approving the San Francisco Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council’s Youth Violence Prevention Initiative: Local Action Plan - 2012 Update.   Action details Not available
120144 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Wolfe Lane Community Garden Plot Terraces Rebuild - $116,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Recreation and Park to retroactively accept and expend a grant valued at $116,000 from the San Francisco Conservation Corps to rebuild community garden plot terraces at Wolfe Lane Community Garden.   Action details Not available
120145 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Teen Center Learning Lab at Main Library and Citywide Framework - $99,680ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Library to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $99,680 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for a planning process, in partnership with the Bay Area Video Coalition, the California Academy of Sciences, and KQED to achieve two primary goals to: 1) develop a vision, program design, and test a Teen Center Learning Lab at the Main Library; and 2) develop a citywide framework for incorporating content-based curriculum in a shared online platform, with the help of a broad consortium of youth service providers and a team of youth leaders across the City.   Action details Not available
120146 1 Accept and Expend Grant - San Francisco Health in All Policies: Transforming Places, Empowering People - $815,358ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $815,358 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to participate in a program entitled “San Francisco Health in All Policies: Transforming Places, Empowering People” for the period of September 30, 2011, through September 29, 2012.   Action details Not available
120147 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Viral Hepatitis Surveillance - $137,933ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $137,933 from the Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc., to participate in a program entitled “Viral Hepatitis Surveillance in the City and County of San Francisco” for the period of January 1, 2012, through October 31, 2012, and waiving indirect costs.   Action details Not available
120151 1 Approval of a 30-Day Extension for Planning Commission Review of Uses, Signs, Building Features, Floor Area Ratio, Parking, and Compliance in Specified Use Districts (File No. 110548)ResolutionPassedResolution extending by 30 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on an Ordinance (File No. 110548) amending the San Francisco Planning Code by repealing Sections 136.2, 136.3, 158, 187, 249.15, 263.2, 263.3, 602.25, 602.26, 607.3, 607.4, and amending various other Code sections to: 1) increase the amount of principally permitted parking spaces for dwellings in RC-4 and C-3 Districts; 2) make off-street parking requirements in the Van Ness Special Use District and RC-3 Districts consistent with those of RC-4 Districts; 3) eliminate minimum parking requirements for the Chinatown Mixed Use Districts and North Beach Neighborhood Commercial Districts; 4) allow exceptions from required parking under specified circumstances; 5) amend the restrictions on off-street parking rates and extend them to additional zoning districts; 6) revise sign, awning, canopy, and marquee controls in specified zoning districts; 7) increase the permitted use size for limited corner commercial uses in RTO and RM districts, and allow reactivation of lapsed limited co   Action details Not available
120152 1 Approval of a 30-Day Extension for Planning Commission Review of Washington-Broadway Special Use District 1; Waterfront Special Use Districts 2 and 3; Special Districts for Sign Illumination; and Special Districts for Scenic Streets (File No. 110547)ResolutionPassedResolution extending by 30 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on an Ordinance (File No. 110547) amending Sheets SU01, SS01, and SS02 of the San Francisco Zoning Map to: 1) add blocks and lots to the Washington-Broadway Special Use District 1; 2) add blocks to the Waterfront Special Use District 2; 3) delete blocks and add lots to the Waterfront Special Use District 3; 4) make the boundaries of the Special District for Sign Illumination on Broadway co-extensive with the Broadway Neighborhood Commercial District; 5) delete the Van Ness Special District for Sign Illumination; and 6) add The Embarcadero from Taylor Street to Second Street to the Special District for Scenic Streets; 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
120153 1 Authorizing the Assessor-Recorder to Participate in the Electronic Recording Delivery Act of 2004ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Assessor-Recorder to participate in the Electronic Recording Delivery Act of 2004.   Action details Not available
120154 1 CalPERS - Pre-Tax Payroll Deduction PlanResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the City and County of San Francisco to implement a pre-tax payroll deduction plan for all employees in CalPERS, pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code Section 414(h)(2).   Action details Not available
120155 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Pest Exclusion High Risk Inspections and Enforcement - $47,983.25ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to retroactively accept and expend a grant (Agreement No. 11-0127) in the amount of $47,983.25 from the California Department of Food and Agriculture to participate in a program entitled Pest Exclusion High Risk Inspections and Enforcement for the period of July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012.   Action details Not available
120156 1 Accept and Expend Grant - San Francisco Hepatitis B Free Best Practices Evaluation Project - $63,480ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $63,480 from the Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc., to participate in a program entitled “San Francisco Hepatitis B Free Best Practices Evaluation Project” for the period of January 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013, and waiving indirect costs.   Action details Not available
120157 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Risk-Based Initiative - $67,583ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $67,583 from the Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc., to participate in a program entitled “Risk-Based Initiative” for the period of August 10, 2011, through August 9, 2012.   Action details Not available
120158 1 Hearing - Legislative Analyst Report on Performance Audit of San Francisco's Affordable Housing Policies and ProgramsHearingFiledHearing to consider findings and recommendations of the Budget and Legislative Analyst's Report on the "Performance Audit of San Francisco's Affordable Housing Policies and Programs," including presentations by the Planning Department and the Mayor's Office of Housing in response to the Audit's recommendations and solutions to meeting the City's Regional Housing Needs Allocation Goals set by the San Francisco General Plan Housing Element.   Action details Not available
120148 1 Setting the 2012 Budget and Legislative Analyst Services Audit PlanMotionPassedMotion directing the Budget and Legislative Analyst to conduct three performance audits in 2012 and setting the priority as follows: 1) the Department of Public Health’s and Human Services Agency’s management of professional services contracts; 2) City departments’ management and oversight of the former San Francisco Redevelopment Agency’s assets and functions; and 3) the Adult Probation and Sheriff’s Departments’ implementation of Public Safety Realignment.   Action details Not available
120149 1 Setting the 2012 Budget and Legislative Analyst Services Work PlanMotionPassedMotion approving the Budget and Legislative Analyst Services work plan for 2012, which: 1) allocates hours for calendar year 2012, 2) authorizes the Budget and Legislative Analyst to reallocate up to 10% of the hours between service categories based on Board of Supervisors service needs, and 3) requires Board of Supervisors approval of hours re-allocation greater than 10%; and establishes performance goals and sets a date for the 2012 annual performance evaluation of the Budget and Legislative Analyst Joint Venture Partnership.   Action details Not available
120150 1 Suspending Board Rule 4.38 to Permit the Board of Supervisors to Consider an Amendment to Rule 5.7 Extending the Joint City and School District Select Committee for One Year Ending March 1, 2013, and Setting Monthly MeetingsMotionPassedMotion suspending Rule 4.38 of the Board of Supervisors’ Rules of Order to consider, without reference, an amendment to Rule 5.7 to extend the term of the Joint City and School District Select Committee for one year ending March 1, 2013; ordering the Joint City and School District Select Committee meetings be held on 4th Thursdays of each month at 3:30 P.M.; and directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare the proper notices and postings.   Action details Not available
120134 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Timothy Hoyt - $80,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Timothy Hoyt against the City and County of San Francisco for $80,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 26, 2010, in U.S. District Court, Case No. CV 10-01778 RS; entitled Timothy Hoyt v. the City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
120135 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Kinuko Jorgensen - $26,226.57ResolutionPassedResolution approving the proposed settlement of the case of Kinuko Jorgensen vs. the City and County of San Francisco for $26,226.57, Unlitigated Claim No. 12-00302.   Action details Not available
120136 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Debra Reed - $37,500ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Debra Reed vs. the City and County of San Francisco for $37,500; claim was filed on April 10, 2011.   Action details Not available