Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/16/2012 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
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121000 1 Formal Policy Discussions - October 16, 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 Districts 1, 3, and 9. The Mayor may address the Board initially for up to five minutes. Discussion shall not exceed five minutes per Supervisor. 1. I recently introduced legislation that will address the relative lack of access to fresh food in some of our neighborhoods, including the Outer Richmond, where many seniors do not have enough stores that can provide for their nutritional needs. The Healthy Food Retailer Incentives Program will coordinate the critically needed efforts of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and the Department of Public Health that are already underway. These pilot programs in the Tenderloin and the Bayview are helping convenience and corner stores move away from a reliance on alcohol and tobacco products to be able to provide fresh produce and other healthy foods to those neighborhoods that need healthy options the most. My legislation will help to sustain aHEARD AND FILED  Action details Not available
120803 1 Urging Relocation and Broadcasting of the Housing Authority MeetingsResolutionPassedResolution urging the Commission of the Housing Authority of the City and County of San Francisco to hold its meetings at City Hall and broadcast them for greater public access.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120929 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - City and County of San Francisco - $95,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of a lawsuit for breach of contract, declaratory judgment and permanent injunction filed by the City and County of San Francisco against Geary Courtyard Associates, ERP Operating Limited Partnership and Equity Residential, for $95,000; the lawsuit entitled City and County of San Francisco v. Geary Courtyard Associates, et al., Case No. CGC 12-520504, filed May 4, 2012, in San Francisco Superior Court.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
120818 1 Administrative Code - Repealing Provisions Extending the Expiration Date of the 2003 Minority Business Enterprise/Women Business Enterprise/Local Business Enterprise OrdinanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by: 1) repealing Section 12D.A.22 and amending Section 14B.18 to repeal provisions extending expiration of Chapter 12D.A in the event the injunction in Coral Construction, Inc., v. City and County of San Francisco (S.F. Sup. Ct. No. 421249) is lifted or stayed; and 2) amending a cross-reference to Section 14B.18 in Section 14B.13(D)(5).FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
120463 1 General Plan - 2012 Community Safety Element UpdateOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco General Plan by adopting the 2012 Community Safety Element update; and making findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1(b).FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
120464 2 Planning Code - Threshold for Application of Inclusionary Affordable Housing ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code Section 415.3 to: 1) provide that, as of January 15, 2013, the requirements of the Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program apply only to housing projects of 10 units or more and will no longer apply to buildings of 5 to 9 units that have not yet received a first construction document; 2) make conforming amendments to Planning Code Section 419.3 related to the Application of the UMU Affordable Housing Requirements to clarify that those requirements only apply to housing projects of 10 units or more; and 3) condition operation of the Ordinance on the adoption and implementation of the Housing Trust Fund Charter Amendment at the November 6, 2012, election; setting an operative date; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
120523 2 Planning Code - Transit Impact Development Fee Increase and UpdatesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code, Article 4, by revising and making technical corrections to specified definitions in Section 401 relating to the Transit Impact Development Fee (TIDF), amending Sections 402, 408, 411 through 411.5, 411.7, 411.8, and adding a new Section 411.9 to increase TIDF rates, revise exemptions and credits, and clarify TIDF implementation and collection, and making environmental findings, Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.CONTINUED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
111239 1 Police Code - Vehicle Press CardsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Police Code Sections 939, 939.1, 939.3, 939.5, and 939.7, and repealing San Francisco Police Code Sections 939.2, 939.4, and 939.6, to remove the Chief of Police's authority to issue or regulate Vehicle Press Cards.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
120854 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Brock Rasmussen - $175,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Brock Rasmussen against the City and County of San Francisco for $175,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 11, 2010, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-10-495963; entitled Brock Rasmussen v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
120904 2 Real Property Lease - 2650 Bayshore Boulevard - Towed Car Operations and Other Transit Related UsesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the lease of an approximate 12.72 acre property with 255,420 rentable square feet of warehouse, office and parking lot space at 2650 Bayshore Boulevard, Daly City, California, from Prologis, L.P. for a 20-year term, plus two five-year extension options, at an initial annual base rent of $2,449,642 with annual increases, for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's towed car operations and other transit related uses.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120905 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Twin Peaks Trail System Improvements - $131,041ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a Habitat Conservation Fund Grant in the amount of $131,041 from the California Department of Parks and Recreation for the Twin Peaks Trail System Improvements.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120906 2 Approval of Amendment to the Construction Management Services Agreement for the Laguna Honda Hospital Replacement Program - $16,805,733ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute an amendment to the construction management services agreement with Cooper Pugeda Management, Inc. for the Laguna Honda Hospital Replacement Program from $16,694,421 to $16,805,733.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120907 1 Accept and Expend Grant - South of Market Alleyways Improvement Project - $1,381,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept and expend a federal grant in the amount of $1,381,000 from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the South of Market Alleyways Improvement Project.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120909 1 Contract Approval - Complete Coach Works - 80 Neoplan Diesel Buses Rehabilitation - Not to Exceed $19,105,885.60ResolutionPassedResolution approving Contract No. CPT 631, Neoplan rehabilitation, between the City and County of San Francisco and Complete Coach Works to rebuild major systems and components on approximately 80 standard Neoplan diesel buses, in an amount not to exceed $19,105,885.60, and for a term not to exceed six years, with expenditures limited to $12 million pending certification of additional funding.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120910 1 Approval of the Comprehensive HIV Prevention Programs Application - $9,523,313ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to submit a one-year application for calendar year 2013 to continue to receive funding for the Comprehensive HIV Prevention Programs grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, requesting $9,523,313 in HIV prevention funding for San Francisco; from January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2013.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120934 1 Ratification of Prior Action - Lease Option at 555-575 Polk StreetResolutionPassedResolution ratifying an option for the lease of 9,000 square feet at 555-575 Polk Street with Mattison Family Trust.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120935 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Certified Unified Program Agency Electronic Reporting - $109,492ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $109,492 from California Environmental Protection Agency to participate in a program entitled "Certified Unified Program Agency Electronic Reporting" for the period of January 1, 2010, through March 31, 2013, waiving indirect costs.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120936 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Energy Efficiency Program - $156,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $156,000 from the California Public Utilities Commission, through Pacific Gas and Electric Company, to continue an Energy Use and Demand Reduction Through Energy Efficiency Program in the City and County of San Francisco during 2012.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120938 1 Agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company to Connect a Solar Power ProjectResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission General Manager to enter into a long term interconnection agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company for a solar power project at the Alvarado Elementary School pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 9.118(b).ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120968 1 Accept and Expend - FY2011 CalHome Grant - $1,500,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Housing to accept and expend the FY2011 CalHome grant from the California Department of Housing and Community Development in a total amount of $1,500,000 and to expend program income from associated loan repayments to assist low-income first-time homebuyers and low-income homeowners.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120969 1 Approval of the Ryan White Act HIV/AIDS Emergency Relief Grant Program Application - $36,118,233ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to submit an application to continue to receive funding for the Ryan White Act HIV/AIDS Emergency Relief Grant Program (Ryan White Programs, Part A) grant from the Health Resources Services Administration, requesting $36,118,233 in HIV emergency relief program funding for the San Francisco Eligible Metropolitan Area for the period of March 1, 2013, through February 28, 2014.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120750 1 Administrative Code - Retention of Progressive Payments for Public Works Construction ContractsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code Section 6.22(J) to reduce the amount of retention withheld from progress payments in construction contracts from ten to five percent; and to make minor clarifying corrections.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
120787 2 Board Response - Civil Grand Jury Report - Surcharges and Healthy San Francisco: Healthy for Whom?ResolutionPassedResolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations contained in the 2011-2012 Civil Grand Jury report entitled "Surcharges and Healthy San Francisco: Healthy for Whom?" and urging the Mayor to cause the implementation of accepted findings and recommendations through his/her department heads and through the development of the annual budget.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120884 2 Accept and Expend Grant - Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Inventory - $1,514,184ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Fire Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,514,184 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to upgrade and replace its self-contained breathing apparatus inventory.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120299 2 Administrative Code - Extending Restrictions of the Apartment Conversion Ordinance to Business-Sponsored Short Term Occupancies; Allowing Civil Actions by Certain Non-Profit Entities; Revising Enforcement ProceduresOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code, Chapter 41A, to extend the restrictions against converting apartment units to short-term occupancies to tenants or guests of business entities that rent such apartments, allow civil actions to be brought by certain non-profit entities, revise enforcement procedures, and making environmental findings.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
120774 1 Planning Code - Permitting a Five Feet Ground Floor Height Increase for Active Ground Floor Uses in the Castro Street and the 24th Street - Noe Valley Neighborhood Commercial DistrictsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by: 1) amending Section 263.20 to permit a five feet ground floor height increase for active ground floor uses in the Castro Street and the 24th Street - Noe Valley Neighborhood Commercial Districts; 2) replacing the figure in Section 263.20; 3) amending Sections 715.1 and 728.1 to make reference to this height exception; and 4) making findings including environmental findings and findings of consistency with Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
120352 3 Administrative Code - Housing Preservation and ProductionOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending the title of Chapter 10E and adding Section 10E.4 to monitor San Francisco's housing preservation and production policies and goals, and making environmental findings.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
120352 4 Administrative Code - Housing Preservation and ProductionOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending the title of Chapter 10E and adding Section 10E.4 to monitor San Francisco's housing preservation and production policies and goals, and making environmental findings.CONTINUED AS AMENDED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
111160 1 Business and Tax Regulations Code - Revisions to the Citizen's Advisory Committee for the Central Market Street and Tenderloin AreaOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code Section 906.3-1 to clarify how members of the Citizen's Advisory Committee for the Central Market Street and Tenderloin Area shall be appointed for their initial terms.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
120858 2 Appointments, Commission of Animal Control and Welfare - Annemarie Fortier, Susana Russo, and Shari B. O'NeillMotionPassedMotion appointing Annemarie Fortier, Susanna Russo, and Shari B. O’Neill, terms ending April 30, 2014, to the Commission of Animal Control and Welfare.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
120954 2 Appointment, Graffiti Advisory Board - Paul GiustiMotionPassedMotion appointing Paul Giusti, term ending April 10, 2013, to the Graffiti Advisory Board.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
120956 2 Appointments, Immigrant Rights Commission - Vera Haile, Haregu Gaime, Teresa Chee, and Elahe EnssaniMotionPassedMotion appointing Vera Haile, Haregu Gaime, Teresa Chee, and Elahe Enssani, terms ending June 6, 2014, to the Immigrant Right Commission.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
120977 2 Appointment, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force - Bruce OkaMotionPassedMotion appointing Bruce Oka, term ending April 27, 2013, to the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
120958 1 Appointment, California State Association of Counties - Supervisor Eric MarMotionPassedMotion appointing Supervisor Eric Mar, term ending November 28, 2013, to the California State Association of Counties Board of Directors.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
120990 1 Reducing Greenhouse Gas Pollution Under the Clean Air ActResolutionPassedResolution in support of reducing greenhouse gas pollution under the Clean Air Act.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
120978 1 Final Map 7086 - 248 Ocean AvenueMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map 7086, a Five Residential Unit and One Commercial Unit Mixed-Use Condominium Project, located at 248 Ocean Avenue being a subdivision of Assessors Block No. 3211, Lot No. 009 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
120979 1 Final Map 7077 - 38 Harriet StreetMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map 7077, a 23 Unit Residential Condominium Project, located at 38 Harriet Street being a subdivision of Assessors Block No. 373, Lot No. 243 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
120995 1 Final Map 7186 - 537-541 Natoma StreetMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map 7186, a 13 Residential Unit Condominium Project, located at 537-541 Natoma Street being a subdivision of Assessors Block No. 3726, Lot No. 047 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
120991 1 Support of Statewide Education Funding InitiativesResolutionPassedResolution urging the Board of Supervisors to support statewide education funding initiatives to help San Francisco's public educational system.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
120991 2 Support of Statewide Education Funding InitiativesResolutionPassedResolution urging the Board of Supervisors to support statewide education funding initiatives to help San Francisco's public educational system.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
120901 2 Planning Code - Upper Market ZoningOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Planning Code, Sections 721.1 and 733.1, to modify the explanation of the boundaries of the Upper Market Street Neighborhood Commercial District and the Upper Market Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District; Section 703.2(b), to permit in a limited area food processing as an accessory use to a nearby off-site non-residential use; Section 733, making clerical corrections in tables; and making 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
120902 2 Planning Code, Zoning Map - Upper Market Zoning MapOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Planning Code, Sectional Map Sheets ZN07 and HT07, to change the use classification of specified lots on Assessor’s Block Nos. 3561 through 3565, now in the Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial District to the Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial Transit District; change the height and bulk classification of Assessor’s Block No. 3563, Lot No. 034, from 50-X to 62-B; 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
121017 1 Administrative Code - Citywide Coordination of Open Data Policy and ProceduresOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code, Sections 22D.2 and 22D.3, relating to San Francisco’s open data policies and procedures and establishing the position and duties of Chief Data Officer and Departmental Data Coordinators.   Action details Not available
121018 1 Housing Code - Telephone Jacks and Grab BarsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Housing Code, Section 206, to add Section 1002 to the list of retroactive provisions; Section 505, to require grab bars in hotel common-use water closets and bathing facilities; Section 1002, to include as a substandard housing condition the failure to provide a usable telephone jack and telephone wiring as required by the California Civil Code; establishing an operative date; and making environmental findings, legislative findings, and findings pursuant to California Health & Safety Code, Section 17958.5.   Action details Not available
121019 1 Administrative Code - California Environmental Quality Act Procedures, Appeals, and Public Notice RequirementsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code, Chapter 31, to reflect revisions in the California Environmental Quality Act and to update and clarify certain procedures provided for in Chapter 31, including without limitation: codifying procedures for appeals of exemptions and negative declarations; revising noticing procedures for environmental impact reports and negative declarations for plan area projects exceeding 20 acres; expanding noticing requirements for certain exempt projects; clarifying existing noticing requirements for exempt projects; and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
121020 1 Real Property Purchase Agreement - 1550 Evans Avenue and 330 Newhall Street - San Francisco Public Utilities Commission - $15,000,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving and authorizing an agreement for the purchase of a parcel of real estate located at 1550 Evans Avenue and 330 Newhall Street (Assessor Block No. 5203, Lot No. 035), consisting of approximately 4.68 acres improved with 50,593 square feet of office/industrial buildings for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, for a purchase price of $15,000,000; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the conveyance is consistent with the City’s General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents, make certain modifications, and take certain actions in furtherance of this Resolution.   Action details Not available
121021 1 Multifamily Housing Revenue Note - Candlestick Heights Apartments - 833-881 Jamestown Street - Not to Exceed $70,000,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the issuance and delivery of a multifamily housing revenue note in a principal amount not to exceed $70,000,000 for the purpose of providing financing for the acquisition and construction of a 196-unit multifamily residential rental housing project located at 833-881 Jamestown Street, known as Candlestick Heights Apartments: 1) approving the form of and authorizing the execution of a funding loan agreement; 2) approving the form of and authorizing the execution of a borrower loan agreement; 3) providing the terms and conditions of the note and authorizing the execution and delivery thereof; 4) approving the form of and authorizing the execution of a regulatory agreement and declaration of restrictive covenants; 5) authorizing the collection of certain fees; 6) approving modifications, changes, and additions to the documents; 7) granting general authority to City officials to take actions necessary to implement this Resolution; and 8) ratifying and approving any action heretofore taken in connection with the note and the project.   Action details Not available
121022 1 Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds - 1401-1415 Mission Street - Not to Exceed $50,000,000ResolutionPassedResolution declaring its intent to reimburse certain expenditures from proceeds of future bonded indebtedness; authorizing the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing (Director) to submit an application and related documents to the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (CDLAC) to authorize the issuance of residential mortgage revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000 for a 121-unit residential rental housing development to be located at 1401-1415 Mission Street; authorizing and directing the Director to request the Controller’s Office to hold in trust an amount not to exceed $100,000 in accordance with CDLAC procedures; authorizing the Director to certify to CDLAC that the City has on deposit the required amount; authorizing the Director to pay an amount equal to such deposit to CDLAC if the City fails to issue the residential mortgage revenue bonds; approving, for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the issuance and sale of residential mortgage revenue bonds by the City in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,00   Action details Not available
121023 1 Grant Agreement - Kelly Cullen Community - 220 Golden Gate Avenue - Not to Exceed $18,475,118ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing to execute a Local Operating Subsidy Program Grant Agreement with 220 Golden Gate Master Tenant, LP, to provide operating subsidies for formerly homeless single adults at Kelly Cullen Community, 220 Golden Gate Avenue, for the period of December 1, 2012, to November 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $18,475,118.   Action details Not available
121024 1 Domestic Violence Awareness Month - October 2012ResolutionPassedResolution ratifying that the Board of Supervisors declares the month of October 2012 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
121025 1 City Employees to Assist the Department of Elections - November 6, 2012, Consolidated Primary ElectionMotionPassedMotion granting a waiver from the prohibition imposed by Charter Section 13.104.5, to permit City employees to assist the Department of Elections with the November 6, 2012, Consolidated Primary Election.   Action details Not available
121026 1 Hearing - Organize and Manage City PropertyHearingFiledHearing request to better understand the City's efforts to organize and manage the usage of City property and to coordinate and acquire space for the City's operational needs that may include information from the Department of Real Estate, Port, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, and other departments.   Action details Not available
121027 1 Hearing - Healthcare Liability - $4,360,000,000HearingFiledHearing to receive an update concerning a liability totaling $4,360,000,000 which represents the future cost of providing health benefits earned by City employees as of July 2008; the continued increase in the City's liabiity in future years absent significant changes in planning for and funding long-term healthcare cost; the Controller's Office update on the liability based on 2010 data; and the Budget and Legislative Analyst's Office report on what other municipalities are doing to address the health care liability issue.   Action details Not available
120994 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Christine McGuire - $27,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Christine McGuire against the City and County of San Francisco for $27,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 6, 2011, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-11-507062; entitled McGuire v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
120993 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Trico Construction - $440,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Galliera, Inc., dba Trico Construction (Trico), against City and County of San Francisco for $440,000.   Action details Not available