Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/12/2013 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: Board Agenda 03/12/2013 (doc)
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130242 1 Formal Policy Discussions - March 12, 2013HearingFiledPursuant to Charter Sections 2.103 and 3.100(7), and Administrative Code Section 2.11, the Mayor shall answer the following eligible question submitted by Supervisor representing District 4. The Mayor may address the Board initially for up to five minutes. Discussion shall not exceed five minutes per Supervisor. 1. In light of major upcoming and potential new projects in San Francisco that may bring job creation and spur economic development, such as America's Cup and the proposed Warriors arena, how do you plan on working with neighborhoods that are further in proximity to ensure that these economic benefits trickle down to all communities in San Francisco? (Supervisor Tang, District 4)HEARD AND FILED  Action details Video Video
130039 1 Police Code - Reporting Ammunition Sales of 500 or More RoundsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Police Code, Section 615, to require firearms dealers to report to the Chief of Police the sale of 500 or more rounds of ammunition in a single transaction.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
130040 1 Police Code - Possession or Sale of Law Enforcement or Military AmmunitionOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Police Code, by adding Section 618, to prohibit the possession or sale of certain ammunition, including black talon ammunition and ammunition intended exclusively for law enforcement and military purposes.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
130086 1 Administrative Code - Dissolving Neighborhood Community Justice Task ForceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code, by repealing Article VIII, to dissolve the Neighborhood Community Justice Task Force.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
120550 1 Affirming Certification of Final Environmental Impact Report - California Pacific Medical Center’s Long Range Development PlanMotionPassedMotion affirming the certification by the Planning Commission of the Final Environmental Impact Report for the California Pacific Medical Center’s Long Range Development Plan.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
120550 2 Affirming Certification of Final Environmental Impact Report - California Pacific Medical Center’s Long Range Development PlanMotionPassedMotion affirming the certification by the Planning Commission of the Final Environmental Impact Report for the California Pacific Medical Center’s Long Range Development Plan.APPROVED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
120551 1 Reversing Certification of Final Environmental Impact Report - California Pacific Medical Center’s Long Range Development PlanMotionKilledMotion reversing the certification by the Planning Commission of the Final Environmental Impact Report for the California Pacific Medical Center’s Long Range Development Plan.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
120552 1 Preparation of Findings to Reverse Certification of Final Environmental Impact Report - California Pacific Medical Center’s Long Range Development PlanMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the certification by the Planning Commission of the Final Environmental Impact Report for the California Pacific Medical Center’s Long Range Development Plan.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
121168 1 Street Encroachment - 54 Peralta AvenueResolutionPassedResolution granting revocable permission to Aquilina Family 2001 Revocable Trust to occupy a portion of the public right-of-way to remove and reconstruct a portion of a City owned and maintained retaining wall to construct a concrete driveway ramp, with accessible transition slopes to conform to the existing sidewalk grade, that will provide vehicular access to a proposed new residence with a garage at 54 Peralta Avenue (Assessor's Block No. 5512, Lot No. 029), conditioned upon the payment of an annual assessment fee of $215; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
121211 2 Administrative Code - Rescinding Sunset in the San Francisco Bonding and Financial Assistance ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code, Section 14B.16, to rescind the sunset clause in the San Francisco Bonding and Financial Assistance Program, make technical amendments, and make environmental findings.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
130117 2 Appropriating $2,774,224 of Fee Revenue for the Planning Department - FY2012-2013OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $2,774,224 of fee revenue for the Planning Department in FY2012-2013 to reduce the backlog of planning cases and building permits requiring review, and funding the Permit and Project Tracking System, and Central Corridor Environmental Impact Report, including $1,672,224 to fund staff positions, $807,000 to fund office space reconfiguration, records and information technology improvements, and updated guidelines and procedures, $45,000 to fund training and configuration needs of the Permit and Project Tracking System, and $250,000 to fund the Central Corridor Environmental Impact Report.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
130118 2 Public Employment - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance for Planning Department - FY2012-2013OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 165-12 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY2012-2013) to reflect the addition of 8 positions (2.0 FTEs) Class 1404 (Clerk), 5275 (Planner Technician), 5277 (Planner I), 5278 (Planner II), 5291 (Planner III), and 5298 (Planner III - Environmental Review) in the Planning Department to focus on reducing the backlog of planning cases and building permits requiring review.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
130120 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Streetscape and Circulation Improvements - Folsom and Howard Streets - $200,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Planning Department to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $200,000 from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the inclusion of streetscape and circulation improvements on Folsom and Howard Streets between Second and Fifth Streets in the Central Corridor Draft Plan environmental analysis for the period of February 8, 2012, through July 31, 2014.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130122 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Boeddeker and Promontory Parks Projects - $776,500ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $776,500 from the California Department of Housing and Community Development for the Recreation and Park Department’s Boeddeker Park Project ($450,000) and the Mayor’s Office of Housing Promontory Park Project ($326,500) for the period of November 28, 2012, through June 30, 2016.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
130142 2 Appropriating $118,107 for the San Francisco Department on the Status of WomenOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $118,107 to the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women for FY2012-2013.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
130178 1 Accept and Expend Grant - CalRecycle Tire Derived Product Program - $150,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to retroactively accept and expend a CalRecycle Tire-Derived Product (TDP) Grant in the amount of $150,000 from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery for the purchase of TDP materials for use at various City park sites for the period of June 1, 2011, through March 31, 2013.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
130190 2 Multifamily Housing Revenue Obligations - 2175 Market Street Apartments - $30,000,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the execution/issuance, sale and delivery of a multifamily mortgage revenue note and subordinate multifamily housing revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30,000,000 (together, the “Obligations”) for the purpose of providing financing for the acquisition and construction of an 88-unit multifamily residential rental housing development known as the 2175 Market Street Apartments; approving the form of and authorizing the execution of a funding loan agreement and borrower loan agreement providing the terms and conditions of the note and authorizing the execution and delivery thereof; approving the form of and authorizing the execution of a subordinate trust indenture providing the terms and conditions of the subordinate bonds; approving the form of and authorizing the execution of a subordinate loan agreement relating to the subordinate bonds; approving the form of and authorizing the execution of a regulatory agreement and declaration of restrictive covenants; authorizing the collection of certain fees; ratifying and approving any action hADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
130191 1 Apply For - CalHome ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Housing to submit an application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for funding under the CalHome Program; the execution of a standard agreement if selected for such funding and any amendments thereto; and any related documents necessary to participate in the CalHome Program.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
130029 1 Building Code - Seismic StandardsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Building Code, and adding various sections, concerning seismic standards and making conforming changes; making environmental findings; making findings pursuant to California Health and Safety Code, Section 17958.5; and directing the Clerk of the Board to forward this legislation to the California Building Standards Commission.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
130001 1 General Plan Amendments - Western South of Market Area PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the General Plan, by adding the Western South of Market (SoMa) Area Plan, generally bounded on its western portion by 7th Street, Mission Street, Division Street, and Bryant Street, and on its eastern portion by 7th Street, Harrison Street, 4th Street, and Townsend Street; making conforming amendments to the Housing, Commerce and Industry, and Recreation and Open Space Elements, the Land Use Index, and the SoMa, East SoMa, Mission, Showplace Square/Potrero, and Central Waterfront Area Plans; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
130002 3 Planning Code - Implementing the Western South of Market Area PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code, by adding and amending various sections to implement the goals, objectives, and policies of the Western South of Market Area Plan, bounded generally by 7th Street, Mission Street, Division Street, and Bryant Street on the western portion of the plan area, and 7th Street, Harrison Street, 4th Street, and Townsend Street on the eastern portion of the plan area; and making findings, including environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
130003 2 Zoning Map - Height and Bulk Revisions to the Western South of Market Area PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Zoning Map Sheets ZN01, ZN07, ZN08, HT01, HT07, and HT08 to revise use districts and height and bulk districts within the Western South of Market Plan Area; and making environmental findings, Planning Code, Section 302, findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code, Section 101.1.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
130004 2 Administrative Code - Adding Western South of Market Area Plan to Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plan Monitoring ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code, Section 10E.2, to integrate the Western South of Market (SoMa) Area Plan into the Eastern Neighborhoods Monitoring Program for purposes of reviewing the effectiveness of the Western SoMa Area Plan and inclusion of the Western SoMa Area Plan into the Eastern Neighborhoods reporting requirement, Eastern Neighborhoods capital expenditures plan, and the Eastern Neighborhoods Citizens Advisory Committee; and making environmental findings.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
130223 1 Public Hearing - Term Sheet Endorsement - CPMC Development AgreementHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the proposed Resolution endorsing a Term Sheet for revisions to a proposed development agreement with California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) for CPMC’s Long Range Development Plan, including new hospitals at the Cathedral Hill and St. Luke’s Campuses, with any final development agreement subject to the approval of the Planning Commission, the Municipal Transportation Agency and the Board of Supervisors.HEARD AND FILED  Action details Video Video
130232 1 Term Sheet Endorsement - CPMC Development AgreementResolutionPassedResolution endorsing a Term Sheet for revisions to a proposed development agreement with California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) for CPMC’s Long Range Development Plan, including new hospitals at the Cathedral Hill and St. Luke’s Campuses, with any final development agreement subject to the approval of the Planning Commission, the Municipal Transportation Agency and the Board of Supervisors.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130209 1 Appointment, Historic Preservation Commission - Jonathan PearlmanMotionPassedMotion approving the Mayor’s nomination for appointment of Jonathan Pearlman to the Historic Preservation Commission, Seat No. 3, for a term ending December 31, 2016.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
130210 1 Appointment, Historic Preservation Commission - Ellen JohnckMotionPassedMotion approving the Mayor's nomination for appointment of Ellen Johnck to the Historic Preservation Commission, Seat No. 5, for a term ending December 31, 2016.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
130146 1 Health Code - Commercial Dog Walking RegulationsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Health Code to correct numbering and clarify provisions of the Commercial Dog Walking Ordinance.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
130236 1 Honoring Leslie E. WongResolutionPassedResolution honoring San Francisco State University President Leslie E. Wong.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130237 1 Urging the California State Legislature to Pass Assembly Bill 1199ResolutionPassedResolution urging the California State Legislature to pass Assembly Bill 1199 to create a smoothing formula for enrollment-related funding losses for any community college that is under severe sanction from accreditation agencies and is also suffering an enrollment decline.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130238 1 Arbor Week - March 7-14, 2013ResolutionPassedResolution celebrating the many benefits of the City’s urban forest, declaring March 7, 2013, through March 14, 2013, as Arbor Week in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130231 1 Committee of the Whole - Term Sheet Endorsement - CPMC Development AgreementMotionPassedMotion directing the Board of Supervisors to hold a public hearing on March 12, 2013, at 3:00 p.m., with the Board sitting as a Committee of the Whole, to consider adopting a Resolution endorsing a Term Sheet for revisions to a proposed development agreement with California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) for CPMC’s Long Range Development Plan, including new hospitals at the Cathedral Hill and St. Luke’s Campuses, with any final development agreement subject to the approval of the Planning Commission, the Municipal Transportation Agency, and the Board of Supervisors.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
111316 1 Business and Tax Regulations Code - Excluding Stock-Based Compensation from Payroll Expense, Tax Years 2011 through 2017OrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code, Article 12-A, Section 906.4, to clarify the amount of payroll expense tax attributable to stock-based compensation that a person may exclude from its payroll expense tax liability.   Action details Not available
130119 2 Building Code - Mandatory Seismic Retrofit Program - Wood-Frame Buildings; Optional Evaluation Form FeeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Building Code to establish a Mandatory Seismic Retrofit Program for wood-frame buildings of three or more stories or two stories over a basement or underfloor area that has any portion extending above grade, and containing five or more dwelling units where the permit to construct was applied for prior to January 1, 1978, and the building has not been seismically strengthened; establishing a fee for administering the program; adopting environmental findings and findings of local conditions under California Health and Safety Code, Section 17958.7; establishing an operative date; and directing the Clerk of the Board to forward the legislation to specified State agencies.   Action details Not available
130248 1 Administrative Code - California Environmental Quality Act Procedures, Appeals, and Public Notice RequirementsOrdinanceKilledOrdinance amending Administrative Code, Chapter 31, to provide for appeals under the California Environmental Quality Act to the Board of Supervisors of environmental impact reports, negative declarations, exemption determinations, and determinations on modified projects; to clarify and update existing Chapter 31 procedures, including without limitation: to provide for the Planning Department or Planning Commission to approve all exemption determinations; to require the Planning Department to establish an electronic notification system; to expand noticing of exempt projects; to require new noticing when filing notices of exemption and notices of determination; to revise noticing of negative declarations and environmental impact reports for plans of 20 acres or more; to provide an expanded role for the Historic Preservation Commission; and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
130251 1 Public Works Code - Public Improvements as GiftsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Public Works Code, by adding Section 791, to allow the Director of the Department of Public Works, subject to specified requirements, to accept certain public improvements as public gifts and dedicate such improvements to public use; and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
130252 1 Administrative Code - Street Design Review CommitteeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code to establish a Street Design Review Committee.   Action details Not available
130253 1 Fire Code - Fire Apparatus Access RoadsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Fire Code, Chapter 5, Section 503.4, to clarify what does not constitute an obstruction of a Fire Apparatus Access Road.   Action details Not available
130254 1 Lease Financing for Improvements - Moscone Convention CenterResolutionPassedResolution providing for the sale of certificates of participation evidencing undivided, proportionate interests in the right to receive certain rental payments to be made by the City and County of San Francisco under a Lease Agreement to finance capital projects at the Moscone Convention Center; providing for the sale of the Certificates by competitive sale; approving the form and publication of an Official Notice of Sale and a Notice of Intention to Sell the Certificates; approving the form of a Preliminary Official Statement and the form and execution of an Official Statement relating to the sale of the Certificates; approving the form of a Continuing Disclosure Certificate; granting general authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection with the execution, sale, and delivery of the Certificates; approving modifications to documents; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith.   Action details Not available
130255 1 Urging the Public Utilities Commission, Department of Public Works, Municipal Transportation Agency, and Planning Department to Ensure the Coordination of Street, Transit, and Utility InfrastructureResolutionPassedResolution urging the Public Utilities Commission, Department of Public Works, Municipal Transportation Agency, and Planning Department to develop a clear policy for reviewing street improvement projects that overlap the jurisdiction of various agencies and for those agencies to expeditiously modernize codes, standards, regulations, and other guidelines to ensure that the City’s collective public policy interests are advanced.   Action details Not available
130256 1 Urging the California State Legislature to Adopt Legislation Allowing Local Jurisdictions Greater Flexibility to Amend the Fire CodeResolutionPassedResolution urging the California State Legislature to adopt legislation allowing local jurisdictions flexibility to amend local fire code street width standards in order to maximize pedestrian and bicyclist safety goals.   Action details Not available
130257 1 Anti-Arab and Anti-Muslim Bus AdvertisementsResolutionPassedResolution standing with Muslim and Arab communities in the face of anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bus advertisements.   Action details Not available
130258 1 Approval of a 60 Day Extension for Planning Commission Review of Conversion of Student Housing Monitoring (File No. 120883)ResolutionPassedResolution extending by 60 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on an Ordinance (File No. 120883) amending the Planning Code, by adding Section 102.36.1, to establish an annual monitoring requirement for Student Housing conversions; to require a posting to announce that the report is available for public review; and to provide an enforcement mechanism for failure to submit the annual report; adopting findings, including environmental findings, Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
130259 1 Hearing - 8 Washington Proposed Project Potential Impact on Nearby AssetsHearingFiledHearing on the potential impacts of the proposed 8 Washington project on nearby assets, including the North Force Main, of the Public Utilities Commission.   Action details Not available
130071 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Espinoza (named in the complaint as Carlos Espinosa) - $95,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Carlos Cadena-Espinoza (named in the complaint as Carlos Espinosa) and Noemi Gereda-Cerrato against the City and County of San Francisco for $95,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 6, 2011, in the Superior Court, Case No. CGC-11-507063; and removed on May 9, 2011, to the United States District Court - Northern District of California, Case No. 11-cv-02282 JSW; entitled Carlos Espinosa, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
130220 1 Settlement of Claim - Roman Carrasco - $42,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Roman Carrasco against the City and County of San Francisco for $42,000; claim was filed on August 1, 2012.   Action details Not available