Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/11/2013 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
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130573 1 Formal Policy Discussions - June 11, 2013HearingFiledPursuant to Charter Sections 2.103 and 3.100(7), and Administrative Code, Section 2.11, the Mayor shall answer the following eligible questions submitted by the Supervisors representing Districts 1, 3, 9, and 11. The Mayor may address the Board initially for up to five minutes. Discussion shall not exceed five minutes per Supervisor. 1. As part of our state's efforts to curb greenhouse gases by 15% by 2040, California, under SB 375, requires that the San Francisco Bay Area, create land-use and transportation based "Sustainable Communities Strategies" to meet this goal. The Association of Bay Area Governments and MTC are developing a plan called Plan Bay Area to comply with this mandate. The Plan requires that most of the additional 2.1 million people projected to live in the Bay Area by 2040 be housed near transit and jobs to discourage the use of cars as their primary means of commuting. San Francisco would build 92,400 more housing units for 280,000 more people and 190,000 more jobs, most in the high tech sector. SB 375 also calls for streamlining the CEQA process for HEARD AND FILED  Action details Not available
130340 1 Park Code - Farmers’ Market PermitsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Park Code, Section 7.21, to authorize Farmers’ Markets on Recreation and Park Department property to operate more than once a week, and specifying the applicable permit fee; and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
130482 1 Appropriation - Port Revenue Bond Proceeds, Surplus Revenues, and Expenditures of Supporting Capital Projects - $34,722,930 - FY2012-2013OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $34,722,930 consisting of $25,265,500 of 2013 Port Revenue Bond Series A and B proceeds, $849,680 of Interest Earnings, $6,445,220 from 2010 Revenue Bond funded projects, $1,689,074 from 2012 Certificates of Participation Series B funded projects and $473,456 from Port Capital Funded projects to the Port Commission in FY2012-2013 for the development of the Cruise Terminal Project at Pier 27 and the Northern Waterfront Historic Pier Structures Repair Project.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
130465 1 Settlement of Claims, Litigation, and Appropriation - Water Pipeline Break - 15th Avenue and Wawona Street - Not to Exceed $4,000,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and the City Attorney's Office to approve settlements of claims or litigation arising out of the February 27, 2013, accidental break of the SFPUC's water transmission pipeline on 15th Avenue between West Portal Avenue and Wawona Street in San Francisco for amounts exceeding $25,000 per claim, notwithstanding Administrative Code, Section 10.22 et.seq., subject to a total amount not to exceed $4,000,000 if the Controller certifies availability of funds, and subject to periodic reporting to the Board of Supervisors Rules Committee; and appropriating $4,000,000 from the Water Enterprise Fund Balance for such purpose.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
111278 3 Planning Code, Zoning Map - Establishing the Art and Design Educational Special Use District - 1111 Eighth StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code, by adding Section 249.67, and the Zoning Map, Section Map SU08, to establish the Art and Design Educational Special Use District at 1111 Eighth Street to facilitate the continued operation of the California College of the Arts, and provide a regulatory scheme for a potential future phased expansion of the campus; 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.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
130180 2 Planning Code - Pre-Application Meetings in Production/Distribution/Repair-1-B (Light Industrial Buffer) DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code, by adding Section 313, to require pre-application meetings for certain projects in the Product/Distribution/Repair -1-B (Light Industrial Buffer) District; and making environmental, General Plan, and Planning Code, Section 101(b), findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
120488 4 Environment Code - Bottle Filling StationsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Environment Code, by adding Chapter 23, to require new buildings that have drinking fountains to provide bottle filling stations; and making environmental and other findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
130483 1 Appropriation - Water Revenue Bonds for the Public Utilities Commission Calaveras Dam Project - $55,064,799; and Re-Appropriation - Water System Improvement Projects - $77,271,24 - FY2012-2013OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $55,064,799 of proceeds from San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Water Revenue Bonds to fund the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) Calaveras Dam Project and re-appropriating $77,271,241 of WSIP Project appropriations to various WSIP Projects consistent with the revised April 2013 WSIP Program Budget adopted by the SFPUC.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
121186 3 Feeder Agreement - BARTResolutionPassedResolution retroactively approving the Feeder Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the Bay Area Rapid Transit District for payment for transfer trips, with a term from July 1, 2010, to June 30, 2020.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
121187 2 Agreement - Use of Fast Pass® on BARTResolutionPassedResolution retroactively approving the Special Transit Fare (Fast Pass®) Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the Bay Area Rapid Transit District, with a term from January 1, 2010, to June 30, 2014.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130404 1 Agreements - Specialized and Technical Services for Natural Resources and Watershed Management and Monitoring - Not to Exceed $5,000,000 EachResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the General Manager of the Public Utilities Commission to execute Agreements with CDM Smith/ATS, a Joint Venture (CS-211A); ICF+Avila, a Joint Venture (CS-211B); Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc. (CS-211C); and URS Corporation (CS-211D) for Specialized and Technical Services for Natural Resources and Watershed Management and Monitoring, each with an agreement amount not to exceed $5,000,000 and each with a term not to exceed 14 years pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118(b).ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130487 2 Real Property Lease - 1145 Market Street - San Francisco Law Library - $42,753.75 Per MonthResolutionPassedResolution authorizing a potential five-year lease of up to 20,000 sq. ft. at 1145 Market Street for space for the San Francisco Law Library from 1145 Market Street, LP, a California limited partnership, at an initial monthly cost of $42,753.75 for the period of July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
130466 2 Real Property Lease - 1145 Market Street - Health Service System - $743,280 AnnuallyResolutionPassedResolution authorizing a 10-year lease of 19,560 sq. ft. at 1145 Market Street for office space for the Health Service System from 1145 Market Street, LP, for an initial annual rent of $743,280.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
130468 1 Real Property Lease Amendment - PROXYdevelopment, LLC - Revised Monthly Base Rent to $7,200ResolutionPassedResolution approving the execution of a lease amendment for a portion of property commonly known as Assessor's Block No. 0817, Lot No. 30 (Parcel K), by and between the City and County of San Francisco and PROXYdevelopment, LLC, for an extended term through January 31, 2021, and a revised monthly base rent of $7,200 effective June 1, 2015.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130425 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Friends of San Francisco Public Library - Up to $750,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Library to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of up to $750,000 of in-kind gifts, services, and cash monies from the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library for direct support for a variety of public programs and services for the period of July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130469 1 Accept and Expend Gift - EcoCenter - $20,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a gift in the amount of $20,000 from CH2MHill to build out the Department of the Environment’s EcoCenter at 1455 Market Street for an unspecified period starting July 1, 2013.AMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
130469 2 Accept and Expend Gift - EcoCenter - $20,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a gift in the amount of $20,000 from CH2MHill to build out the Department of the Environment’s EcoCenter at 1455 Market Street for an unspecified period starting July 1, 2013.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
130471 1 SOMA Community Stabilization Fund Program - $300,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the 2013 South of Market Community Stabilization Fund Program and authorizing the Mayor's Office of Housing to expend SOMA Community Stabilization Fund dollars in the amount of $300,000.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
130473 2 Emergency Contract - Laguna Honda Hospital Cart Wash - Not to Exceed $328,644ResolutionPassedResolution approving funding increase for an emergency public work contract under Administrative Code, Section 6.60, to repair a kitchen cart wash leak and related mold abatement at Laguna Honda Hospital in an amount not to exceed $328,644.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
130489 2 Apply for, Accept, and Expend Grant - HOME Program - FY2013-2014 - $4,113,152ResolutionPassedResolution approving the FY2013-2014 HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Program and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City’s FY2013-2014 HOME Program entitlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $4,083,152 and to expend program income in the amount of $30,000 for the period of July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2018.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
130490 2 Apply for, Accept, and Expend Grant - Emergency Solutions Grants Program - FY2013-2014 - $1,182,146ResolutionPassedResolution approving the Emergency Solutions Grants Program and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City’s FY2013-2014 Emergency Solutions Grants Program entitlement in the amount of $1,182,146 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for an unspecified period starting July 1, 2013.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
130491 2 Apply for, Accept, and Expend Grant - Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program - FY2013-2014 - $11,179,285ResolutionPassedResolution approving the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City’s FY2013-2014 HOPWA Program entitlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $8,633,125 and to expend program income and reprogrammed funds in the amount of $2,546,160 for the period of July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2018.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
130492 2 Apply for, Accept, and Expend Grant - Community Development Block Grant - FY2013-2014 - $24,094,211ResolutionPassedResolution approving the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City’s FY2013-2014 CDBG Program entitlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $17,155,981 and to expend program income and reprogrammed funds in the amount of $6,938,230 for a combined total of $24,094,211 for a period beginning July 1, 2013, without an expiration date.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
130495 2 Term Sheet Endorsement - Forest City Development - Development of Pier 70 Waterfront Site - Fiscal FeasibilityResolutionPassedResolution finding the proposed development of the Pier 70 Waterfront Site, an approximately 28-acre site located in the southeast corner of Pier 70, fiscally feasible under Administrative Code, Chapter 29, and endorsing the Term Sheet between Forest City Development California, Inc., a California corporation, and the Port Commission.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Video Video
130495 3 Term Sheet Endorsement - Forest City Development - Development of Pier 70 Waterfront Site - Fiscal FeasibilityResolutionPassedResolution finding the proposed development of the Pier 70 Waterfront Site, an approximately 28-acre site located in the southeast corner of Pier 70, fiscally feasible under Administrative Code, Chapter 29, and endorsing the Term Sheet between Forest City Development California, Inc., a California corporation, and the Port Commission.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
130499 2 Accept and Expend Grant - San Francisco Parks Alliance - Carl Larsen Park - $225,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to retroactively accept and expend a grant of $225,000 from the San Francisco Parks Alliance for the renovation of the playground in Carl Larsen Park, for the period of June 1, 2013, through October 1, 2013.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
130362 1 Lease Extension Agreement - 711 Van Ness Avenue - Emergency Management and Assessor-Recorder - 14.5 Months for $17,996.67 Per MonthResolutionPassedResolution authorizing a 14.5 month extension of the Lease with SFOC, LLC, of 9,800 sq. ft. at 711 Van Ness Avenue, for a total lease term of 35 months with a base rent of $17,966.67 per month, for the Department of Emergency Management and the Office of the Assessor-Recorder for the period of April 14, 2014, through June 30, 2015.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
130393 1 Professional Services Agreement - Parsons Transportation Group, Inc., The Allen Group, LLC, and EPC Consultants, Inc. - Program Management Support Services for the Terminal 1/Boarding Area B Redevelopment Program - Not to Exceed $32,000,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving Professional Services Agreement, Airport Contract 9185.9, Program Management Support Services for the San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 1/Boarding Area B Redevelopment Program between T1 Partners, a Joint Venture of Parsons Transportation Group, Inc., The Allen Group, LLC, and EPC Consultants, Inc., and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission, in the not to exceed amount of $4,453,178 for the first year of services; this is a multi-year, multi-phased program with an estimated total contract value in the not to exceed amount of $32,000,000 pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118(b).ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130427 1 New Market Tax Credit Program - ContinuationResolutionPassedResolution approving the continuation of the New Market Tax Credit Program, established by the former Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco, revisions to the Bylaws of the San Francisco Community Investment Fund, and contributions of City staff under a Cooperative Agreement, and authorizing the San Francisco Community Investment Fund to enter into contracts to implement New Market Tax Credit Program at no cost to the City’s General Fund.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
130500 2 Emergency Contract - Water and Sewer Pipelines - Vicinity of 15th Avenue and Wawona Street - Not to Exceed $1,450,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving an emergency public work contract for the Public Utilities Commission under Administrative Code, Section 6.60, to replace the water and sewer pipelines in the vicinity of 15th Avenue and Wawona Street with a contract amount not to exceed $1,450,000.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
120669 5 Subdivision Code - Condominium Conversion FeeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Subdivision Code, by adding Section 1396.4, to adopt a condominium conversion fee applicable to certain buildings that would be permitted to convert during a seven year period, and subject to specified requirements, including lifetime leases for non-purchasing tenants; adding Section 1396.5, to suspend the annual condominium conversion lottery until 2024 and resume said lottery under specified circumstances tied to permanently affordable rental housing production; amending Section 1396, to restrict future condominium lotteries to buildings of no more than four units with a specified number of owner occupied units for three years prior to the lottery and provide an exception for certain five- and six-unit buildings to participate in the lottery; and adopting environmental findings.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Video Video
120669 6 Subdivision Code - Condominium Conversion FeeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Subdivision Code, by adding Section 1396.4, to adopt a condominium conversion fee applicable to certain buildings that would be permitted to convert during a seven year period, and subject to specified requirements, including lifetime leases for non-purchasing tenants; adding Section 1396.5, to suspend the annual condominium conversion lottery until 2024 and resume said lottery under specified circumstances tied to permanently affordable rental housing production; amending Section 1396, to restrict future condominium lotteries to buildings of no more than four units with a specified number of owner occupied units for three years prior to the lottery and provide an exception for certain five- and six-unit buildings to participate in the lottery; and adopting environmental findings.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
130251 3 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.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
130252 3 Administrative Code - Street Design Review CommitteeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code to establish a Street Design Review Committee.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass 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.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass 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.ADOPTEDPass 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130480 2 Subdivision Code - Condominium Conversion Impact FeeOrdinanceKilledOrdinance amending the Subdivision Code, by adding Section 1396.4, to adopt a condominium conversion impact fee applicable to certain buildings that would be permitted to convert during a seven year period, and subject to specified requirements, including lifetime leases for non-purchasing tenants; adding Section 1396.5, to suspend the annual condominium conversion lottery until 2024 and resume said lottery under specified circumstances tied to permanently affordable rental housing production; amending Section 1396, to restrict future condominium lotteries to buildings of no more than four units with a specified number of owner occupied units for three years prior to the lottery; and adopting environmental findings.PASSED ON FIRST READINGFail Action details Video Video
130590 1 Supporting Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013ResolutionPassedResolution supporting Senator Kirsten Gillbrand’s Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130591 1 Supporting Assembly Bill 362 - Same Sex Couple Tax Fairness ActResolutionPassedResolution in support of Assembly Bill 362 Same Sex Couple Tax Fairness Act.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130594 1 Urging the California State Legislature to Pass Local Control Funding FormulaResolutionPassedResolution urging the California State Legislature to pass the Local Control Funding Formula, in the 2013-2014 California State Budget, as proposed by Governor Brown.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130571 1 Committee of the Whole - Report of Assessment Costs for Sidewalk and Curb RepairsMotionPassedMotion scheduling the Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole on June 18, 2013, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing on a Resolution approving a report of assessment costs submitted by the Director of Public Works for sidewalk and curb repairs ordered to be performed by said Director pursuant to Public Works Code, Sections 707 and 707.1, the costs thereof having been paid for out of a revolving fund.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
130595 1 Committee of the Whole - Elimination and/or Reduction of Medical Services (Beilenson) - FYs 2013-2014 and 2014-2015MotionPassedMotion scheduling the Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole on June 18, 2013, at 3:00 p.m., to consider the budget eliminating and/or reducing medical services provided by the Department of Public Health in the City and County of San Francisco for FYs 2013-2014 and 2014-2015, pursuant to the Beilenson Act, Health and Safety Code, Section 1442.5(a).APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
130588 1 Urging the San Francisco Housing Authority Commission to Move and Video Record MeetingsResolutionFiledResolution urging the San Francisco Housing Authority Commission to move its meetings to City Hall, video record its meetings, and make all video recordings publicly accessible on its website.REFERRED  Action details Not available
130593 1 Designation - League of California Cities Voting Delegate and Alternate - Supervisor Mark Farrell and Treasurer-Tax Collector Jose CisnerosResolutionPassedResolution designating Supervisor Mark Farrell as the League of California Cities voting delegate, and Treasurer-Tax Collector José Cisneros as the League of California Cities alternate voting delegate.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
130527 1 General Plan - San Francisco Bicycle Transportation PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance re-adopting the 2009 San Francisco Bicycle Transportation Plan; rescinding Ordinance No. 0109-05 in its entirety; amending the General Plan in connection with the San Francisco Bicycle Plan; adopting modified environmental findings, and findings that the General Plan amendment is consistent with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and authorizing official acts in connection thereto.   Action details Not available
130528 1 Planning, Environment Codes - Bicycle Parking Standards; In Lieu FeeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code to revise the bicycle parking standards, allow a portion of the bicycle parking requirements to be satisfied by payment of an in lieu fee, allow automobile parking spaces to be reduced and replaced by bicycle parking spaces, and authorize the Zoning Administrator to waive or modify required bicycle parking; amending the Environment Code to revise cross-references to the Planning Code and make technical amendments; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
130547 2 Health Code - Patient Rates - FYs 2013-14 and 2014-2015OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Health Code to set patient rates and other services provided by the Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 2013, and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
130613 1 Appropriation and De-Appropriation - $720,626 to Sheriff for Overtime - FY2012-2013OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $720,626 to overtime and de-appropriating $720,626 in permanent salaries in the Sheriff Department’s work orders/overhead budget in order to support the Department’s projected increases in overtime as required per Ordinance No. 194-11, this Ordinance requires a two-thirds vote of all members of the Board of Supervisors for approval for $720,626 of this request.   Action details Not available
130614 1 Appropriation and De-Appropriation - $446,354 to Fire Department for Overtime - FY2012-2013OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $446,354 to overtime and de-appropriating $446,354 consisting of $359,227 in permanent salaries and $87,127 in fringe benefits in the Fire Department’s operating budget in order to support the Department’s projected increases in overtime as required per Ordinance No. 194-11.   Action details Not available
130615 1 Accept and Expend Grant - National Science Foundation and Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY2012-2013 - $257,744OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Department of Technology to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $257,744 from the National Science Foundation for Intergovernmental Personnel Act assignment and amending Ordinance No. 165-12 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FY2012-2013) to reflect the addition of one 1381 Special Assistant XXII position at the Department of Technology.   Action details Not available
130616 1 Alternative Bid Process to Award Contracts to Certain Core Trade Subcontractors to Perform Pre-Construction Design-Assist Services - Moscone Expansion ProjectOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Works to implement an alternative bid process to award contracts to certain Core Trade Subcontractors to provide pre-construction design-assist services for the proposed Moscone Expansion Project.   Action details Not available
130617 1 Design Agreement Amendment - Public Safety Building - Earthquake Safety Emergency Response Bond Program - $19,018,636.91ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute an amendment to the design agreement in connection with the construction of a new public safety building under the Earthquake Safety Emergency Response Bond Program from $17,205,152 to $19,018,636.91 thereby increasing the amount by $1,813,484.91 through August 21, 2015.   Action details Not available
130618 1 Accept and Expend Grants - State Recurring Grant Funds - Department of Public Health - FY2013-2014ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of State recurring grant funds by the San Francisco Department of Public Health for various State grant funds, FY2013-2014.   Action details Not available
130619 1 Accept and Expend Gift - Mayor’s Earth Day Breakfast - $12,500ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to retroactively accept and expend a gift in the amount of $12,500 from Citibank to sponsor the Mayor’s Annual Earth Day Breakfast which took place at City Hall on April 24, 2013.   Action details Not available
130620 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Restoration of the Copra Crane and Removal of Pile Supported Wharf - Pier 84 on Islais Creek - $616,534ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Port of San Francisco to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $616,534 from the California Coastal Conservancy for the restoration of the Copra Crane and removal of pile supported wharf at Pier 84 on Islais Creek for a period of August 1, 2013, through August 1, 2014.   Action details Not available
130621 1 Suspend Deposit to Stabilization Reserve - FY2013-2014ResolutionFiledResolution suspending deposit to stabilization reserve for FY2013-2014.   Action details Not available
130623 1 Historical Property Contract - Jason H. Stein and Howard Stein - 201 Buchanan StreetResolutionPassedResolution under Administrative Code, Chapter 71, approving an historical property contract between Jason H. Stein and Howard Stein, the owners of 201 Buchanan Street, and the City and County of San Francisco; authorizing the Planning Director and the Assessor to execute the historical property contract.   Action details Not available
130624 1 Resolution of Intention - Expenditure Plan, Revenue Bond - 1239 Turk Street (Rosa Parks II Senior Housing) - Not to Exceed $30,000,000ResolutionPassedResolution declaring the intent of the City and County of San Francisco to reimburse certain expenditures from proceeds of future bonded indebtedness; authorizing the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing to submit an application and related documents to the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (CDLAC) to permit the issuance of qualified mortgage revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30,000,000 for 1239 Turk Street (Rosa Parks II Senior Housing); authorizing and directing the Director to direct 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 the State of California if the City fails to issue the qualified mortgage revenue bonds; approving, for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the issuance and sale of mortgage revenue bonds by the City in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30,000,000; authorizin   Action details Not available
130625 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Hilltop Park - La Salle and Whitney Young - $5,000,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to retroactively accept a grant in place from the Trust for Public Land for improvements to Hilltop Park, located at La Salle and Whitney Young (Assessor’s Block No. 4713, Lot No. 013), valued at $5,000,000 from July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2019.   Action details Not available
130626 1 Agreement - San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Commercial Paper Program - Not to Exceed $100,000,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the issuance of aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100,000,000 adopted on June 4, 2013, by the Board of Directors to use San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency commercial paper notes on a revolving basis for the purpose of financing certain capital improvements and other uses related to the Agency, approving the forms of documents relating thereto; approving the maximum interest thereon; and related matters.   Action details Not available
130627 1 Agreements - Tax Exempt and Taxable Lease Revenue Commercial Paper Certificates of Participation - Not to Exceed $100,000,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the execution and delivery from time to time of Tax-Exempt (Series 3 and Series 4) and Taxable Lease Revenue Commercial Paper Certificates of Participation (Series 3-T and Series 4-T ), in a aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100,000,000, to provide interim financing for certain City capital projects; and approving and authorizing execution of a trust agreement, a site lease, a sublease, a letter of credit, and reimbursement agreement, a fee agreement and certain other financing documents, and authorizing other related actions.   Action details Not available
130628 1 Assessment Ballots for City Parcels - Renew and Expand the Central Market Community Benefit DistrictResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor to cast ballots in the affirmative on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco as owner of five parcels of real property over which the Board of Supervisors has jurisdiction, where those parcels would be subject to assessment in the proposed renewed and expanded property and business improvement district known as the Central Market Community Benefit District.   Action details Not available
130629 1 Supporting the Health Service System to Establish Full Quality and Cost Transparency in the Public InterestResolutionPassedResolution supporting the Health Service System for participating in the establishment of multi-payer databases that can be used to evaluate and improve the quality and cost of care and resolving to pass legislation to establish full quality and cost transparency in the public interest.   Action details Not available
130632 1 Condemnation of the System of Sexual Enslavement During World War IIResolutionPassedResolution condemning recent statements by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto claiming that the system of sex slavery utilized by Japan in occupied Asian countries from the 1930s through World War II was a military necessity and that there is no proof that the sexual servitude was involuntary and coerced by Japanese authorities.   Action details Not available
130574 1 Committee of the Whole - Report of Assessment Costs for Inspection and/or Repairs of Blighted Properties - Accelerated Sidewalk Abatement Program Blight Abatement FundMotionPassedMotion scheduling the Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole on June 25, 2013, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing on a Resolution approving a report of assessment costs submitted by the Director of Public Works for inspection and/or repairs of blighted properties ordered to be performed by said Director pursuant to Administrative Code, Section 80, the costs thereof having been paid for out of the Accelerated Sidewalk Abatement Program Blight Abatement Fund.   Action details Not available
130622 1 Initiative Ordinance - Administrative Code - San Francisco Family Friendly Workplace OrdinanceMotionFiledMotion ordering submitted to the voters an ordinance amending the Administrative Code to: allow San Francisco-based employees to request flexible or predictable working arrangements to assist with caregiving responsibilities, subject to the employer's right to deny a request based on business reasons; prohibit adverse employment actions based on caregiver status; prohibit interference with rights or retaliation against employees for exercising rights under the Ordinance; require employers to post a notice informing employees of their rights under the Ordinance; require employers to maintain records regarding compliance with the Ordinance; authorize enforcement by the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement, including the imposition of remedies and penalties for a violation, and an appeal process for an employer to an independent hearing officer; authorize waiver of the provisions of the Ordinance in a collective bargaining agreement; and making environmental findings, to the voters of the City and County of San Francisco at an election to be held on November 5, 2013.   Action details Not available
130630 1 Committee of the Whole - Redevelopment Plan Amendment - Mission Bay SouthMotionPassedMotion scheduling the Board to sit as a Committee of the Whole on June 25, 2013, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the Ordinance (File No. 130458) approving an amendment to the Mission Bay South Redevelopment Plan, which modifies the land use designation for certain property to add residential as a permitted use and to increase the permitted residential density in the Plan Area, but does not increase the allocation of tax increment under a pre-existing enforceable obligation; making environmental findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings pursuant to the General Plan and Planning Code, Section 101.1(b).   Action details Not available
130633 1 Suspending Board Rule 3.26.1 and Amending Board Rule 3.31 Extending the Joint City and School District Committee Through March 1, 2014, and Setting Monthly MeetingsMotionPassedMotion suspending the Board of Supervisors’ Rules of Order 3.26.1 to consider, without reference, an amendment to Board Rule 3.31 to extend the term of the Joint City and School District Select Committee through March 1, 2014; ordering the City and School District Select Committee meetings of the Board of Supervisors be held on the third Thursdays of each month at 3:30 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors’ Chamber; and directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare the proper notices and postings.   Action details Not available
130572 1 Hearing - Report of Assessment Costs - Sidewalk and Curb RepairsHearingFiledHearing to approve the report of costs submitted by the Director of Public Works for sidewalk and curb repairs ordered to be performed by said Director pursuant to Public Works Code, Sections 707 and 707.1, the costs thereof having been paid for out of a revolving fund.   Action details Not available
130580 1 Hearing - Elimination and/or Reduction of Medical Services - FYs 2013-2014 and 2014-2015HearingFiledHearing to consider the budget eliminating and/or reducing medical services provided by the Department of Public Health in the City and County of San Francisco for FYs 2013-2014 and 2014-2015, pursuant to the Beilenson Act, Health and Safety Code, Section 1442.5(a).   Action details Not available
130631 1 Hearing - City's Plan to Ensure Transit Service Keeps Pace with Current and Future DevelopmentHearingFiledHearing directed to the Mayor’s Office, Planning Department, Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA), Transportation Authority, Office of Economic and Workforce Development, the Office of the Controller, and the Port of San Francisco to report on how the City is planning to expand Muni’s service capacity, including how that expansion will be paid for on an on-going basis, in light of significant planned development, population growth, and job growth, as well as Muni’s current lack of sufficient, reliable service capacity; the departments will be asked to discuss how they evaluate the need for additional transit service, what increase in service levels are needed, how the increase will occur, and how it will be paid for on an ongoing basis to accommodate growth projections associated with planned and future development projects and population and job increases; and the departments also will analyze whether MTA’s baselines budget should be increased in light of development and population trends.   Action details Not available
130529 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Paulette Adams-Irving - $350,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Paulette Adams-Irving against the City and County of San Francisco for $350,000.00; the lawsuit was filed on March 15, 2011, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC 11-509216; entitled Paulette Adams-Irving v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
130530 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Maria Camacho - $50,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Maria Camacho against the City and County of San Francisco for $50,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 7, 2012, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC 12-517261; entitled Maria Camacho, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
130568 1 Administrative Code - City Contractors and Subcontractors - Consideration of Criminal History in Hiring and Employment DecisionsOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the Administrative Code to require that City contractors, and their subcontractors, not discriminate against employees or applicants based on criminal history and refrain from asking applicants about criminal history as part of their initial application for employment.   Action details Not available
130570 1 Planning Code, Zoning Map - Yerba Buena Center Mixed-Use Special Use DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map, by adding Section 249.71, to create the Yerba Buena Center Mixed-Use Special Use District (SUD) located at 706 Mission Street, Assessor’s Block No. 3706, Lot No. 093, and portions of Lot No. 277, to facilitate the development of the 706 Mission Street, The Mexican Museum and Residential Tower Project, by modifying specific Planning Code regulations related to permitted uses, the provision of a cultural/museum use within the SUD, floor area ratio limitations, dwelling unit exposure, height of rooftop equipment, bulk limitations, and curb cut locations; amending the Zoning Map to add the SUD and increase the height of property in the SUD from 400 feet to 480 feet; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan.   Action details Not available
130523 1 Major Encroachment - San Francisco State University - Pedestrian Tunnel Below Winston DriveResolutionPassedResolution granting a revocable permission to San Francisco State University (SFSU) to occupy portions of the public right-of-way to construct and maintain a pedestrian tunnel below Winston Drive to provide a safe and accessible connection from the main campus of SFSU to the site of a new Recreation Wellness Center; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
130524 1 Street Encroachment - Atlantic Richfield Company - 2 Richardson AvenueResolutionPassedResolution granting revocable permission to Atlantic Richfield Company to occupy a portion of the public right-of-way to install and maintain four soil vapor extraction conduits connecting to two new vapor extraction wells crossing under Broderick Street fronting 2 Richardson Avenue (Assessor’s Block No. 0934, Lot No. 019), conditioned upon the payment of an annual assessment fee, and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
130525 1 Street Encroachment - Jeremy Ricks- 1281-1283 Greenwich Street; Hyde and Larkin StreetsResolutionPassedResolution granting revocable permission to Jeremy Ricks to occupy a portion of the public right-of-way to extend an unimproved portion of Greenwich Street with a privately maintained driveway to provide access to a new garage at 1281-1283 Greenwich Street (Assessor’s Block No. 0095, Lot Nos. 023-025); to install additional landscaping and public access improvements within the unimproved portion of the Greenwich Street public right-of-way between Hyde and Larkin Streets, conditioned upon the payment of an annual assessment fee of $4433.00; and making environmental findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
130531 1 Settlement of Claim - Travelers Insurance Company and Connie Curran - $42,876.54ResolutionPassedResolution approving the proposed settlement of claim filed by Travelers Insurance Company and Connie Curran against the City and County of San Francisco for $42,876.54; claim was filed on November 15, 2011, bearing Claim No. 12-01124.   Action details Not available
130532 1 Agreement Amendments - Crestwood Behavioral Health Services and Mental Health Management, Inc. Canyon Manor - $78,285,998ResolutionPassedResolution retroactively approving an amendment to each of two agreements for long term mental health services in 24-hour locked facilities between the Department of Public Health and Crestwood Behavioral Health Services, by $3,010,995 from $48,717,156 to $51,728,151; Mental Health Management I, Inc., dba Canyon Manor, by $5,564,089 from $20,966,758 to $26,530,847 for a combined increase of $78,285,998 with an extension of the term of eighteen months, for a total contract term of October 1, 2008, through December 31, 2014.   Action details Not available
130565 1 Official Advertising - The Examiner and The San Francisco Chronicle - FY2013-2014ResolutionPassedResolution designating the Examiner and the San Francisco Chronicle to be the official newspapers of the City and County of San Francisco for all official advertising for FY2013-2014.   Action details Not available
130566 1 Outreach Advertising and Neighborhood Outreach Advertising - FY2013-2014ResolutionPassedResolution designating Small Business Exchange to be the outreach newspaper of the City and County for the African American, Chinese, and Hispanic communities; Sing Tao Daily and the World Journal for the Chinese community; El Mensajero and El Reportero for the Hispanic community; San Francisco Bay View for the African American community; Bay Area Reporter to be the outreach newspaper of the City and County for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community; Central City Extra to be the neighborhood outreach newspaper of the City and County for the Central City Neighborhood; The Western Edition for the Western Addition Neighborhood; Potrero View for the Potrero Hill, Dogpatch, Bayview, South of Market (SOMA), and Mission Bay Neighborhoods; Northside Publications/Marina Times to be the neighborhood outreach newspaper of the City and County for the Northern San Francisco Neighborhood; and West Portal Monthly to be the neighborhood outreach newspaper of the City and County for the West Portal Neighborhood; to provide outreach advertising for FY2013-2014.   Action details Not available
130569 1 Lease Amendment - Oliver de Silva, Inc. - Sunol Valley Quarry LeaseResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to enter into an amendment to an existing quarry lease with Oliver de Silva, Inc., as Tenant, to add approximately 58 acres to the existing 308.5 leased premises located in the Sunol Valley, unincorporated Alameda County, with a term through the earlier of July 16, 2042, or completion of reclamation, pursuant to San Francisco Charter; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; and authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute documents, make certain modifications, and take certain actions in furtherance of this Resolution for a potential increase in royalties due to increased production.   Action details Not available
130576 1 Report of Assessment Costs for Inspection and/or Repairs of Blighted Properties - Accelerated Sidewalk Abatement Program Blight Abatement FundResolutionPassedResolution approving report of assessment costs submitted by the Director of Public Works for inspection and/or repairs of blighted properties ordered to be performed by said Director pursuant to Administrative Code, Section 80, the costs thereof having been paid for out of the Accelerated Sidewalk Abatement Program Blight Abatement Fund.   Action details Not available