Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/8/1999 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Legislative Chamber - Second Floor City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
Regular Meeting
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990134 1 Simca Harris v. CCSF, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Simca Harris against the City and County of San Francisco by payment of $33,383.87.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990209 1 Gertrude Stern v. CCSF, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Gertrude Stern against the City and County of San Francisco by payment of $80,000.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990248 1 Settlement of Claims, Ownership of 529 and 525 Hickory St.OrdinancePassedOrdinance approving the settlement of unlitigated claim of Joshua K. Clayton and David Stoddard Lambertson for the ownership of the property fronting 529 and 525 Hickory Street, accepting quitclaim deeds from the claimants, and granting easements to the claimants.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990331 1 American - Arab Discrimination Committee, et al. v. CCSF, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, et al., against the City and County of San Francisco by payment of $47,500.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990208 1 Unlitigated Claim, Nodie L. LightfootResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim of Nodie L. Lightfoot by payment of $55,000.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990268 1 Acceptance of Gifts, DPH-Laguna Honda HospitalResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Laguna Honda Hospital, to accept, sell and expend a gift of shares of stock in the value currently estimated at $49,200 bequeathed to Laguna Honda Hospital from the Barbara Wylie Trust, to be expended for "the General benefit and comfort" of residents. Also authorizing the Department of Public Health, Laguna Honda Hospital, to accept and expend a gift of $78,871 bequeathed to Laguna Honda Hospital from the estate of Ermeth Dirovizza for "the specific use of patients' activities on holidays".ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990136 1 Appropriation, Mayor's Office of Criminal JusticeOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $50,000 from the General Fund Reserve to support the Intergroup Clearinghouse organization whose mission is to provide educational materials, capacity-building and other services for the prevention of hate violence, through the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice for fiscal year 1998-1999.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990192 3 Court Employee CompensationOrdinancePassedOrdinance implementing schedules of compensation and other economic benefits for certain classifications of persons employed by the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990193 1 MOU, Superior Court -MEAOrdinancePassedOrdinance implementing the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, and the Municipal Executives Association.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990194 1 Court Employee CompensationOrdinancePassedOrdinance implementing the schedules of compensation and other economic benefits for certain classifications of persons employed by the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990195 2 Court Reporter CompensationOrdinancePassedOrdinance implementing the economic benefits for certain classifications of persons employed by the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990156 2 Local Law Enforcement Block GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively apply for, accept, and expend a grant in the amount of $2,826,976 from the U.S. Department of Justice to administer the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program, and waiving indirect costs.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990198 1 Water Pump Station RelocationResolutionPassedResolution approving a water pump station relocation agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the State of California Department of Transportation, which includes an option to purchase an easement for the new pump station.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990202 1 Contract, DPH - University of CaliforniaResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention Division, to enter retroactively into a subcontract in the amount of $73,487 with the University of California, the primary contractor, to conduct a research study of inadequate follow-up of mammography abnormalities, which includes an indemnification clause and patents and rights in data clauses and which does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses; retroactive to July 1, 1998.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
980627 2 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing member to the Hazardous Materials Advisory Committee.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990432 1 AppointmentsResolutionPassedResolution appointing members to the Ballot Simplification Committee.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990238 1 Parking Regulations, Commercial Vehicle Loading ZonesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Traffic Code Sections 33.3, 38.B, and 38.B.1 to allow for the designation of variable maximum time limits at commercial vehicle loading zones.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990247 1 Summary Vacation of Portions of Hickory StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance ordering the summary vacation of the public rights over the surface and in the air above portions of Hickory Street located between Webster and Buchanan Streets, making findings under California Streets and Highways Code Section 8330 through 8336, making findings of conformity with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1, and directing official actions in connection with the vacation.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990249 1 Parking Regulations, Heavy Truck Loading ZonesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Traffic Code by adding Section 33.3.1 to allow the Department of Parking and Traffic to establish heavy truck loading zones.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990284 1 Private Industry Council Refugee County PlanResolutionPassedResolution authorizing a release of reserves of Federal Refugee Formula Funds in the amount of $334,362 to the Private Industry Council of San Francisco, and authorizing the Private Industry Council of San Francisco to accept and expend, retroactive to October 1, 1998, $26,121 of additional Refugee Formula Funds and $175,614 of Targeted Assistance Discretionary Funds in line with the Refugee County Plan.SEVERED FROM CONSENT AGENDA  Action details Not available
990284 1 Private Industry Council Refugee County PlanResolutionPassedResolution authorizing a release of reserves of Federal Refugee Formula Funds in the amount of $334,362 to the Private Industry Council of San Francisco, and authorizing the Private Industry Council of San Francisco to accept and expend, retroactive to October 1, 1998, $26,121 of additional Refugee Formula Funds and $175,614 of Targeted Assistance Discretionary Funds in line with the Refugee County Plan.MOTIONPass Action details Not available
990284 1 Private Industry Council Refugee County PlanResolutionPassedResolution authorizing a release of reserves of Federal Refugee Formula Funds in the amount of $334,362 to the Private Industry Council of San Francisco, and authorizing the Private Industry Council of San Francisco to accept and expend, retroactive to October 1, 1998, $26,121 of additional Refugee Formula Funds and $175,614 of Targeted Assistance Discretionary Funds in line with the Refugee County Plan.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
981933 1 Police Department Executive AppointmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Section 2A.76 to allow for appointments to non-civil service exempt ranks of the Police Department to be made from the ranks of lieutenant and above.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
981934 1 Police Department Executive AppointmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Section 2A.77 to allow the Chief of Police to appoint exempt non-civil service executives from the rank of lieutenant and above.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990091 1 Interdepartmental Jurisdictional TransferOrdinanceFiledOrdinance transferring jurisdiction over certain real property located at Drumm Street, between Clay and Washington Streets, described generally as Assessor's Block 202, Lots 6, 14 and a portion of 15, excluding the subsurface thereof, and a portion of Assessor's Block 203, Lot 14, from the Department of Public Works to the Recreation and Park Commission; and providing that no building, improvement or structure may be constructed on the surfaces of such parcels and adjoining Assessor's Block 202, Lot 18.RE-REFERREDPass Action details Not available
990115 2 Appropriation, Mayor's Office-Peninsula Corridors Joint Powers BoardOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $830,921, Mayor's Office, General Fund Reserve, to increase the appropriation amount for the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board Agency subsidy payments for fiscal year 1998-1999.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990332 1 Underground District 345, Lincoln WayOrdinancePassedOrdinance creating Underground District No. 345 on Lincoln Way from Eighth Avenue to 26th Avenue.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990333 1 Underground District 346, Taraval StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance creating Underground District No. 346 on Taraval Street from 19th Avenue to Lower Great Highway.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990137 1 Lead Hazard Reduction Citizens Advisory Committee MembershipOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Health Code Section 1608 to delete subparagraph 1608(b)(13); to correct the number of committee members; renumbering subparagraphs 1608(b)(14) and (15); to clarify the intent of the Board that ex officio members are non-voting members of the committee and whose number is not to be considered in determining the quorum of the committee; and to make minor typographical corrections.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990048 2 Catastrophic Sick Leave and Long-Term Disability Task ForceResolutionPassedResolution establishing a Catastrophic Sick Leave and Long-term Disability Task Force to review issues related to the City's catastrophic sick leave and long-term disability insurance programs for city employees and to make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and setting forth the membership and duties of the task force. esolution establishing a Catastrophic Sick Leave and Long-term Disability Task Force to review issues related to the City's catastrophic sick leave and long-term disability insurance programs for city employees and to make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and setting forth the membership and duties of the task force.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990199 1 Elimination of the Telecommunications Policy CommitteeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code by repealing Sections 11.40 through 11.44 pertaining to the Telecommunications Policy Committee.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990230 1 Off Site Board Meeting, March 29, 1999MotionPassedMotion moving to have the Monday, March 29, 1999 meeting of the Board of Supervisors convened at South of Market Recreation Center located on 270 Sixth Street, in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco at 6:00 p.m.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
990258 1 Appeal, Conditional Use, 2161 Sutter StreetHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 14763, dated January 14, 1999, approving Conditional Use Application No. 98.809C, authorizing the establishment of an 18-bed residential care facility with no exterior alterations to the existing building (defined by Planning Code Section 790.50 as "Other Institution, Large") for ambulatory mentally disordered adults in an NC-2 (Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) District within an 50-X Height and Bulk District, on property located at 2161 Sutter Street, between Pierce and Steiner Streets; Lot 5 in Assessor's Block 682.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
990259 1 Appeal, Conditional Use, 2161 Sutter StreetMotionKilledMotion approving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 14763 approving Conditional Use Application No. 98.809C, on property located at 2161 Sutter Street between Pierce and Steiner Streets, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
990260 1 Appeal, Conditional Use, 2161 Sutter StreetMotionPassedMotion disapproving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 14763 approving Conditional Use Application No. 98.809C, on property located at 2161 Sutter Street between Pierce and Steiner Streets, and approving granting a conditional use permit subject to conditions imposed by Planning Commission and additional conditions and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
990261 1 Findings - 2161 Sutter StreetMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to proposed Conditional Use Application No. 98.809C, on property located at 2161 Sutter Street between Pierce and Steiner Streets, for action by the Board at its next meeting.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
990402 1 Children and Families First CommissionResolutionPassedResolution urging all San Franciscans who might fit the qualifications delineated in Administrative Code Section 86.3 to apply (as member) to the San Francisco Children and Families First Commission.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990403 1 California State Fair ExhibitResolutionPassedResolution urging the City and County Department of Agriculture-Weights and Measures to participate in the counties exhibit at the California State Fair.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990414 1 Immigrant VerificationResolutionPassedResolution urging Governor Gray Davis to rescind Executive Order W-135-96 and to repeal or withdraw regulations to prevent further harm to thousands of California residents and urging the State Legislature to continue critical services to all California residents regardless of immigration status.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990415 1 Homeless Outreach, Treatment and Referral ServicesResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Department of Public Health to coordinate the provision of outreach, treatment, placement and referral services for the homeless and to enhance the current level of existing services.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990416 1 Domestic Partnership CertificatesResolutionMayors OfficeResolution authorizing the issuance of honorary certificates to domestic partners participating in the Domestic Partnership Ceremony to be held in City Hall on March 26, 1999.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990418 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Joe Mosley for his outstanding contributions to ILWU and the community at large.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990419 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the New England Journal of Medicine for publishing a study on the racial and gender attitudes of physicians as an element in the health of African Americans and women and urging local health care providers to exercise greater sensitivity in treating African American and women patients, in particular, and patients of color, in general.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990420 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution congratulating the West Portal Avenue Association on the occasion of their annual installation dinner and declaring Monday, March 1, 1999, to be "West Portal Avenue Association Day" in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990421 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming March 5, 1999 as Law Enforcement Emerald Society Day in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990339 1 Board of Supervisors Chambers AccessMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to negotiate with Walt Disney Pictures for the terms of access and use of the Board of Supervisors Chambers for filming, film preparation and clean-up activity ("filming activity"), directing the Clerk of the Board to consult with the Acting Director of the Film Commission in ensuring that the terms of the use agreement between the City and Walt Disney Pictures are consistent with the City's general practices with respect to filming on City property and that such use agreement includes any additional provisions necessary to ensure proper treatment and protection of the Board of Supervisors Chambers, establishing a fee of no less than $10,000 for the first day of Walt Disney Pictures' filming activity in the Board of Supervisors Chamber and a fee of no less than $20,000 for each additional day of such filming activity in the Board of Supervisors Chamber, establishing that such filming activity by Walt Disney Pictures shall not interfere with the business of the Board of Supervisors, and mandating that Walt Disney Pictures' filminSEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA  Action details Not available
990339 1 Board of Supervisors Chambers AccessMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to negotiate with Walt Disney Pictures for the terms of access and use of the Board of Supervisors Chambers for filming, film preparation and clean-up activity ("filming activity"), directing the Clerk of the Board to consult with the Acting Director of the Film Commission in ensuring that the terms of the use agreement between the City and Walt Disney Pictures are consistent with the City's general practices with respect to filming on City property and that such use agreement includes any additional provisions necessary to ensure proper treatment and protection of the Board of Supervisors Chambers, establishing a fee of no less than $10,000 for the first day of Walt Disney Pictures' filming activity in the Board of Supervisors Chamber and a fee of no less than $20,000 for each additional day of such filming activity in the Board of Supervisors Chamber, establishing that such filming activity by Walt Disney Pictures shall not interfere with the business of the Board of Supervisors, and mandating that Walt Disney Pictures' filminAMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
990339 2 Board of Supervisors Chambers AccessMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to negotiate with Walt Disney Pictures for the terms of access and use of the Board of Supervisors Chambers for filming, film preparation and clean-up activity ("filming activity"), directing the Clerk of the Board to consult with the Acting Director of the Film Commission in ensuring that the terms of the use agreement between the City and Walt Disney Pictures are consistent with the City's general practices with respect to filming on City property and that such use agreement includes any additional provisions necessary to ensure proper treatment and protection of the Board of Supervisors Chambers, establishing a fee of no less than $10,000 for the first day of Walt Disney Pictures' filming activity in the Board of Supervisors Chamber and a fee of no less than $20,000 for each additional day of such filming activity in the Board of Supervisors Chamber, establishing that such filming activity by Walt Disney Pictures shall not interfere with the business of the Board of Supervisors, and mandating that Walt Disney Pictures' filminDIVIDED  Action details Not available
990339 3 Board of Supervisors Chambers AccessMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to negotiate with Walt Disney Pictures for the terms of access and use of the Board of Supervisors Chambers for filming, film preparation and clean-up activity ("filming activity"), directing the Clerk of the Board to consult with the Acting Director of the Film Commission in ensuring that the terms of the use agreement between the City and Walt Disney Pictures are consistent with the City's general practices with respect to filming on City property and that such use agreement includes any additional provisions necessary to ensure proper treatment and protection of the Board of Supervisors Chambers, establishing a fee of no less than $10,000 for the first day of Walt Disney Pictures' filming activity in the Board of Supervisors Chamber and a fee of no less than $20,000 for each additional day of such filming activity in the Board of Supervisors Chamber, establishing that such filming activity by Walt Disney Pictures shall not interfere with the business of the Board of Supervisors, and mandating that Walt Disney Pictures' filminAPPROVED AS DIVIDEDPass Action details Not available
990440 1 Suspend Rule 6.13 for Filming ActivityMotionPassedMotion suspending Rule 6.13 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors that limits the use of the Legislative Chamber to governmental purposes during the period of Walt Disney Pictures' filming activity.CONTINUED AS DIVIDEDPass Action details Not available
990360 1 Bay Bridge Toll Revenues for the Municipal RailwayResolutionFiledResolution urging the Metropolitan Transportation Commission not to approve a financing plan for the Bay Area Rapid Transit District's proposed extension to the San Francisco International Airport and Millbrae that reprograms Bay Bridge toll revenue that would otherwise be programmed for the San Francisco Municipal Railway.SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA  Action details Not available
990360 1 Bay Bridge Toll Revenues for the Municipal RailwayResolutionFiledResolution urging the Metropolitan Transportation Commission not to approve a financing plan for the Bay Area Rapid Transit District's proposed extension to the San Francisco International Airport and Millbrae that reprograms Bay Bridge toll revenue that would otherwise be programmed for the San Francisco Municipal Railway.REFERRED  Action details Not available
990417 1 City Hall FilmingResolutionKilledResolution prohibiting all commercial filming of the City Hall Board Chamber unless guidelines are created to protect its historic features and architectural integrity as well as not impeding the business of government.SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA  Action details Not available
990417 1 City Hall FilmingResolutionKilledResolution prohibiting all commercial filming of the City Hall Board Chamber unless guidelines are created to protect its historic features and architectural integrity as well as not impeding the business of government.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
990433 1 Legislative Analyst AnalysisMotionPassedMotion requesting the Office of the Legislative Analyst to conduct an analysis of City programs and policies that impact business attraction and retention, including, but not limited to, business and payroll tax obligations and incentives, to determine the sectors where current and projected business growth lies and to establish whether existing attraction and retention policies are appropriate to where the growth is.SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA  Action details Not available
990433 1 Legislative Analyst AnalysisMotionPassedMotion requesting the Office of the Legislative Analyst to conduct an analysis of City programs and policies that impact business attraction and retention, including, but not limited to, business and payroll tax obligations and incentives, to determine the sectors where current and projected business growth lies and to establish whether existing attraction and retention policies are appropriate to where the growth is.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
990433 2 Legislative Analyst AnalysisMotionPassedMotion requesting the Office of the Legislative Analyst to conduct an analysis of City programs and policies that impact business attraction and retention, including, but not limited to, business and payroll tax obligations and incentives, to determine the sectors where current and projected business growth lies and to establish whether existing attraction and retention policies are appropriate to where the growth is.APPROVED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
990439 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution honoring the Lesbians of Achievement, Vision and Action (LAVA) for their celebration of Lesbians who have provided leadership and guidance to our community.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
982076 3 Signs, Banners, Handbills RegulationsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Police Code by repealing Article X, Sections 675 to 679, inclusive, and 685 and Article XIV, Sections 975 to 984, inclusive; by amending Public Works Code by adding Article 5.6, Sections 184.56 to 184.68, inclusive, to regulate the posting of signs on City-owned lamp posts or utility poles and to establish a registration fee for persons wishing to post any sign more than 11 inches in height on a commercial street; and by adding Article 5.7, Sections 184.69 to 184.78, inclusive, regulating the distribution of handbills on private premises and the display of banners and to establish a registration fee for persons wishing to distribute handbills on private premises.   Action details Not available
990060 2 Parking Privileges for Board MembersOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Traffic Code by adding Article 1.2, Sections 11.11 to 11.19, granting members of the Board of Supervisors certain preferential parking privileges.   Action details Not available
990441 1 Landlord/Tenant Share Capital Improvement CostsOrdinanceFiledDraft ordinance amending Administrative Code Section 37.7 to provide that capital improvement, rehabilitation and energy conservation costs certified pursuant to landlord petition shall be shared 50% by the landlord and 50% by the tenant(s) in benefited units.   Action details Not available
990442 1 Edgehill Mountain Slope Hazard AreaOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Building Code by adding Section 106.4.1.4 to require the Structural Advisory Committee to review and make recommendations on all permit applications within the Edgehill Mountain Slope Hazard Area, which is generally bounded by Garcia avenue, Vasquez Avenue, Kensington Way, and Ulloa Street and traversed by Edgehill Way; amending Section 105.6.2 to enable the Department of Public works and interested members of the public to select a member of the Structural Advisory committee for permit applications located within the Edgehill Mountain Slope Hazard Area; amending Section 106.3.2 to require that the applicant for permit applications located within the Edgehill Mountain Slope Hazard Area provide substantial documentation that there exists sufficient infrastructure to support the proposed residential development and that the proposed emergency access routes meet standards in effect at the time of the application; amending Section 1701.5 to require special inspections throughout the construction process for sites located within the Edgehill Mountain Slope Hazard Area.   Action details Not available
990443 1 Resource Efficient City BuildingOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code by adding Chapter 82, Sections 82.1 thru 82.7, establishing resource efficiency requirements for City-owned facilities and City leaseholds.   Action details Not available
990444 1 Resource Efficient Pilot ProjectsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code by adding Section 82.8 establishing a pilot program to promote resource efficiency in construction of selected City-owned facilities and City leaseholds.   Action details Not available
990171 2 Project Labor AgreementResolutionFiledResolution adopting the use of project labor agreements when contracting for the construction of significant public works projects.   Action details Not available
990445 1 Grant, Federal Funds, Lead Based Paint Hazard Control ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor (Director, Mayor's Office of Housing) to accept and expend a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for lead-based paint hazard control in a total amount not to exceed $3,000,000 which include indirect costs of $72,690.   Action details Not available
990446 1 Foster Care Task ForceResolutionFiledResolution creating a Foster Care Task Force to determine how to reduce the number of children of color in foster care, to increase the number of foster homes in the City and County of San Francisco and the number of support services for foster care children and families providing foster care.   Action details Not available
990447 1 State Legislation, AB 238ResolutionFiledResolution supporting Assembly Bill 238 (Honda) concerning importing and sale of live animal for food consumption.   Action details Not available
990448 1 Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975ResolutionFiledResolution urging support of preserving the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA).   Action details Not available
990449 1 State Legislation, SB 911ResolutionPassedResolution supporting Senate Bill 911, the automated external defibrillator-inclusive good Samaritan law and urging all San Franciscans to get involved in life-saving activities by learning to recognize the signs and symptoms of cardiac arrest, activate the emergency medical system and learn CPR.   Action details Not available
990450 1 State Legislation, AB 132ResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to support Assembly Bill 132 which exempts hair braiders who do not use chemicals from required licensing from the California Department of Consumer Affairs.   Action details Not available
990451 1 Federal Legislation, HR 14ResolutionPassedResolution supporting House Joint Resolution 14 and urging the one-time shift of the federal holiday from December 31, 1999 to January 3, 2000 to assist government, businesses and citizens with resolving any potential Y2K computer problems arising from the start of the new millennium providing that the fiscal impact on the City is negligible.   Action details Not available
990452 1 Federal Legislation, HR 912ResolutionPassedResolution supporting HR 912 to move marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act to Schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act in order to provide for the use of medical marijuana.   Action details Not available
990453 1 Human RightsResolutionPassedResolution urging the United Nations Human Rights Commission and all human rights organizations to investigate human rights abuses in connection with the forced detentions, deportations and displacements of population caused by the Eritrean and Ethiopian conflict and calls on Eritrea and Ethiopia immediately to bring an end to the violence between the two countries.   Action details Not available
990454 1 Human RightsResolutionPassedResolution condemning the hate motivated murder of Billie Jack Gaither in Alabama and urging Alabama lawmakers to include sexual orientation in their hate-crimes laws which currently only address hate crimes motivated by race or religion.   Action details Not available
990455 1 High-Speed Broadband NetworksResolutionPassedResolution urging the City Attorney and the Department of Telecommunications and Information Services to monitor legislative, regulatory and judicial developments in the California Legislature, Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Courts addressing access to high-speed cable and other high-speed broadband networks; to take all possible action to ensure that Congress, the Legislature and/or the Federal Communications Commission adopt policies that protect consumers' access to a choice of Internet and other on-line service providers and to all forms of information over the Internet and over high-speed broadband networks; and to support the authority of cities to require cable companies to provide non-discriminatory access by unaffiliated Internet and other on-line providers to the broadband cable network by filing an amicus brief in support of the City of Portland's open access requirement in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.   Action details Not available
990456 1 Senate ConfirmationResolutionPassedResolution urging for a full Senate confirmation of Bill Lann Lee as the next Assistant Attorney General for civil rights.   Action details Not available
990457 1 Electric Bikes and ScootersResolutionPassedResolution supporting the use of "Zap" electric bikes and scooters in the City of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
990458 1 In MemoriamResolutionPassedResolution honoring the memory of the late Justice Harry A. Blackmun and commending him for his years of service as an attorney and judge; urging the Board of Supervisors to implement and enforce the policies Blackmun advocated for on behalf of the vulnerable and powerless.   Action details Not available
990459 1 San Francisco, The Cleanest CityResolutionPassedResolution challenging Oakland to be the cleanest and greenest City by the Bay.   Action details Not available
990460 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending San Francisco Police Officer Chuck Limbert.   Action details Not available
990461 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending El Faro Restaurant and the Mission Counsel on Alcohol Abuse for the Spanish Speaking for sponsoring and Edgar Renderos for winning a City-wide art contest to design an anti-smoking billboard.   Action details Not available
990462 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution declaring March 20, 1999 as Bob Baldocchi Day to commemorate Mr. Baldocchi for his exemplary citizenship and contribution to our City as a lifelong resident of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
990463 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution congratulating Ronald W. Wong on the occasion of his appointment as Chief Deputy Appointments Secretary to Governor Gray Davis and declaring Friday, March 12, 1999, to be "Ronald Wong Day" in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
990476 1 Daily Municipal Railway ReportsResolutionPassedResolution urging Muni to furnish daily operations reports to the Board of Supervisors.   Action details Not available
990464 1 Pedestrian SafetyHearingFiledHearing to consider what can be done to increase pedestrian safety.   Action details Not available
990465 1 Pedestrian FatalitiesHearingFiledHearing to consider the increase in pedestrian fatalities, to receive an update and time line on implementation of an all-direction red signal program and other safety methods to increase pedestrian safety.   Action details Not available
990466 1 Rat InfestationHearingFiledHearing to consider federal and local actions to eradicate the rat infestation at the United States Mint in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
990467 1 Mental Health Services in SchoolsHearingFiledHearing to consider the feasibility of providing an increased level of mental health services to schools in San Francisco and to discuss various methods of providing these services.   Action details Not available
990468 1 City Health PlanHearingFiledHearing to consider the City Health Plan and the increased contributions for employee and dependent coverage.   Action details Not available
990469 1 Underground Parking Garage, Golden Gate ParkHearingFiledHearing to consider the unauthorized construction work of an underground parking garage in Golden Gate Park.   Action details Not available
990470 1 Mission Alcoholic Beverage Special Use SubdistrictHearingFiledHearing to consider the efficacy and clarification of the Mission Alcoholic Beverage Special Use Subdistrict.   Action details Not available
990471 1 Suspend 30 Day RuleMotionKilledMotion suspending Rule 5.40 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to allow the Board of Supervisors to consider, without waiting 30 days after its introduction, an ordinance creating a third Assessment Appeals Board.   Action details Not available
990472 1 Rules of Order AmendmentMotionFiledMotion amending the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors by adding Rule 6.13.1 to provide guidelines for filming activity in the Board of Supervisors Chamber.   Action details Not available
990473 1 Board Off Site Meeting, May 24, 1999MotionFiledMotion moving to have the Monday, May 24, 1999 meeting of the Board of Supervisors held at A. P. Giannini Middle School Auditorium, 3151 Ortega Avenue, in the Outer Sunset Neighborhood of San Francisco at 6:00 p.m.   Action details Not available
990474 1 Board Off Site Meeting, September 27, 1999MotionKilledMotion moving to have the Monday, September 27, 1999 meeting of the Board of Supervisors held at George Washington High School Multi-purpose Room, 600 32nd Avenue, in the Richmond Neighborhood of San Francisco at 6:00 p.m.   Action details Not available
990475 1 Needle Exchange EmergencyMotionPassedMotion concurring in the determination of the Mayor for the continued need for the declaration of emergency in connection with the needle exchange program.   Action details Not available
990396 1 Settlement of LawsuitOrdinanceFailedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the litigation of Yellow Cab Cooperative, Inc. v. Board of Appeals, et al., and Luxor Cabs, Inc. v. San Francisco Police Commission et al., by execution of the settlement agreement on file herein.   Action details Not available
990430 1 Landmark Designation, Fireboat HouseOrdinancePassedOrdinance designating the Fireboat House, Pier 22 1/2, as Landmark No. 225 pursuant to Article 10, Sections 1004 and 1004.4, of the Planning Code.   Action details Not available
990431 1 Appropriation, Ethics CommissionOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $56,000, Ethics Commission, from the General Fund Reserve to an On-Line Electronic Filing Program through a work order with the Department of Telecommunication Systems (DTIS) for fiscal year 1998-1999.   Action details Not available
990395 1 Airport Concession LeaseResolutionPassedResolution approving the Post-Security Master Retail/Duty Free Concession Lease in the new International Terminal between DFS Group L.P., and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission.   Action details Not available
990434 1 Lease of PropertyResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the lease of real property at 3801 Third Street, Suite 205, for the Department of Human Services.   Action details Not available
990435 1 Grant - PrivateResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Health Network, Maxine Hall Health Center, to accept retroactively and expend a grant in the amount of $25,000 from the Family Violence Prevention Fund for the Domestic Violence Prevention Project and to enter into an agreement which does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses.   Action details Not available