Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/16/1999 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Balboa High School 1000 Cayuga Avenue (at Onondaga Avenue) San Francisco, CA
Special Meeting
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991389 1 Amending the Health Code to establish patient rates for services, effective July 1, 1999OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Health Code by amending Section 128 to fix patient rates for services furnished by Department of Public Health, retroactively to July 1, 1999.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
991447 1 Stop IntersectionsResolutionPassedResolution designating certain intersections as "STOP" intersections: STOP SIGNS - ESTABLISH Baker and Lombard Streets, northeast and southwest corners, stopping Lombard Street (makes this an all-way STOP) Pacific Avenue and Montgomery Street, northeast corner, stopping westbound Pacific Avenue (makes this an all-way STOP)ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991448 1 Parking Regulations, Various LocationsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations: PARKING METER AREA NO. 3 (1-HOUR PARKING TIME LIMIT, 9 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) - ESTABLISH Post Street, north side, between Scott and Divisadero Streets Post Street, north side, from 80 feet to 303 feet west of Divisadero Street (223-foot zone) Post Street, south side, from Divisadero Street to 67 feet westerly (67-foot zone) PERPENDICULAR (90-DEGREE ANGLE) PARKING - ESTABLISH York Street, east side, from 18th Street to 250 feet northerly (250-foot zone) RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "I" - ESTABLISH 2280 Mission Street, west side, between 18th and 19th Streets (adds specified address only) RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "J" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 7 AM - 9 PM, EVERYDAY) - ESTABLISH Waller Street, both sides, between Shrader and Stanyan Streets (1700 block) RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "J" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 5 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH Lawton Street, both sides, between 11th and 12th Avenues (500 block) RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "O" (2-HOUR TIMADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991449 1 Traffic Regulations, Various StreetsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets: BICYCLE LANES - ESTABLISH Division Street, both directions, between 8th and 9th Streets NO LEFT TURN, 4 PM - 6 PM, EXCEPT SUNDAY - ESTABLISH NO LEFT TURN, 3 PM - 7 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - RESCIND 6th Street, northbound, at Harrison Street (change in effective days and hours only) NO U-TURNS - ESTABLISH Lake Merced Boulevard, westbound, at Middlefield Drive TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - RESCIND Harrison Street, north side, from 4th Street to 175 feet easterly (175-foot zone) TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH Brewster Street, east side, from Mullen Avenue to 20 feet southerly (20-foot zone) Brewster Street, east side, from 74 feet to 94 feet north of Costa Street (20-foot zone) Brewster Street, east side, between Faith and Joy Streets Brewster Street, east side, from Franconia Street to 25 feet northerly (25-foot zone) Brewster Street, west side, from Mullen Street to a point 35 feet north of Costa Street Brewster Street, west side, from the north property line of Joy StreADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991456 1 FEMA Grant for improvement of Fire Station No. 35 and Fireboat Headquarters at Pier 22-1/2 to strengthen these structures for future hazards due to major earthquakeResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept and expend a Hazard Mitigation Grant of $1,351,552 from the Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES) on behalf of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Program with required matching funds of $1,351,552 for a seismic improvement project; waiving indirect costs.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991156 1 Settlement: University of California to vacate its office/classroom space in building to be demolished for expansion of Moscone Convention Center in exchange the City will pay UC for training classes for City employees.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of City and County of San Francisco against the Regents of the University of California for $880,000 payable to University of California for training City employees.MOTIONPass Action details Not available
991156 1 Settlement: University of California to vacate its office/classroom space in building to be demolished for expansion of Moscone Convention Center in exchange the City will pay UC for training classes for City employees.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of City and County of San Francisco against the Regents of the University of California for $880,000 payable to University of California for training City employees.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
990168 5 Rent OrdinanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code (Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance) by amending the definition of "Housing Services" in Section 37.2(g) to include rights permitted the tenant by agreement, including the right to have a specific number of occupants in a unit, whether express or implied, and whether or not the agreement prohibits subletting or assignment; and by amending Section 37.9(a)(2) to provide that, notwithstanding any lease provision to the contrary, the landlord shall not endeavor to recover possession of the rental unit as a result of subletting by the tenant if the landlord has unreasonably withheld the right to sublet following written notice from the tenant, so long as the tenant continues to reside in the unit and the sublet constitutes a one-for-one replacement of the departing tenant(s); and expressing the Board of Supervisors intent that rent board rules and regulations regarding subletting consent procedures be substantially applied to this legislation.MOTIONPass Action details Not available
990168 5 Rent OrdinanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code (Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance) by amending the definition of "Housing Services" in Section 37.2(g) to include rights permitted the tenant by agreement, including the right to have a specific number of occupants in a unit, whether express or implied, and whether or not the agreement prohibits subletting or assignment; and by amending Section 37.9(a)(2) to provide that, notwithstanding any lease provision to the contrary, the landlord shall not endeavor to recover possession of the rental unit as a result of subletting by the tenant if the landlord has unreasonably withheld the right to sublet following written notice from the tenant, so long as the tenant continues to reside in the unit and the sublet constitutes a one-for-one replacement of the departing tenant(s); and expressing the Board of Supervisors intent that rent board rules and regulations regarding subletting consent procedures be substantially applied to this legislation.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
991386 1 Community Aggregation of ElectricityResolutionPassedResolution urging the California Legislature to amend the State's electric deregulation law, Chapter 854 of 1996, Sections 366(A) and (B) to authorize San Francisco and any other California municipal corporation, upon a majority vote of its governing body or registered voters, to designate itself as the automatic aggregator of electricity on behalf of its residents and businesses, such that residents and businesses shall be automatically included in the jurisdiction's community aggregated electricity buyers' group, unless exercising a choice for the existing electrical corporation or another provider.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
991386 2 Community Aggregation of ElectricityResolutionPassedResolution urging the California Legislature to amend the State's electric deregulation law, Chapter 854 of 1996, Sections 366(A) and (B) to authorize San Francisco and any other California municipal corporation, upon a majority vote of its governing body or registered voters, to designate itself as the automatic aggregator of electricity on behalf of its residents and businesses, such that residents and businesses shall be automatically included in the jurisdiction's community aggregated electricity buyers' group, unless exercising a choice for the existing electrical corporation or another provider.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
991463 1 1996-2000 Memorandum of Understanding, Transit Workers' Union Local 250-AOrdinancePassedOrdinance implementing Amendment No. 3 to the 1996-2000 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and Transit Workers' Union Local 250-A for Classification 9163 and related trainee classifications.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991488 1 Permitting non-city workers (Polaries Research & Development, Inc.) to continue performing information booth services at S. F. International Airport because non-city workers can perform work at a lesser cost than City employees.ResolutionPassedResolution approving the Controller's certification that Airport information booth services at San Francisco International Airport can be practically performed by a private contractor at a lower cost than if work were performed by City employees at presently budgeted levels.MOTIONPass Action details Not available
991488 1 Permitting non-city workers (Polaries Research & Development, Inc.) to continue performing information booth services at S. F. International Airport because non-city workers can perform work at a lesser cost than City employees.ResolutionPassedResolution approving the Controller's certification that Airport information booth services at San Francisco International Airport can be practically performed by a private contractor at a lower cost than if work were performed by City employees at presently budgeted levels.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991397 1 Ballot Argument, Bond Measure, Laguna Honda HospitalMotionPassedMotion authorizing proponent’s ballot argument in favor of Proposition A, a bond measure regarding Laguna Honda Hospital.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
990682 3 Park Code, Alcoholic BeveragesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Park Code Section 4.10 to add Buena Vista Park and Jose Coronado and Crocker Amazon Playgrounds to the locations in which alcohol consumption is prohibited without a permit.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991218 2 Liquor License, 76 Geary StreetResolutionPassedResolution determining that the issuance of a Type 21 off-sale general alcoholic beverage control license to Hector Russell, Inc., for Scottish Imports located at 76 Geary Street, will serve the convenience of the people of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business and Professions Code; with a condition.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991226 2 Liquor License Transfer, 1754 Polk StreetResolutionPassedResolution determining that the transfer of a Type 21 off-sale general and Type 41 on-sale beer and wine for bona-fide public eating place licenses to Rita and Arsen Melkonian for "Arsen's Liquor and Deli", located at 1754 Polk Street, will serve the convenience of the people of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business and Professions Code; with a condition.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991324 2 Liquor License Transfer, 2801 Leavenworth StreetResolutionPassedResolution determining that the transfer of a Type 47 on-sale general public eating place alcoholic beverage control license and the upgrade to a Type 48 on-sale general public premises alcoholic beverage control license to Anthony C. Cassidy for Beach Street Bar located at 2801 Leavenworth Street, Space J32, will serve the convenience of the people of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business and Professions Code.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991450 2 Liquor License, Fulton and 47th AvenuesResolutionPassedResolution determining that the issuance of a Type 40 on-sale beer liquor license to Bill Hunscher for the Golden Gate Clubhouse and Golf Course (Arnold Palmer Golf), located at Fulton and 47th Avenues, will serve the convenience of the people of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business and Professions Code.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991177 2 Public Works Code, Administrative Penalties for ExcavationOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Public Works Code Sections 2.4.80 and 2.4.81 to allow the Director of Public Works to charge municipal excavators that violate Article 2.4 with administrative penalties and to increase the administrative penalty assessed for excavation work without a permit.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991276 1 Weight Restriction on a portion of Albion StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Traffic Code by adding Section 28.1.106, establishing a weight restriction on a portion of Albion Street, between 15th and 17th Streets.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
990824 2 North Beach SurveyResolutionPassedResolution recognizing the survey "North Beach, San Francisco: an Architectural, Historical Cultural Survey" as a comprehensive record of the historical and architectural resources in North Beach.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991194 1 Public HearingHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed ordinance ordering the vacation of the public street easement over Holland Court northwesterly of Howard Street between 4th Street and 5th Street and a portion of the south side of Minna Street between 4th Street and 5th Street, adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1, and incorporating findings relating to the issuance of a negative declaration.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
991193 2 Street Vacation - Holland Court and a portion of Minna Street to accommodate the proposed expansion of the Moscone Convention Center Project with retail uses at 800-860 Howard St.OrdinancePassedOrdinance ordering the vacation of the public street easement over Holland Court northwesterly of Howard Street between 4th Street and 5th Street and a portion of the south side of Minna Street between 4th Street and 5th Street, adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1, and incorporating findings relating to the issuance of a negative declaration.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991574 1 Public HearingHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed Ordinance amending the Public Works Code by amending Section 184.12, regulating the placement and maintenance of newsracks on public sidewalks, streets and rights-of-way, to provide for prompt administrative and judicial review of decisions to grant, deny or revoke fixed pedestal permits, to clarify the grounds and procedures to grant, deny or revoke fixed pedestal permits, to clarify that free-standing newsracks may continue to be placed on public sidewalks, streets and rights-of-way in areas of the city that are not within fixed pedestal zones and that publications may continue to be distributed by other authorized means within fixed pedestal zones, and to make other miscellaneous technical revisions.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
991317 1 Prompt Review of Fixed Pedestal Permit DenialsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Public Works Code by amending Section 184.12, regulating the placement and maintenance of newsracks on public sidewalks, streets and rights-of-way, to provide for prompt administrative and judicial review of decisions to grant, deny or revoke fixed pedestal permits, to clarify the grounds and procedures to grant, deny or revoke fixed pedestal permits, to clarify that free-standing newsracks may continue to be placed on public sidewalks, streets and rights-of-way in areas of the city that are not within fixed pedestal zones and that publications may continue to be distributed by other authorized means within fixed pedestal zones, and to make other miscellaneous technical revisions.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
991317 2 Prompt Review of Fixed Pedestal Permit DenialsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Public Works Code by amending Section 184.12, regulating the placement and maintenance of newsracks on public sidewalks, streets and rights-of-way, to provide for prompt administrative and judicial review of decisions to grant, deny or revoke fixed pedestal permits, to clarify the grounds and procedures to grant, deny or revoke fixed pedestal permits, to clarify that free-standing newsracks may continue to be placed on public sidewalks, streets and rights-of-way in areas of the city that are not within fixed pedestal zones and that publications may continue to be distributed by other authorized means within fixed pedestal zones, and to make other miscellaneous technical revisions.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
991504 1 Treasure Island Development Authority AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution approving the appointment of Ms. Susan Po-Rufino to the Board of Directors of the Treasure Island Development Authority.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991497 1 Legislative Analyst RequestMotionKilledMotion directing the Board of Supervisors Legislative Analyst to review and compare the proposed ordinance amending Administrative Code by adding Chapter 12.P, Sections 12.P.1 through 12.P.11, inclusive, concerning preferences in the award of city contracts for contractors that provide certain benefits or certain monetary supplements to employees and to employees' spouses and domestic partners, to Chapter 12D, Minority/Women/Local Business Utilization Ordinance, III to ensure that the preferences created by the former do not undermine the goals of the latter.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
991566 1 Legislative Analyst RequestMotionPassedMotion requesting the Office of the Legislative Analyst to review the City's definition of graffiti as it relates to skid marks and review the liability of Michelin/B.F. Goodrich Tires for contributing to unsafe driving and the defacement of public streets.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
991554 1 Excavation Fund Expenditures To Pay For All Costs Associated With The City's Regulation Of ExcavationResolutionPassedResolution ratifying excavation fund expenditures made by the Department of Public Works prior to clarifying additions made in 1998 to the Administrative Code.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991555 1 State Legislation, SB 644, Homeless Adult Education Program FundingResolutionPassedResolution supporting SB 644 (Chesbro), which provides $1,050,000 in funding for the Adult Education for the Homeless consortium, including $100,000 for the San Francisco Episcopal Community Services Skills Center.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991557 1 Port Chicago Disaster of 1944ResolutionPassedResolution urging the Congress and the President of the United States to act to vindicate the sailors unjustly blamed for, and the sailors convicted of mutiny following the Port Chicago Disaster of 1944 and to rectify any mistreatment by the military of those sailors.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991559 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Jonathan J.G. Mahl on being awarded the honor of Eagle Scout.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991565 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.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
991569 1 Final Map, 236 Clara Street, a 6 unit live/work condominium projectMotionPassedMotion approving final map of 236 Clara Street, a Live/Work Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 64 in Assessor's Block No. 3753, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
991570 1 Final Map, 142 Russ Street, a 6 unit live/work condominium projectMotionPassedMotion approving final map of 142 Russ Street, a Live/Work Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lots 80 and 81 in Assessor's Block No. 3731, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
991556 1 San Francisco Bay-Delta EstuariesResolutionPassedResolution identifying and endorsing the essential elements that must be incorporated into future policies and programs undertaken by the joint Federal and State program known as "Cal-Fed" to address the issue of maintaining the biodiversity of San Francisco's Bay-Delta estuary ecosystem.SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA  Action details Not available
991556 1 San Francisco Bay-Delta EstuariesResolutionPassedResolution identifying and endorsing the essential elements that must be incorporated into future policies and programs undertaken by the joint Federal and State program known as "Cal-Fed" to address the issue of maintaining the biodiversity of San Francisco's Bay-Delta estuary ecosystem.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
991556 2 San Francisco Bay-Delta EstuariesResolutionPassedResolution identifying and endorsing the essential elements that must be incorporated into future policies and programs undertaken by the joint Federal and State program known as "Cal-Fed" to address the issue of maintaining the biodiversity of San Francisco's Bay-Delta estuary ecosystem.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
991558 1 Oppose Closure of Mount Zion HospitalResolutionPassedResolution opposing the closure of Mount Zion Hospital and any reduction in services and staff and further pledging appropriate and necessary resources to expedite the continued existence and operation of Mount Zion Hospital and further encouraging the Executive Board of UCSF-Stanford and the University of California Regents to keep Mount Zion open and accessible to residents of the Western Addition and Richmond neighborhoods and further encouraging the efforts of the Executive Board of UCSF-Stanford and the UC Regents to reassess fiscal structure of the merger consider the return of formerly public assets back to the people of San Francisco.SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA  Action details Not available
991558 1 Oppose Closure of Mount Zion HospitalResolutionPassedResolution opposing the closure of Mount Zion Hospital and any reduction in services and staff and further pledging appropriate and necessary resources to expedite the continued existence and operation of Mount Zion Hospital and further encouraging the Executive Board of UCSF-Stanford and the University of California Regents to keep Mount Zion open and accessible to residents of the Western Addition and Richmond neighborhoods and further encouraging the efforts of the Executive Board of UCSF-Stanford and the UC Regents to reassess fiscal structure of the merger consider the return of formerly public assets back to the people of San Francisco.MOTIONPass Action details Not available
991558 1 Oppose Closure of Mount Zion HospitalResolutionPassedResolution opposing the closure of Mount Zion Hospital and any reduction in services and staff and further pledging appropriate and necessary resources to expedite the continued existence and operation of Mount Zion Hospital and further encouraging the Executive Board of UCSF-Stanford and the University of California Regents to keep Mount Zion open and accessible to residents of the Western Addition and Richmond neighborhoods and further encouraging the efforts of the Executive Board of UCSF-Stanford and the UC Regents to reassess fiscal structure of the merger consider the return of formerly public assets back to the people of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991567 1 Waiving Thirty Day RuleMotionKilledMotion suspending Rule 5.43 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 ordinance concerning reporting requirements of City construction contractors and ordinance declaring contractors and subcontractors irresponsible bidders.SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA  Action details Not available
991567 1 Waiving Thirty Day RuleMotionKilledMotion suspending Rule 5.43 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 ordinance concerning reporting requirements of City construction contractors and ordinance declaring contractors and subcontractors irresponsible bidders.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
991412 1 Study of Rent Control Ordinance Socio-Economic Effects; Requiring FindingsOrdinancePassedOrdinance directing the Executive Director of the Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board to obtain a neutral comprehensive fact-based socio-economic study of housing in San Francisco; providing a goal of completing the study within one year; providing that substantive amendments to various housing ordinances and policies must be supported by findings of fact; and, findings in support of this ordinance.   Action details Not available
991413 1 Appropriation, $175,000, Rent Arbitration Board Fact-Based Socio Economic StudyOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $175,000, from General Fund Reserve to the Rent and Arbitration Board to fund a neutral, comprehensive, fact-based socio-economic study of housing in San Francisco, for fiscal year 1999-2000, placing $175,000 on reserve.   Action details Not available
991425 2 Notice to Recycling CompaniesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Building Code Section 106.3.2.3.2 to provide notice of applications for and issuance of demolition permits to recycling companies upon their payment of a specified fee.   Action details Not available
991547 2 Administrative Code Revision - Chapter 10DOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code by repealing Sections 10D.1 through 10D.6, regarding authorization expiring in 1986 for reparations to Japanese-American City employees forcibly relocated during World War II.   Action details Not available
991549 2 Administrative Code Revision - Chapter 12OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code by repealing Sections 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, and 12.7 regarding 1985 contract authorization for temporary City oversight of accounting, budgetary, and reporting procedures at the Housing Authority.   Action details Not available
991585 1 Zoning, Conditional Use Authorization in Neighborhood Commercial DistrictsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Planning Code Section 303 to require additional considerations for conditional uses in locations in neighborhood commercial districts in which the use size for the proposed location exceeds the limitations contained in Section 121.2, including considerations of the intensity of activity in the district, service to the neighborhood, and respect for the scale of development in the district.   Action details Not available
991586 1 Zoning, North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District, Nonresidential Use SizeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Planning Code Sections 178 and 186.1 to require uses that exceed specified use size provisions in the North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District to obtain conditional use authorization prior to a change in use and to reduce the period of abandonment for conditional and nonconforming uses in this district from three (3) years to 18 (eighteen) months; by amending Section 121.2 to reduce the size limit of nonresidential uses located in this district to two thousand (2000) square feet for conditional use authorization and four thousand (4000) square feet for the maximum size; and by amending Section 722.21 in the North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District Zoning Control Table to reflect the use size modifications.   Action details Not available
991587 1 Horse drawn vehicle legislation amendment to provide additional safeguards and protections for the use of horse-drawn vehicle animalsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Police Code Article 7.1, Section 500.3 to change the exceptions to the permitting requirements of this article; by amending Section 501 to change the definition of qualified veterinarian and to add definitions for mechanical evaluator, qualified trainer and special event; by amending Section 502 to set forth some of the criteria the Chief of Police will consider in approving a "stand"; by amending Section 502.5 to refer to the proper code section setting forth license and permit fees; by amending Section 505 to allow animal control officers to review permits, licenses and other information, to make exception for minimum number of days of operation due to weather conditions, to change the advance notice requirements for special events, and to change the locations in which horse-drawn vehicles may load and unload passengers; by amending Section 506 to allow advertising on horse-drawn vehicles; and by amending Section 507 to provide for animal care and control to receive animal fitness reports, inspect horse-drawn vehicle animals and to approve the equipment used on t   Action details Not available
991588 1 Carriage horses retired from serviceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Police Code Section 507.1 which establishes a policy of the City and County of San Francisco requiring that horses retired from service by carriage owners be treated humanely.   Action details Not available
991589 1 Posted warning signs of gasoline that does not comply with clean air standardsOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Health Code by adding Sections 265A through 265A.5 requiring the posting of warning signs at each retail gasoline dispenser that contains gasoline that does not comply with California's clean air standards.   Action details Not available
991590 1 Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, Farebox Revenue Bonds to finance the costs of capital improvement projects Caltrain commuter rail serviceResolutionFiledResolution authorizing the issuance and sale by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board of farebox revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $4,500,000 and the issuance of grant anticipation notes in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $123,500,000.   Action details Not available
991591 1 Caltrain Bicycle Station, Fourth and King StreetsResolutionPassedResolution urging the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board to plan and seek appropriate funding for a bicycle station to be located at the San Francisco Caltrain Station at Fourth and King Streets.   Action details Not available
991592 1 Project Impact will create a single process through which juvenile offenders with emotional disabilities will be identified, assessed, and supported through a continuum of flexible wraparound servicesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor's Criminal Justice Council to retroactively accept and expend $5,985,347 from the State Board of Corrections under the Juvenile Crime Enforcement Accountability Challenge Grant II (JCE&ACG) program to continue to implement the local action plan that addresses the needs of youth who are involved in the juvenile justice system.   Action details Not available
991593 1 Single Family Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds, Drawdown Series 1999ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the issuance, sale and delivery of City and County of San Francisco Single Family Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds, Drawdown Series 1999, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000; authorizing the execution and delivery of a trust indenture and a purchase contract; providing for the execution of documents in connection therewith and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith.   Action details Not available
991416 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Rev. Cecil Williams, Janice Mirikitani and the Board of Directors of Glide Housing, Inc. on the opening of the Cecil Williams Glide Community House.   Action details Not available
991594 1 Hate-Motivated Violence in Los AngelesResolutionPassedResolution condemning that hate-motivated violence in Los Angeles and urging all Americans to value and respect diversity.   Action details Not available
991595 1 Small Business PolicyResolutionPassedResolution establishing a policy to involve the Small Business Commission on policy issues of significance to the small business community in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
991596 1 Environmental Study for FerriesResolutionFiledResolution urging appropriate State agencies to conduct extensive environmental studies prior to drastically increasing the number of ferries traversing the San Francisco Bay and entering and leaving our ports.   Action details Not available
991597 1 State Legislation, SB 123, Anti-Competitive Gas PricingResolutionPassedResolution urging the California Legislature to pass SB 123 (Peace) prohibiting refiners, distributors, manufacturers or transporters of motor vehicle fuels from discriminating in price between different purchasers, and supporting the efforts of United States Senator Barbara Boxer and California Attorney General Bill Lockyer to investigate anti-competitive gasoline pricing practices.   Action details Not available
991598 1 Farm labor vehicles to be equipped with seat beltsResolutionPassedResolution urging the California Senate and Assembly to support Assemblyman Dean Florez's (D-Shafter) legislation requiring farm labor vehicles to be equipped with seat belts and further to offer condolences to the families of the deceased farm laborers.   Action details Not available
991599 1 Paul Scofield's Mural, A Leap of CompassionResolutionPassedResolution opposing the removal and destruction of Paul Scofield's mural titled "A Leap of Compassion" located on 665 Eddy Street and further urging Citi Properties to allow the mural to remain at its present location or permit enough time for the replication and relocation of the mural to a more suitable location.   Action details Not available
991600 1 Jesus Campusano's Lilli Ann MuralResolutionPassedResolution urging the Robert J. Cort Family Trust and the Campusano Family to enter into negotiations so that the Lilli Ann Mural can be preserved in a timely and expedient manner and further urging the Mayor's Office to investigate mechanisms to enable the City to post an $80,000 Bond so the restoration efforts of Jesus Campusano's "Lilli Ann Mural" can be initiated.   Action details Not available
991601 1 State Legislation, SB 1110, Rigid Plastic PackagingResolutionPassedResolution endorsing Senate Bill 1110 and urging the Legislature and Governor to take all action necessary to pass the bill into law.   Action details Not available
991602 1 State Legislation, SB 332, Bottle Bill AmendmentResolutionPassedResolution supporting Senate Bill 332, which revises the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act (commonly referred to as the "Bottle Bill").   Action details Not available
991603 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the parishioners of the Committee to Save Saint Brigid Church in San Francisco, California for their service and efforts to preserve the architecture and cultural history of Saint Brigid Church, and to make the neighborhood in which it stands a better, cleaner, and safer place by its preservation.   Action details Not available
991604 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending San Francisco State University's achievement in securing the prestigious Chang Dai-Chien in California art exhibit and commending the World Journal on the occasion of its special commemorative edition honoring the exhibit.   Action details Not available
991605 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the Street Sheet newspaper on their ten year anniversary.   Action details Not available
991606 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Dr. Edgar Wayburn for his conservation efforts.   Action details Not available
991607 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming August 14, 1999, "Cannabis Helping to Alleviate Medical Problems (C.H.A.M.P.) Day" in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
991414 1 Crimes in Western AdditionHearingFiledHearing concerning violence and crime in the Western Addition and what steps can be taken to improve public safety.   Action details Not available
991608 1 Parking and Transportation for Jurors Serving in the South of Market AreaHearingFiledHearing to consider expanding parking opportunities and subsidized transportation for jurors serving in the South of Market area.   Action details Not available
991609 1 Tire SlashingHearingFiledHearing to consider the recent episodes of tire slashing in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
991610 1 New Year's Eve 1999 Events in San FranciscoHearingFiledHearing to consider what major events are planned for New Year's Eve/Millennium celebrations in San Francisco and what precautions the Police Department and other City departments are taking to ensure the safety and well being of people participating in these events.   Action details Not available
991611 1 Mission Rock Homeless Shelter RelocationHearingFiledHearing to consider the feasibility of the proposed relocation of the Mission Rock homeless shelter to 20th Street and Illinois Street.   Action details Not available
991612 1 Federal Bureau of Investigation's Probe of Awarding of City Contracts to Minority Owned BusinessesHearingFiledHearing to consider the Federal Bureau of Investigation's probe of awarding City contracts to minority owned businesses.   Action details Not available
991613 1 Department of Building Inspection Enforcement of Contractors that Violate Safety PrecautionsHearingFiledHearing to consider the progress of the development of an enforcement protocol by the Department of Building Inspection for contractors that violate safety precautions when removing lead from buildings and to determine the fiscal impact of fines not collected.   Action details Not available
991614 1 Planning for Future Housing and Transportation NeedsHearingFiledHearing to consider the need for a comprehensive City planning process that would project and document future job and population growth in the City; estimate demand for housing, transportation and services that will be generated by future growth; and identify City resources available to accommodate future housing, transportation and service needs.   Action details Not available
991615 1 Lead Paint Exterior Work Practices Disciplinary ProcessHearingFiledHearing to consider the Department of Building Inspection's progress in establishing a disciplinary process for violators of the 1997 lead paint exterior work practices ordinance (Ordinance No. 446-97).   Action details Not available
991407 1 Rebuttal ArgumentMotionPassedMotion authorizing a rebuttal to opponent’s ballot argument against Proposition A, a bond measure regarding Laguna Honda Hospital.   Action details Not available
991408 1 Rebuttal ArgumentMotionPassedMotion authorizing a rebuttal to opponent’s ballot argument against Proposition E, a charter amendment regarding Municipal Railway.   Action details Not available
991409 1 Rebuttal ArgumentMotionPassedMotion authorizing a rebuttal to opponent’s ballot argument against Proposition C, a charter amendment regarding district boundaries of the Sixth and Eleventh Districts.   Action details Not available
991410 1 Rebuttal ArgumentMotionPassedMotion authorizing a rebuttal to opponent’s ballot argument against Proposition D, a charter amendment regarding catastrophic sick leave program.   Action details Not available
991411 1 Rebuttal ArgumentMotionPassedMotion authorizing a rebuttal to opponent’s ballot argument against Proposition B, a charter amendment regarding retirement benefits, safety employees.   Action details Not available
991616 1 Golden Gate Yacht Club Financial Audit by Budget AnalystMotionFiledMotion moving that a financial audit of the Golden Gate Yacht Club's gross receipts for the years 1993 through 1998 be performed by Harvey Rose Accountancy Corporation, and that this audit be given priority on the audit workplan.   Action details Not available
991541 1 Settlement: Rita Swann, et. al.,v. CCSF, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Rita Swann, et al. against the City and County of San Francisco by payment of $120,000.   Action details Not available
991573 1 Appropriation of Bond funds for construction projects at the Community College DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $20,460,150, San Francisco Community College District, of Educational Facility Bond proceeds for the acquisition and construction of educational facilities (buildings, structures and improvements) for fiscal year 1999-2000.   Action details Not available
991568 1 Revocable Permit, Moscone Center Expansion Project ConstructionResolutionPassedResolution granting revocable permission to Moscone Center Expansion Project to temporarily close and occupy the south sidewalk and a portion of the street area on Minna Street to 505 feet west of 4th Street, north side of Howard Street from 4th Street to 5th Street, during construction operations for the Moscone Center Expansion Project.   Action details Not available
991571 1 Revocable sidewalk encroachment permit on bus bulbs to be constructed by MUNI for the purpose of installing and maintaining nine (9) works of art by Brian GogginResolutionPassedResolution granting revocable permission to the San Francisco Art Commission to install works of art by Brian Goggin in the paving surface of bus bulbs to be constructed by MUNI on the northerly and southerly sides of Mission Street between Precita Avenue and Cortland Avenue and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
991572 1 Revocable Permit granted to Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory to install underground telecommunications system at La Salle/De Paul campuses to improve telephone, public address system, internet access, security system and emergency preparednessResolutionPassedResolution granting revocable permission to Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory to install four (4) 4-inch communication conduits and three (3) pull boxes with a bolt cover for state-of-the-art communications system, from La Salle campus to De Paul campus school buildings at the Ellis Street frontage of 1055 and 1100 Ellis Street (Block 737, Lot 1) and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available