Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/25/1999 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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991757 1 Vacation of portion of Dow Place to be used for fire truck turnaround, open space/parking in connection with residential project being developed by adjacent property owner, 77 Dow Place Lofts, LLCOrdinancePassedOrdinance ordering the summary street vacation of a portion of the western end of Dow Place; adopting findings pursuant to the California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 4, Sections 8330 Et Seq. (Public Streets, Highways, and Service Easement Law, Summary Vacation); and adopting findings of conformity with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
991758 1 Proposed sale of portion of Dow Place to 77 Dow Place Lofts, LLC at a fair market value of approximately $247,000.00OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the sale of property, a portion of western end of Dow Place, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
991828 2 Government Funding, Gift to City of Taipei to fund earthquake relief effortsOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $250,000 from the General Fund Reserve for an emergency gift to the City of Taipei to fund earthquake relief efforts, including $200,000 in unrestricted funding and $50,000 in funding for children's services, through the Office of the Mayor, for fiscal year 1999-2000.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
991880 1 Government Funding, State Relief FundsOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $3,101,242 in state relief funds for local governments to offset a shortfall in the state allocation of tobacco tax fund revenues to San Francisco and to provide funding for the California Healthcare for Indigents Program, at the Department of Public Health, for fiscal year 1999-2000.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991860 1 Extension and modification of PTC/Municipal Railway Lease at 23rd and Illinois Streets for storage of street cars, materials and equipment at a monthly rate of $31,800ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing an extension and modification of an existing lease of real property at Twenty Third and Illinois Streets for the Public Transportation Commission, Municipal Railway.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991908 1 State Grant to fund a Spousal Abuser Prosecution Program which assists the District Attorney's Office in prosecuting domestic violence offensesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing retroactively the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to apply for, accept and expend funds in the amount granted by the California Department of Justice for a project entitled "Spousal Abuser Prosecution Program" for the twelve months of a given fiscal year, and waiving applicable indirect costs due to funding constraints.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991909 1 Accept and expend Federal grant funds for the Pioneer Park Project, including wheelchair access to Coit Tower and other improvementsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Public Works to accept and expend $350,000 in Federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA21) funds granted through the Transportation for Livable Communities Program of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the Pioneer Park Project with the required local matching funds of $40,250.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991910 1 Accept and expend grant funds for a project to process eligibility determinations and claims submitted under the District Attorney's Victim and Witness Assistance ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the District Attorney to retroactively contract for, accept and expend funds in the amount of $549,530, and waive indirect costs due to funding constraints, which have been allocated from the State Board of Control Victims of Crime Program, an agent of the State of California, for a project entitled "Joint Powers Agreement with Victim and Witness Assistance Program" for the twelve month period of July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991759 1 State Grant: AIDS Drug Assistance ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention Division, to accept retroactively and expend a grant in the amount of $171,002 from the State Office of AIDS, for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program and to enter into an agreement which does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses; waiving indirect costs and providing for ratification of action previously taken.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991765 2 State Grant: Y2K Hazardous Materials ProjectResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention Division, to accept and expend retroactively grant funds in the amount of $46,816 from the Office of Emergency Services for the Y2K Hazardous Materials Project and to enter into an agreement which does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses; waiving indirect costs and providing for ratification of action previously taken.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991767 1 Private Grant: Universitywide AIDS Research ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention Division, to accept retroactively and expend a grant in the amount of $145,421 from the University of California Universitywide AIDS Research Program (UARP) and to enter into an agreement which includes rights in data clauses and does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses; providing for ratification of action previously taken.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
990406 2 Third Assessment Appeals BoardOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Sections 2B.1 through 2B.7 and 2B.13 to create a third Assessment Appeals Board and to make nonsubstantive clarifying revisions.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
980985 3 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing one member to the Hazardous Materials Advisory Committee.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991858 1 Appointment, San Francisco Health AuthorityResolutionPassedResolution appointing Nathan Nayman and Frederick Hobson to serve as Governing Body Members of the San Francisco Health Authority.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991956 1 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing two members to the Park and Open Space Advisory Committee.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991957 1 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing one member to the Hazardous Materials Advisory Committee.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991958 1 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing one member to the Bicycle Advisory Committee.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991326 1 Discrimination Against Iranian Americans in City Contracting and Amending the Definition to include Iranian Americans with Arab AmericansOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code by amending Sections 12D.A2 and 12D.A5 thereof, to amend Board findings regarding discrimination against Iranian Americans in city contracting, and to amend the definition of the terms "minority", "minorities", or "minority person" to group Iranian Americans with Arab Americans.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
991587 2 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 tFINALLY PASSEDPass 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.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
991645 4 Administrative Code Revision, Chapter 6OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Chapter 6 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to delete out-dated references and obsolete provisions; to re-organize, re-number and consolidate existing provisions for a revised Chapter 6, to add provisions defining terms relevant to public works contracting; to add provisions clarifying the requirements and procedures for competitive bidding and the award of public work and related temporary professional service contracts; to increase the threshold for competitive bidding and award of public work contracts to $100,000; to revise the procedures for and increase to $250,000 emergency contracting authority; to add new procedures for job order contracts, as needed contracts, elevator, escalator and fire alarm service contracts and convention facility public work contracts; to clarify penalties and procedures for violations of Chapter 6 and the submission of false claims.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
991683 2 Fire CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance re-enacting the 1998 San Francisco Fire Code on a permanent basis with modification that Section 7701.7.1, relating to the manufacture, assembly and testing of explosive materials be readopted; reaffirming endorsement of San Francisco amendments and findings of local conditions.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
991861 2 Appropriating State and Federal funds to expand child welfare services, food stamp program and to provide aid payments for the Cash Assistance Program for ImmigrantsOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating retroactively, $8,556,104 of State and Federal Revenues to fund augmentation of Child Welfare Services, aid payments for the Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI), expand food stamps outreach and eligibility determination and create 19.5 positions at the Department of Human Services, and adjust revenue appropriations as necessary, for fiscal year 1999-2000.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991862 1 Salary Ordinance Amendment, Dept. of Human ServicesOrdinanceMayors OfficeOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 209-99 (Annual Salary Ordinance, 1999/2000), reflecting the creation of 19.5 positions at the Department of Human Services.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991712 1 Amendment(s) to the architectural and engineering agreement for the Moscone Center Expansion ProjectResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Administrative Services to execute amendment(s) to design agreement increasing the agreement sum from $9,526,326.38 to $14,026,326.38.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991769 2 Recreation and Park Department BondsResolutionPassedResolution determining and declaring that the public interest and necessity demand municipal improvements consisting of the acquisition, rehabilitation, renovation, improvement, construction or reconstruction by the City and County of San Francisco of parks and recreation facilities and properties, and all other works, property and structures necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes, that the estimated cost of $110,000,000 for said municipal improvements is and will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue of said City and County and will require the incurring of a bonded indebtedness; finding the proposed project is in conformity with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and with the General Plan consistency requirement of Administrative Code Section 2A.53.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991770 2 California Academy of Science BondsResolutionPassedResolution determining and declaring that the public interest and necessity demand municipal improvements consisting of the acquisition, rehabilitation, renovation, improvement, construction or reconstruction by the City and County of San Francisco of the California Academy of Sciences, and all other works, property and structures necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes, that the estimated cost of $87,445,000 for said municipal improvements is and will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue of said City and County and will require the incurring of a bonded indebtedness; finding the proposed project is in conformity with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and with the General Plan consistency requirement of Administrative Code Section 2A.53.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991873 1 Landmark designation of the Madame C. J. Walker Home for Girls and Women, located at 2066 Pine Street in Lot 8 of Assessor's Block 651, as City Landmark No. 211OrdinancePassedOrdinance designating the Madame C. J. Walker Home for Girls and Women, as Landmark No. 211 pursuant to Article 10, Sections 1004 and 100.4 of the Planning Code.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
991550 2 Use of the Public Access ChannelResolutionFiledResolution designating the public access channel for exclusive public access use; directing the cable operator to remove the Califoria Channel (State Legislature) and the Kaleidoscope Channel (commercial programming directed to the disabled community) from the public access channel effective December 1, 1999; and urging the Department of Telecommunications and Information Services (DTIS) to work with the cable operator to schedule California Channel programming on the government cable access Channel 54 or another channel on the cable system.RE-REFERREDPass Action details Not available
991806 3 RCN Telecom Services of California's Cable Franchise ApplicationResolutionPassedResolution authorizing and urging the Department of Telecommunications and Information Services (DTIS) to request and review information from RCN Telecom Services of California, Inc. (RCN) necessary to complete its franchise application review or as may be required pursuant to State,federal or local law including but not limited to the San Francisco Administrative Code and California Government Code; urging DTIS to prepare an ordinance proposing revisions to the Administrative Code provisions regarding the issuance of cable franchises for the Board's consideration; urging DTIS to notify RCN of the proposal to update the Administrative Code; urging the Telecommunication Commission to hold a public hearing regarding the possible terms and conditions of an RCN Franchise that would best serve community needs; urging DTIS to solicit input from other City departments regarding appropriate terms and conditions of an RCN Franchise that would best meet City government and community needs; urging DTIS and the Telecommunication Commission to report their findings to the Board; finding that nothAMENDEDPass Action details Not available
991806 4 RCN Telecom Services of California's Cable Franchise ApplicationResolutionPassedResolution authorizing and urging the Department of Telecommunications and Information Services (DTIS) to request and review information from RCN Telecom Services of California, Inc. (RCN) necessary to complete its franchise application review or as may be required pursuant to State,federal or local law including but not limited to the San Francisco Administrative Code and California Government Code; urging DTIS to prepare an ordinance proposing revisions to the Administrative Code provisions regarding the issuance of cable franchises for the Board's consideration; urging DTIS to notify RCN of the proposal to update the Administrative Code; urging the Telecommunication Commission to hold a public hearing regarding the possible terms and conditions of an RCN Franchise that would best serve community needs; urging DTIS to solicit input from other City departments regarding appropriate terms and conditions of an RCN Franchise that would best meet City government and community needs; urging DTIS and the Telecommunication Commission to report their findings to the Board; finding that nothADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
991117 2 Board Off Site Meeting, December 6, 1999MotionPassedMotion moving to have the December 6, 1999 meeting of the Board of Supervisors convened at Herbert Hoover Middle School located at 2290 14th Avenue in the West Portal/Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco at 6:00 p.m.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
991916 1 City MessageReportFiledMayor's Annual State of the City Message.FILED  Action details Not available
991989 1 Legislative Analyst RequestMotionPassedMotion requesting the Legislative Analyst to determine what cities have rent control, and what is the link to the population and vacancy ratios? How many such studies have been done, and what have they revealed? How much have they cost? What data were used and what other sources of data are available?.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
991971 1 Knight InitiativeResolutionPassedResolution urging the Archdiocese of San Francisco and other California archdioceses to withdraw financial contributions in support of the Knight Initiative and further encouraging the Archdiocese to pastor to their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender parishioners.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991972 1 Public Works Initiative, March 2000ResolutionPassedResolution opposing the Public Works Initiative proposed for the statewide ballot in March, 2000.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991974 1 Tolling Agreement with Regents of the University of California (Water and Wastewater Rates)ResolutionPassedResolution approving tolling agreement with Regents of the University of California.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991975 1 Domestic Violence Prevention FrameworkResolutionPassedResolution recognizing the San Francisco Collaborative organized to prevent abuse and its participating agencies: Men Overcoming Violence, San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation and the Health Promotion Section of the Department of Public Health, for their efforts to further community based prevention of intimate partner violence through their Domestic Violence Prevention Framework.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991976 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming October 24, 1999 as "Tune In to KPFA Day" and further urging the Pacifica Foundation to restore democratic control of KPFA Radio to KPFA staff and its listeners.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991977 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming October 23, 1999, Sara Ishikawa Day in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991978 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Blanche Richardson in recognition of her contributions to the literary community.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991979 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution recognizing Dr. and Mrs. Victor L. Medearis and the Double Rock Baptist Church in recognition of the 50th Pastoral Anniversary.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991980 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the Reverend Jeff R. Johnson for outstanding service as pastor of First United Lutheran Church and wishing him well in his new role as Pastor of University Lutheran Church in Berkeley.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991981 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the Filipino Architects, Contractors, and Engineers on the occasion of their 10th Anniversary dinner and declaring October 15, 1999 to be 'Filipino Architects, Contractors, and Engineers Day" in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991982 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Manny and Lillie Wong, and Tiger and Jean Wong on the occasion of the reopening of the Sam Wong Hotel and declaring October 16, 1999 to be "Sam Wong Hotel Day" in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
991985 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
991986 1 Final map of 1095 Natoma Street for an 8 unit condominium projectMotionPassedMotion approving final map of 1095 Natoma Street, a Residential Condominium Project, being a merger and a resubdivision of Lots 46 and 47 in Assessor’s Block No. 3511, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
991990 1 Final Map of 1415 Indiana Street, an 18 unit new live/work condominium projectMotionPassedMotion approving final map of 1415 Indiana Street, a Live/Work Condominium Project, being a resubdivision of Lot 17 in Assessor's Block No. 4293, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
991992 1 Suspend 30 Day Rule - Repetitive Ballot InitiativesMotionPassedMotion 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, proposed Charter amendment that would increase the number of required signatures to place repetitive initiatives on the ballot.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
991999 1 Underground District No. 354OrdinancePassedOrdinance creating Underground District No. 354 in the Oakdale, Palou and Newcomb area.   Action details Not available
992000 1 Integrated Pest Management ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Sections 39.2, 39.5, 39.6, 39.7 and 39.8 which established the Integrated Pest Management program to exclude antimicrobial agents from coverage under the chapter; to revise posting, notification, record keeping and reporting requirements; and to clarify exemptions, including exemptions for reduced risk pesticides and to add exemptions.   Action details Not available
991585 2 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 2 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
992001 1 Recreation and Parks Bond Special ElectionOrdinancePassedOrdinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco on Tuesday, March 7, 2000, for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the City and County a proposition to incur the following bonded debt of the City and County: one hundred ten million dollars ($110,000,000) for the acquisition, construction and reconstruction of certain improvements to Recreation and Park facilities; finding that the estimated costs of such proposed project is and will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue of the City and County and will require expenditures greater than the amount allowed therefor by the annual tax levy; reciting the estimated cost of such proposed projects; waiving certain requirements of Section 2.31 of the San Francisco Administrative Code relating to the introduction of public interest and necessity resolution; fixing the date of election and the manner of holding such election and the procedure for voting for or against the proposition; fixing the maximum rate of interest on such bonds and providing fo   Action details Not available
991882 2 Marina Yacht Harbor Project PositionResolutionPassedResolution urging the Department of Public Works acting in consultation with the Recreation and Park Department to identify and contract with a project point person who will be principally responsible for execution of various Marina Yacht Harbor projects; urging the Recreation and Park Department to defray the cost of this undertaking with monies from the Marina Yacht Harbor Fund; urging the Recreation and Park Commission to approve this plan; and further urging the Recreation and Park Department to appoint a Harbor Master with all due haste.   Action details Not available
992002 1 Social Services Master Planning ProcessResolutionFiledResolution urging the Planning Department, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Public Health, and other City departments to develop a map that showing the concentration of existing social services in city neighborhoods; to catalog city-owned property that may be appropriate for future siting of such services; to catalog the distribution of client populations citywide; to study the feasibility of starting a long range planning process for the siting of social services that includes extensive neighborhood input, meets the needs of city residents and provides more equitable distribution of services among neighborhoods; and to recommend to the Board of Supervisors by March 1, 2000 measures to implement such a social services planning process.   Action details Not available
992003 1 San Francisco Chronicle Proposed Sale InvestigationResolutionPassedResolution urging the Attorney General of California, based on the precedent established in the State of Hawaii, to investigate the proposed sale of the San Francisco Chronicle to the Hearst Corporation and potential violations of the Federal anti trust laws and violation of the National Newspaper Preservation Act and further urging the San Francisco District Attorney to conduct a similar investigation.   Action details Not available
992005 1 Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund (AB 1661, SB 711)ResolutionPassedResolution specifying the amount of ad valorem property tax revenue shifted from each local agency within the City and County to the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund established by state law in the City and County and agreeing to conditions imposed by the State for allocation to the City and County of certain state funds.   Action details Not available
992006 1 Six month option to lease Fire Department property at 2350 19th Avenue to San Francisco Resource CenterResolutionPassedResolution granting an option to lease certain City property under the purview of the Fire Commission to a nonprofit agency.   Action details Not available
992004 1 America Online PoliciesResolutionPassedResolution urging America Online (AOL) to create a standards sensitive to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and to end their practice of censoring gay content much more frequently than content that includes profanities, sexual content or hate speech by non-gay members.   Action details Not available
992007 1 Grant funds for clean fuel vehicle incentive programResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Administrative Services to accept and expend $120,000 from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's Transportation Fund for Clean Air; and authorizing the Director of Administrative Services to accept and expend funds in future years through this program.   Action details Not available
992008 1 Mary Li Trust FundResolutionPassedResolution extending condolences and sympathy to the family of Mary Li, a 13-year old girl who was killed in the crosswalk of Bayshore Boulevard on October 22, 1999 and requesting the City and County of San Francisco to establish a trust fund for the family of Mary Li.   Action details Not available
992009 1 Mary Li automobile accident police investigationResolutionPassedResolution urging a full police investigation into the cause of the automobile accident that killed 13 year old pedestrian Mary Li in the crosswalk of Bayshore Boulevard on October 22, 1999; requesting a police report by October 29, 1999; and urging the District Attorney to prosecute the driver of the vehicle that killed Mary Li to the fullest extent of the law.   Action details Not available
992010 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the late Charles "Carl" Lutz for rescuing, saving 62,000 Jewish lives from extermination by the Nazis between 1942 and 1945 and further honoring the memory this great soul for his courageous, compassionate and exemplary actions in a time of unprecedented crisis of depravity, inhumanity and social and political turmoil in world history and further praising this extraordinary human being as a role model of a world citizen who exemplified, keen intelligence and resourcefulness combined with overflowing compassion and love for fellow human beings in the face of depraved and brutal Nazi state machinery and displayed tenacious will and courage in risking his own and his family's life to rescue his fellow human beings from imminent torture, terror and death.   Action details Not available
992011 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the Names Project Foundation for the first major Bay Area display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in over a decade and for their ongoing commitment to remembering those who have been lost to this disease as well as for promoting awareness, compassion and prevention in the struggle to end AIDS.   Action details Not available
992012 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming Friday, October 29, 1999 as Drug Education Day in honor of the "Just Say Know: New Directions in Drug Education" conference.   Action details Not available
992013 1 New Year's Eve Celebration at Golden Gate BridgeHearingFiledHearing on potential environmental impacts of the proposed New Year's Eve celebration at Golden Gate Bridge, including Crissy Field and surrounding areas.   Action details Not available
992014 1 Police Transgender Sensitivity TrainingHearingFiledHearing to consider police sensitivity training regarding the transgender community for all members of the Police and Sheriff's Departments (in addition to recruits) and the establishment of transgender protocols for the San Francisco Police and Sheriff's Departments.   Action details Not available
992015 1 Family Child Care ProvidersHearingFiledHearing to consider issues faced by San Francisco Family Child Care providers, including receiving referrals from the San Francisco resource and referral agencies, receiving funds for facilities upgrades and receiving professional/business development assistance.   Action details Not available
992016 1 Third Street Corridor DevelopmentHearingFiledHearing to consider Planning Department's planning efforts for development along the Third Street Light Rail corridor including high density residential development, commercial development and any changes in utilization of existing industrial space.   Action details Not available
991950 1 Parking Regulations, portion of South Van Ness AvenueOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Traffic Code by adding Section 32.6.27 regarding parking regulations on a portion of South Van Ness Avenue (east side of South Van Ness Avenue, from 12th Street to 110 feet southerly, from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday).   Action details Not available
991951 1 Settlement of Lawsuit, Ideal Paint Co., Inc. vs. CCSF, and Consolidated ActionsOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the settlement of the litigation between the City and County of San Francisco ("City") and John Shimmick Construction, Inc./Obayashi, Joint Venture, and Foundation Constructors, Inc. (collectively referred to as "Shimmick") in the lawsuits consolidated under Ideal Paint Co., Inc. vs. City and County of San Francisco, and Consolidated Actions.   Action details Not available
991953 1 Conditional Use AbatementOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Part II, Chapter II, of the San Francisco Municipal Code ("Planning Code") by amending Section 303 thereof to clarify the appeal delay in the effective date of a conditional use approval and to provide a process for abating conditional uses which violate their conditions of approval or become a public nuisance, which would involve a public hearing with appeals to consider revoking the conditional use permit, modifying conditions of approval or taking other abatement action.   Action details Not available
991947 1 Accepting gift of law books with an estimated value of $7,608 for the City Attorney's Office from the former law office Bronson, Bronson & McKinnonResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the City Attorney's Office to accept a gift from the former law office of Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon of law books for the library in the City Attorney's Office.   Action details Not available
991988 1 Authorizing DPH to enter into an agreement with the Regents of the University of California, Univesitywide AIDS research programResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Health Promotion and Prevention, to enter retroactively into a subcontract agreement in the amount of $31,950 with the Regents of the University of California San Francisco, the primary contractor, to provide evaluation of the Youth United Through Health Education (Yuthe) Program, which includes a rights in data clause and which does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses; providing for ratification of action previously taken.   Action details Not available
991993 1 Federal Grant to fund a feasibility study of physician prescription of methadoneResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention, Community Substance Abuse Services, to accept retroactively and expend a grant in the amount of $100,000 from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA), for a methadone by physician prescription feasibility study and to enter into an agreement which does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses; providing for ratification of action previously taken.   Action details Not available
991994 1 Authorizing DPH to enter into a subcontract agreement with the Regents of the University of California to provide home safety services to San Francisco seniorsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Health Promotion and Prevention, to enter retroactively into a subcontract agreement in the amount of $66,134 with the Regents of the University of California, the primary contractor, to provide home safety services to San Francisco seniors, which does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses; providing for ratification of action previously taken.   Action details Not available