Details Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 3/6/2000 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 Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Attachments: Meeting Items (64) 64 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: Legislation only Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Agenda # Name Type Status Title Action Result Action Details Video 000237 1   Private grant for a community planning process to develop a strategic plan for substance abuse services in San Francisco Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention Division, Community Substance Abuse Services, to accept retroactively and expend grant funds of $60,000 from the San Francisco Foundation for a Community Planning Process and to enter into an agreement which includes an indemnification clause and does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses; providing for ratification of action previously taken; waiving indirect costs. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 000349 1   Appointment Resolution Passed Resolution appointing one member to the Veterans Affairs Commission. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 992281 3   Subdivision Code, Conversion Ordinance Filed Ordinance amending Subdivision Code Articles 1, 2, 3 and 9, by amending Sections 1302, 1308, 1388, and 1396, and by adding Section 1316, to prohibit tenancies-in-common where an exclusive right of occupancy exists but is not specified in the deed, to amend the annual condominium conversion requirements pertaining to tenants and owner occupants, to amend the definition of tenant, to exempt certain tenancies-in-common from the annual limit on condominium conversions, to create a special lottery process for purchasing tenants; and to amend other definitions to implement these measures. CONTINUED ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 000087 1   CEQA Findings - San Bruno Jail No. 3 Replacement Project Resolution Passed Resolution endorsing the Planning Commission's certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report and adopting environmental findings (and a statement of overriding considerations) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and State Guidelines in connection with the approval of a design-build/finance contract and various other approvals related to the County Jail No. 3 replacement project. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 000088 2   County Jail No. 3 Replacement Project Ordinance Passed Ordinance authorizing the Sheriff's Department, the Department of Public Works, the City Architect, the City Attorney's Office and the Mayor's Office of Public Finance to negotiate a design-build contract with Prison Realty Trust for the County Jail No. 3 replacement project; subject to further Board of Supervisors approval. PASSED, ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 000244 2   Appropriating $1,788,089, Department of Elections, to off-set cost of 1999 December run-off, and to update voter files Ordinance Passed Ordinance appropriating $1,788,089 ($1,606,602 from the General Fund Reserve and $181,487 from various governmental revenues) for salaries, fringe benefits, other current expenses, materials and suplies, and equipment for the Department of Elections for Fiscal Year 1999-2000. PASSED, ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 000272 2   Appropriating $600,000 for the clean-up project to remove 2,000 tons of contaminated debris from the 17 acres of PUC-Water Department bayside property leased to Peninsula Sportman's Club Ordinance Passed Ordinance appropriating $600,000 of Water Fund balance to fund initial clean-up activities of San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Bayside property located west of the Dumbarton Bridge, for fiscal year 1999-2000; placing $505,368 on reserve. PASSED, ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 000271 2   Appropriating $508,000, Trial Court, to pay for increased costs of indigent defense in adult criminal and juvenile delinquency cases Ordinance Passed Ordinance appropriating $508,000 from the General Fund Reserve to fund the increased costs of indigent defense in adult criminal and juvenile delinquency cases for the trial court for Fiscal Year 1999-2000, providing for ratification of action previously taken, placing $254,000 on reserve. PASSED, ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 000273 1   Appropriating $507,025 for the 1999-2000 Joint Powers Board Caltrain Capital Plan Ordinance Passed Ordinance appropriating $507,025 to General City Responsibility, payments to other governments, and rescinding $507,025 from lease-purchase, to provide funds for San Francisco's share of the capital improvement budget at the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, for fiscal year 1999-2000. PASSED, ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 000275 1   Establishing monthly contribution to Health Service Trust Fund by City and County, Unified School District, and Community College District for fiscal year 2000-2001 Resolution Passed Resolution establishing monthly contribution amount to Health Service Trust Fund. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 991827 1   Color Tires Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Police Code by adding Article 42A (Sections 4200A.1 and 4200A.2) making manufacturers strictly liable for costs related to the clean-up of graffiti caused by tires with colored treads. AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE Pass Action details Not available 991827 2   Color Tires Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Police Code by adding Article 42A (Sections 4200A.1 and 4200A.2) making manufacturers strictly liable for costs related to the clean-up of graffiti caused by tires with colored treads. PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED Pass Action details Not available 000241 1   Hazardous Materials Advisory Committee Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Health Code Section 1103 to reduce the membership of the Hazardous Materials Advisory Committee from 21 members to 14 members; and by amending Section 1103.1 to delete provisions relating to original composition of committee. PASSED, ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 000145 2   State grant to address prison and jail overcrowding by providing appropriate substance abuse treatment and other assistance to alcohol/drug offenders who violated their conditions of parole. Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention Division, Community Substance Abuse Services, to accept retroactively and expend grant funds of $367,942 from the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs for the Drug Court Partnership Program and to enter into an agreement which does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses; providing for ratification of action previously taken. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 000188 1   Approving a subcontract with the UCSF to designate the Project Director of HIV/STD Prevention Trial study, who will be responsible for the scientific conduct of this project. Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, the collaborating institution responsible for the scientific conduct of the project entitled "NIMH Collaborative HIV/STD Prevention Trial" to enter into an subcontract in the amount of $44,144 with the University of California, the primary contractor, which does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses; retroactive to September 30, 1999. MOTION Pass Action details Not available 000188 1   Approving a subcontract with the UCSF to designate the Project Director of HIV/STD Prevention Trial study, who will be responsible for the scientific conduct of this project. Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, the collaborating institution responsible for the scientific conduct of the project entitled "NIMH Collaborative HIV/STD Prevention Trial" to enter into an subcontract in the amount of $44,144 with the University of California, the primary contractor, which does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses; retroactive to September 30, 1999. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 000269 1   Approving a subcontract with the Family Health International to designate an Executive Committee member for the HIV Prevention Trials Network and liaison to Science Working Group Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, the collaborating institution in the project entitled "HIV Prevention Trials Network Leadership Group" to enter into a subcontract in the amount of $7,782 with the Family Health International, the primary contractor, which does not include intellectual property indemnification and false claims clauses; retroactive to September 30, 1999. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 000111 1   Supervisorial Nominations to Board and Commissions Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Administrative Code by adding Section 2.7, providing that individual supervisorial nominations to boards, commissions or similar bodies be effected by submission of a written nomination and an application completed by the nominee to the Clerk of the Rules Committee. PASSED, ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 000374 1   Legislative Analyst Request Motion Passed Motion asking our Legislative Analyst to examine the structure and cost of information technology within the City and County of San Francisco to make recommendations for improvement. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 000362 1   State Legislation, AB 1796, Grand Jury Resolution Passed State Legislation, AB 1796, Grand Jury Resolution urging the California Senate and Assembly to support and pass Assembly Bill 1796, authored by Assemblyman Lou Papan, amending California Penal Code Section 890 relating to grand juries. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 000363 1   Public Hearing Approval, Grant Anticipation Note Program Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board to increase the grant anticipation note program by $99,000,000 in principal amount resulting in a total aggregate principal amount not to exceed $222,500,000. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 000364 1   Global Women’s Strike Resolution Passed Resolution recognizing the significant contributions women have made to San Francisco and supporting the Global Women’s Strike for a new millennium which values all women’s work and women’s lives and further urging the President of the United States as well as the Congress and House of Representatives of the United States to enact and pass legislation designating March 8th as a paid public holiday in honor of International Women’s Day. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 000365 1   Commendation Resolution Passed Resolution commending Rita Semel of the Jewish Community Relations Council for her outstanding work with charitable causes. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 000366 1   Commendation Resolution Passed Resolution commending Bay Area musicians Carlos Santana, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony, Metallica, Chanticleer, and Walter Afanasieff for their recent Grammy wins. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 000367 1   Commendation Resolution Passed Resolution commending Carlos Santana for his success at the Grammy’s, his outstanding musical achievements for the past 30 years, and his public service and support to San Francisco community organizations. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 000368 1   Proclamation Resolution Passed Resolution proclaiming March 30, 2000 as "Speak Up For Kids Day At City Hall" in the City and County of San Francisco. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 000361 1   Dr. Laura Schlessinger Resolution Passed Resolution urging Dr. Laura Schlessinger to refrain from making inaccurate statements about gays and lesbians that incite violence and hate; urging Paramount and ABC to discontinue airing the show if inaccurate statements continue; and urging Paramount and ABC to give equal air time to shows that accurately depict the truth about homosexuality and the lives of gays and lesbians. SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA   Action details Not available 000361 1   Dr. Laura Schlessinger Resolution Passed Resolution urging Dr. Laura Schlessinger to refrain from making inaccurate statements about gays and lesbians that incite violence and hate; urging Paramount and ABC to discontinue airing the show if inaccurate statements continue; and urging Paramount and ABC to give equal air time to shows that accurately depict the truth about homosexuality and the lives of gays and lesbians. AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE Pass Action details Not available 000361 2   Dr. Laura Schlessinger Resolution Passed Resolution urging Dr. Laura Schlessinger to refrain from making inaccurate statements about gays and lesbians that incite violence and hate; urging Paramount and ABC to discontinue airing the show if inaccurate statements continue; and urging Paramount and ABC to give equal air time to shows that accurately depict the truth about homosexuality and the lives of gays and lesbians. ADOPTED AS AMENDED Pass Action details Not available 000387 1   Commendation Resolution Passed Resolution commending Jewish Family and Children's Services on its 150th Anniversary and proclaiming March 11, 2000 "Jewish Family and Children's Services Day" in San Francisco. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 000388 1   Commendation Resolution Passed Resolution commending the life of Selig Arthur Gellert. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 000389 1   Gift Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the City Librarian to accept and expend a gift in the amount of $31,092 from the Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library to procure and install telecommunications equipment and collection materials for the new Ocean View Branch Library. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 000390 1   Use of calls for emergency medical services in suspension hearings for place of entertainment and extended hours premises permits Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Police Code Article 15.1, Section 1060.20 and Article 15.2 Section 1070.17 to prohibit the Chief of Police from using calls for ambulances or other emergency medical services in permit suspension hearings for places of entertainment and extended hours premises.     Action details Not available 000391 1   Increasing the rate of taxi meters from $1.80 per mile to $2.00 per mile Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Police Code Section 1135 to raise the mileage rate for taxicab fares from thirty cents ($0.30) per sixth of a mile to forty cents ($0.40) per fifth of a mile.     Action details Not available 000392 1   Resource Conservation and Recycling Practices Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Administrative Code by adding Chapter 21A, imposing requirements on City departments to plan for and improve resource conservation and recycling practices.     Action details Not available 000393 1   Price Scanners Ordinance Filed Ordinance amending Police Code by adding Article 51, Sections 5100 to 5111, requiring a person using a price scanner for commercial purposes to obtain a permit and pay a registration fee; establishing a registration fee; and authorizing establishment of a re-inspection fee.     Action details Not available 000394 1   Redevelopment Agency - Living Wage Policy Resolution Filed Resolution urging the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency to adopt a policy similar to the Living Wage Ordinance.     Action details Not available 000395 1   Digital Divide Task Force Resolution Passed Resolution establishing a Joint Board of Education/Board of Supervisors Digital Divide Task Force to work to ameliorate the digital divide in San Francisco by ensuring greater access to the tools of the digital economy among disadvantaged students and their families and setting forth the membership and duties of the task force.     Action details Not available 000396 1   State Legislation, AB 1040 Resolution Passed Resolution endorsing continued planning activities for a Long-Term Care Integration Pilot Project (AB 1040) to improve services for older and disabled adults.     Action details Not available 000397 1   Online Accessible City Budget Resolution Passed Resolution urging the Mayor's Budget Office to work with the Department of Telecommunications and Information Services and the Budget Analyst to institute an online accessible City budget and to make the City budget available in disk form for persons requesting or having a need for a copy of the City's budget, including the Board of Supervisors, in time for the 2001-2002 City budget.     Action details Not available 000398 1   Tracking Room Availability and Occupancy in Residential Hotels Resolution Passed Resolution urging the Department of Building Inspection to create a system for tracking room availability and occupancy in all of San Francisco's residential hotels.     Action details Not available 000399 1   Contract - Census 2000 Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Department of Administrative Services to enter into an agreement with the State of California and to accept $74,000 from the State of California to implement a complete and accurate count for Census 2000.     Action details Not available 000400 1   Rehabilitation of Gay Victims under the National Socialist Government Resolution Passed Resolution urging the Federal Republic of Germany to annul the sentences of all individuals, particularly gay and lesbian individuals, who were convicted under the Reich Penal Code Section 175 and 175A by the National Socialist Judiciary between 1935 and 1945 and further to include gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities amongst those groups entitled to recognition and full compensation as victims of the National Socialist Government and further to publicly apologize for allowing the 1935 version of the Reich Penal Code Paragraph 175 to remain unchanged until 1969.     Action details Not available 000401 1   INS Operating during the Census Resolution Passed Resolution urging the San Francisco District of the Immigration and Naturalization Services (INS) to consider sending a well-publicized message to the immigrant community in San Francisco that INS raids will not be pursued during the Census 2000 count and to otherwise maintain a low profile during the count.     Action details Not available 000402 1   Columbus Savings Bank Building Resolution Passed Resolution recognizing the architectural historical value and initiating landmark designation of the Columbus Savings Bank Building at 700 Montgomery Street.     Action details Not available 000403 1   Bob Jones University Resolution Passed Resolution condemning tbe past and present discriminatory practices prevalent at Bob Jones University.     Action details Not available 000404 1   Commendation Resolution Passed Resolution commending Bread and Roses on its 25th Anniversary and proclaiming March 20, 2000 "Bread and Roses Day" in San Francisco.     Action details Not available 000405 1   Commendation Resolution Passed Resolution commending Marin Day Schools on their eighteenth anniversary of providing high quality child care and early childhood education to Bay Area children and families and declaring May 6, 2000, to be "Marin Day Schools Day" in San Francisco.     Action details Not available 000406 1   Commendation Resolution Passed Resolution commending Patricia Siegel for her commitment to the children and families of San Francisco and to children and families throughout the State of California and declaring March 6, 2000, to be "Patricia Siegel Day" in San Francisco.     Action details Not available 000407 1   Commendation Resolution Passed Resolution commending the Thirty-Fifth Anniversary of the Selma March known as "Bloody Sunday".     Action details Not available 000408 1   Commendation Resolution Passed Resolution commending efforts made by the American Red Cross, Bay Area Chapter, and the San Francisco Black Chamber of Commerce for their efforts to assist flood victims in Mozambique.     Action details Not available 000409 1   Commendation Resolution Passed Resolution commending StopDrLaura.Com and the hardworking web activists who created it and maintain it.     Action details Not available 000410 1   Taxi medallions Hearing Filed Hearing to consider the number of outstanding corporate taxi medallions, the conditions upon which those medallions must be surrendered to the City and County of San Francisco, the expected timeline for these medallions to revert to individual holders, and the effect that this process has on small business, economic vitality and consumers.     Action details Not available 000411 1   City workers Hearing Filed Hearing to consider the treatment and cost of custodial staff and other related service workers, in City Hall.     Action details Not available 000412 1   Three Year Budget Projection Joint Report Hearing Filed Hearing to consider the Three Year Budget Projection joint report which has been prepared by the Board of Supervisors' Budget Analyst, the Controller, and the Mayor's budget director.     Action details Not available 000413 1   Quality of Life - 24th Street and Mission corridor Hearing Filed Hearing to examine the quality of life and economic development of the 24th Street and Mission corridor which spans from 18th Street to Cesar Chavez and from Potrero to Guerrero Streets.     Action details Not available 000414 1   Pac Bell Park Hearing Filed Hearing to consider MUNI's plans for public transportation to and from Pac Bell Park, including express bus service, routes and major transfer points; to ensure efficient movement of pedestrians and vehicular traffic to, from and around Pac Bell Park; to assess any plans by the Department of Parking and Traffic for parking zones in neighborhoods near Pac Bell Park and what actions are being taken to prevent a loss of parking for neighborhood residents by Pac Bell Park visitors; and to inform the public on the best means of traveling to and from Pac Bell Park.     Action details Not available 000415 1   Needle Exchange Emergency Motion Passed Motion 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 000379 1   Implementing the provisions of MOU between MEA and Superior Court for the period 10/1/99 through 9/30/01 Ordinance Passed Ordinance implementing retroactive to October 1, 1999, the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco and the Municipal Executives Association.     Action details Not available 000380 1   Establishing rates of pay and other economic benefits for various unrepresented classes in the Superior Court effective 10/1/99 through 9/30/00 Ordinance Passed Ordinance setting the rates of compensation and other economic benefits for certain management classifications of persons employed by the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco.     Action details Not available 000381 1   Salary rate change for Pro Tem Commissioner in the Superior Court Ordinance Passed Ordinance setting the rate of compensation for Superior Court Classification 0256 (Pro Tem Commissioner) employed on an "as needed" basis by the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco.     Action details Not available 000350 1   Continuing grant from the State Board of Corrections to train Sheriff, Adult and Juvenile Probation Officers to improve and standardize the skill of these officers from entry-level staff to department heads Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Sheriff's Department, Adult Probation Department and Juvenile Probation Department of the City and County of San Francisco to apply for, accept and expend $523,000.00 in funds from the State of California Board of Corrections for the Standards and Training of Local Corrections and Probation Officers Programs; stipulating adherence to standards for recruitment and training established by the Board of Corrections, waiving any indirect costs.     Action details Not available 000351 1   Authorizing DPH to enter into a subcontract agreement with Continuum HIV Day Services, the primary contractor, to provide home health services Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Health Network, Health at Home Agency, to enter into a subcontract agreement in the amount of approximately $15,000 per year to provide home health services to Continuum HIV Day Services, the primary contractor, which does not include intellectual property indemnification and false claim clauses; retroactive to January 10, 2000.     Action details Not available 000353 1   Grant from the Community Endowment for the Partner Support Program II, a 3-year comprehensive teen pregnancy prevention program at Balboa High School Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Health Network, Primary Care, to accept retroactively and expend a grant in the amount of $370,185 from the Community Endowment, for the Partner Support Program II at Balboa High School and to enter into an agreement which does not include intellectual property indemnification and false claims clauses; providing for ratification of action previously taken.     Action details Not available