Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/18/2000 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
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000741 2 Electronic Filing by LobbyistsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article II of the San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code by adding Section 2.160 to authorize the Ethics Commission to require electronic filing of lobbyist statements and reports.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
000742 2 Electronic Filing by Campaign ConsultantsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article I of the San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code by adding Section 1.540 to authorize the Ethics Commission to require electronic filing of campaign consultant statements and reports.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
001417 1 Amendment to Lease of property between CCSF and Kira Mikazon for Pier 33, South (The Embarcadero at Bay Street)OrdinancePassedOrdinance approving fourth amendment to lease agreement with Kira Mikazon and the City and County of San Francisco operating by and through the San Francisco Port Commission for Pier 33 South, at Bay Street and the Embarcadero, San Francisco, California.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
001482 1 Tax Rate Setting - City and County of San FranciscoOrdinancePassedOrdinance providing revenue and levying taxes for City and County purposes and establishing passthrough rate for residential tenants pursuant to Chapter 37 of the Administrative Code for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
001483 1 Tax Rate Setting - S.F. Unified School DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance providing revenue and levying taxes for San Francisco Unified School District purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
001484 1 Tax Rate Setting - S.F. Community College DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance providing revenue and levying taxes for San Francisco Community College District purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
001485 1 Annual Appropriation Ordinance Amendment - Art CommissionOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for fiscal year 2000-01, File Number 000980 Ordinance Number 180-00, adjusting appropriations to meet the requirements of the Art Commission pursuant to Charter Section 16.106.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
000150 1 Children and Families CommissionOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Section 86.2 to authorize the San Francisco Children and Families Commission to communicate its position on federal, state and local legislation affecting young children to the Mayor, the Board of Supervisors and State and Federal legislative bodies provided that the Commission's position does not conflict with any official position taken by the City and County.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
001351 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Solid Waste Management Program "Model Schools"ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the City Administrator to retroactively, "accept and expend" a grant in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) from the California Integrated Waste Management Board for the purpose of implementing the Model School Program.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
001453 1 Accept and Expend Grant - DPH to provide domestic violence prevention services to children and youth with existing community-based service providersResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention Division, Community Health Promotion and Prevention, to accept retroactively and expend a grant of $450,000 from the California Department of Health Services to provide children and youth domestic violence free services and to enter into an agreement which includes indemnification and rights in data clauses and which does not include patent infringement indemnification and false claims clauses.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
001469 1 Solid Waste Management ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the City Administrator to retroactively, accept and expend a grant in the amount of Twenty Seven Thousand, Four Hundred Dollars ($27,400.00) from the California Integrated Management Board for the purpose of implementing "Food Scrap Diversion at Schools."ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
001475 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Planning process to improve health in San Francisco through a series of Town Hall meetings at various community facilitiesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Central Administration, to accept and expend a grant of $6,000 from the San Francisco Foundation to support Community Engagement for Strategic Planning and to enter into an agreement which includes an indemnification clause; retroactive to June 1, 2000.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
001265 1 CEQA Findings - Emporium Site DevelopmentResolutionUnfinished BusinessResolution affirming certification of the Yerba Buena Redevelopment Project Area Expansion/Emporium Site Development Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report by the Planning and Agency Commissions and adopting environmental findings (and a statement of overriding considerations) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and State Guidelines in connection with adoption of the Yerba Buena Redevelopment Project Area Expansion/Emporium Site Development Project and various other actions necessary to implement the project.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
001256 1 General Plan Amendments - YBC Redevelopment Plan AmendmentOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco General Plan in connection with proposed amendments to the Yerba Buena Center Redevelopment Plan to add the land consisting of a portion of the block bounded by Market, Fourth, Mission and Fifth Streets and a portion of Mission Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets, specifically including Assessor's Block 3705, Lots 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 33, 38, and 43; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; and adopting findings that the General Plan amendment is consistent with the Eight Priority Policies of the city Planning Code Section 101.1.CONTINUED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
001258 1 Zoning Map Amendments - YBC Redevelopment Plan AmendmentOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Zoning Map 1H for the land consisting of a portion of the block bounded by Market, Fourth, Mission and Fifth Streets and a portion of Mission Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets, specifically including Assessor's Block 3705, Lots 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 33, 38, and 43 in connection with proposed amendments to the Yerba Buena Center Redevelopment Plan; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; and adopting findings that the Zoning Map amendment is consistent with the city's General Plan and the Eight Priority Policies of city Planning Code Section 101.1.CONTINUED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
001266 1 Agreement to Convey Portion of Jessie Street in Connection with YBC Plan AmendmentResolutionPassedResolution approving and authorizing an agreement with the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco for the sale and exchange of real property consisting of a portion of Jessie Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets, for a purchase price of $3,100,000 and providing for the conveyance of realigned portions of Jessie Street, for the purpose of enabling the Agency to reconvey such property to or for the benefit of Emporium Development, L.L.C., (a subsidiary of Forest City) for the development of a mixed use project in the Emporium Site Area, in furtherance of the implementation of an amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for Yerba Buena Center; conditionally approving the dedication of new Jessie Streets West and East and authorizing other official actions in connection therewith; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the conveyance is consistent with the city's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of city Planning Code Section 101.1; adopting findings pursuant to Section 33433 of the California Community ReCONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
001259 2 Regulating Width of Sidewalks - Emporium Site AreaOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 1061 entitled "Regulating the Width of Sidewalks" in connection with the Emporium Site Area Redevelopment Project by adding thereto Sections 1545, 1546 and 1547 to: (1) establish the official sidewalk width along Jessie Street west, (2) to change the official sidewalk width along a portion of the north side of Mission Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets and (3) establish the official sidewalk width along Jessie Street East respectively; making findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1; and requiring relocation, modification, or both of facilities affected by the sidewalk width changes.CONTINUED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
001311 3 Sidewalk Width, Emporium Site AreaOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 1061 entitled "Regulating the Width of Sidewalks" in connection with the Emporium Site Area Redevelopment Project by adding thereto Sections 1544 and 1548 to change the official sidewalk width along portions of (1) the south and north sides of Jessie Street, between Fifth Street and Jessie Street west and (2) the south side of Jessie Street between Fourth Street and Jessie Street east, respectively; making findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, General Plan, and Planning Code Section 101.1; and requiring relocation, modification, or both of facilities affected by sidewalk width changes.CONTINUED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
001434 2 Parking and Traffic Regulations - Emporium Site DevelopmentResolutionPassedResolution adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, and enacting and rescinding Parking and Traffic Regulations on portions of Mission Street and Jessie Street. TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING, 3PM-6PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY-RESCIND Mission Street, north side, from 214 feet to 379 feet east of 5th Street (165 foot zone) Mission Street, north side, from 274 feet to 341 feet west of 4th Street (67 foot zone) TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME-ESTABLISH Mission Street, north side, from 165 feet to 214 feet east of 5th Street (49 foot zone) Mission Street, north side, from 335 feet to 490 feet east of 5th Street (155 foot) Mission Street, north side, from 228 feet to 274 feet west of 4th Street (46 foot zone) Jessie Street East, east side, between Mission and Jessie Streets Jessie Street West, west side, between Mission and Jessie Streets Jessie Street, north side, between 4th Street and Jessie Street East Jessie Street, north side, between 5th Street and Jessie Street West NO LEFT TURNS-ESTABLISH Mission Street, both directions, between 4th and 5th StrCONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
001269 1 Hearing - Amendment to YBC Redevelopment Plan to Add Emporium Site AreaHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed ordinance approving and adopting an amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Yerba Buena Center Project Area (Ordinance No. 98-66, amended by Ordinance Nos. 202-71, 393-73, 386-76, 367-77, 420-97, 538-81, 477-86, 404-94, and 33-97) to expand the project area by adding land consisting of a portion of the block bounded by Market, Fourth, Mission and Fifth Streets and a portion of Mission Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets, specifically including Assessor's Block 3705, Lots 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 33, 38 and 43; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the Redevelopment Plan amendment is consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of city Planning Code Section 101.1; adopting other findings pursuant to the California Community Redevelopment Law; and approving certain limitations on development fees and exactions under the Redevelopment Plan in consideration of public benefits afforded by the project.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
001257 1 Amendment to YBC Redevelopment Plan to Add Emporium Site AreaOrdinancePassedOrdinance approving and adopting an amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Yerba Buena Center Project Area (Ordinance No. 98-66, amended by Ordinance Nos. 202-71, 393-73, 386-76, 367-77, 420-97, 538-81, 477-86, 404-94, and 33-97) to expand the project area by adding land consisting of a portion of the block bounded by Market, Fourth, Mission and Fifth Streets and a portion of Mission Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets, specifically including Assessor's Block 3705, Lots 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 33, 38 and 43; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the Redevelopment Plan amendment is consistent with the city's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of city Planning Code Section 101.1; adopting other findings pursuant to the California Community Redevelopment Law; and approving certain limitations on development fees and exactions under the Redevelopment Plan in consideration of public benefits afforded by the project.CONTINUED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
001270 1 Hearing - Street Vacation, Portion of Jessie StreetHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed ordinance ordering the vacation of a portion of Jessie Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets in connection with the proposed expansion of the Yerba Buena Center Redevelopment Project Area and development of the Emporium site and other property; establishing conditions for the effectiveness of the vacation; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the vacation is consistent with the City's General Plan and eight priority policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; and ratifying acts and authorizing actions in furtherance of the ordinance.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
992235 2 Street Vacation in Connection with YBC Plan AmendmentOrdinancePassedOrdinance ordering the vacation of a portion of Jessie Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets in connection with the proposed expansion of the Yerba Buena Center Redevelopment Project Area and development of the Emporium Site and other property; establishing conditions for the effectiveness of the vacation; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the vacation is consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of city Planning Code Section 101.1; and ratifying acts and authorizing actions in furtherance of the ordinance.CONTINUED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
001577 1 Legislative Analyst RequestMotionPassedMotion asking the Legislative Analyst to prepare a report to: (1) Assess the aggregate costs to the City over the last five years for all non-budgeted overtime; (2) Analyze current data within the City Attorney, and other Departments regarding overtime, both current and from the last five years, by department, actions which led to the overtime, and total costs; and, (3) Survey best practices from other local governments which successfully utilize such data to direct and incentivize government departments to lessen their overtime costs.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
001562 1 Ballot Statement TranslationResolutionPassedResolution urging the Department of Elections to establish a translation review panel and procedures to appeal contested translations.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
001563 1 Cell site community meeting notificationResolutionPassedResolution urging the Planning Department to establish procedures for cell site community meeting notification in appropriate languages.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
001564 1 Mitigating violence against prostitutesResolutionPassedResolution urging the Police Department, the Office of the District Attorney, and associated law enforcement agencies to rigorously prosecute laws against coercion, extortion, battery, rape and other violent crimes, regardless of the victim's status as a sex worker; and further urging aforementioned law enforcement agencies to reallocate existing resources for the investigation and prosecution of prostitutes towards service programs to enable women and their families to leave prostitution and become independent, as well as to consider the adoption and implementation of the recommendations of the 1996 San Francisco Task Force on Prostitution Report, the 1998 Commission on the Status of Women Report on Violence Against Women in Prostitution in San Francisco as well as the Human Rights Commission recommendations to address and reduce institutional violence and discrimination against prostitutes.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
001565 1 Fire permit fee waiverResolutionPassedResolution inviting the Board of Supervisors to support the Soyac 2nd Annual SoMa Fest by urging the Fire Department to waive their fire permit fee for the event.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
001566 1 SB 65, Welfare to Work TransportationResolutionPassedResolution urging the California State Legislature and Governor Davis to approve Senate Bill 65 to establish and allocate $20 million to the Welfare to Work Transportation Demonstration Program.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
001567 1 AB 2142, The Gender Nondiscrimination BillResolutionPassedResolution urging California Governor Gray Davis to support AB 2142, the Gender Nondiscrimination Bill.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
001568 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Mr. Hiroshi H. Miyamura and Mrs. Kerry Miyamura for their service and dedication to the United States Military.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
001569 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming September 2, 2000 the 3rd Infantry Division Day in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
001570 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming September 2, 2000 Society of the 3rd Infantry Division Day in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
001571 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the Fang Family on the successful acquisition of the San Francisco Examiner and paving the way as the first Asian American owners of a major metropolitan daily newspaper.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
001579 1 AB 505, Small Business Reform Act of 2000ResolutionPassedResolution urging the State Legislature to adopt Assembly Bill 505, known as the "Small Business Reform Act of 2000", amending the administrative procedures act and making other changes to assist small businesses.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
001578 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 emergency.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
001615 1 Final Map for a 50 unit (48 live/work units and 2 commercial units) condominium projectMotionPassedMotion approving final map of 1800 Bryant Street, a Mixed Use Condominium Project (consisting of 48 live/work units and 2 commercial units), being a subdivision of Lot 5, Assessor's Block No. 3970, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
001616 1 Final Map for a 6 unit condominium projectMotionPassedMotion approving final map of 660-662-664 Cole Street and 1584-1586-1588 Waller Street, a Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 41, Assessor's Block No. 1247, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
001617 1 Final Map for a 16 unit (15 residential and 1 commercial) new condominium projectMotionPassedMotion approving final map of 1715 Polk Street and 1720 Clay Street, a Mixed Use Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 16, Assessor's Block No. 619, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
001618 1 Final Map for a new 15 unit live/work condominium projectMotionPassedMotion approving final map of 1488 Harrison Street, a Live/Work Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 19, Assessor's Block No. 3520, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
001619 1 Final Map for a 7 unit new residential and commercial condominium projectMotionPassedMotion approving final map of 1532-1542 Twentieth Street, 485-495 Connecticut Street, a Residential and Commercial Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 31, Assessor's Block No. 4067, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
001561 1 SEIU Local 250ResolutionPassedResolution urging Catholic Healthcare West to abide by the agreements reached with SEIU Local 250 on August 13, 2000.SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA  Action details Not available
001561 1 SEIU Local 250ResolutionPassedResolution urging Catholic Healthcare West to abide by the agreements reached with SEIU Local 250 on August 13, 2000.REFERRED  Action details Not available
990935 3 Public Nuisance Vehicle Seizure and ForfeitureOrdinanceFailedOrdinance amending Police Code by adding Article 50 (Sections 5000 through 5002) establishing that any vehicle used to facilitate in the solicitation of acts of prostitution, or the acquisition or attempted acquisition of a controlled substance except marijuana is a nuisance and subject to seizure and forfeiture; setting an expiration date.   Action details Not available
001625 1 JUSTIS Governance CouncilOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Chapter 2A Article IV of the San Francisco Administrative Code to rename the Chapter, and add Section 2A.85 creating a Governance Council for the Justice Tracking Information System (JUSTIS).   Action details Not available
001626 1 Loft HousingOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Part II, Chapter II, of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Planning Code) by amending Sections 102.7 and 102.13 to redefine "Live/Work" units as "Loft Housing" and classify them as residential uses; repealing Section 233 regarding live/work; adding Section 232 to establish requirements for loft housing that would subject it to existing live/work controls except that there would be no restriction on the nature of work which could be performed in the unit so long as the use is permitted in the SSO (Service/Secondary Office) or an M Zoning District and no requirement that the occupant(s) work in the unit, would require loft housing to comply with inclusionary housing policies, would allow up to 20 feet of bonus height for affordable units not otherwise required or an in-lieu fee to be used for technical/job training in new technology industries, would require a hearing before the Planning Commission to obtain the bonus height and commission authorization of an in-lieu fee, would require loft housing in residential areas to comply with all requirements for residential u   Action details Not available
001627 1 Criminal Tax PenaltiesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article 6 of Part III of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Business and Tax Regulations Code) by repealing Sections 6.19-1, 6.19-2, and 6.19-3, relating to criminal penalties for certain violations; by renumbering Sections 6.19-4, 6.19-5, and 6.19-6 as new Sections 6.19-1, 6.19-2, and 6.19-3, respectively; and barring any future prosecutions.   Action details Not available
001628 1 Hospital and Nursing Home Discharge Planning Task ForceResolutionPassedResolution establishing a Hospital and Nursing Home Discharge Planning Task Force in relation to seniors and people with disabilities to make policy recommendations to the Mayor and Board of Supervisors, to promote coordination among relevant agencies and setting forth the membership and duties of the Task Force.   Action details Not available
001629 1 School area safetyResolutionPassedResolution expressing appreciation for the work of the San Francisco Parent Teacher Association in promoting school area safety, urging the Department of Parking and Traffic to work with the San Francisco Parent Teacher Association, the San Francisco Unified School District, and the Board of Education in implementing the Parent Teacher Association's recommendations and requesting that the Department of Parking and Traffic report back to the Board of Supervisors on ten school test sites by January 2001.   Action details Not available
001630 1 Grant funds to provide a library programResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Juvenile Probation Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $12,500 from the Volunteer Auxiliary of the Youth Guidance Center to fund, in part, a library program in Juvenile Probation Department's Juvenile Hall Detention Center and Log Cabin Ranch residential facility.   Action details Not available
001631 1 Requesting apology to Mr. Wen Ho LeeResolutionPassedResolution urging that the U.S. Department of Justice issue a formal apology to Mr. Wen Ho Lee.   Action details Not available
001632 1 Grant fundsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Environment to apply for $72,450 from the California Integrated Waste Management Board for the development of a Green Building tool kit and training workshops.   Action details Not available
001633 1 Grant fundsResolutionPassedResolution approving San Francisco Court Appointed Special Advocate (SFCASA) submission of grant application to the Judicial Council Court-Appointed Special Advocate.   Action details Not available
001634 1 Mexico City Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community CenterResolutionPassedResolution urging the Mayor of Mexico City, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to commence planning for a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center to provide social service and a safe gathering space for its gay and lesbian residents.   Action details Not available
001635 1 Gay Rights in MexicoResolutionPassedResolution urging President Vicente Fox of Mexico to consider and address issues important to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community in Mexico as an integral part of his national policy and further urging President Fox to collaborate with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender organizations within Mexico to formulate policy to ensure the rights and dignity of Mexico's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender are protected.   Action details Not available
001636 1 Waiver of feesResolutionPassedResolution waiving the permit fee that the Fire Department would otherwise charge the UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Center in connection with the October 7, 2000 Taste for the Cure.   Action details Not available
001637 1 Gift AcceptanceResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Department to accept a gift of $12,500 from the Volunteer Auxiliary of the Youth Guidance Center.   Action details Not available
001638 1 Controller's Audit, Marina Yacht HarborResolutionPassedResolution urging the Recreation and Park Department to implement, with all due haste, the recommendations stemming from the Controller's 2000 San Francisco Marina Small Craft Harbor Report.   Action details Not available
001639 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending AAA for their ongoing support and dedication to promoting pedestrian safety in the City and County of San Francisco and urging the Department of Parking and Traffic to work with AAA in installing pedestrian and school safety measures at San Francisco schools and in San Francisco neighborhoods.   Action details Not available
001640 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the members of the Wen Ho Lee Defense Fund for their tireless organizing efforts in working to free Wen Ho Lee, congratulating Wen Ho Lee for his courage in the face of injustice, and urging the federal government to provide a full explanation as to the selective prosecution of Wen Ho Lee and the extremely harsh conditions under which he was detained.   Action details Not available
001641 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Dr. Collin Poy Quock for his many years of distinguished service to his church, profession and community, and declaring September 17, 2000, to be "Dr. Collin Poy Quock Day" in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
001642 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution declaring September 21, 2000 "Chinatown Youth Center Day" in the City and County of San Francisco in honor of the organization's 30th anniversary.   Action details Not available
001643 1 In MemoriamResolutionPassedResolution honoring the memory of Mayor George Christopher.   Action details Not available
001644 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Theatre Bay Area upon its 25th anniversary and declaring September 25, 2000 "Theatre Bay Area Day" in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
001645 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution celebrating the new Women's Building.   Action details Not available
001646 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Lotfi Mansouri for his achievements as General Director of the San Francisco Opera.   Action details Not available
001647 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming September 20th as Undoing Racism Day.   Action details Not available
001648 1 Special AssistantsHearingFiledHearing to discuss the use of and need for special assistants, and whether or not some of these special assistant positions would more appropriately be filled through the civil service process.   Action details Not available
001649 1 Contract NegotiationsHearingFiledHearing to consider the current status of contract negotiations between the City and County of San Francisco and the Bayview Hunters Point Foundation.   Action details Not available
001650 1 S.F. Housing AuthorityHearingFiledHearing to examine the San Francisco Housing Authority's conformity to federal Quality and Housing Work Responsibility Act enacted in 1998.   Action details Not available
001651 1 Labor DisputeHearingFiledHearing to consider the ongoing labor dispute between the Bayview Foundation, which provides mental health substance abuse and youth services and the SEIU 790 which represents Bayview Foundation employees.   Action details Not available
001652 1 Hunters Point ShipyardHearingFiledHearing on the fire at the Hunters Point Shipyard to consider: (1) the history of fire suppression at Parcel E, including techniques used and success in putting the landfill fire out; (2) air, water, and soil sampling preliminary results; (3) ongoing mitigation and monitoring efforts; (4) a public health risk assessment; (5) communication between agencies and with the neighborhood; and (6) update on the status of cleanup negotiations.   Action details Not available
001653 1 Medical and Dental OfficesHearingFiledHearing to consider an update on the status of the medical and dental offices at 450 Sutter and 490 Post Streets.   Action details Not available
001654 1 Electric DeregulationHearingFiledHearing to assess the potential impacts of electric deregulation on San Francisco taxpayers.   Action details Not available
001655 1 Bay Bridge western approach retrofit projectHearingFiledHearing to consider the impacts of the Bay Bridge western approach retrofit project on traffic, parking, and other related concerns.   Action details Not available
001656 1 Waterfront Fishing IndustryHearingFiledHearing to consider the concerns of the San Francisco waterfront fishing industry, to explore the possibility of the Port of San Francisco establishing a comprehensive plan for the maintenance and long term viability of San Francisco’s fishing industry; and to develop financial and capital plans for the industry.   Action details Not available
001657 1 Fish Company Evictions from Fisherman’s WharfHearingFiledHearing to consider the eviction of the F. Alioto Fish Co. and California Shellfish Co. from Fisherman’s Wharf and the plans for the use and/or repair of the structures where the fish companies are located.   Action details Not available
001658 1 Independent Auditors' Interim Management LettersHearingFiledHearing to consider the independent auditors’ interim management letters and comments related to the June 30, 2000 audit of the City, in accordance with Charter Section 9.117.   Action details Not available
001659 1 Entertainment CommissionHearingFiledHearing to consider the formation of a new entertainment commission which would be charged with planning, permitting and neighborhood relations for entertainment venues and outdoor events, following a Grand Jury report that entertainment permits should be issued from an agency other than the Police Department.   Action details Not available
001660 1 DiscriminationHearingFiledHearing to examine the City’s ties with Golden Gate University in light of possible widespread discrimination against African American, Asian, and Lesbian and Gay faculty and students.   Action details Not available
001661 1 Bike-friendly traffic measuresHearingFiledHearing to consider traffic methods used in other cities that can be implemented in San Francisco to make it a more bike-friendly City.   Action details Not available
001662 1 Discovery MuseumHearingFiledHearing to consider why the Discovery Museum project at Fort Baker has been placed on hold, the percentage of San Francisco children expected to use the facility, and the anticipated timeline for opening.   Action details Not available
001663 1 Use of Board of Supervisors ChamberMotionPassedMotion providing for the use of the Board of Supervisors' Legislative Chamber, Room 250, one day a week for the Planning Commission for a five week period not to extend beyond November 2, 2000.   Action details Not available
001664 1 Public Employee Performance EvaluationMotionPassedMotion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with Gloria Young, for the purpose of evaluating her performance as Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, as permitted by Government Code Section 54957.   Action details Not available
001596 1 Establishing a special account known as Criminal Enterprise Investigations Restitution/Forfeiture Account for the Police DepartmentOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Chapter 10 of the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 10.117-124 establishing a special account for the receipt and expenditure of funds and property received in restitution and forfeitures in various criminal enterprises investigation cases.   Action details Not available
001598 1 Traffic Code - Location of SignsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 42 of the San Francisco Traffic Code, regarding the location of signs.   Action details Not available
001580 1 Federal grant to purchase specialized emergency equipment to improve the capability of Police, Fire and Health Departments in responding to a terrorist incidentResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $200,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice - Office of Justice Programs to administer the "State and Local Domestic Preparedness Equipment Support Program."   Action details Not available
001581 1 Lease of PUC property to Mid Peninsula High School in Menlo Park to be used as a parking lot/sports playing field for an adjacent high schoolResolutionPassedResolution authorizing a 20-year lease of Public Utilities Commission land between the City and County of San Francisco and Mid Peninsula High School, in San Mateo County.   Action details Not available
001601 1 Fiscal Year 2000-2001 State Grant FundsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of state grant funds by the San Francisco Department of Public Health for 2000-2001.   Action details Not available
001602 1 Airport Lease for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to install and maintain new equipment that will allow for simultaneous landings during inclement weatherResolutionPassedResolution approving retroactively, a lease agreement for the installation and operation of a SOIA Localizer, a navigational aid instrument on Runway 28R between the United States of America and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission.   Action details Not available
001603 1 Airport Curbside Management ProgramResolutionKilledResolution authorizing the Airport Commission ("Commission") to approve the continuation of a contract with ShuttlePort/DAJA SFO Joint Venture to operate the Airport Curbside Management Program for up to four additional one year options commencing November 15, 2000.   Action details Not available
001604 1 Contracting out Facility Security ServicesResolutionPassedResolution concurring retroactively, with the Controller's certification that facility security services for the Municipal Transportation Agency can be practically performed by a private contractor at a lower cost than by City and County employees.   Action details Not available
001606 1 State grant for Brannan Street WharfResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Port of San Francisco to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $100,000 from the California State Coastal Conservancy for the planning and design of the Brannan Street Wharf.   Action details Not available
001607 1 Federal grants for the Embarcadero promenade pedestrian improvements and renovation of the Pier 43 Ferry ArchResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Port of San Francisco to accept and expend two grants for a total of $481,000 from the Federal Highway Administration's Transportation Enhancement Activities Program for the historic renovation of the Pier 43 Ferry Arch and the Embarcadero Promenade Pedestrian Improvements, and foregoing the reimbursement of indirect costs.   Action details Not available
001610 1 Accepting funds from the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board for the Salinas Avenue Retaining Wall Replacement ProjectResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Public Works to accept and expend $10,000 from the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (JPB) for the Salinas Avenue Retaining Wall Project.   Action details Not available
001611 1 Academy of Sciences General Obligation Bond IssuanceResolutionPassedResolution providing for the issuance of not to exceed $87,445,000 aggregate principal amount of City and County of San Francisco General Obligation Bonds (California Academy of Sciences Improvement Bonds, 2000); authorizing the execution, authentication and registration of said Bonds; providing for the levy of a tax to pay the principal and interest thereof; providing for the appointment of depositories and other agents for said Bonds; providing for the establishment of accounts related thereto; ratifying certain actions previously taken; and granting general authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of said Bonds.   Action details Not available
001612 1 Neighborhood Park General Obligation Bond SaleResolutionPassedResolution authorizing and directing the sale of not to exceed $14,060,000 City and County of San Francisco General Obligation Bonds (Neighborhood Recreation and Park Facilities Improvement Bonds, 2000), Series 2000F; prescribing the form and terms of said Bonds; authorizing the execution, authentication and registration of said Bonds; providing for the appointment of depositories and other agents for said Bonds; providing for the establishment of accounts related thereto; approving the forms of official notice of sale and notice of intention to sell Bonds; directing the publication of the notice of intention to sell Bonds; approving the form and execution of the official statement relating thereto; approving the form of the continuing disclosure certificate; approving modifications to documents; ratifying certain actions previously taken; and granting general authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of said Bonds.   Action details Not available
001613 1 Golden Gate General Obligation Bond SaleResolutionPassedResolution authorizing and directing the sale of not to exceed $17,060,000 City and County of San Francisco General Obligation Bonds (Golden Gate Park Improvements, 1992), Series 200_; prescribing the form and terms of said Bonds; authorizing the execution, authentication and registration of said Bonds; providing for the appointment of depositories and other agents for said Bonds; providing for the establishment of accounts related thereto; approving the forms of official notice of sale and notice of intention to sell Bonds; directing the publication of the notice of intention to sell Bonds; approving the form and execution of the official statement relating thereto; approving the form of the continuing disclosure certificate; approving modifications to documents; ratifying certain actions previously taken; and granting general authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of said Bonds.   Action details Not available
001614 1 Academy of Sciences General Obligation Bond SaleResolutionPassedResolution authorizing and directing the sale of not to exceed $15,095,000 City and County of San Francisco General Obligation Bonds (California Academy of Sciences Improvement Bonds, 2000), Series 200_; prescribing the form and terms of said Bonds; authorizing the execution, authentication and registration of said Bonds; providing for the appointment of depositories and other agents for said Bonds; providing for the establishment of accounts related thereto; approving the forms of official notice of sale and notice of intention to sell Bonds; directing the publication of the notice of intention to sell Bonds; approving the form and execution of the official statement relating thereto; approving the form of the continuing disclosure certificate; approving modifications to documents; ratifying certain actions previously taken; and granting general authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of said Bonds.   Action details Not available
001590 1 Airport Lease for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide updated equipment at a new location, essential to the safety of aircraft movements at the AirportResolutionPassedResolution approving retroactively, a lease agreement for installation of improvements and operations of an Approach Lighting System Sequence Flasher II (ALSF-2) between the United States of America and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airports Commission.   Action details Not available