Details Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 10/30/2000 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 (86) 86 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 001742 1   Public Employment, Department of Consumer Assurance (formerly Dept. of Agriculture/Weights and Measures) Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 181-00 (Annual Salary Ordinance, 2000/01) reflecting the creation of 1.25 positions (Class 6218 Inspector Trainee) in the Department of Consumer Assurance. FINALLY PASSED Pass Action details Not available 001743 2   Government Funding, Department of Consumer Assurance (formerly Dept. of Agriculture/Weights and Measures), to combat a disease deadly to grape vines Ordinance Passed Ordinance retroactively appropriating $53,500 of other state grants and subventions to fund a program to control the spread of glassy winged sharpshooter pest that threatens the wine industry of Northern California, for the Department of Consumer Assurance for fiscal year 2000-2001, reserving $8,321 for potential overtime expenses. FINALLY PASSED Pass Action details Not available 001709 1   State grant funds for the repair and upgrade of Port facilities at Pier 52/54 Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Port of San Francisco to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,023,000 and retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $198,000 from the State of California Department of Boating and Waterways for construction of the Pier 52/54 public boat launch and parking lot. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 001756 2   State grant, Port Bicycle Facilities Improvement Project Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Port of San Francisco to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $85,000 from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's Transportation fund for clean air for the installation of bicycle parking facilities. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 001787 1   Parking Regulations, Various Locations Resolution Passed Resolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations: NO PARKING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH Acton Street, north side, from Mission Street to 80 feet easterly (80-foot zone) Whittier Street, north side, from Mission Street to 80 feet easterly (80-foot zone) Addison Street, east side, from Digby Street to 47 feet southerly (47-foot zone, within traffic circle) Houston Street, west terminus, west of Columbus Avenue (at the base of the stairway leading to Jones Street) NO PARKING ANYTIME - RESCIND Alemany Boulevard, east side, from Foote Avenue to 40 feet southerly (40-foot zone) Alemany Boulevard, west side, from Foote Avenue to 40 feet northerly (40-foot zone) RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "P" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH McAllister Street, both sides, between Baker and Lyon Streets (1800 block) UNMETERED MOTORCYCLE PARKING - ESTABLISH London Street, east side, from 13 feet to 23.5 feet south of the north property line of #335-#337 London Street (10.5-foot zone, between north and south driveways, accommodating ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 001788 1   Traffic Regulations, Various Streets Resolution Passed Resolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets: BICYCLE LANES - RESCIND Francisco Street, westbound, between Laguna and Polk Street BICYCLE LANES - ESTABLISH Francisco Street, eastbound, between Laguna and Polk Street Baker Street, both directions, between Golden Gate Avenue and McAllister Street Golden Gate Avenue, both directions, between Masonic Avenue and Baker Street Golden Gate Avenue, eastbound, between Baker and Divisadero Streets Geneva Avenue, eastbound, between Brookdale and Carrizal Streets Geneva Avenue, eastbound, between Paris and Edinburgh Streets Geneva Avenue, eastbound, between Vienna and Prague Streets Geneva Avenue, westbound, between Carter Street and Brookdale Avenue Geneva Avenue, westbound, between Cielito and Parque Drives Geneva Avenue, westbound, between Prague and Vienna Streets Geneva Avenue, westbound, between Santos Street and Esquina Drive Geneva Avenue, westbound, from Edinburgh Street to a point 100 feet east of Paris Street NO TURN ON RED, 7 AM - 7 PM, EVERYDAY - ESTABLISH Ellis Street, westbound, a ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 001810 1   Government funding for rent subsidies to non-profit arts organizations that are in immediate danger of being evicted or displaced by rent increases Ordinance Passed Ordinance appropriating $1,500,000 from the General Fund Reserve to provide rent subsidies to non-profit art organizations that are in immediate danger of being evicted or displaced by rent increases, through the Art Commission for fiscal year 2000-2001. PASSED ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 001811 2   Providing rent subsidies to nonprofit arts organizations Ordinance Passed Ordinance establishing terms and conditions for the expenditure of an appropriation of 1.5 million dollars from the general fund to provide a grant to California Lawyers for the Arts to give rent subsidies to nonprofit arts organizations that are in immediate danger of being evicted or displaced by rent increases. AMENDED Pass Action details Not available 001811 3   Providing rent subsidies to nonprofit arts organizations Ordinance Passed Ordinance establishing terms and conditions for the expenditure of an appropriation of 1.5 million dollars from the general fund to provide a grant to California Lawyers for the Arts to give rent subsidies to nonprofit arts organizations that are in immediate danger of being evicted or displaced by rent increases. PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED Pass Action details Not available 001699 1   Airport sublease of warehouse space to the S.F. Fine Arts Museums Resolution Passed Resolution approving a sublease of warehouse space between the Corporation of the San Francisco Fine Arts Museums and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission. MOTION Pass Action details Not available 001699 1   Airport sublease of warehouse space to the S.F. Fine Arts Museums Resolution Passed Resolution approving a sublease of warehouse space between the Corporation of the San Francisco Fine Arts Museums and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 001723 1   Government Funding, $29,605,000, Educational Facility Bond Proceeds Ordinance Passed Ordinance appropriating $29,605,000 of Educational Facility Bond proceeds for general renovation of City College structures, adding health and safety features that bring structures into ADA compliance, and telecommunications facilities, for fiscal year 2000-2001. PASSED, ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 001789 1   PUC Commercial Paper Issuance Resolution Passed Resolution approving the expansion of the Public Utilities Commission Commercial Paper Program by increasing the aggregate principal amount which may be outstanding at any one time of San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Commercial Paper Notes (Water Series) from $150,000,000 to $250,000,000 pursuant to Article V of Chapter 43 of Part I of the San Francisco Municipal Code for the purpose of financing and refinancing certain capital improvements related to the water enterprise; approving the maximum interest rate thereon; and related matters. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 001546 1   Police Code - Liquor License Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Part II, Chapter VIII, of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Police Code), by adding Section 1298 to Article 17 to authorize the Chief of Police, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to make recommendations to the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control regarding the imposition, removal or modification of liquor license conditions. PASSED, ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 001555 2   Neighborhood Taxi Service Resolution Passed Resolution urging the Taxi Commission to take all steps within its power with all due haste to improve service to outlying areas of the City, including issuing at least 400 additional taxis; considering neighborhood-only, wheelchair-accessible, compressed natural gas, and other restrictions; creating a workable plan for centralized dispatch; siting neighborhood taxi stands, establishing an easily remembered phone number as a complaint or compliment phone line, and increasing the number of hours of training required for taxi drivers as follows: at least two additional hours in City geography, at least one additional hour in crime prevention, and at least doubling the hours of vehicle and pedestrian safety training required. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 001718 2   Liquor License Modification, 1371 Grant Avenue Resolution Passed Resolution determining that the modification of the condition imposed on the conditional alcoholic beverage license for Stefan Wever and Robert Walker for B.S.B. Properties, Inc. dba "Grant and Green Saloon" (also known as the Grant and Green Blues Club) located at 1371 Grant Avenue, to allow the hours of operation from 10 A.M. to 2 A.M. seven days a week instead of the hours restricted by the current Condition No. 1 on a Type 48 liquor license that Mr. Wever and Mr. Walker are in the process of purchasing from Thomas Stanford Wehr, is justified under the provisions of Section 23803 of the California Business and Professions Code; with a condition. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 001422 1   Additional Conditional Use Criteria for Certain Uses in Neighborhood Commercial Districts Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Part II, Chapter II, of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Planning Code) by amending Section 303(c)(5)(A) to require consideration of the conditional use findings of Section 303(c)(1-4) in addition to those of Section 303(c)(5)(A) when making findings on a conditional use application for movie theaters, adult entertainment and other entertainment uses in Neighborhood Commercial Districts, adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. PASSED, ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 001424 1   Liquor Store Use Category Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Part II, Chapter II, of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Planning Code) by amending Article Seven to create "Liquor Store" as a new use category in the Neighborhood Commercial Districts, by adding Section 790.55 to define the use and designating the new use as either a permitted use, a conditional use or not permitted in the various Neighborhood Commercial Districts by amending Section 703.2 and each of the Neighborhood Commercial District Zoning Control Tables in Article 7; adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. PASSED, ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 001426 1   Zoning - Inner Sunset Neighborhood Commercial District Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Part II, Chapter II, of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Planning Code) by adding Section 730.1 to create the Inner Sunset Neighborhood Commercial District, consisting of the NC-2 District bounded by Fifth Avenue, Nineteenth Avenue, Kirkham Street and Lincoln Way; by amending Section 121.1 (Development of Large Lots), Section 121.2 (Use Size Limits), Section 124 (Basic Floor Area Ratio), Section 135 (Usable Open Space), Section 201 (Classes of Use Districts), Section 207.4 (Density of Dwelling Units), Section 208 (Density Limitation for Group Housing), Section 607.1 (Neighborhood Commercial Districts) and Section 702.1 (Neighborhood Commercial Districts); adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. PASSED, ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 001425 1   Zoning Map Amendment, Inner Sunset Neighborhood Commercial District Controls - Use Property Description Ordinance Passed Ordinance adopting changes in property use classification by amending the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco for the area generally bounded by Fifth Avenue, Nineteenth Avenue, Kirkham Street and Lincoln Way. PASSED, ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 001621 1   Zoning Map Amendment, Inner Sunset Neighborhood Commercial District Ordinance Passed Ordinance adopting changes in property use classification by amending the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco for three Neighborhood Commercial District parcels in the area of 10th Avenue and Irving Street. PASSED, ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 001879 1   Tracking of Underutilized Buildings and Buildings for Sale that could be purchased by the City and County of San Francisco to be used for non-profit organizations, artist work space and artist performance space Resolution Passed Resolution urging the Department of Real Estate and the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency to maintain a database of underutilized buildings and buildings for sale, totaling up to 300,000 square feet. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 001880 1   Endorsing Baylands Report and Restoration Resolution Passed Resolution endorsing the Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals Report and the implementation strategy for restoring the San Francisco Bay Estuary and supporting the restoration of wetlands at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 001882 1   Fort Funston Resolution Passed Resolution urging San Francisco's Congressional delegation, including Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Tom Lantos, and Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, to investigate the Golden Gate National Recreation Area's handling of the Fort Funston closures and to take action to preserve recreational areas for San Franciscans. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 001883 1   Fishing Industry Resolution Passed Resolution urging the Port Commission to declare their intention officially to maintain the fishing industry on the waterfront, particularly in the Fisherman's Wharf area and to establish a capitalization plan to develop and maintain the fishing industry. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 001884 1   Parole Office, 205 13th Street Resolution Passed Resolution approving the California Department of Corrections' intention to lease an existing building at 205 13th Street in San Francisco for offices. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 001885 1   Commendation Resolution Passed Resolution commending Project Inform for fifteen years as the nation's leading resource for HIV and AIDS treatment information. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 001886 1   Proclamation Resolution Passed Resolution declaring November 5, 2000, "Local Music Day" in the City and County of San Francisco. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 001892 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. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 001891 1   Non-profit Relief Plan Motion Passed Motion to call from the Finance and Labor Committee File No. 001809, an ordinance appropriating $3,000,000 from General Reserve Fund to fund a grant program and capital project for non-profit groups for consideration before the Board of Supervisors. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 001898 1   Final map for a 9 unit condominium project Motion Passed Motion approving final map of 550 Stanyan Street, a Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 20, Assessor's Block No. 1213, and adopting findings pursuant to City Planning Code Section 101.1. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 001871 1   Planning Commission Public Comment Resolution Filed Resolution urging the Planning Commission to reconsider its decision to place its general public comment period at the end of its agenda. SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA   Action details Not available 001871 1   Planning Commission Public Comment Resolution Filed Resolution urging the Planning Commission to reconsider its decision to place its general public comment period at the end of its agenda. REFERRED   Action details Not available 001881 1   Planning Commission Public Comment Resolution Filed Resolution urging the City and County of San Francisco Planning Commission to reverse its decision and to hear public comment at the beginning of commission meetings. SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA   Action details Not available 001881 1   Planning Commission Public Comment Resolution Filed Resolution urging the City and County of San Francisco Planning Commission to reverse its decision and to hear public comment at the beginning of commission meetings. REFERRED   Action details Not available 001890 1   Suspend 30 Day Rule - Non-profit Relief Plan Motion Killed Motion suspending Rule 5.43 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to allow the Board of Supervisors to consider, without waiting 30 days after its introduction, ordinance appropriating $3,000,000 from the General Reserve Fund to fund a grant program and capital project for non-profit groups. SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA   Action details Not available 001890 1   Suspend 30 Day Rule - Non-profit Relief Plan Motion Killed Motion suspending Rule 5.43 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to allow the Board of Supervisors to consider, without waiting 30 days after its introduction, ordinance appropriating $3,000,000 from the General Reserve Fund to fund a grant program and capital project for non-profit groups. TABLED Pass Action details Not available 001897 1   Transfer Loft Housing Legislation, File No. 001626, from Finance Committee to the Transportation and Land Use Committee where such measures are normally addressed. Motion Passed Motion transferring the Loft Housing Legislation, File No. 001626, from the Finance and Labor Committee to the Transportation and Land Use Committee. SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA   Action details Not available 001897 1   Transfer Loft Housing Legislation, File No. 001626, from Finance Committee to the Transportation and Land Use Committee where such measures are normally addressed. Motion Passed Motion transferring the Loft Housing Legislation, File No. 001626, from the Finance and Labor Committee to the Transportation and Land Use Committee. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 001809 1   Government funding for rent subsidies to non-profit arts organizations at risk of being evicted or displaced by rent increases Ordinance Passed Ordinance appropriating $3,000,000 from the General Fund Reserve to fund a grant program in the amount of $500,000 for rent subsidies to non-profit service and advocacy organizations at risk of being evicted or displaced by rent increases, and appropriating $2,500,000 to fund capital improvements and real property acquisitions by nonprofit organizations, through the Mayor's Office of Community Development, for fiscal year 2000-2001. CALLED FROM COMMITTEE   Action details Not available 001549 2   Administrative Code Revision, Health Service System Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Chapter 16, Article XV, of Part I of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Administrative Code), by amending Sections 16.700 and 16.701, regarding participation in the Health Service System, and amending Chapter 16, Article IX, by renumbering Section 16.157 as Section 16.703, regarding Board approval of Health Service System plans and contribution rates.     Action details Not available 001906 1   Use of Warm Water Cove as an off-leash dog park Ordinance Passed Ordinance requiring the Recreation and Park Department to make its best efforts to reach an agreement with the Port of San Francisco under which the Department will operate Warm Water Cove as a park that permits dogs to be off-leash, and providing for capital improvements to the park.     Action details Not available 001907 1   Correcting erroneous deletion of authority for Public Administrator-Public Guardian to collect and deposit entitlement checks and other income, and to pay from those expenses of persons unable to manage their own affairs Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Article XIII Chapter 2A of the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding a new Section 2A.211-A to provide a representative payee program in the Office of the Public Administrator-Public Guardian.     Action details Not available 001908 1   Updating provisions relating to finance, taxation and other fiscal matters Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Chapter 10, Article 1, Part I of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Administrative Code), by amending Sections 10.03, 10.08, 10.1, 10.2, 10.2-3, 10.2-4, 10.2-5, 10.2-6, 10.2-8, 10.3, 10.3-1, 10.6-2, 10.13-1, and 10.16, and by repealing Sections 10.2-1, 10.3-2, 10.3-3, 10.4, 10.4-1, 10.4-2, 10.4-3, 10.5, 10.6-1, 10.7, 10.7-1, 10.8, 10.8-1, 10.9, and 10.19, all relating to finance, taxation, and other fiscal matters of the City and County.     Action details Not available 001909 1   Updating provisions relating to claims against the City Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Part I of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Administrative Code), by amending Sections 10.20-2, 10.20-6, 10.20-7, 10.20-8, 10.22, 10.22-2, and 10.25, amending Section 10.20-9 and renumbering it as Section 10.21, and repealing Section 10.21, all relating to claims against the City and County.     Action details Not available 001910 1   Updating provisions establishing procedures for refund of erroneously collected money Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 10, Article VI, governing the refund of erroneously collected money by amending Section 10.43 to eliminate an obsolete reference; amending Section 10.43-1 to clarify that this Article does not affect a claimant's rights to file a formal claim against the City; amending Section 10.43-1.6 to clarify that the refund procedures do not apply to any City-imposed taxes; deleting Section 10.43-1.7 as obsolete; and amending Section 10.43-5, governing refund of deposits for use of certain City facilities by updating references in that Section, deleting Brooks Hall and adding Moscone Center to the facilities covered by the Section, and relocating that Section to Chapter 4 as new Section 4.23.     Action details Not available 001911 1   Repealing and adopting new article consolidating and streamlining the provisions relating to special funds Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Chapter 10, Article XIII, of Part I of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Administrative Code), by repealing the current Article XIII (Sections 10.79 through 10.117-125) and by adopting a new Article XIII (Sections 10.80-1 through 10.100-366), relating to special funds.     Action details Not available 001912 1   Repealing the Police Department cash revolving fund and the District Attorney environmental prosecution fund Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Part I, Chapter 10, Article XV, of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Administrative Code), by repealing Section 10.169-4 (Police Department Cash Revolving Fund) and 10.70-5 (District Attorney Environmental Prosecution Fund).     Action details Not available 001913 1   Updating provisions relating to service charges for the Adult Probation Office and deleting special funds Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Chapter 10, Article XVI, of Part I of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Administrative Code), by amending Section 10.180, relating to service charges for the Adult Probation Office, and by repealing Sections 10.184 (fingerprint processing fund), 10.187, (special animal purchase and exchange fund), 10.191 (transit information fund), and 10.192 (examination research and development fund).     Action details Not available 001914 1   Deleting obsolete provisions of Chapter 10, Article XVIII, of the Administrative Code relating to the former Mayor's Office of Employment and Training, and certain special funds Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Chapter 10, Article XVIII, of Part I of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Administrative Code), by amending Section 10.199, relating to the Controller's duties, and by repealing Sections 10.199-1 (Mayor's Office of Employment and Training), 10.201 (Convention Facilities Fund), 10.203 (Chinatown Open Space Fund), 10.204 (911 Emergency Response Fund), and 10.205 (Municipal Railway Improvement Fund).     Action details Not available 001915 1   Providing for apportionment, collection and disbursement of property taxes Ordinance Passed Ordinance providing for apportionment, collection and disbursement of 1992-93 property taxes upon adoption of certain State legislation, and making findings.     Action details Not available 001916 1   Consolidating City lien procedures and revising those procedures to conform to changes in State law Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Article XX of Chapter 10 of the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 10.230, 10.231, 10.233, 10.234, 10.235, 10.236 and 10.237, and adding a new Section 10.230A to specify that liens for nonpayment of financial obligations owed to the City and County of San Francisco shall have the same priority as judgment liens unless a different priority is authorized by state law, to delete references to special assessments contained in these sections, to provide for notice of proposed liens to property owners and to authorize the inclusion of administrative charges in lien amounts.     Action details Not available 001917 1   Revising provisions that authorize liens to conform to uniform lien procedures and changes in State law Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending the San Francisco Municipal Code by amending Chapter 37A of the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section 37A.4; amending Chapter 38 of the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 38.10 and 38.11, deleting Sections 38.12 through 38.16 and renumbering existing Sections 38.17 and 38.18 as 38.12 and 38.13; amending Chapter 41 of the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section 41.20; amending Article 1 of the San Francisco Fire Code by amending Section 107.1; amending Article 11 of the San Francisco Health Code by amending Section 609.3; amending Article 21 of the San Francisco Health Code by amending Section 1136 and 1175.1; amending Article 24 of the San Francisco Health Code by amending Section 1412; amending Article 25 of the San Francisco Health Code by amending Sections 1512 and 1513; amending Article 26 of the San Francisco Health Code by amending Section 1637; amending Article 4 of the San Francisco Public Works Code by amending Sections 104.1 and 134; amending Article 15 of the San Francisco Public Works Code by amending Se     Action details Not available 001918 1   Repealing provisions relating to annual revenue and taxation survey and report Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Part I of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Administrative Code), by repealing Chapter 10A (Sections 10A1 through 10A.3), providing for an annual revenue and taxation survey report.     Action details Not available 001919 1   Administrative Code Revision, Chapter 6 - Technical Amendments Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Chapter 6 of the Administrative Code to effect technical corrections/clarifications to subsection 6.1(F), Section 6.7 and Section 6.80; to add requirements to Section 6.21 for quotations for public works less than or equal to the threshold amount; to define and increase the minimum competitive amount for professional service contracts in Section 6.40 from $10,000 to $25,000; and to add a subsequent contract limitation to Section 6.62 for job order contracts.     Action details Not available 001920 1   Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Chapter 12K of Part I of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Administrative Code), which established the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in San Francisco, by amending Section 12K.1 to add additional findings; by adding Section 12K.2 to add a definitions section; by renumbering the remaining sections; by amending Section 12K.4 by expanding the scope of gender analysis in the City and by requiring the development of a Citywide Action Plan; and by amending Section 12K.5 to change the composition and duties of the CEDAW Task Force.     Action details Not available 001921 1   Administrative Code Revision, Chapter 16 Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Chapter 16, Article IV of Part I of the San Francisco Administrative Code by repealing Section 16.29-15 and amending Sections 16.29-7.1, 16.29-7.2, 16.29-9.5, 16.29-9.6, 16.29-15.11, 16.29-15.12, 16.37, 16.37-2, 16.37-4, 16.37-5, 16.46, 16.47, 16.52, 16.54, 16.67, 16.70-1, 16.74, 16.77, 16.79, and 16.80 regarding the Retirement System, to eliminate out-dated and obsolete provisions.     Action details Not available 001922 1   Administrative Code Revision, Chapter 18, City payroll procedures Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Chapter 18 of Part I of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Administrative Code) by amending Sections 18.2, 18.7-1, 18.9, and 18.14, by repealing Sections 18.3, 18.4, 18.5, 18.6, 18.7, 18.8, and 18.11, by amending Section 18.10 and renumbering it as Section 2A.32, by amending Section 18.13 and renumbering it as Section 18.13-1, and by adding Section 18.13-5, all relating to payroll procedures for the City and County.     Action details Not available 001923 1   Administrative Code Revision, Chapter 74, Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP) Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 74 "Rent Escrow Account Program," by amending Sections 74.3, 74.4, 74.5, 74.6, 74.7, 74.9, 74.10, 74.11, 74.12, 74.13, 74.14, and 74.15, to more specifically describe the relationship of this lead abatement program to provisions in San Francisco Health Code Article 11 regarding abatement of public nuisance, to clarify implementation procedures, and non-substantive technical changes.     Action details Not available 001924 1   Delete obsolete provisions regarding firearms registration with Police Chief Ordinance Passed Ordinance deleting Article 9 Sections 610 through 610.8 of the Municipal Police Code to eliminate obsolete provisions requiring owners of firearms to register with the Chief of Police.     Action details Not available 001925 1   Government Funding, $250,000 Ordinance Passed Ordinance appropriating $250,000 from the General Fund Reserve-Queer Youth Shelter to fund the housing program for the homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning young adults, for the Department of Public Health for fiscal year 2000-2001.     Action details Not available 001926 1   Requiring residential hotel receipts to adult occupants Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 41 "Residential Hotel Unit Conversion and Demolition" by amending Sections 41.9 and 41.11 to require that hotels provide each adult occupant with a receipt showing each amount and time period paid, and also showing any associated charges, and providing for enforcement; and, updating terminology in Sections 41.9 through 41.16 and 41.19 through 41.21 to reflect prior Charter changes establishing a Director and Department of Building Inspection in place of the former Superintendent and Bureau of Building Inspection.     Action details Not available 001944 1   Government Funding, $89,000, Department of Environment Ordinance Filed Ordinance appropriating $89,000 from the General Fund Reserve for the Department of Environment to fund the community window on the cleanup of the Hunters Point Shipyard that serves as the central location for the community on information, cleanup and emergency alert, for fiscal year 2000-01.     Action details Not available 001945 1   Woodburning Fireplaces Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Chapter 31, of the San Francisco Building Code by adding Section 3102.8 to ban the installation of nonapproved woodburning fireplaces and similar devices in new and remodeled buildings and by prohibiting the use of certain fuels in a woodburning appliance; exemptions are provided for woodburning appliances that are designed primarily for food preparation in new or existing restaurants or bakeries, and historic woodburning appliances installed in historic structures; adopting findings.     Action details Not available 001927 1   Interim Zoning Controls, Community Service and Arts Activities Resolution Filed Resolution imposing interim controls for a period of twelve (12) months to prohibit the establishment of new commercial and other uses, except as provided herein, in an area generally located along the south side of Market Street between 5th and 7th Streets, including a portion of the north side of Market Street, and the south side of Mission Street between 5th and 6th Streets, as set forth herein; and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.     Action details Not available 001928 1   Fort Funston Closures Resolution Passed Resolution requesting the City Attorney to contact the National Park Service reminding the National Park Service of its obligation to submit its construction plans to the City for review, seeking an explanation of how the past and proposed closures serve a recreation or park purpose and inquiring how the National Park Service will provide disability access in light of its removal of a paved path.     Action details Not available 001929 1   Transbay Terminal Resolution Passed Resolution declaring that it is the policy of the City and County of San Francisco that it will actively pursue the implementation of Proposition H and work to connect the Transbay Terminal by rail to both the current terminus of CalTrans at Fourth and Townsend and to the East Bay in Emeryville or Oakland.     Action details Not available 001930 1   Lease, 2500 Market Street Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing a lease of real property at 2500 Market Street on behalf of the Department of Public Health.     Action details Not available 001931 1   Transbay Terminal Resolution Passed Resolution declaring that it is the policy of the City and County of San Francisco to develop housing as a key component of any redevelopment of the Transbay Terminal area.     Action details Not available 001932 1   Amicus Letter Resolution Passed Resolution urging the San Francisco City Attorney's Office to file an amicus letter with the California State Supreme Court urging the court not to review the decisions of the California Public Utilities Commission as requested by PG&E and urging the California State Supreme Court to respect the decisions of the California Public Utilities Commission.     Action details Not available 001933 1   Annual Inspections of Residential Buildings Resolution Filed Resolution urging the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection to perform annual routine inspections of SROs and all residential buildings with six or more units built prior to 1960 and to prioritize inspections in the Chinatown, Mission, Tenderloin and South of Market neighborhoods.     Action details Not available 001937 1   Chinatown Community and Visitors Center Resolution Passed Resolution commending the joint efforts of the Mayor's Office and the Chinatown Economic Development Group to work toward establishing a Chinatown Community and Visitors Center.     Action details Not available 001938 1   Commendation Resolution Passed Resolution commending the Department of Public Health for reducing the use of pesticides and toxic chemicals on City property.     Action details Not available 001939 1   Commendation Resolution Passed Resolution commending the Airport Commission at San Francisco International Airport for reducing the use of pesticides and toxic chemicals on City property.     Action details Not available 001940 1   Commendation Resolution Passed Resolution commending the Utility Reform Network for petitioning the California Public Utilities Commission to require utilities to change their accounting methods and commending the California Public Utilities Commission for requiring PG&E and Southern California Edison to review the TURN proposal.     Action details Not available 001946 1   Storm Water Management Measures for Fish Handling and Processing Operations Resolution Passed Resolution urging the Port of San Francisco to submit, by November 15, 2000, a preliminary report to the Executive Officer of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) regarding storm water management measures for fish handling and processing operations on Port property and further urging the Port to submit, by July 31, 2000, a final comprehensive survey and proposed storm water management measures.     Action details Not available 001947 1   Name Change Resolution Filed Resolution urging the Columbus Day Celebration Committee to re-name the Italian Heritage Parade to the Columbus Day Parade.     Action details Not available 001950 1   Bay Area Discovery Museum Resolution Passed Resolution endorsing the Bay Area Discovery Museum's plans to complete site improvements, add new facilities to house the Centers for Creative Arts and Early Learning and improve amenities for families.     Action details Not available 001952 1   Hospital and Nursing Home Discharge Planning Task Force Resolution Filed Resolution 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 001941 1   Municipal Railway Track Replacement Plans Hearing Filed Hearing on MUNI’s track replacement plans along the J-Church Line between 18th and 21st Streets.     Action details Not available 001942 1   Port compliance with American with Disabilities Act Hearing Filed Hearing to inquire into the status of the Port of San Francisco’s compliance with the American with Disabilities Act.     Action details Not available 001943 1   City Watch Broadcast accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing Hearing Filed Hearing to inquire into the feasibility of making City Watch broadcast of all Board of Supervisors and City Commission hearings accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing.     Action details Not available 001948 1   Suspend Thirty Day Rule - Lease to Mission Valley Rock Motion Killed Motion 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, a resolution adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and authorizing the Public Utilities Commission to enter into a forty-year lease with Mission Rock Valley Rock Company for mining certain real property located in Alameda County, California.     Action details Not available 001949 1   Calling lease of land in Sunol matter from committee Motion Killed Motion to call from the Finance and Labor Committee File Number 001890 a resolution adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and authorizing the Public Utilities Commission to enter into a forty-year lease with Mission Valley Rock Company for mining certain real property located in Alameda County, California.     Action details Not available 001863 1   Authorizing extension and renewal of license for the use of real property on behalf of the City, with Continental 155 5th Corporation (the property owner) and Wells Fargo Bank (the tenant) Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing an amendment to extend the term of an existing one-year license and hold harmless agreement for the excavation, shoring, underpinning and other construction activities ("Agreement") with Continental 155 5th Corporation ("Owner"), and the sole tenant in possession, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. ("Wells Fargo") for an additional three years, to November 17, 2003, to provide the City the right to enter the real property at 155 5th Street as needed to complete construction of the Moscone Center Expansion Project ("Moscone West"), and authorizing a reciprocal agreement to provide Owner similar rights of access in relation to the Moscone West site should Owner require such access for future construction.     Action details Not available 001896 1   State grant funds to undertake the Police Department's "Decoy Shoulder Tap Program" for reducing the availability of alcohol to minors Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Chief of Police for the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $20,000 from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for a project entitled the Decoy Shoulder Tap Program. ..Version Original Version ..Comment Supervisor Bierman dissenting in Committee     Action details Not available