Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/29/2001 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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001796 3 Creating a Special Assistant XVI position at the Board of Appeals, while Director is on medical leaveOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $73,364 from the General Fund Reserve to fund the salary and fringe benefits of a Special Assistant XVI at the Board of Appeals, while Director is on medical leave and operating expenses, and amending Annual Salary Ordinance for fiscal year 2000-01; placing $36,682 on reserve.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
001797 2 Public Employment, Board of AppealsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 181-00 (Annual Salary Ordinance, 2000/01) reflecting the creation of one position at the Board of Appeals.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
002184 2 Funding for operating costs and implementation of a State required Customer Service UnitOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $780,837 to support both continuing operating costs and the implementation of a State required Customer Service Unit ($535,537 for Child Support Service Division and $245,300 for CSS Cases Consortium) and the creation of two positions at the Department of Child Support for fiscal year 2000-01; ratifying action previously taken.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
002183 1 Creating two (2) positions in Child Support ServicesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 181-00 (Annual Salary Ordinance, 2000/01) reflecting the creation of two positions in Child Support Services.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
002087 4 Fund litigation and mediation expenses for VIACOM, AT&T, and TCI appeals for the Assessor’s OfficeOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $471,593 of the General Reserve to fund the litigation and mediation expenses associated with the VIACOM, AT&T, and TCI appeals for the Assessor’s Office for fiscal year 2000-01.SEVERED FROM CONSENT AGENDA  Action details Not available
002087 4 Fund litigation and mediation expenses for VIACOM, AT&T, and TCI appeals for the Assessor’s OfficeOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $471,593 of the General Reserve to fund the litigation and mediation expenses associated with the VIACOM, AT&T, and TCI appeals for the Assessor’s Office for fiscal year 2000-01.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
002106 5 Urban Forestry CouncilOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 5 by adding Article XXIII to create an Urban Forestry Council and to delineate powers and duties for such Council.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
002106 6 Urban Forestry CouncilOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 5 by adding Article XXIII to create an Urban Forestry Council and to delineate powers and duties for such Council.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
001955 2 Grant funds for the construction of the K-Ingleside light rail line and Ocean Avenue serving the Municipal RailwayResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $7,000,000 of State assistance for Ocean Avenue and K-Ingleside street, sidewalk, and transit improvements.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
010041 1 Memorandum of Understanding Amendment No. 3 - Electrical Workers, Local 6OrdinancePassedOrdinance implementing Amendment No. 3 to the 1997-2001 Memorandum of Understanding between the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 6 and the City and County of San Francisco reconfirming the agency shop provision thereof effective July 1, 2000.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
010042 1 Memorandum of Understanding Amendment No. 3 - Glaziers, Local 718OrdinancePassedOrdinance implementing Amendment No. 3 to the 1997-2001 Memorandum of Understanding between the Glaziers, Architectural Metal and Glass Workers, Local Union 718 and the City and County of San Francisco reconfirming the agency shop provision thereof effective July 1, 2000.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
010043 1 Memorandum of Understanding Amendment No. 4 - Laborers, Local 261OrdinancePassedOrdinance implementing Amendment No. 4 to the 1997-2001 Memorandum of Understanding between the Laborers International Union, Local 261 and the City and County of San Francisco reconfirming the agency shop provision thereof effective July 1, 2000.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
010044 1 Memorandum of Understanding Amendment No. 3 - Machinists, Local 1414OrdinancePassedOrdinance implementing Amendment No. 3 to the 1997-2001 Memorandum of Understanding between the Machinists Union, Local 1414, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Machinists Automotive Trades District Lodge 190 and the City and County of San Francisco reconfirming the agency shop provision thereof effective July 1, 2000.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
010045 1 Memorandum of Understanding Amendment No. 2 - Pile Drivers, Local 34OrdinancePassedOrdinance implementing Amendment No. 2 to the 1997-2001 Memorandum of Understanding between the Pile Drivers, Divers, Carpenters, Bridge, Wharf and Dock Builders, Local Union No. 34 and the City and County of San Francisco reconfirming the agency shop provision thereof effective July 1, 2000.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
010046 1 Memorandum of Understanding Amendment No. 1 - Plumbers, Local 38OrdinancePassedOrdinance implementing Amendment No. 1 to the 1997-2001 Memorandum of Understanding between the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, Local No. 38 and the City and County of San Francisco reconfirming the agency shop provision thereof effective July 1, 2000.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
002092 1 Public HearingHearingFiledHearing to consider proposed Ordinance approving and adopting an amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the India Basin Industrial Park Development Project Area (Ordinance No. 26-69, amended by Ordinance Nos. 474-86, 141-87 and 416-94) to modify the use restrictions and reduce the parking and loading requirements for Lot 23 of Assessor's Block 5203 within the Redevelopment Plan Area; 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 the City Planning Code Section 101.1; adopting other findings pursuant to the California Community Redevelopment law.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
001861 2 Amendment to the India Basin Industrial Park Redevelopment Plan to modify use restrictions and parking and loading requirementsOrdinanceKilledOrdinance approving and adopting an amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the India Basin Industrial Park Development Project Area (Ordinance No. 26-69, amended by Ordinance Nos. 474-86, 141-87 and 416-94) to modify the land use provisions and reduce the parking and loading requirements for Lot 23 of Assessor's Block 5203 within the Redevelopment Plan Area; 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.CONTINUED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
002213 1 Federal grant funds for strategic planning to reduce community and youth violence in Bayview Hunters Point and the Mission DistrictsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Health Promotion and Prevention, to accept retroactively and expend first year grant funds of $195,900 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for the Community Youth Mental Health Promotion project and to enter into an agreement which includes a rights in data clause for the use of these funds; providing for ratification of action previously taken.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
002214 1 Federal grant for a mobile methadone programResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention, Community Substance Abuse Services, to accept retroactively and expend first year grant funds of $235,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) for the mobile methadone maintenance program and to enter into an agreement which includes a rights in data clause for the use of these funds; providing for ratification of action previously taken.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
002215 1 Federal grant to reduce indoor environmental triggers for asthmaResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Health and Safety Services, Environmental Health Services, to accept and expend grant funds of $98,399 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Healthy Homes for Healthy Airways program.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
002216 1 Federal grant for a residential substance abuse program for pregnant and postpartum womenResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention, Community Substance Abuse Services, to accept retroactively and expend first year grant funds of $800,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) to expand the number of residential beds available to pregnant and postpartum women and to enter into an agreement which includes a rights in data clause for the use of these funds; providing for ratification of action previously taken.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
002216 2 Federal grant for a residential substance abuse program for pregnant and postpartum womenResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention, Community Substance Abuse Services, to accept retroactively and expend first year grant funds of $800,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) to expand the number of residential beds available to pregnant and postpartum women and to enter into an agreement which includes a rights in data clause for the use of these funds; providing for ratification of action previously taken.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
001538 1 Grant funds for a technical assistance and capacity development demonstration projectResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention, HIV Health Services, to accept retroactively and expend first year grant funds of $993,917 from the DHHS Office of Minority Health for the technical assistance and capacity development demonstration program for HIV/AIDS related services in highly impacted minority communities, and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; providing for ratification of action previously taken.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
001538 2 Grant funds for a technical assistance and capacity development demonstration projectResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention, HIV Health Services, to accept retroactively and expend first year grant funds of $993,917 from the DHHS Office of Minority Health for the technical assistance and capacity development demonstration program for HIV/AIDS related services in highly impacted minority communities, and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; providing for ratification of action previously taken.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
010051 1 Final map for a 31 unit mixed use condominium projectMotionPassedMotion approving final map of The Allied Box Factory, a Mixed Use Development Live/Work and Commercial Condominium Project (2169 Folsom Street), being a subdivision of Lot 74, Assessor's Block No. 3573, and adopting findings pursuant to City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
010121 1 Bessie Carmichael Elementary SchoolResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Unified School Disrict to make the construction of a new Bessie Carmichael Elementary School a top priority.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
010123 1 Renegotiation of Modesto and Turlock Irrigation District ContractsResolutionPassedResolution directing the City Attorney to examine the ways in which San Francisco could terminate its obligations to provide power from the Hetch Hetchy Dam to the Modesto and Turlock Irrigation Districts as stipulated in the agreements approved in 1988 and to examine the ways in which the City could terminate its contract with Pacific Gas and Electric to distribute this power to the Modesto and Turlock Irrigation Districts, and to inform the Modesto and Turlock Irrigation Districts of San Francisco's intent to begin renegotiation of these contracts.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
010124 1 1999 Affordable Housing Bonds Housing Account TransferResolutionPassedResolution authorizing and directing the transfer of $3,000,000 of the proceeds of City and County of San Francisco Taxable General Obligation Bonds (Affordable Housing) Series 1999A held in the Development Account to the Downpayment Loan Assistance Account.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
010125 1 Extension of exclusive negotiations between the Port of San Francisco and the Malrite CompanyResolutionPassedResolution opposing the decision by the Port of San Francisco to extend exclusive negotiations with the Malrite Company regarding Pier 45 for an additional ninety (90) days until April 15, 2001.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
010126 1 LitigationResolutionPassedResolution urging the City Attorney to file a petition for certiorari in the Supreme Court of the United States, asking that Court to review the judgment of the California Supreme Court in East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation v. State of California, SO 77396, and to hold that AB 133 violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
010127 1 Commendation - Saint Ignatius/Sacred HeartResolutionPassedResolution commending Saint Ignatius College Preparatory and Sacred Heart Cathedral for their continued success in fulfilling their respective missions to educate the youth of San Francisco and for their ability to successfully maintain their athletic rivalry through the annual Bruce-Mahoney Memorial Trophy competition.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
010140 1 Needle Exchange EmergencyMotionPassedMotion concurring in the determination of the Mayor for the continued need for the declaration of emergency in connection with the needle exchange program.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
010148 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the GGNRA's Citizen's Advisory Committee in its action to delay rescinding the 1979 Pet Policy until stakeholders have an opportunity to confer; further urging the Superintendent of the National Park Service to form with all due haste a working group with all stakeholders, including federal and state representation and locally to include at least two members of the Board of Supervisors, representatives from advocacy groups such as the SPCA and SF Dog, representatives from the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, and representatives from involved environmental and children's groups to examine alternatives to rescinding the Pet Policy such as time and place restrictions rather than a complete ban and to study the anticipated effect that any ban of off-leash dogs would have on the City as a whole.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
010138 1 Suspend 30 Day RuleMotionPassedMotion 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 amending Administrative Code Chapter 37 "Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance" by adding a new Section 37.8C "Temporary Moratorium on Rent Board processing or approval of landlord petitions for certification and passthrough of capital improvement, rehabilitation and energy conservation costs to tenants, during pendency of the Superior Court's preliminary injunction staying implementation of November 2000 Proposition H."APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
010139 1 Final map for a 19 Unit Mixed Use Condominium ProjectMotionPassedMotion approving final map of 1801-1807 Polk Street, a Mixed-Use Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 3, Assessor's Block No. 598, and adopting findings pursuant to City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
010143 1 Final map for a 12 Unit Live/Work Condominium ProjectMotionPassedMotion approving final map of 500 Bryant Street, a Live/Work Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 9, Assessor's Block No. 3762, and adopting findings pursuant to City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
010122 1 Appointment of Public DefenderResolutionKilledResolution urging the Mayor to appoint Jeff Adachi, the Chief Trial Attorney in the office of the Public Defender, as Public Defender for the City and County of San Francisco.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
010162 1 Fort Funston proposed closureResolutionPassedResolution requesting the City Attorney contact the National Park Service requesting a delay in the closure of twelve acres along the coastal bluffs at Fort Funston; requesting the Department of City Planning, the General Manager of the Recreation and Park Department, and the Director of Public Works review the pending twelve-acre closure at Fort Funston.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
010162 1 Fort Funston proposed closureResolutionPassedResolution requesting the City Attorney contact the National Park Service requesting a delay in the closure of twelve acres along the coastal bluffs at Fort Funston; requesting the Department of City Planning, the General Manager of the Recreation and Park Department, and the Director of Public Works review the pending twelve-acre closure at Fort Funston.   Action details Not available
010163 1 Clean FerriesResolutionPassedResolution urging the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) and all other ferry operators to pursue cleaner marine technologies, adopt diesel emissions reduction strategies, and develop alternative fuel and ferry design demonstration projects; further urging the Bay Area Water Transit Authority (BAWTA) to establish a cleaner marine technology committee to seek financing for and develop a natural gas demonstration vessel and an alternative fuel ferry plan.   Action details Not available
010164 1 Office of Ratepayer AdvocatesResolutionPassedResolution urging Governor Gray Davis to appoint a director to the state's Office of Ratepayer Advocates.   Action details Not available
010165 1 Lowell High SchoolResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Unified School District to consider every alternative to using Eucalyptus Drive and 25th Avenue as routes of entrance and exit for construction and delivery vehicles during the construction of the new Science/Academic wing at Lowell High School.   Action details Not available
010166 1 Extension of Planning Commission Review PeriodResolutionPassedResolution extending the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed ordinance to amend the Planning Code to adopt an inclusionary affordable housing program.   Action details Not available
010167 1 Power generating assetsResolutionPassedResolution calling for Governor Davis, the California Legislature, and the California Public Utilities Commission to require that any financial assistance to utilities in the form of taxpayer monies or rate increases be accompanied by a transfer of equivalent interests in power generating assets to the State of California.   Action details Not available
010168 1 Antitrust violation, natural gas suppliersResolutionPassedResolution urging the City Attorney to instigate an investigation into possible monopolization, collusion, and fraud by suppliers of natural gas.   Action details Not available
010169 1 Uninsured children fundingResolutionPassedResolution urging the Department of Public Health to calculate the amount of money spent annually on uninsured children residing in the City of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
010170 1 Bond Oversight CommitteeResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Public Library to create a Bond Oversight Committee for the Branch Library Bond, and requesting the San Francisco Public Library issue reports to the Board of Supervisors, the Budget Analyst's Office, the Controller, and the Mayor's Office of Public Finance on a quarterly basis which detail all expenditures from the bond funds by facility and by individual projects.   Action details Not available
010171 1 Clean Streets InitiativeResolutionPassedResolution establishing the Clean Streets Initiative.   Action details Not available
010172 1 Parkside Elementary School and Childcare CenterResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Unified School District to make the rebuilding of Parkside School and construction of a new childcare center at Parkside School a top priority.   Action details Not available
010173 1 Standards of Conduct for Redevelopment Agency CommissionResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency (SFRA) Commission to adopt a policy requiring all SFRA Commissioners to disclose any communications that they have with developers, contractors and other parties or individuals who have a matter pending before the SFRA Commission and that such a public disclosure policy require that the name(s) and the substance of the contact be divulged and that such disclosure must occur before the SFRA Commission votes on the matter; and further urging the SFRA Commission to adopt a policy that is based upon SFRA staff evaluation and recommendation as well as public input which would require the public offering of all SFRA property for development and that such a process be uniform and implemented fairly.   Action details Not available
010174 1 Prohibit selling of naming rights of public transit stationsResolutionPassedResolution urging the Board of Directors of BART and the Municipal Transportation Agency to prohibit the selling of the naming rights of any public transit stations, especially the Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell and Civic Center stations, to any private entity, corporation or individual.   Action details Not available
010175 1 San Francisco Day Laborer ProgramResolutionPassedResolution urging the Director of the Department of Human Services to permanently locate the San Francisco Day Laborer Program at the 3120 Mission Street site and to negotiate with the current owners of the Department's intentions.   Action details Not available
010176 1 India EarthquakeResolutionPassedResolution urging President Bush, the United States Senate and the House of Representatives to use all available resources and funds to augment and expedite existing relief efforts to earthquake victims and their families in the western state of Gujarat, India; and further wishing to express condolences to family members of those who have passed away in Bhuj, Ahmedbad, Anjar and other villages impacted by the earthquake as well as sympathy and a speedy recovery to those who have been injured by the earthquake; and further expressing sympathy to those living in the San Francisco Bay Area who have relatives in Gujarat, India that have been impacted by the earthquake.   Action details Not available
010177 1 Grocery OutletResolutionPassedResolution urging Best Buy Electronics to investigate ways to maintain the continued operation of the Grocery Outlet and further urging the owners of Grocery Outlet to consider the option of remaining at the current site and renegotiate with Best Buy Electronics to work out an amenable solution.   Action details Not available
010178 1 Equity for Filipino Veterans of World War IIResolutionPassedResolution urging President Bush and the United States Congress to amend the 1946 Rescission Act to provide equity for Filipino veterans of World War II.   Action details Not available
010179 1 Generic Pharmaceuticals to Sub-Saharan AfricaResolutionPassedResolution urging President Bush to retain May 10, 2000 Executive Order entitled "Access to HIV/AIDS Pharmaceuticals and Medical Technologies."   Action details Not available
010180 1 Gujarat EarthquakeResolutionPassedResolution extending condolences and greatest sympathy to the people of India and those affected by the Gujarat earthquake, and further urging the citizens of San Francisco to donate resources and assistance to relief efforts established for India as a result of this natural disaster.   Action details Not available
010181 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Timothy Leifield for his years of leadership at the Stop AIDS Project.   Action details Not available
010182 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending James Morales, the Executive Director of the Redevelopment Agency, for proposing Standards of Conduct for the Redevelopment Agency Commission and supporting the agency in adopting such standards of conduct.   Action details Not available
010183 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Norm Mineta for his continued work on behalf of Asian Americans and on his appointment to the post of Secretary of Transportation.   Action details Not available
010184 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Elaine Chao for her continued work on behalf of Asian Americans and her new position as Secretary of Labor.   Action details Not available
010185 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Walgreens for its involvement in the Clean City Summit.   Action details Not available
010186 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Autism/Asperger's Syndrome Coalition for Education Networking and Development (AASCEND) on the great occasion of their second annual conference, "Share the Journey" on February 10, 2001 in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
010187 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming February 7, 2001 as Carolyn Nielsen Day in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
010188 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending Laura Thomas and the San Francisco Department of Public Health for the successful application for Ryan White CARE Act Title 1 funding.   Action details Not available
010189 1 City Housing, Inc.HearingFiledHearing regarding City Housing, Inc., a non-profit housing management company that receives funds from the City of San Francisco to manage Single Room Occupancy hotels.   Action details Not available
010190 1 Small business incentives, rebates, matching fundsHearingFiledHearing on potential incentives, rebates, matching funds, perhaps using City's growing utilities tax as a revenue source to assist small businesses in acquiring energy efficient equipment for business operations.   Action details Not available
010191 1 Internet Server FarmsHearingFiledHearing to discuss the proliferation of internet server farms; and power demands and potential environmental and health impacts from internet server farms.   Action details Not available
010192 1 Off-leash Task Force RecommendationHearingFiledHearing to review the recommendations of the Recreation and Park Department's Advisory Dogs Off-leash Task Force.   Action details Not available
010194 1 Dog ControlHearingFiledHearing on the San Francisco "vicious and dangerous" dog ordinance and how it intersects with the Food and Agriculture Code regarding "Breed specific" legislation preemption by state law.   Action details Not available
010195 1 Employee labor issueHearingFiledHearing to examine the practice of City employees taking days and sometimes weeks off their jobs to work on local political campaigns, including, but not limited to, an exploration of the supposed use of compensated time for this practice, as well as the impact on workplace productivity resulting from this practice.   Action details Not available
010196 1 Firebomb and extortion of Chinese merchantsHearingFiledHearing regarding the extortion and firebomb attacks on two Richmond District restaurants, the Mayflower and Seafood Restaurant, and the Tong Palace, specifically to consider actions that can be taken to hold the perpetrators accountable and protect the future safety of residents and merchants during Chinese New Year.   Action details Not available
010197 1 Use of cell phone while drivingHearingFiledHearing to inquire into ways to encourage drivers to refrain from using cell phones while driving.   Action details Not available
010193 1 Legislative Analyst RequestMotionPassedMotion asking the Legislative Analyst to prepare jurisdictional analysis of comprehensive long-range planning processes which include significant neighborhood and community input.   Action details Not available
010198 1 Legislative Analyst RequestMotionPassedMotion asking the Legislative Analyst to provide general research and analysis on San Francisco policy regarding business tax relief for businesses that are negatively impacted by major street, sidewalk and transit improvements, including, but not limited to, street repaving, redirection of traffic and public transportation, and loss of parking. Requesting the Legislative Analysts to provide comparative information on other cities' laws and policies regarding business tax relief for businesses that are negatively impacted by major street, sidewalk and transit improvements.   Action details Not available
010199 1 Legislative Analyst RequestMotionPassedMotion asking the Legislative Analyst to look into and study the working conditions for young temporary workers, especially in the IT (Information Technology) industry.   Action details Not available
010149 1 Jobs-Housing Linkage ProgramOrdinanceKilledOrdinance amending Article III, Chapter II, Part II of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Planning Code) by amending Sections 313, 313.1, 313.2, 313.3, 313.4, 313.5, 313.6, 313.7, 313.8, 313.9, 313.10, 313.11, 313.12, 313.13, and 313.14, to rename the "Office Affordable Housing Production Program" as the "Jobs-Housing Linkage Program," to apply the program to all new and expanded hotel space of at least 25,000 square feet, to all new and expanded entertainment space of at least 50,000 square feet, and to all other new and expanded retail space of at lease 100,000 square feet; to set forth the number of housing units to be constructed for each type of development subject to this ordinance; to set forth fees for each type of development subject to this ordinance; to increase the number of housing units and fees for office developments; and by adding Section 313.15, to require a study every five years determining the demand for housing created by commercial development.   Action details Not available
010110 1 Lease of City-owned property at 850 Bryant StreetResolutionPassedResolution authorizing and approving lease of City-owned property located on the first floor of the Hall of Justice, 850 Bryant Street, to the Northern California Service League.   Action details Not available
010111 1 Lease of City-owned property at 400 McAllister StreetResolutionPassedResolution authorizing and approving lease of City-owned property located on the first floor of the Civic Center Courthouse, 400 McAllister Street, to the Northern California Service League.   Action details Not available
010145 1 Sublease of Treasure Island Brig Facility for Sheriff's DepartmentResolutionPassedResolution approving a sublease, retroactive to July 1, 2000, between the City and County of San Francisco (The "City") and the Treasure Island Development Authority (The "Authority") for certain property on Treasure Island commonly known as the Brig (Buildings 670 and 671) located at the corner of 13th and M Streets on Treasure Island, for an annual rent not to exceed $250,000 per year.   Action details Not available
010146 1 Lease of property at 1360 Mission Street for DPH-Employee Assistance ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing a new lease of real property currently occupied by the City under the terms of an earlier lease at 1360 Mission Street, San Francisco, for a term of three years commencing retroactively as of July 1, 2000 at an initial monthly rent of $8,000 per month for the Employee Assistance Program of the Department of Public Health.   Action details Not available
010150 1 Final Negative Declaration, Jobs-Housing Linkage OrdinanceResolutionPassedResolution adopting Final Negative Declaration, finding and determining that the Jobs-Housing Linkage Ordinance will have no significant impact on the environment, and adopting and incorporating findings of Final Negative Declaration.   Action details Not available