Details Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 8/27/2001 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 Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Attachments: Meeting Items (109) 109 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 011377 1   Settlement of Lawsuit Ordinance Passed Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Brenda Sgamba against the City and County of San Francisco for one hundred sixty-two thousand, seven hundred and fifty dollars and no cents ($162,750.00), and to Sgamba's attorney Christopher Dolan (payable to The Dolan Law Firm) the total lump sum for costs and fees of one hundred sixty-two thousand, two hundred and fifty dollars and no cents ($162,250.00) (for a total sum of $325,000.00); the lawsuit was filed on March 16, 1999 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 302-011; entitled Brenda Sgamba v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. FINALLY PASSED Pass Action details Not available 011378 1   Settlement of Lawsuit Ordinance Passed Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Robert Weidman against the City and County of San Francisco for $27,500, plus an amount not to exceed $20,000 for additional attorney's fee and cost; the lawsuit was filed on May 24, 2001, in the United States District Court, Case No. C99-4442 TEH; entitled Robert Weidman v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. FINALLY PASSED Pass Action details Not available 011442 1   Settlement of Lawsuit Ordinance Passed Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Scottie M. McKinney against the City and County of San Francisco for $100,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 14, 2000 in United States District Court, Case No. C00-0175 MMC; entitled Scottie M. McKinney v. City and County of San Francisco; other material terms of said settlement are McKinney agrees to retire, and not to seek or accept employment from the City and County of San Francisco in the future. FINALLY PASSED Pass Action details Not available 011275 1   Grant - Vertical Defense of Indigents Program Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Office of the Public Defender to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $197,714 from the Office of Criminal Justice Planning (OCJP) as part of the on-going Vertical Defense of Indigents Program. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011427 1   San Francisco Solid Waste Management Program - Food Scrap Diversion at Schools Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Department of the City Administrator to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) from the San Francisco Foundation for the purpose of implementing "Food Scrap Diversion at Schools." ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011492 1   State Grant for Homeless Shelter Services at 1101 Polk Street- Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Department of Human Services to accept and expend a forgivable loan in the amount of $496,544 from the California Department of Housing and Community Development Emergency Housing Assistance Program (EHAP) to make crucial improvements at Multi-Service Center North (1101 Polk Street), which provides homeless shelter services. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011175 1   Advisory Board Report, Union Square Business Improvement Motion Passed Motion approving the annual report prepared by the Advisory Board to the Union Square Business Improvement District for Fiscal Year 2000-2001. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 011481 1   Contracting Out City Services Resolution Passed Resolution concurring with the Controller's certification that assistance to certain victims of crime and education in community anti-street violence can be practically performed for the District Attorney's Victim Witness Assistance Program by a private contract at a lower cost than similar work services performed by City and County employees. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011443 1   One-year extension for occupancy of Anthony and Jessie Streets during construction operations at 560 Mission Street Resolution Passed Resolution granting revocable permission to Turner Construction Company for a one-year extension to temporarily close and occupy a portion of the sidewalk and parking lane on the easterly side of Anthony Street, between Mission and Jessie Streets, and a portion of the street area on Jessie Street during construction operations at 560 Mission Street (Block 3708, Lots 015, 017 & 018). ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011236 3   Appointment Resolution Passed Resolution appointing Jennifer Mann, term ending June 30, 2003, to the Asthma Task Force, residency requirement waived. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011401 2   Appointment Resolution Passed Resolution appointing Gwendolyn Ann Smith, Felicia Elizondo, and Simon Aronoff, terms ending June 1, 2002, to the Transgender Civil Rights Implementation Task Force, residency requirement waived. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011179 1   Federal Grant - Improvements at Civic Center-United Nations Plazas/Mid-Market Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Public Works (DPW) to accept and expend $936,325 in federal Transportation, Community and System Preservation (TCSP) funds for improvements in Civic Center-United Nations Plazas/Mid-Market. CONTINUED Pass Action details Not available 011551 1   Findings - Appeal of the Planning Commission's certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report for the New M. H. de Young Museum Project Motion Passed Motion adopting findings related to the appeal of the Planning Commission's certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report, Case File No. 199.455E (Commission Motion No. 16039, approved December 7, 2000), for the proposed New M. H. de Young Museum Project in Golden Gate Park, located at 75 Tea Garden Drive (Lot 1 in Assessor's Block 1700). AMENDED   Action details Not available 011551 2   Findings - Appeal of the Planning Commission's certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report for the New M. H. de Young Museum Project Motion Passed Motion adopting findings related to the appeal of the Planning Commission's certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report, Case File No. 199.455E (Commission Motion No. 16039, approved December 7, 2000), for the proposed New M. H. de Young Museum Project in Golden Gate Park, located at 75 Tea Garden Drive (Lot 1 in Assessor's Block 1700). APPROVED AS AMENDED Pass Action details Not available 011320 1   MOU, Police Officers Association Ordinance Passed Ordinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the San Francisco Police Officers' Association (SFPOA) and the City and County of San Francisco to be effective for the period July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2003. FINALLY PASSED Pass Action details Not available 010488 2   Bicycle Storage Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Section 155 of the Planning Code and adding Section 155.4 to the Planning Code to require that all new commercial buildings and commercial buildings with major renovations contain parking spaces for bicycles proportionate to and in accordance with such building's square footage and primary use. FINALLY PASSED Pass Action details Not available 011124 1   Commercial Vehicle Weight Restriction - Pond Street Ordinance Passed Ordinance adding Section 28.5.53 to the San Francisco Traffic Code, establishing a commercial vehicle weight restriction on a portion of Pond Street. FINALLY PASSED Pass Action details Not available 010840 3   Elections Task Force Ordinance Passed Ordinance creating the Elections Task Force to redraw Board of Supervisors district lines pursuant to the provisions set forth in Charter Section 13.110(d) following the 2000 federal census. AMENDED   Action details Not available 010840 4   Elections Task Force Ordinance Passed Ordinance creating the Elections Task Force to redraw Board of Supervisors district lines pursuant to the provisions set forth in Charter Section 13.110(d) following the 2000 federal census. CONTINUED Pass Action details Not available 011497 1   Rent Control Ordinance amendment, six month period which landlords may not evict tenants for non-payment of capital improvement passthrough Ordinance Passed Ordinance providing a six-month period commencing August 10, 2001, during which landlords are prevented from evicting tenants for non-payment of that portion of rent attributable to capital improvement passthrough petitions decided at the Rent Board after April 10, 2000, pursuant to capital improvement petitions filed prior to August 10, 2001. FINALLY PASSED Pass Action details Not available 011468 2   Ballot Argument - Municipal Utility District Motion Passed Motion authorizing proponent's ballot argument in favor of Measure I, a proposal to form a Municipal Utility District for the City and County of San Francisco and the City of Brisbane to be known as the San Francisco-Brisbane Municipal Utility District. AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE   Action details Not available 011468 3   Ballot Argument - Municipal Utility District Motion Passed Motion authorizing proponent's ballot argument in favor of Measure I, a proposal to form a Municipal Utility District for the City and County of San Francisco and the City of Brisbane to be known as the San Francisco-Brisbane Municipal Utility District. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 011196 2   Liquor License Transfer, 716 Grant Avenue Resolution Passed Resolution disapproving the request to transfer a Type 21 off-sale general alcoholic beverage control license to Juliana Yan dba "Chine D'Art" from 812 Washington Street to 716 Grant Avenue, District 3, and determining that it will not serve the public convenience and necessity of the people of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business and Professions Code. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011218 2   Liquor License Transfer, 2222 Polk Street Resolution Passed Resolution determining that the transfer of a Type 20 off-sale beer and wine alcoholic beverage control license to Michael Najib Dabit dba "Polk and Green Produce" from 550 Taraval Street to 2222 Polk Street (District 3), will serve the public convenience and necessity of the people of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business and Professions Code; with conditions. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011222 2   Liquor License Transfer, at 145 Jackson Street Resolution Passed Resolution determining that the transfer of a Type 20 off-sale beer and wine alcoholic beverage control license from Safeway Store Unit 203 located at 2300 - 16th Street to Safeway Store #4601 at 145 Jackson Street (District 3), and exchanging said license to a Type 21 off-sale general alcoholic beverage control license, will serve the public convenience and necessity of the people of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business and Professions Code. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011242 1   Requiring situs and/or street name on recorded documents Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Article 12C of Part III of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Real Property Tax) by amending Section 1102.1 thereto to require that every document pertaining to real property that is submitted for recordation show on the face of the document the commonly-known situs and/or street name and number of the real property described therein. PASSED ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 011405 1   Appropriation, Police Department Ordinance Passed Ordinance reallocating $1,200,000 retroactively from Police Department appropriations to the Fire Department to fund the cost of uniform firefighters for fiscal year 2000-01. PASSED ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 011426 2   BART/SFIA On-Airport Project Development Agreement Resolution Passed Resolution approving Modification No. 1 to the BART/SFIA On-Airport Project Development Agreement, as it relates to the on-Airport portion of the BART to San Francisco Airport Extension project, which is by and between the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission ("SFIA"), and the Bay Area Rapid Transit District ("BART"). ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011499 1   Setting San Francisco's 2001-2002 property tax rate and establishing passthrough rate for residential tenants Ordinance Passed Ordinance providing revenue and levying property 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, 2002. PASSED ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 011500 1   Setting San Francisco's Unified School District's 2001-2002 property tax to be included in the City's overall property tax rate Ordinance Passed Ordinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for San Francisco Unified School District's purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002. PASSED ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 011501 1   Setting San Francisco Community College District's 2001-2002 property tax rate to be included in the City's overall property tax rate Ordinance Passed Ordinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for San Francisco Community College District purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002. PASSED ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 011502 2   Adjusting Appropriations - Art Commission Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2001-2002, File Number 011041, Ordinance Number 170-01, adjusting appropriations to meet the requirements of the Art Commission pursuant to Charter Section 16.106(1). PASSED ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 010845 3   Dancehall Permits Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending San Francisco Police Code Section 1023 to exempt dances and dancehalls from the need to obtain a dancehall permit if the location where the dance is being held has a place of entertainment permit and provides free drinking water. PASSED ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 011176 1   Lease of Property Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the lease of real property at 100 Blanken Street, San Francisco, California, for the Department of Public Health. AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE   Action details Not available 011176 2   Lease of Property Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the lease of real property at 100 Blanken Street, San Francisco, California, for the Department of Public Health. ADOPTED AS AMENDED Pass Action details Not available 011425 1   Lease of Property Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing a new lease of real property at 2712 Mission Street on behalf of the Department of Public Health, Community Mental Health Services. AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE   Action details Not available 011425 2   Lease of Property Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing a new lease of real property at 2712 Mission Street on behalf of the Department of Public Health, Community Mental Health Services. ADOPTED AS AMENDED Pass Action details Not available 011333 1   Commend - 2008 Olympics in Beijing Resolution Passed Resolution commending China for their successful bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 010889 1   2001 Homeless Continuum of Care Plan Resolution Passed Resolution declaring the policy that the Continuum of Care Plan 2001-2006 is the City and County of San Francisco's official homeless policy document governing the development of an integrated, effective and coordinated system of health care, housing, employment and support services to end homelessness. AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE   Action details Not available 010889 2   2001 Homeless Continuum of Care Plan Resolution Passed Resolution declaring the policy that the Continuum of Care Plan 2001-2006 is the City and County of San Francisco's official homeless policy document governing the development of an integrated, effective and coordinated system of health care, housing, employment and support services to end homelessness. ADOPTED AS AMENDED Pass Action details Not available 010762 1   Selection of Police Inspectors Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending Section 2A.78 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to conform with post Consent Decree requirements regarding the administration of examination for the rank of Assistant Inspector. PASSED ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Not available 010119 3   Establishing a 19-member task force to study civic participation and electoral reform Resolution Passed Resolution establishing the Civic Participation Task Force to study trends in civic participation and report back to the Board of Supervisors with proposed electoral reforms. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011396 2   Appointment Resolution Passed Resolution appointing Supervisor Aaron Peskin, indefinite term, to the Water Transit Authority Community Advisory Committee. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011205 2   Mid-Income Housing Task Force Resolution Passed Resolution establishing the Mid-Income Housing Task Force. AMENDED   Action details Not available 011205 2   Mid-Income Housing Task Force Resolution Passed Resolution establishing the Mid-Income Housing Task Force. ADOPTED AS AMENDED Pass Action details Not available 011483 1   Confirmation Resolution Passed Resolution appointing Wade Crowfoot, indefinite term, as an alternate member of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011482 2   Appointment Motion Passed Motion appointing Supervisor Matt Gonzalez, term to be determined, to the San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 011385 1   Public Hearing Hearing Filed Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to report of delinquent charges for refuse collection services and nuisance removal costs submitted by the Director of Public Health as modified to the date of adoption of this resolution, and creating Special Assessments and liens based thereon. HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING   Action details Not available 011386 1   Garbage Liens - Department of Public Health Resolution Passed Resolution confirming report of delinquent charges for refuse collection services and nuisance removal costs submitted by the Director of Public Health as modified to the date of adoption of this resolution, and creating special assessments and liens based thereon. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011387 1   Public Hearing Hearing Filed Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to report of delinquent reinspection fee costs submitted by the Director of Public Health, as modified to the date of adoption of the Resolution, and creating special assessments and liens based thereon. HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING   Action details Not available 011388 1   Reinspection Fee Liens - Department of Public Health Resolution Passed Resolution confirming report of delinquent reinspection fee costs submitted by the Director of Public Health, as modified to the date of adoption of the Resolution, and creating special assessments and liens based thereon. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011480 2   Rebuttal Argument - Solar Energy Facilities Motion Passed Motion authorizing proponent's rebuttal ballot argument in favor of Proposition B, a Revenue Bond Measure regarding Solar Energy Facilities. AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE   Action details Not available 011480 3   Rebuttal Argument - Solar Energy Facilities Motion Passed Motion authorizing proponent's rebuttal ballot argument in favor of Proposition B, a Revenue Bond Measure regarding Solar Energy Facilities. APPROVED AS AMENDED Pass Action details Not available 011494 1   Rebuttal Argument - Proposition C Motion Killed Motion authorizing rebuttal to opponent's ballot argument against Proposition C, a Charter Amendment regarding vacancy in Elective Office. TABLED Pass Action details Not available 011519 2   Rebuttal Argument - Proposition D Motion Passed Motion authorizing proponent's rebuttal ballot argument in favor of Proposition D, a Charter Amendment regarding Land Fill in the San Francisco Bay. AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE   Action details Not available 011519 3   Rebuttal Argument - Proposition D Motion Passed Motion authorizing proponent's rebuttal ballot argument in favor of Proposition D, a Charter Amendment regarding Land Fill in the San Francisco Bay. APPROVED AS AMENDED Pass Action details Not available 011475 1   Rebuttal Argument - Election, Ethics and Outside Counsel Motion Killed Motion authorizing rebuttal to opponent's ballot argument against Proposition E, a Charter Amendment regarding Election, Ethics and Outside Counsel. TABLED Pass Action details Not available 011518 1   Rebuttal Argument - Proposition F Motion Passed Motion authorizing proponent's rebuttal ballot argument in favor of Proposition F, a Charter Amendment creating a Municipal Water and Power Agency. AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE   Action details Not available 011518 2   Rebuttal Argument - Proposition F Motion Passed Motion authorizing proponent's rebuttal ballot argument in favor of Proposition F, a Charter Amendment creating a Municipal Water and Power Agency. APPROVED AS AMENDED Pass Action details Not available 011534 2   Rebuttal Argument - Redistricting Motion Passed Motion authorizing proponent's rebuttal ballot argument in favor of Proposition G, a Charter Amendment regarding Redistricting. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 011517 1   Rebuttal Argument - Proposition H Motion Passed Motion authorizing proponent's rebuttal ballot argument in favor of Proposition H, a Charter Amendment authorizing the Board of Supervisors to issue revenue bonds for renewable energy and energy conservation programs. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 011516 1   Rebuttal Argument - Municipal Utility District Motion Killed Motion authorizing proponent's rebuttal ballot argument in favor of Proposition ____, a proposal to form a Municipal Utility District for the City and County of San Francisco and the City of Brisbane to be known as the San Francisco-Brisbane Municipal Utility District. TABLED Pass Action details Not available 011548 1   Legislative Analyst Request Motion Passed Motion asking the Legislative Analyst to study and report on meeting schedules and preparation of the other 57 Boards of Supervisors in California counties. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 011549 1   Legislative Analyst Request Motion Passed Motion asking the Legislative Analyst to prepare a report detailing the policies and practices employed by other counties related to the calculation of attrition savings in department budgets and the filling of vacant staff positions. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 011550 1   Legislative Analyst Request Motion Passed Motion asking the Legislative Analyst to research ways in which the City and County of San Francisco can increase its number of bilingual police officers and police support staff; to provide information on how other cities and counties have sought to address this issue, such as through salary bonuses and other incentives, targeted recruitment programs, or other policies or programs. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 011536 1   Office of Public Power Resolution Passed Resolution urging the Mayor to create an Office of Public Power within the Public Utilities Commission charged with the responsibility of securing expeditiously reliable and affordable electric power for San Francisco residents and businesses, including City Departments, and urging the State of California to cooperate with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission by facilitating the purchase of low cost electricity. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011537 1   School Bus Retrofit Program Resolution Passed Resolution urging the San Francisco Unified School District to pursue the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's school bus retrofit program which covers the cost of installing particulate traps on existing diesel busses. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011539 1   Rail-Volution Days in S.F. Resolution Passed Resolution commending Rail-Volution for its forum to build livable communities with transit-oriented development and smart growth and declaring September 13, 2001 through September 16, 2001 Rail-Volution Days in San Francisco. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011553 1   Authorizing DPW and DPT to apply for, accept and expend grant funds for various bicycle commuter improvements in San Francisco Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Public Works and the Executive Director of the Department of Parking and Traffic to apply for, accept and expend up to $1,155,800 in state Bicycle Transportation Account (BTA) grant funds with required local matching funds of $128,450 to undertake various bicycle improvements in the City and County of San Francisco. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011527 1   Final Map for a 6 Unit Mixed-Use Condominium Project Motion Passed Motion approving the Final Map of 3288 Steiner Street, A Mixed-Use Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 23, Assessor's Block No. 510, and adopting findings pursuant to City Planning Code Section 101.1. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 011528 1   Final Map for a 102 Unit Live/Work Condominium Project Motion Passed Motion approving the Final Map of City Lofts (175 Bluxome Street), A Live/Work Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 29, Assessor's Block No. 3785, and adopting findings pursuant to City Planning Code Section 101.1. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 011533 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. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 011568 1   Final Map for a 76 Unit Residential Condominium Project Motion Passed Motion approving the Final Map of 530 Chestnut Street and 411 & 445 Francisco Street, A Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 10, Assessor's Block No. 52, and adopting findings pursuant to City Planning Code Section 101.1. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 011538 1   Passage of Senate Joint Resolution 17 Resolution Filed Resolution urging United States Senate passage of Senate Joint Resolution 17 repealing President George W. Bush's restoration of the Mexico City Policy. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED   Action details Not available 011540 1   Censuring Nancy Ho Belli Resolution Filed Resolution censuring Nancy Ho Belli, member of the San Francisco Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board, for her negligent ownership of two adjacent buildings at 720-728 Montgomery Street, requesting that Mayor Brown remove Ms. Ho Belli from the Landmarks Advisory Board, and requesting that the District Attorney institute legal proceedings against Ms. Ho Belli, per Planning Code Section 1013(c)2. REFERRED   Action details Not available 011541 1   US-Japan Peace Treaty Resolution Passed Resolution urging the government of Japan, on the 50th anniversary of the US-Japan Peace Treaty, to apologize for its wartime atrocities and provide just compensation for the surviving victims of its aggression. REFERRED   Action details Not available 011542 1   National Parks and Public Employees Resolution Passed Resolution urging the National Parks to acknowledge the rights of public employees to have union representation and the right to bargain over wages and job conditions with their employers. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011543 1   Bicycle Arrow Pavement Markings Resolution Filed Resolution supporting the Department of Parking and Traffic in the utilization of bicycle arrow pavement markings and urging the California Traffic Control Devices Committee to approve these markings as an official traffic control device. REFERRED   Action details Not available 011572 1   Supporting Senate Bill 682 Resolution Passed Resolution urging the California State Legislature to adopt and Governor Davis to sign Senate Bill 682, a bill establishing firearm manufacturer liability for guns designed and marketed for criminal use. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011573 1   School Children's Pedestrian Safety Awareness Month Resolution Passed Resolution proclaiming the month of September as School Children's Pedestrian Safety Awareness. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011574 1   Commendation Resolution Passed Resolution commending Barbara Solomon for her 25 years of serving non-profits and the homeless in San Francisco. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 011575 1   Rent Ordinance Amendments Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending the Rent Ordinance (Administrative Code Chapter 37, Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance) by amending Sections 37.9, 37.9B and 37.10A to provide additional protections to tenants, and to conform to state law regarding misdemeanor violations, as follows: (1) Require the Rent Board to record owner move-in eviction notices with the County Recorder; (2) Require eviction notices to be in writing and filed with the Rent Board; (3) Subject vacated units to the future use restrictions stated in the Rent Ordinance, regardless of any agreement made between the landlord and the vacating tenant; (4) Require a tenant to be represented by independent counsel in a court-supervised settlement agreement, in order to waive any tenant rights under the Rent Ordinance; (5) Prohibit settlement agreement clauses that bar an evicted tenant from cooperation with a governmental investigation or proceeding; (6) Require the seller of a property to give written notice to the buyer disclosing the legal ground(s) for the termination of the tenancy for each residenti     Action details Not available 011576 1   Amending Section 6.12 of the Park Code Ordinance Filed Ordinance adding Section 6.12 to the San Francisco Park Code to prohibit motor vehicle traffic in Golden Gate Park on Saturdays on John F. Kennedy Drive between Kezar and 8th Ave.; Arguello Blvd.; Conservatory Drive East and Conservatory Drive West; and Bowling Green Drive between John F. Kennedy Drive and Middle Drive East.     Action details Not available 011577 1   Truth in Political Campaigning and Advertising Ordinance Filed Ordinance amending Article I, Chapter 4 of the San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to prohibit knowingly false statements or false statements made with reckless disregard for the truth, about candidates or ballot measures, within 90 days of an election.     Action details Not available 011578 1   Business and Tax Regulations Code Amendment Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code by amending Article 1, Section 8(h), to provide that an appeal to the Board of Appeals of an action by the Zoning Administrator or Director of the Department of Building Inspection stopping work under or suspending an issued permit does not suspend the action pending the Board's decision; providing that this ordinance shall apply retroactively to appeals filed on or after the date of introduction.     Action details Not available 011572 1   Supporting Senate Bill 682 Resolution Passed Resolution urging the California State Legislature to adopt and Governor Davis to sign Senate Bill 682, a bill establishing firearm manufacturer liability for guns designed and marketed for criminal use.     Action details Not available 011573 1   School Children's Pedestrian Safety Awareness Month Resolution Passed Resolution proclaiming the month of September as School Children's Pedestrian Safety Awareness.     Action details Not available 011574 1   Commendation Resolution Passed Resolution commending Barbara Solomon for her 25 years of serving non-profits and the homeless in San Francisco.     Action details Not available 011579 1   Department of Environment Lease Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the expansion of leased space at 11 Grove Street for the Department of the Environment and accepting donations of materials and services.     Action details Not available 011580 1   Interim Controls - Showplace Square/Potrero Hill Area Resolution Filed Resolution adopting interim controls for a period of eighteen (18) months that would impose more restrictive zoning regulations in six defined subareas in the Showplace Square/Potrero Hill Community Plan Area generally bounded on the north by Bryant and Division Streets, on the east by 7th Street and the San Francisco Bay, on the south by Islais Creek and 26th Street, and on the west by Potrero Avenue; adopting findings.     Action details Not available 011581 1   Grant - Department of Human Services Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Department of Human Services to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $9,753,765 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for Stewart B. McKinney Supportive Housing Program.     Action details Not available 011582 1   Domestic Partners - Joint Tenants Resolution Passed Resolution urging the California State Legislature to pass legislation which would provide to domestic partners holding property as joint tenants the same protections from reassessments upon the death of one of the joint tenants as are currently enjoyed by married couples.     Action details Not available 011583 1   Out-of-State Tuition Exemption for Immigrant Students Resolution Passed Resolution urging the California State Assembly to pass AB540, the Out-of-state Tuition Exemption for Immigrant Students bill.     Action details Not available 011584 1   Supporting Senate Bill 953 Resolution Passed Resolution supporting passage of California Senate Bill 953, the California Integrated Care and Involvement Act of 2001.     Action details Not available 011585 1   Minimum Compensation Requirements Hearing Filed Hearing to consider extending minimum compensation requirements and health benefit requirements to businesses not currently included in the City's Minimum Compensation Ordinance and Healthcare Accountability Ordinance.     Action details Not available 011586 1   BART/MUNI Discount Fast Pass Hearing Filed Hearing to consider the possibility of creating a BART/MUNI discount fast pass for seniors and people with disabilities.     Action details Not available 011587 1   Mental Health Care for Minorities Hearing Filed Hearing to discuss the availability of ethnic and language sensitive mental health services in San Francisco. The hearing will address such issues as: availability of bilingual and bicultural personnel in the field, the need for such expertise, what treatment units/modalities have such services, the geographical location of such services, and the Mental Health Department's plan to close the language and ethnic gap in treatment services.     Action details Not available 011593 1   Housing Authority Rent Increase Hearing Filed Hearing to study recent rent increases for residents of public housing, and to assess the Housing Authority's progress in meeting the goal of encouraging income self-sufficiency.     Action details Not available 011554 1   Needle Exchange Emergency Motion Passed Motion concurring in the determination of the Mayor for the continued need for the declaration of emergency in connection with the needle exchange program.     Action details Not available 011588 1   City and School District Committee Off-Site Meetings Motion Passed Motion ordering the City and School District Committee meeting of the Board of Supervisors to be held at the Irving G. Breyer Board Meeting Room, Board of Education, 555 Franklin Street, First Floor, San Francisco, on October 24, 2001 at 3:00 P.M., and again on November 14, 2001, and directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare the prior notices and postings.     Action details Not available 011589 1   Legislative Analyst Request Motion Passed Motion asking the Legislative Analyst to prepare a report on non-citizen's right to vote in elections such as school board, city council, ballot measures, and other local or state elections. Also, to determine if there are any instances where non-citizens are allowed to stand for elective office.     Action details Not available 011590 1   Legislative Analyst Request Motion Passed Motion asking the Legislative Analyst to (1) Study the City of Houston's program to pay for e-mail and Internet services to city residents with free access on Public Library computers to address the digital divide issue; (2) Examine cost and management of program to consider the feasibility for San Francisco to replicate the program here.     Action details Not available 011591 1   City Departments' Response to Violence Hearing Filed Hearing to address how City Departments respond to violence, specifically: (1) What current services exist to assist communities in the time of crises; (2) How these services are being administered to the community; (3) What type of accountability or assurance is there that such services are being adequately delivered to those who need them most; (4) What preventative measures are currently in place to reduce violence.     Action details Not available 011592 1   Closed Session - Department of Elections Motion Killed Motion requesting a closed hearing of the Board of Supervisors on September 24, 2001 in order for the Board to be briefed on the status of ongoing investigations of the Department of Elections.     Action details Not available 011594 1   Closed Session - Public Employee Performance Evaluation Motion Passed Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with Gloria L. 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 011526 1   Reward Authorization Ordinance Passed Ordinance authorizing payment of reward to Selina Archuletta and Raven Meadows.     Action details Not available 011555 1   Changing Official Width of Sidewalk Ordinance Passed Ordinance No. 1061 entitled "Regulating the Width of Sidewalks" is amended by adding thereto Section No. 1551 Changing the Official Sidewalk Width on a Portion of Front Street between Sacramento and California Streets, as shown on Department of Public Works drawing labeled Q-20-514 and making findings pursuant to City Planning Code Section 101.1.     Action details Not available 011394 1   Airport Information Booth Contract, Fiscal Year 2001-2002 Resolution Passed Resolution approving the Controller's Certification that Airport Information Booth Services at San Francisco International Airport can practically be performed by private contractor at a lower cost than if work were performed by City employees at currently budgeted levels.     Action details Not available 011525 2   Appropriation Limit for Fiscal Year 2001-02 Resolution Passed Resolution establishing the appropriations limit for fiscal year 2001-02 pursuant to California Constitution Article XIII B.     Action details Not available