Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/24/2001 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 Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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011239 2 School Passenger Loading ZonesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Traffic Code Section 38.I requiring the designation of white zones at all kindergarten through 12 schools for the loading and unloading of passengers during school hours.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
011240 2 School Bus Loading ZonesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Traffic Code Section 33.5 establishing special school bus loading zones at all kindergarten through 12 school sites.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
011271 2 Passenger zones designated as tow-away zonesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Traffic Code Section 38.C authorizing the towing away of vehicles parked in designated passenger loading zones.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
011179 1 Federal Grant - Improvements at Civic Center-United Nations Plazas/Mid-MarketResolutionPassedResolution 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
010840 4 Elections Task ForceOrdinancePassedOrdinance 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.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
011390 1 Public Hearing - Appeal, Conditional Use, 4501 Irving StreetHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No.16182 dated June 28, 2001, approving Conditional Use Application No. 2000.1261EC, under Sections 121.1 and 710.11 to develop a new four-story, mixed-use building, at a maximum height of forty feet, containing approximately 1,800 square feet of commercial office/retail space and eleven off-street parking spaces in the ground floor garage and ten dwelling units on a remaining three upper floors on two lots with a total area exceeding 5,000 square feet, in an NC (Neighborhood Commercial Cluster) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District, on property located at 4501 Irving Street, southwest corner of Irving Street and 46th Avenue; Lots 47 and 49, in Assessor's Block 1801.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
011391 1 Appeal, Conditional Use, 4501 Irving StreetMotionKilledMotion approving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 16182 approving Conditional Use Application No. 2000.1261EC, on property located 4501 Irving Street, southwest corner of Irving Street and 46th Avenue, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
011392 1 Appeal, Conditional Use, 4501 Irving StreetMotionPassedMotion disapproving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 16182 approving Conditional Use Application No. 2000.1261EC, on property located 4501 Irving Street, southwest corner of Irving Street and 46th Avenue, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE  Action details Not available
011392 2 Appeal, Conditional Use, 4501 Irving StreetMotionPassedMotion disapproving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 16182 approving Conditional Use Application No. 2000.1261EC, on property located 4501 Irving Street, southwest corner of Irving Street and 46th Avenue, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
011393 1 Findings - 4501 Irving StreetMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to proposed Conditional Use Application No. 2000.1261EC, on property located 4501 Irving Street, southwest corner of Irving Street and 46th Avenue, for action by the Board at its next meeting.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
011588 1 City and School District Committee Off-Site MeetingsMotionPassedMotion 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.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
011628 1 Legislative Analyst RequestMotionPassedMotion asking the Legislative Analyst to explore governmental reforms that would allow more efficient utilization of street space by construction projects, which has potential to minimize the inconvenience that local residents currently face.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
011594 1 Closed Session - Public Employee Performance EvaluationMotionPassedMotion 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.MOTIONPass Action details Not available
011592 1 Closed Session - Department of ElectionsMotionKilledMotion 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.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
011645 1 Condemning all discrimination and racismResolutionPassedResolution condemning all discrimination and racism directed against Arab Americans, Muslim Americans and people of Middle Eastern descent, and support the use of all legal authority, and release additional resources as necessary, to prevent and respond to discrimination, hate crimes, and harassment in all forms.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
011646 1 September 11th Day of ToleranceResolutionPassedResolution declaring that annually September 11th shall be in San Francisco a "Day of Tolerance and Respect for Human Rights."ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
011647 1 October 2, 2001 Walk to School DayResolutionPassedResolution designating October 2, 2001 as "Walk to School Day" in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
011652 1 Commend - Leaders of SF CommunitiesResolutionPassedResolution commending the leaders of San Francisco communities of faith for their response to the tragic events of September 11, 2001.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
011666 1 United Nations Plaza Working GroupMotionPassedMotion establishing a 15 member working group on United Nations Plaza.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
011644 1 Hate Crime Reward FundResolutionPassedResolution urging the Mayor to direct the Police Department to use the "Hate Crime Reward Fund" specifically to target those who perpetrate hate crimes against Arab Americans during this time of national crisis.AMENDED  Action details Not available
011644 2 Hate Crime Reward FundResolutionPassedResolution urging the Mayor to direct the Police Department to use the "Hate Crime Reward Fund" specifically to target those who perpetrate hate crimes against Arab Americans during this time of national crisis.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
011615 1 Rejection of Mayor's AppointmentMotionKilledMotion rejecting the Mayor's appointment of Michael DeNunzio to the Aging and Adult Services Commission.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
011618 1 Rejection of Mayor's AppointmentMotionKilledMotion rejecting the Mayor's appointment of Victor Makras to the Police Commission.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
011675 1 Investigations and Grounds for Administrative DebarmentOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 6 to clarify and update requirements for the solicitation of quotes under subsection 6.21(B); to clarify requirements for modifications to construction contracts under subsection 6.22(H); to add a nonabrogation clause to subsection 6.22(M); to correct the statutory references in section 6.40; to add a nonabrogation clause to subsection 6.42(E); to add a new section 6.8 severability clause; to add a new subsection 6.42(F), requiring that modifications for professional service contracts be in writing; to add an investigation requirement for violations of Chapter 6; and to extend the grounds upon which the City and County may determine a contractor to be nonresponsible to civil or criminal violations against any government entity relevant to the contractor's ability to comply with or perform under the terms and conditions of its contract with the City and County.   Action details Not available
011114 2 Zoning Map Amendment, 525 Golden GateOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Zoning Map Sheet 2H of the City and County of San Francisco for property located at 525 Golden Gate Avenue, Lot 1 in Assessor's Block 766, to change the height district classification from 130E to 200L; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; and adopting findings that the General Plan amendment is consistent with the eight Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
011115 2 General Plan Amendment, 525 Golden GateOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco General Plan in connection with approval of a City Administrative Building; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; and adopting findings that the General Plan amendment is consistent with the eight Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
011116 2 CEQA Findings, 525 Golden GateResolutionPassedResolution affirming certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report and adopting environmental findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and State Guidelines in connection with adoption of General Plan Amendment, Zoning Map Amendment and other actions to approve development and construction of City Administrative Building located at 525 Golden Gate Avenue.   Action details Not available
011677 1 Justin Herman PlazaOrdinanceFiledOrdinance removing the plaque designating the name Justin Herman from the Plaza located at Market Street and the Embarcadero and directing the Recreation and Park Commission to designate a new name.   Action details Not available
011678 1 Appropriation, Ethics CommissionOrdinancePassedOrdinance re-appropriating $34,947 of General Fund Proposition O funding for one position to perform investigations by the Ethics Commission for Fiscal Year 2001-2002, and amending Annual Salary Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2001-02.   Action details Not available
011679 1 Amending Annual Salary Ordinance 2001-02, Ethics CommissionOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 171-01 (Annual Salary Ordinance 2001/02) reflecting the creation of one position at the Ethics Commission.   Action details Not available
011680 1 Continuum of Care PlanResolutionFiledResolution amending the Continuum of Care Plan to provide that the Board of Supervisors shall appoint a representative of the veteran's advocacy community and shall appoint all neighborhood/community representatives to the Local Homeless Coordinating Board.   Action details Not available
011681 1 "No U-Turn" Restriction at Locust/Sacramento StreetsResolutionFiledResolution establishing a "No U-Turn" restriction at the intersection of Locust and Sacramento Streets.   Action details Not available
011682 1 Mid-Year Budget Reduction PlanResolutionKilledResolution urging the Mayor's Office to direct all City Departments to submit a mid-year Budget Reduction Plan. Reductions would total 3, 5, and 10% of all baseline 2001-2002 General Fund expenditures, with a separate plan for each level of reduction. Potential reductions should be listed in order of ascending relative priority with the lowest funding priority highlighted first. All plans would be submitted by November 15, 2001, including implementation plans and schedules.Resolution urging the Mayor's Office to direct all City Departments to submit a mid-year Budget Reduction Plan. Reductions would total 3, 5, and 10% of all baseline 2001-2002 General Fund expenditures, with a separate plan for each level of reduction. Potential reductions should be listed in order of ascending relative priority with the lowest funding priority highlighted first. All plans would be submitted by November 15, 2001, including implementation plans and schedules.   Action details Not available
011683 1 Changing Economic ConditionsResolutionKilledResolution calling on the Mayor to establish a Special Issue Cabinet focused on the Hospitality and Tourism industry made up of members of both the private and public sector to identify initiatives to sustain the Hospitality and Tourism industry and related tax revenues. Further urging the Mayor to establish an Initiative Compliance Committee made up of senior City managers to promote the identification and adoption of cost-saving, revenue generating, and service enhancing goals for government of the City and County of San Francisco. Finally, urging the Mayor to investigate a hiring freeze to stabilize a balanced budget in the short term, and establishing a five year budget and economic development plan to ensure a balanced budget in the long term.   Action details Not available
011684 1 Grant, Department of Public HealthResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to enter retroactively into a contract agreement in the amount of $180,000 with the State Department of Health Services (SDHS) to provide outreach to increase the enrollment of children in the Healthy Families and Medi-Cal for Children programs; for the period of July 1, 2001, to December 31, 2001.   Action details Not available
011685 1 Draft Compact for a Sustainable Bay AreaResolutionPassedResolution endorsing regional planning and the spirit of the Draft Compact for a Sustainable Bay Area.   Action details Not available
011686 1 Elections Task Force use the principle of "maximum continuity"ResolutionPassedResolution urging the Elections Task Force use the principle of "maximum continuity" in redrawing supervisorial districts.   Action details Not available
011687 1 Amendment to Ellis ActResolutionKilledResolution urging the State Legislature to amend the Ellis Act to create an exception for our country's military service men and women.   Action details Not available
011688 1 Equitable Electricity RatesResolutionPassedResolution urging the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to devise a rate structure that treats homeowner associations and other residents in multi-unit dwellings equitably with other consumers of power.   Action details Not available
011689 1 Extend Time for Planning Commission Decision to Create Glen Park SUDResolutionPassedResolution extending the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on proposed ordinances to amend the Planning Code to create the Glen Park Special Use District.   Action details Not available
011690 1 ProclamationResolutionPassedResolution declaring September 2001 as "National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month" in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
011691 1 Dr. Jorge Bocobo Philippine-American Cultural CenterResolutionPassedResolution supporting the re-opening of the newly established Dr. Jorge Bocobo Philippine-American Cultural Center, the main project of the Foundation and the Filipino Artists, Writers, Performers, which is currently located at the Filipino Education Center   Action details Not available
011692 1 Commending Coalition for Ethical Welfare ReformResolutionPassedResolution commending the Coalition for Ethical Welfare Reform.   Action details Not available
011693 1 Commending Michael GuestResolutionPassedResolution commending gay Foreign Service Officer Michael Guest on his appointment and confirmation as U.S. Ambassador to Romania.   Action details Not available
011694 1 Commending Marquez HeltonResolutionPassedResolution commending fourteen year old Marquez Helton for his selfless and heroic act on Saturday September 22, 2001.   Action details Not available
011695 1 Commending Department of Children, Youth and Their FamiliesResolutionPassedResolution commending the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) for inspiring the voices of our youth to create Youth IMPACT by funding the first comprehensive youth-led evaluation of DCYF-funded organizations.   Action details Not available
011696 1 Lee Mah ElectronicsHearingFiledHearing to consider the closure of Lee Mah Electronics and to hear testimony from Lee Mah workers who were laid off.   Action details Not available
011697 1 Castro Area Interim Pedestrian Safety PlanHearingFiledHearing to consider the Castro Area Planning and Action interim pedestrian safety plan for Harvey Milk Plaza at 17th and Castro Streets.   Action details Not available
011698 1 First Quarter Revenue FiguresHearingFiledHearing asking the Controller to brief the Finance Committee on first quarter revenue figures and to consider the impact of our slowing economy and the events of September 11th on our local economy.   Action details Not available
011699 1 Expanding Aim High FacilitiesHearingFiledHearing on the possibilities of expanding Aim High Facilities in SFUSD schools and requesting that the following questions to be discussed: (1) Can the SFUSD restore the 1998 level of funding to Aim High so that they can restore and expand facilities into SFUSD schools; (2) How can the Board of Supervisors help to facilitate the process of expanding Aim High to other SFUSD schools.   Action details Not available
011700 1 Revised Budget ProjectsHearingFiledHearing on the revised budget projections based upon a possible national and local economic slowdown; requesting the Controller to present the fullest extent possible, revised projections for local taxes and revenues, including the hotel tax, sales tax, business tax, parking taxes and airport revenues.   Action details Not available
011701 1 Performance of Office of Emergency ServicesHearingFiledHearing on the performance of the Office of Emergency Services, the Fire Department's Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT), the Department of Public Works, the Department of Public Health, and the Municipal Transportation Agency and other relevant City departments to the recent events in New York and Washington D.C.   Action details Not available
011703 1 Controller's Audit - Department of Building InspectionHearingFiledHearing to consider the Controller's Audit of the Department of Building Inspection, and policy changes at the Department.   Action details Not available
011676 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.   Action details Not available
011704 1 Legislative Analyst RequestMotionPassedMotion asking the Legislative Analyst to (1) compare and contrast Seattle's "civility laws" to San Francisco's quality of life laws; (2) compare and contrast the budgets of San Francisco's and Seattle's Police Department and District Attorney's Offices; in particular, what total amount and what percentage of each budget is allocated to the enforcement and prosecution of these laws.   Action details Not available
011705 1 Legislative Analyst RequestMotionPassedMotion asking the Legislative Analyst to research on the following in order of priority: (1) Assess the cost of additional steam cleaning of sidewalks for the Castro area; (2) Assess the cost of additional street cleaning for the Castro Area; (3) Assess the cost of additional graffiti removal for the Castro Area; (4) Analyze reporting process by special patrols to the Police Department to consider possibility of clerical workers completing paper work to allow patrols to be on the street rather than filling out paper work. Special Patrol officers have reported a great deal of their time is spent filling out paper work that they believe could be done by clerical workers; (5) Assess the cost of providing additional special patrols for the Castro Area; (6) Assess the cost of providing Health Department crisis intervention outreach workers to the Castro Area; and (7) Assess the cost of providing additional lighting for Harvey Milk Plaza.   Action details Not available
011619 1 MOU Amendment No. 1, Automotive Machinists Local 1414OrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing Amendment No. 1 to the 2001-2003 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Automotive Machinists, Local 1414 and the City and County of San Francisco by amending Article III.C., part 6, correcting a clerical error by deleting the Standby Pay provision   Action details Not available
011670 1 Settlement Of LawsuitOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Desiree Hamaoui against the City and County of San Francisco for $60,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 20, 2000, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 315-230; entitled Desiree Hamaoui v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
011566 1 Sewer EmergencyResolutionPassedResolution approving the expenditure of funds in the amount of $272,846 to construct a new sewer on Tennessee Street from Cesar Chavez Street to midway toward 26th Street and on Cesar Chavez Street from 3rd Street to Tennessee Street.   Action details Not available
011664 1 Acquisition - Noise EasementsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the acquisition of seventy (70) noise easements for sixty nine (69) properties in South San Francisco and one (1) in the unincorporated area of the County of San Mateo as part of the San Francisco Airport's Noise Insulation Program.   Action details Not available
011668 1 Contingent Fee Agreement in Qui Tam Case re Substandard Waterworks PartsResolutionPassedResolution approving Contingency Fee Agreement in California ex rel. Nora Armenta v. James Jones Co., et al. (Los Angeles Superior Court No. BC 173487).   Action details Not available
011669 1 Public Utilities Commission Land ExchangeResolutionPassedResolution approving an exchange of pipeline easement land with Hayward-Oliver Owners, LLC related to property located in the City of Hayward, County of Alameda, State of California, and authorizing the quitclaim of the interest of the City and County of San Francisco in a strip of land 20 feet wide located along the westerly side of an existing easement area, in exchange for a grant of easement rights in a similar strip of land 20 feet wide located along the easterly side of the existing easement area plus certain additional surface use rights to City, and adopting findings pursuant to City Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
011671 1 Agreement - Informatix, Inc. and CCSF to implement the Computer Assisted Support Enforcement System (CASES) Consortium for 34 California counties including San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution retroactively approving the Agreement and its subsequent amendment between Informatix, Inc. and City, dated May 3, 2000, for computer consulting services necessary to implement the CASES Consortium.   Action details Not available