Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/17/2001 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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011718 2 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing Diane Robinson, term ending September 2, 2002, to the Assessment Appeals Board No. 1.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
012082 2 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing Robert Dougherty, term to be determined, to the Golden Gate Park Stables Working Group, residency requirement waived.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
012121 2 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing Susuan Garbuio, term ending September 30, 2003, and Rose Lou Randolph, Carole Kilgariff, and Darrick Lam, terms ending September 30, 2004, to the Adult Day Health Care Planning Council, residency requirement waived.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
011050 2 Tour Buses on El Camino del Mar, and portions of 25th AvenueOrdinancePassedOrdinance adding Police Code Section 1183.31 to prohibit the driving of tour buses on El Camino del Mar between the Presidio and Legion of Honor Drive, and on 25th Avenue between Lake Street and El Camino del Mar, through December 31, 2002.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
011898 1 Speed Limit - 16th Street, between 3rd and 7th StreetsOrdinancePassedOrdinance adding Section 175.34 to the San Francisco Traffic Code, establishing a 30-MPH speed limit for 16th Street, between 3rd and 7th Streets.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
011931 1 Double Parking on Municipal Railway Bus Routes Prohibit; FinesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article 3, Chapter XI, Part II, Section 53(a) of the San Francisco Traffic Code removing sunset clause.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
011932 1 Speed Limit - Clarendon AvenueOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 176.18 of the San Francisco Traffic Code clarifying the boundaries for the 35-MPH speed limit along Clarendon AvenueFINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
011933 1 Special Traffic Permit Violation PenaltiesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Traffic Code Section 194.3. to provide a graduated penalty schedule for violation of the Special Traffic Permit or for obstructing traffic without a Special Traffic Permit.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
012116 1 Approval of Amendment(s) to Design Agreement for the Laguna Honda Hospital Replacement ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute amendment(s) to a design agreement for the Laguna Honda Hospital Replacement Program from $7,599,717 to $29,900,000.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
010491 1 Expanding the authority of the Department of Animal Care and Control to issue dog licenses and enter into agreements with pet-related businesses and animal welfare organizations to issue dog licenses.OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by amending sections 41, 41.2, 41.4, 41.5, 41.15, 41.19, 41.20 and 41.22 to: (1) expand the authority of the Department of Animal Care and Control to issue dog licenses; (2) authorize the Director of Animal Care and Control to enter into agreements with persons and entities, including but not limited to, veterinarians, retailers of pet supplies and pet services and animal welfare organizations, to accept applications for, and issue dog licenses; and (3) make miscellaneous technical corrections and delete references to obsolete code sections and terms; and amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code by amending section 221.3 to specify that dog license fees collected by the Department of Animal Care and Control be delivered to the San Francisco Animal Control and Welfare Fund.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
011796 1 Transportation of Aggregate MaterialsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding a new Chapter 12T to require City Departments and contractors operating vehicles carrying dirt and other aggregate material to cover the load to prevent the entrainment of particulate material into the air during the transportation of such materials within San Francisco.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
011909 1 Municipal ElectionOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Municipal Code, Elections Code by adding Section 970 to prohibit the giving or receiving of anything of value in consideration of voting, refraining from voting, or voting for or against a candidate or measure at a municipal election.Ordinance amending Municipal Code by adding Section 970 to prohibit the giving or receiving of anything of value in consideration of voting, refraining from voting, or voting for or against a candidate or measure at a municipal election.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
012139 1 Appointment - Chantel L. WalkerResolutionPassedResolution confirming the appointment of Chantel L. Walker to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, vice Michael Settles, for the remainder of a four-year term ending September 2, 2003.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
012170 2 Ballot Argument - Elective OfficialsMotionPassedMotion authorizing proponent's ballot argument in favor of Proposition A, a Charter Amendment regarding Elective Officials.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE  Action details Not available
012170 3 Ballot Argument - Elective OfficialsMotionPassedMotion authorizing proponent's ballot argument in favor of Proposition A, a Charter Amendment regarding Elective Officials.APPROVED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
012176 2 Ballot Argument - Cost of Living Benefits for RetireesMotionPassedMotion authorizing proponent's ballot argument in favor of Proposition B, a Charter Amendment regarding Cost of Living Benefits for Retirees.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
012168 2 Ballot Argument - Noncitizens on City Boards, Commissions, and Advisory Bodies.MotionPassedMotion authorizing proponent's ballot argument in favor of Proposition C, a Charter Amendment regarding Noncitizens on City Boards, Commissions, and Advisory Bodies.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
012174 2 Ballot Argument - Planning Commission and Board of AppealsMotionPassedMotion authorizing proponent's ballot argument in favor of Proposition D, a Charter Amendment regarding Appointments to the Planning Commission and the Board of Appeals.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
012172 2 Ballot Argument - Domestic Partners BenefitsMotionPassedMotion authorizing proponent's argument in favor of Proposition E, a Charter Amendment regarding Domestic Partner Benefits.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
011999 2 Muni Buses for Olympic Games of 2002ResolutionPassedResolution approving an agreement between the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games of 2002, Inc. and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Municipal Transportation Agency, lending up to fifty (50) of City's standard New Flyer buses to the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games of 2002, Inc., from no later than January 1, 2002 to no later than March 1, 2002 for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
012214 1 Legislative Analyst RequestMotionPassedMotion asking the Legislative Analyst to conduct general research and review of 2000 census data, analyzing both the economic and social demographics for the City of San Francisco by supervisorial district and for the City as a whole.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
012215 1 Legislative Analyst RequestMotionPassedMotion asking the Legislative Analyst to produce a report that identifies persons nominated and applications and appointed by all appointing authorities to City Boards and Commissions. The report should include data on gender, age, ethnicity, district of residency and term of appointment. The report should include all persons whether current or past from January 1, 2001, to the present.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
012191 1 Definition of HomelessnessResolutionPassedResolution establishing an official citywide definition of homelessness for San Francisco to enable all City Departments and community based organizations to communicate and share information on the homeless population using the same terms and parameters.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
012192 1 Recount of November 7, 2000 ElectionResolutionPassedResolution urging the California Secretary of State to use its authority under California Government Code Section 12172.5 to conduct a full and public recount of the November 7, 2000 San Francisco Municipal election.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
012193 1 Recount of November 6, 2001 ElectionResolutionPassedResolution urging the California Secretary of State to use its authority under California Government Code Section 12172.5 to conduct a full and public recount of the November 6, 2001 San Francisco Municipal election.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
012194 1 Grant - Planning DepartmentResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of the Planning Department to accept and expend $45,000 in Transportation Development Act (TDA) funds programmed by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to undertake a community planning process to result in a Visitacion Valley Strategy Plan in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
012195 1 Grant - Department of Parking and TrafficResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Public Works and the Executive Director of the Department of Parking and Traffic to accept and expend up to $9,034,000 in state Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) Funds for various transportation capital projects in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
012197 1 Name West Sunset Playground Soccer Field in honor of James LuceyResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission to name the West Sunset Playground Soccer Field in honor of James Lucey.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
012198 1 Commend - Circus CenterResolutionPassedResolution commending the Circus Center and declaring Wednesday December 19, 2001 to be Circus Center Day in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
012199 1 Commend - Al EvansResolutionPassedResolution commending Al Evans for his historic preservationist work in the Alamo Square Neighborhood of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
012200 1 Commend - Norlean BeeResolutionPassedResolution commending and celebrating the life of Norlean Bee for her lifelong commitment to protect, inspire and unite the community which she calls home.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
012201 1 Commend - City College of SF Football TeamResolutionPassedResolution commending the City College of San Francisco football team for winning its third consecutive state and national division championship.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
012202 1 Commend - City College of SF Football TeamResolutionPassedResolution commending the City College of San Francisco football Rams for winning their third consecutive national Junior College football championship.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
012203 1 Anti-Terrorism Block Grant FundResolutionPassedResolution urging the United States Congress to adopt the National Association of Counties (NACo) Homeland Security Task Force Recommendation for a county specific Anti-terrorism Block Grant Fund.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
012213 1 Rebuttal Ballot ArgumentsMotionPassedMotion authorizing Supervisor Gonzalez to submit a rebuttal ballot argument in favor of Proposition A, Supervisor McGoldrick to submit a rebuttal ballot argument in favor of Proposition B, Supervisor Gonzalez to submit a rebuttal ballot argument in favor of Proposition C, Supervisor McGoldrick to submit a rebuttal ballot argument in favor of Proposition D and Supervisor Leno to submit a rebuttal ballot argument in favor of Propositon E on the March 2002 ballot.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
012216 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.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
012046 1 Instant Runoff VotingResolutionPassedResolution supporting legislation recently introduced in the United States Congress by Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. regarding Instant Runoff Voting.REFERRED  Action details Not available
012147 1 Law LibraryResolutionPassedResolution increasing civil filing and appearance fees provided in Business and Professions Code Sections 6321, 6322 and 6322.1 for operation of the Law Library.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
012196 1 Matthew H. Hymel DayResolutionPassedResolution recognizing Matthew H. Hymel's dedicated service to our City, and declaring December 21, 2001, to be "Matthew H. Hymel Day" in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
012219 1 Declaration of November 6, 2001 Election ResultsResolutionPassedResolution declaring the results of the November 6, 2001 Consolidated Municipal Election.REFERRED  Action details Not available
012234 1 Shopping CartsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Public Works Code by adding Article 24, consisting of Sections 1400 through 1409, to declare unattended empty shopping carts on either public property or on private property without the owner's consent to be a nuisance, and authorizing the Department of Public Works to seize such shopping carts and charge impound and storage costs where the shopping carts are not retrieved by their owner within two days from the receipt of notice of the seizure; requiring a report from the Department of Public Works evaluating the success of its implementation of this ordinance.   Action details Not available
012235 1 Shopping Cart Indentification and Unauthorized RemovalOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Public Works Code by adding Article 24, consisting of Sections 1400 through 1409, to require businesses with 25 or more carts to (1) permanently affix identification on the carts; and (2) develop and implement plans to prevent the unauthorized removal of carts from the premises.   Action details Not available
012236 1 Appropriation - District AttorneyOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating, retroactively, $259,257 from the General Fund Reserve to provide funding for the court ordered change of venue for the case of People of State of California v. Knoller, et al. for the District Attorney for fiscal year 2001-02.   Action details Not available
012237 1 Wireless Telecommunications Services Facilities - Siting GuidelinesResolutionFiledResolution urging the Planning Department to adopt modifications to the August 15, 1996 Wireless Telecommunications Services (WTS) Facilities Siting Guidelines.   Action details Not available
012238 1 Construction Easement by Eminent DomainResolutionKilledResolution authorizing acquisition of a temporary construction easement for easterly portions of 155 Fifth Street, in San Francisco Assessor's Block 3724, Lot 066, by eminent domain, for the Moscone Center Expansion Project.   Action details Not available
012239 1 Krug WineryResolutionPassedResolution supporting the workers of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 186D in their campaign to preserve the last remaining wine production union in Napa Valley.   Action details Not available
012240 1 Removal of Boy Scout LanguageResolutionPassedResolution urging the United States Congress to remove language from the federal education bill regarding the Boy Scouts.   Action details Not available
012241 1 Request for Exemption from State Statute-Shopping CartsResolutionPassedResolution urging the California State Legislature to exempt the City and County of San Francisco from the requirements of Section 22435.7 of the Business and Professions Code, limiting the ability of local governments to establish requirements for recovery and retrieval of abandoned Shopping and Laundry Carts.   Action details Not available
012242 1 Closure of Select Decaux Automatic Pay ToiletsResolutionFiledResolution directing the San Francisco Police Department and the Department of Public Works to jointly develop a Pilot Program in which four Decaux Automatic Pay toilets sites shall close during the recommended hours of 11:00 PM to 6:00 AM in order to mitigate the illegal use of Decaux Automatic Pay Toilets for shelter and/or for illegal activity, including drug use, prostitution and acts of vandalism.   Action details Not available
012243 1 Accuracy and Fairness Addition to California State History FrameworkResolutionPassedResolution urging the California State Department of Education to establish in the California State History Framework fair and accurate standards in the portrayal of the atrocities against the Chinese during the Sino-Japanese War.   Action details Not available
012244 1 Commend - Native American Health CenterResolutionPassedResolution commending the Native American Health Center and Friendship House Association of American Indians.   Action details Not available
012245 1 Commend - Senator Dianne FeinsteinResolutionPassedResolution commending Senator Dianne Feinstein for introducing legislation to amend the Aviation Security Bill to allow lawful permanent residents who are eligible to become U.S. citizens within one year to remain in their current positions.   Action details Not available
012246 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California, the San Mateo Legal Aid Society and the City of Daly City for sponsoring a citizenship workshop to enable airport security screeners to maintain employment in their current positions once the Federal Aviation Security Bill is implemented.   Action details Not available
012247 1 CommendationResolutionPassedResolution commending the Airport Commission and the Regional Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service for sponsoring citizenship workshops to enable airport security screeners to maintain employment in their current positions once the Federal Aviation Security Bill is implemented.   Action details Not available
012248 1 Commend - Raymond ZengResolutionPassedResolution commending Raymond Zeng for winning the "Using Water Wisely - It's A Way of Life" poster contest.   Action details Not available
012249 1 Commend - Nguyen LeResolutionPassedResolution commending Nguyen Le for winning the "Using Water Wisely - It's A Way of Life" poster contest.   Action details Not available
012250 1 Commend - Joshua DuhonResolutionPassedResolution commending Joshua Duhon for winning the "Using Water Wisely - It's A Way of Life" poster contest.   Action details Not available
012251 1 Commend - Robert LiResolutionPassedResolution commending Robert Li for winning the "Using Water Wisely - It's A Way of Life" poster contest.   Action details Not available
010640 1 Children, Youth and FamiliesHearingFiledHearing to study the service coordination between various commissions and agencies serving children, youth and families, including the Delinquency Prevention Commission, Youth Commission, Children and Families Commission, Juvenile Probation Commission, and Department of Children, Youth and their Families.   Action details Not available
012252 1 SFUSD High School Wellness CentersHearingFiledHearing between a committee of the Board of Supervisors and the Youth Commission to discuss the status of the SFUSD's High School Wellness Centers located in the seven high schools in San Francisco. This discussion shall include but not be limited to status reports from the following: (1) Representatives from the seven participating high schools: Galileo, Abraham Lincoln, Lowell, Thurgood Marshall, Mission, J. Eugene McAteer, and George Washington; (2) Department of Children, Youth and Their Families; (3) Department of Public Health; (4) Community Substance Abuse Services; and, (5) San Francisco Unified School District-School Health Programs.   Action details Not available
012253 1 Children's FundHearingFiledJoint hearing between a committee of the Board of Supervisors and the Children's Fund Citizens Advisory Committee regarding Prop D (Children's Fund) baseline funding for fiscal year 2002-03, including but not limited to: What are the FY 2000-01 actual expenditures of the Projected Children's Fund Baseline projections; (2) Given the projected General Fund deficits for FY 2002-03, what, if any, are the pending impacts to service delivery funded by the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families; (3) What are the actual expenditures of the $200,000 that were previously budgeted for FY 2000-01 for technical assistance; and, (4) What are the projected expenditures for technical assistance for FY 2002-03.   Action details Not available
012254 1 Fifteenth Avenue Gate to Presidio Park Safety IssuesHearingFiledHearing to address current safety issues on North Fifteenth Avenue, including but not limited to pedestrian safety and vehicular traffic through the Fifteenth Avenue Gate leading into the Presidio Park.   Action details Not available
012255 1 S.F. Department of ElectionsHearingFiledHearing to review all investigations into the San Francisco Department of Elections since April 2000.   Action details Not available
012256 1 Changes in the Administration at the Presidio TrustHearingFiledHearing to discuss the changes in Administration at the Presidio Trust and how these changes might affect the level of cooperation between the Trust and the City; how these changes might affect the vision of the Trust, and its "preferred alternative" as described in the Presidio Trust Implementation Plan (PTIP); and how recent revelations into the award to the Lucas Group without pertinent financial disclosure could alter mitigations and their impact on the City.   Action details Not available
012258 1 Public Hearing - 155 Fifth StreetHearingFiledHearing of the full Board of Supervisors to consider adopting a resolution to acquire the temporary construction easement by eminent domain for easterly portions of 155 Fifth Street, in Assessor's Block 3724, Lot 66 ("the Burdened Property"), by the City and County of San Francisco for completing construction to the Moscone Center Expansion Project.   Action details Not available
012229 1 Board 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 January 16, 2002, at 3:00 P.M. and directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare the proper notices and postings.   Action details Not available
012257 1 Eminent Domain Public Hearing, 155 Fifth StreetMotionPassedMotion directing the Board of Supervisors to hold a public hearing on January 14, 2002, at 3:00 p.m., to consider adopting a Resolution of Necessity in connection with a proposal to acquire by by eminent domain a temporary construction easement on easterly portions of 155 Fifth Street in Assessor's Block 3724, Lot 066, in San Francisco, for completing construction of the Moscone Center Expansion Project.   Action details Not available
012233 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
012222 1 Permit ExpeditersOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code by adding Article V, sections 5.100 to 5.135 to impose registration and disclosure requirements on permit expediters.   Action details Not available
012217 1 Accept-Expend Federal/State Pass Through GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Library to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $17,894 from the California State Library as part of the Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) for reimbursing tuition expenses of library employees pursuing a degree or certificate in library science at an institution of higher education.   Action details Not available
012218 1 HIV care and related services for women and minoritiesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) AIDS Office (AO) to accept and expend retroactively a one year grant in the amount of $1,105,000 from the DHHS Office of Minority Health (DHHS OMH) to improve AIDS related health outcomes for women and minorities and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of September 30, 2001 to September 29, 2002.   Action details Not available
012221 1 Approval of Lease with the United States Department of Agriculture at West Field Cargo Building 1ResolutionPassedResolution approving and authorizing the execution of a Lease with the United States Department of Agriculture for space in West Field Cargo Building 1.   Action details Not available
012224 1 State Department of Rehabilitation Program AgreementResolutionPassedResolution authorizing retroactively the San Francisco Department of Public Health to enter into a cooperative program agreement with the State Department of Rehabilitation, San Francisco District, including a required match of $289,163, to provide vocational services to mentally-ill psychiatric clients in San Francisco; for the period of July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2004.   Action details Not available
012225 1 Grant - Seven Principles (REACH 2010) ProjectResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $900,000 for the first year of a three year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the Seven Principles (REACH 2010) project and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of September 30, 2001 to September 29, 2002.   Action details Not available
012226 1 Supplemental Grant for projects funded under the CDC Seroepidemiology and Surveillance Cooperative AgreementResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to accept and expend retroactively supplemental grant funds in the amount of $361,547 for projects funded under the Seroepidemiology and Surveillance Cooperative Agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to analyze and disseminate results of ongoing HIV studies and support new research relating to AIDS/HIV in San Francisco; for the period of January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001.   Action details Not available