Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/26/2003 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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031258 1 Gift Acceptance, Laguna Honda Hospital - Passenger VanResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Laguna Honda Hospital to accept and use a gift donated to Laguna Honda Hospital in the amount of $37,857 from the Laguna Honda Hospital Volunteer Services, Inc. for the exclusive benefit of Laguna Honda residents.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031259 1 Gift Acceptance, Laguna Honda Hospital - Electric VehiclesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Laguna Honda Hospital to accept and use a gift of equipment-two electric vehicles in the amount of $14,310 from the McKesson Corporation for the general benefit of all residents at Laguna Honda Hospital.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031315 1 MOU - Fire Fighters Union, Local 798 IAFF, AFL-CIO, Unit 1OrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Fire Fighters Union, Local 798 IAFF, AFL-CIO, Unit 1, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
031316 1 MOU - Fire Fighters Union, Local 798 IAFF, AFL-CIO, Unit 2OrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Fire Fighters Union, Local 798 IAFF, AFL-CIO, Unit 2, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
031271 1 Grant of Easements in Santa Clara CountyResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the grant of easements to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority over property in the County of Santa Clara under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission; adopting findings that the conveyance is consistent with the City’s General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this resolution; and ratifying acts and authorizing actions in furtherance of this resolution.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
030941 1 Vacation of easements in approximately 260 square foot portion of the N2 mid-block walkway (Assessor’s Block 8706, Lot 2)OrdinancePassedOrdinance ordering the vacation of two (2) portions of the pedestrian ingress and egress easement and public utility easement in the N2 mid-block walkway (Assessor’s Block 8706, Lot 2), within the Mission Bay North Redevelopment Project Area; authorizing a quitclaim of the City and County of San Francisco’s rights and interest in the vacated areas; adopting findings that such actions are consistent with the City’s General Plan, the eight priority policies of City’s Planning Code Section 101.1 and the Mission Bay North Redevelopment Plan; accepting Department of Public Works Order No. 174,111; and authorizing other official acts in connection with this ordinance.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
030948 1 Ordering vacation of portion of Berry Street at Sixth Street and approving a Property Exchange Agreement in Mission Bay NorthOrdinancePassedOrdinance ordering the vacation of a 639.5 Sq. Ft. portion of Berry Street at Sixth Street within the Mission Bay Redevelopment Project Area subject to reservations of certain utility easements in the vacated area; authorizing a quitclaim of the City and County of San Francisco’s rights and interest in the vacated area to Catellus Development Corporation ("Catellus"); approving the Property Exchange Agreement (Mission Bay North Plan Area) to acquire certain Catellus properties in exchange for certain City properties; adopting findings that such actions are consistent with the City’s General Plan, priority policies of City’s Planning Code Section 101.1 and the Mission Bay North Redevelopment Plan; accepting Department of Public Works Order No. 174,110; and authorizing official acts in connection with this ordinance.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
031213 1 Amending Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration OrdinanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 37 (Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance) by amending Section 37.4 to provide that if one of the two regular landlord members is unavailable to vote, that member's specific alternate shall be seated and vote, but if that member's specific alternate is also unavailable to vote, the other landlord alternate shall (if available) be seated and vote as a substitute alternate; if one of the two regular tenant members is unavailable to vote, that member's specific alternate shall be seated and vote, but if that member's specific alternate is also unavailable to vote, the other tenant alternate shall (if available) be seated and vote as a substitute alternate; this would modify the current Code that provides each of the two regular landlord members with a specific alternate, but no mechanism for the two landlord alternates to substitute for one another; likewise, this would modify the current Code that provides each of the two regular tenant members with a specific alternate, but no mechanism for the two tenant alternates tFINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
031254 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Evelyn MataOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Evelyn Mata against the City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Police Department and Nancy Brewer for $50,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 9, 2002 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. C-01-411318 entitled Evelyn Mata v. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Police Department, Nancy Brewer, et al.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
031338 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Bellaire Tower Homeowners AssociationOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Bellaire Tower Homeowners Association against the City and County of San Francisco for $83,862.34; the lawsuit was filed on December 31, 2001 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 402-355; entitled Bellaire Tower Homeowners Association, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
030483 1 Recognition of marriages, domestic partnerships and civil unionsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Chapter 62 of the Administrative Code by adding Section 62.10 to extend recognition of domestic partnerships, civil unions, and other similar legal relationships to persons who lawfully enter into these agreements in other jurisdictions.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
031244 1 Glen Park Branch LibraryOrdinancePassedOrdinance approving and authorizing the Director of Property to execute an Agreement of Purchase and Sale of Real Property with Glen Park Marketplace Phoenix, LLC, for the purchase of a condominium unit in a mixed use project to be located at Diamond and Wilder Streets for use as the Glen Park branch of the San Francisco Public Library; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the conveyance is consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1.; and authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this Ordinance.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
031227 2 Liquor License, 863 Bush StreetResolutionPassedResolution determining that the issuance of a Type 42 on-sale beer and wine license to Joie de Vivre Hospitality, Inc. for Petite Auberge located at 863 Bush Street (District 3), will serve the convenience of the people of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business and Professions Code.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031256 1 State Grant - Safe Routes to School FundsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Transportation or his designee to apply for retroactively, accept, and expend $444,060.00 in California State "Safe Routes to Schools" funds, with required local match of $48,940.00ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031257 1 State Grant - Safe Routes to School FundsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Transportation or his designee to apply for retroactively, accept, and expend $428,400.00 in California State "Safe Routes to Schools" funds, with required local match of $47,600.00.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031322 1 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 $29,900,000 to $31,533,540.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031274 1 Conservatory of Flowers - FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance making environmental findings and amending the San Francisco Park Code by adding Section 12.34 to establish the admission fees for the Conservatory of Flowers.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
031399 1 Stow Lake and Spreckels Lake restoration, sole source contractOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to negotiate and enter into a sole-source contract with Aquatic Environments, Inc., Alamo, California, to dredge Stow Lake and Spreckels Lake, install aeration and circulation equipment and repair the Lake edge.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
031285 2 Grant of Easements in San Mateo CountyResolutionPassedResolution authorizing (retroactive to April 1, 2003 for Parcel 3) a grant of easements to the State of California over property in the County of San Mateo under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission; adopting findings that the conveyance is consistent with the City’s General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; ratifying acts and authorizing actions in furtherance of this resolution; and authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this resolution.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031332 2 Real Property License AgreementResolutionPassedResolution authorizing, retroactive to April 1, 2003, a City-wide 800 MHz Radio System license agreement at the VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco for the Emergency Communications Department.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031334 1 Lease of Real Property - 30 Van NessResolutionPassedResolution authorizing a lease renewal of 1,496 sq. ft. for an Optometrist Office at 34 Van Ness Avenue, a City owned building commonly known as 30 Van Ness.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031339 2 Lease of Real Property - 755 and 759 South Van Ness AvenueResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the renewal of a lease of real property at 755 and 759 South Van Ness Avenue for continued use by the Department of Public Health, Community Behavioral Health Services.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031198 1 CEQA Findings in Connection with the California Academy of Sciences ProjectResolutionPassedResolution affirming the Planning Commission's certification of the California Academy of Sciences Final Environmental Impact and adopting environmental findings (and a statement of overriding considerations) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, State Guidelines, and Administrative Code Chapter 31 in connection with the California Academy of Sciences project.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031197 1 California Academy of Sciences Project ApprovalResolutionPassedResolution approving the construction of the California Academy of Sciences project in Golden Gate Park pursuant to section 4.113 of the San Francisco Charter; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; and adopting findings that the project is consistent with the city's general plan, the Golden Gate Park master plan, and eight priority policies of city Planning Code section 101.1.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031295 1 Public HearingHearingFiledHearing 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
031296 1 Unpaid DPH Delinquent Refuse Service Payment Liens to become special assessments to the property taxesResolutionPassedResolution 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031297 1 Public HearingHearingFiledHearing 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 liens and special assessments based thereon.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
031298 1 Unpaid DPH complaint reinspection fee liens to become special assessments to the property taxesResolutionPassedResolution confirming the 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 liens and special assessments based thereon.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031299 1 Public HearingHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to report of Delinquent Charges for Code Enforcement cases with Delinquent Assessment of Costs, Emergency Order Fees, and Fees pursuant to the provisions of Section 102.3, 102.12, 102.17, 102.18 102.19 et.seq., and Sections 108 and 110 Tables 1-K, and 1-G of the San Francisco Building Code, submitted by the Director of the Department of Building Inspection for services rendered by said Department of costs thereof having accrued to pursuant to the Code Violations referenced above.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
031300 1 Special Assessment Liens for Assessment of CostsResolutionPassedResolution confirming report of Delinquent Charges for Code Enforcement cases with Delinquent Assessment of Costs, Emergency Order Fees, and Fees pursuant to the provisions of Section 102.3, 102.12, 102.17, 102.18 102.19 et.seq., and Sections 108 and 110 Tables 1-K, and 1-G of the San Francisco Building Code, submitted by the Director of the Department of Building Inspection for services rendered by said Department of costs thereof having accrued to pursuant to the Code Violations referenced above.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031300 1 Special Assessment Liens for Assessment of CostsResolutionPassedResolution confirming report of Delinquent Charges for Code Enforcement cases with Delinquent Assessment of Costs, Emergency Order Fees, and Fees pursuant to the provisions of Section 102.3, 102.12, 102.17, 102.18 102.19 et.seq., and Sections 108 and 110 Tables 1-K, and 1-G of the San Francisco Building Code, submitted by the Director of the Department of Building Inspection for services rendered by said Department of costs thereof having accrued to pursuant to the Code Violations referenced above.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
031458 1 Proposed amendment Rule 2.28.1 of the Rules of OrderHearingFiledHearing to a proposed amendment Rule 2.28.1 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to require that a proposed charter amendment be introduced at a Board meeting held not less than 168 days prior to the election at which it is to be considered by the electors, rather than 169 days prior to the election.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
031456 1 Amending the Rules of the Board to require proposed charter amendments to be introduced at a Board meeting held not less than 168 days prior to an election, rather than 169 daysMotionPassedMotion amending Rule 2.28.1 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to require that a proposed charter amendment be introduced at a Board meeting held not less than 168 days prior to the election at which it is to be considered by the electors, rather than 169 days prior to the election.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
031364 1 Public Hearing - Appeal, 600 Portola Drive Tentative Subdivision MapHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Department of Public Works dated August 4, 2003, approving tentative/parcel map to legalize the construction of an 18 unit new condominium mixed-use project at 600 Portola Drive, San Francisco.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
031365 1 600 Portola Drive Tentative Subdivision MapMotionPassedMotion approving decision of the Director of Public Works, approving Tentative Subdivision Map to legalize the construction of a 18 unit new condominium mixed-use project in Assessor’s Block 2892, Lot 1, at 600 Portola Drive.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
031366 1 600 Portola Drive Tentative Subdivision MapMotionKilledMotion disapproving decision of the Director of Public Works, approving Tentative Subdivision Map to legalize the construction of a 18 unit new condominium mixed-use project in Assessor’s Block 2892, Lot 1, at 600 Portola Drive.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
031367 1 Findings - 600 Portola DriveMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to Tentative Subdivision Map to legalize the construction of a 18 unit new condominium mixed-use project in Assessor’s Block 2892, Lot 1, at 600 Portola Drive.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
031349 2 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing Howard Ash and William Wilkinson for indefinite terms to the Public Utilities Commission Rate Fairness Board.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031357 1 Confirming the appointment of Wilbert Din to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of DirectorsResolutionPassedResolution confirming the appointment of Wilbert Din to the Board of Directors of the Municipal Transportation Agency, term ending March 1, 2007.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031402 1 Extension of the First Source Hiring ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section 83.18 to extend the expiration date of the provisions of the First Source Hiring Program by one year.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
020061 6 Banner RegulationsOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending and adding to Section 184.78 of the Public Works Code make findings as to the purposes served by banners, to create five categories of permitted banners, to prohibit banners in residential districts, to restrict banners in certain neighborhood commercial and residential commercial districts, to require installer name and service phone numbers on all banners, to provide for processing and inspection fees for banner permits, to index those fees, beginning in fiscal year 2004-2005, to the Consumer Price Index, to provide appropriate penalties for violations of Section 184.78, and to provide that bonds may be required to be posted prior to receipt of a banner permit and finding that the Ordinance is exempt/excluded from environmental review.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
031194 2 Recreation and Park Commission to procure construction and design/build services in connection with the California Academy of Sciences projectOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Recreation and Park Commission to award contracts for construction and/or design/build services in connection with the reconstruction of the California Academy of Sciences.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
031459 1 Committee of the WholeMotionPassedMotion scheduling a Committee of the Whole to consider a proposed amendment Rule 2.28.1 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to require that a proposed charter amendment be introduced at a Board meeting held not less than 168 days prior to the election at which it is to be considered by the electors, rather than 169 days prior to the election, to be held on August 26, 2003 at 4:00 p.m.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
031433 1 Honoring Nancy Hom and Proclaiming September 4, 2003 Nancy Hom Day in San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution commending Nancy Hom for her significant contributions to the Asian Pacific American and Bay Area communities and proclaiming September 4, 2003 Nancy Hom Day in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031448 1 High Utility RatesResolutionPassedResolution urging the Controller to review published reports in the San Francisco Bay Guardian about the financial impact of high electric utility rates on our city's local economy.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031470 1 Day Laborer ProgramResolutionPassedResolution urging the Immigrant Rights Commission to explore and advise the Board of Supervisors on the management of the Day Laborer Program.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031471 1 Commending members of the 2002 - 2003 Civil Grand JuryResolutionPassedResolution commending the members of the 2002 – 2003 Civil Grand Jury.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031473 1 Urging Civil Service to develop staffing proposals for the Department of ElectionsResolutionPassedResolution urging the Civil Service Commission and Department to consider and generate proposals for increasing the number of permanent positions in the Elections Department, creating permanent seasonal positions in the Department, and providing employee benefits that will encourage permanent and seasonal employees of the Department to continue their employment.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031475 1 Commending Stern Grove Festival AssociationResolutionPassedResolution commending the Stern Grove Festival Association for its work planning and organizing the Stern Grove Festival in San Francisco and congratulating the Association on a successful 66th concert season.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031476 1 Commending Old First Presbyterian Church and Doris KraussResolutionPassedResolution commending the Old First Presbyterian Church on its 40th Year Anniversary, the rededication and renaming of its senior center to the “Doris Krauss Senior Center” and commending Doris Krauss for her 29-plus years of tireless dedication, commitment and overall contributions to the well-being of the senior population of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031477 1 Commending Pets Unlimited and PAWSResolutionPassedResolution commending Pets Unlimited and the Pets Are Wonderful Support ("PAWS") for collaboration in hosting this year’s Doggone Fun Run on September 14, 2003 at Lindley Meadow in Golden Gate Park.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031478 1 National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month 2003ResolutionPassedResolution declaring September 2003 as “National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month” in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031479 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 San Francisco Planning Code by repealing Section 207.2 [Second Units] in its entirety, adding a new Section 207.2, and amending Section 209.1 to authorize one additional secondary unit limited to 750 square feet of gross floor area within an existing structure on a lot within 1250 feet of a Primary Transit Street or Transit center and also within 1250 feet of a Neighborhood Commercial or Commercial zoning district, on a lot containing a qualified historical building or where the unit is specifically designed and constructed for the elderly or persons with physical disabilities, to prohibit the owner from legalizing an illegal unit pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance, and providing that the secondary unit shall not be subject to the Rent Ordinance but requiring that a secondary unit in a multi-family building shall be subject to affordability requirements; by amending Sections 135(d), Table 151 of Section 151 and 307(g) to establish the amADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031480 1 Commending California Coastal ConservancyResolutionPassedResolution commending the California Coastal Conservancy for support of renovation, restoration, engineering, public access construction, and educational content development for exhibits in and around the South Windmill in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031379 1 Final Map for a 64 Unit Residential Condominium ProjectMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map of St. Francis Bay Condominiums, 1 Crescent Way, A Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 235 in Assessor’s Block No. 4991, accepting the offer of dedication of public improvements subject to completion, approving a public improvement agreement and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
031380 1 Final Map for a 64 Unit Residential Condominium ProjectMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map of St. Francis Bay Condominiums, 101 Crescent Way, A Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 236 in Assessor’s Block No. 4991, accepting the offer of dedication of public improvements subject to completion, approving a public improvement agreement and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
031427 1 Final Map for a 100 Unit Residential Condominium ProjectMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map of Channel Park Condominium, 255 Berry Street, a Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 4 Assessor’s Block No. 8708, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
031455 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
031472 1 Approving request Clerk of the Board to carry forward $257,563 from the FY BudgetMotionPassedMotion approving the request of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to carry forward from the Fiscal Year 2002-2003 Budget, unexpended annual budget appropriations in the amount of approximately $257,563 to provide funds for the first phase of costs associated with the legislative tracking system replacement.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
031474 1 Co-Sponsorhip of the World Congress on the Future of Work in March 2004MotionPassedMotion approving the co-sponsorship of the World Congress on the Future of Work in March 2004.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
031421 1 Authorizing consulting firm to examine confidential State Board of Equalization tax recordsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing Bay Area Economics to examine sales or transaction and use tax records of the State Board of Equalization on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco pursuant to California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 7056.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031500 1 Assembly Bill 1217ResolutionPassedResolution commending California State Legislators for passage of Assembly Bill 1217 and urging the Governor's signature.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031497 1 Extending deadlines by ten days for scheduling and/or deciding appeals under Planning Code Section 308.1 when the Board does not conduct at least three regular meetings during a deadline periodOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Planning Code Section 308.1 to extend deadlines by ten days, from 30 days to 40 days, for scheduling and/or deciding appeals under Section 308.1 when the Board of Supervisors does not conduct at least three regular meetings during a deadline period.   Action details Not available
031501 1 Findings for the need to regulate formula retail uses; enacting regulations for the Hayes-Gough NCD, and the Neighborhood Commercial Cluster Districts at Cole and Carl and Parnassus and Stanyan; related regulationsOrdinancePassedOrdinance to amend the Planning Code by adding Section 703.3 and by amending Section 182, and Section 303 to make findings as to the need to regulate formula retail uses, to define formula retail uses, prohibit formula retail uses in the Hayes-Gough Neighborhood Commercial District, designate formula retail uses as a conditional use in the Neighborhood Commercial Cluster Districts at Cole and Carl Streets and Parnassus and Stanyan Streets, to require any building permit application for a formula retail use to comply with the notice and design review procedures of Section 312 of the Planning Code, to require adoption by the Planning Commission of discretionary review guidelines for evaluating proposed formula retail uses, to provide additional conditional use criteria for evaluating proposed formula retail uses, to provide that the burden to prove that a use is not a formula retail use rests with the building permit applicant or holder, and to provide that nonconforming uses in Residential Districts which are seeking to change in use to retail sales activity or retail sales establishm   Action details Not available
031502 1 Reduce Members of Lead Hazard Reduction Citizens Advisory Committee From 20 to 15OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 1608 of the San Francisco Health Code to reduce the number of voting members in the Lead Hazard Reduction Citizen Advisory Committee from 20 to 15 members by eliminating seats for the affordable housing developers, financial expert, and child care representatives, reducing the number of paint contractor representatives from two to one and reducing the number of tenant representatives from three to two.   Action details Not available
031503 1 New administrative debarment procedureOrdinancePassedOrdinance adding a new Chapter 28 to the San Francisco Administrative Code to establish a City-wide administrative debarment procedure; amending Chapter 6 of the Administrative Code to reflect the adoption of the new Chapter 28.   Action details Not available
031505 1 Recreation and Park - Yacht Harbor FeesOrdinanceFiledOrdinance making environmental findings and amending the San Francisco Park Code by repealing Section 12.11 and adopting a new Section 12.11 to increase current fees and add additional rental and services fees at the San Francisco Small Craft Yacht Harbor.   Action details Not available
031506 1 Appropriate funding for the sale of school bond proceeds for capital improvement projects on various school facilitiesOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $29,480,000 of school bond proceeds for capital improvement projects on various school facilities, cost of issuance, and other related costs for the San Francisco Unified School District for fiscal year 2003-04.   Action details Not available
031498 1 Authorizing issuance/sale of bond refunding the City and County of San Francisco Settlement Obligation Bonds, Series 2001 (Business Tax Judgment)ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing and directing the sale of not to exceed $45,000,000 City and County of San Francisco Refunding Settlement Obligation Bonds, Series 2003-R1; prescribing the form and terms of said bonds, authorizing the execution, authentication and registration of said bonds; providing for an annual appropriation to pay the principal and interest thereof; providing for the appointment of depositories and other agents for said bonds; providing for the establishment of accounts related thereto; approving the form of the Official Notice of Sale and the Notice of the Intention to Sell Bonds; approving the form and execution of the Official Statement relating thereto; approving the form of the Continuing Disclosure Certificate; approving the form of the Refunding Instructions; approving modifications to the documents approved herein; ratifying certain actions previously taken; and granting general authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of said bonds.   Action details Not available
031499 1 Municipal Transportation Agency Leverage Lease FinancingResolutionPassedResolution authorizing one or more lease-to-service contract transactions with respect to up to 21 Breda light rail cars; approving the form of and authorizing the execution and delivery of a Participation Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions of the lease-to-service contract transaction relating to the rail cars; approving the form of and authorizing the execution and delivery of a Head Lease Agreement providing the terms and conditions pursuant to which the rail cars will be leased to a trust; approving the form of and authorizing the execution and delivery of a Head Lease Supplement supplementing the terms and conditions pursuant to which specific rail cars will be leased to the trust; approving the form of and authorizing the execution and delivery of a Sublease Agreement providing the terms and conditions pursuant to which the trust will lease the rail cars back to the City to be operated and maintained by the City; approving the form of and authorizing the execution and delivery of a Sublease Supplement supplementing the terms and conditions pursuant to which the Cit   Action details Not available
031500 1 Assembly Bill 1217ResolutionPassedResolution commending California State Legislators for passage of Assembly Bill 1217 and urging the Governor's signature.   Action details Not available
031504 1 Accept - Expend Federal GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Port of San Francisco to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $3,475,000 from the United States Transportation Security Administration for the purpose of enhancing facility and operational security at the Port's cruise, ferry and cargo terminals.   Action details Not available
031507 1 Accept-Expend GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Emergency Services to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $771,317 from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services for emergency equipment, exercises, and planning.   Action details Not available
031512 1 Extension of SRO Hotel Safety and Stabilization Task ForceResolutionPassedResolution extending the operations of the Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Hotel Safety and Stabilization Task Force through December 31, 2004.   Action details Not available
031513 1 Ciaran FerryResolutionPassedResolution urging the Bureau of Customs and Immigration to grant asylum to Ciaran Ferry.   Action details Not available
031514 1 Authorizing transfer of funds and management oversight from DPW to MOCDResolutionPassedResolution authorizing transfer of management oversight of two City accessibility projects from the Mayor's Office of Disability and the Health Department to the Mayor's Office of Community Development for inclusion in City's CDBG Program in order to satisfy HUD's demand for City reimbursement relating to the improper use by the Third Street Economic Development Corporation of $51,706 in grant funds at 5048 Third Street.   Action details Not available
031510 1 Continuum of Lesbian HealthHearingFiledHearing to consider the wide range of unique health issues affecting the lesbian community across all demographics; to receive information and research findings from the Lesbian Health Research Center of UCSF.   Action details Not available
031496 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
031508 1 Amending the Rules of the Board to provide the Office of the Legislative Analyst to primarily support the Board of Supervisors’ Standing Committees and regional advisory bodiesMotionPassedMotion amending Rule No. 3.12 to the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to provide a process that will allow the Office of the Legislative Analyst to primarily support the Board of Supervisors’ Standing Committees and regional advisory bodies.   Action details Not available
031509 1 Legislative Analyst Request - Status of 8 remaining single-screen movie theaters in San FranciscoMotionPassedMotion requesting the Office of Legislative Analyst to report on the status of 8 remaining single-screen movie theaters in San Francisco and the feasibility of the proposal by Save the Theaters to renovate, rehabilitate and utilize these theaters to create an environment that will help to develop and ultimately expand a purely independent film industry in the City of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
031383 1 Setting San Francisco’s fiscal year 2003-2004 property tax rate and establishing pass-through rate for residential tenantsOrdinancePassedOrdinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for City and County purposes and establishing pass-through rate for residential tenants pursuant to Chapter 37 of the Administrative Code for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004.   Action details Not available
031388 1 Setting San Francisco’s Unified School District’s FY 2003-2004 property tax rate to be included in the City’s overall property tax rateOrdinancePassedOrdinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for San Francisco Unified School District’s purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004.   Action details Not available
031393 1 Setting S.F. Community College District’s fiscal year 2003-2004 property tax rate to be included in the City’s overall property tax rateOrdinancePassedOrdinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for San Francisco Community College District purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004.   Action details Not available
031425 1 Appropriate funding for the Art Commission for municipal symphony concerts using property tax revenueOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $23,273 for the municipal symphony concerts using property tax revenue, pursuant to Charter Section 16.106(1) for the Art Commission for fiscal year 2003-04.   Action details Not available
031432 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Arcadia Machine & Tool Inc. et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the partial settlement of the lawsuit filed by the San Francisco City Attorney against certain manufacturers, distributors and dealers of firearms, and their trade associations; the settling defendants are Traders Sports, Inc., Southern Ohio Gun Distributors, Ellett Brothers Inc., and MKS Supply Inc.; these settling defendants agree to the entry of stipulated judgments that will reform their firearm distribution practices, and to pay $70,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 25, 1999 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 303-753, and later coordinated with similar actions in the San Diego Superior Court as part of J.C.C.P. 4095; entitled People of the State of California ex rel Herrera et al. v. Arcadia Machine & Tool Inc. et al.   Action details Not available
031439 1 Speed Limit - Potrero Avenue between Brannan and Cesar Chavez StreetsOrdinancePassedOrdinance adding Section 174.13 and removing Section 175.07 of the San Francisco Traffic Code to reduce the speed limit from 30-mph to 25-mph on Potrero Avenue between Brannan and Cesar Chavez Streets.   Action details Not available
031389 1 Amending the Redevelopment Agency Budget for Tax Increments in Mission Bay North and SouthResolutionPassedResolution amending the budget of the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco for fiscal year 2003-2004 to allow the Controller to increase the tax increments distributed to the Redevelopment Agency in accordance with the Tax Increment Allocation Pledge Agreements for Mission Bay North and Mission Bay South.   Action details Not available
031390 1 Lease of Real Property - 1372 Mission StreetResolutionPassedResolution authorizing renewal of a lease of real property at 1372 Mission Street, for continued use by the Department of Public Health’s Saint James Infirmary and STD Program Research Offices   Action details Not available
031394 1 Lease of Real Property - 1360 Mission StreetResolutionPassedResolution authorizing renewal of a lease of real property at 1360 Mission Street, Suite 400, for continued use by the Department of Public Health, Employee Assistance Program.   Action details Not available
031403 1 Lease of Real Property - 1360 Mission StreetResolutionPassedResolution authorizing renewal of a lease of real property at 1360 Mission Street, Suite 401, for continued use by the Department of Public Health, STD Program Administrative Headquarters.   Action details Not available
031426 1 FY 2003-04 California Constitution Appropriations LimitResolutionPassedResolution establishing the appropriations limit for Fiscal Year 2003-04 pursuant to California Constitution Article XIII B.   Action details Not available
031428 1 Federal Grant Amendments for Airport Improvement ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Airport Commission to accept amendment to grant agreements offered by the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) for AIP 16, AIP 17, and AIP 19; and to release grant fund from reserve, in the amount of $1,202,977 under AIP 17.   Action details Not available
031434 1 Approval of Public Trust ExchangeResolutionPassedResolution approving an Exchange Agreement with the State Lands Commission that would remove the public trust and Burton Act trust from approximately 22,600 square feet of unimproved real property located on Seawall Lot 330 at the corner of Bryant and Beale Streets, and would place the public trust and Burton Act trust on an approximately 8.77 acre site located between Maryland Street, Cesar Chavez Street, and 24th Street, on the eastern portion of the Western Pacific parcel; and adopting findings that the approved actions are consistent with the City's General Plan and eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
031435 1 Contracting Out City ServicesResolutionPassedResolution retroactively 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.   Action details Not available
031436 1 STOP IntersectionsResolutionPassedResolution designating certain intersections as "STOP" intersections. STOP SIGNS - ESTABLISH 26th and Diamond Streets, stopping Diamond Street, making this intersection an all-way STOP; Montecito Avenue and Northwood Drive, stopping Northwood Drive, making this uncontrolled intersection a two-way STOP; and 15th Avenue and Noriega Street, south intersection, stopping southbound 15th Avenue at Noriega Street, making this uncontrolled Y-intersection a one-way STOP.   Action details Not available
031437 1 Parking RegulationsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations. PERPENDICULAR (90-DEGREE ANGLE) PARKING - ESTABLISH 9th Avenue, east side, from Lake Street to the north terminus (legislates existing street conditions); Diamond Street, west side, from 22nd to 23rd Streets (legislates existing street conditions); Wisconsin Street, both sides, from 19th to 20th Streets (legislates existing street conditions); Wisconsin Street, west side, from 20th to 22nd Streets (legislates existing street conditions); Duboce Avenue, north side, from Castro to Divisadero Streets (legislates existing street conditions); Arkansas Street, west side, from 16th to Mariposa Streets (legislates existing street conditions); Arkansas Street, east side, from Mariposa to 18th Streets (legislates existing street conditions); Arkansas Street, both sides, from 18th to 19th Streets (legislates existing street conditions); Arkansas Street, west side, from 19th to 20th Streets (legislates existing street conditions); Rhode Island Street, east side, from 20th Street to Mariposa Street (legisla   Action details Not available
031438 1 Traffic RegulationsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets. NO U-TURNS - ESTABLISH Treasure Island Road, both directions, at McCalla Road. LEFT LANE MUST TURN LEFT - ESTABLISH Grant Avenue, northbound, at Pine Street. NO LEFT TURN, 4 PM TO 6 PM, EXCEPT SUNDAY - RESCIND Montgomery Street, northbound, at Broadway.   Action details Not available
031446 1 Report of assessment costs for sidewalk and curb repairs - DPW Order 174,311ResolutionPassedResolution approving report of assessment costs submitted by the Director of Public Works for sidewalk and curb repairs ordered to be performed by said Director pursuant to Sections 707 and 707.1 of the Public Works Code, the costs thereof having been paid for out of a revolving fund.   Action details Not available
031447 1 Accept-Expend State GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $25,000 from the California Integrated Waste Management Board for a project that will incorporate recycled tire rubber surfaces in the Golden Gate Concourse Underground Parking Facility.   Action details Not available