Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/28/2003 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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031736 2 AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution appointing Joe LaTorre, term ending December 22, 2003 to the Lead Hazard Reduction Citizens Advisory Committee. Residency requirement waived.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031642 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Marie LavinOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Marie Lavin against the City and County of San Francisco for $200,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 5, 2001, in the San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 402019, entitled Marie Lavin v. City and County of San Francisco, Adult Probation Department.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
031658 1 Appropriate State and Federal funding for the CalWORKs, Medi-Cal, IHSS and Foster Care programsOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $2,399,795 of CalWORKs, Medi-Cal, IHSS and Foster Care funding to fill 28.67 vacant FTEs including deletion of 9.38 FTEs and creation of 9.38 FTEs, purchase one-time materials and supplies, and provide stipends to emancipated foster youth for the Department of Human Services and amending Annual Salary Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2003-04.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
031659 1 Public EmploymentOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 171-01 (Annual Salary Ordinance 2003/04) reflecting the abolishment of 14 positions (9.38 FTEs) and the creation of 14 positions (9.38 FTEs) at the Department of Human Services.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
031608 2 Taxicab Gate FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 1135.1 of the Police Code to provide for extending to March 1, 2004 the time for sunsetting the higher cap on taxicab gate fees if the City fails to enact an ordinance prescribing a long-term lease fee cap covering long-term lease drivers and an ordinance establishing a program of health insurance/health benefits for taxi drivers; and to authorize the Board of Supervisors by resolution to extend the times provided for in Section 1135.1 for sunsetting the higher gate fee cap.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
031457 1 Introducing General Obligation Bond proposals 168 days before electionOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 2.31 of the Administrative Code to require that resolutions of necessity for proposed general obligation bonds must be introduced at the Board of Supervisors not less than 168 days before the election at which the voters could consider the proposed bond measure, rather than 169 days before the election.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
031762 1 Adopting findings related to the appeal of the CEQA exemption determination by the Planning Department for 701 LombardMotionPassedMotion adopting findings related to the appeal of the determination by the Planning Department that the acquisition of 701 Lombard Street was exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
030869 2 Tobacco Sales PermitOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Article 19H to require a permit for tobacco sales and amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code by adding section 249.16 to set the fee for the tobacco sales permit.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
031517 1 Agreement to Sell 418-420 Jessie StreetResolutionPassedResolution approving and authorizing an agreement with Martin McNerney Development, Inc. dba Martin Building Company, Inc. for the sale of real property consisting of a former fire station on the first and second floors and vacant warehouse space on the upper six floors, for a purchase price of $2,900,000; finding that competitive bidding is impractical or impossible; 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 resolution.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031514 3 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031538 1 Contracting out Airport Employee Parking ServicesResolutionPassedResolution approving the Controller's certification that Employee Parking Management Services for San Francisco International Airport can practically be performed by private contractor at a lower cost than if work were performed by city employees at budgeted levels.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031539 1 Contracting out Airport Public Parking Management ServicesResolutionPassedResolution approving the Controller's certification that Airport Public Parking Management Services for San Francisco International Airport can practically be performed by private contractor at a lower cost than if work were performed by city employees at budgeted levels.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031734 1 Appointment - California State Association of CountiesResolutionPassedResolution appointing Supervisor Jake McGoldrick, term ending November 28, 2004, to the California State Association of Counties Board of Directors.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031735 2 Appointment - California State Association of CountiesResolutionPassedResolution appointing Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval, term ending November 28, 2004, as an alternate member to the California State Association of Counties Board of Directors.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031778 1 Charter Amendment - Supplemental Compensation for Employees on Military LeaveCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (First Draft) to amend Section A8.400 (h) to allow for employees called to active duty to receive supplemental compensation for a period to be specified by ordinance.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
031405 3 Charter Amendment - Establishing a Public Education FundCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (Fourth Draft) to add Sections 16.123-1 through 16.123-10, to establish a Public Education Enrichment Fund, with specified contributions to and disbursements from the Fund, to set a separate baseline appropriation for the San Francisco Unified School District, to establish a policy of providing universal access to preschool education for City children, to identify offsetting cost savings in City operations, and to set an expiration date.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
031405 4 Charter Amendment - Establishing a Public Education FundCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (Fourth Draft) to add Sections 16.123-1 through 16.123-10, to establish a Public Education Enrichment Fund, with specified contributions to and disbursements from the Fund, to set a separate baseline appropriation for the San Francisco Unified School District, to establish a policy of providing universal access to preschool education for City children, to identify offsetting cost savings in City operations, and to set an expiration date.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
031636 1 Public Hearing - Appeal, Conditional Use - 5630-38 Mission StreetHearingKilledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of Planning Commission by its Motion No. 16639 dated August 28, 2003, approving Conditional Use Application No. 2003.0376C pursuant to Section 711.83 of the Planning Code, and subject to certain conditions, to allow the installation of six (6) panel antennas and one (1) GPS antenna on the rooftop and associated equipment cabinets within the storage room of the Mission Inn Motel, as part of a wireless telecommunications network operated by Verizon Wireless in a NC-2 (Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial District), and a 40-X-Height and Bulk District, on property located at 5630-38 Mission Street, between Naglee and Whipple Avenues; Lot 012, in Assessor’s Block 7098.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
031637 1 Appeal, Conditional Use, 5630-38 Mission StreetMotionKilledMotion approving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 16639 approving Conditional Use Application No. 2003.0376C, on property located at 5630-38 Mission Street, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
031638 1 Appeal, Conditional Use, 5630-38 Mission StreetMotionKilledMotion disapproving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 16639 approving Conditional Use Application No. 2003.0376C, on property located at 5630-38 Mission Street, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
031639 1 Findings - 5630-38 Mission StreetMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to proposed Conditional Use Application No. 2003.0376C, on property located at 5630-38 Mission Street, for action by the Board at its next meeting.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
031711 2 Supporting European Union Efforts to Regulate Hazardous ChemicalsResolutionPassedResolution supporting efforts in the European Union to institute an effective new policy for regulating hazardous chemicals.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
031711 3 Supporting European Union Efforts to Regulate Hazardous ChemicalsResolutionPassedResolution supporting efforts in the European Union to institute an effective new policy for regulating hazardous chemicals.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
031749 1 Legislative Analyst Request - Practices and policies for processing invoices and payments on City contractsMotionPassedMotion requesting the Office of the Legislative Analyst (OLA) to compare and contrast San Francisco's current practices and policies for processing invoices and payments on City contracts to model municipalities (cities and/or counties), the State of California, and the San Francisco International Airport. In addition, the OLA should review and consider the feasibility of implementing a successful system in San Francisco.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
031750 1 Legislative Analyst Request - Cable FranchisesMotionPassedMotion requesting the Legislative Analyst to survey other major cities such as Berkeley and Santa Cruz to find out whether they have used outside contractors or consultants to negotiate cable franchises. Also requesting the Legislative Analyst to consult with the Department of Telecommunication and Information Services, Zane Blaney of AccessSF, and Office of Supervisor Sandoval for the report and to deliver this report by November 14, 2003.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
031751 1 Legislative Analyst Request - Homebuyer assistanceMotionPassedMotion requesting the Legislative Analyst to survey other jurisdictions regarding down payment assistance programs for first time homebuyers and to consult with the City Attorney's Office and the Mayor's Office of Housing regarding the feasibility and effectiveness of a down payment assistance program. Also requesting the Legislative Analyst to evaluate current homebuyer assistance programs and deliver report by November 14, 2003.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
031752 1 Congratulating the Judah L. Magnes MuseumResolutionPassedResolution congratulating the Judah L. Magnes Museum on their 40th Anniversary.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031753 1 Authorize the City and County of San Francisco's application to host the United Nations' World Environment Day 2005ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing San Francisco to apply to host United Nations’ World Environment Day celebrations in 2005 and, if selected, designating SF Environment to work with other City departments to coordinate a host committee that will ensure the programmatic, financial, and educational success of the event.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031754 1 Zoning - Extension of Planning Commission Review PeriodResolutionPassedResolution extending the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed ordinance to amend the Planning Code to require that all retail uses in C-2, C-M, M-1, M-2, RSD, SLR, SLI, SSO, and SPD zoning districts which are 50,000 square feet or larger may only be permitted as conditional uses.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031755 1 Humanities West DayResolutionPassedResolution declaring November 21, 2003 to be “Humanities West Day” in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031756 1 Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School DayResolutionPassedResolution declaring November 13, 2003 to be “Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School Day” in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031757 1 Exemption from Requirement that Ambulances Carry Spare Tire and JackResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Fire Department to be exempt from California Code of Regulations Title 13, Division 2, Chapter 5, Article 1, Section 1103(e) and (f), requiring ambulances to carry spare tire and jack.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031758 1 Commending Kathleen VasquezResolutionPassedResolution commending Kathleen Vasquez for winning the Milken National Educator’s Award.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031759 1 Urging U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer to fully fund Section 8ResolutionPassedResolution urging U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer to fully fund the Section 8 voucher program, so that all current recipients may preserve their housing and those on the waiting list may receive new vouchers in the coming fiscal year.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031760 1 Shelter WorkersResolutionPassedResolution urging the Mayor’s Budget Office, in consultation with the Controller, the Director of Public Health, the Director of Human Services and the Mayor’s Office of Homelessness, to identify cost-savings necessary to develop funding for employee compensation negotiations between City-funded non-profit agencies and employee bargaining units representing shelter workers.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031732 1 Final Map for a 6 Unit Residential Condominium ProjectMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map of 850 Corbett Avenue, a Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 7, Assessor’s Block No. 2779, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
031791 1 Special Use District to eliminate certain zoning requirements for residential uses in the Downtown consistent with a proposed ordinance to facilitate housing in the DowntownOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 249.26 to create the Downtown Housing Demonstration Special Use District encompassing the property zoned Downtown Office District (C-3-O) at the corner of Market Street, Kearny Street and Geary Avenue (690 Market Street, Assessor’s Block 0311, Lot 006) and making findings. The proposed Special Use District would eliminate floor area restrictions and maximum dwelling unit density limits and would allow exceptions to open space requirements and dwelling unit exposure requirements for new residential uses be granted through the process outlined in Planning Code Section 309. The proposed Special Use District would also increase the maximum height and bulk allowed in the district from 250-S to 285-S, and would require that residential projects be subject to the 12 percent (on-site) and 17 percent (off-site) Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program Requirements found in Section 315.3(a)(2).   Action details Not available
031792 1 Residential rent ordinance: limit permissible rent increases under a landlord’s Operating and Maintenance petitions to a total of 7% for any unit in any five-year periodOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance (Administrative Code Chapter 37) by amending Section 37.8(b)(1) to limit permissible base rent increases based upon a landlord’s Operating and Maintenance petitions pending or filed on or after October 28, 2003 for a property with six or more residential units, so that the same landlord may not impose more than a total seven percent (7%) rent increase for any unit in any five (5) year period due to increases in operating and maintenance costs.   Action details Not available
031793 1 Financial PrivacyOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 2000 of Article 20 of the Business and Tax Regulation Code, the "San Francisco Financial Information Privacy Ordinance," to postpone the date upon which Article 20 is set to become operative from January 1, 2004 to July 1, 2004.   Action details Not available
031319 2 Approving ground lease to Music Concourse Community Partnership in connection with the construction and operation of an underground parking facility and amending the designation of the jurisdiction of the Golden Gate Park Concourse AuthorityResolutionPassedResolution approving and authorizing the execution and delivery of a ground lease between the City and Music Concourse Community Partnership relating to the Golden Gate Park Music Concourse underground parking facility project; amending the designation of the jurisdiction of the Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority; and requiring Music Concourse Community Partnership to provide or cause the provision of a guarantee of the remaining uncollected pledges.   Action details Not available
031802 1 Commending S.F. Youth Commission and the Youth Vote CoalitionResolutionPassedResolution commending the San Francisco Youth Commission and the Youth Vote Coalition for successfully creating a forum via the 2003 Youth VOTE for students to voice their concerns and to educate their peers about current issues with a particular focus on those concerning the City’s children and youth.   Action details Not available
031803 1 2003 Native American Indian Heritage MonthResolutionPassedResolution declaring the month of November as “Native American Indian Heritage Month” in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
031804 1 Earned Income Tax Credit Program Pre-Certification RequirementsResolutionPassedResolution urging our federal representatives to ensure that eligibility requirements and application procedures for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit remain as streamlined as possible, and supporting efforts to study the feasibility of implementing a local credit for low- and moderate-income working families.   Action details Not available
031805 1 Supporting House Joint Resolution 45ResolutionPassedResolution supporting House Joint Resolution 45, introduced by Congressman Mike Honda, which posthumously proclaims soldiers of Asian descent who fought in the Civil War to be honorary citizens of the United States.   Action details Not available
031806 1 Extension of Planning Commission Review PeriodResolutionKilledResolution 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 am   Action details Not available
031794 1 City Contracting Task ForceHearingFiledHearing to review the recommendations of the City Contracting Task Force.   Action details Not available
031795 1 Ethics CommissionHearingFiledHearing on the Ethics Commission to determine the extent of influence, if any, of the regulated industry over the Commission management and to study ways in which the conduct of the Ethics Commission may be subjected to ongoing public scrutiny and peer review.   Action details Not available
031796 1 Management audit of San Francisco International Airport's Airfield Development BureauHearingFiledHearing regarding findings and recommendations included in the Budget Analyst management audit of San Francisco International Airport's Airfield Development Bureau.   Action details Not available
031797 1 Recreation and Park DepartmentHearingFiledHearing on plans by the Recreation and Park Department to enter into partnerships with nonprofits to run programs in the City's Recreation Centers. This hearing will explore the Department's vision on how such partnerships would operate and be structured.   Action details Not available
031798 1 Fire Station 33HearingFiledHearing on the Fire Department's provision of emergency medical and fire suppression services to the Fire Station 33 district for the duration of the closure of Fire Station 33 for seismic retrofitting.   Action details Not available
031405 4 Charter Amendment - Establishing a Public Education FundCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (Fourth Draft) to add Sections 16.123-1 through 16.123-10, to establish a Public Education Enrichment Fund, with specified contributions to and disbursements from the Fund, to set a separate baseline appropriation for the San Francisco Unified School District, to establish a policy of providing universal access to preschool education for City children, to identify offsetting cost savings in City operations, and to set an expiration date.   Action details Not available
031800 1 Legislative AssistantsMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to authorize filling vacancies in Board of Supervisors Legislative Offices immediately when a legislative assistant exercises her/his family leave rights and when legislative assistants depart with accrued vacation balances and directing the Clerk of the Board to introduce such appropriation measures as may be required to cover the costs of such temporary and/or permanent replacements.   Action details Not available
031801 1 Directing Budget Analyst to Undertake Analysis of Information related to Proposition N and/or "Real Housing, Real Care" Implementation PlansMotionPassedMotion directing the Office of Budget Analyst of the Board of Supervisors to analyze information submitted by the Director of Human Services and/or the Mayor’s Office related to plans for implementation of Proposition N and/or “Real Housing, Real Care.”   Action details Not available
031694 2 Traffic Code - Amending Section 32.1.1 to update location of Main Public LibraryOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 32.1.1 of the San Francisco Traffic Code to update the location of parking restrictions on the blocks adjacent to the San Francisco Main Library.   Action details Not available
031694 2 Traffic Code - Amending Section 32.1.1 to update location of Main Public LibraryOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 32.1.1 of the San Francisco Traffic Code to update the location of parking restrictions on the blocks adjacent to the San Francisco Main Library.   Action details Not available
031721 1 Research on club-drug networks among high-risk menResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health, AIDS Office (SFDPHAIDS) to accept retroactively and expend a supplemental grant award in the amount of $37,011 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) for research on club-drug networks among high-risk men and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of March 1, 2003 to February 29, 2004.   Action details Not available
031730 1 Public HearingHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to 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
031731 1 Report of Assessment costs for sidewalk and curb repairs - DPW Order No. 174,392ResolutionPassedResolution 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
031726 1 Amendment to Paratransit Broker ContractResolutionPassedResolution approving Contract Amendment No. 3 to Paratransit Broker Agreement with ATC/Vancom, Inc., the City's Paratransit Broker, to increase the total amount of the Agreement to a sum not to exceed $77,333,277, in order to meet the increased demand and costs for paratransit service during the contract period.   Action details Not available
031727 1 Street Encroachment at 151 24th AvenueResolutionPassedResolution granting revocable permission to Edgar N. Bogas and Desiree Goyette-Bogas to occupy a portion of the public right-of-way to construct, install and maintain a portion of a new two car garage, including new concrete retaining walls, concrete stairs, concrete terrace, grading and landscaping, within the existing landscaped portion of the 24th Avenue public right-of-way, to access and provide off-street parking for the property at 151 24th Avenue (Block 1334, Lot 004) and making findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
031729 1 Street Artist Winter Holiday SpacesResolutionPassedResolution designating temporary selling spaces in the Downtown area and at Harvey Milk Plaza for street artists certified by the Arts Commission, City and County of San Francisco, for the winter holiday season, 2003, beginning on November 15, 2003 and ending on January 15, 2004.   Action details Not available