Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/9/2003 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
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031866 1 Waiving Police and Fire fees for Immigrant Pride Day 2003OrdinancePassedOrdinance waiving fees associated with Immigrant Pride Day 2003 assessed by the San Francisco Police and Fire Departments; urging the Municipal Transportation Agency to waive its fees associated with the same event.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
031774 1 Accept-Expend State GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $127,241 from the California Office of Criminal Justice Planning for the operation of the Major Narcotic Vendors Prosecution Program.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031810 1 Pedestrian Injury SurveillanceResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), to accept retroactively and expend a grant in the amount of $99,350 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to analyze pedestrian injury patterns and evaluate the effectiveness of countermeasures and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of September 1, 2003, to August 31, 2004.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031829 1 Membership in the Bay Area Regional Immunization RegistryResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to enter into an agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the County of Santa Clara for membership in the Bay Area Regional Immunization Registry.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031733 2 Liquor License Transfer, 350 California StreetResolutionPassedResolution determining that the transfer of a Type 20 off-sale beer and wine alcoholic beverage control license from 421 Haight Street to 350 California Street (District 3), to Mitra Ghiasi dba San Francisco News & Gifts, 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; with condition.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031466 1 Creating Exemption for Administrative Fee for Provision of Additional Police Services Pursuant to Administrative Code Section 10B.2.OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Police Code Section 10B.2 to create an exception for payment of an administrative fee for contracting for additional police services.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
031643 2 License Agreement with Broadcast Music IncorporatedOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the City Administrator to enter into the Local Government Licensing Agreement negotiated between the International Municipal Lawyer’s Association and Broadcast Music Incorporated to license music uses by the City under a license subject to automatic annual renewal for an annual Base License Fee plus 1% of revenue from events in which gross revenue exceeds $25,000, providing that prior to the issuance by any City Department or agency of any lease or permit to conduct an event on property owned or operated by the City and County of San Francisco at which music will be used, the leasee or permittee shall obtain an appropriate license from Broadcast Music Incorporated for the use of music at the event, and requiring that if an appropriate license for the use of music at the event is not obtained by the leasee or permittee, the City department or agency issuing the lease or permit shall provide funds to the City Admninistrator sufficient to cover any fees incurred pursuant to the City's Local Government Licensing Agreement with Broadcast Music Incorporated.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
031243 1 Contingency Fee AgreementResolutionPassedResolution approving and authorizing a contingency fee agreement between the City and a law firm selected by the City Attorney, in connection with the litigation initiated by the City Attorney against Scott Company of California and related entities over construction projects at the San Francisco International Airport.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031710 1 Airport Concession LeasesResolutionPassedResolution approving the twenty-eight (28) leases for the Airport’s Domestic Terminal Food and Beverage Redevelopment Program - between Lori’s Diner International, Inc.; Andale SFO; Sanraku, Inc.; Meyers Holdings, LLC, Firewood Café, Series I-II; Fung Lum Express, LLC; Bayport Concessions, LLC; Bay Area Restaurant Group Joint Venture; GDDC, Inc.; Tomokazu Japanese Cuisine (SFO), Inc.; (Jonathan Leong) L & H, LLC; H. Young Enterprises, Inc.; WSE Group; San Francisco Soup Co., Inc.; Guava & Java (SFO), Inc.; J. Avery Enterprises; Gotham Enterprises, LLC, SFO Coffee IV-VI Series; H. Young Enterprises; Susie Lee Tong Enterprises, Inc.; Lady Luck Gourmet, LLC; Creative Host Services, Inc.; D-Lew Enterprises, LLC; Burger Joint, Inc.; Creative Host Services, Inc.; Emporio Rulli, Inc.; Bay Area Restaurant Group Joint Venture; D-Lew Enterprises, LLC; Bay Area Restaurant Group Joint Venture; Andre-Boudin Bakeries, Inc., each as a tenant, and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission, as landlord.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031816 1 Port Lease for the Boudin Restaurant and Bakery at Fisherman's WharfResolutionPassedResolution approving the Lease between the San Francisco Port Commission and Boudin Properties, Inc., a California corporation, for the Boudin Restaurant and Bakery located at 160 Jefferson Street at Fisherman's Wharf, for a total maximum term of forty-two years.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031836 1 Contracting out Status Offender Shelter and Intake ServicesResolutionPassedResolution concurring with the Controller’s certification that Intake and Shelter Services to Status Offenders can be practically performed by private contractor for lower cost than similar services performed by City and County employees.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031851 1 Transfer State funds to CMHDA for contract services to improve access to mental health treatment for children in foster care and other children placed outside of San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution endorsing the transfer of State general funds from the State to the California Mental Health Directors Association for a contract to provide services to foster care and other Medi-Cal eligible children placed outside of San Francisco, for the period of July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031928 1 Lease of PropertyResolutionPassedResolution authorizing a 25-year Lease of San Francisco Public Utilities Land between the City and County of San Francisco and Sunol Valley Golf & Recreation Co., in Alameda County.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.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
031769 1 Grant of Regional FundsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $4,663,431 of Assembly Bill 664 funds for Municipal Railway Transit Projects, excluding administrative overhead costs.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031830 1 Grant of Federal FundsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept retroactively and expend $326,512 of federal Section 5309 capital assistance toward the purchase of LRVs for San Francisco’s Municipal Railway, excluding Administrative Overhead Costs.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031708 1 Citizens Advisory Committee on ElectionsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Municipal Elections Code, by repealing Sections 700 through 760, regarding the Citizens Advisory Committee on Elections.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
031709 1 Dissolving the Advisory Committee on Adult DetentionOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code, by repealing Sections 13.70 through 13.75, regarding the Advisory Committee on Adult Detention.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
031790 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Mamei WeiOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Mamei Wei against the City and County of San Francisco and Ray Contreras for $250,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 20, 2002 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. C02-5887 TEH entitled Mamei Wei v. City and County of San Francisco and Ray Contreras.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
031799 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Curtis McGlothinOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Curtis McGlothin against the City and County of San Francisco for $165,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 7, 2002 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 411-241; entitled Curtis McGlothin, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
031807 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Teresa LauOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Teresa Lau against the City and County of San Francisco for $93,500; the lawsuit was filed on September 27, 2001 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 324-939; entitled Teresa Lau, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
031728 1 Settlement of Claim - Zurich North AmericaResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Zurich North America against the City and County of San Francisco for $120,000.00; the claim was filed on April 8, 2003; Claim No. 03-03317ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031921 2 Appointment Bicycle Advisory Committee 2002ResolutionPassedResolution appointing Bridget May, term ending November 19, 2004 to the Bicycle Advisory Committee 2002.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031961 2 Appointments to the Childhood Nutrition & Physical Activity Task ForceResolutionPassedResolution appointing Dena Bushman, Manual Jiminez, Sophia Yen, Ibukun Hambolu, Esther Rothblum, Lynn Gavin, Tracy DeAmicis McMahan, Elena Andrea Escalera, Andrea Garber, Melvin Heyman and Jennifer Portnick, term ending date to be determined, to the Childhood Nutrition & Physical Activity Task Force. Residency requirement waived. ..Version Version 2 ..Comment Dena Bushman, new position, seat 4, must be a person between the ages of 12 and 23, for a new one year term ending one year from the date that a quorum of the voting membership of the Task Force becomes effective. Manual Jiminez, new position, seat 5, must be a parent or guardian, for a new one year term ending one year from the date that a quorum of the voting membership of the Task Force becomes effective. Sophia Yen, new position, seat 6, must be a child advocate, for a new one year term ending one year from the date that a quorum of the voting membership of the Task Force becomes effective. Ibukun Hambolu, new position, seat 7, must be a member of the San Francisco Unified School District Student Advisory Council, forADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
021575 3 General Plan Amendments - 888 Howard Street HotelOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco General Plan in connection with approval of the 888 Howard Street Hotel Project by amending Map 1 (Downtown Land Use and Density Plan) and Map 5 of the Downtown Area Plan of the General Plan to reclassify the use designation of the property located at 888 Howard Street, Lot 066 in Assessor’s Block 3724, from C-3-S to C-3-S(SU) and the height and bulk of the property from 160-F to 320-S; adopting findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
021576 2 Zoning Map Amendments - 888 Howard Street HotelOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Sheets 1 and 1H of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco for property located at 888 Howard Street, Lot 066 in Assessor's Block 3724, to change the height and bulk limits of the property from 160-F To 320-S and to change the use district from C-3-S to C-3-S (SU); adopting findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
021577 3 Planning Code Amendments in connection with 888 Howard Street Hotel ProjectOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 102.9, 123, Table 124 and Section 138 and by adding new Section 247, to create a C-3-S(SU) Downtown Support Special Use District within the C-3-S zoning district to allow development of a Hotel Project with a basic and maximum floor area ratio (after purchase of all market-rate, available Transfer Development Rights within the C-3-S zoning district or contribution of an equivalent amount of money under specified conditions) of 7.5 to 1, to include the new C-3-S(SU) zoning district within the definition of "gross floor area" and to provide that the minimum open space requirement for the new C-3-S(SU) zoning district is one square foot for every 50 gross square feet of uses; adopting findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
031917 1 Parking RegulationsResolutionKilledResolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations. TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH States Street, north side, from Corona Heights Playground to a point 26 feet westerly.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
031747 2 Revising permit fee and planning review surcharges applicable to permits and review activities subject to review by the Board of AppealsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code by amending Section 10G.1 to correct erroneous Planning and Building Code citations, revising permit surcharges on permits issued by the Department of Building Inspection, the Taxi Commission, the Police Department and the Department of Public Works permits where such permits are subject to appeal before the Board of Appeals, revising the surcharge on fees imposed by the Planning Department for review of permits where such permits are subject to appeal before the Board of Appeals, and making environmental findings.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
031726 2 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.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
031726 3 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.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
031812 1 Increasing civil filing and appearance fees provided in Business and Professions Code for operation of the 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
031831 2 Agreement to exchange real property related to the former Central Freeway parcels in the Hayes Valley neighborhoodResolutionPassedResolution approving and authorizing agreements for the exchange of certain real property known generally as a portion of Block 761, Lot 23 with the State of California; for those certain parcels described generally as portions of Block 792, Lot 28, Block 808, Lot 36, and Block 785, Lot 29; 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 and take certain actions in furtherance of this resolution.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031846 1 Hearing - Ground Lease of Redevelopment Agency Land for Plaza ApartmentsHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed resolution approving the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco’s lease of land at Assessor’s Block 3725, Lot 025, commonly known as 988-992 Howard Street, to Plaza Apartments Associates, L.P., a California Limited Partnership, for 55 years for the purpose of developing housing for very low-income senior households.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
031847 1 Ground Lease of Redevelopment Agency Land for Plaza ApartmentsResolutionPassedResolution approving the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco’s lease of land at Assessor’s Block 3725, Lot 025, commonly known as 988-992 Howard Street, to Plaza Apartments Associates, L.P., a California Limited Partnership, for 55 years for the purpose of developing housing for very low-income households.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
031847 2 Ground Lease of Redevelopment Agency Land for Plaza ApartmentsResolutionPassedResolution approving the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco’s lease of land at Assessor’s Block 3725, Lot 025, commonly known as 988-992 Howard Street, to Plaza Apartments Associates, L.P., a California Limited Partnership, for 55 years for the purpose of developing housing for very low-income households.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
031885 2 Settlement of ClaimResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim of Louise Renne, Patrick Devlin, June Lilienthal, Virginia Leishman, Charles Meyers, Alene Meyers, Charles Levinson, and Robert Neal against San Francisco, relating to the use of tobacco settlement revenues by the Department of Public Health; material terms of said settlement are contained in the amended Settlement Agreement on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031953 1 Closed Session - Existing Unlitigated Claim, City as DefendantReportFiledMotion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City Attorney for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving advice from, the City Attorney regarding the following claim and/or potential litigation filed against the City and County of San Francisco by plaintiffs who have challenged the validity of Ordinance No. 191-03, an Ordinance approving the transfer of tobacco settlement revenues, on the ground that it violates Proposition A, the initiative ordinance adopted by the voters in 1999 that authorizes the issuance of General Obligation bonds for the Laguna Honda Hospital project. LOUISE RENNE, ET AL. V. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO Unlitigated Claim The Closed Session is permitted by California Government Code Section 54956.9 (b) and Administrative Code (Sunshine Ordinance) Section 67.10 (d) (1), and discussion in open session concerning this matter would likely and unavoidably prejudice the position of the City in the pending claim and/or potential litigation.HEARD IN CLOSED SESSION  Action details Not available
031939 1 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Employee Free Choice Act: HR3619ResolutionPassedResolution urging San Francisco employers to abide by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and urging the 108th United States Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031940 1 Prevailing Wage LawResolutionPassedResolution supporting the California Legislature's conclusion that the prevailing wage law addresses statewide concerns.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031941 1 Commending Raoul WallenbergResolutionPassedResolution commending the Raoul Wallenberg Jewish Democratic Club for providing a strong voice for the Jewish community in local politics and within the larger Democratic Party for the last twenty years.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031942 1 Emergency Communications Department Annual ReportResolutionPassedResolution approving the printing of not more than 100 hard copies of the Emergency Communications Department Annual Report for FY 2002-2003.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031943 1 Designation of 2550 Mission Street, the New Mission Theater, as a LandmarkResolutionPassedResolution initiating the designation of 2550 Mission Street, the New Mission Theater, Block 3616, Lot 007, as a landmark pursuant to Section 1004.1 of the Planning Code.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031911 1 Final Map for a 10 Unit Live/Work Condominium ProjectMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map of 993 Tennessee Street, A Live/Work Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 19 in Assessor’s Block No. 4108, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
031959 1 Final Map for a 5 Unit Mixed Use Condominium ProjectMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map of 2773 Folsom Street, a Mixed Use Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 27 Assessor’s Block No. 3640, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
031922 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
031945 1 Preparation of written Proponent ballot arguments and rebuttal ballot arguments for Charter Amendments approved by the Board of Supervisors for submittal to the voters at the March 2, 2004 ElectionMotionPassedMotion authorizing preparation of written Proponent ballot arguments and rebuttal ballot arguments for Charter Amendments approved by the Board of Supervisors for submittal to the voters at the March 2, 2004 electionAMENDEDPass Action details Not available
031945 2 Preparation of written Proponent ballot arguments and rebuttal ballot arguments for Charter Amendments approved by the Board of Supervisors for submittal to the voters at the March 2, 2004 ElectionMotionPassedMotion authorizing preparation of written Proponent ballot arguments and rebuttal ballot arguments for Charter Amendments approved by the Board of Supervisors for submittal to the voters at the March 2, 2004 electionAPPROVED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
031938 1 "STOP" IntersectionResolutionFiledResolution designating Jefferson and Webster intersection as a one-way "STOP" intersection.REFERREDPass Action details Not available
031944 1 Traffic Regulation - Maiden LaneResolutionPassedResolution Enacting “Street Closed To Vehicular Traffic” Regulation on Maiden Lane, Between Stockton and Kearny Streets, From 11 A.M. to 6 P.M., Every Day Including Holidays.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
031965 1 MOU - H-1 Fire Rescue ParamedicsOrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing the 2003-2005 Memorandum of Understanding between the H-1 Fire Rescue Paramedics, Service Employees International Union, Local 790 and the City and County of San Francisco, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005.   Action details Not available
031979 1 Creating an Underground District on Funston Avenue in the Richmond DistrictOrdinanceFailedOrdinance Amending Ordinance No. 171-80 to redefine Underground District 312, Funston Avenue District, by requiring that all aerial utility facilities in this District, including those located on private property in rear easements, be placed underground, and by requiring property owners to provide and maintain the underground support structures on their properties.   Action details Not available
031984 1 Appropriate interest earned from the Educational Facilities Bond for the 75-year ground lease of 106 Bartlett StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $4,400,000 of interest earned from the Educational Facilities Bond - 1997- series 1999A and 2000A used to pay for the seventy-five year ground lease for the City College of San Francisco Mission Campus and related costs for the San Francisco Community College District for fiscal year 2003-04.   Action details Not available
031985 1 Appropriate funding for the Laguna Honda Hospital Replacement ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $189,427,586 of General Obligation Bond proceeds, $1,046,158 in bond interest, $15,992,796 in tobacco settlement revenues, and $5,072,941 of interest earnings on tobacco settlement revenue for a total of $211,539,481 to fund the Laguna Honda Replacement Program for the Public Health Department for fiscal year 2003-04.   Action details Not available
031986 1 Laguna Honda Hospital General Obligation Bond IssuanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance providing for the issuance of not to exceed $299,000,000 aggregate principal amount of City and County of San Francisco General Obligation Bonds (Laguna Honda Hospital, 1999); providing that such bonds may be issued as fixed or variable interest rate obligations; providing for the levy of a tax to pay the principal and interest of said bonds and authorizing payment of bonds from other legally available funds of the City; authorizing the execution of a Master Trust Agreement and Declaration of Trust which provide for the terms of said bonds; providing for the appointment of depositories and other agents of said bonds; 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
031988 1 Interdepartmental Transfer - Block 2870, Lot 48OrdinancePassedOrdinance transferring jurisdiction of the real property identified as Assessor’s Block 2870, Lot 48, from the Department of Public Works to the Recreation and Park Department; adopting findings that the transfer is consistent with the General Plan and Section 101.1 of the Planning Code, and requesting official actions in connection with this Ordinance.   Action details Not available
031989 1 Transfer of City-Owned Property - Public NoticeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 23.7 to require public notice before the Board of Supervisors may approve the sale, transfer, or other conveyance of City-owned property.   Action details Not available
031990 1 Business TaxOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to: (1) amend Article 12-A (Payroll Expense Tax Ordinance) to (i) conform Article 12-A (Payroll Expense Tax Ordinance) with the amendments to Article 6 (Common Administrative Provisions) and (ii) consolidate exemptions, definitions and other administrative provisions, as amended, that apply to Article 12-A (Payroll Expense Tax Ordinance) and other Articles of the Business and Tax Regulation Code, and place them in Article 6 (Common Administrative Provisions); (2) amend Article 12 (Business Registration Ordinance) to conform business registration requirements with amendments to Article 12-A (Payroll Expense Tax Ordinance) and Article 6 (Common Administrative Provisions); and (3) amend Article 6 (Common Administrative Provisions) to (i) clarify common administrative provisions and conform them with amendments to Article 12-A (Payroll Expense Tax Ordinance) and Article 12 (Business Registration Ordinance), (ii) consolidate exemptions, definitions and other administrative provisions that apply to Article 12-A (Payroll Expense Tax O   Action details Not available
031991 1 Work Practices for Lead-Based Paint and Fees For Implementation of Work Practices Program Provisions Regarding InteriorsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 3407 et seq., Section 110 Table 1-A and Section 110 Table 1-P of the San Francisco Building Code to regulate work that disturbs or removes lead-based paint in the interior of pre-1979 buildings that are in Group E3, R1 or R3 occupancy classification, as well as, the exterior of pre-1979 buildings and all steel structures; amend prohibited practices; establish performance standards for work that disturbs or removes lead-based paint in the interior and exterior of such buildings and steel structure; conform the process for assessing administrative penalties with that for the issuance of an Order of Abatement, to provide a surcharge fee for alteration permits sought for buildings classified as R3 and E3 that were constructed prior to 1979 to implement the lead interior safe work practices provisions of Section 3407 et seq., to provide a surcharge license fee for apartment houses and hotels constructed prior to 1979, other than those operating only as tourist hotels, to implement the lead interior safe work practices provisions of Section 3407 et seq., and to m   Action details Not available
031992 1 Relocation of Persons Affected by Lead HazardsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 596 of the San Francisco Health Code and Sections 37.3, 37.9, 72.1 to 72.3, inclusive, and 72.5 of the San Francisco Administrative Code providing for orders to vacate and notices to pay relocation benefits, providing for a hearing process under Article 11 of the Health Code if a notice to pay relocation benefits is not complied with, disallowing passthroughs to tenants of the costs of lead remediation performed in accordance with Article 11 of the Health Code when lead hazards remedied are a result of deferred maintenance; authorizing landlords to temporarily recover possession of a unit for the purposes of performing lead remediation as required by the Department in accordance with Article 11 of the Health Code but only for the minimum time required to perform the remediation; increasing relocation payments required under Chapter 72 and indexing those relocation payments to the Consumer Price Index as of July 1, 2004; and providing an alternative to making relocation payments if a comparable dwelling unit is made available.   Action details Not available
031998 1 Zoning Map Amendments - Block 2870, Lot 48OrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Sheets 6 and 6H of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco for Lot 48 in Assessor’s Block 2870 to change the use district of the property from P (Public) to RM-1 (Residential, Mixed Districts, Low Density) and to change the height and bulk limits of the property from OS (Open Space) to 40-X; adopting findings.   Action details Not available
031501 2 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
031977 1 Amendment to Agreement for the PGA Tour to Host Tournament to be held at Harding Park Golf CourseResolutionPassedResolution approving and authorizing an amendment to the Master Tournament Agreement with PGA Tour, Inc., for the use of Harding Park Golf Course for the PGA Tour Championship Tournament.   Action details Not available
031978 1 Japantown Task Force, Inc.ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency to directly apply for and receive SB 307 funds to allocate to the Japantown Task Force, Inc., a community organization, to define cultural preservation and to prepare the specific plan and be the community planning entity for San Francisco’s Japantown, as defined in SB 307.   Action details Not available
031980 1 Hearing on Single Room Occupancy Hotel Safety and Stabilization Task ForceHearingFiledHearing updating the Board of Supervisors on the Single Room Occupancy Hotel Safety and Stabilization Task Force, to include a presentation from the Family and HIV Health Services Planning Council seats.   Action details Not available
031981 1 Reimbursement ResolutionResolutionPassedResolution declaring the intent of the City and County of San Francisco to reimburse certain expenditures from proceeds of future indebtedness; and approving and ratifying previous actions in connection therewith.   Action details Not available
031982 1 Public Hearing ApprovalResolutionPassedResolution approving the issuance and sale of revenue bonds by the ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $13,500,000 for On Lok Health Services and On Lok Community Housing, Inc.   Action details Not available
031983 1 Redevelopment Agency BudgetResolutionPassedResolution (1) authorizing the issuance of refunding and capital improvement bonds in one or more series by the City and County of San Francisco Redevelopment Financing Authority in an amount not to exceed $90,000,000 to refinance indebtedness previously issued in 1993 and 1996 and provide additional funds for affordable housing; (2) approving an amendment to the budget of the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco for fiscal year 2003-2004, by increasing the Agency’s tax increment receipts in an amount not to exceed $3,373,160 to provide funds for payment of such amount to the Educational Revenue and Augmentation Fund, authorizing the receipt of approximately $10,000,000 from the sale of tax allocation refunding and capital improvement revenue bonds and also increasing the Agency’s expenditure authority in an amount not to exceed $13,373,160 to enable the Agency’s payment of $3,373,160 to the Education Revenue and Augmentation Fund and expenditure of bond proceeds in the amount of approximately $10,000,000 for affordable housing and related purposes; and (3   Action details Not available
031987 1 Laguna Honda Hospital General Obligation Bond SaleResolutionPassedResolution authorizing and directing the sale of an issue of not to exceed $230,000,000 City and County of San Francisco General Obligation Bonds (Laguna Honda Hospital, 1999); approving the forms of an Official Notice of Sale and a Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds; providing that such Bonds may be sold pursuant to a competitive or negotiated sale and as fixed or variable interest rate obligations; authorizing the City's compliance with a Continuing Disclosure Certificate; approving the form and execution of an Auction Agreement, a Broker-Dealer Agreement, a Market Agent Agreement, a Bond Purchase Contract, a Remarketing Agreement, a Standby Purchase Agreement and an Official Statement; approving modifications to documents; 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
031993 1 Retaining of San Francisco Community RecyclersResolutionFiledResolution urging Safeway, Incorporated to suspend eviction processes against the three (3) community recycling centers located at 2020 Market Street, 1335 Webster Street and 735 Seventh Avenue for the purpose of resuming a collaborative community process that has been initiated involving Safeway, the San Francisco Community Recycling Centers, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, City agencies and local neighborhood organizations to deal comprehensively with concerns and opportunities regarding the operational improvement of the recycling centers, the use of Safeway property and the general quality of life issues raised in the process.   Action details Not available
031994 1 Installation of 4-way stop sign Chestnut and Powell StreetsResolutionPassedResolution urging the installation of four-way Stop signs at the intersection of Chestnut and Powell Streets.   Action details Not available
031995 1 Four-way stop at intersection of Greenwich and Powell StreetsResolutionPassedResolution designating Greenwich and Powell intersection as a four-way STOP intersection.   Action details Not available
032000 1 Multi-Year Electricity ProcurementResolutionPassedResolution urging the California Public Utilities Commissioners not to authorize a multi-year Electricity Procurement for San Francisco Ratepayers.   Action details Not available
032001 1 Yellow Zone ConversionResolutionPassedResolution urging the Department of Parking and Traffic to convert parking spaces located at 3286 and 3290 Mission Street from metered yellow zones to standard metered parking.   Action details Not available
032002 1 Pedestrian Safety and Speeding on State HighwaysResolutionPassedResolution urging the State Legislature to pass legislation increasing fines for speeding, running red lights, and other moving violations on state highways bisecting neighborhoods and other major thoroughfares designated by the local jurisdiction, and urging the State Legislature to set aside the revenue from these fines for pedestrian safety improvements.   Action details Not available
032003 1 Chinese Exclusion ActResolutionPassedResolution commemorating the 60th anniversary of the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act.   Action details Not available
032004 1 Support HR 3171 and SB 1552ResolutionPassedResolution supporting HR 3171 and SB 1552, amending the USA PATRIOT Act.   Action details Not available
032005 1 Commending Seva FoundationResolutionPassedResolution commending the contribution of the Seva Foundation and proclaiming December 13, 2003 Seva Foundation 25th Silver Anniversary Day in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
032016 1 Power Lines in Marina DistrictResolutionPassedResolution urging Lucasfilm Ltd. and Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Inc. to work with the community on alternatives to its Bay-Fillmore-Filbert-Lyon route for supplying power to the Letterman Digital Arts Center in the Presidio, and to ensure that the route reduces impacts on San Francisco neighborhoods to the greatest extent possible.   Action details Not available
032017 1 Hearts in San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution urging support for “Hearts in San Francisco”, a temporary public art installation.   Action details Not available
032018 1 Charlotte Mailliard Shultz Staircase RenamingResolutionFiledResolution renaming the Grand Staircase of San Francisco City Hall’s rotunda as the Charlotte Mailliard Shultz Staircase.   Action details Not available
032019 1 Urging the San Francisco Delegation to the California Assembly and Senate to Oppose Proposed Budget CutsResolutionFiledResolution urging the San Francisco delegation to the California Assembly and Senate to oppose Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed budget cuts to critical health and human services.   Action details Not available
032020 1 Excelsior Street Safe ProgramResolutionPassedResolution urging the Department of Parking and Traffic and the San Francisco Police Department and all other relevant city agencies to review the “Community Action Plan for Safer Streets in the Excelsior” and work with the Excelsior Street Safe project and community residents to implement the Plan’s recommendations.   Action details Not available
031716 1 Airport Lease Disposition and Development Agreement and LeaseResolutionFailedResolution approving the Lease Disposition and Development Agreement and Lease of Plot 9 between Airis SFO, LLC and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission.   Action details Not available
031976 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
031912 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Leo RivkinOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Leo Rivkin against the City and County of San Francisco for $110,000; the lawsuit was filed on February 22, 2001 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 319-085; entitled Leo Rivkin, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
031913 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Janet PrietoOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Janet Prieto against the City and County of San Francisco for $85,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 2, 2002 in the San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 403048; entitled Janet V. Prieto v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
031946 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Billy ClarkOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Billy Clark against the City and County of San Francisco for $50,000; the lawsuit was filed on November 16, 2001 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 401-372; entitled Billy Clark v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
031957 1 Mission Bay Owens Street at Park P1 ImprovementsOrdinancePassedOrdinance designating a portion of State Trust Parcel 2 adjacent to Park P1 for public right-of-way purposes; approving a map showing such areas and declaring such areas to be open public right-of-way; naming the new right-of-way (Channel); designating street grades, sidewalk widths, and street parking restrictions; accepting the irrevocable offer for the acquisition facilities; designating said facilities to public use and accepting for maintenance responsibilities and liability purposes, subject to specified limitations; accepting an agreement relating to temporary City access, subject to specified limitations; adopting findings that such actions are consistent with the City’s General Plan, eight priority policy findings of City Planning Code section 101.1, and the Mission Bay South Redevelopment Plan; accepting Department of Public Works Order No. 174,529 and authorizing official acts in connection with this ordinance.   Action details Not available
031958 1 Mission Bay Third Street/16th Street Utility ProjectOrdinancePassedOrdinance recommending the recordation of the conditional irrevocable offer of portions of property adjacent to Third Street; accepting portions of the irrevocable offer for the joint trench acquisition facilities and rejecting the offer of the Pacific Gas & Electric facilities; dedicating said accepted acquisition facilities for right-of-way purposes; designating said accepted acquisition facilities for public use and designating said accepted acquisition facilities for maintenance purposes; accepting the Easement Agreement for public utility purposes; adopting findings that such actions are consistent with the City’s General Plan, eight priority policy findings of City’s Planning Code section 101.1, and the Mission Bay South Redevelopment Plan; accepting Department of Public Works Order No. 174,530; and authorizing official acts in connection with this ordinance.   Action details Not available
031960 1 Establishing administrative penalties and procedures for violations of the full-time driving requirement and for violations of the Taxi Commission’s rules and regulationsOrdinanceKilledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by adding Sections 1186, 1187, and 1188, to restate the full-time driving requirement, and to establish administrative penalties and procedures for violations of the full-time driving requirement and for violations of the Taxi Commission’s rules and regulations.   Action details Not available
031856 1 Demonstrate the use of rapid HIV testing to improve outcomes in partner counseling and referral servicesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), to accept retroactively and expend a grant in the amount of $393,478 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to use rapid HIV testing to improve outcomes in partner counseling and referral services and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of September 15, 2003, to September 14, 2005.   Action details Not available
031857 1 Supplemental funds to assess HIV risk behaviors and trends, evaluate impact of prevention effortsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to accept and expend retroactively one-time supplemental grant funds in the total amount of $211,279 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the CDC HIV/AIDS Surveillance and Seroprevalence Cooperative Agreements U62/CCU906255-12-2 and U62/CCU906255-12-4 to support HIV/AIDS surveillance activities and assess risks and benefits associated with testing results and to enter into agreements for the use of these funds; for the period of June 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003.   Action details Not available
031897 1 Grant of Federal FundsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $1,475,374 of New Start Federal Capital Assistance for the Third Street - Phase II, Central Subway project, excluding administrative overhead costs.   Action details Not available
031898 1 Grant of Federal FundsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors to accept and expend $4,918,393 of Federal Earmarked Capital Assistance for design and construction of Muni’s Islais Creek Facility and security-related activities.   Action details Not available
031899 1 Accept-Expend Federal GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept retroactively and expend a grant in the amount of $123,600 from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for development and production of the Municipal Railway’s Short Range Transit Plans for Fiscal Year 2002 and Fiscal Year 2004.   Action details Not available
031900 1 Accept-Expend Federal/State Pass Through GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Library to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $10,034 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
031901 1 Proposed Expenditure of California Healthcare for Indigents Program (CHIP) funds for Fiscal Year 2003-04ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing adoption of the County Description of Proposed Expenditure of California Healthcare for Indigents (CHIP) funds for Fiscal Year 2003-04 and that the President or duly authorized representative of the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco can certify the County Description of Proposed Expenditure of CHIP funds for the Fiscal Year 2003-04.   Action details Not available
031915 1 Accept-Expend State GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Library to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $5,000 from the California State Library for the purpose of enriching the learning experience of the students in Project Read’s Adult Literacy Program with periodic book discussions.   Action details Not available
031947 1 Expand supportive housing services to the homeless in San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Housing and Urban Health (SFDPH) to accept retroactively and expend a grant in the amount of $745,125 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to expand supportive housing services to the homeless in San Francisco and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of September 30, 2003 to September 29, 2004.   Action details Not available
031962 1 Contracting Out Own Recognizance, Pretrial Diversion, and Misdemeanant ServicesResolutionPassedResolution approving the Controller’s certification that own recognizance release, pretrial court diversion, and supervised misdemeanant services provided to arrested persons in the City and County of San Francisco can be practically performed by private contractors at a lower cost for the year commencing July 1, 2003 than if work were performed by City and County employees.   Action details Not available
031864 1 Appointment, Public Utilities CommissionMotionPassedMotion approving the Mayor’s appointment of Ryan Brooks to the Public Utilities Commission, for the term ending January 15, 2004.   Action details Not available
031865 1 Appointment, Public Utilities CommissionMotionFiledMotion rejecting the Mayor’s appointment of Ryan Brooks to the Public Utilities Commission.   Action details Not available
031896 1 Appointment, Public Utilities CommissionMotionFiledMotion taking no position concerning the Mayor’s appointment of Ryan Brooks to the Public Utilities Commission, for term ending January 15, 2004.   Action details Not available