Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/27/2004 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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040351 1 Accept - Expend GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Office of the Public Defender to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $120,000 from the Zellerbach Family Foundation for a social worker position dedicated to working with the children of incarcerated parents (CIP).ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040318 1 Amending Domestic Partnership requirementsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Chapter 62 of the Administrative Code by amending the statement of purpose in Section 62.1; amending Sections 62.2(d), 62.3(b) and 62.5(b) to remove a waiting period for certain domestic partnerships; amending Sections 62.3(a)(2) and 62.10(a) relating to Retirement System requirements; repealing Section 62.3(c) to eliminate a residency requirement; amending Section 62.6(a) to expand the rights and duties of domestic partners; adding Section 62.11 to clarify the Board of Supervisors’ authority to amend domestic partnership legislation; adding Section 62.12 to add a severability provision; and adding Section 62.13 to ratify and approve domestic partnerships between certain non-residents.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040389 2 Unrepresented EmployeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance fixing compensation for persons employed by the City and County of San Francisco whose compensations are subject to the provisions of Section A8.409 of the Charter, in jobcodes not represented by an employee organization, and establishing working schedules and conditions of employment and, methods of payment, effective July 1, 2004.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
031930 2 Planning Code Amendments - The Old MintOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 128 to allow a City-owned landmark in a P (Public) zoning district that is adjacent to properties zoned C-3 (Downtown Commercial) to sell Transferable Development Rights and by amending Section 149 to authorize the landmark to receive artwork contributions in order to finance rehabilitation and restoration of the exterior of the property; adopting findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040411 1 Waiving, for 2004, the May 1 deadline for enterprise department budget submittalOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 3.3 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to waive, for 2004, the May 1 deadline for the Mayor to submit to the Board of Supervisors the proposed budgets for the enterprise departments of the City and County of San Francisco.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
021505 3 Ordinance adding Section 21.25-3 to the Administrative CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance adding Section 21.25-3 to the San Francisco Administrative Code to require that workers engaged in rigging, sound, projection, theatrical lighting, videos, computers, draping, carpentry, special effects, and motion picture services for shows on property owned by the City and County of San Francisco be paid the prevailing rate of wage.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040100 1 Process for Sale of Real PropertyOrdinanceFiledOrdinance authorizing the Public Utilities Commission to solicit proposals and bids for the sale of certain real properties with development potential that are not needed for utility purposes, subject to the review and approval by the Board of Supervisors, by resolution, of any final sale of such properties.RE-REFERREDPass Action details Not available
040102 1 Amending fees County Clerk may charge for Declarations of Domestic Partnership and Amendments to such Declarations; adding fee for souvenir marriage certificatesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Sections 8.33.1, 62.8 and 62.9 to provide that the County Clerk may impose a $40 filing fee for all Declarations of Domestic Partnership and all Amendments to a Declaration of Domestic Partnership, and to provide for annual adjustment of those fees and of the fees for domestic partnership ceremonies to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index; and amending Administrative Code Section 8.33.1 to provide that the County Clerk may charge $5 for ceremonial souvenir marriage certificates.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040250 2 High Risk Sex Offender MapResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Police Department to provide on their website the general whereabouts of high risk sex offenders, insuring that only high risk offenders and the pictures of those high risk offenders are on the San Francisco Police Department website; requiring a hearing by May 15, 2005 related to the subject of this Resolution.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
040250 3 High Risk Sex Offender MapResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Police Department to provide on their website the general whereabouts of high risk sex offenders, insuring that only high risk offenders and the pictures of those high risk offenders are on the San Francisco Police Department website; requiring a hearing by May 15, 2005 related to the subject of this Resolution.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
040194 2 Employee Catastrophic Illness ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 16.9-29A(d) of the San Francisco Administrative Code to authorize employee reimbursement of the Catastrophic Illness Program upon qualification for or receipt of disability benefits and amending Section 16.9-29A(i) of the San Francisco Administrative Code to authorize employee transfer of unused hours to pool if participation in Catastrophic Illness Program expires or is terminated.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040101 1 Interest on Residential Rental Security Deposits: interest calculated according to 6-Month Certificate of Deposit rate published on Federal Reserve Statistical Release internet siteOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 49 “Security Deposits for Residential Rental Property,” at Section 49.2 “Payment of Interest on Security Deposits,” to provide that the required interest on security deposits be calculated according to the 6-Month Certificate of Deposit rate as posted by the Federal Reserve on the Federal Reserve Statistical Release internet site (instead of on the basis of the Federal Reserve’s singular Federal Discount Rate, which has been discontinued).PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040227 2 Construct retaining walls in public right-of-way to provide for parking garage driveway and level entry to a new resident at 719 Peru AvenueResolutionPassedResolution granting, through May 10, 2005, revocable permission to Alan Tran to occupy a portion of the street area along Peru Avenue for the purpose of constructing and maintaining retaining walls in order to provide for a parking garage driveway and a level entry to a new building at 719 Peru Avenue (Assessor Block 5943, Lot 024); conditioned upon the payment of a $1,000 fee from Alan Tran to the City and County of San Francisco.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
040228 2 Construct retaining walls in public right-of-way to provide for a parking garage driveway and level entry to a new resident at 715 Peru AvenueResolutionPassedResolution granting, through May 10, 2005, revocable permission to Robert C. M. & Lori O. W. Chiang to occupy a portion of the street to construct retaining walls in public right-of-way in order to provide for a parking garage driveway and a level entry to a new resident at 715 Peru Avenue (Block 5943, Lot 025); conditioned upon the payment of a $1,000 fee from Robert and Lori Chiang to the City and County of San Francisco.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
040238 1 MUNI Biodiesel Pilot ProgramResolutionPassedResolution urging MUNI to start a pilot program utilizing biodiesel within the next 8 months, as well as research and adopt the use of biodiesel, a cleaner burning alternative fuel, that will significantly reduce emissions.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040274 1 Production and Inspection Demand Procedures and Pre-Hearing Conference Procedures before Assessment Appeals BoardOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Sections 2B.21 and 2B.22 to Chapter 2B to provide Production and Inspection Demand Procedures and Pre-Hearing Conference Procedures for proceedings before the Assessment Appeals Boards.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040222 1 Appointment to Police Commission - Louise RenneMotionPassedMotion confirming the Mayor's nomination of, and appointing, Louise Renne to the San Francisco Police Commission for a term of office commencing on April 30, 2004 at noon, with the term ending to be determined by lot.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
040092 3 Evaluation of food preparation and service establishments by Department of Public Health, issuance of Symbol, and posting of inspection reports at food preparation and service establishmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding a new section 456 et seq. to establish a Symbol issued by Department of Public Health for inspection of food preparation and service establishments, requiring posting of Symbol and inspection reports by food preparation and service establishments, and providing penalties for lack of compliance.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
040092 4 Evaluation of food preparation and service establishments by Department of Public Health, issuance of Symbol, and posting of inspection reports at food preparation and service establishmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding a new section 456 et seq. to establish a Symbol issued by Department of Public Health for inspection of food preparation and service establishments, requiring posting of Symbol and inspection reports by food preparation and service establishments, and providing penalties for lack of compliance.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
040125 2 Liquor License, 2113 Chestnut StreetResolutionPassedResolution determining that the transfer of a Type 20 off-sale beer and wine alcoholic beverage control license from 3237 Pierce Street to 2113 Chestnut Street (District 2), to Greg O'Flynn for California Wine Merchant, and the issuance of a Type 42 on-sale beer and wine public premises license to the same applicant, 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 conditions.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040498 1 Accept-Expend Federal GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice to accept and expend a federal grant in the amount of $10,349,000 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the purposes of providing financial assistance directly to selected jurisdictions through the Fiscal Year 2003 Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) to address the unique equipment, training, planning, and exercise needs of large urban areas, and to assist them in building an enhanced and sustainable capacity to prevent, respond to, and recover from threats or acts of terrorism.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040499 1 Accept-Expend Federal Pass Through GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice to accept and expend a Federal pass through grant in the amount of $18,587,312 from the State of California Office of Homeland Security for the purposes of providing financial assistance directly to selected jurisdictions through the Fiscal Year 2003 Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) to address the unique equipment, training, planning, and exercise needs of large urban areas, and to assist them in building an enhanced and sustainable capacity to prevent, respond to, and recover from threats or acts of terrorism. Further, authorizing the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice or the Deputy Director of the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice to execute for and on behalf of the named core city, a public entity established under the laws of the State of California, any actions necessary for the purpose of obtaining Federal financial assistance under Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 16.011.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040503 1 Authorizing the resale of Redevelopment Agency-assisted ownership unitsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the resale of single-family homes acquired by the Redevelopment Agency with tax increment funds without further approval of the Board of Supervisors pursuant to the small housing project exception under Health and Safety Code Section 33433(c)(1).ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040504 1 Prohibition on Cruise Ship Pollution in San Francisco BayResolutionPassedResolution supporting Assembly Bills 2093 and 2672 to prohibit cruise ship pollution in California.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040518 1 Honoring Ellen Haller, M.D.ResolutionPassedResolution Honoring Ellen Haller, M.D. at the San Francisco LGBTQ Pride Celebration Mental Health Conference June 25, 2004 for her distinguished work in the field of Mental Health.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040519 1 Single Room Occupancy Hotel Safety and Stabilization Task ForceResolutionPassedResolution supporting the Single Room Occupancy Hotel Safety and Stabilization Task Force recommendations.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040520 1 Selection of Independent City AuditorsResolutionPassedResolution selecting independent auditors for the Controller’s Office and the separately audited departments of the City and authorizing a three-year contract with the selected audit firms.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040521 1 Supporting AB 2600ResolutionPassedResolution expressing support for Assembly Bill 2600, introduced by Assemblyman John Laird, creating a Sierra Nevada Conservancy.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040492 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
040473 1 Annual Bayview Juneteenth Festival in 2002ResolutionPassedResolution urging DPT, DPW, Police, and Fire Department to waive fees incurred by Black Diamond Dynasty for the installation of the 1st Annual Bayview Juneteenth Festival in 2002.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040495 1 AB 2702 Secondary UnitResolutionKilledResolution urging the California State Legislature to not approve Assembly Bill 2702, allowing secondary units without local government input.REFERRED  Action details Not available
040522 1 SFSU Gerontology ProgramResolutionPassedResolution urging San Francisco State University to continue its Gerontology Program.REFERRED  Action details Not available
040516 1 Committee of the Whole - Implementation plan for Care Not Cash/Real Housing Real CareMotionFailedMotion scheduling a Committee of the Whole on May 11, 2004 at 4:00 PM to hold a hearing on the City's implementation plan for Care Not Cash/Real Housing Real Care.APPROVEDFail Action details Not available
040532 1 Establishing a Police Department Citizens Advisory CommitteeOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Article IV, Chapter 2A of the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 2A.87, to establish the Police Department Citizens Advisory Committee as an advisory committee to the Board of Supervisors.   Action details Not available
040537 1 Surplus City PropertyOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 23A.4, 23A.6, 23A.7, 23A.8, 23A.10, and 23A.11, and adding Section 23A.9, to specify procedures for identification of surplus City real property, assessment of the use of such property for housing for the homeless, and approvals for disposition and development of appropriate surplus real property and to establish a Citizens’ Advisory Committee.   Action details Not available
040538 1 Interdepartmental Jurisdictional Transfer of Surplus PropertyOrdinancePassedOrdinance transferring jurisdiction from the Department of Public Works, the Department of Human Services, and the Real Estate Division of the Administrative Services Department to the Mayor’s Office of Housing over the real property commonly known as Ordinance transferring jurisdiction from the Department of Public Works, the Department of Human Services, and the Real Estate Division of the Administrative Services Department to the Mayor’s Office of Housing over the real property commonly known as 301 Wilde; 395 Justin Drive; 1051 Palou; 341 Corbett; 114 Elmira; 949 Vermont Street; 150-170 Otis Street; 100 Broadway Street; 735 Battery Street; and 155 Grove Street and over the real property located near the intersections; Geneva and Ocean Avenues; Junipero Serra and Shields Street; San Jose and Cuvier Street; Roosevelt Way at Henry Street; Lawton and 20th Avenue; for assessment of each property for development as affordable housing consistent with Chapter 23A of the Administrative Code.   Action details Not available
040539 1 Requirements for Department of Building Inspection Permit Tracking SystemOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding a new Chapter 78 to direct the Department of Building Inspection to improve its permit tracking system to allow for open and public review of the status, routing and location of pending permits.   Action details Not available
040540 1 Prevailing wages in contracts for moving services; nonprofit organizations exclusionOrdinancePassedOrdinance adding Section 21.25-x to the Administrative Code requiring prevailing wages in contracts for moving services, but exempting nonprofit organizations.   Action details Not available
040232 1 Proposition 36 Research StudyResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Treatment Access Program, Community Behavioral Health Services (SFDPH, TAP, CBHS) to enter retroactively into an agreement, which includes an indemnification clause, with The Regents of the University of California, University of California at Los Angeles Integrated Substance Abuse Program (UCLA, ISAP), the primary contractor, and expend funds in the amount of $100,000 to participate in a Proposition 36 research study, for the period of November 1, 2003 to November 1, 2005.   Action details Not available
040495 1 AB 2702 Secondary UnitResolutionKilledResolution urging the California State Legislature to not approve Assembly Bill 2702, allowing secondary units without local government input.   Action details Not available
040522 1 SFSU Gerontology ProgramResolutionPassedResolution urging San Francisco State University to continue its Gerontology Program.   Action details Not available
040531 1 Local Vehicle License Fee RestorationResolutionPassedResolution urging the California State Legislature to pass legislation to allow local governments to obtain voter approval to restore the Vehicle License Fee.   Action details Not available
040533 1 Public hearing approval for the issuance and sale of revenue bonds by ABAG Finance Authority for Urban School of San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the issuance and sale of revenue bonds by ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $8,000,000 for the Urban School of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
040534 1 Funding Levels for Department of Aging and Adult ServicesResolutionPassedResolution urging the Mayor to maintain funding levels for services for older adults and adults with disabilities served by and through the Department of Aging and Adult Services.   Action details Not available
040541 1 Commendation - Kamala HarrisResolutionPassedResolution commending the San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris for not pursuing the death penalty, and reaffirming the City's support for our District Attorney.   Action details Not available
040545 1 Establishing Accessible Voting Systems for November 2004 ElectionResolutionPassedResolution directing the Department of Elections to immediately determine the cost of implementing touch screen voting systems for the disabled for the November 2004 election.   Action details Not available
040546 1 Commending Elizabeth GoldsteinResolutionPassedResolution commending Recreation and Park General Manager Elizabeth Goldstein.   Action details Not available
040547 1 Urging the Mayor's Office of Housing to compute and utilize a "SF Median Income" figureResolutionFiledResolution urging the Mayor’s Office of Housing to compute a median income figure based exclusively on San Francisco data, rather than on a multi-county figure, and further urging them to utilize the new median figure for all appropriate, locally-funded housing programs.   Action details Not available
040548 1 Asian American Pacific Islander MonthResolutionPassedResolution declaring May 2004 “Asian American Pacific Islander Month” in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
040549 1 Commending Hands On San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution recognizing Hands On San Francisco for its achievements and declaring May 8, 2004 to be “Hands On San Francisco Day” in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
040550 1 Urging Support of Federal Funding for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment ServicesResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Congressional delegation to support federal funding for residential substance abuse treatment services for women with children.   Action details Not available
040551 1 Residential Substance Abuse Services for Women and Children as a Funding PriorityResolutionPassedResolution urging the City and County of San Francisco to set residential substance abuse services for women and children as a funding priority for the social benefit and cost savings they promote for San Francisco.   Action details Not available
040552 1 Urging the Transfer and Relocation of the Elephants at the San Francisco ZooResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Zoological Society to transfer ownership of and relocate elephants Lulu and Tinkerbelle to a credible sanctuary and to make the move in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations, and to immediately bring into the zoo representatives of the sanctuary to begin the transfer process.   Action details Not available
040553 1 Commending the Excelsior Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization project (ENCoRe) and artist Marta AyalaResolutionPassedResolution commending the Excelsior Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization project (ENCoRe) and artist Marta Ayala for the installation of murals at the Woolworth site at 4550 Mission Street.   Action details Not available
040554 1 Commending Margie StokesResolutionPassedResolution commending Margie Stokes on her decades-long commitment to the child care field, and in celebration of her 70th birthday.   Action details Not available
040555 1 Commending the Cornerstone Missionary Baptist ChurchResolutionPassedResolution commending the Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church on the occasion of its 4th anniversary.   Action details Not available
040556 1 Public Works WeekResolutionPassedResolution declaring May 17 through May 21 2004, as Public Works Week in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
040535 1 Port AuditHearingFiledHearing to consider the Budget Analyst Audit of the Port of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
040542 1 Funding Shortfall for Recreation and Park Capital ProgramHearingFiledHearing to consider the Recreation and Park Department's identified funding shortfall in its capital program and the steps that are being taken to address this shortfall.   Action details Not available
040543 1 Status of Residential Care FacilitiesHearingFiledHearing to consider the status of residential care facilities, formerly known as Board and Care, in addressing the care of clients with behavioral and other health needs. This hearing will consider the recommendations and concerns from the recent Family Service Agency conference on residential care that discussed the 40% reduction in available capacity, from 1100 beds to 660 beds, over the last 20 years in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
040544 1 DPT BudgetHearingFiledHearing on the budget of the Department of Parking and Traffic, particularly as it relates to pedestrian safety programs and Transportation Authority funding from the renewal of the half-cent sales tax in November 2003.   Action details Not available
040530 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
040536 1 Audit PrioritiesMotionPassedMotion adopting a proposed schedule of audits to be conducted of programs of City and County departments.   Action details Not available
040430 1 Contracting out Parking Citation Processing/Collection System ServicesResolutionPassedResolution concurring with Controller’s certification that citation processing and collection services can be practically performed by a private contractor at a lower cost than by City and County employees.   Action details Not available
040431 1 Contracting out Parking Meter Management System ServicesResolutionFailedResolution concurring with Controller’s certification that parking meter management services, including collection and coin counting can be practically performed by a private contractor at a lower cost than by City and County employees.   Action details Not available