Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/20/2004 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
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040913 1 Study of at-risk and HIV positive youth in San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to enter retroactively into an agreement in the amount of $19,800 with The Regents of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), the primary contractor, to participate in a study of at-risk and HIV positive youth in San Francisco, for the period of March 1, 2004, to February 28, 2005.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040737 2 Creating Working Families Credit Program and FundOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 12S.1, to establish the Working Families Credit Program, and by adding Section 10.100-347, to create the Working Families Credit Program Fund.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040741 1 Eligibility of boards and commissions for health benefitsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section 16.700 to: (1) conform to prior amendments to the Charter and Administrative Code that made members of certain additional boards and commissions eligible for membership in the Health Service System, and (2) authorize the governing board of the Treasure Island Development Authority to enroll its employees in the Health Service System.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040766 1 Ordinance prohibiting the grant of permits and licenses to those more than 90 days in arrears in making the payments required by Chapter 10BOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 10B to add Section 10B.20 to prohibit granting permits and licenses to those more than 90 days in arrears in making the payments required by Chapter 10B.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040876 1 Department of Human Services Cash Revolving FundOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Administrative Code Section 10.157 to reduce amount of Department of Human Services Cash Revolving Fund.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040639 2 Appointment - Ballot Simplification CommitteeResolutionPassedResolution appointing Suzanne Strassevitch, term ending November 30, 2004, to the Ballot Simplification Committee.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041019 2 Appointment - Ballot Simplification CommitteeResolutionPassedResolution appointing Alma Carroll, term ending November 30, 2004, to the Ballot Simplification Committee.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040970 1 Adopting findings related to the conditional use appeal on property located at 3372-3378 Mission Street (aka 3350 Mission Street)MotionPassedMotion adopting findings related to the appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of Conditional Use Authorization No. 16782 (which approved the installation of a wireless telecommunications system facility consisting of six (6) pole mounted panel antennas on the roof of the Safeway grocery store structure, and related backup equipment, pursuant to Planning Code Sections 712.83 and 790.80, within an NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District on property located at 3372-3378 Mission Street (aka 3350 Mission Street) dba "Safeway"; West side between 29th and 30th Streets; (Lot 055 in Assessor's Block 6635).APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
040781 2 Annual Budget, Fiscal Year 2004-05MotionPassedMotion approving Annual Budget for the City and County of San Francisco for Fiscal Year 2004-2005.APPROVED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
040725 1 Government Funding for Fiscal Year 2004-2005OrdinancePassedAnnual Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for the City and County of San Francisco for fiscal year ending June 30, 2005.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
040726 1 Public Employment, Fiscal Year 2004-2005OrdinancePassedAnnual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2005, continuing, creating or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefor.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
040730 1 Establishing Arts Commission Civic Design Review FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding a new section 3.19A establishing administrative fees for Arts Commission civic design review and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040732 1 Chlorofluorocarbon Recovery and Recycling FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Sections 1406 and 1412 of San Francisco Health Code Article 24 to change the term of a permit for Chlorofluorocarbon Recovery and Recycling operations from two years to one year; to increase fees for permitting and inspections by the Department of Public Health; and to provide for subsequent fee adjustments to ensure that such fees cover program costs; and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040733 1 Hazardous Waste Management FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 1204 of San Francisco Health Code Article 22 to increase fees for hazardous waste generators and inspections by the Department of Public Health and to provide for subsequent fee adjustments to ensure that such fees cover program costs; and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040734 1 Medical Waste Generator Registration, Permitting, Inspections FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Sections 1504 through 1509, 1513, and 1514 and adding 1515 to San Francisco Health Code Article 25 to increase registration and permit fees for persons who generate, store, haul and treat medical waste and for inspections by the Department of Public Health; and to provide for subsequent fee adjustments to ensure that such fees cover program costs; and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040735 1 Risk Management Program FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 1191 of San Francisco Health Code Article 21A to increase fees for Risk Management Plans and inspections of stationary sources by the Department of Public Health and to provide for subsequent fee adjustments to ensure that such fees cover program costs; and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040736 1 Reducing the number of false fire alarms before the City charges a response fee, and reducing the number of false fire alarms before the City increases the response feeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 106.4 of the San Francisco Fire Code to reduce from five to two the number of false fire alarms allowed before the City assesses a response fee, and reducing from ten to five the number of false alarms before the response fee increases from $250 to $500.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040738 1 Amending the San Francisco Fire Code to Increase Fees for ServiceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 106.8 and Table 106-B of the San Francisco Fire Code to adjust fees for Fire Department Services.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040739 1 Revising Annual Fire Department Permit FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Sections 90, 93, 93.1, 94, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241,242, 242.1, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code to increase certain annual licensing fees for permits from the Fire Department such that all annual licensing fees for permits from the Fire Department are set at $240 per year, to become operative on January 1, 2005.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040743 2 Setting parking fees for City parking facilitiesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code, by adding Section 4.24 to set a parking fee for City facilities, and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040747 1 Hazardous Materials FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 1176 of San Francisco Health Code Article 21 to increase fees for hazardous materials registration, storage, handling and inspections by the Department of Public Health; to add new fees for oversight of voluntary cleanups; and to provide for subsequent fee adjustments to ensure that such fees cover program costs; and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040748 1 Patient RatesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 128 of the San Francisco Health Code to set patient rates and charges for other services provided by the Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 2004; and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040757 1 Increasing the Emergency Response Fee imposed on telephone subscribersOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article 10A of the Business and Tax Regulations Code by amending Sections 753 and 755 to increase the per-line Emergency Response Fee imposed on telephone subscribers, as well as the maximum total fee that may be imposed on a subscriber, and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040759 2 Eliminating the Dept. of Consumer Assurance, Regulatory Compliance and Agricultural Standards, and transferring the office of County Agricultural Commissioner and Sealer of Weights and Measures to the Dept. of Public HealthOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending the title of Article XIII, repealing section 2A.220 and amending sections 1.13-9, 1.15.1, 2A.221, 21.33 and 91.2, and amending the San Francisco Police Code by amending sections 674, 4903, 4904, 4905, 4908 and 4910, to eliminate the Department of Consumer Assurance, Regulatory Compliance and Agricultural Standards, give the Director of the Department of Public Health power to appoint the County Agricultural Commissioner-Sealer of Weights and Measures, and make conforming changes to the Equal Access to Services ordinance and ordinances governing agreements with the State for pest detection, the establishment of fees for testing weighing and measuring devices, the inspection of commodities supplied to the City by contractors, the regulation of tobacco advertising, and the requirement that parking stations have Revenue Control Equipment.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040764 1 Board of Appeals surcharge for certain permit renewals issued by the Police Department, the Entertainment Commission, and the Taxi CommissionOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code, by amending Section 10G.1, to apply the Board of Appeals surcharge to certain permits renewals issued by the Police Department, the Entertainment Commission, and the Taxi Commission under Police Code Sections 2.27 and 2.27.1, and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040767 1 Making environmental findings and amending, effective July 1, 2004, Section 9A.7 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to increase Farmers’ Market vendor fees for certified and non-certified producersOrdinancePassedOrdinance making environmental findings and amending, effective July 1, 2004, Section 9A.7 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to increase Farmers’ Market vendor fees for certified and non-certified producers.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040239 3 Extending provisional appointmentsResolutionPassedResolution approving extension to January 31, 2005 of provisional appointments of employees in classifications 1237 Training Coordinator, 1410 Chief Clerk, 1842 Management Assistant, 2998 Representative, Commission on Status of Women, 3280 Assistant Recreation Director, 3284 Recreation Director, 4321 Cashier 2, 5278 Planner 2, 5283 Planner 5, 5293 Planner 4, 5608 Senior Energy Specialist, 9343 Roofer, and H-30 Captain (Fire Department) and 60 promotive provisional appointments in classifications 0922 Manager I, 0923 Manager II, 0931 Manager III, 0932 Manager IV, 0933 Manager V, 0941 Manager VI, 0942 Manager VII, and 0943 Manager VIII.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040491 2 Extending provisional appointmentsResolutionPassedResolution approving extension to January 31, 2005 of 42 entrance provisional appointments in classifications 0922 Manager I, 0923 Manager II, 0931 Manager III, 0932 Manager IV, 0933 Manager V, 0941 Manager VI, and 0943 Manager VIII.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040785 1 Fiscal Emergency Proposition J Contract - Mainframe SupportResolutionPassedResolution concurring with the Mayor's determination of a fiscal emergency and with the Controller's certification that mainframe support can be practically performed by a private contractor at a lower cost than by City and County employees.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040729 1 Waiver of storage fees for stolen vehicles owned by residentsOrdinanceFailedOrdinance repealing San Francisco Municipal Administrative Code Section 10C.8-1, providing for waiver of vehicle storage fees for vehicles reported stolen, which are owned by residents of the City and County of San Francisco.FINALLY PASSEDFail Action details Not available
040746 1 Economic and Workforce Development DepartmentOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code, Chapter 2A to add Article XVI, section 2A.240 to establish and describe the responsibilities of the Economic and Workforce Development Department.FINALLY PASSEDPass 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.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040745 2 Modifying Residential Rent Ordinance annual fee per unit procedure, Controller-determined fee still billed to owners but Board of Supervisors no longer required to enact periodic statutory maximum fee per unit, owner may recover up to 50 % of fee.OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 37A "Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Fee" by amending Sections 37A.2 and 37A.6: to provide that the annual Rent Board fee per unit billed to the owners will continue to be determined by the City Controller based on the total projected annual cost of funding the Rent Board divided by the number of rental units required to pay the fee, but that the Board of Supervisors would no longer be required to periodically enact a statutory maximum fee per unit; to eliminate the two-year sunset provision enacted in 2002 and provide that an owner may instead recover up to 50% of the annual fee for each unit from the occupants of the unit, instead of permitting recovery of $21.50 per unit as provided during the last two years and instead of permitting recovery of 100% as provided in prior years; and, making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040909 1 Neighborhood Historical Resources Preservation BondsOrdinancePassedOrdinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco on Tuesday, November 2, 2004, for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the City and County of San Francisco a proposition to incur the following bonded debt of the City and County: Sixty Million Dollars ($60,000,000) for the acquisition, rehabilitation, renovation, improvement, construction or preservation of certain historical resources, and structures benefiting historical resources, owned, or to be owned, by the City and County and/or the San Francisco Unified School District and paying all other costs necessary and convenient for effectuating those purposes and authorizing landlords to passthrough fifty percent (50%) of the resulting property tax increase to residential tenants in accordance with Chapter 37 of the San Francisco Administrative Code; finding that the estimated cost of such proposed project is and will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue of the City and County and will require expenditures greater than the amount allowed tFINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040944 2 Payment of RewardOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing payment of reward to Jane Doe for supplying information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator who murdered Shayne Worcester on May 26, 1999.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040642 1 Charter Amendment - Authorizing health plans for City residentsCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (First Draft) by amending Section 12.200 of the Charter and Section A8.421 of Appendix A of the Charter to authorize the Health Service Board to offer health plans to City residents.ORDERED SUBMITTEDPass Action details Not available
040645 2 Charter Amendment - Non-Citizen Voting in School Board ElectionsCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (Second Draft) adding Section 13.111 to authorize San Francisco residents 18 years of age or older either who have children in the San Francisco Unified School District or who serve as legal guardians or caregivers for children in the San Francisco Unified School District to vote in elections for the Board of Education, regardless of whether the resident is a United States citizen, and to direct the Board of Supervisors implement, by ordinance, non-citizen voting in School Board elections.ORDERED SUBMITTEDPass Action details Not available
040646 1 Charter Amendment - Increasing the retirement benefits payable to the qualified survivors of certain police officers and firefighters who die in the line of dutyCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (First Draft) by amending Sections A8.586-4, A8.588-4, A8.597-4 and A8.598-4 to increase the benefits payable to the qualified survivors of certain police officers and firefighters who die in the line of duty.ORDERED SUBMITTEDPass Action details Not available
040643 3 Charter Amendment - Health Service SystemCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (Third Draft) by amending Sections 10.102, 10.103, 12.200 and 12.201 of the Charter and Sections A8.423, A8.427 and A8.428 of Appendix A of the Charter to place administration of the Health Service System under the jurisdiction of the Health Service Board and replace the City Attorney seat on the Health Service Board with an elected seat.ORDERED SUBMITTEDPass Action details Not available
040643 3 Charter Amendment - Health Service SystemCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (Third Draft) by amending Sections 10.102, 10.103, 12.200 and 12.201 of the Charter and Sections A8.423, A8.427 and A8.428 of Appendix A of the Charter to place administration of the Health Service System under the jurisdiction of the Health Service Board and replace the City Attorney seat on the Health Service Board with an elected seat.ORDERED SUBMITTEDPass Action details Not available
040647 2 Charter Amendment - MTA budget; Director’s contract and salary cap; Board veto of service reductions; voter-approved ordinances; biennial quality reviewCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (Third Draft) by amending Sections 8A.102, 8A.103, 8A.106, and 8A.107, to provide that: the Municipal Transportation Agency's budget shall be subject to the City's normal budget process; the Board of Supervisors shall set the annual salary of the Director of Transportation of the Municipal Transportation Agency, which shall not exceed $250,000; the Board of Supervisors must approve the contract between the Municipal Transportation Agency and the Director of Transportation; the Municipal Transportation Agency must comply with voter-approved ordinances; the Agency's service standards shall be modified; the Board of Supervisors may reject proposed service reductions; the Director of Transportation and the Controller shall develop budget reporting standards for the Agency; and, the Controller, rather than the Agency, shall administer the biennial municipal transportation quality review survey and study.ORDERED SUBMITTEDFail Action details Not available
040981 1 Charter Amendment - Board deadlines during recess; votes needed when Board members are disqualified; hold-over appointments; Department of Aging and Adult Services; Commission on the Environment; legislative aidesCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (First Draft) by amending Sections 2.103, 2.104, 2.117, 3.104, 4.118, 4.120, and Article XVII, and by adding Section 4.101-1, to: toll deadlines for action by the Board when the Board is in recess; reduce the number of votes required at the Board of Supervisors for various actions when one or more Board members are disqualified from voting on a matter because of a conflict of interest; limit hold-over appointments on boards and commissions to 120 days; give the Commission on Aging authority over the Department of Aging and Adult Services; clarify the authority of the Commission on the Environment to consider environmental justice issues and to review City building and land use policies for environmental sustainability; and, delete the specific number of Board aides set in the Charter.ORDERED SUBMITTEDPass Action details Not available
040721 2 Payment of Attorneys FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing payment of attorneys fees and costs incurred by the Elections Commission in lawsuits and administrative proceedings arising from Tammy Haygood's employment and removal as Director of the San Francisco Department of Elections.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
041028 1 Payment of Attorneys FeesOrdinanceMayors OfficeOrdinance authorizing payment of attorneys fees and costs incurred by the Civil Service Commission by the City in lawsuits and administrative proceedings arising from Tammy Haygood's employment and removal as Director of the San Francisco Department of Elections.FINALLY PASSEDFail Action details Not available
040573 2 Settlement of LawsuitsOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of federal and state lawsuits and administrative proceedings between the City and County of San Francisco and Tammy Haygood filed in connection with her employment and removal as Director of the Department of Elections including a lawsuit filed on July 17, 2002 in Superior Court, State of California, Case No. CPF 02-501387, entitled City and County of San Francisco, Petitioner v. Civil Service Commission of the City and County of San Francisco, Respondent, Tammy B. Haygood, Real Party in Interest, and a lawsuit filed on July 17, 2002 in United States District Court, Case No. C02-3433 WHA, entitled Tammy B. Haygood v. Michael Mendelson, et al. The material terms of the settlement are Haygood will dismiss with prejudice all claims against San Francisco in these lawsuits and all complaints filed with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the Department of Labor and any other administrative action, and Haygood will reimburse the City for payments of certain wages and benefits if she returns to City employment on or before January 17, FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040592 3 Payroll Expense Tax Exclusion for Biotechnology BusinessOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Payroll Expense Tax Ordinance to establish a tax exclusion for biotechnology businesses, as specified.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
040592 4 Payroll Expense Tax Exclusion for Biotechnology BusinessOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Payroll Expense Tax Ordinance to establish a tax exclusion for biotechnology businesses, as specified.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
040421 2 Supporting AB 2146ResolutionPassedResolution urging the California State Legislature to support AB 2146, legislation establishing a pilot program to limit the number of Dungeness crab traps allowed on each commercial fishing vessel and give authority to the Fish and Game Commission to regulate the Dungeness crab industry.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040699 1 Design-Build Agreement for a Solar Power Plant at Southeast Water Pollution Control PlantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s General Manager to sign a Design-Build Agreement (DBA) for $1.8 million between the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and Sierra Electric, for the turnkey design and construction of a solar power plant at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant (SEWPCP).ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040744 1 Interdepartmental jurisdictional transfer of surplus propertyOrdinancePassedOrdinance transferring jurisdiction from the Public Utilities Commission to the Real Estate Division of the Administrative Services Department over certain portions of former municipal railway right-of-way property located in San Mateo County for the purpose of disposing of such property at fair market value and transferring the net proceeds to the City's General Fund.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040141 3 Transit Impact Development FeeOrdinancePassedOrdinance repealing San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 38 (Transit Impact Development Fee) and replacing it with a new Chapter 38 (Sections 38.1, through 38.14), to enact a new Transit Impact Development Fee.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040144 1 Basic Floor Area Ratio Limit for C-M Zoning DistrictsOrdinanceFailedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 124(a) to provide that the basic floor area ratio limit for C-M Zoning Districts is 3.0 to 1 except for landmark buildings in C-M Zoning Districts; adopting findings.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
040144 2 Basic Floor Area Ratio Limit for C-M Zoning DistrictsOrdinanceFailedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 124(a) to provide that the basic floor area ratio limit for C-M Zoning Districts is 3.0 to 1 except for landmark buildings in C-M Zoning Districts; adopting findings.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
040661 1 Zoning Map amendment reclassifying the height and bulk limits of Assessor's Block 3701, Lot 063OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Zoning Map Sheet 7H of the City and County of San Francisco to reclassify the height and bulk limits of the property at 55 Ninth Street, Lot 063 in Assessor's Block 3701, from 120-X to 200-S, adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, and making findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040633 1 General Plan Amendment in connection with 55 Ninth StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco General Plan in connection with approvals for the proposed State Compensation Workers Fund office building at 55 Ninth Street; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; and adopting findings that the General Plan amendment is consistent with the eight Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040752 1 Dissolving the Telecommunications CommissionOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 11.86, 11.87, 11.88, and 11.89, to re-define the duties, responsibilities and authority of the Telecommunications Commission.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
040752 2 Dissolving the Telecommunications CommissionOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 11.86, 11.87, 11.88, and 11.89, to re-define the duties, responsibilities and authority of the Telecommunications Commission.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
040754 1 Office of the City AdministratorOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 2A.25 and amending Section 2A.30 to establish the Office of the City Administrator as a City department.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040755 2 Department of Convention FacilitiesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code, Chapter 2A to add Article XVIII, section 2A.260 to establish and describe the responsibilities of the Department of Convention Facilities.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040760 2 Department of the Medical ExaminerOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code, Chapter 2A to add Article XVII, section 2A.250 to establish and describe the responsibilities of the Department of the Medical Examiner.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040951 1 Appointment, Board of AppealsMotionPassedMotion approving the Board of Supervisors President’s appointment of Randall Knox to the Board of Appeals for the term ending July 1, 2008.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
040951 2 Appointment, Board of AppealsMotionPassedMotion approving the Board of Supervisors President’s appointment of Randall Knox to the Board of Appeals for the term ending July 1, 2008.APPROVED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
040954 3 Supportive and Affordable Rental Housing and Homeownership Bonds Special ElectionOrdinancePassedOrdinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco (the “City”) on November 2, 2004, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City a proposition for the issuance of bonds or other forms of indebtedness by the City (or one of its agencies, departments or enterprises) in the principal amount of Two-Hundred Million Dollars ($200,000,000) to finance the costs of the acquisition, construction and/or rehabilitation of supportive housing for homeless individuals and families or persons at risk of becoming homeless who are extremely low income, to finance the costs of the acquisition, construction and/or rehabilitation of affordable rental housing for qualifying low and very low income individuals and/or families, to finance the costs of construction of homeownership developments for qualifying low and moderate income individuals and families, and to provide financial assistance for a home ownership program to qualifying low and moderate income homebuyers, and authorizing landlords to passthrough fifty percent (50%) oFINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040751 2 Transactions and Use TaxOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to add Article 16-A to impose a transactions and use tax at the rate of one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) in accordance with Parts 1.6 and 1.7 of Division 2 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, (ii) directing submission of the tax for voter approval at the November 2, 2004 election and setting forth the ballot question therefor.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040979 2 Business TaxOrdinanceFailedOrdinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to: (1) enact a new Article 12-A-1 (Business Tax Ordinance), as specified, to impose a business tax, until replaced through a subsequent voter-approved alternate business tax structure following a comprehensive analysis and report by the Controller based on two complete years of actual collections,on all persons engaging in business in San Francisco measured by the gross receipts of the business at the rate of one tenth of one percent (0.1%) for the 2005 tax year and, if Business Tax revenues collected in such year exceed $30 million, to a lower rate thereafter, as specified; (2) amend Article 12-A (Payroll Expense Tax Ordinance), as specified, to: (i) conform Article 12-A with the enactment of the Business Tax Ordinance, and (ii) clarify the payroll expense of partnerships, Subchapter S corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships and other persons or entities not subject to federal income tax or which are allowed a deduction in computing such tax for distributions to the owners or beneficiaries ofAMENDEDPass Action details Not available
040979 3 Business TaxOrdinanceFailedOrdinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to: (1) enact a new Article 12-A-1 (Business Tax Ordinance), as specified, to impose a business tax, until replaced through a subsequent voter-approved alternate business tax structure following a comprehensive analysis and report by the Controller based on two complete years of actual collections,on all persons engaging in business in San Francisco measured by the gross receipts of the business at the rate of one tenth of one percent (0.1%) for the 2005 tax year and, if Business Tax revenues collected in such year exceed $30 million, to a lower rate thereafter, as specified; (2) amend Article 12-A (Payroll Expense Tax Ordinance), as specified, to: (i) conform Article 12-A with the enactment of the Business Tax Ordinance, and (ii) clarify the payroll expense of partnerships, Subchapter S corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships and other persons or entities not subject to federal income tax or which are allowed a deduction in computing such tax for distributions to the owners or beneficiaries ofPASSED ON FIRST READINGFail Action details Not available
040758 3 Business TaxOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to: (1) enact a new Article 12-A-1 (Business Tax Ordinance), as specified, to impose a business tax for four years on all persons engaging in business in San Francisco measured by the gross receipts of the business at the rate of one tenth of one percent (0.1%) for the 2005 tax year and, if Business Tax revenues collected in such year exceed $30 million, a lower rate for the 2006, 2007 and 2008 tax years, as specified; (2) amend Article 12-A (Payroll Expense Tax Ordinance), as specified, to: (i) conform Article 12-A with the enactment of the Business Tax Ordinance, (ii) clarify the payroll expense of partnerships, Subchapter S corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships and other persons or entities not subject to federal income tax or which are allowed a deduction in computing such tax for distributions to the owners or beneficiaries of such persons or entities (“pass-through entities”), and (3) amend Article 6 (Common Administrative Provisions), as specified, to add definitions and conform commonPASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040978 2 Business TaxOrdinanceFailedOrdinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to: (1) enact a new Article 12-A-1 (Business Tax Ordinance), as specified, to impose a business tax for four years on all persons engaging in business in San Francisco measured by the gross receipts of the business at the rate of fifteen one-hundredths of one percent (0.15%); (2) amend Article 12-A (Payroll Expense Tax Ordinance), as specified, to: (i) conform Article 12-A with the enactment of the Business Tax Ordinance, (ii) clarify the payroll expense of partnerships, Subchapter S corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships and other persons or entities not subject to federal income tax or which are allowed a deduction in computing such tax for distributions to the owners or beneficiaries of such persons or entities (“pass-through entities”), and (3) amend Article 6 (Common Administrative Provisions), as specified, to add definitions and conform common administrative provisions with the enactment of the Business Tax Ordinance and amendments to the Payroll Expense Tax Ordinance.PASSED ON FIRST READINGFail Action details Not available
040987 1 Including biotechnology business to the First Source Hiring ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code section 83.4 to define and include biotechnology business as a "commercial activity" and a "development project" for purposes of the First Source Hiring Program.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040994 1 Small Business ActResolutionPassedResolution urging the United States Senate to continue funding the 7(a) loan program of the Small Business Act in order to insure the development of small businesses throughout the United States.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041011 1 Supporting AB 3042ResolutionPassedResolution supporting AB 3042 which protects the child victims of commercial sexual exploitation.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041012 1 Commending Daniel A. SullivanResolutionPassedResolution commending Daniel A. Sullivan for his years of contribution to the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041013 1 Commending Stanlee R. GattiResolutionPassedResolution acknowledging and commending Stanlee R. Gatti for his service as the President of the San Francisco Arts Commission from January 1996 to July 2004 during which time he improved San Francisco’s urban cultural environment.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041014 1 Ben Davis Inc.ResolutionPassedResolution urging Ben Davis Inc. to act in good faith to reach a mutually satisfactory settlement on its wages and benefits package for its workers at the Ben Davis factory in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041016 1 ManilatownResolutionPassedResolution supporting the establishment of Manilatown as a Filipino historical and cultural center in Chinatown.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041017 1 Community Action Plan for Seismic Safety (CAPSS) ReportResolutionPassedResolution urging the Department of Building Inspection to complete and finalize work on their Community Action Plan for Seismic Safety (CAPSS) Report – a study that will include cost-effective mitigation strategies and economic incentives to help avoid future disasters.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041029 1 Authorizing the San Francisco Sheriff to enter into a contract with California Department of CorrectionsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Sheriff or his designee to enter into contract with the California Department of Corrections (CDC) for the provision of a Substance Abuse Treatment and Control Unit (SATCU) in the City and County of San Francisco when Parole and Community Services Division personnel conclude that there are reasonable grounds for believing that a parolee is addicted to, or habituated to, or is in imminent danger of addiction to controlled substances or alcohol.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041010 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
041015 1 Urging Support for Preservation and Restoration of Belli BuildingsResolutionPassedResolution urging the Department of Building Inspection to diligently monitor the status and condition of the historic Belli Buildings and expressing support for preserving these historical treasures through all means possible.REFERRED  Action details Not available
040559 1 Waiver of payment for additional police servicesOrdinancePassedOrdinance waiving payment of additional police services incurred by Black Diamond Dynasty for the production of the 2002 Juneteenth Festival pursuant to Article 10B.2 of the Administrative Code.   Action details Not available
040561 1 Increasing the penalty for littering and nuisance violations, and providing for rewards for persons providing information leading to collection of those penaltiesOrdinanceMayors OfficeOrdinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by amending Section 37, amending the San Francisco Health Code by amending Sections 283.1, 287, and 600, and amending the San Francisco Public Works Code by amending Section 174.2, all to increase the maximum administrative penalty for littering, illegal dumping of garbage, and maintaining a nuisance from $300 to $1,000, and amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 10.100-234, to establish a Public Works Littering and Nuisance Violation Reward Fund, to be used to reward persons who have provided information leading to the collection of those penalties.   Action details Not available
040722 1 Amend height exemption for elevator penthouses from 10 feet to 16 feetOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Section 260 of the Planning Code to provide for an increase in the height exemption for elevator penthouses from 10 feet to 16 feet, and making findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.   Action details Not available
041015 1 Urging Support for Preservation and Restoration of Belli BuildingsResolutionPassedResolution urging the Department of Building Inspection to diligently monitor the status and condition of the historic Belli Buildings and expressing support for preserving these historical treasures through all means possible.   Action details Not available
040560 1 Adopting the 2004 Telecommunications Plan UpdateResolutionPassedResolution adopting the 2004 Update to the Telecommunications Plan, as submitted.   Action details Not available
040563 1 San Jose Avenue, Guerrero Street Pedestrian Safety ImprovementsResolutionPassedResolution establishing various traffic and parking changes on portions of San Jose Avenue, Cesar Chavez Street, and Dolores Street.   Action details Not available
040904 1 Appointment - San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development CommissionResolutionPassedResolution appointing David Owen, indefinite term, as an alternate member of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.   Action details Not available
040977 1 Commending San Francisco Gem and Mineral SocietyResolutionPassedResolution recognizing the San Francisco Gem and Mineral Society for its efforts and achievements and declaring August 2 – 8, 2004 to be “Gem and Mineral Week” in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
040993 1 Helen Wills Park Gift AcceptanceResolutionPassedResolution accepting and expending a gift in the amount of $17,000.00 from the Syzygy Foundation for Helen Wills Park.   Action details Not available
041031 1 Stenciled Graffiti Defacing San Francisco SidewalksResolutionPassedResolution urging the Department of Public Works and the City Attorney to jointly cite and collect damages from NBC Universal, parent company of USA Network, or its representatives for stenciling graffiti on San Francisco sidewalks; and urging the Department of Public Works to track all costs associated with the cleanup of the sidewalk graffiti.   Action details Not available
041032 1 Issuance and sale of multifamily housing revenue bonds by CSCDA for National Farm Workers Service Center, Inc.ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the issuance and sale of multifamily housing revenue bonds by the California Statewide Communities Development Authority in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $26,000,000 for the Project (as defined herein).   Action details Not available
041044 1 Commending The ARC of San Francisco and its "100 jobs in 100 days campaignResolutionPassedResolution commending The ARC of San Francisco and its “100 Jobs in 100 Days Campaign” for their efforts on behalf of citizens with developmental and other disabilities.   Action details Not available
041045 1 Commending H. Welton FlynnResolutionPassedResolution acknowledging and commending H. Welton Flynn for his service as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.   Action details Not available
041046 1 Proclaiming October 20, 2004 as A-day in San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming October 20, 2004 as A-day in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
041047 1 Commending Bayanihan Cultural OrganizationResolutionPassedResolution commending Bayanihan Cultural Organization for reaching a milestone of ten years of service educating youth in traditional Filipino culture.   Action details Not available
040899 1 Charter Amendment - Appointments to the Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of DirectorsCharter AmendmentFiledCharter amendment (First Draft) to amend Section 8A.102, to divide appointments to the Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors between the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors.   Action details Not available
040667 1 Declaration of Policy Concerning San Francisco Transactions and Use Tax ExpendituresMotionPassedMotion submitting a declaration of policy to the qualified electors of the City and County of San Francisco at the November 2, 2004 election concerning the voters' non-binding recommendation that the proposed one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) San Francisco Transactions and Use Tax be expended to support and expand programs for low-income, vulnerable communities, including seniors, the disabled, children and homeless individuals and families.   Action details Not available
041034 1 Authorizing preparation of Proponent ballot arguments and rebuttal ballot arguments for submittal to the voters at the November 2, 2004 ElectionMotionPassedMotion authorizing preparation of written Proponent ballot arguments and rebuttal ballot arguments for Charter Amendments and other Measures approved by the Board of Supervisors for submittal to the voters at the November 2, 2004 Election.   Action details Not available
040562 1 Transition of the Dept. of Aging and Adult Services to the new Human Services Agency - Impact on Services to Seniors and Adults with DisabilitiesHearingFiledHearing on the impact of the transition that the Department of Aging and Adult Services to the new Human Services Agency will have on services and support for seniors and adults with disabilities.   Action details Not available
040564 1 Wireless Telecommunications Services (WTS) FacilitiesHearingFiledHearing to consider issues surrounding the siting of Wireless Telecommunications Services (WTS) facilities in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
040565 1 SFUSD Mental Health Services for StudentsHearingFiledHearing to discuss which San Francisco Unified School District sites provide on-site mental health services for students and to evaluate the needs and services currently provided.   Action details Not available
040698 1 2003-2004 San Francisco Civil Grand Jury Report, Incarceration and Beyond: Where do we go from here?HearingFiledHearing to consider the recommendations of the 2003-2004 San Francisco Civil Grand Jury report on the incarceration and release of inmates.   Action details Not available
040855 1 Municipal Transportation Biennial ReviewHearingFiledHearing to consider the recently completed biennial review of the MTA's progress towards its adopted goals, objectives, and performance standards as required under Charter Section 8A.103. Last October, the MTA Board approved a contract entered into between the MTA and Nelson/Nygaard Consulting to perform this "Municipal Transportation Quality Review." The review has been completed and a final report has been presented to the MTA Board. This is the first Municipal Transportation Quality Review conducted since Proposition E was enacted and covers FY2001 and FY2002.   Action details Not available
040861 1 Single-screen, Neighborhood Movie TheatersHearingFiledHearing to consider the survival of single-screen, neighborhood movie theaters, with a special focus on theaters in District 1, and what measures can be taken to ensure their continued survival.   Action details Not available
040898 1 Stolen VehiclesHearingFiledHearing to consider how City Departments, especially the San Francisco Police Department and the Department of Parking & Traffic, can better work together in addressing the problems related to over 6,000 vehicles stolen in our City annually.   Action details Not available
040901 1 Reforming the Taxi IndustryHearingFiledHearing to consider a proposed ordinance that would reform the taxi industry by repealing Prop K, municipalizing the process of issuing medallions by making the City owner of said medallions while issuing transferability rights of these same permits to taxi drivers, giving qualified drivers the option to buy such permits as currently practiced in other cities, giving rights to permit holders to sell such a permit at a City auction to other qualified drivers, giving older and disabled taxi drivers an exit strategy to leave the industry with health and retirement benefits and dedicating a percentage of funds raised by the transfer of such permits to health services and down payment assistance for purchase of such permits by taxi drivers.   Action details Not available
041033 1 Youth Commission Annual ReportHearingFiledReport from the San Francisco Youth Commission.   Action details Not available
040974 1 Zoning Map Amendment in connection with Habitat For Humanity ProjectOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Zoning Map Sheet 12 of the City and County of San Francisco for property located at 101 Head Street, 105 Head Street, 110 Head Street, 310 DeLong Avenue, 479 DeLong Avenue, 495 DeLong Avenue, 491 DeLong Avenue, 487 DeLong Avenue, 409 DeLong Avenue, 36 Santa Cruz Avenue, 48 Santa Cruz Avenue, 50 Santa Cruz Avenue (Assessor’s Block 7153 Lots 008, 008A, 009, 010, 011, 012, 013, 014; Block 7154, Lot 023; Block 7174 Lots 004, 007, 008, 009, 025, 026, 027, 028, 029, 030, 031, 047, 048, 052) to change the zone classification from P, Public Use, to RH-1, Residential House, One Family; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
040975 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Jean B. ApplebaumOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Jean B. Applebaum against the City and County of San Francisco for $240,000; the lawsuit was filed on July 31, 2002 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 410-962; entitled Jean B. Applebaum, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
040976 1 Designating 1201 Ortega Street, the Infant Shelter, as a LandmarkOrdinancePassedOrdinance designating 1201 Ortega Street, the Infant Shelter, as Landmark No. 242 pursuant to Article 10, Sections 1004 and 1004.4 of the Planning Code.   Action details Not available
040980 1 Deadlines for correction and review of ballot argumentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending sections 535 and 590 of the Municipal Elections Code to: change the deadline for correction of errors in rebuttal ballot arguments from noon on the seventy-sixth day before the election to noon on the seventy-fifth day before the election, to be consistent with the deadline for correction of errors in paid ballot arguments; and change the public inspection periods for ballot arguments so that the periods for public review of proponent, opponent, rebuttal and paid arguments, and related materials, all end on the same date, sixty-four days before the election.   Action details Not available
040972 1 Official Advertising - Type 1 consecutive day official advertisingResolutionPassedResolution designating the San Francisco Chronicle to be the official newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for the category of Type 1 consecutive day official advertising, for the period commencing July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005.   Action details Not available
040973 1 Official Advertising - Type 2 non-consecutive day official advertisingResolutionPassedResolution designating the San Francisco Chronicle to be the official newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for the category of Type 2 non-consecutive day official advertising, for the period commencing July 1, 2004 and ending June 30, 2005.   Action details Not available
041021 1 Unpaid DPH complaint reinspection fee liens to become special assessments to the property taxesResolutionPassedResolution confirming the report of delinquent reinspection fee costs submitted by the Director of Public Health, as modified to the date of adoption of the resolution, and creating liens and special assessments based thereon.   Action details Not available
041023 1 Unpaid DPH Delinquent Refuse Service Payment Liens to become special assessments to the property taxesResolutionPassedResolution confirming report of delinquent charges for refuse collection services and nuisance removal costs submitted by the Director of Public Health as modified to the date of adoption of this resolution, and creating Special Assessments and liens based thereon.   Action details Not available
041026 1 Extension of Agreement with PRWT Services, IncResolutionPassedResolution authorizing a two-year extension of the agreement between PRWT Services, Inc. and the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available