Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/10/2004 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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040892 1 STOP IntersectionsResolutionPassedResolution designating certain intersections as "STOP" intersections. STOP SIGNS - ESTABLISH Noriega Street at 25th Avenue, making this intersection an all-way STOP; Olmstead Street, stopping westbound Olmstead Street at University Street; Mateo Street, stopping Mateo Street at Arlington Street, making this intersection two-way STOP-controlled; Griffith Street at Ingerson Avenue, stopping Griffith Street at Ingerson Avenue, stopping the stem of this T-intersection; Loehr Street, stopping Visitacion Avenue at Loehr Street, making this intersection an all-way STOP; Loehr Street and Leland Avenue, stopping Loehr Street and Leland Avenue, making this intersection an all-way STOP; Roosevelt and Museum Ways, stopping Museum Way and Roosevelt Way, making this intersection an all-way STOP; and Gellert Drive at Clearfield Drive, stopping Gellert Drive at Clearfield Drive, making this intersection two-way STOP-controlled.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040893 2 Parking RegulationsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations. PERPENDICULAR (90-DEGREE ANGLE) PARKING - ESTABLISH Rhode Island Street, west side, between 15th and Alameda Streets (100 block), legalizing existing conditions; and Cunningham Place, south side (60-foot zone), legalizing existing conditions. NO PARKING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH Cunningham Place, at the terminus between the north and south curbs (40-foot zone). TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - RESCIND TOW-AWAY, NO PARKING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH 3rd Street, east side, from Kirkwood Avenue to 70 feet southerly. TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 4 PM TO 6 PM - RESCIND Howard Street, north side, from 100 feet east of 3rd Street to Fremont Street. TOW-AWAY LANE MUST TURN RIGHT - RESCIND Howard Street, at 5th Street. RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "A" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 9 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) - RESCIND TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH Taylor Street, both sides, from Francisco Street to 124 feet northerly. TOW-AWAY, NO PARKING 9 AM TO 9 PM, EVERYDAY - EADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040894 2 Traffic RegulationsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets. MUNI VEHICLES ONLY - ESTABLISH Taylor Street, both sides, from Francisco Street to 124 feet northerly (sidewalks to be widened by five feet). ONE-WAY STREET - ESTABLISH Hattie Street, southbound, between Market and 18th Streets; and Hattie Street, northbound, between Market and Corbett Streets. RIGHT LANE MUST TURN RIGHT EXCEPT BICYCLES - ESTABLISH Howard Street, from 3rd Street to 250 feet westerly. BICYCLE LANES - ESTABLISH Howard Street, north side, from 5th Street to Fremont Street. TOW-AWAY, RIGHT LANE MUST TURN RIGHT - RESCIND Masonic Avenue, southbound, at Geary Boulevard.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040712 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Ray Mizyed and Gary ThompsonOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of Ray Mizyed's claims in the lawsuit filed by Ray Mizyed and Gary Thompson against the City and County of San Francisco for $135,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 14, 2003, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. CV 03-02243 WDB, entitled Ray Mizyed, Gary Thompson v. City and County of San Francisco, Johnny Miller, Jesse Williams, Donald Sanders, Mercedes Hernandez, Gwendolyn Tucker.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040713 1 Settlement of Lawsuit [Partial Settlement] - Ki-Man Song, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing partial settlement of the lawsuit filed by Ki-Man Song, Young Soo Lee, Leobardo Trejo, Suk In Yi, Chae Hun Yi, and James Nam against the City and County of San Francisco for $280,540; the lawsuit was filed on June 3, 2003 in United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. C03 2580; entitled Ki-Man Song, et al. v. Jin Construction & Electric Co., et al.; other material terms of said settlement are material terms.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040860 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Sixta SantiagoOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Sixta Santiago against the City and County of San Francisco for $115,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 12, 2003 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC 03-426-777; entitled Sixta Santiago v. City and County of San Francisco, et al; other material terms of said settlement are that Plaintiff has agreed to retire from her position with the City.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040895 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Darius HintonOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Darius Hinton against the City and County of San Francisco for $33,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 16, 2001 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 400-292; entitled Darius Hinton, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040897 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - William Salazar and Amy SalazarOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by William Salazar and Amy Salazar against the City and County of San Francisco for $28,290 to William Salazar and $6,210 to Amy Salazar; the lawsuit was filed on January 12, 2001 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 318-098; entitled William Salazar and Amy Salazar v. City and County of San Francisco.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040359 2 Appointment - Childhood Nutrition & Physical Activity Task ForceResolutionPassedResolution appointing Constance Mourning, for the unexpired portion of a one-year term ending December 12, 2004, to the Childhood Nutrition & Physical Activity Task Force.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041049 2 Appointment - Child Care Planning and Advisory CouncilResolutionPassedResolution appointing Rita Times, for the unexpired portion of a three-year term ending December 31, 2006, to the Child Care Planning and Advisory Council; residency requirement waived.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041051 2 Appointment - Immigrant Rights CommissionResolutionPassedResolution appointing Vera Haile, Gilbert Alexander, Solomon Jones, Ivy Lee and Houston Zheng, terms ending June 6, 2006, to the Immigrant Rights Commission.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040119 2 Appointment - Asthma Task ForceResolutionPassedResolution appointing Gretchen Skaggs and Lucille Valdivia, terms ending June 30, 2005, to the Asthma Task Force.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040905 2 Appointment-Surplus Property Citizens' Advisory CommitteeResolutionPassedResolution appointing James Reilly, Jamie Armstrong, Richard Lee, Scott Clark, Ana Gutierrez, Leroy Moore, Jr. (residency requirement waived), and Sister Bernie Galvin, terms to be determined, to the Surplus Property Citizens' Advisory Committee.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040717 1 Traffic Regulations - Portions of Middle Point Road and Innes AvenueOrdinancePassedOrdinance adding Sections 28.5.55 and 28.5.56 to the San Francisco Traffic Code restricting certain vehicles over 6,000 pounds on portions of Middle Point Road and Innes Avenue.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040887 2 Mission Bay - Park P1 ImprovementsOrdinancePassedOrdinance designating a portion of State Trust Parcel 2 and Parcel 7 adjacent to Channel for public open space and park purposes; naming the new park "Mission Creek Park"; designating sidewalk width; accepting the irrevocable offer for the acquisition facilities; designating said facilities to public open space and park purposes and accepting for maintenance responsibilities and liability purposes; adopting findings that such actions are consistent with the City’s General Plan, priority policy findings of City Planning Code section 101.1, and the Mission Bay South Redevelopment Plan; accepting Department of Public Works Order No. 174,861 and authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040891 1 Mission Bay South Access and Other AgreementsResolutionPassedResolution approving one new agreement to extend the terms of terminated agreement and to exercise options for extensions of seven other terminated agreements, all containing easements and licenses for access, use, maintenance and operation of infrastructure improvements in Mission Bay South, making such actions retroactive to the date of their respective terminations and authorizing other official actions.ADOPTEDPass 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.AMENDEDPass 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.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
040859 2 Designating 165 10th Street, the James Lick Baths/People’s Laundry building, as a LandmarkOrdinancePassedOrdinance Designating 165 10th Street, The James Lick Baths/People’s Laundry Building, As Landmark No. 246 Pursuant To Article 10, Sections 1004 And 1004.4 Of The Planning Code.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040976 2 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.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
040858 1 Accept-Expend Federal GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $82,400 from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for development and production of the Municipal Railway’s Short Range Transit Plan for Fiscal Year 2006 and the FY2004 SRTP Interim Update.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040933 1 Disapproving Street Encroachment at 601-605 Market StreetResolutionPassedResolution affirming the recommendation of the Director of Public Works to disapprove permission to CA SF NO. 1, LP, to occupy a portion of the public right-of-way to replace an existing sub-sidewalk elevator enclosure with a new decorative enclosure and construct and maintain a new stairway at sidewalk level to provide a means of secondary egress from the existing sub-sidewalk basement at the 2nd Street frontage of 601-605 Market Street (Block 3707, Lot 001).ADOPTEDPass 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
040856 1 Department of Elections Conflict of Interest CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code section 3.1-215 to update the Department of Elections and Elections Commission conflict of interest code and financial disclosure rules.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass 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.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass 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.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
041078 1 Public Hearing - Creating a Disadvantaged Business Utilization Program.HearingFiledHearing to accept public testimony concerning the possible adoption of an emergency ordinance creating a Disadvantaged Business Utilization Program.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
041117 1 Establishing a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise ProgramOrdinancePassedEmergency ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Chapter 14A to establish a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program and suspend Chapter 12D.A; adopting declaration of emergency; making applicable certain emergency contracting procedures; and providing for data collection to ensure nondiscrimination in City contracting.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
041117 2 Establishing a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise ProgramOrdinancePassedEmergency ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Chapter 14A to establish a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program and suspend Chapter 12D.A; adopting declaration of emergency; making applicable certain emergency contracting procedures; and providing for data collection to ensure nondiscrimination in City contracting.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
040322 2 Mayor, or Mayor’s designee, may waive payment of part of the cost of additional police services, subject to Board’s power to reject the waiverOrdinancePassedOrdinance permitting the Mayor, or Mayor's designee, to waive, in writing, part of the cost of additional police services, upon consideration of specified criteria and subject to rejection by the Board within thirty (30) days of issuance.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
041041 1 Approving Tiled Steps Project Street Encroachment at 16th Avenue and Moraga StreetResolutionPassedResolution granting revocable permission to The 16th Avenue Tiled Steps Project to occupy a portion of the public right-of-way to install and maintain mosaic tiles on the risers and non-slip paving tiles on the treads of the existing concrete City stairway on Moraga Street between 16th and 15th Avenues and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041072 1 Amending the Administrative Code to Require Preparation and Consideration of Healthcare Impact Report in Event of Certain Hospital Construction Resulting in Replacement or Addition of Over Two Hundred Licensed Hospital BedsOrdinancePassedOrdinance adding Section 97 to the Administrative Code to require Health Department to draft and distribute Healthcare Impact Report for consideration in evaluating permit application or amendment to Redevelopment Plan regarding private hospital construction resulting in replacement or addition of over two hundred licensed hospital beds.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
021825 4 RCN Proposed OVS FranchiseOrdinancePassedOrdinance granting a four year franchise to RCN Telecom Services, Inc. with an opportunity for two extensions of three years each, for use of the public rights-of way within the City and County of San Francisco to provide open video system services and cable internet services upon compliance with the terms of this franchise.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
021825 5 RCN Proposed OVS FranchiseOrdinancePassedOrdinance granting a four year franchise to RCN Telecom Services, Inc. with an opportunity for two extensions of three years each, for use of the public rights-of way within the City and County of San Francisco to provide open video system services and cable internet services upon compliance with the terms of this franchise.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
041097 1 Emergency Disadvantaged Business Program - August 10, 2004 Committee of the WholeMotionPassedMotion for the Board of Supervisors to convene as a committee of the whole on August 10, 2004, at 4:00 p.m. to accept public testimony concerning the possible adoption of an emergency ordinance creating a Disadvantaged Business Utilization Program.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
041116 1 Suspending 30 Day Rule for Emergency Ordinance to Establish Disadvantaged Business Enterprise ProgramMotionPassedMotion suspending Rule 5.40 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to allow the Board of Supervisors to consider, without waiting 30 days after its introduction, a proposed emergency ordinance amending the municipal code to add Chapter 14A to the San Francisco Administrative Code to establish a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program and suspend Chapter 12D.A; adopt declaration of emergency; make applicable certain emergency contracting procedures; and provide for data collection to ensure nondiscrimination in City contracting.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
041062 1 Support of AB 2404ResolutionPassedResolution supporting AB 2404 and urging the California legislature to pass AB 2404 prohibiting local governments from discriminating against any person on the basis of gender within community youth athletics programs.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041063 1 Commending Deputy City Attorney Michael S. CohenResolutionPassedResolution commending Michael S. Cohen for nine years of exemplary public service to San Francisco as a Deputy City Attorney and Head of the Finance, Real Estate and Special Projects Division of the City Attorney’s Office, and wishing him well in his future endeavors as the new Director of Base Reuse and Development in the Mayor's Office of Economic and Workforce Development.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041083 1 Halloween in the CastroResolutionPassedResolution sanctioning Halloween in the Castro and encouraging coordinated planning of the event.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041084 1 Vocational services to mentally-ill psychiatric clients in San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution authorizing retroactively the San Francisco Department of Public Health to enter into a cooperative program agreement with the State Department of Rehabilitation, San Francisco District, including a required match of $284,222, to provide vocational services to mentally-ill psychiatric clients in San Francisco; for the period of July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2007.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041085 1 Commending Department of California Highway PatrolResolutionPassedResolution commending the Department of California Highway Patrol on the occasion of their 75th Anniversary.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041087 1 Commending National Night OutResolutionPassedResolution commending National Night Out for the relationships and partnerships it has built in our communities and declaring August 3, 2004, to be “National Night Out Day” in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041088 1 Recurring FY 2004-2005 State grant funds to the Department of Public Health from the California Department of Health ServicesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of State recurring grant funds by the San Francisco Department of Public Health for FY 2004-2005.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041089 1 Declaring City Policy Regarding Subtidal AreasResolutionPassedResolution adopting the Bay Conservation and Development Commission policy regarding Subtidal Areas as official policy of the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041066 1 Authorizing preparation of Opponent ballot arguments and rebuttal ballot arguments for submittal to the voters at the November 2, 2004 ElectionMotionPassedMotion authorizing preparation of written Opponent ballot argument and rebuttal ballot argument for ordinance submitted by petition for submittal to the voters at the November 2, 2004 Election.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
041068 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
041081 1 Public Hearing - Eminent DomainMotionPassedMotion directing the Board of Supervisors to hold a public hearing on August 17, 2004, at 4:30 p.m., with the Board sitting as a Committee of the Whole, to consider (1) adopting environmental findings under the California Environmental Quality Act, State Guidelines, and Administrative Code Chapter 31; (2) adopting findings under the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1; and (3) adopting a resolution of necessity for the City’s proposed acquisition by eminent domain for the Transbay Terminal/Caltrain Downtown Extension/Redevelopment Project of Lots 45A, 46, 53, and 54 in Assessor’s Block 3721 (80 Natoma), in San Francisco.AMENDED  Action details Not available
041081 2 Public Hearing - Eminent DomainMotionPassedMotion directing the Board of Supervisors to hold a public hearing on August 17, 2004, at 4:30 p.m., with the Board sitting as a Committee of the Whole, to consider (1) adopting environmental findings under the California Environmental Quality Act, State Guidelines, and Administrative Code Chapter 31; (2) adopting findings under the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1; and (3) adopting a resolution of necessity for the City’s proposed acquisition by eminent domain for the Transbay Terminal/Caltrain Downtown Extension/Redevelopment Project of Lots 45A, 46, 53, and 54 in Assessor’s Block 3721 (80 Natoma), in San Francisco.APPROVED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
041086 1 Commending Sing Tao DailyResolutionFiledResolution commending Sing Tao Daily for 66 years of outstanding service to the Chinese community in the Bay Area and declaring August 1, 2004 to be “Sing Tao Daily Day” in the City and County of San Francisco.REFERRED  Action details Not available
041064 1 Wi-Fi TechnologyResolutionFiledResolution urging the San Francisco Department of Telecommunications provide access to Wi-Fi in all San Francisco city-owned buildings.REFERRED  Action details Not available
041117 2 Establishing a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise ProgramOrdinancePassedEmergency ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Chapter 14A to establish a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program and suspend Chapter 12D.A; adopting declaration of emergency; making applicable certain emergency contracting procedures; and providing for data collection to ensure nondiscrimination in City contracting.   Action details Not available
041137 1 Zoning - Interim Moratorium on Demolition of Single-and Dual-screen Movie TheatersOrdinancePassedUrgency Ordinance approving an interim zoning moratorium on demolition of single-and dual-screen movie theaters for 45 days and making required findings, including findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and environmental findings.   Action details Not available
041138 1 Board of Supervisors to respond on behalf of City departments to orders for the production of City records made under designated state and federal lawsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code, by adding Section 2.20, to authorize the Board of Supervisors to identify as “watch laws” those state or federal laws calling for the disclosure of information or records held by the City, where disclosure could violate of the rights of individuals under the State or Federal Constitutions, and to authorize the Board to respond on behalf of City departments to orders for the production of City information or records made under such watch laws.   Action details Not available
041148 1 Dance and Place of Entertainment Permits-security requirements, increased penalty for violationOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Police Code Sec. 1022 to define “security plan”; amending Police Code Sec. 1023 to require applicants for dance permits to have a security plan, and to require owners or managers of places that are rented to persons planning to use the facility for a dance to inform such persons that a permit is required for such activity; amending Police Code Sec. 1027 to make the violation of Secs. 1023 through 1026 an infraction or a misdemeanor, to increase the maximum penalty for violation thereof to $1000, and subject to revocation of the permit; amending Police Code Sec. 1060 to define “security plan”; amending Police Code Sec. 1060.5 to revise determination of application criteria to require a security plan; amending Police Code Sec. 1060.25 to increase the maximum penalty for violation of Article 15.1 to an infraction or a misdemeanor, to increase the maximum penalty for violation thereof to $1000, and subject to revocation of the permit; adding Police Code Sec. 1060.29 to require one night event permits for one night events; and amending Police Code Sec. 2.2   Action details Not available
041150 1 Revising graffiti clean-up requirements for property owners and revising enforcement and abatement procedures where property owners fail to remove graffitiOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article 23 of the San Francisco Public Works Code by (1) amending Sections 1301 through 1304, deleting existing Section 1305, amending and retaining part of existing Section 1306 as renumbered Section 1305, and amending and placing part of existing Section 1306 in new Section 1306, to require that property owners either remove graffiti from their property or request a hearing within 30 days of receiving a notice of violation, clarify and streamline review procedures for graffiti violations, and authorize special assessments to recover graffiti removal costs; and (2) making technical corrections to Sections 1307 and 1308.   Action details Not available
041151 1 Ellis Act amendments by California Legislature: expand residential tenant relocation payment eligibility where units are withdrawn from rental market under Ellis; prohibit owner withdrawal of specified residential hotel units from rental marketOrdinancePassedOrdinance implementing recent California State Legislature amendments of the Ellis Act (California Government Code §§7060 et seq., see §§7060 and 7060.1), by amending the San Francisco Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance (Administrative Code Chapter 37) at Sections 37.9(a)(13) and 37.9A(e) to provide that: when residential units are withdrawn from the rental market pursuant to the Ellis Act, each tenant who is relocated is entitled to a payment of $4,500 up to a maximum total per unit of $13,500 (37.9A(e)), for tenants who reside in their units on or after August 10, 2004, with these payment amounts to increase annually commencing March 1, 2005 according to the "rent of primary residence" expenditure category of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the preceding 12 months; and, owners may not withdraw defined residential hotel units from the rental market pursuant to the Ellis Act if the hotel’s occupancy permit was issued prior to January 1, 1990, and if the hotel did not file a notice of intent prior to January 1, 2004 to withdraw the units from the rental mark   Action details Not available
041154 1 Zoning Map AmendmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco, Section Map 2, to change the use district designation of Assessor’s Block 0185, Lots 5, 29, 30, 31, 38, 39, 40, and 41 from NC-2 (Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial District) to RM-1 (Residential, Mixed: Low Density); adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Sections 302 and 101.1.   Action details Not available
041086 1 Commending Sing Tao DailyResolutionFiledResolution commending Sing Tao Daily for 66 years of outstanding service to the Chinese community in the Bay Area and declaring August 1, 2004 to be “Sing Tao Daily Day” in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
041064 1 Wi-Fi TechnologyResolutionFiledResolution urging the San Francisco Department of Telecommunications provide access to Wi-Fi in all San Francisco city-owned buildings.   Action details Not available
041079 2 Eminent Domain - Resolution of Necessity (80 Natoma)ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing acquisition of Lots 45A, 46, 53, and 54 in Assessor's Block 3721 in San Francisco by Eminent Domain for the Transbay Terminal/Caltrain Downtown Extension/Redevelopment Project; adopting environmental findings under the California Environmental Quality Act, State Guidelines, and Administrative Code Chapter 31; and adopting findings under the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
041130 1 Accept-Expend State and Regional GrantsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Transportation or his designee to apply for, accept, and expend $559,600 in Bicycle Transportation Account, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and Transportation Development Act grant funds to implement various projects and programs recommended in the San Francisco Bicycle Plan and to execute any and all associated documents.   Action details Not available
041131 1 75% Waste Diversion Goal for City DepartmentsResolutionPassedResolution adopting a goal of 75% landfill diversion by the year 2010 for each City department.   Action details Not available
041132 1 STOP Intersection - 23rd and Castro StreetsResolutionPassedResolution designating certain intersections as “STOP” intersections. STOP SIGNS – ESTABLISH Castro Street and 23rd Street, making this intersection an all-way STOP.   Action details Not available
041134 1 Approval of Amendment to Design Agreement for the Laguna Honda Hospital Replacement ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute amendment to a design agreement for the Laguna Honda Hospital Replacement Program from $31,533,540 to $32,595,782.   Action details Not available
041135 1 Commending Tony HallResolutionPassedResolution commending Tony Hall for his distinguished service as Supervisor of the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
041136 1 Initiate the Designation of 900 Innes Avenue, the Hunter’s Point School, as a City LandmarkResolutionPassedResolution initiating the designation of 900 Innes Avenue, the Hunter’s Point School, Block 4646, Lot 03, as a City landmark pursuant to Planning Code Section 1004.1.   Action details Not available
041139 1 Designating the USA PATRIOT Act as a “watch law” under Charter Section 16.124ResolutionPassedResolution designating the USA PATRIOT Act as a “watch law” under Charter Section 16.124.   Action details Not available
041146 1 Accept-Expend Federal Pass Through GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Office of Emergency Services to accept and expend a Federal pass through grant in the amount of $26,325,036 from the State of California Office of Homeland Security for the purposes of providing financial assistance directly to selected jurisdictions through the Fiscal Year 2004 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.   Action details Not available
041147 1 Accept-Expend Federal Pass Through GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Office of Emergency Services to accept and expend a Federal pass through grant in the amount of $2,896,198 from the State of California Office of Homeland Security for the purpose of providing financial assistance directly to selected jurisdictions for emergency prevention, preparedness, and response personnel to prevent, deter, respond to, and recover from threats and incidents of terrorism.   Action details Not available
041149 1 Death Toll of 1906 Earthquake VictimsResolutionPassedResolution setting aside the current death toll of 478 victims of the 1906 earthquake and amending that number no later than April 18, 2006.   Action details Not available
041152 1 Approval of Port Lease Amendment for Mama Franceschi’s, L.P.ResolutionPassedResolution approving Lease Amendment of Port Lease No. 8993 between the San Francisco Port Commission and Mama Franceschi’s, L.P., for the lease of real property commonly known as Franceschi’s Restaurant.   Action details Not available
041153 1 Preferred Priority Projects funded with Neighborhood Historical Resources Preservation BondsResolutionPassedResolution providing that the eleven historical resources described in the bond ordinance for the Neighborhood Historical Resources Preservation Bonds are considered for funding before any other qualified project is funded.   Action details Not available
041156 1 Calling upon the President to acknowledge and condemn the genocide in the Darfur region of Western SudanResolutionPassedResolution calling upon the President to acknowledge and condemn the genocide in the Darfur region of Western Sudan.   Action details Not available
041157 1 Commendation of 11th Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival 2004ResolutionPassedResolution commending 11th Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival 2004.   Action details Not available
041158 1 Commendation of 84th Anniversary of the 19th AmendmentResolutionPassedResolution commending the 84th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, extending the right of suffrage to women.   Action details Not available
041133 1 2003-2004 Civil Grand Jury Report, The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same: The CCSF and SFUSD are Failing to Address the Educational Needs of the Bayview Hunters Point CommunityHearingFiledHearing to consider the recommendations of the 2003-2004 San Francisco Civil Grand Jury report, on the educational needs of the Bayview Hunters Point Community.   Action details Not available
041140 1 DPH Revenue MaximizationHearingFiledHearing to consider and review the Department of Public Health’s efforts and progress in maximizing revenues for services provided, and to review steps that the Department can take to assure that all department facilities charge and collect fees for services provided.   Action details Not available
041141 1 Sale of Property at 2350 19th AvenueHearingFiledHearing to consider the sale of property located at 2350 19th Avenue, which is currently being leased to the San Francisco Neighbors Resource Center.   Action details Not available
041142 1 Enforcement of Weight Restrictions on San Francisco StreetsHearingFiledHearing on existing restrictions on vehicle weights on many San Francisco streets to understand how the San Francisco Police Department and Department of Parking & Traffic ensure compliance.   Action details Not available
041143 1 Neighborhood Emergency Response Training (NERT) for High School StudentsHearingFiledHearing on the feasibility of creating and instituting and funding a Neighborhood Emergency Response Training (NERT) curriculum in every high school within the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
041144 1 Speed BumpsHearingFiledHearing on the feasibility of the Department of Parking and Traffic installing speed bumps similar to those used in Concord, California.   Action details Not available
041145 1320Comcast Franchise ContractHearingFiledHearing on the status of the renewal of the contract between the City and County of San Francisco and the Comcast franchise.   Action details Not available
041155 1 Office of Economic AnalysisHearingFiledHearing to consider a proposed ordinance to amend the San Francisco Administrative Code to create an Office of Economic Analysis under the Office of the Controller.   Action details Not available
041159 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
041097 1 Emergency Disadvantaged Business Program - August 10, 2004 Committee of the WholeMotionPassedMotion for the Board of Supervisors to convene as a committee of the whole on August 10, 2004, at 4:00 p.m. to accept public testimony concerning the possible adoption of an emergency ordinance creating a Disadvantaged Business Utilization Program.   Action details Not available
041116 1 Suspending 30 Day Rule for Emergency Ordinance to Establish Disadvantaged Business Enterprise ProgramMotionPassedMotion suspending Rule 5.40 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to allow the Board of Supervisors to consider, without waiting 30 days after its introduction, a proposed emergency ordinance amending the municipal code to add Chapter 14A to the San Francisco Administrative Code to establish a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program and suspend Chapter 12D.A; adopt declaration of emergency; make applicable certain emergency contracting procedures; and provide for data collection to ensure nondiscrimination in City contracting.   Action details Not available
040505 2 Fees for notary servicesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Administrative Code Sections 8.33.1, 833.2, and 834.1 to authorize the County Clerk, the Assessor-Recorder, and the Tax Collector to charge fees for providing notary services to the public in the amount of $10 for an Acknowledgment and $10 for a Jurat; and ratifying that requests for marriage certificate index records are subject to the same charges as are fictitious business name index records.   Action details Not available
040557 1 Update of Traffic Code reference pertaining to taxicab standsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 39 of the San Francisco Traffic Code, updating Section referenced in the San Francisco Police Code pertaining to Taxicab Stands.   Action details Not available
040558 1 Amending Police Code to extend commercial passenger-carrying vehicle restriction on Lyon Street north of Green StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 1183.17 of the San Francisco Police Code, adding two blocks of Lyon Street to the existing passenger-carrying commercial vehicle restricted areas.   Action details Not available
041035 1 Amending San Francisco Traffic Code pertaining to speed limits on Market StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Sections 176.14 and 175.32 of the San Francisco Traffic Code, modifying speed limits on portions of Market Street.   Action details Not available
041090 1 Conditionally Designate 938-942 Market, the Garfield Building, as a LandmarkOrdinancePassedOrdinance Conditionally Designating 938-942 Market, the Garfield Building, as Landmark No. 244 pursuant to Article 1, Sections 1004 and 1004.4 of the Planning Code.   Action details Not available
041113 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Constance Ong, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Constance Ong against the City and County of San Francisco for $500,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 16, 2003 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 420-576; entitled Constance Ong, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
041037 1 STOP IntersectionsResolutionPassedResolution designating certain intersections as "STOP" intersections. STOP SIGNS - ESTABLISH 34th and Lawton Streets, stopping Lawton Street at 34th Avenue, making this intersection an All-Way STOP; Grant Avenue and Vallejo Street, stopping Grant Avenue at Vallejo Street, making this intersection an All-Way STOP; Mateo Street at Arlington Street stopping northbound and southbound Mateo Street at Arlington Street, making this intersection minor street STOP-controlled; Cayuga and San Juan Avenues, stopping San Juan Avenue at Cayuga Avenue, making this intersection an all-way STOP; and Grant Avenue and Green Street, stopping Grant Avenue at Green Street, making this intersection an All-Way STOP.   Action details Not available
041038 1 Parking RegulationsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations. UNMETERED MOTORCYCLE PARKING - ESTABLISH 12th Street, east side, from 119 feet to 140 feet south of Kissling Street (between the driveways of the parking garage). PERPENDICULAR (90-DEGREE ANGLE) PARKING - ESTABLISH Broadway, both sides, from Taylor Street to 250 feet westerly (legislates existing conditions); Broadway, south side, from Taylor Street to Himmelman Place (legislates existing conditions); Green Street, north side, From Taylor Street to Mason Street (legislates existing conditions); and Jones Street, east side, from Green Street to Filbert Street (legislates existing conditions). NO PARKING ANYTIME - RESCIND Oak Street, north side, from Masonic Avenue to 200 feet westerly. TOW-AWAY NO STOPPING, 3 PM TO 7 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - ESTABLISH Oak Street, north side, from Masonic Avenue to 300 feet westerly. TOW-AWAY NO STOPPING, 7 AM TO 9 AM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - RESCIND Oak Street, north side, from Ashbury Street to 100 feet easterly. ANGLE (45-DEGREE) PARKING - E   Action details Not available
041039 1 Traffic RegulationsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets. RIGHT TURN ONLY AFTER CANDLESTICK PARK EVENTS EXCEPT TAXIS - ESTABLISH Hawes, Ingalls and Jennings Streets, southbound, onto westbound Ingerson Avenue. NO LEFT TURNS AFTER CANDLESTICK PARK EVENTS EXCEPT TAXIS - ESTABLISH Griffith, Hawes, Redondo, Ingalls and Jennings Streets, northbound, onto westbound Ingerson Avenue.   Action details Not available
041040 1 Accept-Expend California State Coastal Conservancy, San Francisco Bay Conservancy Program Grant FundsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $125,000 from the California State Coastal Conservancy (CSCC) for the purchase and installation of restroom facilities for the Fifield-Cahill Ridge Trail project on the peninsula watershed in San Mateo County.   Action details Not available
041041 1 Approving Tiled Steps Project Street Encroachment at 16th Avenue and Moraga StreetResolutionPassedResolution granting revocable permission to The 16th Avenue Tiled Steps Project to occupy a portion of the public right-of-way to install and maintain mosaic tiles on the risers and non-slip paving tiles on the treads of the existing concrete City stairway on Moraga Street between 16th and 15th Avenues and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
041042 1 Contracting for security guard services for the Hallidie Plaza Elevator at Market and Powell StreetsResolutionPassedResolution concurring retroactively with the Controller’s determination that security guard services can practically be performed at the Halladie Plaza by private contractor for a lower cost than if the services were performed by city and county employees.   Action details Not available
041058 1 Accept-Expend Corporate GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $20,000 from the Safe Tree Program for the development of a Comprehensive Urban Forest Plan for the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
041082 1 Proposition J Contract - Security Guard Services: 1380 Howard StreetResolutionPassedResolution concurring with Controller’s certification that security guard services at the Department of Parking and Traffic Citation and Hearing Offices located at 1380 Howard Street can be practically performed by a private contractor at a lower cost than by City and County employees.   Action details Not available
041091 1 Conditional approval of an historical property contract for 938-942 Market Street – The Garfield BuildingResolutionFiledResolution under Chapter 71 of the San Francisco Administrative Code, conditionally approving an historical property contract between 942 HTC LLC, the owner of conditional landmark No. 244 at 938-942 Market Street and the City and County of San Francisco, conditionally authorizing the Director of Planning and the Assessor to execute the historical property contract.   Action details Not available
041092 1 Street Artist SpacesResolutionPassedResolution approving two (2) former temporary winter holiday selling spaces as permanent selling spaces on Market Street, south side, 4th to 5th Streets, and three (3) temporary winter holiday spaces as permanent spaces on Market Street, north side, at Montgomery Street, for street artists certified by the Arts Commission, City and County of San Francisco; and exempting said two spaces on Market Street, south side, 4th to 5th Streets, from Police Code Section 2405(c)(6) requiring street artists to sell not within (10) ten feet of the outer edge of any entrance.   Action details Not available
041104 1 Proposition J Contract – Parking Citation and Collection System ServicesResolutionPassedResolution concurring with Controller’s certification that processing parking citations and collecting parking citation revenue for the City can be practically performed by a private contractor at a lower cost than by City and County employees.   Action details Not available
041114 1 Grant of Regional FundsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $35,710,000 of Regional Measure 2 funds for Municipal Railway capital projects.   Action details Not available