Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/14/2004 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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040561 3 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.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
041336 1 Police alarm ordinance; technical changes to billing and remittance requirements for alarm companies; limiting license fee increases to $5 incrementsOrdinanceMayors OfficeOrdinance amending the San Francisco Police Code, by amending Sections 3710.1, 3710.2, 3710.4, and 3720, to: require that alarm companies remit fees collected from customers in a single monthly check; move the billing date for license fees, beginning in 2005, from December 1 to November 1; clarify that the billing and remittance requirements of the Article only apply to those alarm monitoring companies having a direct contractual relationship with the alarm user; clarify that alarm companies shall only be held responsible for the unpaid license fees of their customers where the company has failed to take reasonable steps to collect the fees, and provide a minimum threshold of what constitutes "reasonable steps"; and, limit license fee increases to five-dollar increments.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
041450 1 Commodities or services purchased with federal grant funds for the enhancement of homeland securityOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Administrative Code Section 21.5 to allow the Purchaser to develop regulations for the purchase of commodities or services using federal grant funds for the enhancement of homeland security where the purchase does not exceed $100,000.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
041459 2 Alternative bid process for construction trade packages for the construction of the California Academy of Sciences FacilityOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Recreation and Park Commission to implement an alternative bid process for construction trade packages for the construction of the California Academy of Sciences Facility.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
041395 2 Notification in the Voter Information Pamphlet of a candidate's adoption of voluntary expenditure ceilingOrdinanceMayors OfficeOrdinance amending section 1.128 of the San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to specify the size and content of the notice in the Voter Information Pamphlet regarding whether a candidate has adopted the applicable voluntary expenditure ceiling.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
041456 1 Contribution limits for contractors doing business with the Unified School District and Community College DistrictOrdinanceMayors OfficeOrdinance amending section 1.126 of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to extend the contractor contribution limits imposed by that section to contractors doing business with the San Francisco Unified School District and the San Francisco Community College District.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
041484 1 Settlement of the Lawsuit - Pamela NashOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Pamela Nash against the City and County of San Francisco for $100,000; the lawsuit was filed on February 7, 2003, in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. C-03-01221-CW; entitled Pamela Nash v. City and County of San Francisco, et. al.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
041514 1 Settlement of Claim - Jon Wesley HopkinsResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Jon Wesley Hopkins against San Francisco for $35,000; claim was filed on August 4, 2004.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041050 2 Appointment - Veterans Affairs CommissionResolutionPassedResolution appointing Brian Zweir, term ending January 31, 2006, to the Veterans Affairs Commission.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041668 2 Appointment - Commission on the Aging Advisory CouncilResolutionPassedResolution appointing Luis Calderon, term ending March 31, 2006, to the Commission on the Aging Advisory Council.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041461 2 S.F. Zoo-Keeping Elephants ProhibitedOrdinancePassedOrdinance adding Section 5.09 to the Park Code to require that a City Department or contractor must request permission from the City to keep elephants at the San Francisco Zoo, and the City Department or contractor shall first complete certain improvements at the Zoo before making such a request; and requiring annual updates on the status of improvements at the Zoo, beginning in November 2005.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
041539 1 Zoning Map Amendment in connection with Hunters Point Redevelopment Project AreaOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Zoning Map Sheets 9 and 9H of the City and County of San Francisco to eliminate use districts and height and bulk districts within Assessor’s Block 4591A, the Hunters Point Redevelopment Plan area, and instead reference the Hunters Point Shipyard Redevelopment Plan; and making various findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
041535 1 General Plan Amendments Concerning Hunters Point Shipyard Redevelopment PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco General Plan to make the General Plan consistent with the Hunters Point Shipyard Redevelopment Plan, and making various findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
041541 1 Hunters Point Shipyard - Health CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance adding Article 31 to the Health Code and amending sections 659, 1120.1 and 1227 of the Health Code to establish special restrictions for activities on the Hunters Point Shipyard to address potential residual contamination and to authorize the Department of Public Health to implement these restrictions and impose penalties; and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
041544 1 Hunters Point Shipyard - Subdivision CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Subdivision Code by adding the Hunters Point Shipyard Subdivision Code, Division 3, Article 1-8, Sections 1600 et seq. and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
041538 1 Hunters Point Shipyard - Public Works CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Public Works Code to add Sections 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3 to establish special restrictions for activities on the Hunters Point Shipyard to address potential residual contamination and making specified findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
041540 1 Hunters Point Shipyard - Building CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Building Code to add Section 106.3.2.5 to establish special restrictions for activities on the Hunters Point Shipyard to address potential residual contamination and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
041536 1 Creating a graduated code compliance plan for non-residential buildings at naval bases transferred to the City, the Redevelopment Agency, or the Treasure Island Development AuthorityOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Building Code to add Section 3409 to provide that building and structures located on the Naval Station Treasure Island (including Yerba Buena Island) and Hunters Point Naval Shipyard may comply with the requirements of the Building Code in a graduated manner over a period not to exceed seven years provided that: the buildings or structures were in existence at the time the bases were selected for closure, the Director of the Department of Building Inspection and the Fire Marshal determine that the buildings or structures are safe for their intended use and occupancy, the buildings or structures have been leased or transferred by the Federal Government to the City, the Redevelopment Agency, or the Treasure Island Development Authority, and the buildings or structures meet the code compliance inspection and graduated compliance plan requirements specified, to authorize the Department of Building Inspection and the Fire Department to charge the Redevelopment Agency or the City fees for time and materials expended in responding to requests for inspection and perforFINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
041537 1 Hunters Point Shipyard Joint Community Facilities AgreementResolutionPassedResolution approving and authorizing a Joint Community Facilities Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco in furtherance of the adoption and implementation of the Redevelopment Plan for the Hunters Point Shipyard, specifically the Hunters Point Phase One Improvements, and making environmental findings.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041542 1 Hunters Point Shipyard- Resolution of Intent for Street VacationResolutionPassedResolution declaring the intention of the Board of Supervisors to vacate portions of McKinnon Avenue, La Salle Avenue, Kirkwood Avenue, Jerrold Avenue, Innes Avenue, Hudson Avenue, Boalt Street, Coleman Street, Donahue Street, and Galvez Street in Hunters Point Shipyard Parcel “A1” and Oakdale Avenue, Newcomb Avenue, McKinnon Avenue, La Salle Avenue, Fitch Street, and Earl Street in Hunters Point Shipyard Parcel “A2” along with public service easements in the aforementioned locations in the Hunters Point Shipyard; setting a hearing date of January 11, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. for all persons interested in the proposed vacation of said street areas and public service easements.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041270 1 Parking RegulationsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations. TOW AWAY NO STOPPING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH O’Farrell Street, north side, from Van Ness Avenue to Polk Street, eliminating 13 parking meters. TOW AWAY NO STOPPING, 7 AM TO 9 AM AND 4 PM TO 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - ESTABLISH O’Farrell Street, north side, from Polk Street to Larkin Street. TOW AWAY NO STOPPING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH 820 O’Farrell Street at Larkin Street, northwest corner, from Larkin Street to 94 feet westerly eliminating parking meter nos. 802, 804, 806 and 808, (to create a 94-foot left turn pocket during non-peak hours). TOW AWAY NO STOPPING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH 895 O’Farrell Street at Polk Street, southeast corner, from 81 feet to 99 feet east of Polk Street, extending bus zone by 18 feet). TOW AWAY NO STOPPING, 4 PM TO 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - ESTABLISH O’Farrell Street, north side, from Larkin Street to Hyde Street. GENERAL METERED PARKING 9 AM TO 4 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY - ESTABLISH O’Farrell Street, north side, from Larkin Street to Hyde Street (establisADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041271 1 Traffic RegulationsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets. TRANSIT (CURB) LANE - BUSES, TAXIS AND RIGHT TURNS ONLY, 7 AM TO 9 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - REVOKE RIGHT LANE- BUSES, TAXIS AND RIGHT TURNS ONLY, AT ALL TIMES - ESTABLISH O’Farrell Street, south side, between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets. TOW AWAY NO STOPPING, BUSES, TAXIS AND RIGHT TURNS ONLY, 7 AM TO 9 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - REVOKE RIGHT LANE- BUSES, TAXIS AND RIGHT TURNS ONLY, AT ALL TIMES - ESTABLISH O’Farrell Street, south side, between Leavenworth and Jones Streets. TOW AWAY LANE (NORTH SIDE) - BUSES, TAXIS AND RIGHT TURNS ONLY, 4 PM TO 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - REVOKE RIGHT LANE - BUSES, TAXIS AND RIGHT TURNS ONLY, AT ALL TIMES - ESTABLISH 300 block of Geary Street (transit lane).ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041466 1 Extending the Yerba Buena Center Redevelopment Plan by One YearOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Yerba Buena Center Redevelopment Plan to extend by one year the time limit on the effectiveness of the Yerba Buena Center Redevelopment Plan and the time limit to receive property taxes and repay indebtedness pursuant to Senate Bill 1045.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
041492 2 Appropriate funding from the Department of Human Services to increase available funding in the Department of Public Health for self-help services to the homelessOrdinanceKilledOrdinance appropriating $283,809 from the Department of Human Services to fund peer based self-help services for chronically homeless people in the Tenderloin for the Department of Public Health for fiscal year 2004-2005.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
041492 3 Appropriate funding from the Department of Human Services to increase available funding in the Department of Public Health for self-help services to the homelessOrdinanceKilledOrdinance appropriating $283,809 from the Department of Human Services to fund peer based self-help services for chronically homeless people in the Tenderloin for the Department of Public Health for fiscal year 2004-2005.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
041583 2 Appropriate fund balance for the Port of San Francisco’s Pier 35 Security Enhancements Project (Port’s Cruise Ship Terminal)OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $980,349 of unappropriated fund balance from the Port for the Pier 35 Security Enhancement Project, the Port’s Cruise Ship Terminal, to fund the second phase of the construction contract for Fiscal Year 2004-05.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
041588 3 License FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Municipal Code Business and Tax Regulations Code by amending Sections 35, 120, 248, 249.1, and 249.12, relating to fees for licenses or permits for inspections by the Department of Public Health.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
041522 2 Amendment to Paratransit Broker AgreementResolutionPassedResolution approving Amendment No. 4 to Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and ATC/Vancom, Inc., to extend the current five-year contract for three years, through March 31, 2008, and to increase the contract amount by $65,379,606, for a total contract amount not to exceed $158,021,539.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041612 2 Creating a Community Choice Aggregation Citizens Advisory Task ForceResolutionPassedResolution creating a citizens advisory task force to advise the City and County of San Francisco regarding the design and implementation of a Community Choice Aggregation program in accordance with ordinance 86-04.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041621 3 Establishing an Arts Task Force to Advise Board of Supervisors and MayorResolutionPassedResolution establishing an Arts Task Force to make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and Mayor and setting forth the membership and duties of the Task Force.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041067 1 Amending Planning Code Section 703.3 to designate formula retail uses as a conditional use in the Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance to amend the Planning Code by amending section 703.3 to designate formula retail uses as a conditional use in the Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial District 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
041393 2 Showplace Square Interim ControlsResolutionPassedResolution imposing for twelve months interim zoning controls on specific lots within Showplace Square generally bounded by 7th, Bryant, Potrero and 25th Streets and within the area identified as Production Cluster on the accompanying map that would (a) consider production, distribution and repair (PDR) a principal use if PDR activities occupy 50 percent or more of the total occupied space of the property, (b) permit office, retail and housing uses subject to certain conditions, and (c) permit displacement of PDR space or demolition of an industrial building only if it is demonstrated that the building is unsound or if the new building increases the amount of PDR space; imposing the same controls as nonbinding policies on specific lots within the Showplace Square area that are identified as Design Cluster on the accompanying map, except that design PDR are strongly encouraged and the displacement of PDR space and demolition of an industrial building are particularly discouraged in the case of an historical brick building; adopting findings.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
041393 3 Showplace Square Interim ControlsResolutionPassedResolution imposing for twelve months interim zoning controls on specific lots within Showplace Square generally bounded by 7th, Bryant, Potrero and 25th Streets and within the area identified as Production Cluster on the accompanying map that would (a) consider production, distribution and repair (PDR) a principal use if PDR activities occupy 50 percent or more of the total occupied space of the property, (b) permit office, retail and housing uses subject to certain conditions, and (c) permit displacement of PDR space or demolition of an industrial building only if it is demonstrated that the building is unsound or if the new building increases the amount of PDR space; imposing the same controls as nonbinding policies on specific lots within the Showplace Square area that are identified as Design Cluster on the accompanying map, except that design PDR are strongly encouraged and the displacement of PDR space and demolition of an industrial building are particularly discouraged in the case of an historical brick building; adopting findings.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
041487 1 Mayor’s Office on DisabilityOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending the title to Chapter 2A, Article 1 to add the Department of Administrative Services and by adding a new Section 2A.22 to Chapter 2A, Article 1 to create the Mayor’s Office on Disability and place it within the Department of Administrative Services and empower the Mayor’s Office on Disability to issue, subject to approval by ordinance of the Board of Supervisors, policies and procedures with respect to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (Public Law 101-336) and other disability rights laws and disability access regulations and codes.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
041579 2 Charter Amendment DeadlinesOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Section 305 of the Elections Code to require introduction of proposed Charter Amendments not less than 210 days prior to an election and to require an informational committee hearing regarding the proposed Charter Amendment no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days after introduction of the proposed Charter Amendment.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
041669 2 Appointment - Bay Area Air Quality Management District Board of DirectorsResolutionPassedResolution appointing Supervisor Chris Daly, term ending February 1, 2009, to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Board of Directors.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041678 1 Fourth Annual Youth Recognition DayInquiryFiledFourth Annual Youth Recognition Day Presentation.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
041275 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Revised Certificate of Determination of Exemption from Environmental Review - American Buddhist Cultural Society Building located at 1730-1750 Van Ness AvenueHearingKilledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department dated August 13, 2004, Case No. 2003.0657E, approving the proposed project to include: a renovation and vertical addition to the existing one-story-plus-mezzanine American Buddhist Cultural Society building; an expanded second level and construction of third and fourth levels for a total of four stories and a total height of approximately 70 feet; and add approximately 16,798 gross square feet (gsf) to the existing building for a total square footage of 27,758 gsf, located at 1730-1750 Van Ness Avenue, Assessor’s Block 0622, Lot 019. (Appellant: 1776 Sacramento Street Homeowners Association, represented by the Law Offices of Stephen M. Williams).CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
041276 1 Affirming the categorical exemption issued for 1730-1750 Van Ness AvenueMotionKilledMotion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the 1730-1750 Van Ness Avenue project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
041277 1 Disapproving the categorical exemption issued for 1730-1750 Van Ness AvenueMotionKilledMotion disapproving the determination by the Planning Department that the 1730-1750 Van Ness Avenue project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
041278 1 Preparation of findings related to the categorical exemption issued for 1730-1750 Van Ness AvenueMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings related to the appeal of the determination by the Planning Department that the 1730-1750 Van Ness Avenue project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
041652 1 Public Hearing - Appeal, Conditional Use - 829 Folsom StreetHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 16872 dated October 21, 2004, approving a conditional use authorization, Case No. 2003.0304C to: (1) Allow an 85-foot tall structure above the 40-foot base height under Planning Code Sections 263.11(b) and (e); (2) Allow dwelling units at a density greater than one unit per 200 square feet of lot area under Section 207.5; (3) Allow exceptions to the bulk limits of the 85-B Bulk District above 50 feet in height as stated in Planning Code Section 270 and pursuant to the Planning Code Section 271(a); (b) and (c); and (4) Provide off-street parking in excess of accessory amounts as defined in Planning Code Section 204.5 pursuant to Planning Code Section 157(a), (b), and (d). The site is within the RSD (Residential Service District), and is within a 40-X/85-B Height and Bulk District, and is subject to interim policies of the South of Market Housing/Mixed Use Overlay District per Resolution No. 16727, located at 829 Folsom Street, south side, between 4th and 5th Streets; Lot 091 in Assessor’s Block CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
041653 1 Appeal, Conditional Use - 829 Folsom StreetMotionKilledMotion approving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 16872, approving Conditional Use Application No. 2003.0304C on property located at 829 Folsom Street, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
041654 1 Appeal, Conditional Use - 829 Folsom StreetMotionKilledMotion disapproving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 16872, approving Conditional Use Application No. 2003.0304C on property located at 829 Folsom Street.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
041656 1 Environmental Review - 829 Folsom StreetMotionKilledMotion certifying review of Final Negative Declaration relating to proposed Conditional Use of Property at 829 Folsom Street, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
041655 1 Findings - 829 Folsom StreetMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to proposed Conditional Use Application No. 2003.0304C on property located at 829 Folsom Street, for action by the Board at its next meeting.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
041711 1 De-appropriate funding from the San Francisco Convention Facilities Management Visitors Bureau and reappropriate these funds to the Dept. of Public Health for Fiscal Year 2004-05.OrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the Annual Appropriation Ordinance by reducing the appropriation to the Convention Facilities Management Visitors Bureau for professional services in the amount of $3,660,500 for Fiscal Year 2004-05 and re-appropriating $2,525,000 to the Department of Public Health's primary care health services including Tom Waddell Clinic and to fund HIV/AIDS Services.RE-REFERREDPass Action details Not available
041664 1 Hunters Point Shipyard - Health Code - FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Health Code by adding section 3108 to authorize the Department of Public Health to charge fees to defray the costs of implementation of Article 31 of the Health Code and making environmental findings.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
041665 1 Hunters Point Shipyard - Subdivision Code - FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Subdivision Code by adding Sections 1615, 1649, and 1664(e) to establish fees to defray the costs of implementation of Subdivision Code, Division 3, Articles 1-8 and making environmental findings.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
041680 1 Supporting the Demands of Caregivers at Sutter Health HospitalsResolutionPassedResolution urging Sutter Health to join other northern California hospital systems to adopt new policies to better meet patient and Caregiver needs.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041681 1 Commending Deputy City Attorney Kevin Scott DickeyResolutionPassedResolution commending Kevin Scott Dickey for eight years of exemplary public service to San Francisco as a Deputy City Attorney, and wishing him well in his future endeavors at Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041685 1 Wells Fargo Loan for Façade Improvement ProgramResolutionPassedResolution approving the City's acceptance of a $500,000 Loan from Wells Fargo Bank for the purpose of providing low-interest Façade Improvement Loans in low-income neighborhoods of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041701 1 Supporting AB19 - Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage ActResolutionPassedResolution urging the California Assembly and Senate and the Governor of California to support Assembly Bill 19 (AB19), the “Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Act”, which defines marriage as a civil contract between two people.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041702 1 United Church of Christ AdResolutionPassedResolution urging CBS and NBC to rescind their decisions to reject airing of the United Church of Christ advertisement promoting tolerance and acceptance of same-sex couples.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041704 1 Commending John Arntz and the Department of ElectionsResolutionPassedResolution commending John Arntz and the Department of Elections for their outstanding accomplishments.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041705 1 Urging the City Controller to provide comprehensive information regarding City Committees, Subcommittees, Task Forces and BoardsResolutionPassedResolution urging the City Controller to provide comprehensive information regarding City Committees, Subcommittees, Task Forces and Boards.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041706 1 Accept-Expend Federal/State Grant - Threat Management/Stalking Vertical Prosecution ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $116,638 through the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, Criminal Justice Programs Division, for the operation of a program entitled “Threat Management/Stalking Vertical Prosecution Program.”ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041707 1 Commending David HardimanResolutionPassedResolution commending David Hardiman on the occasion of his retirement.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041708 1 Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.)ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Chief of Police for the City and County of San Francisco to accept and expend grant funds made available through the U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs for a project entitled Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.).ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041710 1 Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Spousal Abuser Prosecution ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $95,033 through the California Department of Justice for a program entitled “Spousal Abuser Prosecution Program.”ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041721 1 Apply for Whale Tail State Grant from the California Coastal CommissionResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to apply for a grant in the amount of $50,000 from the California Coastal Commission for teaching San Francisco students about water pollution prevention and protecting our bay, ocean and coast.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041722 1 Support Smoke Free MoviesResolutionPassedResolution supporting smoke free movies.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041723 1 Commending the San Francisco Public Library for Prop 14 FundsResolutionPassedResolution commending the San Francisco Public Library for securing $9.7 million from state Proposition 14 funds for the renovation of the historic Richmond branch library and construction of a new Ingleside branch library.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041699 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
041700 1 Emergency Declaration Concurrence Influenza VaccineMotionPassedMotion concurring in the October 12, 2004 Declaration of the Existence of a Local Emergency for Limited Purposes by the Mayor, and in the actions taken to meet the emergency.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
041618 1 Emperor Norton BridgeResolutionPassedResolution urging the California Department of Transportation and members of the California Assembly and Senate to name the new additions to the San Francisco Bay Bridge in honor of Emperor Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041709 1 Endorsing efforts between WestEd, Stanford Medical Center, and the SFUSD to collaborate on a five year research study on traumaResolutionPassedResolution endorsing efforts between WestEd, Stanford Medical Center, and the San Francisco Unified School District to collaborate on a five year research study on trauma and its effects on learning and executive functions in hopes of improving the cognitive learning functions of children effected by violence.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
041709 2 Endorsing efforts between WestEd, Stanford Medical Center, and the SFUSD to collaborate on a five year research study on traumaResolutionPassedResolution endorsing efforts between WestEd, Stanford Medical Center, and the San Francisco Unified School District to collaborate on a five year research study on trauma and its effects on learning and executive functions in hopes of improving the cognitive learning functions of children effected by violence.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
041740 1 Reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise ProgramOrdinancePassedEmergency ordinance reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program set forth in Chapter 14A of the San Francisco Administrative Code; suspending Chapter 12D.A; providing for data collection to ensure nondiscrimination in City contracting; and adopting a declaration of emergency.   Action details Not available
041741 1 Castro Street and Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial Districts – Exemption of certain entertainment permits from the conditional use processOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 715.48 and Section 721.48 to provide that existing bars in the Castro Street and Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial Districts will be allowed to apply for and receive a place of entertainment permit from the Entertainment Commission without obtaining conditional use authorization from the Planning Commission if they can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Entertainment Commission that they have been in regular operation as an entertainment use prior to January 1, 2004; adopting findings.   Action details Not available
041742 1 Deletion of a street flower market location on Market Street at Fifth StreetOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Public Works Code Article 5, Section 155 to delete the flower market location on the south side of Market Street within 100 feet of the west line of 5th Street.   Action details Not available
041745 1 Regulating Skateboard RidingOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Traffic Code by amending section 100 (Ord. No. 300-98) so that it no longer applies to skateboard riders; repealing a second section 100 (Ord. No. 385-98); repealing sections 100.1 through 100.6, which established a pilot program regulating roller and in-line skaters that has now expired; and adding a new section 100.1, regulating the riding of skateboards in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
041748 1 Development AgreementsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 56.2 and 56.3 to allow a housing project to enter into a Development Agreement with the City if the project has a minimum of 1,000 units, includes two or more buildings, will be built on a site exceeding two and one-half acres, and provides public benefits beyond those achievable through existing ordinances and regulations; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.   Action details Not available
041751 1 Appropriate funds for the Human Services Agency’s CalWORKS, In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) and Medi-Cal ProgramsOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $5,988,448 from current year federal and state revenue allocations for the CalWORKS, In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) and Medi-Cal programs to fund various program requirements including staffing; breakdown of the amounts per program are $1,539,670 to CalWORKS, $2,306,369 to IHSS and $2,142,409 to Medi-Cal programs for fiscal year 2004-05.   Action details Not available
041746 1 Accept-Expend Federal GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $989,477 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) for the purpose of integrating the case management system for the JUSTIS Project. The new system will integrate the case management systems serving the Police, Sheriff, District Attorney, Public Defender, Adult Probation and the Superior Court. It will make the sharing of information within the criminal justice community easier, more efficient and accurate.   Action details Not available
041747 1 Installation of four-way stop signs - Hyde and Vallejo StreetsResolutionKilledResolution designating the intersection of Hyde and Vallejo Streets as a four-way stop intersection.   Action details Not available
041749 1 Parking Regulations - Fell StreetResolutionPassedResolution enacting parking regulations on a portion of Fell Street. TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING AT ANYTIME - ESTABLISH Fell Street, south side, from 10 east of Masonic Avenue to 60 feet east of Masonic Avenue (50 foot zone).   Action details Not available
041753 1 Urging acceptance of Pritikin Mansion as San Francisco’s official ‘Mayoral Residence.’ResolutionFiledResolution urging the acceptance of Pritikin Mansion as San Francisco’s official ‘Mayoral Residence’ on the condition that an agreement is worked out between the City and Robert C. Pritikin. Further that such an agreement should be brought before the Board by or before April 30th, 2005 for final approval.   Action details Not available
041756 1 Early Retirement of City EmployeesResolutionPassedResolution urging the Mayor to utilize cost savings accrued through the early retirement of fifty (50) City employees through the Early Retirement Program established by Proposition “F” in 2003 to maintain current Recreation and Parks Directors, Senior Escort Employees and Environmental Control Officers.   Action details Not available
041757 1 Urging the implementation of measures to prevent the consumption of lead tainted candy by children in San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution urging the United States Food and Drug Administration, the California Department of Health Services, and the San Francisco Department of Public Health to implement measures to prevent the consumption of lead tainted candy by children in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
041758 1 Appointing Youth to the Library CommissionResolutionPassedResolution urging the Mayor to stand by his commitment to the youth of San Francisco by appointing youth to the Library Commission.   Action details Not available
041759 1 Amending conditions for Maiden Lane alley closureResolutionPassedResolution amending conditions for Maiden Lane alley closure by eliminating requirements for fourteen foot access lane and for posting a guard at entry gates; amending signage requirements at entry gates and hours of table service; and replacing references to the Maiden Lane Association with the Union Square Association.   Action details Not available
041760 1 Commending Health District Environmental Health InspectorsResolutionPassedResolution commending Health District Four Health Inspectors for their dedication and commitment to ensuring safe and healthy living and working environments for San Franciscans living in Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf, North Beach and the Financial District.   Action details Not available
041761 1 Opposing the Assembly Constitutional Amendment Bill 5ResolutionPassedResolution opposing Assembly Constitutional Amendment Bill 5, regarding benefit plans for union workers.   Action details Not available
040329 1 Conditional approval of an historical property contract for the Chronicle Building Market Street - The Chronicle BuildingResolutionKilledResolution under Chapter 71 of the San Francisco Administrative Code, conditionally approving an historical property contract between 690 HTC LLC and 690B LLC, the owners of the existing Chronicle Building, a structure with an eleven story tower and adjoining sixteen story tower located at 690 Market Street, also known as conditional Landmark No. 243 and the City and County of San Francisco, conditionally authorizing the Director of Planning and the Assessor to execute an historical property contract at such time as the Chronicle Building becomes Landmark 243, the Board of Supervisors determines that the rehabilitation plan for the Chronicle Building has been completed, and the City is fully compensated for its time and material costs in processing and administering the application for an historical property contract for the Chronicle Building.   Action details Not available
041762 1 Accept-Expend Federal/State Grant – Victim/ Witness Assistance ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $90,654 through the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, Criminal Justice Programs Division, for the operation of a program entitled “Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution Program.”   Action details Not available
041739 1 Hearing - Emergency ordinance reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise ProgramHearingFiledHearing to consider the possible adoption of an emergency ordinance reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program set forth in Chapter 14A of the San Francisco Administrative Code; suspending Chapter 12D.A; providing for data collection to ensure nondiscrimination in City contracting; and adopting a declaration of emergency.   Action details Not available
041744 1 Widening of Martin Luther King Drive in Golden Gate ParkHearingFiledHearing to inquire into the procedures and the legality of the process used in recommending the widening of Martin Luther King Drive in Golden Gate Park, the parking garage entrances as well as reviewing alternatives to current recommendations for the southern entry into the Golden Gate Concourse Garage.   Action details Not available
041750 1 Types of federal funding resources available to the City and County for childhood nutritionHearingFiledHearing to understand what types of federal funding resources are available to the City and County for childhood nutrition. In particular, (1) Is the City maximizing its efforts to aggressively pursue all the federal funding streams? (2) How many of the funding resources does the City currently receive? (3) Is the City leveraging everything it can to provide adequate nutrition for children? (4) What is preventing us from maximizing all the resources out there? (5) What are the barriers?   Action details Not available
041752 1 S.F. Asthma Task Force Environmental Committee RecommendationsHearingFiledHearing on the status of response and implementation by the San Francisco Housing Authority on the recommendations submitted to them by the San Francisco Asthma Task Force Environmental Committee.   Action details Not available
041738 1 Emergency Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program – January 25, 2005, Committee of the WholeMotionPassedMotion for the Board of Supervisors to convene as a committee of the whole on January 25, 2005, at 4:00 p.m. to accept public testimony concerning the possible adoption of an emergency ordinance reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program set forth in Chapter 14A of the San Francisco Administrative Code; suspending Chapter 12D.A; providing for data collection to ensure nondiscrimination in City contracting; and adopting a declaration of emergency.   Action details Not available
041743 1 Approving temporary modification to the Legislative Chamber Seating for the President and the Clerk of the Board to accommodate accessibilityMotionPassedMotion approving temporary modification to the Legislative Chamber seating for the President and the Clerk of the Board to accommodate accessibility.   Action details Not available
041754 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
041755 1 Emergency Declaration Concurrence – Influenza VaccineMotionPassedMotion concurring in the October 12, 2004 Declaration of the Existence of a Local Emergency for Limited Purposes by the Mayor, and in the actions taken to meet the emergency.   Action details Not available
041648 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Steve PotterOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Steve Potter against the City and County of San Francisco for $50,000 paid to the City and County of San Francisco by Cross-Defendant OneBeacon; the lawsuit was filed on March 20, 2003 in the United States District Court, Case No. C03-1217 MEJ; entitled Steve Potter, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al; other material terms of said settlement are Cross-Defendant OneBeacon will pay $195,000 to plaintiff and plaintiff's counsel and $100,000 to co-defendant Palace of Fine Arts Theater League.   Action details Not available
041659 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Linda VaccarezzaOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Linda Vaccarezza against the City and County of San Francisco for $835,000; the lawsuit was filed on 3/12/04 in United States District Court, Case No. C04-1021; entitled Linda Vaccarezza v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
041663 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Quynh Le, et al., v. CCSF, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Quynh Le, Weston Ngo, Candance Phan and Candance Phan as Guardian Ad Litem of Geoffrey Ngo, a minor and Brittany Ngo, a minor against the City and County of San Francisco for a total payment of $28,000.00; the lawsuit was filed on May 30, 2003 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 420-933; entitled Quynh Le, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
041651 1 Expand treatment capacity for methamphetamine abuse in San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to accept retroactively and expend grant funds in the amount of $497,910 from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (CSAT/SAMHSA) to expand treatment capacity for methamphetamine abuse in San Francisco and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of September 30, 2004, to September 29, 2005.   Action details Not available
041657 1 Grant of Federal FundsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $3,976,400 of Section 115 funds from the Federal Transit Administration for the Municipal Railway’s Radio System Replacement and Third Street Phase 1 construction projects, excluding administrative overhead costs.   Action details Not available
041658 1 Contract funds to support sustainable school-based health careResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Balboa Teen Health Center, Community Health Programs for Youth (SFDPH), to enter retroactively into an agreement with Public Health Institute, California School Health Centers Association (PHI/CSHC) the primary contractor, and expend funds in the amount of $18,820 to support advocacy at the local, state, and national levels for sustainable school-based health care; for the period of August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2005.   Action details Not available
041660 1 Accept-Expend Federal GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $30,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency to develop the San Francisco Green Healthcare Working Group consisting of local healthcare professionals and to facilitate ongoing meetings to conduct hands-on training to its members on a broad range of pollution prevention and resource conservation strategies.   Action details Not available
041662 1 Settlement of Claim - Third Street LoftsResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Third Street Lofts against San Francisco for $100,000; claim was filed on March 11, 2003.   Action details Not available