Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/24/2005 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Legislative Chamber - Second Floor City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
Regular Meeting
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050350 1 Appropriate funds to pay for litigation fees associated with the Residential Hotel Unit Conversion/Demolition Ordinance for FY2004-05OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $300,000 from the Residential Preservation Fund Account, within the Building Inspection Fund’s Repair & Demolition subfund, to pay for litigation fees associated with the defense of the Residential Hotel Unit Conversion and Demolition Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2004-2005.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
050735 1 Appropriate bond sale proceeds from the sale of 2000 Branch Library Improvement Program Bond - 3rd Series to fund the improvement and construction of San Francisco Public Library facilitiesOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating, and placing on reserve, $35,801,823 of bond sale proceeds from the 2000 Branch Library Improvement Program Bond – 3rd Series to fund the improvement and construction of San Francisco Public Library facilities for current fiscal year 2004-05.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
050736 1 Appropriate General Obligation Bond sale proceeds to fund the acquisition, construction and/or reconstruction of San Francisco Zoo facilities and propertiesOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating, and placing on reserve, $7,505,000 in General Obligation Bond sale proceeds to fund the acquisition, construction and/or reconstruction of San Francisco Zoo facilities, properties and all other works (as part of 1997 Proposition C) for current fiscal year 2004-05.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
050734 1 Appropriate bond sale proceeds from the 1995 Steinhart Aquarium Bond and 2nd series sale of the 2000 Academy Facility Improvement Bond to fund the reconstruction, renovation and other construction for the California Academy of SciencesOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating, and placing on reserve, $29,245,000 of 1995 Steinhart Aquarium (Series - 2005) and $79,370,000 of 2000 Academy of Sciences (2nd Series – 2005) bond sales proceeds, for a total of $108,615,000, to fund the reconstruction, renovation and other construction for California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park for current fiscal year 2004-05.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
050743 1 Grant of Federal Funds - MTAResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $744,000 of Federal Building Fund grant funds from the U.S. General Services Administration for the Municipal Railway’s Radio System Replacement Project, excluding administrative overhead costs.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050166 2 Liquor License Transfer, 2118 Union StreetResolutionPassedResolution determining that the transfer of a type 20 off-sale beer and wine license to Christina Lundberg and Jim Adams, for WineStyles located at 2118 Union Street from 335 Powell Street, will serve the public convenience and necessity of the people of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business and Professions Code, with conditions.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050498 1 Three-Way Stop at Frederick and Willard StreetsResolutionPassedResolution urging Department of Parking and Traffic to implement a three-way stop at Frederick and Willard Streets.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050543 1 STOP IntersectionsResolutionPassedResolution designating certain intersections as "STOP" intersections. STOP SIGNS - ESTABLISH Faxon Avenue, Elmwood Way and Southwood Drive, making this uncontrolled five-legged intersection an All-Way STOP; Kansas Street at Vermont/22nd Street, making this uncontrolled intersection an All-Way STOP; Persia Avenue and London Street, stopping Persia Avenue at London Street making this intersection an All-Way STOP; and, 17th Street and Alabama Street, stopping 17th Street at Alabama Street, making this intersection an all-way STOP.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050544 1 Parking RegulationsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations. PERPENDICULAR PARKING – ESTABLISH Andover Street, east side, from the southern property line of 717 Andover Street to the northern property line of 779 Andover Street. NO PARKING, 7 AM TO 6 PM, EXCEPT SUNDAY - RESCIND TOW-AWAY, NO PARKING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH Sheridan Street, south side, between 9th and 10th Streets. UNMETERED MOTORCYCLE PARKING - ESTABLISH 27th Street, north side, between the driveways of 318 and 322 - 324 27th Street (9 foot zone, accommodating 2 motorcycle parking spaces). UNMETERED MOTORCYCLE PARKING - ESTABLISH Shotwell Street, east side, in front of 337-339 Shotwell Street (18 foot zone, accommodating 6 motorcycles). RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "W" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH York Street, east side, between 19th and 20th Streets (700 block); and, Rhode Island Street, both sides, between 24th and 25th Streets (1300 block). TOW-AWAY NO STOPPING, 7 AM TO 7 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY - RESCIND TOW-AWAY NO STOPPINADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050545 1 Traffic RegulationsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets. MULTIPLE TURN LANES - RESCIND Beale Street, southbound, at Mission Street; Battery Street, southbound, at Clay Street; Clay Street, eastbound, at Battery Street; and, Kearny Street, northbound, at Bush Street. NO TURN ON RED, 4 PM TO 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY – RESCIND NO TURN ON RED, 4 PM TO 7 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - ESTABLISH 8th Street at Bryant Street LEFT LANE MUST TURN LEFT - ESTABLISH Franklin Street, northbound, at Bay StreetADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050555 1 Traffic Regulations - Bike Lanes on Lake StreetResolutionPassedResolution enacting bike lanes on Lake Street. BIKE LANES - ESTABLISH Lake Street, both directions, between Arguello Boulevard and 3rd Avenue.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050564 2 Liquor License, 740 Clementina StreetResolutionPassedResolution determining that the issuance of a type 20 off-sale beer and wine license to Peter W. Langenstein for Peloton Services, Inc., located at 740 Clementina Street, will serve the public convenience and necessity of the people of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business and Professions Code, with conditions.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050618 2 Liquor License, 1327 Polk StreetResolutionPassedResolution determining that the issuance of a Type 42 on-sale beer and wine license to William Bigelow, for S.N.O.B. located at 1327 Polk Street, will serve the public convenience and necessity of the people of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business and Professions Code, with conditions.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
041741 2 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.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
050662 2 Appointment - Urban Forestry CouncilResolutionPassedResolution appointing Lena Miller, term ending April 5, 2007, to the Urban Forestry Council.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050809 2 Appointment - Bicycle Advisory CommitteeResolutionPassedResolution appointing Andrew Bindman, term ending November 19, 2006, to the Bicycle Advisory Committee.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050813 2 Appointment - Sunshine Ordinance Task ForceResolutionPassedResolution appointing Bruce Wolfe and Nicholas Mueller, terms ending April 27, 2006 and Marjorie Ann Williams, term ending April 27, 2007, to the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050806 2 Appointment - Animal Control and Welfare CommissionResolutionPassedResolution appointing Gerald Yeager, Sherri Franklin and Richard Schulke, terms ending April 30, 2007, to the Animal Control and Welfare Commission.DIVIDED  Action details Not available
050806 3 Appointment - Animal Control and Welfare CommissionResolutionPassedResolution appointing Gerald Yeager, Sherri Franklin and Richard Schulke, terms ending April 30, 2007, to the Animal Control and Welfare Commission.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
050962 1 Appointment - Animal Control and Welfare CommissionResolutionPassedResolution appointing William Hamilton term ending April 30, 2007 to the Animal Control and Welfare Commission, residency requirement waived.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050912 1 Adopting findings related to affirming the categorical exemption for 2506 Union StreetMotionPassedMotion adopting findings affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the 2506 Union Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
050913 1 Adopting findings related to affirming the categorical exemption for 755-22nd AvenueMotionPassedMotion adopting findings affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the 755-22nd Avenue project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
050745 1 Water RatesOrdinancePassedOrdinance approving revised schedule of rates to be charged by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for water service to its retail customers inside and outside the City and County of San Francisco.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
050329 1 Parking PermitsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Traffic Code sections 308, 308.1, 308.3, and repealing section 314, to: clarify the requirements for issuance of Residential Parking Permits; increase parking permit fees for Residential Parking Permits and Health Care Worker Permits to sixty dollars ($60) if purchased in the first six months of the permit year or thirty dollars ($30) if purchased in the last six months of the permit year; increase Educational Institution Permits to sixty dollars ($60) for each permit regardless of the date of purchase or repurchase; increase temporary parking permit fees for Residential Parking Permits to twenty dollars ($20) for each week for up to four weeks or forty dollars ($40) for a four week permit; increase visitor parking permit fees for Residential Parking Permits to five dollars ($5) per day, twenty dollars ($20) for two consecutive weeks, thirty dollars ($30) for four consecutive weeks, forty dollars ($40) for six consecutive weeks, or fifty dollars ($50) for eight consecutive weeks; and, delete previous permit fee amounts.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050371 1 Contractor Permit FeeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Traffic Code section 202.C to add a provision that contractor permits may be issued for six consecutive months that begin on December 1st, to delete a provision that no more than five additional contractor permits may be issued to any contractor who is not eligible to apply for exclusive temporary use of parking meter zones, and to increase the contractor parking permit fee from $325 to $500 if purchased in the first six months of the year and from $225 to $250 if purchased in the last six months of the permit year.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050372 2 Parking Fine Penalty ScheduleOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Traffic Code section 132 to increase penalties for various parking related violations, and to correct the penalties for Vehicle Code sections 22523A and 22523B by decreasing the penalties to $200 and section 22526B by decreasing the penalty to $100.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050370 2 Parking Meter RatesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Traffic Code by amending Section 203.1 to increase the rate for parking meters in Parking Meter Area Number One to three dollars ($3.00) an hour, by amending Sections 203.2 and 203.4 to increase the rate for parking meters in Parking Meter Areas Numbers Two and Four to two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) an hour, and by amending Section 203.3 to increase the rate for parking meters in Parking Meter Area Number Three to one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) an hour.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050215 2 Revision of the recourse hearing procedures for public work prevailing wage violationsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Administrative Code Section 6.22, at subsection 6.22(E)(8)(c), to revise the recourse hearing procedures for contractors challenging forfeitures for prevailing wage violations on public work projects.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
041766 1 Airport Concession LeaseResolutionPassedResolution approving Amendment No. 5 to the Post-Security Master Retail/Duty Free Concession in the New International Terminal Building Lease No. 99-0035 between DFS Group, L.P. and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050554 1 Traffic Regulations - Potrero Avenue CorridorResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding various parking and traffic regulations on the Potrero Avenue Corridor including lane reductions, crosswalk improvements, north and south bound bicycle lanes and a northbound bus lane at various locations on Potrero Avenue, between 17th and 25th Streets. BIKE LANES - ESTABLISH Potrero Avenue, northbound and southbound from 17th Street to 50 feet south of 25th Street; BUS, TAXI AND RIGHT TURN ONLY LANE - ESTABLISH Potrero Avenue, northbound, from 220 feet south of 23rd Street to 100 feet north of 22nd Street; NO LEFT TURNS - ESTABLISH Potrero Avenue, northbound, at 23rd Street; Potrero Avenue, northbound, at 25th Street; Potrero Avenue, southbound, into San Francisco General Hospital driveway south of 21st Street; NO LEFT TURNS - RESCIND Potrero Avenue, southbound, at 17th Street; NO LEFT TURNS 3:30 PM TO 7 PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - RESCIND Potrero Avenue, northbound, at 24th Street. NO U-TURNS - ESTABLISH Potrero Avenue, southbound, at 22nd Street; Potrero Avenue, northbound, at 22nd Street.; TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050547 1 Soil Boring and Well Regulation OrdinanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by deleting Section 659 and adding a new Article 12B to establish a regulatory program for the construction, modification, operation, and destruction of soil borings and wells, including both non-production and water wells, to protect the public health and safety and the integrity of the City’s groundwater resources by requiring anyone who proposes to construct, modify, operate, maintain or destroy a well or soil boring to obtain a permit; amending Section 249.13 of the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code to set forth the annual fee for the permit; and amending Section 3101 of the Health Code to renumber the reference to section 659 of the Health Code to Article 12B.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050592 3 Supporting non-discrimination in health care services for Transgender peopleResolutionPassedResolution supporting non-discrimination in health care services for Transgender people, and endorsing AB 1586.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050786 2 Allocation of McKinney-Vento FundsResolutionPassedResolution urging the City to keep an open dialogue with the homeless community to ensure effective decision making and to comply with requests made by the McKinney Subcontractors for the allocation and oversight of the McKinney-Vento Targeted Homeless Assistance Grant funding.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050573 1 Deleting References to Traffic Zone No. 1OrdinancePassedOrdinance repealing San Francisco Traffic Code sections 3.6, 10, 20, 35, 88, and 89, and amending San Francisco Police Code section 1320.10, to delete references to Traffic Zone No. 1.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050349 3 Bicycle Plan Policy Framework adoption and related General Plan amendmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco General Plan in connection with the San Francisco Bicycle Plan: Policy Framework; adopting environmental findings and findings that the General Plan amendment is consistent with the General Plan and eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1; adopting the Bicycle Plan: Policy Framework; and authorizing official acts in connection thereto.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050432 1 Grant of Federal Funds - MTAResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency Board to accept and expend $9,200,000 of Federal Formula Section 5307 Capital Assistance for the purchase of an Overhead Lines Maintenance Facility and for required renovations to the property, excluding administrative overhead costs.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050816 1 Confirming Edwin Lee as City AdministratorMotionPassedMotion confirming Edwin Lee as City Administrator.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
050820 2 Off-Site Government Audit and Oversight Committee Meeting on June 18, 2005, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the California State Building Auditorium, 455 Golden Gate AvenueMotionPassedMotion scheduling a special off-site meeting of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Saturday, June 18, 2005, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the California State Building Auditorium, 455 Golden Gate Avenue, for the purpose of receiving community input regarding the status of Laguna Honda Hospital.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
050823 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.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
050822 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.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
050872 1 Declaring May 2005, Elder Abuse Awareness MonthResolutionPassedResolution declaring May 2005 to be "Elder Abuse Awareness Month" in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050873 1 Declaring May 2005, Hepatitis Awareness MonthResolutionPassedResolution declaring May 2005 to be "Hepatitis Awareness Month" in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050874 1 Commending Dave GarrisonResolutionPassedResolution commending Dave Garrison for his commitment to San Francisco and for his years of service on behalf of his family and the community.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050885 1 Urging Municipal Transportation Agency to make all enrolled San Francisco High School students eligible for their youth rateResolutionPassedResolution urging the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to make all enrolled San Francisco High School students eligible for their youth rate and to allow all current student identification cards as valid forms of identification.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050890 1 Commending the SF Food Bank, St. Anthony Foundation, and Project Open HandResolutionPassedResolution commending the San Francisco Food Bank, St. Anthony Foundation and Project Open Hand as well as more than 450 programs that distribute food in recognizing June 7, 2005 As National Hunger Awareness Day in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050892 1 Public Scoping Meeting - 55 Laguna StreetResolutionPassedResolution urging the Planning Department to hold a public scoping meeting for the environmental review of the proposed project at 55 Laguna Street Housing Project.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050895 1 Opposing the Reauthorization of Patriot Act ProvisionsResolutionPassedResolution urging Senator Barbara Boxer, Senator Dianne Feinstein and U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi to oppose any attempts to expand the Patriot Act, to prevent the reauthorization of any Patriot Act provisions, and to allow Patriot Act provisions to expire.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050896 1 Endorsing and expanding MTA "Class Pass" program by offering discount Muni Fast Passes to students/staff/faculty of local colleges and universitiesResolutionPassedResolution endorsing the expansion of the Municipal Transportation Agency's (MTA) "Class Pass" program by developing more fare-free transit partnerships with San Francisco colleges and universities.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050898 1 Endorsing State Legislation AB 749ResolutionPassedResolution endorsing Assembly Bill 749, introduced by Assemblyman Mark Leno, and urging the California State Legislature and the Governor of California to support this bill.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050899 1 Endorsing State Legislation AB 852ResolutionPassedResolution endorsing Assembly Bill 852, introduced by Assemblyman Mark Leno, and urging the California State Legislature and the Governor of California to support this bill.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050900 1 Sari Jo Wade DayResolutionPassedResolution declaring June 10, 2005 Sari Jo Wade Day in the City and County of San Francisco in honor of her extraordinary career and dedicated service toward improving the public welfare of the children and families of this City.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050886 1 Committee of the Whole - Health service reductions (Bielenson Hearing) June 21, 2005 at 3:00 p.m.MotionPassedMotion scheduling the Board to sit as a Committee of the Whole to consider health service reductions (Bielenson Hearing), to be held on June 21, 2005 at 3:00 p.m.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
050904 1 Final Map for Blocks 9, 9A, 10 and 10A, Planned Development, Mission Bay SouthMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map, Planned Development, Mission Bay (Blocks 9, 9A, 10 and 10A), a five-lot subdivision, being a Planned Development of Assessor’s Block 8719, Lot 1 and a merger and resubdivision of Block 8720, lots 1 and 11; approving a public improvement agreement and easements related to the final map; and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1 and the Mission Bay South Redevelopment Plan and Plan Documents.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
050888 1 Arts Task Force AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution adding a non-voting member from the Film Commission to the Arts Advisory Task Force who shall be appointed by the Mayor of San Francisco.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
050888 2 Arts Task Force AppointmentResolutionPassedResolution adding a non-voting member from the Film Commission to the Arts Advisory Task Force who shall be appointed by the Mayor of San Francisco.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
050884 1 Congratulating S.F. Archbishop William Levada on his appointment as the new prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of FaithResolutionFiledResolution congratulating San Francisco Archbishop William Levada on his appointment as the highest-ranking American in Catholic church history, the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith.REFERRED  Action details Not available
050897 1 Adopting findings related to the final subdivision map disapproval for property located at 400-410 Vallejo StreetMotionFiledMotion adopting findings related to the disapproval of a final subdivision map for a 6-unit condominium subdivision for property located at 400-410 Vallejo Street (Assessor's Block 133, Lot 11).REFERRED  Action details Not available
050893 1 Conform Environmental Guidelines to Transit First PolicyResolutionFiledResolution urging the Planning Commission to set policy directing the Environmental Review Officer to modify local Environmental Review guidelines to remove the requirement that an Environmental Impact Report is required when a lane of automobile traffic is replaced with a bicycle or pedestrian facility under certain circumstances.REFERRED  Action details Not available
050875 1 Commending Saint Ignatius College Preparatory on its 150 years of Jesuit EducationResolutionPassedResolution commending Saint Ignatius College Preparatory on its 150 years of Jesuit Education in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050894 1 Vigilante Border PatrolResolutionPassedResolution opposing Governor Schwarzenegger's support of the Minuteman Project and urging the State Attorney General as well as the State Legislature to take any necessary actions to prevent any form of vigilante patrol at the California-Mexico border.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
050894 2 Vigilante Border PatrolResolutionPassedResolution opposing Governor Schwarzenegger's support of the Minuteman Project and urging the State Attorney General as well as the State Legislature to take any necessary actions to prevent any form of vigilante patrol at the California-Mexico border.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
050889 1 Rejecting the MTA BudgetMotionFailedMotion rejecting the Municipal Transportation Agency's proposed FY 2005-2006 budget, finding that the public was deprived access to the MTA budget decision making process, requesting the MTA Board of Directors act on its budget at its next meeting, and urging the MTA to present a revised budget that does not increase commuter fares or lay off transit operators by June 16th.APPROVEDFail Action details Not available
050915 1 Appropriate funding from the General Fund Reserve to fund Homeless Drop-In Services for the Department of Human Services for fiscal year 2004-05OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $51,000 from the General Fund Reserve to fund Homeless Drop-In Services for the Department of Human Services for fiscal year 2004-05.   Action details Not available
050917 1 Planning Department fee increases and permit surcharge to cover costs of appeals to the Board of SupervisorsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 352 and 355 and by amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section 31.22 to increase planning fees and add a surcharge to compensate the City for the costs of appeals to the Board of Supervisors; making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
050919 1 Capital Planning FundOrdinancePassedOrdinance establishing a Capital Planning Fund to Receive and Expend Funds for Preliminary Design, Planning and Cost-Estimating of Major Capital Expenditure Projects.   Action details Not available
050920 1 San Francisco Capital Planning Plan and CommitteeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by repealing Sections 3.20, 3.21, 3.22 and 3.23 in their entirety; adding new Sections 3.20 and 3.21 to establish a requirement for a ten-year capital plan and to replace the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee with the Capital Planning Committee, to assign administrative responsibilities to the City Administrator, to broaden committee membership, and to clarify the committee's mission.   Action details Not available
050921 1 Waiver of payment of fees for police and fire services for 2004 Juneteenth FestivalOrdinanceFiledOrdinance waiving payment of police and fire services incurred by the San Francisco Juneteenth Committee for the production of the 2004 Juneteenth Festival.   Action details Not available
050922 1 Payroll Expense Tax Exclusion for qualified clean energy technology businessesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Payroll Expense Tax Ordinance to establish a tax exclusion for qualified clean energy technology businesses, as specified.   Action details Not available
050932 1 Street Resurfacing, Pedestrian Safety and Access Improvement Bond Special ElectionOrdinancePassedOrdinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco (the “City”) on Tuesday, November 8, 2005, for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the City a proposition to incur the following bonded debt of the City: Two Hundred and Eight Million Dollars ($208,000,000) to finance street reconstruction, pavement renovation, disabled access curb ramp construction, sidewalk and street improvements, street structure rehabilitation and improvements, pedestrian safety street and signal improvements, street improvements for bicycle use and all other structures and improvements necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes; finding that the estimated costs of such proposed projects are and will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue of the City and will require expenditures greater than the amount allowed therefor by the annual tax levy; reciting the estimated cost of such proposed project; fixing the date of election and the manner of holding such election and the procedure for voting for or against the p   Action details Not available
050935 1 Authorizing permits to exempt itinerant School District teachers and administrators from Residential Parking Permit regulationsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Traffic Code by amending section 308.3 to authorize the Director of Parking and Traffic to issue permits that would exempt itinerant teachers and designated school administrators employed by the San Francisco Unified School District from Residential Permit Parking regulations, and setting a fee for such permits.   Action details Not available
050884 1 Congratulating S.F. Archbishop William Levada on his appointment as the new prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of FaithResolutionFiledResolution congratulating San Francisco Archbishop William Levada on his appointment as the highest-ranking American in Catholic church history, the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith.   Action details Not available
050897 1 Adopting findings related to the final subdivision map disapproval for property located at 400-410 Vallejo StreetMotionFiledMotion adopting findings related to the disapproval of a final subdivision map for a 6-unit condominium subdivision for property located at 400-410 Vallejo Street (Assessor's Block 133, Lot 11).   Action details Not available
050893 1 Conform Environmental Guidelines to Transit First PolicyResolutionFiledResolution urging the Planning Commission to set policy directing the Environmental Review Officer to modify local Environmental Review guidelines to remove the requirement that an Environmental Impact Report is required when a lane of automobile traffic is replaced with a bicycle or pedestrian facility under certain circumstances.   Action details Not available
050916 1 Policy and Program Recommendations for Community Choice Aggregation Implementation PlanResolutionFiledResolution submitting Policy and Program Recommendations for a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) Implementation Plan and approving a CCA Implementation Plan (IP).   Action details Not available
050923 1 Resolution of Intention to form the Noe Valley Community Benefit District (CBD)ResolutionPassedResolution declaring the intention of the Board of Supervisors to establish a property-based business improvement district to be known as the “Noe Valley Community Benefit District (CBD),” to order the levy and collection of a multi-year assessment, and setting a time and place for a public hearing thereon.   Action details Not available
050924 1 Resolution of Intention to form the Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit District (CBD)ResolutionPassedResolution declaring the intention of the Board of Supervisors to establish a property-based business improvement district to be known as the “Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit District (CBD),” to order the levy and collection of a multi-year assessment, and setting a time and place for a public hearing thereon.   Action details Not available
050934 1 Ground Lease of Redevelopment Agency Land for 275 10th Street Supportive HousingResolutionPassedResolution approving the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco’s lease of land at Assessor’s Block 3518, Lots 14, 17 and 29, San Francisco, California (the “Site”), to EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES OF SAN FRANCISCO, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation, for 65 years for the purpose of developing housing for very low income households; adopting findings pursuant to Section 33433 of the California Community Redevelopment Law.   Action details Not available
050936 1 Interdepartmental jurisdictional transfer of Hayes Green ParkResolutionPassedResolution transferring jurisdiction over Hayes Green Park, located on Octavia Boulevard, between Hayes Street and Fell Street, from the Department of Public Works to the Recreation and Park Department for park and open space uses; adopting Findings pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act; and adopting Findings that the transfer of jurisdiction is consistent with the City’s General Plan and the Eight Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
050937 1 Accept-Expend Grant from Transportation Development Act (TDA) for Various Pedestrian and Bicycle ProjectsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Transportation of the Municipal Transportation Agency (or his designee) and the Director of the Department of Public Works to accept and expend state Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 funds totaling $900,000 for FY 2005-06 for various pedestrian and bicycle projects in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
050940 1 Supporting AB 772 and SB 437 - Health Coverage for ChildrenResolutionPassedResolution supporting State Assembly Bill 772 and State Senate Bill 437.   Action details Not available
050941 1 Supporting the Presidio Child Development CenterResolutionPassedResolution supporting the Presidio Child Development Center, and urging the San Francisco Unified School District Superintendent and School Board not to close the Center.   Action details Not available
050942 1 Commending GLAAD for moving the 16th Annual Media Awards to Fort Mason PavilionResolutionPassedResolution commending GLAAD for moving the 16th Annual Media Awards to Fort Mason Pavilion.   Action details Not available
050943 1 Endorsing the elimination of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy and adoption of a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation within the United States Armed ForcesResolutionPassedResolution endorsing Senate Joint Resolution 11, urging the President and the United States Congress to adopt the Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2005 (H.R. 1059), which eliminates the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and adopts a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation within the United States Armed Forces.   Action details Not available
050944 1 Supporting AB 1605 (Wolk and Berg) and SB 1018 (Simitian)ResolutionPassedResolution urging the support of AB 1605 (Wolk and Berg) and SB 1018 (Simitian), which would establish the Elder Financial Abuse Reporting Act of 2005.   Action details Not available
050945 1 Supporting AB 22 (Lieber)ResolutionFiledResolution urging the support of AB 22 (Lieber), the California Trafficking Victims Protection Act.   Action details Not available
050946 1 Support Assembly Bill 528 - Public Health and Environmental Enforcement Law of 2005ResolutionPassedResolution urging San Francisco's legislative delegation to support, the California Legislature to pass, and the Governor to sign Assembly Bill 528 -- Public Health and Environmental Enforcement Law of 2005.   Action details Not available
050947 1 Issuance and Sale of Revenue Bonds - Music Concourse Community PartnershipResolutionPassedResolution approving the issuance and sale of revenue bonds and/or revenue bond anticipation notes by the California Statewide Communities Development Authority in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $32,000,000 for the Music Concourse Community Partnership.   Action details Not available
050948 1 Urging the 109th Congress to pass S 910 and HR 1849, the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2005ResolutionPassedResolution urging the 109th Congress to pass S 910 and HR 1849, the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2005, requiring a post-mastectomy hospital stay to be determined by the patient and her doctor, not an insurance company.   Action details Not available
050963 1 Commending and congratulating Ignacio Chapela on receiving tenure at the University of California at BerkeleyResolutionPassedResolution commending and congratulating Ignacio Chapela on his receipt of tenure at the University of California at Berkeley.   Action details Not available
050964 1 Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Mayor's Office of Criminal JusticeResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $250,000 from the Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) for the purpose of enhancing and implementing sex offender management practices for offenders under community supervision through the 2004 Sex Offender Management Discretionary Grant Program.   Action details Not available
050965 1 Accept-Expend Private Grant - Mayor's Office of Criminal JusticeResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $15,000 from the Northern California Mechanical Contractors Association (MCA) for the purpose of the arrest and conviction of Mr. Victor Bach’s murderer.   Action details Not available
050933 1 Hearing - Ground Lease of Redevelopment Agency Land for 275 10th Street Supportive HousingHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed resolution approving the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco’s lease of land at Assessor’s Block 3518, Lots 14, 17 and 29, which is located on the southeast corner of Folsom and Dore Streets and fronts 10th Street, San Francisco, California (the “Site”), to EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES OF SAN FRANCISCO, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation, for 65 years for the purpose of developing housing for very low income households; adopting findings pursuant to Section 33433 of the California Community Redevelopment Law.   Action details Not available
050938 1 Catering Permitted Around SchoolsHearingFiledHearing to review catering trucks located near schools, including the total number of licenses and routes permitted around schools and licensing requirement enforcement.   Action details Not available
050939 1 Controller's Laguna Honda Replacement Project ReportHearingFiledHearing on the Controller's Laguna Honda Replacement Project Report.   Action details Not available
050914 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
050918 1 Charter Amendment - Requiring that one-time revenues be spent only for one-time uses, unless otherwise authorized by the Board of SupervisorsCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (Second Draft) to add Section 9.120 to require that one-time revenues be spent only for one-time uses, unless the Board of Supervisors appropriates the revenues for another purpose by a two-thirds' vote.   Action details Not available
050925 1 Charter Amendment - Minimum qualifications for members of City bodies that oversee and administer election, campaign finance, lobbying, conflict of interest, open meeting and public records lawsCharter AmendmentKilledCharter Amendment (Second Draft) to add Section 15.104 to create minimum qualifications for members of City bodies that oversee and administer election, campaign finance, lobbying, conflict of interest, open meeting and public records laws.   Action details Not available
050926 1 Charter Amendment - Neighborhood Beautification InitiativeCharter AmendmentKilledCharter Amendment (Third Draft) to add Section 8A.114 to provide that the Board of Supervisors may create "Neighborhood Beautification Districts" by ordinance, require the operation of parking meters on Sundays in specified Neighborhood Beautification Districts, and require that all revenue raised from the Sunday operation and enforcement of parking meters in a Neighborhood Beautification District, less any operational costs for enforcement, be used for pedestrian, street, and neighborhood improvements related to traffic regulation, safety and control in that district.   Action details Not available
050927 1 Charter Amendment - Imposing term limits for members of City boards and commissions; limiting hold-over appointmentsCharter AmendmentFailedCharter Amendment (Third Draft) to add Section 4.101.5 to impose term limits for members of City boards and commissions and to limit hold-over appointments.   Action details Not available
050928 1 Charter Amendment - Ethics Commission Charter AmendmentCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend Section C3.699-14 to establish a budget process for the Ethics Commission and add Section C3.99.15 to authorize the hiring of outside counsel for specified conflicts.   Action details Not available
050929 1 Charter Amendment - MTA budget to be accountable to Mayor and Board of Supervisors; shared jurisdiction; compliance with voter-approved ordinances; Controller to administer MTA quality reviewCharter AmendmentKilledCharter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend Sections 8A.102, 8A.106, and 8A.107, to provide that: the Municipal Transportation Agency's budget shall be subject to the City's normal budget process; the Municipal Transportation Agency shall be subject to regulation by the Board of Supervisors; the Municipal Transportation Agency must comply with voter-approved ordinances; and, the Controller, rather than the Agency, shall administer the biennial municipal transportation quality review survey and study.   Action details Not available
050930 1 Charter Amendment - Authorizing City departments, including the Board of Supervisors, to post notices on the department's website rather than publishing them in the official newspaperCharter AmendmentKilledCharter Amendment (First Draft) to amend Sections 2.103, 2.108, 2.117, 16.112, and Article XVII, to: (1) authorize City departments, including the Board of Supervisors, to post various notices on the department's website rather than publishing them in the City's official newspaper; and (2) assign individual section numbers to the definitions contained in Article XVII.   Action details Not available
050931 1 Charter Amendment - Provide retirement benefits for City employees on a par with other Bay Area cities and countiesCharter AmendmentFiledCharter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Sections A8.509, A8.526, A8.587-2, and 12.100 to increase retirement benefits to eligible employees.   Action details Not available
050862 1 Rincon Hill Area Plan AmendmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco General Plan by amending the Rincon Hill Area Plan, the Urban Design Element, the Recreation and Open Space Element, the Downtown Plan, the South of Market Area Plan, and the Land Use Index to conform them with proposed Rincon Hill Downtown Residential District; adopting environmental findings that the proposed amendments are consistent with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
050863 1 Zoning Map Amendments - Rincon Hill Downtown Residential DistrictOrdinanceKilledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to change Maps 1, 1H, and 1SU for the area generally bounded by Folsom Street to the north, The Embarcadero to the east, Bryant Street and the north side of the Bay Bridge to the south, and Essex Street to the west for the blocks and lots described below; adopting findings.   Action details Not available
050864 1 Rincon Hill Area Plan; Imposing Development FeesOrdinanceKilledOrdinance amending the Planning Code by adding Section 318 to impose community improvement impact fees totalling $11 per square foot on residential development in the DTR districts to provide necessary community improvements and enhance property values in the district by helping to fund the construction and reconstruction of streets, streetscaping, parks, community centers, and other public infrastructure, and to impose an additional Rincon Hill development impact fee totalling $14 per square foot on residential development over 85 feet in height in the Rincon Hill Plan Area to create the Rincon Hill Mitigation Fund to fund affordable housing, to address impacts on citywide infrastructure such as open space, street improvements, and community facilities, and to address economic and community impacts on the SOMA community, and making findings; amending the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to change Maps 1, 1H, and 1SU for the area generally bounded by Folsom Street to the north, The Embarcadero to the east, Bryant Street and the north side of the Bay Bridge to the so   Action details Not available
050865 1 Rincon Hill Area Plan: Imposing development impact fees for the provision of necessary community infrastructure in DTR DistrictsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code by adding Section 318 to impose community improvement impact fees of $11 per square foot on residential development in the DTR districts and surrounding areas to provide necessary community improvements and enhance property values in the district by helping to fund the construction and reconstruction of streets, streetscaping, parks, community centers, and other public infrastructure, to impose a SOMA community stabilization impact fee of $14 per square foot on residential development in the Rincon Hill Area Plan to provide community stabilization benefits in SOMA including affordable housing, economic development and community cohesion; amending the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to change Maps 1, 1H, and 1SU for the area generally bounded by Folsom Street to the north, The Embarcadero to the east, Bryant Street and the north side of the Bay Bridge to the south, and Essex Street to the west for the blocks and lots described below; and amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Sections 825, 825.1, 826, and 827 to creat   Action details Not available
050858 1 Parking RegulationsResolutionPassedResolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations. UNMETERED MOTORCYCLE PARKING - ESTABLISH Shotwell Street, west side, between the driveways of 908 and 910 Shotwell Street (a 13-foot zone accommodating 2 motorcycle parking spaces). RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "J" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 5 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH Hillpoint Street, both sides, north of Parnassus Avenue. TOW-AWAY, NO PARKING ANYTIME – ESTABLISH Paulding Street, north side, from Arago Street to 115 feet westerly. 2-HOUR PARKING, 9 AM TO 6 PM, EXCEPT SUNDAY - ESTABLISH Bayshore Boulevard, west side, from 130 feet to 333 feet north of Costa Street (in front of addresses 220 - 232 Bayshore Boulevard). 1-HOUR PARKING, 7 AM TO 6 PM, EXCEPT SUNDAY - ESTABLISH 5th Street, west side, between Brannan and Bryant Streets. NO PARKING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH Vidal Street, both sides, between the north and south intersections with Higuera Avenue. TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING, 4 PM TO 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - RESCIND Valencia Street, west side, between 26th   Action details Not available
050859 1 STOP IntersectionsResolutionPassedResolution designating certain intersections as "STOP" intersections. STOP SIGNS - ESTABLISH Front and Vallejo Streets, stopping Front Street at Vallejo Street, making this intersection an All-Way STOP; Alabama and Mariposa Streets, stopping Mariposa at Alabama Street, making intersection an All-Way STOP; Manchester and Stoneman, stopping Manchester at Stoneman, establishing two-way STOP control; Quintara and 15th Avenue, stopping eastbound Quintara at 15th Avenue and Fanning Way, making this intersection an All-Way STOP; and, 24th and York Streets, stopping 24th Street at York Street, making this intersection an All-Way STOP.   Action details Not available
050860 1 Settlement of Claim - John YeeResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated Claim No. 05-00923 filed by John Yee on September 15, 2004, against the City and County of San Francisco for $46,500.00.   Action details Not available
050903 1 Settlement of Claim - Food Service & Management LPResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated Claim No. 05-02866 filed by Food Service & Management LP on March 8, 2005, against the City and County of San Francisco for $25,038.57.   Action details Not available
050905 1 Acceptance of Gift - Police Department's K-9 UnitResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Chief of Police to accept, on behalf of the San Francisco Police Department, the gift of fifty thousand ($50,000.00) to use for the betterment of dogs in the Department's K-9 Units.   Action details Not available