Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/19/2005 1:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Legislative Chamber - Second Floor City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
Rescheduled Meeting
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050866 1 Authorizing Agreement with J.P. Morgan Electronic Financial Services, IncResolutionPassedResolution authorizing an agreement with J. P. Morgan Electronic Financial Services, Inc. to facilitate the use of state-issued Electronic Benefits Transfer cards at the Alemany Farmer's Market.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051030 1 Single Standard of Mental Health Access and CareOrdinancePassedOrdinance adding Section 15.23 to the Administrative Code to provide for single standard of mental health services access and care for indigent and uninsured San Francisco residents and residents who are Medi-Cal beneficiaries.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
050830 2 Zoning – Allow Tourist Hotels of 75 Rooms or Less in the SSO District as conditional usesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 803.4 and 818, and adding Section 818.78 to Table 818 to allow a tourist hotel of 75 rooms or less as a conditional use in the SSO (Service/Secondary Office District); adopting findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
051031 2 Requiring additional reporting and recordkeeping by residential hotels and authorizing additional inspectionsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section 41.9, to require additional reporting and recordkeeping by residential hotels and establishing additional inspection authority to ensure compliance with California Civil Code Section 1940.1.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
051305 1 Adopting findings related to affirming the categorical exemption for 1740 20th StreetMotionPassedMotion adopting findings affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the 1740 20th Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
050968 2 Annual Budget, FY 2005-06MotionPassedMotion approving Annual Budget for the City and County of San Francisco for Fiscal Year 2005-2006.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
051130 2 Government Funding, Fiscal Year 2005-2006OrdinancePassedConsolidated Budget and Annual Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for the City and County of San Francisco for fiscal year ending June 30, 2006.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
051131 1 Public Employment, Fiscal Year 2005-2006OrdinancePassedConsolidated Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2006, continuing, creating or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefor.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050995 1 Redevelopment Agency Budget and BondsResolutionPassedResolution approving the Budget of the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco for fiscal year 2005-2006; and approving the Issuance by the Agency of Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $118,000,000 for the purpose of financing a portion of Redevelopment activities as described in such approved Budget for fiscal year 2005-2006.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050997 1 Treasure Island Development Authority BudgetResolutionPassedResolution approving the Budget of the Treasure Island Development Authority for fiscal year 2005-2006.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050983 1 Clarifying that the Bureau of Delinquent Revenue is authorized to add costs incurred in collecting money owed to the city to the original charge and to collect those costs from the debtorOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Chapter 10, Article V of the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section 10.41-1 to authorize the Bureau of Delinquent Revenue Collection to collect costs incurred in collecting claims for money owed to the City, to add those costs to the original charge and to collect those costs from the debtor.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050984 1 Increasing fees for certain services provided by the Medical ExaminerOrdinancePassedOrdinance making environmental findings, and amending San Francisco Administrative Code Section 8.14, to increase the fees for forensic non-medical examiner or outside county autopsy, disaster bags, removal of remains, and storage of remains.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050985 1 Patient RatesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 128 of the San Francisco Health Code to set patient rates and other services provided by the Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 2005.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050986 2 Public Works Code occupancy assessment fees for various encroachmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Public Works Code to amend Section 723.2 to adopt a public right-of-way occupancy assessment fee for minor sidewalk encroachments, to amend Section 724.1 to modify the public right-of-way occupancy assessment fee for temporary street occupancy permits; and to add Section 786.7 to adopt a public right-of-way occupancy assessment fee for street encroachments; and making environmental findings.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050987 2 Golf Fees - Harding Park, Golden Gate Park, McLaren ParkOrdinancePassedOrdinance making environmental findings and amending the San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, by amending Sec. 12.12 to increase the fees at Harding Park and Fleming Golf Courses; amending Sec. 12.16 to increase the fees at Golden Gate Park Golf Course; amending Sec. 12.20 to authorize an annual cost of living increase in golf fees; and amending Sec. 12.33 to set a maximum fee for golf cart rentals.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
050989 1 Recreation and Park – Tiny Tots FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance making environmental findings and amending the San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, by adding Section 12.35 to standardize the Department's Tiny Tot/Child Development Program's curriculum and associated fee schedule.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050990 1 Recreation and Park Department – Athletic Field Permit Fees for AdultsOrdinancePassedOrdinance making environmental findings and amending the San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, by adding Section 12.36 to increase the fees for use of the athletic fields by adults.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050991 1 Recreation and Park – Aquatic FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance making environmental findings and amending the San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, by adding Section 12.34 establishing the fee structure for use of aquatic facilities and for related aquatic activities.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050992 1 Lake Merced Fees – Boat StorageOrdinancePassedOrdinance making environmental findings and amending the San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, by adding San Francisco Park Code Section 12.38 to establish boat storage fees.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050999 1 Arts Commission Special FundsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article XIII of the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 10.100-28, 10.100-30 and 10.100-34 to redesignate the Arts Commission Market Street Art Maintenance Fund and the Arts Commission Youth Arts Fund as sub-accounts of the Arts Commission Public Arts Fund.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051000 1 Board of Appeals SurchargeOrdinancePassedOrdinance (1) amending Section 10G.1 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to add a Board of Appeals surcharge for tobacco retailer's permits issued pursuant to San Francisco Health Code Section 1009.53, (2) amending Section 10G.1 to adjust the surcharges for permits and annual license renewals issued pursuant to San Francisco Police Code Sections 2.26, 2.27 and 2.27.1, and (3) making findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8)(A), that the new Board of Appeals Surcharge and adjustments to existing Board of Appeals surcharges are not a "project" and that such surcharges are imposed for the purpose of meeting operating expenses of the Board of Appeals, including employee wage rates, fringe benefits and other direct and indirect overhead charges attributable to administrative appeals to the Board of Appeals pursuant to Charter Section 4.106.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050993 2 Providing for waiver of fees and changing fees for Emergency Medical Services and making environmental findingsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article 3 of the Health Code by adding Section 120.1 to require the San Francisco Fire Department to waive fees for Emergency Medical Services upon a showing that all persons legally obligated to pay have insufficient income to pay the bill without undue hardship and the patient is not covered by insurance; and amending Section 128.1, to create a fee for providing service to a patient without transporting the patient, to increase the base rate fees for both Basic Life Service and Advanced Life Service, to increase the fee for mileage, to eliminate the fee for night service, to substitute a flat fee for supplemental supplies in place of fees for individual supplies used to treat each patient, to amend the language regarding changes in fees in subsequent years to fix typographical errors, to eliminate the provision by which the San Francisco Fire Department could add charges for additional supplies, and to make environmental findings.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050994 1 Increasing Fire Department Fees For ServiceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Sections 106.8, 106.9, 106.11, 106.15, 106. 17, and Table 106B of the San Francisco Fire Code to increase the San Francisco Fire Department's fees for high rise inspection, plan review, pre-application plan review, overtime, and water flow requests, to become operative on its effective date or on July 1, 2005 whichever is later, and making environmental findings.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051001 1 Making Environmental Findings and Establishing the Community Courts Program and Administrative FeeOrdinancePassedOrdinance making required environmental findings; amending section 10.100-95 of the Administrative Code to provide that monies collected from participants in the Community Court Program to settle disputes or dismiss charges be deposited in the Mayor's Community Support Fund and make other technical amendments; amending section 10.100-295 of the Administrative Code to designate the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice as administrator of the Dispute Resolution Program and Fund and to designate the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice and the District Attorney's Office as administrators of the Community Courts Program; and to add section 10.183 to the Administrative Code to establish and authorize the District Attorney to collect a Community Court Program Administrative Fee to recover the City's costs for the District Attorney to participate in the operation of the Community Courts Program.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051002 1 Establishing Mayor's Office on Disability administrative fees for plan reviews and site inspectionsOrdinancePassedOrdinance making environmental findings and amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding a new section 2A.22.1 establishing Mayor's Office on Disability administrative fees for plan reviews and site inspections.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051003 1 Repeal of exemption from paying tow and storage fees on stolen vehicles, and waiver of an administrative fee for recovered stolen vehicles owned by residentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance repealing San Francisco Administrative Code Section 10C.8-1, which exempts residents of San Francisco from paying tow and storage fees on stolen vehicles, and amending San Francisco Administrative Code Section 10C.1 and San Francisco Traffic Code Section 170.1 to exempt City residents from payment of an administrative fee in connection with the towing and storage of stolen vehicles.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051004 1 Recovery of the City's costs of emergency response to incidents resulting from the negligent operation of a motor vehicle, boat or vessel by a person under the influence of alcohol or drugsOrdinancePassedOrdinance adding Chapter 10H to the San Francisco Administrative Code authorizing the City to recover the costs of emergency response to incidents resulting from negligent operation of motor vehicles, boats or vessels by persons under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and the costs of emergency response to incidents caused by individuals' intentionally wrongful conduct; defining emergency response for the purpose of this chapter; providing for the establishment by ordinance of the standard, hourly charges for personnel and equipment used in emergency response to such incidents; and directing the Police Department, Fire Department and the Health Department to coordinate with designated City officials to prepare and deliver invoices to the persons responsible for the costs of the City's emergency response to such incidents.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
050917 2 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.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051027 1 Entertainment Commission Permits, Licenses and FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance (1) amending the San Francisco Police Code by amending Sections 2.2, 2.9, 2.25, 2.26, 2.27, 2.31, 43, 43.2, 48 1037.2, and adding Sections 1060.1-1 and 1070.1-1, to (i) increase the application fees for Place of Entertainment permits and permits for Extended Hours Premises, and the annual license fees for Places of Entertainment and Mechanical Amusement Devices, to defray the City's annual costs of Entertainment Commission operations attributable to such permitted businesses, (ii) eliminate distinctions between commercial and non-commercial uses for purposes of loudspeaker permits (iii) and to make technical amendments and corrections, as specified; (2) amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code by amending Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.51, 8, and 23, and adding Sections 249.17, 249.18, and 249.19, to make technical amendments and corrections in conformity with the amendments to the Police Code; and (3) making findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8)(A), that the adjustments to the fees are not a PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051133 1 Repealing Revolving Fund for Commission on the Status of WomenOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code by repealing section 10.169-11 to eliminate the Commission on the Status of Women's revolving fund.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051135 1 Requiring City departments to report to the Board of Supervisors each quarter on those appropriations items where the department is spending at a rate that would exhaust the appropriation before the end of the fiscal yearOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 10.19-5, to require City departments to report to the Board of Supervisors each quarter on those appropriations items where the department is spending at a rate that would exhaust the appropriation before the end of the fiscal year.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051136 1 Establishing the San Francisco City Services Preservation Fund to receive donations from employees and private donors in order to offset the City’s deficit and preserve City servicesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 10.100-290, to establish the San Francisco City Services Preservation Fund to receive donations from employees and private donors in order to offset the City’s deficit and preserve City services.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051137 1 Prohibiting the Department of Human Services from requiring fingerprint imaging of clients, unless required by grant programs, by state or federal law, by voter initiative, or by the County Adult Assistance ProgramsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Aministrative Code by adding Section 20.30, to prohibit the Department of Human Services from requiring Biometric imaging of clients, unless required by grant programs, by state or federal law, or expressly authorized by vote initiative.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
051137 2 Prohibiting the Department of Human Services from requiring fingerprint imaging of clients, unless required by grant programs, by state or federal law, by voter initiative, or by the County Adult Assistance ProgramsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Aministrative Code by adding Section 20.30, to prohibit the Department of Human Services from requiring Biometric imaging of clients, unless required by grant programs, by state or federal law, or expressly authorized by vote initiative.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
051138 1 Authorizing department heads to accept and expend donations from recognized non-profit organizations for specified improvements to City-owned recreation, library, cultural or health facilitiesOrdinanceKilledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 10.88, to authorize department heads to accept and expend donations from recognized non-profit organizations to augment approved seismic upgrading, provide equipment, facility improvements or expansion and/or modification of City-owned recreation, library, cultural or health facilities.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
051139 1 Authorizing the Sheriff and Police Departments to implement a booking fee and seek State reimbursement; providing for cost recoveryOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 8.27-1, to authorize the Sheriff and Police Departments to implement a booking fee and seek State reimbursement and to direct the Controller to provide for full cost recovery between the departments.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051148 2 Public Education Enrichment FundResolutionPassedResolution approving the San Francisco Unified School District and the First Five Commission's expenditure plans for the Public Education Enrichment Fund.ADOPTEDPass 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 pFINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
050254 2 Amending Planning Code Sec 703.3 to designate formula retail uses as a conditional use in the Small-Scale NCD along Divisadero from Haight to Turk StreetsOrdinancePassedOrdinance to amend the Planning Code by amending section 703.3 to designate formula retail uses as a conditional use in the Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial District along Divisadero Street from Haight to Turk Streets and making findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
050818 3 Charter Amendment - Dividing appointments to the Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors between the Mayor and the Board of SupervisorsCharter AmendmentPassedCharter amendment (Third Draft) to amend Section 8A.102, to divide appointments to the Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors between the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors.ORDERED SUBMITTEDPass Action details Not available
050918 2 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.ORDERED SUBMITTEDFail Action details Not available
050927 3 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.ORDERED SUBMITTEDFail Action details Not available
050928 2 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.ORDERED SUBMITTEDPass Action details Not available
050925 2 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.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
050492 3 Charter Amendment - Authorizing Board of Supervisors to meet by teleconferencing during state of emergency; requiring Board to post various notices on its website and eliminating requirement that the Board publish those notices in the newspaperCharter AmendmentFailedCharter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend Section 2.103 to allow the Board of Supervisors to meet by teleconferencing or other electronic means during a state of emergency, and by amending Sections 2.103, 2.108, 2.117, 16.112, and Article XVII, to: (1) require that City departments, including the Board of Supervisors, to post various notices on the departments' websites and eliminate the requirement that the departments publish such notices in the City's official newspaper; and (2) assign individual section numbers to the definitions contained in Article XVII.ORDERED SUBMITTEDFail Action details Not available
050926 3 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.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
031567 5 Charter Amendment - Establishing an Emergency Health Care Services Fund and baseline funding for the FundCharter AmendmentFiledCharter Amendment (Fourth Draft) to add Section 16.126 to increase the fiscal authority of the Health Commission and establish a stable baseline funding level for the Department of Public Health to ensure the continued operation of San Francisco public health services.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
050929 2 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.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
050817 3 Designating rent credits as "public monies" for purposes of Fiscal Feasibility Ordinance.OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 29.1, 29.3, and 29.7, to: include rent credits as "public monies" for purposes of the Fiscal Feasibility Ordinance; require additional information from applicants for environmental review; suspend application to certain projects undergoing environmental review, and, bar City departments from extending current Exclusive Right to Negotiate agreements until fiscal feasibility review has been successfully completed.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
051134 1 Plan to spend additional funds from Human Services Care FundResolutionPassedResolution submitting plan from the Human Services Agency explaining how it intends to spend revenues received by the Human Services Care Fund in excess of $11.9 million authorized by the Fund.ADOPTED  Action details Not available
051045 2 Appropriate proceeds from the sale of bonds and the Water Enterprise’s Fund Balance to fund the SFPUC Water System Improvement Program for fiscal year 2005-06 and the first six-months of fiscal year 2006-07OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $153,981,000 for project activities and $6,789,188 for program management services of bond sales proceeds, and $1,000,000 of the Water Enterprise’s Fund Balance totaling $161,770,188 to fund the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) Water System Improvement Program for fiscal year 2005-06 and the first six-months of fiscal year 2006-07.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
051045 3 Appropriate proceeds from the sale of bonds and the Water Enterprise’s Fund Balance to fund the SFPUC Water System Improvement Program for fiscal year 2005-06 and the first six-months of fiscal year 2006-07OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $153,981,000 for project activities and $6,789,188 for program management services of bond sales proceeds, and $1,000,000 of the Water Enterprise’s Fund Balance totaling $161,770,188 to fund the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) Water System Improvement Program for fiscal year 2005-06 and the first six-months of fiscal year 2006-07.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
050973 1 Professional services agreement to provide geotechnical and tunnel engineering servicesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute a professional services agreement with Jacobs Associates for an amount not to exceed $14,800,000 to provide geotechnical and tunnel engineering services for the Bay Division Pipelines Reliability Upgrade Project.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050974 2 Program/Project/Pre-Construction Management Services for the Water System Improvement ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to award and execute a professional services agreement with Parsons Water and Infrastructure Inc. (as guaranteed by Parsons Corporation) for an amount not to exceed $38,000,000 to provide Program/Project/Pre-Construction Management Services for the San Francisco Water System Improvement Program.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050086 1 Public Hearing - 22nd Street Vacation between Arkansas and Connecticut StreetsHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the proposed ordinance ordering the vacation of the 22nd Street right-of-way between Arkansas and Connecticut Streets subject to reservations of certain utility easements in the vacated area; authorizing the sale of a portion of the vacated street area pursuant to the terms of an agreement for sale of real estate; adopting environmental findings and findings that such actions are consistent with the City's General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing official acts in connection with this ordinance.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
050085 1 Ordering vacation of 22nd Street between Arkansas and Connecticut StreetsOrdinancePassedOrdinance ordering the vacation of the 22nd Street right-of-way between Arkansas and Connecticut Streets subject to reservations of certain utility easements in the vacated area; authorizing the sale of a portion of the vacated street area pursuant to the terms of an agreement for sale of real estate; adopting environmental findings and findings that such actions are consistent with the City’s General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing official acts in connection with this ordinance.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051226 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Final Mitigated Negative Declaration for 800 Brotherhood WayHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department, certified on May 19, 2005, approving a Final Mitigated Negative Declaration (Case No. 2003.0536E), for the proposed construction of up to 182 dwelling units on an approximately 7.7 acre undeveloped site located on the north side of Brotherhood Way, west of Chumasero Drive, east of Lake Merced Boulevard. The project would involve subdividing the site into about 121 lots and constructing 60 single-family homes and 61 2-unit dwellings. The 121 buildings would be between 3 and 4 stories tall, with heights up to 40 feet, and would total about 444,273 gross square feet. A mix of independently accessible and tandem parking spaces would be provided, for a total of 364 off-street parking spaces. Twenty-one on-street parking spaces would also be created along a new two-way internal private loop road. Access to the site would be via a new driveway on the unimproved portion of the north side of Brotherhood Way abutting the site. There would be a traffic signal at the new access driveway and Brotherhood WayCONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
051227 1 Affirming adoption of the negative declaration for 800 Brotherhood WayMotionPassedMotion affirming Planning Commission adoption of the final negative declaration for 800 Brotherhood Way.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
051228 1 Reversing adoption of the negative declaration for 800 Brotherhood WayMotionKilledMotion reversing the Planning Commission adoption of the final negative declaration for 800 Brotherhood Way.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
051229 1 Preparation of findings to reverse adoption of the negative declaration for 800 Brotherhood WayMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the Planning Commission adoption of the negative declaration for 800 Brotherhood Way.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
051196 1 Service Agreement and Property Use License for Towing, Storage and Disposal of Abandoned and Illegally Parked VehiclesResolutionPassedResolution approving the service agreement and property use license for towing, storage, and disposal of abandoned and illegally parked vehicles by and between the City and County of San Francisco and TEGSCO, LLC, d.b.a. San Francisco AutoReturn.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051221 1 Community Benefit DistrictsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor to cast assessment ballots in the affirmative on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco as the owner of parcels of real property that are subject to assessment, except for parcels under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Port Commission or Municipal Transportation Agency, in the following proposed property and business improvement districts: Fisherman's Wharf Community Benefit District, North of Market/Tenderloin Community Benefit District, Noe Valley Community Benefit District and Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit District.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051056 1 STOP IntersectionsResolutionPassedResolution designating certain intersections as "STOP" intersections. STOP SIGNS - ESTABLISH Haight and Shrader Street, stopping Haight Street at Shrader Street, making this an All-Way STOP; Gladstone Drive at Maynard Street, stopping Gladstone Drive at Maynard Street; Christopher and Warren Drives, stopping Christopher Drive approaching Warren Drive, the stem of this T-intersection; Bryant and Ritch Streets, stopping Ritch Street at Bryant Street, the stem of this T-intersection; Bryant and Zoe Streets, stopping Zoe Street at Bryant Street, the stem of this T-intersection; 16th Avenue at Moraga Streets, stopping southbound 16th Avenue at Moraga Street, making this T-intersection an All-Way STOP; San Aleso Avenue at Darien Way, making this 2-Way STOP-controlled intersection an All-Way STOP; San Aleso Avenue at Upland Drive, stopping the southbound direction of San Aleso Avenue; and, Manor Drive at Upland Drive, stopping Manor Drive at Upland Drive, making this uncontrolled intersection a 2-Way STOP.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051289 1 Accept-Expend Regional Grant - Department of the EnvironmentResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $15,400.00 from Altamont Education Advisory Board to expand recycling and lunchroom composting programs at schools in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051290 1 Commending Julia KavanaghResolutionPassedResolution commending Julia Kavanagh for her dedication and exemplary service to the community and proclaiming July 13, 2005 as Julia Kavanagh Day in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051291 1 Promoting African-American TourismResolutionPassedResolution promoting African-American tourism into San Francisco and encourages tourism as a development tool for targeted neighborhoods.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051296 1 New grant from the California Department of Health Services, TB Control, for bioterrorism preparedness and regional civil detention of persistently non-adherent tuberculosis patientsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to accept retroactively and expend a new grant in the amount of $995,759 from the California Department of Health Services, TB Control Unit (CDHSTB) for the bioterrorism preparedness and dual use project for regional civil detention of persistently non-adherent tuberculosis patients, and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of April 27, 2005, to January 1, 2013.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051298 1 Accept-Expend Regional Grant - Department of the EnvironmentResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $20,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency for its Bayview Hunters Point Community Air Monitoring Project (Bay-CAMP) in San Francisco's Bayview Hunters Point community.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051300 1 Commending Le Video on their 25th AnniversaryResolutionPassedResolution commending Le Video on the occasion of their 25th anniversary of providing San Francisco with an unparalleled selection of the world’s cinema.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051301 1 Commending Nihonmachi Little FriendsResolutionPassedResolution commending Nihonmachi Little Friends on the occasion of the unveiling of their 30th Anniversary Mural.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051302 1 State Bar of California 78th Annual MeetingResolutionPassedResolution urging the State Bar of California to reconsider its decision to have Kenneth Starr as a featured speaker at its 78th Annual Meeting in San Diego.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051303 1 Recognizing the rededication of the Excelsior Branch of the San Francisco Public Library and commending the friends of the San Francisco Public Library for their commitment and effortsResolutionPassedResolution recognizing the rededication of the Excelsior Branch of the San Francisco Public Library and commending the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library for their commitment and efforts.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051304 1 Apply for Regional/State Grant - Department of the EnvrironmentResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to apply for grant funds in the amount of $726,400 from the Bay Air Quality Management District for the purpose of implementing programs to improve air quality.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051283 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
051288 1 Emergency Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program - July 26, 2005, Committee of the WholeMotionPassedMotion for the Board of Supervisors to convene as a committee of the whole on July 26, 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.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
051306 1 Restoring HIV/AIDS funding to the FY 03-04 spending level; authorizing the backfill of Ryan White CARE Act reductions for federal FY 06-07; requiring the development of an expenditure plan; reserving nine months of funding pending Board approvalMotionKilledMotion amending the motion to approve the budget to restore HIV/AIDS services funding to the FY 03-04 actual expenditure level by adding up to $6.2 million from any lawful source, authorizing the backfill of potential Ryan White CARE Act reductions in FY 06-07, requiring an expenditure plan; placing nine months on reserve.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
051297 1 Accept-Expend Corporate Grant - Department of the EnvironmentResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $61,223.20 from Air Products and Chemicals, Incorporated (Inc.) for completion of site work for a hydrogen fueling station.REFERRED  Action details Not available
051299 1 Redevelopment Agency - Public Records Policy, Control of New Off-Sale Liquor Establishments, Control of Formula Retail UsesResolutionPassedResolution urging the Redevelopment Agency to establish a public records policy based on the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance, to take appropriate steps to control new off-sale liquor establishments along Fillmore Street, and to control formula retail uses in the Western Addition Redevelopment Project Area A-2.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
051299 2 Redevelopment Agency - Public Records Policy, Control of New Off-Sale Liquor Establishments, Control of Formula Retail UsesResolutionPassedResolution urging the Redevelopment Agency to establish a public records policy based on the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance, to take appropriate steps to control new off-sale liquor establishments along Fillmore Street, and to control formula retail uses in the Western Addition Redevelopment Project Area A-2.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
051333 1 Tourist Hotel ConversionOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code to add Chapter 41F to prohibit the conversion of existing tourist hotel structures with 100 or more tourist guest rooms to condominium projects or dwelling units, with certain exceptions; and adopting findings, including environmental findings.   Action details Not available
051297 1 Accept-Expend Corporate Grant - Department of the EnvironmentResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $61,223.20 from Air Products and Chemicals, Incorporated (Inc.) for completion of site work for a hydrogen fueling station.   Action details Not available
051332 1 Accept-Expend Gift - Department of Public WorksResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept a gift in the amount of up to $250,000 from the San Francisco Parks Trust for the construction of a children’s playground on the Sunnydale Housing Project.   Action details Not available
051335 1 Charlotte Mailliard Shultz Staircase RenamingResolutionFiledResolution renaming the Grand Staircase of San Francisco City Hall's rotunda as the Charlotte Mailliard Shultz Staircase.   Action details Not available
051336 1 Street Improvements on 25th AvenueResolutionPassedResolution requesting that the Municipal Transportation Agency and Department of Public Works, work with the 25th Avenue Neighborhood Association to address, improve, and enhance conditions on 25th Avenue, and to expend funds as feasible and necessary to meet those ends.   Action details Not available
051337 1 Alternative Family Services DayResolutionPassedResolution recognizing the outstanding contributions of Alternative Family Services, its foster parents, and staff proclaiming Wednesday, the 27th of July, 2005 in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
051338 1 Dykes on Bikes TrademarkResolutionPassedResolution urging that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office accept the San Francisco Women's Motorcycle Contingent's application to trademark the name, "Dykes on Bikes", for the group to use for educational and entertainment purposes such as parades, festivals, and other occasions celebrating the liberation of gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender people from historical discrimination.   Action details Not available
051339 1 Commending Libby AlbertResolutionPassedResolution commending Libby Albert for her work with the After School Enrichment Program (ASEP), and wishing her continued success with the Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families (DCYF).   Action details Not available
051340 1 Honoring Patricia ToomeyResolutionPassedResolution honoring Patricia Toomey for her lifelong work and commitment to her native city of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
051341 1 Supporting Senate Bill 600 - Healthy Californians Biomonitoring ProgramResolutionPassedResolution urging the support of Senate Bill 600, the Healthy Californians Biomonitoring Program.   Action details Not available
051342 1 Supporting AB 378 (Chu) - Hate Crime Civil Remedies ActResolutionKilledResolution urging California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign AB 378 (Chu), the Hate Crime Civil Remedies Act into law.   Action details Not available
051343 1 Endorsing recommendations of the Strategic AllianceResolutionPassedResolution endorsing the Recommendations of the Strategic Alliance: "Taking Action for a Healthier California".   Action details Not available
051344 1 Accept-Expend State Grant - Port CommissionResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Port Commission to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $132,600 from the California Coastal Conservancy for the Pier 94 Wetlands Enhancement Project.   Action details Not available
051345 1 Zoning - Extension of Planning Commission Review PeriodResolutionPassedResolution extending the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed ordinance to amend the Administrative Code to add Chapter 36 to establish uniform procedures for developing comprehensive neighborhood plans (the "Better Neighborhoods Planning and Implementation Process"); to Administrative Code Section 3.4 to provide for integrated Better Neighborhoods Plan budget documents, and to amend the Planning Code to add Section 312A regarding discretionary review for projects proposed in Better Neighborhoods Plan areas.   Action details Not available
051346 1 Urging support for Preservation and Restoration of Sacred Heart ChurchResolutionKilledResolution urging the Department of Building Inspection and the San Francisco Archdiocese to diligently monitor the status and condition of the historic Sacred Heart Church and expressing support for preserving this historical treasure through all means possible.   Action details Not available
051347 1 Recognizing the importance of the African Diaspora in Latin America and North and South AmericaResolutionPassedResolution recognizing the importance of the African Diaspora in Latin America as well as North and South America.   Action details Not available
051348 1 Commending Friar Louie VitaleResolutionPassedResolution commending Friar Louie Vitale for his many years of dedicated service as Pastor of St. Boniface Church.   Action details Not available
051334 1 Board of Supervisors/Clerk of the Board Proof of Concept (Telecommuting Pilot Project)HearingFiledHearing to consider a report by the Clerk of the Board, Sun Microsystems, and SBC project team regarding the implementation and outcome of the BOS/COB Proof of Concept Project (telecommuting pilot).   Action details Not available
051239 1 Lease of Real Property at One South Van Ness AvenueResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the exercise of an option to lease 66,351 square feet of space on the fifth floor at One South Van Ness Avenue for the Mayor’s Office of Housing and the Mayor’s Office of Community Development and authorizing a 39,644 square foot sublease of such area to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency.   Action details Not available
051256 1 Sale of Surplus Property located at Manzano Way at Oak Creek Way in the City of Sunnyvale, Santa Clara CountyResolutionPassedResolution approving the public auction sale of unimproved surplus real property located on Manzano Way at Oak Creek Way in the City of Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County for a purchase price of $690,000; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the conveyance is consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this resolution.   Action details Not available