Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/18/2005 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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051382 1 Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and Transportation (ISCOTT) - include Entertainment Commission and Emergency Medical Services in review processOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Traffic Code Section 800 to include the Entertainment Commission as part of the Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and Transportation (ISCOTT); amending Section 801 to require emergency medical services plans for "major events" and the inclusion of the Director of Emergency Medical Services and Emergency Operations Section (EMSEO) in approval process for major event applications; amending Section 802 to expand definition of "major events" to include street fairs; amending Section 804 to require Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to transmit copies of any legislation approving a temporary street closing for major events to the Director of EMSEO; amending Section 806 to include the Executive Director of the Entertainment Commission in the review process of applications for temporary use of streets for street fairs; amending San Francisco Administrative Code Section 90.4 to require permit applicants for major events to submit an emergency medical services plan to the Entertainment Commission for consideration in the approval of permit applicatioFINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
051522 1 To de-appropriate current capital project appropriations to reflect updated sources and uses of capital project fundingOrdinancePassedOrdinance de-appropriating $287,977,266 of existing sources and uses authority for various San Francisco International Airport (SFIA) capital project funding to reflect actual sources of funding available to support the Five-Year Capital Plan, Fiscal Year 2004-05 through Fiscal Year 2008-09.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
051529 2 To appropriate capital project funding to reflect updated sources and uses appropriation consistent with the priorities outlined in the San Francisco International Airport's Five-Year Capital PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $243,723,524 in total sources and uses, including the de-appropriation of $125,321,506 in current project funding to use this source for appropriation, as well as appropriating an additional $26,055,079 of available Airport fund balance, $59,588,300 of grant authorization to accept and expend funds from the Federal Aviation Administration for projects related to security, runway and taxiway construction and improvements, $23,182,388 of grant authorization to accept and expend funds from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for viaduct construction, and $9,576,251 in interest income. These various sources and uses are herein appropriated for various San Francisco International Airport (SFIA) capital projects as detailed below to reflect the updated San Francisco International Airport Five-Year Capital Plan, Fiscal Year 2004-05 through Fiscal Year 2008-09. Of the $243,723,524 appropriated, $24,970,000 for the Westfield Cargo Redevelopment project is herein placed on reserve.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
051248 1 Sacramento Street Neighborhood Commercial District – Allowing residential conversion on second and third stories with a conditional use permitOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 724.1 of the Planning Code to allow, as a conditional use, for conversion of upper floor residential units in the Sacramento Street Neighborhood Commercial District as a conditional use, where: the new use will be an Other Institution, Large, Educational Services use, only one dwelling unit in building will be converted and that unit is the only non-residential use in the building, and no legally residing tenant will be displaced; 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
051554 2 Abolition of legislated setback for 301–323 14th AvenueOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by abolishing the legislated front setback of the southeastern portion of the property located at 301-323 14th Avenue, identified as Assessor’s Block No. 1446, Lot No. 054 (formerly Lots 001, 004, 006, 053), as shown on Block Book Map No. 1446 of the City and County of San Francisco, Volume 12; and adopting General Plan, Planning Code Section 101.1(b), and environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
051609 1 Mortgage Credit CertificatesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing an application to the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee to permit the issuance of Mortgage Credit Certificates.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051704 2 Appointment - Treasury Oversight CommitteeResolutionPassedResolution appointing Scott MacDonald, term ending June 5, 2009, to the Treasury Oversight Committee.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051705 2 Appointment - Bicycle Advisory CommitteeResolutionPassedResolution appointing Frank Chan, term ending November 19, 2006, to the Bicycle Advisory Committee.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051706 2 Appointment - Graffiti Advisory BoardResolutionPassedResolution appointing Milo Hanke, term indefinite, to the Graffiti Advisory Board.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051709 2 Appointment - Community Choice Aggregation Citizens Advisory Task ForceResolutionPassedResolution appointing Maurice Campbell, term ending May 31, 2006, to the Community Choice Aggregation Citizens Advisory Task Force.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051707 2 Appointment - Local Homeless Coordinating BoardResolutionPassedResolution appointing Laura Guzman, L.S. Wilson, Jr., Barbara Blong and Rev. Harry Chuck, for a term to be determined, to the Local Homeless Coordinating Board, residency requirement waived.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051708 2 Appointment - Shelter Monitoring CommitteeResolutionPassedResolution appointing Maxine Pauson and Dorothy Harris, terms ending November 23, 2006, to the Shelter Monitoring Committee.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051592 2 Appointment - Pedestrian Safety Advisory CommitteeResolutionPassedResolution appointing Anna Zacher, Pi Ra, Aileen Carrigan, terms ending March 28, 2007, and Anwar Mai, term ending March 28, 2006, to the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
050253 3 Proposition 65 Ordinance - Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Section 456.6, to require the Department of Public Health to Enforce the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) and its implementing regulations and to require certain food establishments to provide Proposition 65 warnings in English, Spanish, and Chinese.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
050253 4 Proposition 65 Ordinance - Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Section 456.6, to require the Department of Public Health to Enforce the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Proposition 65) and its implementing regulations and to require certain food establishments to provide Proposition 65 warnings in English, Spanish, and Chinese.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
051458 3 Public Works Code - landmark trees, significant trees, and penalties for violationsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Public Works Code by amending Section 801 to add to the purposes; by amending Section 802 to modify various definitions; amending Sections 802, 806, and 809 to redefine nuisance trees as hazard trees; amending Sections 802 and 803 authorizing the Urban Forestry Council to succeed to the powers and duties of the Tree Advisory Board and to assume new duties; amending Section 806 to allow for appeals of decisions concerning removal of street trees that are the responsibility of City departments and to extend the notice period to 30 days for removal of street trees that are the responsibility of private property owners; amending Sections 806 and 807 to require imposition of in lieu fees under specified circumstances; adding Section 810A to define significant trees and establish a regulatory program governing their removal; amending Sections 804, 807, and 808 to make conforming changes regarding significant trees; amending Sections 804, 807, 808, and 810 concerning landmark trees and procedures to designate, nominate, and remove landmark trees; amending Section 811CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
050883 1 Designating a sole source contractor for the art elements of the 24th and York Mini ParkOrdinancePassedOrdinance designating Precita Eyes Muralists as the sole source contractor for the art elements of the 24th and York Mini Park and waiving the competitive procurement requirements of San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 6 for these services.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051250 3 Medical cannabis guidelines and medical cannabis dispensary zoning and permittingOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 209.3, 217 , 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, and 818, and by adding Sections 790.141, and 890.133, to: define medical cannabis dispensaries; prohibit dispensaries in residential-house, and residential-mixed zoning districts, industrial districts, and certain mixed use districts; prohibit new medical cannabis dispensaries in neighborhood commercial cluster (NC-1) districts; permit dispensaries elsewhere subject to restrictions based on a dispensary's proximity to schools, community centers, and facilities providing substance abuse services that are licensed or certified by the State of California or funded by the Department of Public Health; require adequate ventilation in dispensaries; prohibit the sale or distribution of alcohol at dispensaries; require Planning Department notice to interested individuals and properties within 300 feet of proposed dispensaries; require the Planning Commission to holAMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
051250 4 Medical cannabis guidelines and medical cannabis dispensary zoning and permittingOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 209.3, 217 , 710, 711, 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, and 818, and by adding Sections 790.141, and 890.133, to: define medical cannabis dispensaries; prohibit dispensaries in residential-house, and residential-mixed zoning districts, industrial districts, and certain mixed use districts; prohibit new medical cannabis dispensaries in neighborhood commercial cluster (NC-1) districts; permit dispensaries elsewhere subject to restrictions based on a dispensary's proximity to schools, community centers, and facilities providing substance abuse services that are licensed or certified by the State of California or funded by the Department of Public Health; require adequate ventilation in dispensaries; prohibit the sale or distribution of alcohol at dispensaries; require Planning Department notice to interested individuals and properties within 300 feet of proposed dispensaries; require the Planning Commission to holCONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
050867 1 San Francisco Community Health Joint Powers Authority Conflict of Interest CodeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Chapter 1 of Article III of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code by adding section 3.1-417 to create a conflict of interest code for the San Francisco Community Health Joint Powers Authority.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
051627 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Categorical Exemption for 1070 Sanchez StreetHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department dated March 28, 2005 (Case No. 2004.0810E), exempting from environmental review the proposal to demolish an existing, two-story, single-family structure, and construct in its place a four-story, two unit building. The existing building is about 29-feet-tall and contains approximately 950 gross square feet (gsf), with two bedrooms, and two independently accessible parking spaces. The new building would be about 40 feet tall, four-stories, about 4,934, gsf of space, containing two dwelling units (with three bedrooms each), and two, independently accessible parking spaces. The net change in gross square footage for the site would be an increase of about 3,984 gsf; there would be no net change in number of parking spaces. According to the project sponsor, there is a 9-inch diameter camellia, a 23-inch hemlock and an unidentified 33-inch tree on site. The camellia and hemlock would be removed and the 33-inch tree would remain with the project. According to the Historical Resource Evaluation Report, thHEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
051628 1 Affirming the categorical exemption issued for 1070 Sanchez StreetMotionPassedMotion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the 1070 Sanchez Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
051629 1 Disapproving the categorical exemption issued for 1070 Sanchez StreetMotionKilledMotion disapproving the determination by the Planning Department that the 1070 Sanchez Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
051630 1 Preparation of findings related to the categorical exemption issued for 1070 Sanchez StreetMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings related to the appeal of the determination by the Planning Department that the 1070 Sanchez Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
051747 1 Setting a permit application fee and an annual license fee for medical cannabis dispensariesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Health Code to add Section 3204 setting an application fee for a medical cannabis dispensary permit and amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to add Section 249.17 to provide for an annual license fee for permitted medical cannabis dispensaries.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
051747 2 Setting a permit application fee and an annual license fee for medical cannabis dispensariesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Health Code to add Section 3204 setting an application fee for a medical cannabis dispensary permit and amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to add Section 249.17 to provide for an annual license fee for permitted medical cannabis dispensaries.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
051636 2 Expend Federal Funding – Community Development Block GrantResolutionPassedResolution approving the expenditure of One Million Five Hundred Sixty-five Thousand Five Hundred and Seventeen Dollars and Nineteen Cents ($1,565,517.19) of Community Development Block Grant Funds.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051603 1 Port of San Francisco Proposed Piers 27-31 Mixed Use Recreation Project Fiscal FeasibilityResolutionPassedResolution adopting findings that the proposed Piers 27-31 Mixed Use Recreation Project is fiscally feasible and responsible under Administrative Code Chapter 29.ADOPTEDFail Action details Not available
051674 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - CCSF et al., v. Myers Natoma Venture, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the eminent domain action filed by the City and County of San Francisco against Myers Natoma Venture, LLC, filed on October 8, 2004 and amended on November 5, 2004, in San Francisco Superior Court, No. 04-435-334; entitled City and County of San Francisco, et al., v. Myers Natoma Venture, LLC, et al.; and authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Myers Natoma Venture and Myers Development Company against the City and County of San Francisco, the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, and the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, filed on July 16, 2004 in San Francisco Superior Court, No. 04-504-363, entitled Myers Natoma Development, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al., for fifty-eight million dollars ($58,000,000) payable by the Transbay Joint Powers Authority with funding from the San Francisco County Transportation Authority and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission; other material terms of said settlement are that the San Francisco County Transportation Authority and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission are to tAMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
051674 2 Settlement of Lawsuit - CCSF et al., v. Myers Natoma Venture, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the eminent domain action filed by the City and County of San Francisco against Myers Natoma Venture, LLC, filed on October 8, 2004 and amended on November 5, 2004, in San Francisco Superior Court, No. 04-435-334; entitled City and County of San Francisco, et al., v. Myers Natoma Venture, LLC, et al.; and authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Myers Natoma Venture and Myers Development Company against the City and County of San Francisco, the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, and the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, filed on July 16, 2004 in San Francisco Superior Court, No. 04-504-363, entitled Myers Natoma Development, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al., for fifty-eight million dollars ($58,000,000) payable by the Transbay Joint Powers Authority with funding from the San Francisco County Transportation Authority and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission; other material terms of said settlement are that the San Francisco County Transportation Authority and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission are to tPASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
051702 1 Closed Session - Existing Litigation City as Plaintiff and DefendantReportFiledMotion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City Attorney for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving advice from, the City Attorney regarding proposed settlements in the following pending litigation in which, in sum, the City and County moved for eminent domain to obtain property located at 80 Natoma Street in San Francisco, near the site of the Transbay Terminal, and the property owner(s) have filed related litigation against the City. Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)(1) permit this closed session. Discussion in open session concerning these matters would likely and unavoidably prejudice the position of the City in the pending litigation listed below. City and County of San Francisco, et al., v. Myers Natoma Venture, LLC, et al., S. F. Superior Court No. 04-435-334 (filed October 8, 2004) Myers Natoma Development, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al., S. F. Superior Court No. 04-504-363 (filed July 16, 2004)MOTIONPass Action details Not available
051687 1 Contracting Out City Services - D.A. Victim Witness ProgramResolutionPassedResolution concurring with the Controller’s certification that assistance to certain victims of crime and education in community anti-street violence can be practically performed for the District Attorney’s Victim Witness Assistance Program by a private contract at a cost of $145,751, a lower cost than similar work services performed by City and County employees.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051688 1 Treasure Island Development AuthorityResolutionPassedResolution urging the Treasure Island Community Developers (TICD) to pay $1.8 million to the Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA) pursuant to the original Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA), and for TIDA to immediately address the quality of life concerns of residents at Treasure Island.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051689 1 Commending Lawrence D. LaterzaResolutionPassedResolution commending Lawrence D. Laterza for his career as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051690 1 Opposition to Proposition 74, "Put The Kids First Act"ResolutionPassedResolution opposing Proposition 74, "Put The Kids First Act," on the November 8, 2005 special ballot election.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051691 1 Opposition to Proposition 75, the "Paycheck Deception Act"ResolutionPassedResolution strongly opposing Proposition 75, the “Paycheck Deception Act” on the November 8, 2005 special ballot election.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051693 1 Oil Drilling ActivitiesResolutionPassedResolution urging Venoco Inc. and other petroleum and energy interests to not increase their oil drilling activities off the California coast by resuming drilling from Platform Grace, or other expansions, and to issue a public statement confirming this action.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051694 1 Opposing Proposition 73, the "Parental Notification and Child Protection Act"ResolutionPassedResolution opposing Proposition 73, otherwise known as the “Parental Notification and Child Protection Act.”ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051697 1 Zoning - Extension of Planning Commission Review Period - Better Neighborhood PlanningResolutionPassedResolution 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051698 1 Commending Webzine 2005ResolutionPassedResolution commending Webzine 2005, for promoting independent online publishing.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051699 1 Authorizing the Sheriff Department to execute contracts with the StateResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Sheriff Department to execute contracts with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) for the care and confinement of inmates/parolees while pending probable cause determination, revocation of parole or being returned to custody.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051700 1 Accept and Expend Grant Lead Safe for Kid's Sake Award of Excellence - Fiscal Year 2005-2006; Lead Program at the Mayor's Office of HousingResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor through the Mayor’s Office of Housing to accept and expend a grant of $175,000.00 from the United States Conference of Mayors for outreach, education and testing related to lead hazards in housing in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051701 1 Condemning William Bennett for his racist commentsResolutionPassedResolution condemning former Education Secretary William Bennett ‘s racist and inflammatory comments on his syndicated radio talk show suggesting that the abortion of African American babies would reduce the country’s crime rate.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051692 1 Duplication of Health Benefits to City-Employed Spouses and PartnersResolutionFiledResolution urging the Health Service Board to adopt a rule change that will eliminate the duplication of health benefits to City-employed spouses and partners.REFERRED  Action details Not available
051695 1 Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) - $100,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $100,000 from the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Department of Justice for the purpose of supporting activities to reduce the number of violent and drug-related crimes in the designated Weed and Seed area within the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood.REFERRED  Action details Not available
051696 1 Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) - $653,368ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $653,368 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Department of Justice for the purpose of supporting activities to reduce the drug problem and violent activity associated with drug activity in San Francisco.REFERRED  Action details Not available
051717 1 Commending Deputy City Attorney John CooperResolutionPassedResolution commending John Cooper for his work as a Deputy City Attorney.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
051715 1 Better Streets PolicyOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code to add Chapter 98, the Better Streets Policy; making environmental findings; authorizing and urging official acts in furtherance of this Ordinance; and requesting General Plan amendments to incorporate the Better Streets Policy and its supporting principles.   Action details Not available
051720 1 Limousines operating as unlicensed taxicabs; inspection of limousine waybills; criminal and administrative penaltiesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by: (1) repealing current Section 1165, dealing with local licensing of limousines; (2) amending Section 1078, to re-state the prohibition on limousines acting as unlicensed taxicabs within San Francisco; (3) adding a new Section 1165, pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Section 5371.4(i), to authorize police officers and the Taxi Commission Executive Director to inspect limousine waybills and make violation an infraction; (4) amending Section 1185, to correct certain misdemeanor penalties and increase infraction penalties for violation of Sections 1078 and 1165; and (5) adding Section 1187.1, to authorize imposition of administrative penalties against persons operating a motor vehicle as a taxicab without a permit.   Action details Not available
051721 1 Zoning - Interim Moratorium on New Check Cashing and Pay Day Lender UsesOrdinancePassedUrgency Ordinance approving an interim zoning moratorium on new check cashing and pay day lender uses for 45 days and making required findings, including findings related to the imposition of an interim moratorium, findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1, and environmental findings.   Action details Not available
051724 1 Personal Services Minimum Contractual Rate OrdinanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Chapter 12V, Sections 12V.1 through 12V.5, to: require entities that contract for personal services to compensate the providers of those services at a rate per hour of no less than the City's Minimum Wage rate and maintain records, designate the City's Office of Labor Standards Enforcement as the enforcement agency, and establish investigation, enforcement and administrative appeals procedures.   Action details Not available
051692 1 Duplication of Health Benefits to City-Employed Spouses and PartnersResolutionFiledResolution urging the Health Service Board to adopt a rule change that will eliminate the duplication of health benefits to City-employed spouses and partners.   Action details Not available
051695 1 Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) - $100,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $100,000 from the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Department of Justice for the purpose of supporting activities to reduce the number of violent and drug-related crimes in the designated Weed and Seed area within the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood.   Action details Not available
051696 1 Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) - $653,368ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $653,368 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Department of Justice for the purpose of supporting activities to reduce the drug problem and violent activity associated with drug activity in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
051716 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - The Hertz CorporationResolutionPassedResolution authorizing settlement of an unlitigated claim with The Hertz Corporation, for a payment to the City in the amount of $250,000.00, and on certain other terms.   Action details Not available
051717 1 Commending Deputy City Attorney John CooperResolutionPassedResolution commending John Cooper for his work as a Deputy City Attorney.   Action details Not available
051718 1 Police Officers' search and rescue trainingHearingFiledHearing on the search and rescue training for Police Officers.   Action details Not available
051719 1 Judicial Review of the Ogoni NineResolutionPassedResolution urging the United States Government to urge the Government of Nigeria to conduct a full judicial review of the trial of the Ogoni Nine, make reparations to the survivors of the Ogoni Nine, increase social spending for the Ogoni and the Niger Delta as a whole, ensure that all members of the security forces receive training in international standards on the use of force and firearms, in particular the 1979 UN Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials and the 1990 UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials.   Action details Not available
051725 1 Accept-Expend State Grant - Department of Parking and TrafficResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Parking and Traffic to apply for, accept and expend a grant in the amount of $706,500 from the California Department of Transportation for Safe Routes to School grant funding.   Action details Not available
051726 1 Urging Caltrans to restore the double turn lanes from Duboce Avenue onto South Van NessResolutionFiledResolution urging Caltrans to restore the double turn lanes from Duboce Avenue onto South Van Ness.   Action details Not available
051727 1 Urging Commemoration of Harvey Milk StampResolutionPassedResolution urging the United States Post Master General to issue a commemorative stamp of Harvey Milk.   Action details Not available
051728 1 Commending Lights On AfterschoolResolutionPassedResolution commending Lights On Afterschool!   Action details Not available
051729 1 Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Department of the EnvironmentResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $25,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency Aging Initiative to reduce seniors' exposure to environmental hazards, increase senior participation in free and low cost toxic reduction programs currently being offered by the City and to work with seniors and senior networks to conduct outreach and education efforts to seniors by seniors.   Action details Not available
051730 1 Commending the San Francisco Health PlanResolutionPassedResolution commending the San Francisco Health Plan for their commitment and dedication to the residents of the City.   Action details Not available
051731 1 Proclaiming November 2005 as Lung Cancer Awareness Month in San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming November 2005 as Lung Cancer Awareness Month in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
051733 1 Acceptance of a monetary gift - Recreation and Park DepartmentResolutionPassedResolution approving the acceptance of a monetary gift of $53,075 from Michael Lanza to the Recreation and Park Department to fund improvements for the Arkansas Friendship Community Garden and a pathway at Potrero Hill Playground, and to support recreational programs at Potrero Hill Recreation Center.   Action details Not available
051734 1 Grant of Federal Funds - Municipal Transportation AgencyResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $23,600 of Section 115 funds from the Federal Transit Administration for the Municipal Railway’s Radio System Replacement and Third Street Phase 1 projects, excluding administrative overhead costs.   Action details Not available
051735 1 Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Department of the EnvironmentResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend grant funds in the amount of $15,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the ongoing development of a database to track municipal green building projects and their environmental benefits to the City and County of San Francisco and disseminate information about the database to stakeholders.   Action details Not available
051736 1 Home Care and Hospice DayResolutionPassedResolution commending the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Council of Home Care Providers, and declaring November 9, 2005, Home Care and Hospice Day in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
051738 1 Commending Plant*SF, Sidewalk Pocket Park GardensResolutionPassedResolution commending the work of Plant*SF, Sidewalk Pocket Park Gardens and other projects that promote community-based permeable landscaping and public open-space gardens located on public rights-of-way.   Action details Not available
051713 1 Shelter Monitoring CommitteeHearingFiledHearing to consider the Shelter Monitoring Committee's report.   Action details Not available
051714 1 Hayward FaultHearingFiledHearing to discuss activity on the Hayward Fault and how that would impact San Francisco.   Action details Not available
051737 1 Budget Analyst Report on the Public Education EnrichmentHearingFiledHearing to discuss the Budget Analyst Report on the Public Education Enrichment Fund dated September 30, 2005.   Action details Not available
051712 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
051722 1 Establishing a Select Committee on Ending Gun and Gang Violence Pursuant to Board of Supervisors Rules of Order, Rule 5.26MotionPassedMotion to establish a Select Committee on Ending Gun and Gang Violence pursuant to Board of Supervisors Rules of Order, Rule 5.26.   Action details Not available
051723 1 Designating the Committee on ParadesMotionPassedMotion designating the City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee of the Board of Supervisors as the Committee on Parades.   Action details Not available
051732 1 Committee of the Whole - November 1, 2005 at 5:30 p.m.MotionPassedMotion scheduling a Committee of the Whole on November 1, 2005, at 5:30 p.m. to hold a hearing to discuss the City’s plan to end gun and gang violence in San Francisco.   Action details Not available