Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/3/2006 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Legislative Chamber - Second Floor City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
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061272 1 Sale of City Property - 425 Mason StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance ordering the sale at public auction of City-owned property located at 425 Mason Street; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the sale is consistent with the City’s General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing other actions in furtherance of this ordinance.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
061128 1 Updating speed limit provisions on King Street and on the EmbarcaderoOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 175.20 of the Traffic Code, governing the speed limit on a portion of The Embarcadero, to reflect that the Embarcadero terminates at King Street, and amending Section 176.39 of the Traffic Code to extend the speed limit change on King Street from 5th Street to The Embarcadero.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
061116 3 Department of Emergency Management; Divisions of Emergency Communications and of Emergency Services; qualifications for Director and Deputy DirectorsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code, by amending Section 2A.200, to re-name the "Department of Emergency Communications" as the "Department of Emergency Management," establish Divisions of Emergency Communications and of Emergency Services within the Department, and set qualifications for the Director and Deputy Directors, and by amending Section 7.7, to substitute the Director of the Department of Emergency Management for the Director of Emergency Services.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
061032 1 Mission Bay North Commons at Park P17 ImprovementsOrdinancePassedOrdinance designating a portion of State Trust Parcel adjacent to Park P17 for public right-of-way purposes; approving a map showing such areas and declaring such areas to be open public right-of-way; naming the new right-of-way Terry A. Francois Boulevard; designating street grades, sidewalk widths, and street parking restrictions; accepting the irrevocable offer for the acquisition facilities; designating said facilities to public use and accepting for maintenance and liability purposes, subject to specified limitations; adopting environmental findings and findings that such actions are consistent with the City’s General Plan, eight priority policy findings of City Planning Code section 101.1, and the Mission Bay South Redevelopment Plan; accepting Department of Public Works Order No. 176,148 and authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
061033 1 Mission Bay - Parks NP1 & NP2 ImprovementsOrdinancePassedOrdinance designating a portion of State Trust Parcel 1 lying next to Channel for public open space and park purposes; naming the new park “Mission Creek Park”; accepting the irrevocable offer for the acquisition facilities; designating said facilities to public open space and park purposes and accepting for maintenance responsibilities and liability purposes; adopting findings that such actions are consistent with the City’s General Plan, priority policy findings of City Planning Code section 101.1, and the Mission Bay North Redevelopment Plan; accepting Department of Public Works Order No. 176,149 and authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
061069 1 Planning Code-—Use of Public Sidewalk Space by Nonconforming UsesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 186 and 186.1 to allow certain nonconforming uses to occupy public sidewalk space with tables and chairs, when otherwise permitted; and making findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
061077 1 Rent Ordinance: Evictions involving school-age children; FindingsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance (Administrative Code Chapter 37) by amending Section 37.6(j) to identify and report data on evictions involving school-age children, include data on evictions during the school term; Findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
061183 1 Landlord passthrough to residential tenants, 50% of property tax increase for general obligation bonds: Controller's explanation of proposed bonds; passthroughs authorized in CCSF bonds; passthroughs for School and Community College District bondsOrdinancePassedOrdinance: (1) amending the San Francisco Municipal Elections Code by amending Section 520, to require that the Controller's financial analysis for a general obligation bond proposal include an explanation of the 50-percent passthrough of the change in a landlord's property tax under the proposed bond measure; (2) amending the San Francisco administrative Code by adding Section 2.40, to require that a proposal for bonded indebtedness of the City and county of San Francisco include a provision authorizing the 50-percent passthrough of the change in a landlord's property tax provided in Administrative Code Section 37.3(a)(6); and, (3) amending San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 37 "Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance" by amending Sections 37.2(q) and 37.3 (a)(6) to provide that landlords may pass through to tenants 50-percent of the change in the landlord's property tax resulting from the repayment of San Francisco Unified School District or San Francisco Community College District general obligation bonds approved by the voters after November 1, 2006.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
061212 1 Board of Appeals: Legal Representation for Planning and Building DepartmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code by adding Section 11(a) to establish a procedure for the City Attorney to provide legal representation for staff of the Planning Department and Department of Building Inspection appearing at hearings of the Board of Appeals with respect to certain matters.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
061202 1 Assignment of the Emporium Street Flower Market adjacent to 835 Market StreetResolutionPassedResolution approving the assignment of the street flower market permit identified as "The Emporium Street Flower Market on the south sidewalk of Market Street facing the location of 835 Market Street" to a living member of the Permittee's family pursuant to Article 5 Section 161(I) of the Public Works Code.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
061204 1 Assignment of Street Flower Market at Stockton and Geary StreetsResolutionPassedResolution approving the assignment of the street flower market permit identified as The East Sidewalk of Stockton Street within 100 feet south of the southerly of Geary Street to a living member of the Permittee ’s family pursuant to Article 5 Section 161 (la) of the Public Works Code.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
060973 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Assessment Appeals BoardOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of administrative writ petition filed by the City and County of San Francisco challenging the Assessment Appeals Board's Property Tax Assessment for the Giants' baseball park at China Basin for the 2001/02, 2002/03 and 2003/04 tax years contingent upon approval of roll values by the Assessment Appeals Board and payment of an amount that reflects the reduced roll values, including interest; City filed its writ petition on January 19, 2006 in San Francisco Superior Court, entitled City and County of San Francisco v. Assessment Appeals Board No. 1, Case No. 506010.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
061300 1 Settlement of Lawsuits - Tran, Mansour and Le, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuits filed by Minh Tran, Thuba Tran, Thu Nguyen, Tarek Mansour, Khaled Mansour, Quoc Le, and Cuong Le against the City and County of San Francisco for $1,875,000.00; the lawsuits were filed on April 22, 2004 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case Nos. 430764, 430765 and 430766; entitled Tran, Mansour and Le, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al; other material terms of settlement are Co-defendants to pay $5,565,000.00 and Caltrans to install temporary barriers and permanently fix condition that caused accident.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
061302 2 Appointment - Immigrant Rights CommissionResolutionPassedResolution appointing Solomon Jones, term ending June 6, 2008, Angus McCarthy, term ending June 6, 2007, and Elahe Enssani, term ending June 6, 2008, to the Immigrant Rights Commission.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
061154 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Stephen N. Farac v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the matter of Stephen Farac v. City and County of San Francisco for $50,000. The lawsuit was filed on April 28, 2005, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 440-820; entitled Stephen N. Farac v. City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 Through 20, Inclusive.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
061171 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Department of Fair Employment and Housing v. City and County of San Francisco, et alOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Department of Fair Employment and Housing on behalf of Real Party in Interest Angela Martin against the City and County of San Francisco for $160,000.00; the lawsuit was filed on August 4, 2005, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 443742; entitled Department of Fair Employment and Housing v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
061228 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - John and Judith Bovio, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et alOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by John and Judith Bovio against the City and County of San Francisco for $85,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 8, 2004 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 436-946; entitled John and Judith Bovio, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
061030 1 Regulating Street Artists - Compensation of Advisory CommitteeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article 24 of the San Francisco Police Code by amending Section 2402 to allow members of the Advisory Committee of Street Artists and Craftmen Examiners to be reimbursed for their reasonable travel expenses traveling to and from Committee meetings, Street Artist screenings, and other Advisory Committee activities.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
061227 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - CCSF, et al. v. Kam Kong Tang and Kai Yuen NgOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the settlement of a lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco against Kam Kong Tang and Kai Yuen Ng, former part owners of the King Tin Restaurant, for $85,000.00; the lawsuit was filed on August 3, 2005 for violation of the City's Minimum Wage Ordinance, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 433685, entitled City and County of San Francisco, et al. v. Kam Kong Tang and Kai Yuen Ng.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
061267 1 Public Employment - Office of the Treasurer and Tax CollectorOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 203-06 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY 2006-2007) to reflect the addition of a 0.71 Principal Clerk position, a 0.58 Personal Property Auditor position, and a 0.63 Management Assistant position in the Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
061240 1 In-kind agreement and acceptance of easement relating to 333 Fremont StreetResolutionPassedResolution approving an in-kind agreement for the provision of a mid-block pathway and streetscape improvements to satisfy a portion of the developer's impact fee obligation relating to the 333 Fremont Street project; authorizing the acceptance of an easement for such mid-block pathway under the terms of the in-kind agreement; authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this resolution; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
061270 2 Authorizing the Office of Contract Administration to amend its contract with Xtech to exceed $19 millionResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Committee on Information Technology to enter into the Fourth Amendment between the City and Xtech (part of the Computer Store procurement vehicle), in which the amendment shall increase the contract amount of $19,000,000 to $25,000,000.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
061273 1 Funding Agreement for 2006 Spare the Air CampaignResolutionPassedResolution approving the Funding Agreement between the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the City and County of San Francisco for the 2006 Spare the Air/Free Transit campaign.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
061303 2 Public Employment - Department of Public Health and the General Service AgencyOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 203-06 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY 2006-2007) to reflect proposed changes to the Department of Public Health and the General Service Agency staffing for the Health Access Program, increasing total staffing by 0.48 FTE.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
061078 1 Directing the Budget Analyst to conduct, on priority basis, a fiscal feasibility analysis of a City-owned Wireless NetworkMotionPassedMotion directing the Budget Analyst to conduct, on priority basis, a fiscal feasibility analysis of a City-owned Wireless Network to promote digital inclusion by ensuring affordable internet access, affordable hardware, community-sensitive training and support, and relevant content to all San Franciscans, especially low-income and disadvantaged residents.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
051772 3 Designating 2151 Van Ness Avenue, St. Brigid Church, as a Landmark, Under Planning Code Article 10OrdinancePassedOrdinance Designating 2151 Van Ness Avenue, St. Brigid Church, As Landmark No. 252 Pursuant To Article 10, Sections 1004 And 1004.4 Of The Planning Code.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
051772 4 Designating 2151 Van Ness Avenue, St. Brigid Church, as a Landmark, Under Planning Code Article 10OrdinancePassedOrdinance Designating 2151 Van Ness Avenue, St. Brigid Church, As Landmark No. 252 Pursuant To Article 10, Sections 1004 And 1004.4 Of The Planning Code.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
061206 2 Community Improvements and the Eastern NeighborhoodsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code to add Chapter 36 to provide procedures and inter-agency cooperation in the preparation and implementation of community improvements plans and programs as part of the creation of new Area Plans of the General Plan in the Eastern Neighborhoods, defined as including the proposed Market and Octavia, East South of Market, West South of Market, Inner Mission, Lower Potrero/Showplace Square, and Central Waterfront plan areas.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
061337 1 Hearing - Formation of a community facilities district in connection with the Mint Plaza AreaHearingFiledHearing to consider the approval to accept public testimony regarding the potential recommendation for approval of the formation of a community facilities district and the issuance of revenue bonds by the ABAG Finance Authority For Nonprofit Corporations related to the Mint Plaza Area.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
061309 1 Recommending approval of Community Facilities District formation and financing by the ABAG Finance Authority For Nonprofit Corporations relating to Mint PlazaResolutionPassedResolution recommending approval of the formation of a community facilities district and the issuance of special tax bonds by the ABAG Finance Authority For Nonprofit Corporations related to the Mint Plaza; making findings; approving related joint community facilities agreement; and granting general authority to city officials to take actions necessary to implement this resolution.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
061269 1 Accept-Expend Federal Funding - Neighborhood Initiative GrantResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to accept and expend a Neighborhood Initiative Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in an amount not to exceed Nine Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($990,000) for the rehabilitation and adaptive re-use of the Hotel Essex at 684 Ellis Street, San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
061352 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
061353 1 Urging Governor Schwarzenegger to grant parole to Flozelle WoodmoreResolutionPassedResolution urging Governor Schwarzenegger to follow the Parole Board’s recommendation to grant parole to Flozelle Woodmore.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
061354 1 Commending Hala HijaziResolutionPassedResolution commending Hala Hijazi for her work on the Old Mint Project.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
061355 1 Supporting Proposition 89, the California Clean Money and Fair Elections Act of 2006ResolutionPassedResolution in support of Proposition 89, the California Clean Money and Fair Elections Act of 2006 on November 7, 2006.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
061334 1 Final Map - 329 Bay StreetMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map 3432, a 23 Unit Mixed-Use Condominium Project, located at 329 Bay Street being a subdivision of Lot 36 in Assessors Block No. 0041 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
061335 1 Final Map - 638 19th StreetMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map 3001, a 21 Unit Mixed-Use Condominium Project, located at 638 19th Street being a subdivision of Lot 30 in Assessors Block No. 4044 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
061336 1 Final Map - 1843 - 1853 Filbert StreetMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map 2670, a 6 Unit Residential Condominium Project, located at 1843 – 1853 Filbert Street being a subdivision of Lot 26 in Assessors Block No. 0530 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
061364 1 Commending Ms. Margarita HernandezResolutionPassedResolution commending Ms. Margarita Hernandez for her more than 20 years of outstanding Community Service to the 30th Street Senior Center.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
061370 1 Contract Amendment - CCSF and CBS OutdoorOrdinancePassedOrdinance approving Fourth Amendment to Advertising Transit Shelter Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and CBS Outdoor, to permit the contractor to advertise on the Third Street light rail vehicle platforms in exchange for maintenance of those platforms; to add shelters to the E-Line boarding islands; and retroactively consenting to the voluntary assignment of the Agreement from Outdoor Systems to Infinity Outdoor, and from Infinity Outdoor to Viacom Outdoor (now known as CBS Outdoor).   Action details Not available
061371 1 Prohibition on demolition of residential buildings without approval of the replacement structureOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the Planning Code by adding Section 317 to make findings as to the need to preserve affordable housing in San Francisco and to prohibit the demolition of residential buildings unless the Planning Commission issues conditional use authorization for a replacement structure; making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.   Action details Not available
061373 1 Appropriating $10,675,589 of State and Federal revenues for various programs in the Department of Human Services for Fiscal Year 2006-2007OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Department of Human Services to accept and expend a Federal food stamps grant in the amount of $999,993, and appropriating $10,675,589 of State and Federal revenues for CalWORKS Work Participation Program, the Family and Children's Services Child Welfare Services Program, the Food Stamps Outreach Program, the Housing and Homeless Management Information System Program, and the Workforce Development's Food Stamps Employment and Training Program in the Department of Human Services for Fiscal Year 2006-2007.   Action details Not available
061374 1 Public Employment - Human Services AgencyOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 203-06 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY 2006-2007) to reflect the addition of 35.8 new positions at the Human Services Agency.   Action details Not available
061375 1 Elections Code AmendmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Sections 120, 200, 220, 300, 340, 500, 525, 530, 535, 545, 550, 590, and 610 of, and adding Section 815 to the Municipal Elections Code to: delete out-dated provisions relating to runoff elections; ensure that candidate statements are submitted in a uniform format; require that measures submitted by the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, or four or more Supervisors are submitted 95 days prior to the election; provide that failure to include an enacting clause in an initiative petition does not invalidate the petition; require the Department of Elections mail a voter information pamphlet to each registered San Francisco voter at least 29 days before an election; adjust the deadlines for ballot arguments and for the public review period to allow sufficient time for the voter information pamphlet to be prepared and mailed 29 days prior to the election; require ballot arguments to be submitted in a uniform format; provide a 24-hour period for the Ballot Simplification Committee to receive and act on written requests for the reconsideration of a digest; and clarify that cand   Action details Not available
061376 1 Rent Ordinance: applies to units where a tenant's occupancy predates federal low income housing tax creditsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance (Administrative Code Chapter 37, "Rent Ordinance") by amending the Section 37.2(r)(4) definition of "rental units" covered by the ordinance to include units in buildings for which tax credits are reserved or obtained pursuant to the federal low income housing tax credit program (LIHTC, Section 42 Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. Section 42), where: a tenant's occupancy pre-dates recordation of the LIHTC regulatory agreement; and, the rent is not otherwise controlled or regulated by any use restrictions imposed by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, the State of California Office of Housing and Community Development, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or the City. This change will encompass rental units where the qualifying tenant is in possession of the unit on or after the effective date of this ordinance, including any unit where the tenant has been served with a notice to quit but has not vacated the unit and there is no final judgment against the tenant for possession of the   Action details Not available
061364 1 Commending Ms. Margarita HernandezResolutionPassedResolution commending Ms. Margarita Hernandez for her more than 20 years of outstanding Community Service to the 30th Street Senior Center.   Action details Not available
061369 1 Calling for the California Public Utilities Commission to evaluate and make recommendations on transformer safetyResolutionFiledResolution requesting that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) review and evaluate the safety precautions and mechanisms employed by the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) and other California utilities to ensure that the transformers in San Francisco and throughout California are as safe and reliable as possible and to make recommendations on ensuring transformer safety.   Action details Not available
061372 1 Residential Parking Area "X"ResolutionFiledResolution rescinding 25 Sierra Street from Residential Parking Area “X”.   Action details Not available
061377 1 To acquire property by Eminent Domain-Islais Creek MUNI Maintenance FacilityResolutionFiledResolution authorizing acquisition of 2.8 acres of property adjacent to City property at Indiana and Cesar Chavez Streets, consisting of portions of Assessor's Lots 2, 2A and 13 in Block 4349 and a portion of Assessor's Lot 3 in Block 4382, in the City and County of San Francisco, for construction of the Municipal Railway's new Islais Creek Motor Coach Operations and Maintenance Facility; adopting environmental findings under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), CEQA Guidelines, and Administrative Code Chapter 31, and adopting findings under the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
061380 1 Justice for the Bolivian People Massacred in October 2003 DemonstrationsResolutionPassedResolution supporting justice for the Bolivian people massacred in October 2003 demonstrations and supporting the survivors’ legal request that Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, Carlos Sanchez Berzain and Jorge Berindoague return to Bolivia immediately to stand trial in the case against them.   Action details Not available
061381 1 Supporting Proposition 1A , the Transportation Funding Protection Legislative Constitutional AmendmentResolutionPassedResolution supporting California State Proposition 1A, the Transportation Funding Protection Legislative Constitutional Amendment.   Action details Not available
061382 1 Accept-Expend State Grant - Mayor's Office of Criminal JusticeResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $108,305 from the State Corrections Standards Authority for the purpose of implementing local juvenile justice accountability measures through the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG).   Action details Not available
061383 1 Accept and Expend State Grant - Department of the EnvironmentResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $78,909.00 from the California Integrated Waste Management Board for the purpose of increasing Used Motor Oil Recycling and oil filter collection in marinas in the City and County of San Francisco serving the residents of the City.   Action details Not available
061384 1 Honoring International Tenants' DayResolutionPassedResolution honoring October 2nd, 2006 as International Tenants' Day as proclaimed by the International Union of Tenants.   Action details Not available
061386 1 Supporting Proposition 1B, the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Act of 2006ResolutionFiledResolution supporting California State Proposition 1B, the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Act of 2006.   Action details Not available
061366 1 Department of Public Works street cleaning services in the South of MarketHearingFiledHearing to consider the efficiency of Department of Public Works street cleaning services in the South of Market - requesting Controller, City Administrator and Department of Public Works to present on the efficiency of DPW street cleaning efforts in the South of Market.   Action details Not available
061367 1 Assess steep growth of Police Department Budget since Fiscal Year 1999-2000HearingFiledHearing to assess steep growth of Police Department Budget since Fiscal Year 1999-2000. Since FY 2003-04 the Police Department Budget has risen from $295M to $365M, a 23% increase. This hearing will address the budget growth since FY 1999-2000. Requesting presence of Controller, Budget Analyst and Police Department Finance Officers to discuss steep growth in the Police Department Budget. What factors have most contributed to the rising costs in the department? What concrete steps has the department taken to mitigate these rising costs? What steps are available to the department to proactively rein in its budget?   Action details Not available
061368 1 Creating an independent trunk line within the Hall of JusticeHearingFiledHearing to discuss with the Department of Technology and Information Services (DTIS) how to create an independent trunk line within the Hall of Justice to ensure that relevant departments, including the Office of the Public Defender and all media organizations have access to secure phone communications and their phone records are kept confidential.   Action details Not available
061378 1 Committee of the Whole on December 5, 2006, at 3:00 pm on adopting a Resolution to acquire property by Eminent Domain - Islais Creek MUNI Maintenance FacilityMotionPassedMotion directing the Board of Supervisors to hold a public hearing on December 5, 2006, at 3:00 p.m., with the Board sitting as a committee of the whole, to consider adopting a Resolution of Necessity for the City's proposed acquisition by eminent domain of 2.8 acres of property adjacent to City property at Indiana and Cesar Chavez Streets consisting of portions of Assessor's Lots 2, 2A and 13 in Block 4349 and a portion of Assessor's Lot 3 in Block 4382, in the City and County of San Francisco, for construction of the Municipal Railway's new Islais Creek Motor Coach Operations and Maintenance Facility.   Action details Not available
061333 1 Prohibiting Gifts From Restricted SourcesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending section 3.216 of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to prohibit City officers and employees from receiving any gifts from restricted sources other than nominal gifts exempted by the Ethics Commission and to clarify that exemptions to gift limits under state law also apply to limits imposed by local law.   Action details Not available
061331 1 Study of at-risk and HIV positive youth in San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH), to enter retroactively into an agreement in the amount of $26,851 with the University of California (UCSF), the primary contractor, to participate in a study of at-risk and HIV positive youth in San Francisco, for the period of March 1, 2006 to February 28, 2007.   Action details Not available
061332 1 Study of HIV transmission behavior in HIV-positive menResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH), to enter retroactively into an agreement in the amount of $21,786 with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), the primary contractor, to participate in a study to examine decisions to have high transmission-risk sex; study the efficacy of a prevention counseling intervention; and determine whether future episodes of unprotected sex is reduced, for the period of September 1, 2005 to August 31, 2006.   Action details Not available
061338 1 Street Artist Winter Holiday SpacesResolutionPassedResolution approving temporary selling spaces in the Downtown area and at Harvey Milk Plaza for street artists certified by the Arts Commission, City and County of San Francisco, for the winter holiday season, 2006, beginning on November 15, 2006 and ending on January 15, 2007.   Action details Not available