Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/4/2008 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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071671 1 De-appropriating $50,000 Golden Gate Park Stables General Fund project and Re-appropriating $50,000 for Golf Course Recreational Study at Recreation and Park for Fiscal Year 2007-2008OrdinancePassedOrdinance de-appropriating $50,000 of General Fund from the Golden Gate Park Stables Project and re-appropriating $50,000 of General Fund for a Recreational Opportunity Study at San Francisco Golf Courses in the Department of Recreation and Park for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
080098 1 Appropriating $55,000,000 of Commercial Paper revenue for Terminal Improvements T2 Boarding Area D renovations at the San Francisco Airport for Fiscal Year 2007-2008OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $55,000,000 of commercial paper revenues for Renovations to the terminal two boarding area D at the San Francisco Airport for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
080189 1 Landmark Designation of 451 Jersey Street (Carnegie Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Branch Library)OrdinancePassedOrdinance designating 451 Jersey Street, the Carnegie Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Branch Library, (Assessor's Block Number 6539, Lot Number 034), as a Landmark under Planning Code Article 10; and adopting General Plan, Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
071299 1 Updating a statutory reference in provision regarding settlement of minors' claimsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section 10.22-1, to update a statutory reference in a Code provision regarding the settlement of claims made against the City by minors.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
080136 1 Approving Settlement with the California Independent System Operator and adopting the First Amended and Restated Operating AgreementOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of proceedings initiated by the California Independent System Operator before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Docket No. ER06-227-000 to establish operational, scheduling and settlement requirements for certain City electrical transmission transactions and adopting the First Amended and Restated Operating Agreement.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
071536 4 Access to and retention of community safety camera recordingsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section 19.3 to allow the Public Defender and other criminal defense attorneys, investigators and the District Attorney to obtain community safety camera recordings for particular purposes; and amending Section 19.6 to specify the procedures for the Public Defender and other criminal defense attorneys and investigators to request community safety camera recordings and to require that the Department of Telecommunications and Information Services retain the recordings for at least 30 days but not more than 30 days.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
080257 1 Approving Planning Commission's approval for Certificate of Appropriateness regarding the alterations of the Board of Supervisors' Legislative ChamberMotionKilledMotion approving the Planning Commission's approval of Motion No. 17529 (Case No. 2007.1332A), Certificate of Appropriateness, in order to make the President's desk and the Clerk of the Board's desk in the Board of Supervisors' Chamber accessible to persons with disabilities; Lot 001 in Assessor's Block 0787 - 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
080258 1 Disapproving Planning Commission's approval for Certificate of Appropriateness regarding the alterations of the Board of Supervisors' Legislative ChamberMotionPassedMotion disapproving the Planning Commission's approval of Motion No. 17529 (Case No. 2007.1332A), Certificate of Appropriateness, in order to make the President's desk and the Clerk of the Board's desk in the Board of Supervisors' Chamber accessible to persons with disabilities; Lot 001 in Assessor's Block 0787-1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
071679 3 Solar Energy Incentive ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Environment Code by adding Chapter 18 creating a Solar Energy Incentive Program; establishing limits on the incentive payments; providing eligibility criteria for the incentive payments; establishing limits on the amount of assistance available; allocating program funding among types of buildings; and imposing duties and responsibilities on the program administrator.RE-REFERREDPass Action details Not available
080191 1 Mortgage Revenue BondsResolutionPassedResolution declaring the intent of the City and County of San Francisco (the “City”) to reimburse certain expenditures from proceeds of future bonded indebtedness; authorizing the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing (the “Director”) to submit an application and related documents to the California Debt Limit Allocations Committee (“CDLAC”) to permit the issuance of qualified mortgage revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $12,000,000 for 850 Broderick Street (Zygmunt Arendt House); authorizing and directing the Director to direct the Controller’s Office to hold in trust an amount not to exceed $60,000 in accordance with CDLAC procedures; authorizing the Director to certify to CDLAC that the City has on deposit the required amount; authorizing the Director to pay an amount equal to such deposit to the State of California if the City fails to issue the qualified mortgage revenue bonds; approving, for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the issuance and sale of mortgage revenue bonds by the City in an aggregate principal amount not to exADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080099 1 Appropriating $34,896,162 of bond sale proceeds, interest and property rental revenues for improvements and construction of San Francisco Public Library Facilities Fiscal Year 2007-2008OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $31,065,000 of bond sale proceeds from the 2000 Branch Library Improvement Program Bond – 4th Series, $3,679,362 in bond interest earned and $151,800 in rent monies to fund the improvement and construction of the San Francisco Public Library Facilities for Fiscal year 2007-08. Place Controller’s Reserve on $31,065,000 of the bond sale proceeds pending sale of the bond.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
080159 1 Issuance and Sale of Tax-Exempt Bonds - Lycée Français LapérouseResolutionPassedResolution approving the issuance and sale of tax-exempt bonds by the California Statewide Communities Development Authority in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,000,000 to finance the acquisition, construction, improvement and/or equipping of facilities owned by Lycée Français Lapérouse or an affiliate and certain other matters relating thereto.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080193 1 Appropriating $2,263,846 of General Fund Reserve for Indigent Defense Expenses in the Superior Court for Fiscal Year 2007-2008OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $2,263,846 of General Fund Reserve to fund unanticipated increased costs of indigent defense expenses associated with People v. Bell as well as adult criminal and juvenile delinquency cases in the Superior Court of California for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
080234 1 Directing the Budget Analyst to conduct a managerial audit of the First Offender Prostitution ProgramMotionPassedMotion directing the Budget Analyst to conduct a managerial audit on the First Offender Prostitution Program (FOPP), a diversion program of Standing Against Global Exploitation (SAGE).APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
071156 1 Planning Code Amendments to implement the Van Ness and Market Downtown Residential Special Use DistrictOrdinanceKilledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code to implement the Market and Octavia Area Plan of the General Plan by adding Section 249.33 to establish the Van Ness and Market Downtown Residential Special Use District (VNMDR-SUD); including providing that projects in the VNMDR-SUD may exceed allowable Floor Area Ratio (FAR) up to a certain ratio by paying $30 per gross square foot into the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund but not by acquiring Transferable Development Rights (TDRs); and adopting environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
071156 2 Planning Code Amendments to implement the Van Ness and Market Downtown Residential Special Use DistrictOrdinanceKilledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code to implement the Market and Octavia Area Plan of the General Plan by adding Section 249.33 to establish the Van Ness and Market Downtown Residential Special Use District (VNMDR-SUD); including providing that projects in the VNMDR-SUD may exceed allowable Floor Area Ratio (FAR) up to a certain ratio by paying $30 per gross square foot into the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund but not by acquiring Transferable Development Rights (TDRs); and adopting environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.RE-REFERREDPass Action details Not available
071157 3 Planning Code Amendments to implement the Market and Octavia Area PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code to implement the Market and Octavia Area Plan of the General Plan by amending Section 102.5 (District); Section 121.1 (Development on Large Lots, Neighborhood Commercial Districts); Section 121.2 (Use Size Limits (Non-Residential), Neighborhood Commercial Districts); Section 124 (Basic Floor Area Ratio); Section 132 (Front Setback); Section 134 (Rear Yards); Section 135 (Usable Open Space For Dwelling Units and Group Housing); Section 144 (Treatment of Ground Story On Street Frontages); Section 145.1 (Street Frontages, Neighborhood Commercial Districts); Section 145.4 (Street Frontages Downtown and Mixed-Use Districts); Section 151.1 (Schedule of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces); Section 152. (Schedule of Required Off-Street Freight Loading Spaces in Districts Other Than C-3 or South of Market); Section 153 (Rules for Calculation of Required Spaces); Section 154 (Minimum dimensions for required off-street parking, freight loading and service vehicle spaces); Section 155 (General Standards as to Location and Arrangement of Off-StreAMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
071157 4 Planning Code Amendments to implement the Market and Octavia Area PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code to implement the Market and Octavia Area Plan of the General Plan by amending Section 102.5 (District); Section 121.1 (Development on Large Lots, Neighborhood Commercial Districts); Section 121.2 (Use Size Limits (Non-Residential), Neighborhood Commercial Districts); Section 124 (Basic Floor Area Ratio); Section 132 (Front Setback); Section 134 (Rear Yards); Section 135 (Usable Open Space For Dwelling Units and Group Housing); Section 144 (Treatment of Ground Story On Street Frontages); Section 145.1 (Street Frontages, Neighborhood Commercial Districts); Section 145.4 (Street Frontages Downtown and Mixed-Use Districts); Section 151.1 (Schedule of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces); Section 152. (Schedule of Required Off-Street Freight Loading Spaces in Districts Other Than C-3 or South of Market); Section 153 (Rules for Calculation of Required Spaces); Section 154 (Minimum dimensions for required off-street parking, freight loading and service vehicle spaces); Section 155 (General Standards as to Location and Arrangement of Off-StreRE-REFERRED  Action details Not available
080255 2 Planning Code Amendments to implement the Market and Octavia Area PlanOrdinanceKilledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code to implement the Market and Octavia Area Plan of the General Plan by amending Section 102.5 (District); Section 121.1 (Development on Large Lots, Neighborhood Commercial Districts); Section 121.2 (Use Size Limits (Non-Residential), Neighborhood Commercial Districts); Section 124 (Basic Floor Area Ratio); Section 132 (Front Setback); Section 134 (Rear Yards); Section 135 (Usable Open Space For Dwelling Units and Group Housing); Section 144 (Treatment of Ground Story On Street Frontages); Section 145.1 (Street Frontages, Neighborhood Commercial Districts); Section 145.4 (Street Frontages Downtown and Mixed-Use Districts); Section 151.1 (Schedule of Required Off-Street Parking Spaces); Section 152. (Schedule of Required Off-Street Freight Loading Spaces in Districts Other Than C-3 or South of Market); Section 153 (Rules for Calculation of Required Spaces); Section 154 (Minimum dimensions for required off-street parking, freight loading and service vehicle spaces); Section 155 (General Standards as to Location and Arrangement of Off-StreRE-REFERREDPass Action details Not available
071159 2 Zoning Map Amendment in connection with the Market and Octavia Area PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Zoning Map Sheets 2, 2H, 2SU and 7, 7H, and 7SU of the City and County of San Francisco Planning Code to eliminate use districts and height and bulk districts within the Market and Octavia Plan Area; replacing them with revised use districts, height and bulk districts, and special use districts, consistent with those proposed in the Market and Octavia Area Plan; and making various findings, including CEQA findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1.RE-REFERREDPass Action details Not available
071522 1 Residential Rent Ordinance: Sellers and Purchasers to Give Tenants Written Disclosure of Rights Before and After Sale of the Rental PropertyOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 37 "Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance" by adding subsection (j) to Section 37.9, to provide that tenants in units subject to Section 37.9 be given written disclosure of specified rights by sellers and purchasers before and after the sale of such property.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
080155 1 Extending the term of service for the Power Plant Task ForceResolutionPassedResolution to extend the expiration date of the Power Plant Task Force from June 1, 2007 to December 31, 2009.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080239 1 Appointment, Planning Commission - Christina OlagueMotionPassedMotion approving/rejecting the Board of Supervisors President Peskin’s nomination of Christina Olague to the Planning Commission term ending July 1, 2012.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
080211 1 Public Hearing - Appeal, Final Environmental Impact Report for 55 Laguna Street Mixed Use ProjectHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Commission's January 17, 2008, certification of a Final Environmental Impact Report identified as Case No. 2004.0773E, through its Motion No. M-17532, for the proposed 55 Laguna Street Mixed Use Project, Lots 001, 002, and 003 in Assessor's Block 0870 and Lots 001, and 01A in Assessor's Block 0857. (Appellant: Cynthia Servetnick, Director, Save the Laguna Street Campus.)HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
080212 1 Affirming certification of 55 Laguna Street Mixed Use Project FEIRMotionPassedMotion affirming the certification by the Planning Commission of the Final Environmental Impact Report for the 55 Laguna Street Mixed Use Project.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
080213 1 Disapproving certification of 55 Laguna Street Mixed Use Project FEIRMotionKilledMotion disapproving the certification by the Planning Commission of the Final Environmental Impact Report for 55 Laguna Street Mixed Use Project.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
080214 1 Preparation of findings to disapprove certification of 55 Laguna Street Mixed Use Project FEIRMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings disapproving the certification by the Planning Commission of the Final Environmental Impact Report for the 55 Laguna Street Mixed Use Project.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
080157 1 Zoning - Educational services and institutional uses, Mixed Use Districts and NCDsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code by amending Sections 102.2 to exclude specified accredited educational institutions from the definition of arts activities; amending Section 790.50 and 890.50 to clarify that certain institutions, including accredited educational institutions, in the Neighborhood Commercial Districts and Mixed Use Districts are required to comply with applicable provisions of the institutional master plans as set forth in Section 304.5; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
080156 1 Zoning - Conditional Use for specified educational services in Western SoMaOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code by amending Section 823 to make educational institutions as defined in Section 890.50(c) in the Western SoMa Planning Area Special Use District subject to conditional use authorization; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
080280 1 Zoning - Repeal of the interim moratorium on institutional uses in the Western SoMaOrdinancePassedOrdinance repealing the interim zoning moratorium that prohibits the establishment of specified new institutional uses in the Western SoMa Planning Area Special Use District.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
080192 1 Lease Disposition and Development Agreement and Lease for Property Located at 850 Broderick StreetResolutionPassedResolution approving and authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Housing to enter into a lease disposition and development agreement for a long term ground lease with Arendt House, L.P., a California Limited Partnership, for the development and operation of affordable housing and associated uses on certain real property located at 850 Broderick Street and authorizing the Director of Property to enter into the lease.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080285 1 Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Branch Library re-openingResolutionPassedResolution recognizing the grand re-opening of the Noe Valley/Sally Brunn Branch Library and commending the San Francisco Public Library and its team for their hard work and commitment to San Francisco and its residents.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080286 1 Support of bill designating safety enhancement-double fine zonesResolutionPassedResolution supporting SB 1419, a bill to designate safety enhancement-double fine zones along State Highway Route 1 from Junipero Serra Boulevard to Lake Street and urging the California Legislature to pass the bill.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080287 1 Adopting the U.S. Cool Counties Climate Stabilization DeclarationResolutionPassedResolution adopting the U.S. Cool Counties Climate Stabilization DeclarationADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080289 1 Mountain Lake Park - Toxic IssuesResolutionPassedResolution urging the Presidio Trust and Caltrans to immediately resolve the toxicity issue at Mountain Lake through further testing, clean up and diversion measures; and urging the Recreation and Park Department to immediately post signs warning residents that Mountain Lake has been designated a toxic clean up site.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080296 1 Authorizing preparation of Proponent/Opponent ballot arguments and rebuttal ballot arguments for submittal to the voters at the June 3, 2008 ElectionMotionPassedMotion authorizing preparation of written Proponent and Opponent ballot arguments and rebuttal ballot arguments for submittal to the voters at the June 3, 2008 Election.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
080292 1 Grant funds to support HIV vaccine trialsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to enter retroactively into an agreement and to accept and expend funds in the amount of $78,943, with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC), the primary contractor, to support the San Francisco HIV Vaccine Trials Network (VTN) Scholars Group/Public Health Foundation Enterprises (PHFE); for the period of June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2008.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080293 1 Accept-Expend Private Foundation Grant - Department of the District AttorneyResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $64,500 from the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Community Grants Program for a program entitled “Back on Track” for fiscal year 2007/2008.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080246 1 Lifting time limits in rental subsidy program for low income familiesResolutionPassedResolution calling on the Human Services Agency (HSA) to remove the arbitrary time limit in its local housing subsidy for homeless families and to make the timeline for this subsidy need-based.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080288 1 Commending the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the Friends of Balboa Park Playground, KaBOOM! and the Neighborhood Parks CouncilResolutionPassedResolution commending the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the Friends of Balboa Park Playground, KaBOOM! and the Neighborhood Parks Council for their efforts to replace the Balboa Park Playground.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
080288 2 Commending the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the Friends of Balboa Park Playground, KaBOOM! and the Neighborhood Parks CouncilResolutionPassedResolution commending the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the Friends of Balboa Park Playground, KaBOOM! and the Neighborhood Parks Council for their efforts to replace the Balboa Park Playground.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
080291 1 Amending the FY 2007-2008 schedule of audits to be conducted of programs of City and County departments by the Budget AnalystMotionFiledMotion amending the FY 2007-2008 schedule of audits to be conducted of programs of City and County departments by the Budget Analyst to include a survey of City Departments and analysis of the number and cost of positions performing public relations – public information including the justification for such positions.REFERREDPass Action details Not available
080319 1 General Plan Amendments for Assessors Block 857 and portions of Assessors Block 870 bound by Laguna, Haight, Buchanan and Hermann StreetsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Market and Octavia Area Plan of the San Francisco General Plan to (1) reclassify the Use District on Block 857 from Public to Moderate Density Residential and reclassify the Use District on Block 870, Lots 1, 2 and the northern portion of Lot 3 from Public to Moderate Density Neighborhood Commercial; (2) amending the Market and Octavia Area Plan of the San Francisco General Plan to reclassify the Height District for Block 857, Lot 1A from 40 feet to 50 feet and to reclassify the Height District for Block 870, Lots and 1 and 2 from 80 feet to 85 feet and Block 870, Lot 3 from 40 feet to 50 feet; (3) amending the Generalized Residential Land Use Plan of the 1990 Residence Element, the 2004 Housing Element, and of the Land Use Index to reclassify the generalized land use of Block 857 from Public/Open Space to Residential and of Block 870 from Public/Open Space to Mixed Use, predominantly Commercial/Industrial; (4) amending the Residential Density Plan of the 1990 Residence Element, the 2004 Housing Element, and of the Land Use Index to reclassify the residential d   Action details Not available
080320 1 Enacting a fee on fast food businesses, convenience markets and gasoline station markets to defray the cost of litter and trash clean-up resulting from their operationOrdinanceFiledDraft Ordinance amending the San Francisco Business and Taxation Code by adding Sections 2300 to 2310 to enact a fee on fast food businesses, convenience markets and gasoline station markets to defray the cost of litter and trash clean-up resulting from their operation.   Action details Not available
080321 1 Promoter permitsOrdinanceFiledOrdinance adding Article 15.7 to the San Francisco Police Code, requiring promoters to obtain promoter permits in order to promote events within the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
080322 1 Prohibition on loitering outside nightclubsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by adding Section 121, to prohibit loitering outside nightclubs.   Action details Not available
080323 1 Place of Entertainment Permits and Board of Appeals ProceduresOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by amending Sections 2.26, 1060, 1060.1, 1060.2, 1060.3, 1060.5, 1060.24, 1060.25 and 1060.29, by adding Sections 1060.20.1, 1060.20.2, 1060.20.3, 1060.20.4, 1060.24.1, 1060.24.2, 1060.29.1, 1060.30, 1060.31, 1060.32, 1060.33, 1060.34, 1060.35, 1060.36, and 1060.37, by repealing Sections 1060.4, 1060.20, and 1060.22, and by adding new Sections 1060.4 and 1060.20, relating to the application, approval, amendment, suspension, revocation, and transfer of Place of Entertainment Permits and One Night Event Permits (now called "One Time Event Permits"), including changes in penalties, and amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code by amending Sections 8 and 26 to provide the time for appealing to the Board of Appeals, to provide an additional category of permit suspension and revocation actions that are not suspended pending a decision by the Board of Appeals, and to clarify the standards governing the review of permits.   Action details Not available
080324 1 Extended-Hours Premises PermitsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by amending Sections 1070, 1070.1, 1070.2, 1070.3, 1070.5, 1070.7, 1070.8, 1070.19, 1070.22, and 1070.24, by adding Sections 1017.17.1, 1017.17.2, 1017,17.3, 1070.28, 1070.29, 1070.30, 1070.31, 1070.32, 1070.33, 1070.34, 1070.35, and 1070.36; by repealing Sections 1070.4, 1070.17, 1070.20, 1070.20-1, 1070.21, and 1070.26; and by adding new Sections 1070.4, 1070.17, and 1070.20, relating to the application, approval, amendment, suspension, revocation, and transfer of Extended-Hours Premises Permits, including changes in penalties.   Action details Not available
071001 2 Zoning Map Amendments Associated with the Laguna, Haight, Buchanan and Hermann Streets Special Use DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section Maps 7, 7H and 7SU of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco for the property described as Assessor’s Block 857 and portions of Assessor’s Block 870, bounded by Laguna, Buchanan, Haight and Hermann Streets, from P (Public) to either NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial District) or RM-3 (Residential, Mixed Districts, Medium Density) and mapping the Laguna, Haight, Buchanan and Hermann Streets Special Use District; adopting findings, including findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.   Action details Not available
071002 2 Laguna, Haight, Buchanan and Hermann Streets Special Use DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance approving the Laguna, Haight, Buchanan, and Hermann Streets Special Use District (SUD) by amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 249.32 to create a new SUD bounded by Laguna, Haight, Buchanan and Hermann Streets (Assessor’s Block 857 and portions of Assessor’s Block 870) to permit a mixed-use project at the former UC Berkeley Extension property; and adopting findings, including findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.   Action details Not available
080313 1 Grant to support the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance project - $418,225ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend retroactively a new grant from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the amount of $418,225 to support the “National HIV Behavioral Surveillance” project, and to enter into a subcontract with the Public Health Foundation Enterprises (PHFE) in the amount of $53,723; for the period of January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.   Action details Not available
080314 1 Grant funds to support HIV vaccine trials - $156,895ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to enter retroactively into an agreement and to accept and expend funds in the amount of $156,895, with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC), the primary contractor, to support the San Francisco HIV Vaccine Trials Network (VTN) Leadership Group/Public Health Foundation Enterprises (PHFE); for the period of June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2008.   Action details Not available
080315 1 Grant funds to support HIV vaccine trials - $126,989ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to enter retroactively into an agreement and to accept and expend funds in the amount of $126,989, with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC), the primary contractor, to support the San Francisco HIV Vaccine Trial Network 40% Transition Costs; for the period of June 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.   Action details Not available
080316 1 Accept and Expend Regional Grant - Department of the Environment - $157,500ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment (SF Environment) to accept and expend grant funds, in the amount of $157,500 from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) to assist taxi companies with grant funding to help them offset the incremental costs associated with the purchase of 75 light-duty clean air vehicle taxis.   Action details Not available
080317 1 Accept and Expend CEC PIER Grant Funds - $995,791ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to accept and expend a California Energy Commission (CEC) Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Grant in the amount of $995,791.   Action details Not available
080318 1 Mortgage Revenue Bonds - Geary Boulevard Senior Living and Health CenterResolutionPassedResolution declaring the intent of the City and County of San Francisco (the “City”) to reimburse certain expenditures from proceeds of future bonded indebtedness; authorizing the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing (the “Director”) to submit an application and related documents to the California Debt Limit Allocations Committee (“CDLAC”) to permit the issuance of qualified mortgage revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $38,000,000 for Geary Boulevard Senior Living and Health Center; authorizing and directing the Director to direct the Controller’s Office to hold in trust an amount not to exceed $190,000 in accordance with CDLAC procedures; authorizing the Director to certify to CDLAC that the City has on deposit the required amount; authorizing the Director to pay an amount equal to such deposit to the State of California if the City fails to issue the qualified mortgage revenue bonds; approving, for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the issuance and sale of mortgage revenue bonds by the City in an aggregate principal amount not    Action details Not available
080325 1 Contract between the Department of Health and the California Department of Health Care Services for the Health Care Coverage Initiative in the amount of $73.1 million over a three-year period in support of the Healthy San Francisco programResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Health to enter into a contract with the California Department of Health Care Services to provide reimbursement for health services costs incurred in providing services to specified Healthy San Francisco participants under the Health Care Coverage Initiative in the amount of $73.1 million.   Action details Not available
080327 1 Funds to support HIV research activitiesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $7,167 from University of California, San Francisco, Center for AIDS Research (CFAR); for the period of September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2008.   Action details Not available
080328 1 Urging the Department of Parking and Traffic to install STOP signs at the intersection of 24th Street and Hoffman AvenueResolutionPassedResolution urging the Department of Parking and Traffic to install STOP signs at the intersection of 24th Street and Hoffman Avenue.   Action details Not available
080329 1 Declaration of Election Results - February 5, 2008ResolutionPassedResolution declaring the results of the February 5, 2008 Consolidated Presidential Primary Election.   Action details Not available
080330 1 Approval of a 30 day extension for Planning Commission review - Types of EntertainmentResolutionPassedResolution extending by 30 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed Ordinance amending Sections 102.17, 790.38, and 890.37 of the San Francisco Planning Code to define three types of entertainment use based upon size; amending Sections 1060, 1060.1, 1060.3, 1070, 1070.1, and 1070.3 of the San Francisco Police Code to define the three types of entertainment use authorized by the Planning Code and to require an application and the permit for a place of entertainment or extended-hours activity to specify one of the three types of entertainment use; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings required by Section 302 of the Planning Code.   Action details Not available
080331 1 Approval of a 30 day extension for Planning Commission review - 690 Market StreetResolutionPassedResolution extending by 30 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed Resolution that would initiate the designation of 690 Market Street, the Chronicle Building, Lot 6 in Assessor’s Block 311, as a landmark pursuant to Section 1004.1 of the Planning Code and urging expedited consideration of the building’s landmark status and a Mills Act contract associated with the building’s rehabilitation and restoration.   Action details Not available
080305 1 San Francisco's Declining African American PopulationHearingFiledHearing to address San Francisco's declining African American population.   Action details Not available
080306 1 Controller's Six month Budget Status Report for Fiscal Year 2007/08HearingFiledHearing on the Controller's Six month Budget Status Report for Fiscal Year 2007/08.   Action details Not available
080307 1 Controller's Fiscal Year 2007/08 Biannual Overtime ReportHearingFiledHearing on the Controller's Fiscal Year 2007/08 Biannual Overtime Report.   Action details Not available
080308 1 Status of city fees and chargesHearingFiledHearing on the status of city fees and charges.   Action details Not available
080309 1 Fiscal Year 2007/08 Mid-Year Budget CutsHearingFiledHearing on the Fiscal Year 2007/08 Mid-Year Budget Cuts Announced by the Mayor.   Action details Not available
080310 1 Budget requests and performance measures for various City DepartmentsHearingFiledHearing(s) on the current status of Fiscal Year 2007/08 expenditures, Fiscal Year 2008/09 budget requests and performance measures for the following departments: Municipal Transportation Agency, Police Department, Department of Public Works, Fire Department, Sheriff Department, San Francisco International Airport, Department of Public Health, Department of Telecommunications and Information Services, Human Services Agency, Public Utilities Commission, and Recreation and Park Department.   Action details Not available
080311 1 Eradicate the invasive Light Brown Apple MothHearingFiledHearing to discuss the California Department of Food and Agriculture's plan to spray San Francisco with pesticides to eradicate the invasive Light Brown Apple Moth.   Action details Not available
080312 1 Presence of limousines in hotel taxi stands and other white zonesHearingFiledHearing with the Police Department, Department of Parking and Traffic, Taxi Commission and the California Public Utilities Commission to discuss the presence of limousines in hotel taxi stands and other white zones.   Action details Not available
080326 1 Confirmation of Controller - Ben RosenfieldMotionPassedMotion confirming appointment of Ben Rosenfield as Controller.   Action details Not available