Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/25/2008 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
Regular Meeting
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080262 1 Approval of the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000-Implementation PlanResolutionPassedResolution authorizing adoption of the San Francisco County Plan for the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act of 2000 for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
071672 2 Public Works Code - Landmark TreesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 810 of the San Francisco Public Works Code to make clarifying changes, establish hearing notice provisions, and extend the term of temporary designation of nominated landmark trees; and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
080387 1 Adopting findings related to affirming the categorical exemption issued for the 9 Douglass Street projectMotionPassedMotion adopting findings related to affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the 9 Douglass Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
071518 3 Standards of Care for City SheltersOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding a new Article 13 to Chapter 20 to: 1) mandate certain provisions in all contracts for City funded shelters, 2) require the City to take corrective enforcement measures against City-funded shelter contractors who fail to comply with contractual provisions that this Article requires; 3) require the Shelter Monitoring Committee to investigate complaints against City funded-shelters, and 4) require the Director of the Department of Public Health to determine if the imposition of liquidated damages is warranted against shelters who fail to comply with a corrective action plan.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
080229 2 Shelter Monitoring CommitteeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending section 20.302 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to require the Department of Public Health to assign two full-time employees to staff the Shelter Monitoring Committee, subject to the fiscal and budgetary provisions of the Charter.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
080135 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Mark ChambersOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the class action lawsuit entitled Chambers v. City and County of San Francisco, filed on October 11, 2006 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. C06-06346 WHA. Pursuant to the proposed settlement, the City will enhance community-based housing and services for residents of Laguna Honda Hospital and for other San Franciscans who would benefit from long-term community-based care.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
080125 1 Jurisdictional Property Transfer - Portions of Sue Bierman Park at Washington and Clay Streets (Block 0203, Lot 014)OrdinancePassedOrdinance transferring jurisdiction of reserved portions of Sue Bierman Park located at Washington and Clay Streets (Block 203, Lot 014) from the Department of Public Works to the Recreation and Park Department; and adopting findings that the transfer is consistent with the General Plan and Section 101.1 of the Planning Code.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
080141 2 Waiver of Administrative Code Section 6.64 to allow modification of Agreement No. CS-525A in an amount that exceeds one hundred-fifty percent of the original contract amountOrdinancePassedOrdinance granting the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission a waiver of Administrative Code Section 6.64 to allow the contract amount of Agreement No. CS-525A with Olivia Chen Consultants to exceed one hundred-fifty percent of the original contract amount.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
080274 1 Approval of Health Service System Plans and Contribution RatesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Chapter 16, Article XV, of Part 1 of the San Francisco Municipal Administrative Code by amending Section 16.703 regarding Board approval of Health Service System Plans and Contribution Rates.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
080275 1 Establishing monthly contribution amount to Health Service Trust FundResolutionPassedResolution establishing monthly contribution amount to Health Service Trust Fund.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080194 2 Reallocating state grant funds for capital projects in Golden Gate ParkResolutionPassedResolution authorizing reallocation of $11,928,060 in Proposition 40 grant funds among 14 capital projects in Golden Gate Park.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080140 1 Airport Professional Services Agreement for Construction Management Services for the Terminal 2/Boarding Area D Project with Anticipated Expenditures in Excess of $10 MillionResolutionPassedResolution approving the Professional Services Agreement, Airport Contract 8757.9 – Construction Management Services for Terminal 2/Boarding Area D Renovations and Related Facilities between T2 Partners, a Joint Venture of Parsons Transportation Group, EPC Consultants, Inc., and the Allen Group, LLC, and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission, in an amount not to exceed $15,000,000, pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 9.118(b).ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080346 2 Reserving $760,163 of Disability Access Projects for the Board of Supervisors Chamber in the City Administrator's Office for Fiscal Year 2007-08OrdinancePassedOrdinance reserving $760,163 of Disablity Access Projects for the Board of Supervisors Chamber in the City Administrator's Office for Fiscal Year 2007-08PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
080150 1 Approving Amendment to Paratransit Broker Agreement with ATM/VancomResolutionPassedResolution approving Amendment No. 7 to Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and ATC/Vancom, Inc., to extend the current contract for two years, through March 31, 2010; to augment the scope of work to implement the new debit card program; to lease up to 40 new vans to the Paratransit Broker for use in the Paratransit Program; and to increase the contract amount by $33,803,476, for a total contract amount not to exceed $191,825,015.ADOPTEDPass 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 ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
031034 1 Planning Code - Northeast Waterfront Historic District SignsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code by creating Section 608.15 to establish the Northeast Waterfront Special Sign District, creating Section 609.14 to address amortization of nonconforming signs in this District, amending Section 608 and Article 10, Appendix D, section 7 to be consistent with this Ordinance, amending the Zoning Map Sectional Map SSD-1 to show the boundaries of this District, and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code section 101.1.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
071651 2 Planning - Administrative Enforcement RemediesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 176 to authorize the Zoning Administrator to assess administrative penalties for a Planning Code violation; adding Section 176.1 to establish Planning Code enforcement remedies of the Director, which include issuance and recording of orders of abatement, assessment of administrative penalties, and a hearing and appeal process; amending Sections 1013 and 1119 to refer to Sections 176 and 176.1 as the applicable enforcement and penalty provisions; adopting findings including environmental findings, Planning Code Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
070910 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Exemption from Environmental Review for 3424 Jackson StreetHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department dated May 31, 2007 (Case No. 2005.1134E), exempting from environmental review under Categorical Exemption Class 1, [State Guidelines, Section 15301(e)(1)]. The proposal would construct an addition of approximately 780 square feet (sq ft) of new space, room repartitions, removal of a rear fire escape, and addition of a new rear egress staircase and three decks to a 6,510-sq ft, 35-foot-high, four-story, single-family dwelling constructed circa 1921. The proposed alterations would result in a building approximately 7,289 sq ft and 35 feet high with enlarged ground, first, second, and third floors to the rear (about 487 sq ft of additional space), and enlarged fourth floor toward the front of the building (an expansion of 292 sq ft). The site is a rectangular 4,469-sq ft parcel (Assessor's Block 0971; Lot 003B). The project site, located in the Presidio Heights neighborhood is zoned RH-1 (Residential, House - One Family) and is within a 40-X height and bulk district. (Appellant: Howard N. ElCONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
070911 1 Affirming the Categorical Exemption issued for the 3424 Jackson Street projectMotionKilledMotion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the 3424 Jackson Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
070912 1 Disapproving the Categorical Exemption issued for the 3424 Jackson Street projectMotionKilledMotion disapproving the determination by the Planning Department that the 3424 Jackson Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
070913 1 Preparation of findings related to the 3424 Jackson Street projectMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings related to the appeal of the determination by the Planning Department that the project at 3424 Jackson Street is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
080326 1 Confirmation of Controller - Ben RosenfieldMotionPassedMotion confirming appointment of Ben Rosenfield as Controller.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
080231 2 Driving-experience requirements for taxi medallion applicantsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by amending Section 1121, to adjust the driving-experience requirements for taxi medallion applicants.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080381 1 Resolution commending Susan Leal on her 15 years of dedicated service to the citizens of the City and County of San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution commending Susan Leal on her 15 years of dedicated service to the citizens of the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080382 1 Supporting storm water runoff requirements for federal development projectsResolutionPassedResolution supporting the storm water runoff requirements for federal development projects.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080383 1 Condemning Oklahoma State Representative Sally Kerns' remarks directed toward the LGBT communityResolutionPassedResolution condemning Oklahoma State Representative Sally Kerns' remarks regarding the LGBT community.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080384 1 Gift of Funds to Office of Labor Standards Enforcement - $33,892.65ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement to accept and expend a gift in the amount of $33,892.65 pursuant to the settlement agreement in Aubrey et al. v. Marriott International, Inc. et al. for the purpose of enforcement of the San Francisco Minimum Wage.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080385 1 Commending Breathe California Golden Gate Public Health PartnershipResolutionPassedResolution recognizing Breathe California on its 100th anniversary of continuous service to the Bay Area community. Since 1908, Breathe California has been fighting lung disease through prevention, education, advocacy and patient services.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080386 1 Commending California Institute of Integral StudiesResolutionPassedResolution commending California Institute of Asian Studies and proclaiming April 8, 2008 as California Institute of Integral Studies Day in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080360 1 Final Map - 75 Moss StreetMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map 4617, a 14 Unit Residential Condominium Project, located at 75 Moss Street being a subdivision of Lot 058 in Assessors Block No. 3731 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
080361 1 Final Map - 942 Market StreetMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map 4177, a 32 Residential Unit and a 3 Commercial Unit Mixed-Use Condominium Project, located at 942 Market Street being a subdivision of Lot 005 in Assessors Block No. 0341 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
080404 1 Appropriating $593,490,962 of proceeds from the sale of bonds for capital improvement projects at the San Francisco International Airport for Fiscal Year 2007-2008OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $593,490,962 of proceeds from the sale of bonds for capital improvement projects at the San Francisco International Airport for Fiscal Year 2007-2008. Place total appropriation of $593,490,962 on Controller ’s Reserve pending sale of the bonds.   Action details Not available
080406 1 Office Building After-Hours LightingOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Environment Code by adding a new Chapter 9 to conserve electricity by prohibiting commercial buildings from lighting unoccupied interior spaces after business hours; and to make environmental findings.   Action details Not available
080407 1 Subdivision Code - definition of conversionOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Subdivision Code Section 1308 to modify the definition of conversion to include specified air space subdivisions of existing residential structures; and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
071464 5 Zoning - Ordinance creating the Excelsior Alcohol Restricted Use DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 785 to create an Excelsior Alcohol Restricted Use District prohibiting new off-sale liquor establishments and providing for a five-year sunset provision; amending Sectional Maps SU 11 and SU 12 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to establish the boundaries of the Excelsior Alcohol Restricted Use District, which generally consist of the blocks and lots fronting both sides of Mission Street from Silver Avenue to the Daly City border; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.   Action details Not available
080391 1 Commending Tibetan Freedom Torch and Global Human Rights Torch RelayResolutionPassedResolution commending the Tibetan Freedom Torch and the Global Human Rights Torch Relay in their efforts to raise awareness regarding human rights violations in China and urging the San Francisco City Representatives accepting the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch to welcome the Torch in the explicit spirit of Olympism, consistent with the United Nations Charter established in this City, and the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.   Action details Not available
080405 1 Aerial spraying of pesticides to eradicate the Light Brown Apple MothResolutionPassedResolution opposing aerial spraying over the City and County of San Francisco of pesticides designed to eradicate the Light Brown Apple Moth; urging the City Attorney to pursue legal strategies to oppose aerial spraying in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
080409 1 Urging safe approach to controlling Light Brown Apple MothResolutionPassedResolution urging the State of California to make maximum use of safe and tested ground-based approaches to control the Light Brown Apple Moth; complete an environmental impact report prior to the inception of any aerial spray program; and ensure that the California EPA Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment conducts an independent human health risk assessment of any LBAM aerial spray program prior to its inception.   Action details Not available
080410 1 Summerbridge at San Francisco University High School DayResolutionPassedResolution declaring Thursday, March 27, 2008 Summerbridge at San Francisco University High School Day.   Action details Not available
080411 1 Supporting public access to information regarding the Olympic torch routeResolutionPassedResolution supporting public access to information regarding the Olympic torch route through San Francisco.   Action details Not available
080412 1 Mortgage Credit CertificatesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing an application to the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee to permit the issuance of Mortgage Credit Certificates.   Action details Not available
080413 1 Commending Asian Chefs FoundationResolutionPassedResolution commending Asian Chefs Foundation in the fight against human trafficking.   Action details Not available
080414 1 Extending the life of Western SoMa Citizens Planning Task ForceResolutionPassedResolution extending the life of the Western SoMa Citizens Planning Task Force.   Action details Not available
080415 1 19th Avenue corridor speed limit reductionResolutionPassedResolution urging the MTA to support Caltrans’ recommendation to lower the speed limit along the 19th Avenue corridor from 35 mph to 30 mph.   Action details Not available
080416 1 Ed Harrington DayResolutionPassedResolution commending Controller Ed Harrington for 17 years of exemplary service to the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
080417 1 National Start! Walking DayResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming April 16, 2008 as “National Start! Walking Day” in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
080418 1 Endorsing solar powered parking metersResolutionPassedResolution endorsing the use of solar powered parking meters.   Action details Not available
080421 1 Commending the Latino Community Foundation on the occasion of their Third Annual Gala and for their new Latino Children and Youth InitiativeResolutionPassedResolution commending the Latino Community Foundation on the occasion of their Third Annual Gala and for their new Latino Children and Youth Initiative.   Action details Not available
080422 1 Memorializing the one-year anniversary of the death of Ruby OrdeñanaResolutionPassedResolution memorializing the one-year anniversary of the death of Ruby Ordeñana.   Action details Not available
080390 1 Mayor's additional Budget Instructions of March 18, 2008HearingFiledHearing on the Mayor's additional Budget Instructions of March 18, 2008.   Action details Not available
080400 1 Bay Area's effort to link performance targets to Land UseHearingFiledHearing on the Bay Area's effort to link performance targets to Land Use.   Action details Not available
080401 1 Large building safety proceduresHearingFiledHearing on crane safety procedures currently in place in San Francisco in light of recent accidents involving cranes that have occurred in New York City and Miami.   Action details Not available
080402 1 Development of a user friendly online centralized database of affordable rental and onwership unitsHearingFiledHearing on the development and maintenance of a user friendly online centralized database of affordable rental and ownership units.   Action details Not available
080403 1 San Francisco children and youth needing residential treatmentHearingFiledHearing on the status and future plans for agency coordination for San Francisco children and youth needing residential treatment placed through probation, behavioral health, and child welfare.   Action details Not available
080408 1 Amending Board Rule 6.13 - Access to upper dais in the Board of Supervisors ChamberMotionFiledMotion amending Rule 6.13 of the Board Rules of Order to prohibit use of the upper dais in the Board of Supervisors Chamber.   Action details Not available
080419 1 Amending the FY 2007-2008 schedule of audits to be conducted of programs of City and County departments by the Budget AnalystMotionPassedMotion amending the FY 2007-2008 schedule of audits to be conducted of programs of City and County departments by the Budget Analyst to include an audit of the Communities of Opportunity (COO) program.   Action details Not available
080420 1 Waiver permitting City Employees to assist the Department of Elections with the April 8, 2008 electionMotionPassedMotion granting a waiver from the prohibition imposed by Charter section 13.104.5, to permit City employees to assist the Department of Elections with the April 8, 2008 election.   Action details Not available
080423 1 Appointment, Planning Commission - Ron MiguelMotionPassedMotion approving the Mayor’s appointment of Ron Miguel to the Planning Commission term ending June 30, 2008.   Action details Not available
080424 1 Appointment, Planning Commission - Ron MiguelMotionKilledMotion rejecting the Mayor’s appointment of Ron Miguel to the Planning Commission term ending June 30, 2008.   Action details Not available
080338 1 Zoning Map Amendments in connection with the Bayview Hunters Point Area PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Zoning Map Sheets 8, 9, 10, and 10 SU of the City and County of San Francisco Planning Code to replace various M-1 and M-2 zones with PDR-1, PDR-2, and special use district designations in the South Basin and Northern Industrial areas of the Bayview Hunters Point Study Area, consistent with the Bayview Hunters Point Area Plan; and adopting General Plan, Planning Code Section 101.1, and environmental findings.   Action details Not available
080339 1 Bayview RezoningOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code by adding Sections 121.5, 121.7, 210.7, 210.8, 210.9, 230 and 249.32 and amending Sections 204.3, 204.4, 210, 210.6, and 213 through 227 to create a new Design and Development Special Use District and modify the existing M (Industrial) Districts to establish PDR-1 (Light Industrial Buffer) and PDR-2 (Production, Distribution and Repair) Districts and specify the use controls for activities in the PDR Districts, which generally will principally permit light manufacturing, wholesale and repair activities, prohibit or require a conditional use permit for heavy industry, prohibit housing, limit the size of retail and office uses, place controls on subdivision of large lots, provide accessory use guidelines and regulate the demolition of industrial buildings.   Action details Not available
080337 1 Authorizing the Sheriff to execute contracts with the StateResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Sheriff’s 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.   Action details Not available
080362 1 Amending a contract with anticipated expenditures in excess of $10 millionResolutionPassedResolution approving the Eleventh Amendment to the Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco (Purchaser) and Sunset Scavenger Company (Contractor) for sludge hauling, extending the term of the contract by 11 months to April 30, 2009 and increasing the total compensation to the Contractor by $3 million, pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 9.118(b).   Action details Not available
080363 1 Professional services agreement to provide professional engineering servicesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute an amendment to increase the amount of a professional services agreement with URS Corporation by $1,900,000, for a total revised agreement amount of $13,900,000.   Action details Not available