Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/8/2008 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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080238 2 Appropriating $261,757,569 of San Francisco Water Revenue Bonds for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water System Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2007-08OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $257,205,000 of San Francisco Water Revenue Bonds, 2006 Series A, and deappropriating $4,552,569 of Sunol Valley Water System Improvement Projects to support various projects under the Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) in the Public Utilities Commission for FY 2007-08.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
080089 1 Suspending Health Code Sections 34.4 and 34.6 of the Healthy Products, Healthy Children OrdinanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Section 34.10, to suspend Sections 34.4 and 34.6 of the Healthy Products, Healthy Children Ordinance.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
080351 1 Changing the official sidewalk width - Mission StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 1061 entitled “Regulating the Width of Sidewalks” by adding thereto Section 1578 to change the official sidewalk width on the north side of Mission Street west of 3rd Street; making environmental findings and findings pursuant to the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1; requiring relocation, modification, or both of facilities affected by the sidewalk width change; and approving a public access easement for a portion of Jessie Square.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.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
080196 1 Appropriating $246,000 of General Fund Reserve to the Human Resources Department to fund the Workers' Compensation Clinic at San Francisco General HospitalOrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $246,000 from the General Fund Reserve to the Human Resources Department to fund the Workers Compensation Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.APPROVED OVER THE MAYOR'S VETOPass Action details Not available
080299 1 Airport Concession Lease with Pacific Gateway Concessions, LLCResolutionPassedResolution approving the Boarding Area “E” Candy Kiosk Lease between Pacific Gateway Concessions, LLC, and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080371 1 Department of Human Resources contract for implementation of servicesResolutionPassedResolution approving the award and execution of a $13,563,250 29-month contract by the City and County of San Francisco, through its Department of Human Resources, to CIBER, Inc., for implementation services to integrate the City’s human resources and payroll functions.ADOPTEDPass 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.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
071001 3 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.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
071002 4 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.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
071157 5 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 NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
071157 6 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-StrePASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
071159 3 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.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
071159 4 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.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass 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.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
080237 1 Zoning -Urgency Ordinance imposing an interim zoning moratorium on enterprises that sell tobacco paraphernaliaOrdinancePassedUrgency Ordinance imposing an interim zoning moratorium to temporarily prohibit the establishment of new enterprises, subject to specified exceptions, that sell tobacco paraphernalia, as defined, in all Commercial, Mixed Use and Industrial districts for 45 days and making findings, including findings of consistency with the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
080319 2 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 dPASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
080210 2 Stipulation of Conditional Use authorization or Mandatory Discretionary Review of any permit application to remove dwelling units, where the Planning Code does not already require Conditional Use authorizationOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code by adding Section 317 to stipulate Conditional Use or Mandatory Discretionary Review of any Building Permit applications that would eliminate existing dwelling units through mergers, conversions, or demolitions of residential units, and requiring certain affordability and soundness findings, with certain administrative exceptions allowed; making findings as to the need to preserve affordable housing in San Francisco, environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
080263 1 Lease of Real Property at 1740 Cesar Chavez StreetResolutionPassedResolution authorizing a new lease of approximately 7,680 square feet at 1740 Cesar Chavez Street for the Department of Human Resources (DHR) for a term of five years.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080448 1 Accept-Expend Grant - Juvenile Probation Department - $62,500ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Juvenile Probation Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $62,500 from the Annie E. Casey Foundation to support juvenile justice reform activities at the Juvenile Probation Department.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080449 1 Commending Marc RandallResolutionPassedResolution commending Marc Randall for his service and leadership in San Francisco through the Recreation and Park Department.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080450 1 Commending the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association on the groundbreaking of SPUR's new Urban CenterResolutionPassedResolution commending the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association on the groundbreaking of SPUR’s new Urban Center.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080426 1 Final Map - 4121 Cesar Chavez StreetMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map 4812, a 6 Unit Residential Condominium Project, located at 4121 Cesar Chavez Street being a subdivision of Lot 052 in Assessors Block No. 6581 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
080427 1 Final Map - 2545 Judah StreetMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map 4628, a Fifteen Unit Residential and Six Unit Commercial Condominium Project, located at 2545 Judah Street being a subdivision of Lot 051 in Assessors Block No. 1823 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
080428 1 Final Map - 1798 19th AvenueMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map 1747, a Three Residential Unit and Two Commercial Unit Mixed-Use Condominium Project, located at 1798 19th Avenue being a subdivision of Lot 015 in Assessors Block No. 2031 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
080477 1 Waiver of temporary street space occupancy fee on May 17, 2008 for Small Business Week Sidewalk SaleOrdinancePassedOrdinance waiving the fee in Public Works Code Section 724.1(b) for temporary street space occupancy in certain sections of the City on Saturday, May 17, 2008 as part of Small Business Week.   Action details Not available
080478 1 Height Map Amendment - Rezoning Block 5323, Lots 13, 14, 14A, 15, 15A And 15B On Third Street And Mendell Street, From A 105-A Height And Bulk Limit To A 55-X Height And Bulk LimitOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Height Map HT 10 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to change height and bulk limit for Block 5323, lots 13, 14, 14A, 15, 15A and 15B, located at the intersection of Third Street and Mendell Street, from 105-A to 55-X; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
080479 1 Creating a Public Services Advisory BoardOrdinanceFiledOrdinance creating a Public Services Advisory Board, comprised of eleven voting members appointed by the Board of Supervisors; requiring the advisory board within eighteen months of its initial meeting to submit a report to the Board of Supervisors on matters pertaining to the performance of public services by private entities; authorizing the advisory board to submit other reports or recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and to communicate with the Board of Supervisors, other government entities, and the public on matters pertaining to public services; and providing for the sunsetting of the advisory board in two years.   Action details Not available
080480 1 Regulation of Newsracks: Amendment of Space Allocation Provisions of Fixed Pedestal Newsrack ProgramOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Section 184.12 of the San Francisco Public Works Code to provide that priority in allocation of space in fixed pedestal newsracks shall be given to publications that were historically distributed from freestanding newsracks at the locations of the fixed pedestal newsracks and that are published one or more times per week.   Action details Not available
080481 1 Settlement of Lawsuits - M-J SF Investments, LLC - $5,163OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of two lawsuits filed by M-J SF Investments, LLC, against the City and County of San Francisco for $5,163 in costs to the City and County of San Francisco; the first lawsuit was filed on April 6, 2006, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-06-451001; entitled M-J SF Investments, LLC, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al; the second lawsuit was filed on September 21, 2007, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CPF-07-507496; entitled M-J SF Investments, LLC, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al; other material terms of said settlement are set forth in the Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims contained in Board of Supervisors File No. 080481.   Action details Not available
080482 1 Public Employment - Various City DepartmentsOrdinanceFiledDraft ordinance amending Ordinance No. 175-07 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY 2007-2008) to reflect the deletion of various positions with annual salaries exceeding $150,000 in the City Attorney’s Office, the District Attorney’s Office, the Department of Public Works, the Department of Telecommunications and Information Services, and the Public Defender’s Office.   Action details Not available
080483 1 Preference in Inclusionary Housing for Certificate of Preference HoldersOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending Planning Code Sections 315.4 and 315.5 to provide that individuals who hold certificates of preference from the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency shall receive preference for thirty percent (30%) of the on- and off-site units generated by the Residential Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program; and making findings including findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.   Action details Not available
080475 1 Presidio Neighborhood Representative Work GroupResolutionPassedResolution re-establishing the Presidio Neighborhood Representative Work Group to be comprised of representatives from affected neighborhoods and City Departments.   Action details Not available
080476 1 Grant funds to support nutrition services - $343,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend a three-year grant in the amount of $343,000 from the Vitamin Cases Consumer Settlement Fund to support the “Women’s Nutritional Awareness Project,” for the period of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2011.   Action details Not available
080484 1 Sublease of Real Property at 555 Polk StreetResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the sublease of 9,000 square feet of office space in the building located at 555 Polk Street for the Community Justice Center through the Department of Public Health.   Action details Not available
080485 1 General Obligation Refunding BondsResolutionPassedResolution approving the form of and authorizing the distribution of a preliminary official statement relating to the issuance of City and County of San Francisco General Obligation Refunding Bonds and authorizing the preparation, execution and delivery of a final official statement; acknowledging the receipt of certain information relating to such Refunding Bonds; ratifying the approvals and terms and conditions of a previous resolution; and related matters.   Action details Not available
080486 1 Recognizing San Jose State University for bringing awareness to the United States Food and Drug Administration's discriminatory policy on blood donations which singles out gay menResolutionPassedResolution recognizing San Jose State University for bringing awareness to the United States Food and Drug Administration’s discriminatory policy on blood donations which singles out gay men.   Action details Not available
080487 1 Urging the United States Congress to save the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), restore the thousands of people cut from the program since 2003, and expand the program to meet the increasing needResolutionPassedResolution urging the United States Congress to save the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), restore the thousands of people cut from CSFP since 2003, and expand the program to meet the increasing need.   Action details Not available
080489 1 Grant funds to support HIV prevention activitiesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH), to enter retroactively into an agreement in the amount of $44,408 with the Public Health Foundation Enterprises (PHFE), the primary contractor, to fund a project entitled “Reducing Sexual Risk among Episodic Substance Using MSM;” for the period of September 30, 2007 through September 29, 2008.   Action details Not available
080490 1 Urging the California Legislature to pass Senate Bill 1066ResolutionPassedResolution urging the California Legislature to pass Senate Bill 1066 and instructing the City’s lobbyist to work toward this goal. This Bill eliminates discrimination based on age and sexual orientation, increases access to employer-provided health insurance for opposite-sex couples, and brings uniformity to domestic partners laws in California.   Action details Not available
080491 1 Supporting an independent analysis of the SFPUC's proposed "Combustion Turbine Peaker Project"ResolutionKilledResolution supporting a request for an independent analysis of the SFPUC’s proposed “Combustion Turbine Peaker Project” to update the Cal-ISO/SFPUC 2004 Action Plan for San Francisco to a 2008 Action Plan that will include the 400 Megawatts provided by Transbay Cable, improvements in renewable energy technologies, municipal solar projects, transmission and reconductering upgrades and demand response.   Action details Not available
080492 1 Accept-Expend State Grant - Chief of Police - $65,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Chief of Police for the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $65,000.00 (Sixty-Five Thousand dollars) from the California Department of Boating and Waterways to purchase miscellaneous boating equipment for use in boating safety and law enforcement activities.   Action details Not available
080493 1 National Crime Victims' Rights Week - April 13-19, 2008ResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming the week of April 13-19, 2008, as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.   Action details Not available
080494 1 1858 Black Exodus to Victoria, British ColumbiaResolutionPassedResolution expressing profound regret for the 1858 exodus of hundreds of Black residents of San Francisco to Victoria, British Columbia because of the legalized brutality and injustices that were visited upon them based upon such legislation as the 1850 Civil Practices Act, that disqualified Blacks from testifying against whites, the Fugitive Slave Act of 1852 and the proposed Assembly Bill 339 in 1858 that was “An Act to restrict and prevent the immigration to and residence in the State of Negroes and mulattos.”   Action details Not available
080495 1 Extending the Asthma Task Force Membership to June 30, 2011ResolutionPassedResolution extending the Asthma Task Force Membership to June 30, 2011.   Action details Not available
080496 1 Supporting a fiscal feasibility study of the SFPUC's proposed "Combustion Turbine Peaker Project"ResolutionKilledResolution supporting a fiscal feasibility study of the SFPUC’s proposed “Combustion Turbine Peaker Project” as required under Section 29.1(c)(4) of the Administrative Code.   Action details Not available
080469 1 Presidio Fire StationHearingFiledHearing on the Presidio Fire Station. The hearing will examine the impact of current staffing levels at the Presidio Fire Station on the San Francisco Fire Department.   Action details Not available
080470 1 Cristo Rey NetworkHearingFiledHearing on the Cristo Rey Network. The Cristo Rey Network is a national association of high schools that provide quality, Catholic, college preparatory education to urban young people who live in communities with limited educational options. The hearing would explore the benefits of the Cristo Rey Program with the goal of increasing its presence in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
080471 1 Protests on the Golden Gate BridgeHearingFiledHearing on the protests on the Golden Gate Bridge. The hearing will examine how the protesters got on and climbed the cables on the Golden Gate Bridge on Monday, April 7, 2008.   Action details Not available
080472 1 San Francisco County Transportation AuthorityHearingFiledHearing on the San Francisco County Transportation Authority's 19th Avenue/Park Presidio Boulevard Transportation Plan Final Report.   Action details Not available
080473 1 Status Report on the HopeSF ProgramHearingFiledHearing to consider an update on the progress and implementation of the HopeSF Program, established to rebuild distressed public housing sites in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
080332 2 Security Services Contract Approval - Guardsmark LLC- $21,100,370ResolutionPassedResolution approving the contract between the City and County of San Francisco and the Guardsmark LLC to provide security services to the Human Services Agency for the period from May 1, 2008 to April 30, 2013 in the amount of $21,100,370.   Action details Not available