Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/10/2008 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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080606 2 Revising Board of Appeals SurchargesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 10G.1 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to adjust the surcharges on permit fees, license fees, permit review fees and permit and license renewal fees imposed by the Department of Building Inspection, the Planning Commission, the Taxi Commission, the Police Department, the Department of Public Works, the Entertainment Commission, and the Department of Public Health for permits and licenses that may be appealed to the Board of Appeals, and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
080591 1 Local Business Enterprise and Non-Discrimination in Contracting Bonding and Financial Assistance ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance extending the term of the bonding assistance program to end on the earlier of (1) June 30, 2013 or (2) the date on which the Controller is no longer able to certify the availability of funds for any new guarantee agreement.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
080091 2 Treasure Island Affordable HousingResolutionFiledResolution encouraging the Treasure Island Development Authority and Mayor's Office of Housing to explore how to increase the percentage of affordable housing to include 50% affordable housing in the Disposition and Development Agreement for the Former Naval Station Treasure Island.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
080514 1 Increasing Street Artist Certificate Fee and Increasing Rate of Compensation for the Advisory Committee of Street Artists and Crafts ExaminersOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Article 24 of the San Francisco Police Code by amending Section 2404.1 to increase the fee for a Street Artist Certificate and amending Section 2402 to increase the rate of compensation for the Advisory Committee of Street Artists and Craftsmen Examiners, and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass 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.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
080789 1 Public Hearing - Solar Energy Incentive Pilot ProgramHearingFiledHearing to consider an Ordinance creating a Solar Energy Incentive Pilot 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.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
080630 2 Solar Energy Incentive Pilot ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance creating a Solar Energy Incentive Pilot 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; imposing duties and responsibilities on the program administrator; and establishing requirements applicable to the long-term solar incentive program.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
080630 3 Solar Energy Incentive Pilot ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance creating a Solar Energy Incentive Pilot 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; imposing duties and responsibilities on the program administrator; and establishing requirements applicable to the long-term solar incentive program.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
080605 1 Motor Vehicles for Hire; Permit Application and License Renewal FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by amending Sections 2.26.1 and 2.27.1 to increase certain motor vehicle for hire permit application and license renewal fees.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
080585 1 Approval of the Mental Health Services Act Workforce Development Education and Training Three Year Program and Expenditure PlanResolutionPassedResolution approving the Mental Health Services Act Workforce Development Education and Training Three Year Program and Expenditure Plan (WET Plan) and authorizing the amendment of the MHSA Agreement to include this Plan in the agreement.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080348 2 Enterprise Zone DesignationResolutionPassedResolution supporting California Enterprise Zone Designation for the City and County of San Francisco.RE-REFERREDPass Action details Not available
080350 2 Enterprise Zone Tax Credit LawOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 906A of the Business and Tax Regulations Code to delete the requirement that a new job be created to obtain the Enterprise Zone Tax Credit after the effective date; to apply the credit to all newly hired Qualified Employees; to revise the definition of "Qualified Employee"; to conform the geographical boundaries of the San Francisco Enterprise Zone with the area approved by the State Department of Housing and Community Development; to delete an outdated reference to the Private Industry Council and to establish a sunset date.RE-REFERREDPass Action details Not available
080596 2 Directing the Budget Analyst to conduct an audit of the SFMTA Proof of Payment Program to determine its effectivenessMotionPassedMotion directing the Budget Analyst to conduct a review of the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency’s (SFMTA) Proof of Payment Program to determine the effectiveness of the Proof of Payment Program over the past 3 years and the effectiveness of Transit Fare Inspectors and Station agents in preventing fare evasion.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
080584 2 Outreach Advertising for FY 2008-2009ResolutionPassedResolution designating San Francisco Bay View to be the outreach newspaper of the City and County for the African American community, Asian Week, Sing Tao Daily and China Press to be the outreach newspaper of the City and County for the Chinese community, Bay Area Reporter and the Bay Times to be the outreach newspaper of the City and County for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual community and the El Reportero to be the outreach newspaper of the City and County for the Hispanic community, to provide outreach advertising services for Fiscal Year 2008-2009.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080583 1 Official Advertising for FY 2008-2009ResolutionPassedResolution designating the Examiner and the Chronicle as the official newspapers of the City and County of San Francisco for all official advertising for Fiscal Year 08-09.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
080583 2 Official Advertising for FY 2008-2009ResolutionPassedResolution designating the Examiner and the Chronicle as the official newspapers of the City and County of San Francisco for all official advertising for Fiscal Year 08-09.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
080684 1 Public Hearing - Amending Ordinance 174-07 to Remove Funding Reserve for the Community Justice Center in the Mayor's Office for Fiscal Year 2007-2008HearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed ordinance amending the Annual Appropriation Ordinance, Ordinance 174-07 File Number 070773, to remove the $500,000 reserve on the Community Justice Center in the Mayor’s Office for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.FILED  Action details Not available
080685 1 Amending Ordinance 174-07 to Remove Funding Reserve for the Community Justice Center in the Mayor's Office for Fiscal Year 2007-2008OrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the Annual Appropriation Ordinance, Ordinance 174-07 File Number 070773, to remove the $500,000 reserve on the Community Justice Center in the Mayor’s Office for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.RE-REFERREDPass 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.RE-REFERREDPass Action details Not available
080631 1 Public Hearing - Report of Assessment Costs for Sidewalk and Curb RepairsHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to report of assessment costs submitted by the Director of Public Works for sidewalk and curb repairs ordered to be performed by said Director pursuant to Sections 707 and 707.1 of the Public Works Code, the costs thereof having been paid for out of a revolving fund.FILED  Action details Not available
080632 1 Report of Assessment Costs for Sidewalk and Curb RepairsResolutionPassedResolution approving report of assessment costs submitted by the Director of Public Works for sidewalk and curb repairs ordered to be performed by said Director pursuant to Sections 707 and 707.1 of the Public Works Code, the costs thereof having been paid for out of a revolving fund.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080677 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Tentative Final Map for 43-45 Lansing StreetHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Department of Public Works dated May 5, 2008, affirming the approval of Tentative Final Map to construct a new 227 unit residential condominium project located at 43-45 Lansing Street, Lot 059 in Assessor's Block No. 3749. (Appellant: Jeremy Paul on behalf of Michael Vriheas)FILED  Action details Not available
080678 1 Approving decision of the Director of Public Works and approving the Tentative Map for 43-45 Lansing StreetMotionPassedMotion approving the decision of the Director of Public Works, finding the Tentative Map consistent with the City's General Plan and eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1, and approving the Tentative Map for a 227-unit subdivision located at 43-45 Lansing Street, Assessor's Block 3749, Lot 059.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
080679 1 Disapproving decision of the Director of Public Works and disapproving the Tentative Map for 43-45 Lansing StreetMotionKilledMotion disapproving the decision of the Director of Public Works concerning the Tentative Map for a 227-unit subdivision located at 43-45 Lansing Street, Assessor's Block 3749, Lot 059, and disapproving the subdivision.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
080680 1 Findings - 43-45 Lansing Street Tentative MapMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to the Board of Supervisors' decision concerning a Tentative Map for a 227-unit subdivision located at 43-45 Lansing Street, Assessor's Block 3749, Lot 059.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
080694 1 Public Hearing - Disposition and Development Agreement - Redevelopment Agency owned land for 4800 Third StreetHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed resolution approving the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco’s Disposition and Development Agreement (the “Agreement”) for a portion of Assessor’s Block 5322, Lot 45 commonly known as 4800 Third St Street, to Green Blended Communities, L.L.C., for the purpose of developing affordable for-sale housing for lower income households.FILED  Action details Not available
080695 1 Disposition and Development Agreement - Redevelopment Agency owned land for 4800 Third StreetResolutionPassedResolution approving the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco’s Disposition and Development Agreement (the “Agreement”) for a portion of Assessor’s Block 5322, Lot 45 commonly known as 4800 Third St Street, to Green Blended Communities, L.L.C., for the purpose of developing affordable for-sale housing for lower income households.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080706 1 Appointment, Board of Appeals - Kendall GohMotionPassedMotion approving Board of Supervisors President Peskin’s appointment of Kendall Goh to the Board of Appeals for the term ending July 1, 2008, and the term ending July 1, 2012.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
080617 1 Accept-expend federal grant funds, Fire Department - $1,173,212ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Fire Department to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,173,212 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop and implement a Wellness and Fitness Program.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080783 1 Intention to form the Broadway Entertainment Corridor Community Benefit DistrictResolutionPassedResolution (1) declaring the intention of the Board of Supervisors to establish a property-based business improvement district (community benefit district) to be known as the “Broadway Entertainment Corridor Community Benefit District” and levy a multi-year assessment on identified parcels in the district, (2) approving the management district plan and engineer's report and proposed boundaries map for the district, (3) ordering and setting a time and place for a public hearing thereon, (4) approving the form of the Notice of Public Hearing and Assessment Ballots, and (5) directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to give notice of the public hearing and balloting as required by law.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080784 1 Intention to form the Yerba Buena Community Benefit DistrictResolutionPassedResolution (1) declaring the intention of the Board of Supervisors to establish a property-based business improvement district (community benefit district) to be known as the “Yerba Buena Community Benefit District” and levy a multi-year assessment on identified parcels in the district, (2) approving the management district plan and engineer's report and proposed boundaries map for the district, (3) ordering and setting a time and place for a public hearing thereon, (4) approving the form of the Notice of Public Hearing and Assessment Ballots, and (5) directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to give notice of the public hearing and balloting as required by law.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080785 1 Lymphoma Research Foundation Day - June 8, 2008ResolutionPassedResolution declaring June 8, 2008 “Lymphoma Research Foundation Day” in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080786 1 Grant to support resident transitions at Laguna Honda Hospital - $10,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health – Laguna Honda Hospital (DPH-LHH), to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $10,000 from the Stanford Geriatric Education Center, to support the transitional healthcare project, for the period of September 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080787 1 Commending Wooly WolvertonResolutionPassedResolution commending Wooly Wolverton.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080788 1 Condemning Chevron Corporation for its domestic and international business practicesResolutionPassedResolution condemning Chevron Corporation for a systematic pattern of ethically questionable investments, complicity in human rights abuses, and environmental devastation in countries and communities in which it operates.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080815 1 Commending Dr. Marcy Adelman, Tita Aida, and David Cameron StrachanResolutionPassedResolution commending Dr. Marcy Adelman, Tita Aida, and David Cameron Strachan on their selection as "Unsung Heroes" by KQED and the LGBT community.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080800 1 MOU, Amendment No. 1 - San Francisco Fire Fighters Union, Local 798 (Unit 1)OrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing Amendment #1 to the 2007-2011 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Fire Fighters Union, Local 798, IAFF, AFL-CIO (Unit 1) by implementing specified terms and conditions of employment for fiscal years 2008-2009, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.   Action details Not available
080801 1 MOU, Amendment No. 1 - San Francisco Fire Fighters Union, Local 798 (Unit 2)OrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing Amendment #1 to the 2007-2011 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Fire Fighters Union, Local 798, IAFF, AFL-CIO (Unit 2) by implementing specified terms and conditions of employment for fiscal years 2008-2009, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.   Action details Not available
080802 1 MOU, Amendment No. 2 - Service Employees International Union, Local 1021OrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing Amendment #2 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Service Employees International Union, Local 1021 by extending the terms of the parties’ Agreement through June 30, 2010.   Action details Not available
080803 1 MOU, Amendment No. 1 - Automotive Machinists Union, Local 1414OrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing Amendment #1 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Automotive Machinists Union, Local 1414, Machinists Automotive Trades District 190, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers by extending the terms of the parties’ Agreement through June 30, 2010.   Action details Not available
080804 1 MOU, Amendment No. 1 - International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21OrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing Amendment #1 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21, AFL-CIO by extending the terms of the parties’ Agreement through June 30, 2010.   Action details Not available
080805 1 MOU, Amendment No. 1 - Municipal Attorneys' AssociationOrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing Amendment #1 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Municipal Attorneys’ Association by extending the terms of the parties’ Agreement through June 30, 2010.   Action details Not available
080806 1 MOU, Amendment No. 1 - Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3OrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing Amendment #1 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO by extending the terms of the parties’ Agreement through June 30, 2010.   Action details Not available
080807 1 MOU, Amendment No. 1 - United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, Local 38OrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing Amendment #1 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, Local 38 by extending the terms of the parties’ Agreement through June 30, 2010.   Action details Not available
080808 1 MOU, Amendment No. 1 - Teamsters, Local 350OrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing Amendment #1 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Teamsters, Local 350 by extending the terms of the parties’ Agreement through June 30, 2010.   Action details Not available
080809 1 MOU, Amendment No. 1 - Teamsters, Local 856 (Multi-Unit)OrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing Amendment #1 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Teamsters, Local 856 (Multi-Unit) by extending the terms of the parties’ Agreement through June 30, 2010.   Action details Not available
080810 1 MOU, Amendment No. 2 - Union of American Physicians and Dentists (Unit 8CC)OrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing Amendment #2 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (Unit 8CC) by extending the terms of the parties’ Agreement through June 30, 2010 and by implementing specified terms and conditions of employment for fiscal years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010.   Action details Not available
080811 1 MOU, Amendment No. 1 - Union of American Physicians and Dentists (Unit 11AA)OrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing Amendment #2 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (Unit 11AA) by extending the terms of the parties’ Agreement through June 30, 2010 and by implementing specified terms and conditions of employment for fiscal years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010.   Action details Not available
080812 1 MOU, Amendment No. 2 - Municipal Executives' AssociationOrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing Amendment #2 to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Municipal Executives' Association by extending the terms of the parties’ Agreement through June 30, 2010 and by implementing specified terms and conditions of employment for fiscal years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010.   Action details Not available
080813 1 MOU, Municipal Executives' Association - FireOrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Municipal Executives’ Association Fire, to be effective July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2011.   Action details Not available
080814 1 MOU, Municipal Executives' Association - PoliceOrdinancePassedOrdinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Municipal Executives’ Association Police, to be effective July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2011.   Action details Not available
080818 1 Recreation and Park - San Francisco Zoo Policies and OversightOrdinanceFailedOrdinance adding Section 5.10 to the San Francisco Park Code to establish the San Francisco Zoo as a facility that primarily houses wildlife, domestic and exotic animals acquired from rescue situations, donations, and/or confiscations by law enforcement authorities; is committed to education and conservation, and makes animal welfare a priority; and to establish a Zoo Animal Welfare Oversight Advisory Committee appointed by the Board of Supervisors to advise the Board on policy priorities for ensuring that the needs of the animals are met.   Action details Not available
080819 1 Definition of Disability and Eviction Protection for ChildrenOrdinanceFiledDraft ordinance prohibiting owner-move in evictions for households with children under the age of 18, and to amend the definition of disability so that it is the same as the definition of disability in the City’s relocation section of the Rent Ordinance.   Action details Not available
080820 1 Parcel Map - 2 Unit Buildings in Condominium Conversion LotteryOrdinanceFiledDraft ordinance placing 2 unit buildings in condominium conversion lottery and exempting 2 unit buildings that are owner occupied as of August 1, 2008.   Action details Not available
080821 1 Residential Rent Ordinance, defining and prohibiting tenant harassment and providing remedies of rent reduction, criminal and civil penaltiesMotionPassedMotion ordering submitted to the voters an ordinance concerning tenant rights and remedies against harassment under the City's residential rent ordinance, at an election to be held on November 4, 2008.   Action details Not available
080822 1 Residential Rent Ordinance: Tenant Rights for Victims of Domestic Violence or StalkingOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Chapter 37 Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance by making findings and amending Sections 37.2 and 37.9 to provide protections for tenants who are victims of domestic violence or sexual assault or stalking, including protection from evictions based on the actions of abusers or stalkers, and confidentiality protections.   Action details Not available
080823 1 Establishment of floodplain management programs and designation of floodplain administratorOrdinancePassedOrdinance establishing a floodplain management program by adding Article XX, Sections 2A.280 - 2A.285 to the San Francisco Administrative Code; designating the City Administrator as the floodplain administrator; and providing requirements for designating floodplains and for construction and development in floodplains.   Action details Not available
080826 1 Menu Labeling at Chain RestaurantsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Sections 468.2, 468.3, 468.4, 468.5, 468.6, and 468.8 of the San Francisco Health Code to (1) set rounding rules for disclosure of nutritional information, (2) allow nutritional information for pizzas to be listed per serving size, (3) allow chain restaurants to display the information required by Section 468.4 in brochures and booklets, (4) authorize the Director of the Department of Public Health to adopt rules and regulations to enforce these provisions, and (5) extend the deadlines for electronic reporting and disclosure on menus, food tags, and posters.   Action details Not available
080827 1 To increase rates of Real Property Transfer Tax for sales in excess of $1 millionOrdinanceKilledOrdinance amending Section 1102 of Article 12-C of the Business and Tax Regulations Code to increase the Real Property Transfer Tax rate from 0.75% to 1% if value or consideration for transfer exceeds $1 million but is less than or equal to $1.25 million, to 1.25% if value or consideration for transfer exceeds $1.25 million but is less than or equal to $1.75 million, to 1.5% if value or consideration for transfer exceeds $1.75 million but is less than or equal to $2 million, and to 1.75% if value or consideration for transfer exceeds $2 million.   Action details Not available
080830 1 Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits for Qualifying TransitOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Environment Code by adding a new Section 421 to require San Francisco employers to offer commuter benefits to encourage employees to use public transit or van pools; to authorize the Department of the Environment to implement an Emergency Ride Home program; and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
080831 1 Payroll Expense TaxOrdinanceKilledOrdinance submitting to the voters an ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code by (1) amending Section 902.1 and adding Section 902.2 to clarify the tax liability of "pass through entities" under the Payroll Expense Tax Ordinance, including partnerships, Subchapter S corporations, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships and other persons or entities not subject to federal income tax or which are allowed a deduction in computing such tax for distributions to the owners or beneficiaries of such persons or entities and specifying safe harbor measure of taxable payroll expense for owners of pass through entity (80% of net earnings from self-employment); and (2) amending Section 905-A to increase the Small Business Tax Exemption to include all taxpayers whose taxable payroll expense is $250,000 or less.   Action details Not available
080832 1 Real Property Transfer TaxOrdinancePassedOrdinance submitting to the voters an ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code by: (1) amending Section 1102 to increase the Real Property Transfer Tax rate from 0.75% to 1.5% if the consideration for or value of the transfer exceeds $5 million; (2) amending Section 1105 to reduce the tax on transfers of residential property by up to one third (1/3) if, after January 1, 2009, the transferor has installed an active solar system or made seismic retrofitting improvements or improvements utilizing earthquake hazard mitigation technologies; (3) amending Section 1114 to clarify application of tax to transfers of ownership interests in legal entities that own real estate; and (4) amending Section 1108.3 to apply transfer tax to transfers of 35 year or longer leasehold interests.   Action details Not available
080792 1 Replacing the Emergency Response Fee, with a general tax at the same rates and with the same exemptions and modernizing the Telephone Users Tax without changing the rate or exemptions.OrdinancePassedOrdinance submitting to the voters an ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code by: (1) adding Article 10B, Sections 780-786, to replace the current Emergency Response Fee with a general tax at the same rates and with the same exemptions; (2) repealing Article 10A, Sections 750-770, to eliminate the existing Emergency Response Fee; (3) amending Article 10 by adding Sections 721, 722, and 723, amending Sections 701, 703, 707.1, and 708, and repealing Sections 702 and 707.3, all to modernize and update the Telephone Users Tax without changing the tax rate or exemptions; and (4) amending Article 6, Section 6.1-1, to make conforming changes; and ratifying past collection of the Telephone Users Tax and the Emergency Response Fee.   Action details Not available
080793 1 Retroactively appropriating $5,698,066 of revenue and General Fund Reserve for a new voting system and election services in the Department of Elections for Fiscal Year 2007-2008OrdinancePassedOrdinance retroactively appropriating $3,544,110 of State Proposition 41 grant revenue, $898,965 of settlement revenue, $210,664 of revenue from candidate filing fees and other general government charges, and $1,044,327 of General Fund Reserve, for a total appropriation of $5,698,066, for a new voting system and election services in the Department of Elections for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.   Action details Not available
080794 1 Appropriating $16,864,000 to support cost overruns at San Francisco General and Laguna Honda Hospitals in the Department of Public Health for Fiscal Year 2007-2008OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $16,864,000, including $15,449,000 in surplus hospital revenues and $1,415,000 from a de-appropriation of General Fund savings in Health at Home, for cost overruns at San Francisco General Hospital and Laguna Honda Hospital in the Department of Public Health for Fiscal Year 2007-2008; and de-appropriating $5,801,000 of the Healthy San Francisco revenues and expenditures due to lower program participation in the Department of Public Health for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.   Action details Not available
080815 1 Commending Dr. Marcy Adelman, Tita Aida, and David Cameron StrachanResolutionPassedResolution commending Dr. Marcy Adelman, Tita Aida, and David Cameron Strachan on their selection as "Unsung Heroes" by KQED and the LGBT community.   Action details Not available
080817 1 Condemnation of ICE and DIHS for its treatment of detainees and deporteesResolutionFiledResolution condemning ICE and DIHS for its systemic neglect of detainees’ medical needs, and its forced injection of deportees with psychotropic drugs upon their deportation.   Action details Not available
080824 1 Authorizing enrollment in National Flood Insurance ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing enrollment in the National Flood Insurance Program, providing assurances that the City, acting by and through the City Administrator, will implement a floodplain management program, and authorizing the City Administrator to take actions necessary to implement this resolution.   Action details Not available
080825 1 Apply for state grant up to $1,000,000 - Sheriff's Department project to address the needs of mentally ill offenders in the jailsResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Sheriff’s Department to apply for a 12-month grant in an amount not to exceed $ 1,000,000 from the Corrections Standards Authority for the Mentally Ill Offenders Crime Reduction (MIOCR) Grant Program.   Action details Not available
080828 1 Public Education Enrichment Fund - First Five CommissionResolutionPassedResolution approving the San Francisco First Five Commission expenditure plan for the Public Education Enrichment Fund for Fiscal Year 2008-09.   Action details Not available
080829 1 Public Education Enrichment Fund - Unified School District Fiscal Year 2008-2009ResolutionPassedResolution approving the San Francisco Unified School District expenditure plan for the Public Education Enrichment Fund for Fiscal Year 2008-2009.   Action details Not available
080833 1 Commending the Friends and Advocates of Crocker-Amazon and the Excelsior, the Precita Eyes Mural Center, and the Neighborhood Parks Council on the completion of the Crocker-Amazon Playground Mosaic Tile ProjectResolutionPassedResolution commending the Friends and Advocates of Crocker-Amazon and the Excelsior, the Precita Eyes Mural Center, and the Neighborhood Parks Council on the completion of the Crocker-Amazon Playground Mosaic Tile Project.   Action details Not available
080834 1 70 day extension for Planning Commission review - Zoning Map ZN AmendmentResolutionPassedResolution extending by 70 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed Ordinance that would amend Zoning Map ZN of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to change the use classification of Block 6969, Lot 11, located on the southwest corner of Mission and Seneca Streets, from RH-1 (Residential, One-Family) District to NC-3 (Moderate-Scale, Neighborhood Commercial) District; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistence with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
080835 1 Authorizing the Department of the Environment to develop a proposal for an environmental education program based on the EcoMedia term sheetResolutionFiledResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to develop a proposal for an EcoZone environmental education program for San Francisco, based on the EcoMedia term sheet.   Action details Not available
080836 1 Application to California State Department of Housing and Community Development for BEGIN Program fundingResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the submittal of an application to the California State Department of Housing and Community Development for funding under the BEGIN Program; the execution of a standard agreement if selected for such funding and any amendments thereto; the execution of a designation agreement if selected for such funding and any amendments thereto; the execution of any related documents necessary to participate in the BEGIN Program.   Action details Not available
080837 1 Honoring Belinda BellingerResolutionPassedResolution commending Belinda Bellinger for her service to the youth of San Francisco and wishing her well until she returns to our great city.   Action details Not available
080838 1 Urging Congress to hold hearings on House Resolution 676ResolutionPassedResolution Urging the United States House of Representatives to begin hearings on House Resolution 676 – The United States National Health Insurance Act (Expanded and Improved Medicare for All) authored by Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D - MI).   Action details Not available
080839 1 Requesting the City Attorney investigate the City's options to ensure skycaps and other service workers at SFO will retain their tipsResolutionPassedResolution requesting the City Attorney investigate the City’s options to ensure skycaps and other service workers at the San Francisco International Airport will retain their tips and work with the Los Angeles City Attorney.   Action details Not available
080816 1 San Francisco Redevelopment AgencyHearingFiledHearing on San Francisco Redevelopment Agency's Application for $25,021,079 in Proposition 1C Funds from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to subsidize construction costs in the Hunters Point Shipyard Redevelopment Project Area.   Action details Not available
080791 1 Declaration of Policy - Repealing the Emergency Response Fee and Enactment of an Access Line TaxMotionKilledMotion submitting a policy declaration to the qualified electors of the City and County of San Francisco at the November 4, 2008 election concerning the voter's non-binding recommendation that Article 10A (the Emergency Response Fee) be repealed, that Article 10B (Access Line Tax) be added to the Business and Tax Regulations Code and that the proposed Access Line Tax revenues be expended to support public safety and health by funding San Francisco's 911 Emergency Communications Center.   Action details Not available
080641 3 Pier 70 plan and lease approvals; General Fund financing for Pier 70 waterfront improvements; transfer of funds according to agreements between the Port Commission and other departments; priorities for use of Port fundsCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (Fourth Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by adding Sections B7.310 and B7.320, and amending Section B6.406, to: authorize the Board of Supervisors to approve a Pier 70 financial and land use plan; authorize a mechanism for the City to appropriate General Fund revenues in an amount up to 75% of the projected hotel and payroll taxes attributable to new development at Pier 70 to finance waterfront improvements; waive Board approval of leases consistent with the approved Pier 70 plan; require the City to appropriate funds for certain Board-approved agreements between City departments and the Port Commission; and, updating the priorities for use of Port revenues.   Action details Not available
080796 1 Amending Ordinance 202-07, authorizing award of contract for CM/GC services for the San Francisco General Hospital Rebuild Program, and making findings under CEQAOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance 202-07 to add Drywall Subcontractor to the list of authorized Core Subcontractors for the San Francisco General Hospital Rebuild Program; authorizing the award of a contract for Construction Manager/General Contractor services for the San Francisco Hospital Rebuild Program; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), CEQA Guidelines and San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 31, including the adoption of a mitigation monitoring and reporting program and a statement of overriding considerations; and finding that the proposed project is in conformity with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and with the General Plan consistency requirement of Charter Section 4.105 and Administrative Code Section 2A.53.   Action details Not available
080673 1 San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Cross Connection Controls ProjectResolutionPassedResolution adopting Final Mitigated Negative Declaration, and adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), including the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan, related to use of appropriated funds for San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Cross Connection Controls Project.   Action details Not available
080674 1 IHSS Contract Approval - $51,433,291ResolutionPassedResolution to amend Resolution # 644-05 approved on August 18, 2005 approving the contract between the City and County of San Francisco and the IHSS Consortium of San Francisco for the provision of In-Home Supportive Services for the period from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2008, in the amount of $51,433,291.   Action details Not available
080675 1 Approval of a contract amendment with InfoMc, Inc. to support and maintain the eCURA application in use by the Community Behavioral Health Services unit of the Department of Public HealthResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH), to enter into a contract amendment with InfoMc, Inc. for the continued maintenance of proprietary InfoMc, Inc. applications for a new term July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2011.   Action details Not available
080764 1 Ratification of increases to prior professional service contracts for health and behavioral health servicesResolutionPassedResolution approving amendment to Resolution No. 702-06, which ratified prior professional service contracts for the San Francisco Department of Public Health for health and behavioral health services and approved three year extensions, to increase the amounts of five of those contracts.   Action details Not available
080797 1 Authorizing award of architectural and engineering design services contract for the San Francisco General Hospital Replacement Program and adopting findings under CEQAResolutionPassedOrdinance amending Ordinance 202-07 to add Drywall Subcontractor to the list of authorized Core Subcontractors for the San Francisco General Hospital Rebuild Program; authorizing the award of a contract for Construction Manager/General Contractor services for the San Francisco Hospital Rebuild Program; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), CEQA Guidelines and San Francisco administrative Code Chapter 31, including the adoption of a mitigation monitoring and reporting program and a statement of overriding considerations; and finding that the proposed project is in conformity with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and with the General Plan consistency requirement of Charter Section 4.105 and Administrative Code Section 2A.53.   Action details Not available