Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/28/2008 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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081160 2 Appropriating $86,367,000 of Bond revenue and adopting environmental findings for Crystal Springs Bypass Tunnel at the Public Utilities Commission for Fiscal Year 2008-2009OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $86,367,000 of Proceeds from Sale of Bonds for the Water System Improvement Program’s (WSIP) construction of the Crystal Springs Bypass Tunnel Project at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for Fiscal Year 2008-2009, placing the entire appropriation on Controller’s reserve pending the proceeds of indebtedness, and adopting environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
081226 1 Accept-Expend Metropolitan Transportation Commission Grant and Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2008-2009OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant up to the amount of $210,000 over the next three fiscal years from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to provide Transportation Demand Management services to employers on behalf of the 511 Regional Rideshare Program, with the City providing 11.47% of the project costs, and amending Annual Salary Ordinance Number 141-08 to reflect the addition of one (1) grant funded position at the Department of the Environment.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
081197 1 Transfer of Real Property - 575 Polk StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the transfer of responsibilities for the court facilities at 575 Polk Street and the agreement to make ongoing payments of fixed court facility payments equal to $323,132.00 per year, adjusted by an inflation index, to the State of California pursuant to such transfer.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
081198 1 Transfer of Real Property - 400 McAllister StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the transfer of responsibilities and the future transfer of fee interest in the court facility located at 400 McAllister Street and the agreement to make ongoing payments of fixed court facility payments equal to $955,022.00 per year, adjusted by an inflation index, to the State of California pursuant to such transfer.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
081216 1 Reward for Information about underpayment of property taxOrdinancePassedOrdinance approving Assessor's recommended reward for information that led to detection of underpayment of property tax from unreported change of ownership.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
080883 2 Zoning Map - Creating the New Mission-Harrington Special Use DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding new Section 780.3, creating the Mission-Harrington Special Use District, located at 4550 Mission Street at the intersection with Harrington Street; amending the Table at Section 712, to refer to this new Special Use District; amending the Zoning Maps Special Use District Map SU11, Zoning Map ZN11 and Height and Bulk Map HT11 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco, to refer to this new Special Use District; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
081161 1 Mission Bay North-Acceptance of Land and Improvements for Block N2OrdinancePassedOrdinance accepting the Mission Bay Block N2 Public Improvements on Third, Fourth, Berry, and King Streets; approving the dedication of the strips of land along the west side of Third Street, East Side of Fourth Street, North side of Berry Street and South Side of King Street for right-of-way purposes; designating street grades and sidewalk widths; accepting the irrevocable offer for the acquisition facilities for public use and maintenance purposes; adopting environmental findings and findings that such actions are consistent with the City’s General Plan, eight priority policy findings of City’s Planning Code Section 101.1, and the Mission Bay North Redevelopment Plan; accepting Department of Public Works Order No. 177,778; and authorizing official acts in connection with this ordinance.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
081085 1 Public Employment - Office of the Public DefenderOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 141-08 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY 2008-2009) to reflect the addition of two positions (2.0 FTE) Class 8177 Attorneys (Civil/Criminal) in the Office of the Public Defender (PDR).FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
080954 1 Planning Code - Amending Article 11 Designation of 690 Market StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the designation of 690 Market Street from “Unrated—Category V” to “Significant—Category II” under Planning Code Article 11; and adopting General Plan, Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and environmental findings.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
080436 2 Authorizing the passthrough from landlord to residential tenant of fifty percent of water and sewer services cost increases imposed through adoption of water and sewer rates after July 1, 2002, to provide incentives for the conservation of waterOrdinanceFailedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code to encourage water conservation by authorizing landlords to pass through to tenants fifty percent of increased water and sewer bill charges resulting from the adoption of water and sewer rates after July 1, 2002, where specified water conservation devices have been installed in all rental units and common areas of a building and no plumbing leaks exist in the building; and providing for passthrough administration, noticing and enforcement procedures.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
081217 3 Approval of five contracts for the Department of Public HealthResolutionPassedResolution retroactively authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to enter into five contracts providing mental health services for clients in long term care in locked facilities, for pharmacy management services and for fiscal intermediary services related to the San Francisco Mental Health Plan's for Private Provider Network, residential care facilities, and for mental health wraparound services, for the term of October 1, 2008 through June 30, 2013.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
081264 1 Agreement to Purchase Property in Tuolumne County - $70,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving and authorizing an agreement for the purchase of approximately 5.61 acres of unimproved land near Moccasin in Tuolumne County, for the protection of water quality for a purchase price of $70,000; adopting findings that the conveyance is exempt from Environmental Review and is consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this resolution.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
081193 2 Prohibiting sale of tobacco products on property owned by or under the control of the City and County of San FranciscoOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Article 19K, Sections 1010 through 1010.4, to prohibit sales of tobacco products on property owned by or under the control of the City and County of San Francisco.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
081184 2 Urging the State of California to amend the Vehicle Code regarding disabled parking placardsResolutionPassedResolution urging the State of California to amend the Vehicle Code to raise fines for counterfeit or misuse of disabled parking placards, strengthen criteria for disabled parking placards eligibility, and requiring photo identification of disabled placard user on placard.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
080349 1 Zoning Map Amendment - 5050 Mission Street, corner of Seneca AveOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Zoning Map ZN 12 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to change the use classification of Block 6969, Lot 11, located at the southwest corner of Mission and Seneca Streets, from RH-1 (Residential, House, One Family) District to NC-3 (Moderate-scale Neighborhood Commercial) District; adopting findings, including environmental 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
080840 1 Designating and describing amended Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Survey AreaResolutionPassedResolution designating and describing the amended Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Survey Area in accordance with California Community Redevelopment Law.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
081004 4 Interim Controls On Major Rights of Way along and near the Southern 19th Avenue CorridorResolutionPassedResolution adopting more restrictive interim controls for a period of eighteen months that would require conditional use authorization for new residential developments over 20 units or for new commercial or retail developments over 50,000 square feet on both sides of the following rights of way along and near the Southern 19th Avenue Corridor: commencing at Lake Merced Boulevard where it begins at the County line, north along Lake Merced Boulevard to Sloat Boulevard, east along Sloat Boulevard to 19th Avenue, north along 19th Avenue to Taraval Street, east on Taraval Street to Claremont, south on Claremont to Portola, southwest on Portola to Junipero Serra Boulevard, and south on Junipero Serra Boulevard to the County line; adopting environmental findings and a determination of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
081005 3 19th Avenue Cumulative Impact StudyResolutionPassedResolution urging the Planning Department and Municipal Transportation Agency to conduct, and continually update, a comprehensive cumulative transportation impact study encompassing all the reasonably foreseeable developments along the 19th Avenue corridor from 19th Avenue and Vicente south to the county line, and expressing the Board of Supervisors’ intent that individual environmental reviews of any projects along this corridor must incorporate this on-going and comprehensive cumulative impacts analysis to be considered adequate.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
081281 1 Application to Amend San Francisco's Priority Development Area DesignationResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco County Transportation Authority to apply on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco for amendments to the Priority Development Area Designation by the Association of Bay Area Governments.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
081118 2 Administrative Code - Community Preservation and Blight Reduction ActOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Chapter 80, Sections 80.1 through 80.10, to establish a uniform procedure for enforcement of blight-related provisions of existing municipal code sections and to provide for additional definition of blight conditions subject to enforcement, administrative penalties for failure to abate blight, summary abatement for certain blighted conditions, an administrative process for contesting declarationd of blight by the Director of the Department of Public Works, civil penalties and injunctive remedies for continuing violations, and making environmental findings.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
081191 1 Opposing renewal of wastewater discharge permit for Potrero Power Plant Unit 3ResolutionPassedResolution establishing City policy opposing renewal of the wastewater discharge permit for Mirant's Potrero Power Plant Unit 3 and urging the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board to decline to issue a permit extension.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
070967 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Minor Sidewalk Encroachment for 1166 Haight StreetHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Department of Public Works, by its letter dated June 13, 2007, approving a request of Minor Sidewalk Encroachment Permit to construct a warped driveway ramp and two (2) planter boxes to encroach 3'-0" into the public sidewalk right-of-way (25% of the sidewalk width as allowed by Article 15, Section 723.2 of the Public Works Code) fronting the property at 1166 Haight Street to provide access to a proposed garage below grade. (Appellant: Raquel Fox.)FILED  Action details Not available
081338 1 Declaration of Intention to form the Tourism Improvement DistrictResolutionPassedResolution (1) declaring the intention of the Board of Supervisors to establish a business-based business improvement district to be known as the “Tourism Improvement District” and levy a multi-year assessment on identified hotel businesses in the district, (2) approving the management district plan for the district, (3) ordering and setting a time and place for a public meeting and a public hearing thereon, (4) approving the form of the Notice of Public Meeting and Public Hearing and Assessment Ballots, and (5) directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to give notice of the public meeting and public hearing as required by law.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
081010 2 Building - Ban on Wooden Fixed Utility LadderOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Housing Code to add Section 605 prohibiting wooden fixed utility ladders in R-1, R-2, and R-3 Occupancies, and making findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
080281 2 Building Code - Slope Protection ActOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Building Code by adding Sections 106A.4.1.4 et seq. to establish the Slope Protection Act and create procedures to review and make recommendations on specified permit applications for all property that fall within certain mapped areas of the City, and to require mandatory denial of the permit by the Building Official under specified circumstances; amending Section 105A.6.2 to specify the composition of the Structural Advisory Committee for permit applications within the Slope Protection Act area when the Building Official authorizes establishment of such a Committee; amending Building Code Section 106A.3.2 to require that the applicant for certain permit applications subject to the Slope Protection Act provide substantial documentation that there exists sufficient infrastructure to support the proposed residential development and that the proposed emergency access routes meet standards in effect at the time of the application; amending Building Code Section 1701A.5 to require special inspections throughout the construction process for sites subjecPASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
081309 1 Appointment, Taxi Commission - Arthur TomMotionPassedMotion approving the Mayor’s appointment of Arthur Tom to the Taxi Commission, for the term ending June 28, 2012.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
081310 1 Appointment, Taxi Commission - Arthur TomMotionKilledMotion rejecting the Mayor’s appointment of Arthur Tom to the Taxi Commission for the term ending June 28, 2012.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
081311 1 Appointment, Taxi Commission - Arthur TomMotionKilledMotion taking no position concerning the Mayor’s appointment of Arthur Tom to the Taxi Commission, for the term ending June 28, 2012.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
080935 2 Urging SFUSD to reconsider current school assignment systemResolutionFailedResolution urging the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) to reconsider the current school assignment system for K-12 admissions and place greater emphasis on geographic considerations for school assignments.ADOPTEDFail Action details Not available
081347 1 Commending Doctors Without Borders for "A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City"ResolutionPassedResolution commending Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières for producing the interactive exhibit “A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City.”ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
081348 1 Urging reducing exposure to Bisphenol AResolutionPassedResolution calling upon San Francisco hospitals and retailers to help reduce infant exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) by discontinuing the sale and distribution of baby bottles containing BPA.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
081350 1 Hostelling International Day - October 26, 2008ResolutionPassedResolution declaring October 26, 2008 as Hostelling International Day in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
081351 1 Small Business Fee Survey and Freeze - Feasibility StudyResolutionPassedResolution urging the Controller’s Office, Mayor’s Office and relevant City agencies to conduct a survey of all fees paid by small business and investigating the feasibility of freezing or reducing these fees for a one-year period to assist small businesses in responding to the current economic crisis.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
081352 1 Waiver permitting City employees to assist the Department of Elections with the November 4, 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 November 4, 2008 election.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
081349 1 Commending the Blue Ribbon Panel and prioritizing California Pacific Medical Center's Long Range Development PlanResolutionPassedResolution commending the work of the Blue Ribbon Panel and urging all City Departments to prioritize the California Pacific Medical Center Long Range Development Plan (“LRDP”).CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
081376 1 Municipal Identification CardsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 95.2 of the Administrative Code to revise the documentation requirements for proof of identity and proof of residency for municipal identification card applicants.   Action details Not available
081377 1 Suspending Sections 468.3 through 468.8 of the Menu Labeling OrdinanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Section 468.9, to suspend Sections 468.3 through 468.8 of the Menu Labeling Ordinance.   Action details Not available
081380 1 Zoning -Urgency Ordinance Imposing an Interim Zoning Moratorium on Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments in the Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial DistrictOrdinanceKilledUrgency Ordinance imposing an interim zoning moratorium to temporarily prohibit new Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments, as defined, subject to specified exceptions, in the Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial District and in all properties zoned NC-1 (Neighborhood Commercial Cluster District) and NC-2 (Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial District) along Haight Street, for 45 days, and making findings, including findings of consistency with the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and environmental findings.   Action details Not available
081383 1 Transferring the powers and duties of the Taxi Commission to the Municipal Transportation Agency and setting operative date for transferOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by adding Section 1075.1, to transfer the powers and duties of the Taxi Commission to the Municipal Transportation Agency, and setting an operative date for the transfer.   Action details Not available
080323 2 Place of Entertainment Permits and Board of Appeals ProceduresOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by amending Sections 2.26, 1060, 1060.1, 1060.2, 1060.3, 1060.5, 1060.24, 1060.25 and 1060.29, by adding Sections 1060.20.1, 1060.20.2, 1060.20.3, 1060.20.4, 1060.24.1, 1060.24.2, 1060.29.1, 1060.30, 1060.31, 1060.32, 1060.33, 1060.34, 1060.35, 1060.36, and 1060.37, by repealing Sections 1060.4, 1060.20, and 1060.22, and by adding new Sections 1060.4 and 1060.20, relating to the application, approval, amendment, suspension, revocation, and transfer of Place of Entertainment Permits and One Night Event Permits (now called "One Time Event Permits"), including changes in penalties, and amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code by amending Sections 8 and 26 to provide the time for appealing to the Board of Appeals, to provide an additional category of permit suspension and revocation actions that are not suspended pending a decision by the Board of Appeals, and to clarify the standards governing the review of permits.   Action details Not available
080324 2 Extended-Hours Premises PermitsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by amending Sections 1070, 1070.1, 1070.2, 1070.3, 1070.5, 1070.7, 1070.8, 1070.19, 1070.22, and 1070.24, by adding Sections 1017.17.1, 1017.17.2, 1017,17.3, 1070.28, 1070.29, 1070.30, 1070.31, 1070.32, 1070.33, 1070.34, 1070.35, and 1070.36; by repealing Sections 1070.4, 1070.17, 1070.20, 1070.20-1, 1070.21, and 1070.26; and by adding new Sections 1070.4, 1070.17, and 1070.20, relating to the application, approval, amendment, suspension, revocation, and transfer of Extended-Hours Premises Permits, including changes in penalties.   Action details Not available
081382 1 Ground Lease of Redevelopment Agency Land for 365 Fulton Street Supportive HousingResolutionPassedResolution approving the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco’s Ground Lease (the “Ground Lease”) for Block 792, Lot 28, commonly known as Central Freeway Parcel G Supportive Housing (the “Project”) at 365 Fulton Street, southeast corner of Fulton and Gough Streets, San Francisco, California (the “Site”) in the Western Addition A-2 Redevelopment Project Area, to 365 FULTON, L.P., a California limited partnership, for 65 years for the purpose of developing housing for very low-income formerly homeless residents.   Action details Not available
081384 1 Transfer of Responsibilities for Court FacilitiesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the transfer of responsibilities for three court facilities at 375 Woodside Avenue and 850 Bryant Street and the agreement to make ongoing payments of fixed court facility payments following such transfers to the State of California equal to $78,275 per year, adjusted by an inflation index, and of $28,116 per year, adjusted by an inflation index, for the two court facilities at 375 Woodside Avenue, $703,105 per year, adjusted by an inflation index, for the court facility at 850 Bryant Street.   Action details Not available
081385 1 Authorizing the Director of Public Works or his or her designee to request Cooperative Work Agreements from the California Department of Finance to extend the expiration dates for Federal transportation grants expiring on June 30, 2009ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Public Works or his or her designee to request Cooperative Work Agreements from the California Department of Finance to extend the expiration dates for Federal transportation grants expiring on June 30, 2009.   Action details Not available
081386 1 Accept and Expend Gift - Excelsior Youth Center - $50,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to accept and expend a gift from Macy’s West, Inc. in the amount of $50,000 for operations and programming at the Youth Center in the Excelsior District.   Action details Not available
081387 1 Market and Octavia Community Advisory CommitteeResolutionPassedResolution establishing the Market and Octavia Community Advisory Committee according to Planning Code Section 341.5.   Action details Not available
081374 1 Candlestick Point and Hunters Point Shipyard Phase 2 Revitalization ProjectHearingFiledHearing on the Candlestick Point and Hunters Point Shipyard Phase 2 Revitalization Project. Informational hearing, which will include presentations by the Office of Economic and Workforce Development staff and project sponsors, on the status of the joint development project including the draft financing plan for the Hunters Point Shipyard Phase 2 and Candlestick Point areas.   Action details Not available
081375 1 Tourism Improvement DistrictHearingFiledHearing to conduct a public meeting on the proposed establishment of the Tourism Improvement District and the levy and collection of assessments starting January 1, 2009 and continuing through December 31, 2023, to be held November 17, 2008.   Action details Not available
081381 1 Hearing - Ground Lease of Redevelopment Agency Land for 365 Fulton Street Supportive HousingHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed resolution approving the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco’s Ground Lease (the “Ground Lease”) for Block 792, Lot 28, commonly known as Central Freeway Parcel G Supportive Housing (the “Project”) at 365 Fulton Street, southeast corner of Fulton and Gough Streets, San Francisco, California (the “Site”) in the Western Addition A-2 Redevelopment Project Area, to 365 FULTON, L.P., a California limited partnership, for 65 years for the purpose of developing housing for very low-income formerly homeless residents.   Action details Not available
081275 1 Summary Vacation of Stevenson Street east of 10th StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance ordering the summary vacation of a portion of Stevenson Street east of 10th Street; adopting findings pursuant to the California Streets and Highways Code Sections 8330 et seq.; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the vacation and sale are in conformity with the City’s General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing official acts in furtherance of this Ordinance.   Action details Not available
081346 1 Approving Contract for Security Services - $19,326,260OrdinancePassedOrdinance approving the contract between Guardsmark GP and the City and County of San Francisco to provide security services to the Human Services Agency for a one year term with four automatic extensions of one year each for a total cost not to exceed $19,326,260 and also providing that Guardsmark may terminate the contract at the end of any year by providing appropriate notice.   Action details Not available
081356 1 Zoning Map Amendment - 483 Bosworth Street, also known as 1 Lyell StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sheet 11 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to change the zoning of the property located at 483 Bosworth Street, also known as 1 Lyell Street, Assessor's Block 6753, Lot 063 from P (Public) to RH-2 (Residential, House Districts, Two-Family); adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Priorities of Planning Code Section 101.1(b).   Action details Not available
081219 1 Gift - Department of Public Health, Community Behavioral Health Services - $800,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Behavioral Health Services to retroactively accept a gift of Buprenorphine medication from Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals with a monetary value of up to $800,000 for the period of October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009 for ongoing and new patients receiving Opiate Replacement Treatment in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
081276 1 Real Property Lease Amendment and Sale - 875 Stevenson StreetResolutionPassedResolution approving a third amendment to the City's lease at 875 Stevenson Street and approving the sale of a portion of Stevenson Street between 9th and 10th Streets to 1355 Market Street Associates, L.P. following the vacation of such portion of Stevenson Street; and finding the sale and improvement of the Stevenson Street Property is consistent with the City’s General Plan and with the Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1, and is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.   Action details Not available