Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/3/2009 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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081599 1 Accept and Expend grant - US Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women - $499,755ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Community Investment (MOCI) to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $499,755 from the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Violence Against Women (OVW), FY 2008 Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women Later in Life Program.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
081395 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Denise Caicedo - $47,500.00OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Denise Caicedo against the City and County of San Francisco for $47,500.00; the lawsuit was filed on September 22, 2006 in Superior Court, Case No. 456-426; entitled Denise Caicedo v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
081618 1 Settlement Of Lawsuit - Xiaomei Ma v. CCSF - $115,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of Xiaomei Ma's claims in the lawsuit filed by Xiaomei Ma against the City and County of San Francisco for $115,000.00; the lawsuit was filed on April 6, 2007, in the San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 07-462106, entitled Ma v. City and County of San Francisco.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
081199 3 Medical Cannabis Act RevisionsOrdinancePassedOrdinance approving amendments to the Medical Cannabis Act to clarify that a medical cannabis dispensary shall be a cooperative or collective and shall operate as a non-profit.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
081511 1 Reentry CouncilOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by modifying Section 5.1-3 to clarify that the Board of Supervisors shall appoint four, rather than three, of the members of the Reentry Council who are former inmates, and to exempt all members of the Reentry Council from the requirement that they be electors of the City and County.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
081440 1 De-Appropriating $998,145 of General Fund and $761,021 of Federal Direct Grant Revenue for the Community Justice Center for FY 2008-2009OrdinanceKilledOrdinance de-appropriating $998,145 of General Fund in the Mayor's Office of Community Justice and $761,021 of Federal Direct Grant Revenue in the Department of Public Health for the Community Justice Center in Fiscal Year 2008-2009.OVERTURN MAYORAL VETOFail Action details Not available
081589 1 Eastern Neighborhoods Zoning Map - Height District for Mission Street theater propertiesOrdinanceKilledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Zoning Map by amending the height district designation for Assessor's Block 3616, Lot 007 on Mission Street between 21st and 22nd Streets to 50-X/65-B; and making various findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.OVERTURN MAYORAL VETOFail Action details Not available
081535 1 Waiver of Administrative Code Sections 6.40 and 6.41 to allow award of agreement for program construction management services without a competitive procurement processOrdinancePassedOrdinance granting the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission a waiver of Administrative Code Sections 6.40 and 6.41 to allow award of Agreement No. CS-963, Program Construction Management Services, without a competitive procurement process.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
081536 1 WSIP Agreement No. CS-963, Program Construction Management Services - Not to Exceed $26,000,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute the Water System Improvement Program-funded Agreement No. CS-963, Program Construction Management Services, with AECOM WATER, for an amount not to exceed $26,000,000 with a term of up to seven (7) years, pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 9.118, if the Board of Supervisors has approved an ordinance waiving procurement requirements of San Francisco Administrative Code Sections 6.40 and 6.41, and that ordinance is effective.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090103 1 Hearing - Emergency ordinance modifying procedures and deadlines for a June 2, 2009 electionHearingFiledHearing to consider the possible adoption of an emergency ordinance (1) finding that an emergency exists for purposes of Charter Section 2.107; (2) modifying various election procedures and deadlines for a June 2, 2009 special election; and (3) identifying the proposed revenue measures that would be submitted using the modified procedures.FILED  Action details Not available
090106 1 Modifying election procedures and deadlines for a June 2, 2009 electionOrdinanceKilledEmergency ordinance (1) finding that an emergency exists for purposes of Charter Section 2.107: (2) modifying various election procedures and deadlines for a June 2, 2009 special election; and (3) identifying the proposed revenue measures that would be submitted using the modified procedures.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
090106 2 Modifying election procedures and deadlines for a June 2, 2009 electionOrdinanceKilledEmergency ordinance (1) finding that an emergency exists for purposes of Charter Section 2.107: (2) modifying various election procedures and deadlines for a June 2, 2009 special election; and (3) identifying the proposed revenue measures that would be submitted using the modified procedures.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
090010 1 Calling a municipal special election for June 2, 2009ResolutionKilledResolution calling for a municipal special election to be held June 2, 2009, for the purpose of submitting revenue and fiscal measures to the voters.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
081619 1 Airport Lease and Operating AgreementResolutionPassedResolution approving the exercise of the third of five one-year options to extend the term of Smarte Carte, Inc.’s Luggage Cart Lease and Operating Agreement No. 01-0343.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
081596 1 Accept and Expend FY 2008-2009 Homeland Security Grant Program Grant and Amend Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2008-2009 - $2,112,026OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Department of Emergency Management (DEM) to retroactively accept and expend a Homeland Security Grant Program grant in the amount of $2,112,026 from the United States Department of Homeland Security, through the California Governor's Office of Homeland Security, for disaster planning, and amending Ordinance No. 141-08 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2008-2009) to reflect the addition of three grant-funded positions at the Controller's Office, Mayor's Office on Disability, and Animal Care and Control.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
080822 3 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.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
080822 4 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.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
081581 1 Approval of Port Lease to Pilara Family Foundation Lease No. L-14144 at Pier 24 AnnexResolutionPassedResolution approving Port Commission Lease No. L-14144 with the Pilara Family Foundation, a Nevada Non-Profit Corporation (“Pilara”) for certain real property located at Pier 24 Annex in the City and County of San Francisco.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
081601 1 Accept Local Gift of Services - $430,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Port of San Francisco to accept a gift of services with an estimated value of $430,000 from the Copra Crane Labor Landmark Association, a non-profit organization, for the restoration and preservation of the Port of San Francisco’s “Copra Crane,” located at Pier 84.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
081602 2 Transferring streetscape improvements along Fillmore Street from the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency to the CityResolutionPassedResolution terminating a Major Street Encroachment Permit and recognizing the termination of two Minor Sidewalk Encroachment Permits and Public Work Order No. 172,568, and the modification of a minor sidewalk encroachment permit, all pertaining to the installation and maintenance of streetscape improvements along portions of Fillmore Street between Post and McAllister Streets and transferring the ongoing maintenance responsibility for the streetscape improvements from the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency to the City in exchange for 1.8 million dollars.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090104 1 Preserving the California Mental Health Services ActResolutionPassedResolution urging Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to sustain the state’s commitment to mental health funding and preserve Proposition 63 monies for its intended purpose.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090105 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Office of Language Services - $10,000ResolutionPassedResolution retroactively authorizing the Office of Language Services to accept and expend $10,000 from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, to create a pilot program to expand the organizational capacity of the City's law enforcement, criminal justice, and emergency management agencies to meet the cultural and linguistic needs of limited English proficient victims of domestic violence.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090130 1 Health Care Accountability ComponentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Health Code Section 12Q.3 on the calculation of the health care accountability fee for covered contracting parties and increasing the existing fee and amending Section 12Q.2.9 to increase the number of hours an employee must work to be considered a covered employee.   Action details Not available
090131 1 Appropriating $16,500,000 of State Loans for West Marina Yacht Harbor Renovations in the Recreation and Park Department for Fiscal Year 2008-2009OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $16,500,000 of loan funding from the California Department of Boating and Waterways for renovations of the West Harbor of the Marina Yacht Harbor in the Recreation and Park Department for Fiscal Year 2008-2009, and placing $15,000,000 on Controller’s Reserve pending receipt of the funds from the State within six (6) months for the prior quarter’s invoiced costs.   Action details Not available
090133 1 Ordering Submission of Gross Receipts Tax to VotersMotionFiledMotion ordering submitted to the voters an "Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to: (1) enact a new Article 12-A-1 (Gross Receipts Tax Ordinance), Sections 951 through 958, to impose a gross receipts tax on persons engaging in business activities in San Francisco; (2) amend Article 12 (Business Registration Ordinance) to conform business registration requirements with the enactment of Article 12-A-1 (Gross Receipts Tax Ordinance); (3) amend Article 6 (Common Administrative Provisions) to conform them with the enactment of Article 12-A-1 (Gross Receipts Tax Ordinance); and (4) amend Article 12-A (Payroll Expense Tax Ordinance) to conform it with the enactment of Article 12-A-1 (Gross Receipts Tax Ordinance)" at an election to be held on June 2, 2009.   Action details Not available
090134 1 0.25% Sales Tax Increase for Health and Human Services and Public ProtectionOrdinanceFailedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code to add Article 16-A to provide support for health and human services and public protection to residents of the City and County of San Francisco by imposing a transactions (sales) and use tax at the rate of one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) for a period of three (3) years, to be administered by the State Board of Equalization in accordance with Parts 1.6 and 1.7 of Division 2 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code; adopting an expenditure plan; and directing submission of the tax for voter approval at the November 3, 2009, election.   Action details Not available
090135 1 Ordering Submission of Proposed Payroll Expense Tax Amendment to VotersMotionFiledMotion ordering submitted to the voters an "Ordinance amending (1) Section 903.1 to reduce the Payroll Expense Tax rate from 1.5% to 1.0%, for business whose taxable payroll expense exceeds $300,000, but is less than or equal to $400,000, beginning with the 2010 tax year; and (2) Section 905-A to increase the Small Business Tax Exemption to include all taxpayers whose taxable payroll expense is $300,000 or less, beginning with the 2010 tax year" at an election to be held on June 2, 2009.   Action details Not available
090136 1 Measure adopting and submitting to the voters an ordinance imposing a local assessment on all vehicles in San Francisco that are subject to Department of Motor Vehicle registrationOrdinanceFiledOrdinance adopting and submitting to the voters the ordinance amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code to add Article 8 imposing a voter-approved local assessment on the privilege of a resident of the City and County to operate upon the public highways in the City and County a vehicle or trailer coach, the registrant of which is subject to tax under Part 5 (commencing with Section 10701) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, at a rate not to exceed the difference between two percent of the market value of the vehicle or trailer coach and the rate imposed by the State of California pursuant to Section 10751 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, administered by the State Department of Motor Vehicles; acknowledging that state law has not yet been enacted authorizing the imposition of the assessment but approving imposition of such a charge at the specified rate when and if state law authorizes the City to impose it and directing submission of the measure for voter approval at the November 3, 2009 general municipal election.   Action details Not available
090137 1 Landmark Tree Designation of California Buckeye, Aesculus Californica, located behind 757 Pennsylvania StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance designating the California Buckeye (Aesculus Californica) located behind 757 Pennsylvania Street (Assessor's Block 4168, Lot 011) as a landmark tree pursuant to Public Works Code Section 810, making findings supporting the designation, and requesting official acts in furtherance of the landmark tree designation.   Action details Not available
090140 1 De-appropriating $1,000,000 of Power for Resale for use with the Solar Incentive Program at the Public Utilities Commission for Fiscal Year 2008-2009OrdinancePassedOrdinance de-appropriating $1,000,000 of Power for Resale expenses and appropriating $1,000,000 for the Solar Incentive Program at the Public Utilities Commission for Fiscal Year 2008-2009, allowing $500,000 of low income/non-profit funding to be utilized for the general GoSolarSF program, and amending San Francisco Environmental Code section 18.7-5.   Action details Not available
090141 1 Zoning - Ordinance Making Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments a Non-Permitted Use in the Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial District and in the newly created Lower Haight Street Tobacco Paraphernalia Restricted Use DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code to amend Section 227(v), to create a special definition for Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments applicable in the Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial District and in the Lower Haight Street Tobacco Paraphernalia Restricted Use District, as defined; amending Section 790.123 to refer to this special definition; amending Section 719.1 and the Table at Section 719, to make Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments, as defined, not permitted in the Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial District; adding new Section 786, to create the Lower Haight Street Tobacco Paraphernalia Restricted Use Subdistrict; amending Section 186.1, to change the period of non use for a non conforming Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishment use to be deemed discontinued in the Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial District and in the newly created Lower Haight Street Tobacco Paraphernalia Restricted Use Subdistrict from three years to eighteen months; amending Special Use District Map SU 07 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco, to reflect the new Lower Haight St   Action details Not available
090132 1 Accept and expend grant funds for children's dental disease prevention servicesResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SF DPH) to accept and expend retroactively a three-year grant from the California Department of Public Health (CA DPH), to fund the California Dental Disease Prevention Program (CCDDPP), for the period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2010; and authorizing SF DPH to execute all documents and subsequent amendments related to this contract.   Action details Not available
090138 1 Accept and expend grant funds to support the 3rd Street Clinic expansion - $115,191ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and retroactively expend grant funds in the amount of $115,191 for a three-year project from the 3rd Street Youth Center to expand clinic hours at the 3rd Street Clinic from 12 hours per week to 20 hours per week; for the period of February 1, 2009 through January 31, 2012.   Action details Not available
090142 1 Accept and expend grant - Funding a Healthy San Francisco program evaluation - $300,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $300,000 from the Blue Shield of California Foundation to fund a Healthy San Francisco program evaluation; for the period of January 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.   Action details Not available
090143 1 Extending the Library Citizens Advisory CommitteeResolutionPassedResolution extending the operation of the Library Citizens Advisory Committee to March 1, 2011.   Action details Not available
090144 1 Commending Margaret Brodkin on over 30 years of service on behalf of San Francisco children and familiesResolutionPassedResolution commending Margaret Brodkin on over 30 years of service on behalf of San Francisco children and families.   Action details Not available
090145 1 Commending David H. Williams and his 19 years of dedicated work to the Human Services Agency for the City and County of San Francisco since 1990ResolutionPassedResolution commending David H. Williams and his dedication to the Human Services Agency for the City and County of San Francisco since 1990.   Action details Not available
090146 1 Commending Richard Rothman for 25 years of dedicated service to the City and County of San FranciscoResolutionPassedResolution commending Richard Rothman for 25 years of dedicated service to the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
090147 1 Commending Senator Dianne Feinstein for her successful chairing of the 2009 Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural CeremoniesResolutionFiledResolution commending Senator Dianne Feinstein for her successful chairing of the 2009 Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.   Action details Not available
090148 1 Supporting Earth Hour 2009 - March 28, 2009ResolutionPassedResolution declaring March 28, 2009 between 8:30-9:30PM as Earth Hour in San Francisco and urging all city government buildings, public schools and public landmarks to turn off non-essential lighting on this date and time.   Action details Not available
090149 1 Celebrating the centennial of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)ResolutionPassedResolution celebrating the centennial of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).   Action details Not available
090121 1 Controller's 6 Month ReportHearingFiledHearing on the Controller's 6 Month Report.   Action details Not available
090122 1 Update on labor negotiations concerning City workers from the Mayor's Office and the Department of Human ResourcesMotionPassedMotion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the Mayor's Office and the Department of Human Resources concerning negotiations with Labor Unions representing City Workers. This closed session is permitted by Government Code Section 54957.6 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(e).   Action details Not available
090123 1 School Admissions ProcessHearingFiledHearing to receive an update from the San Francisco Unified School District on reform of the student assignment system.   Action details Not available
090124 1 Hearing - Status of City Support of Programs for Mothers and Expectant Mothers at Hilltop High SchoolHearingFiledHearing to learn what support the City, through Department of Children, Youth and their Families (DCYF) or other agencies, provides to Hilltop High School's program for mothers and expectant mothers.   Action details Not available
090125 1 Department of Children, Youth and their Families/San Francisco Unified School District collaboration to develop a shared understanding of how public school facilities are public assetsHearingFiledHearing to highlight a new collaboration between the Department of Children, Youth, and their Families (DCYF) and the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) to develop a shared understanding among school, city, and community partners of how public school facilities are public assets, and to recommend joint use policy changes needed to implement this shared understanding.   Action details Not available
090126 1 Visitacion Valley Redevelopment PlanHearingFiledHearing on the status of the proposed Visitacion Valley Redevelopment Plan, including informational presentations by Planning and Redevelopment Staff.   Action details Not available
090127 1 1250 Missouri Street DevelopmentHearingFiledHearing regarding the development at 1250 Missouri Street and status of the City's enforcement actions on the property.   Action details Not available
090128 1 Budget Analyst's potential management audits in 2009HearingFiledHearing before the Government Audit and Oversight Committee for the purpose of reviewing the Budget Analyst's list of potential management audits to recommend priorities for the performance of audits in 2009 to the Board of Supervisors.   Action details Not available
090129 1 Mayor's Security DetailHearingFiledHearing including possible closed session before the Public Safety Committee for the purposes of examining the expense incurred by the City for the Police Department's provision of security services for the Mayor.   Action details Not available
090150 1 Waiving Board Rule 4.19 regarding consideration of Mayoral vetoMotionPassedMotion that the Board waives Board Rule 4.19 regarding consideration of a Mayoral veto.   Action details Not available
090007 2 Charter Amendment - Requiring that one-time revenues be spent only for one-time uses, unless otherwise authorized by the Board of SupervisorsCharter AmendmentKilledCharter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by adding Section 9.119 to limit the expenditure of one-time revenues to one-time uses, unless the Board of Supervisors waives the limitation for a specific expenditure by a two-thirds' vote, and setting an operative date and an expiration date.   Action details Not available
090139 1 Set-AsidesCharter AmendmentFiledCharter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend Charter of the City and County of San Francisco by adding Section 9.122, to set a dollar cap on all Charter set-asides, authorize reductions during fiscal shortfalls and waiver during emergencies, authorize the return of surplus balances, adjust mandatory service levels, and establish City policies regarding future set-asides and non-binding measures.   Action details Not available
090076 1 Administrative Code - Establishing Fees under the Community Preservation and Blight Reduction ActOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 80, Section 80.4, to authorize the Department of Public Works to charge a fee of $250 to cover the cost of inspecting blighted properties and to charge an increased fee to recover additional inspection costs incurred in enforcement of the Community Preservation and Blight Reduction Act; amending Section 80.8 to clarify that the Blight Abatement Fund is a Category Six special fund within the meaning of Administrative Code Title XIII, Section 10.100-1; and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
090077 1 Approving a Zoning Map Amendment in association with the proposed Project at 420 29th AvenueOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Sheet ZN04 of the Zoning Maps of the City and County of San Francisco for the real property located at 420 29th Avenue (Assessor's Block 1460/Lot 015) and known as St. Peter's Church between Geary Boulevard and Clement Street, to reclassify the property from an RH-2 (Residential House, Two-Family) District to an RM-1 (Residential Mixed, Low Density) District, in order to permit the development of a proposed affordable housing project for developmentally disabled adults; and adopting General Plan, Planning Code, and environmental findings.   Action details Not available
090052 1 Settlement of Administrative Enforcement Action - $87,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated administrative enforcement action filed by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board against San Francisco imposing a penalty of $87,000.   Action details Not available