Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/7/2009 10:00 AM 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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090178 1 Zoning Map Amendments in connection with the Balboa Park Station Area PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Sheets ZN11, ZN12, HT11, HT12 and SU12 of the City and County of San Francisco Zoning Map to revise use districts and height and bulk districts within the Balboa Park Station Area Plan and to delete the Ocean Avenue Fast Food Restricted Use Subdistrict in its entirety; and making various findings, including CEQA findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
090180 1 Approving General Plan Amendments in connection with the Balboa Park Station Area PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco General Plan by the Balboa Park Station Area Plan and approving General Plan amendments to implement the aforementioned Plan by amending various General Plan Elements; making environmental findings that the proposed amendments are consistent with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of the Planning Code Section 101.1.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
090181 1 Planning Code Amendments in connection with the Balboa Park Station Area PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding and amending various sections to implement the Balboa Park Station Area Plan, running the length of Ocean Avenue generally from Manor Drive to San Jose Avenue, including properties adjacent to Geneva Avenue from Ocean Avenue to San Jose Avenue and properties adjacent to San Jose Avenue from Mt. Vernon Avenue to Ocean Avenue, and including the City College of San Francisco Phelan campus and San Francisco Public Utilities Commission property adjacent to Phelan Avenue; adopting the Balboa Park Station Area Plan impact fee subject to certain restrictions; and making various findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
090179 1 Balboa Park Station Area Plan - monitoring programOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code Chapter 10E to establish the Balboa Park Station Area Plan Monitoring Program for purposes of reviewing the effectiveness of the Balboa Park Station Area Plan and implementation of specified improvements; and adopting environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
090212 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - State of California v. Foley, City and County of San Francisco, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by State of California, acting through the Department of Transportation ("Caltrans") against the City and County of San Francisco in exchange for the provision of an easement modification agreement relocating certain access rights and otherwise preserving the pre-existing easement rights of the City and County of San Francisco and making environmental findings; the lawsuit was filed on June 29, 2006 in Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. RG06277087, entitled State of California v. Foley, City and County of San Francisco, et al.; other material terms of said settlement are set forth in the Stipulation For Judgment in Condemnation and [Proposed] Judgment (and exhibits thereto), contained in Board of Supervisors File No. 090212.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
090261 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Estenoz v. First American Title Insurance Company, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit entitled Estenoz v. First American Title Insurance Company, et al., filed on November 26, 2007 by Ernesto Estenoz, Administrator With Will Annexed of the Estate of Guillermo Crosbie-Grimaldo, aka G. Crosbie-Grimaldo, aka Guillermo Crosbie, deceased, against the City and County of San Francisco, in San Francisco Superior Court Case No.CGC 07-469460; settlement in exchange for plaintiff's waiver of the right to appeal the order granting summary judgment and judgment entered thereon, and on such further terms set forth in the Settlement Agreement dated as of January 31, 2009, contained in Board of Supervisors File No. 090261, or as shall be negotiated and approved by the City Attorney's Office.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
090280 3 Accept and Expend State Grant Funds - S.F. Recreation and Park Department - $157,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a Habitat Conservation Fund Grant administered by the California Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $157,000 for the Glen Canyon Islais Creek Restoration Project.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Not available
090280 3 Accept and Expend State Grant Funds - S.F. Recreation and Park Department - $157,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a Habitat Conservation Fund Grant administered by the California Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $157,000 for the Glen Canyon Islais Creek Restoration Project.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
090296 1 Ten Year Capital Expenditure Plan - FY 2010-2019ResolutionPassedResolution adopting the City's ten year capital expenditure plan for fiscal years 2010-2019.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090332 2 Public Employment - San Francisco Employees' Retirement SystemOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Ordinance No. 141-08 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2008-2009) to reflect the addition of one position: 0965 Department Head V (FTE 0.19) and the deletion of one position: 0964 Department Head IV (FTE 0.19) at the San Francisco Employees' Retirement System.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
090336 2 Appropriating $4,211,947 of Revenue and General Fund Reserve for the November 2008 and May 2009 elections in the Department of Elections for Fiscal Year 2008-2009OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $3,181,333 of State mandated cost reimbursement revenue, $79,597 of county candidate filing fee revenue, and $951,017 of General Fund Reserve, for a total appropriation of $4,211,947, for costs associated with the November 2008 General Election and May 2009 Special Election in the Department of Elections for Fiscal Year 2008-2009.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
090330 1 Issuance and Sale of Revenue Bonds - Westmont College - $122,500,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the issuance and sale of revenue bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $122,500,000 to finance educational facilities owned and operated by the Westmont College.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
081093 2 Board of Supervisors response to the 2007-2008 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled "San Francisco Kindergarten Admissions: Back to the Drawing Board"ResolutionPassedResolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations contained in the 2007-2008 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled "San Francisco Kindergarten Admissions: Back to the Drawing Board."ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
081249 2 Inclusionary In Lieu Fees For Small Site Acquisition and RehabilitationOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Planning Code Section 315.6 of the Residential Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program to provide that ten percent (10%) of in lieu fees paid under Section 315.6, not to exceed a maximum of $15 million at any one time, be designated exclusively for the acquisition and/or rehabilitation of affordable housing sites consisting of less than 25 units, and making findings including findings under CEQA.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
090203 1 Zoning Map Amendment - 401 - 421 Shields StreetOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sheet 12 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to change the zoning of the properties located at 401-421 Shields Street, Block 7074, Assessor's Lot Nos. 001, 046, 047, 048, from P (Public) to RH-1 (Residential, House Districts, Single-Family); adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Priorities of Planning Code Section 101.1(b).PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
090109 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Categorical Exemption from Environmental Review for 717 Battery Street/350 Pacific AvenueHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department's determination dated December 19, 2008, that a project at 717 Battery Street/350 Pacific Avenue (Case No. 2007.1460E) (Building Permit Application Nos. 2003.02.12.7271; 2005.04.21.0598 (UMB retrofit); and 2005.0321.8084 (two-story vertical addition) is exempt from environmental review under Categorical Exemption, Class 32 [State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15332]. The proposal would add to and rehabilitate the Musto Building, to expand the existing office use and provide ground-floor commercial and restaurant space. The project site (Assessor's Block 0165, Lot 022) is within a C-2 (Community Business) Use District, and in a 65-A Height and Bulk District, and in a Special Use District, the Washington-Broadway Special Use District No. 2. (Appellant: Susan Brandt-Hawley on behalf of San Francisco Preservation Action.)CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
090110 1 Affirming the Categorical Exemption issued for the 717 Battery Street/350 Pacific Avenue projectMotionFiledMotion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the 717 Battery Street/350 Pacific Avenue project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
090111 1 Disapproving the Categorical Exemption issued for the 717 Battery Street/350 Pacific Avenue projectMotionFiledMotion disapproving the determination by the Planning Department that the 717 Battery Street/350 Pacific Avenue project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
090112 1 Preparation of findings related to the 717 Battery Street/350 Pacific Avenue projectMotionFiledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings related to the appeal of the determination by the Planning Department that the project at 717 Battery Street/350 Pacific Avenue is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
090264 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Categorical Exemption from Environmental Review for 429 Amador Street (Pier 92)HearingKilledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department's determination dated September 8, 2008, that a project at 429 Amador Street (Pier 92) (Case No. 2008.1052E) is exempt from environmental review under Categorical Exemption, Class 1 [State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(e)(2)]. The proposal would add a biodiesel operation to Darling International's existing facility that renders vegetable oils, fats and greases. The project site (Assessor's Block 4502A, Lot 002) is within the M-2 (Heavy Industrial) Zoning District and is within a 40-X Height and Bulk District. (Appelant: Deborah Behles, Kenneth Blackwood, and Cheryl Tang on behalf of Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates.)TABLEDPass Action details Not available
090265 1 Affirming the Categorical Exemption issued for the 429 Amador Street (Pier 92) projectMotionKilledMotion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the 429 Amador Street (Pier 92) project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
090266 1 Disapproving the Categorical Exemption issued for the 429 Amador Street (Pier 92) projectMotionKilledMotion disapproving the determination by the Planning Department that the 429 Amador Street (Pier 92) project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
090267 1 Preparation of findings related to the 429 Amador Street (Pier 92) projectMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings related to the appeal of the determination by the Planning Department that the project at 429 Amador Street (Pier 92) is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
090408 1 Supporting the Clean Air for Children, Seniors, and Working Families ActResolutionPassedResolution urging the City and County of San Francisco to support Assembly Bill 622, the Clean Air for Children, Seniors, and Working Families Act.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090409 1 Child Care Provider Recognition Day - April 26, 2009ResolutionPassedResolution declaring April 26, 2009, to be San Francisco Child Care Provider Recognition Day.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090410 1 Employee Free Choice ActResolutionPassedResolution affirming support for House Resolution 1409, the Employee Free Choice Act, and urging the United States Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act and protect and preserve, for America’s workers, the freedom to choose for themselves whether and how to form a union to bargain for a better life.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090411 1 Mary Risley and Tante Marie Day - April 26, 2009ResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming April 26, 2009, as “Mary Risley and Tante Marie Day” in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090412 1 Repeal Defense of Marriage ActResolutionPassedResolution urging our California Congressional delegation to lead the fight to repeal the Federal "Defense of Marriage Act."ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090413 1 Donate Life Month - AprilResolutionPassedResolution supporting April as Donate Life Month and urging all San Franciscans to participate in the Donate Life California Donor Drive.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090414 1 Commending Zürich Mayor-Elect Corine MauchResolutionPassedResolution honoring Corine Mauch on her historic election as the first woman and openly gay Mayor of the City of Zürich, Switzerland.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090357 1 Final Map - 4800 3rd StreetMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map 5140, an 18 Residential Unit and 2 Commercial Unit Mixed-Use Condominium Project, located at 4800 3rd Street being a subdivision of Lot 045 in Assessors Block No. 5322 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
090358 1 Final Map - 4441 and 4445 Mission StreetMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map 5324, a 6 Residential Unit and 1 Commercial Unit Mixed-Use Condominium Project, located at 4441 and 4445 Mission Street being a subdivision of Lots 023A and 024 in Assessors Block No. 6013 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
090373 1 Supporting Assembly Bill 700, the Creative Industries and Community Revitalization ActResolutionPassedResolution supporting Assembly Bill 700, the Creative Industries and Community Revitalization Act; supporting creation of the Creative Industries and Community Economic Revitalization Fund; and urging passage of Assembly Bill 700 in the current legislative session.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090415 1 Redmond Kernan DayResolutionPassedResolution declaring April 7, 2009, as "Redmond Kernan Day" in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
090418 1 Waiver of fee for temporary farmers' market in Noe Valley from April 14, 2009, through September 29, 2009OrdinancePassedOrdinance waiving the fees in San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code Sections 35 and 248, San Francisco Planning Code Section 355(d), and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 1.10-1 for a farmers' market to be held at 3950 24th Street from April 14, 2009 through September 29, 2009.   Action details Not available
090419 1 Increasing prize limit for charitable bingo gamesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 3201 of the San Francisco Police Code to increase the maximum allowable prize for any charitable bingo game from $250 to $500, and to make nonsubstantive changes clarifying the applicability of requirements regarding the use of bingo proceeds.   Action details Not available
090420 1 India Basin Industrial Park, Special Use District AmendmentOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 249.42 to exempt the India Basin Industrial Park Special Use District from minimum off-street parking requirements; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
090421 1 Administrative Code Revision to Allow Renewal of Contracts for Local Rent Supplement ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Chapter 24A of the Administrative Code "Administrative Structure Local Rent Supplement Program in the Office of the Mayor," Section 24A.08, related to the definition of Qualified Tenant to delete an out-dated tenant eligibility requirement; and amending Section 24A.10 related to the Term of Contract to extend the term of Rent Supplement Contracts for 10 years beginning April 1, 2009.   Action details Not available
090381 3 Zoning Map Amendment - 2550 Mission StreetOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Zoning Map by amending the height district designation for property located at 2550 Mission Street, Assessor's Block 3616, Lot 007, between 21st and 22nd Streets to 65-X; and making various findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
090329 2 Recreation and Park Department - Sharp ParkOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Park Code Article 3 by adding Section 3.20, to require the Recreation and Park Department to develop a plan, schedule and budget for restoring Sharp Park habitat for the California red-legged frog and the San Francisco garter snake in conformance with the requirements of the Endangered Species Act, and transferring Sharp Park to, or developing a joint management agreement with, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
081404 2 Mandatory Recycling and CompostingOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Environment Code by adding Chapter 19, Sections 1901 through 1912, entitled "Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance," amending the San Francisco Public Works Code by amending Section 173, and amending the San Francisco Health Code by amending Sections 291, 291.1, 291.2, 291.4, 291.7, 291.11, 291.12, 291.15, 291.17, and 293.1, and by repealing current Sections 291.9 and 291.16 and adding a new Section 291.16, all to: (1) require all persons located in San Francisco to separate recyclables, compostables and landfilled trash and participate in recycling and composting programs; (2) provide enforcement mechanisms and penalties for violations; (3) ensure that all properties subscribe to refuse collection service; and (4) authorize a Department of Public Health inspection fee of $167 per hour; and making environmental findings and setting an operative date.   Action details Not available
090415 1 Redmond Kernan DayResolutionPassedResolution declaring April 7, 2009, as "Redmond Kernan Day" in the City and County of San Francisco.   Action details Not available
090424 1 Approving the 2009 San Francisco Juvenile Justice Local Action Plan UpdateResolutionPassedResolution approving the 2009 San Francisco Juvenile Justice Local Action Plan which identifies the citywide programs and approaches that have been demonstrated to be effective in reducing violence, crime and delinquency amongst young adults ages 11 – 25 and includes recommendations for how funding for local violence prevention and intervention strategies will be allocated for the term of July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010.   Action details Not available
090425 1 Condolences to the people of Italy and those affected by the L'Aquila earthquakeResolutionPassedResolution extending condolences and greatest sympathy to the people of Italy and those affected by the L’Aquila earthquake.   Action details Not available
090426 1 Commending Dwayne KinnerResolutionPassedResolution commending and thanking Dwayne Kinner on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Workers’ Children’s Fund Softball Tournament and for his hard work towards and dedication to enriching the lives of San Francisco’s foster children.   Action details Not available
090427 1 Solidarity with the workers of Hyatt Fisherman's Wharf and HEI Le Meridien HotelResolutionPassedResolution urging Hyatt Fisherman’s Wharf and HEI Le Meridien Hotel to allow its workers to choose, free from delay and intimidation, whether to have a union through a card-check neutrality agreement.   Action details Not available
090428 1 Condemning the persecution and murders of Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Iraqi CitizensResolutionPassedResolution calling on the U.S. Department of State to use all diplomatic channels to work with the Iraqi Government to stop the persecution of Iraqi Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) citizens and immediately stop the murders of Iraqi LGBT citizens.   Action details Not available
090429 1 Urging Federal authorities to approve the citizenship of Shirley Tan and pass the Uniting American Families ActResolutionPassedResolution urging Federal authorities to remove obstacles to United Citizenship for Shirley Tan, and urging the passage of the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA, H.R. 1024, S. 424).   Action details Not available
090442 1 Armenian Genocide Commemoration DayResolutionPassedResolution declaring April 24, 2009, as Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
090443 1 Motion establishing Budget Analyst's 2009-2010 schedule of auditsMotionPassedMotion repealing Motion No. 09-55 and adopting a new schedule of audits to be conducted of programs of City and County departments.   Action details Not available
090444 1 Supporting Assembly Bill 324, the Elder Economic Dignity Act of 2009ResolutionPassedResolution supporting the California State Assembly Bill 324, the Elder Economic Dignity Act of 2009.   Action details Not available
090448 1 Supporting Assembly Bill 560, Net MeteringResolutionPassedResolution supporting Assembly Bill 560 that would raise the cap on net metering, and possibly eliminate the cap entirely.   Action details Not available
090417 1 Hearing - Water System Improvement Program UpdateHearingFiledHearing to receive a regular quarterly update from the Public Utilities Commission on the Water System Improvement Program to include information on projects completed to date, the corresponding costs for completed projects, and schedule and corresponding costs for upcoming projects.   Action details Not available
090422 1 Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) AllocationHearingFiledHearing on the Mayor's Preliminary Recommendations on the allocation of the Community Development Block Grants (CDBG).   Action details Not available
090423 1 Peak Oil Task Force ReportHearingFiledHearing before Government Audit and Oversight Committee to receive and consider the report and recommendations of the Peak Oil Task Force.   Action details Not available
090446 1 Hearing - Adopting the Redevelopment Plan for the Visitacion Valley Redevelopment ProjectHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed ordinance approving and adopting the Redevelopment Plan for the Visitacion Valley Redevelopment Project area; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the Redevelopment Plan is consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; adopting other findings pursuant to the California Community Redevelopment Law; authorizing official acts in furtherance of this ordinance.   Action details Not available
090445 1 Office of the Legislative Analyst Request - Owner Move In EvictionsMotionPassedMotion requesting the Legislative Analyst to research and obtain information on families with children who are evicted each year through the Owner Move In (OMI) eviction process; to work with all family service providers, eviction defense groups, landlord or apartment associations, and tenant groups to obtain data, hard numbers or anecdotal, that lend information to how many families face OMI evictions each year. We would also like to know how many families are threatened by OMI eviction and take relocation monies without reporting these evictions to the San Francisco Rent Board.   Action details Not available
090433 1 Appointment, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation DistrictMotionPassedMotion appointing David Snyder, seat 2, public at large, for term ending January 31, 2011, to the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District.   Action details Not available