Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/30/2010 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Legislative Chamber, Room 250 City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
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100045 2 Increasing Real Estate Recordation FeeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 8.24-5 of the Administrative Code to increase the recordation fee to $3.00 from $2.00 for recording real estate instruments, and authorizing the Controller to adjust the fee upon notice from the District Attorney, to become operative on its effective date or July 1, 2009, whichever is later, and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
100080 1 Repealing the Department of Technology Cash Revolving FundOrdinancePassedOrdinance repealing Article XV, Section 10.143 of the San Francisco Administrative Code which established a cash revolving fund for the Department of Technology.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
100168 2 Wastewater Revenue Bonds Issuance and Sale - Not to Exceed $282,400,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance approving the issuance and sale of wastewater revenue bonds by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to finance various projects benefitting the Wastewater Enterprise pursuant to amendments to the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco enacted by the voters on November 5, 2002, as Proposition E; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
100208 1 Accept and Expend Grant - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY2009-2010 - $750,635OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $750,635 from the Federal Department of Energy’s Solar America Initiative to remove barriers to the deployment of solar technologies in San Francisco by addressing the lack of financing options for solar power installations and amending Ordinance No. 183-09 to reflect the addition of one (1) grant funded position at the Department of the Environment.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
100232 1 Accept and Expend Grant – Supported Employment Program and Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY2009-2010 - $166,981.50OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Office of the Public Defender to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $166,981.50 from the Metta Fund Foundation to implement a Supported Employment Program to assist Public Defender clients with mental illness in securing competitive employment, and amending Ordinance No. 183-09 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FY2009-2010) to reflect addition of one (1) grant-funded position (0.25 FTE) in Class 2910 Social Worker at the Office of the Public Defender.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
100183 1 Lease with the U.S. Government for Office Space for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration at the AirportResolutionPassedResolution approving and authorizing the execution of Lease No. 10-0015 with the U.S. Government for office space to be occupied by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, a Federal agency, in Terminal 3 at San Francisco International Airport.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100271 1 Accept and Expend Grant - U.S. Department of Justice 2009 Community Oriented Policing Services Technology Initiative for the Expansion of a Gunshot Location System Project - $1,000,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Chief of Police for the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services for expansion of a gunshot location system project.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100229 1 Accept and Expend Grant – Ogden Terrace Community Garden Landscape - $88,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Recreation and Parks to retroactively accept and expend a gift valued at $88,000 from the San Francisco Conservation Corps, to replace landscape retaining walls and steps at Ogden Terrace Community Garden.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100230 1 Accept and Expend Grant - San Francisco Vaccine and Prevention Unit - $47,759ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $47,759 from the Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc., to assist with a project entitled “San Francisco Vaccine and Prevention Unit” for the period of January 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100336 1 Accept and Expend Grant – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program – $2,581,152ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to accept and expend FY2009-2010 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Weatherization Assistance Program funds from the U.S. Department of Energy, disbursed by the State of California’s Department of Community Services and Development, in the amount of $2,581,152.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100112 1 Dispatch Services in the Program for Additional Police Department ServicesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Administrative Code Sections 10B.1, 10B.2, 10B.3, 10B.4, and 10B.5, including dispatch services provided by the Department of Emergency Management, in the program for additional Police Department services.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
100178 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - F & I Management and D & J Parking, Inc. - $25,750OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by F & I Management and D & J Parking, Inc., against the City and County of San Francisco for $25,750; the lawsuit was filed on December 17, 2008, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC08-483121; entitled F & I Management and D & J Parking, Inc., et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100179 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Vincente V. Vista - $35,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Vincente V. Vista against the City and County of San Francisco for $35,000; the lawsuit was filed on July 29, 2008, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 08-478001; entitled Vista v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100180 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Thomas Barnes - $135,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Thomas Barnes against the City and County of San Francisco for $135,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 13, 2008, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 476-339; entitled Thomas Barnes, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100181 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Elbert Harris - $100,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Elbert Harris, III against the City and County of San Francisco, Robert Thomas, and Larry Bevan for $100,000 plus reinstatement of Harris as a Certified Nursing Assistant assigned to San Francisco General Hospital; the lawsuit was filed on May 7, 2008, in United States District Court, Case No. CV 08-2353 PJH; entitled Elbert Harris, III v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100182 1 Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit - Western Regional Advocacy Project, et al.OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the class action lawsuit entitled Western Regional Advocacy Project et al. v. Mayor Gavin Newsom et al., filed on August 27, 2008, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. CV 08-4087-MMC. Pursuant to the proposed settlement, the City will make revisions to current policies of its single adult emergency shelter system in order to improve services to homeless people with disabilities.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100249 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim – Marlon Miranda - $75,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Marlon Miranda against the City and County of San Francisco for $75,000; claim was filed on June 18, 2009.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100250 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim – Thelma Jefferson - $200,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Thelma Jefferson against the City and County of San Francisco for $200,000; claim was filed on September 28, 2009.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100259 2 Appointments, Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee - Catherine Liddell, Pi Ra, Richard Rothman, Mari Hunter, Howard Strassner, Dahianna Lopez and Paul SupawanichMotionPassedMotion appointing Catherine Liddell, Pi Ra, Richard Rothman, Mari Hunter, Howard Strassner, Dahianna Lopez and Paul Supawanich, terms ending March 28, 2011, and March 28, 2012, to the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee, residency requirement waived.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
100260 2 Appointments, In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority - Patricia Webb, Elva Hernandez, Kelly Dearman, James Illig, Tatiana Kostanian and Ethel RichardsonMotionPassedMotion appointing Patricia Webb, Elva Hernandez, Kelly Dearman, James Illig, Tatiana Kostanian and Ethel Richardson, terms ending March 1, 2013, to the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
100261 2 Appointment, Urban Forestry Council - Rose HillsonMotionPassedMotion appointing Rose Hillson, term ending November 18, 2010, to the Urban Forestry Council.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
100262 1 Removal of Tommy Escarcega from the Reentry CouncilMotionPassedMotion removing Tommy Escarcega from the Reentry Council.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
100293 2 Appointments, Shelter Monitoring Committee - Mary Howe and Robert WeberMotionPassedMotion appointing Mary Howe and Robert Weber, terms ending November 23, 2010, to the Shelter Monitoring Committee, residency requirement waived.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
091475 1 General Plan Amendment - Market and Octavia Area PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Market and Octavia Area Plan of the General Plan (an Area generally described as approximately one square mile surrounding the Market Street and Octavia Boulevard intersection) to amend the historic resource provisions of the Plan to integrate the results of the Historic Resource Survey by removing language calling for the Area Plan Level Survey, calling out new historic districts, replacing interim procedures for the review of projects that may affect historic resources with permanent review procedures for projects in historic districts; and adding a new design principle; amending the provisions related to alleys to include terminology consistent with other Area Plans; and making environmental findings and findings that the proposed amendments are consistent with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
100263 1 Authorizing the Filing of an Application for Section 190 Grade Separation Grant Funds - $5,000,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to file an application seeking state Section 190 Grade Separation funds, in the amount of $5,000,000 from the California Department of Transportation for the reconstruction of the Jerrold Avenue railroad bridge grade separation and to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to pass through the funds to the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100206 1 Appropriating $157,500 of General Fund Reserve for a Loan to the Community Center Project of San Francisco in the City Administrator's Budget for FY2009-2010OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $157,500 of General Fund Reserve for a loan to the Community Center Project of San Francisco, Inc., a California nonprofit public corporation, in the City Administrator's Budget for FY2009-2010.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100133 2 Loan to the Community Center Project of San Francisco, Inc., at 1800 Market Street - $157,500ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the City to make a $157,500 loan to the Community Center Project of San Francisco, Inc., a California nonprofit public corporation, located at 1800 Market Street, and authorizing actions in the furtherance of this Resolution.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100277 1 Reallocation of Grant - Capital Projects in Golden Gate Park - $2,067,663ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the reallocation of $2,067,663 in Proposition 40 grant funds among two capital projects in Golden Gate Park.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
091444 2 Creating an Energy Efficiency Steering CommitteeOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Article II to Chapter 5, Sections 5.2-1 through 5.2-8, to: (1) create an Energy Efficiency Steering Committee to advise the Board of Supervisors on planning and decision-making regarding energy efficiency projects; (2) provide for the Committee's membership, organization, and duties; and (3) set a sunset date for the Committee.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100375 1 Committee of the Whole - Making Certain Findings for the Use of Tax Increment for the Newcomb Avenue Model Block Streetscape Improvements Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445HearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the proposed Resolution making certain findings pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445 for the use of tax increment funds for the completion of construction documents, capital improvement costs and construction costs for the Newcomb Avenue Model Block Streetscape Improvements on the 1700 block of Newcomb Avenue in the Bayview Hunter's Point Redevelopment Project Area.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
100374 1 Making Certain Findings for the Use of Tax Increment for the Newcomb Avenue Model Block Streetscape Improvements Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445ResolutionPassedResolution making certain findings pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445 for the use of tax increment funds for the completion of construction documents, capital improvement costs and construction costs for the Newcomb Avenue Model Block Streetscape Improvements on the 1700 block of Newcomb Avenue in the Bayview Hunter's Point Redevelopment Project Area.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100380 1 Committee of the Whole - Approving Submission of a Design-Build Application to the California State Public Works Board Under California Public Contract Code Section 20688.6HearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the proposed Resolution making findings and authorizing the submission of a design-build application to the California State Public Works Board to permit construction of a Community Facilities Demonstration Project at Hunter's Point Shipyard Redevelopment Project Area.HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
100334 1 Approving Submission of a Design-Build Application to the California State Public Works Board Under California Public Contract Code Section 20688.6ResolutionPassedResolution making findings and authorizing the submission of a design-build application to the California State Public Works Board to permit construction of a Community Facilities Demonstration Project at Hunters Point Shipyard Redevelopment Project Area.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
100334 2 Approving Submission of a Design-Build Application to the California State Public Works Board Under California Public Contract Code Section 20688.6ResolutionPassedResolution making findings and authorizing the submission of a design-build application to the California State Public Works Board to permit construction of a Community Facilities Demonstration Project at Hunters Point Shipyard Redevelopment Project Area.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
091165 4 Zoning - Parking Requirements and Garage Installation in Existing Residential Buildings in Telegraph Hill, North Beach, and ChinatownOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 714.94, 722.94, 803.2, and Tables 810, 811, and 812, to require mandatory discretionary review by the Planning Commission to install a garage in an existing residential building of four or more units and Section 311 notice for a building of less than four units in the Broadway Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD), the North Beach NCD, and the Chinatown Mixed-Use Districts; adding Section 249.49 and amending Section SU01 of the Zoning Map to establish the Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District to include the residentially-zoned areas bounded by Bay Street to the North, Sansome Street and the Embarcadero to the East, Broadway to the South, and Columbus Avenue to the West, and require mandatory discretionary review by the Planning Commission to install a garage in an existing residential building of four or more units and Section 311 notice for a building of less than four units; amending Section 151 to reduce the minimum parking requirements in the Broadway and North Beach NCDs, the TelegraPASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100282 1 Initiative Constitutional Amendment - Opposing Proposition 16, the "New Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Local Public Electricity Providers"ResolutionPassedResolution opposing Proposition 16, an Initiative Constitutional Amendment, the "New Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Local Public Electricity Providers."ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100376 1 Congratulating Assemblymember Fiona MaResolutionPassedResolution congratulating Assemblymember Fiona Ma on her appointment as Speaker pro Tempore of the California State Assembly.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100378 1 Commending Speaker Nancy Pelosi for Her Work on Health Care ReformResolutionPassedResolution commending Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi for her courage as a champion for historic health care reform in the United States.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100379 1 Supporting Senate Bill 4 Banning Smoking at State Parks and BeachesResolutionPassedResolution supporting Senate Bill 4 Banning Smoking at State Parks and Beaches.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100377 1 Rejecting the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Proposed Fare Changes to Create New Premium Monthly MUNI PassesMotionPassedMotion rejecting the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s proposed fare changes to create Premium Monthly San Francisco Municipal Railway Passes for express bus routes and cable cars.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
100400 1 Waiver of Temporary Street Space Occupancy Fee on May 15, 2010, for Small Business Week Sidewalk SaleOrdinancePassedOrdinance waiving the fee in Public Works Code Section 724.1(b) for temporary street space occupancy in certain sections of the City on Saturday, May 15, 2010, as part of Small Business Week.   Action details Not available
100397 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Pesticide Reduction - $49,971ResolutionFiledResolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $49,971 from the US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Reduction to create guidelines on building design and retrofit features that will prevent pest infestations, specifically with regards to existing and future green building reference standards.   Action details Not available
100398 1 Accept and Expend Grant - AIDS Office Space Renovation - $9,508,907ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and expend retroactively a grant from the National Institutes of Health in the amount of $9,508,907 to fund the AIDS Office Space Renovation for the period March 4, 2010, through March 3, 2015.   Action details Not available
100399 1 Contract Modification with Acumen Fiscal Agent, LLC, for the Jobs Now Program - $53,995,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the emergency declaration to modify the contract between the City and County of San Francisco and Acumen Fiscal Agent, LLC, to provide private employer based wage subsidy reimbursements under the City's Jobs Now Program for qualified Jobs Now participants during the period of March 25, 2010, to October 31, 2010, in the additional amount of $44,000,000 for a total modified contract amount of $53,995,000.   Action details Not available
100401 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Bio-Rad Clinical Trial - $159,876ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and expend retroactively a grant from Bio-Rad Laboratories in the amount of $159,876 to fund the Bio-Rad Clinical Trial project for the period of February 1, 2010, through June 30, 2010.   Action details Not available
100402 1 Accept and Expend Grant - China MSM Technical Assistance - $52,803ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $52,803 from the Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc., to assist with a project entitled “China MSM Technical Assistance” for the period of January 1, 2010, through December 31, 2010.   Action details Not available
100403 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Medical Monitoring Project - $401,770ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and expend retroactively a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the amount of $401,770 to support a project entitled, “Medical Monitoring Project” for the period of June 1, 2010, through May 31, 2011.   Action details Not available
100408 1 MUNI Youth Lifeline Discount PassResolutionPassedResolution requesting the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to create a Youth Lifeline Discount Fast Pass for qualified low-income youth.   Action details Not available
100409 1 Intent to Install a Commemorative Plaque at 575 Castro Street Recognizing Harvey MilkResolutionPassedResolution to provide for the installation of a second plaque at 575 Castro Street, the location of Harvey Milk’s former camera shop in the Castro Neighborhood, to identify his significant contributions to San Francisco and to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community.   Action details Not available
100410 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Pesticide Use Reporting - $2,880ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $2,880 from California Department of Pesticide Regulation to assist with a project entitled “Pesticide Use Reporting” for the period of July 1, 2010, through June 30, 2011.   Action details Not available
100411 1 Supporting Senate Bill 677 Regarding Human TraffickingResolutionPassedResolution supporting Senate Bill 677 regarding Human Trafficking, allowing courts to seize any property used in the commission of human trafficking and adding civil penalties.   Action details Not available
100412 1 Supporting Senate Bill 1108 Regarding Annual Small Business Participation Goal for State Funded ContractsResolutionPassedResolution supporting Senate Bill 1108 to codify Governor Schwarzenegger's Executive Order S-02-06 to ensure that the State continues to meet or exceed the 25 percent overall annual small business participation goal for state funded contracts.   Action details Not available
100413 1 Meat-Free MondaysResolutionPassedResolution declaring every Monday as “Vegetarian Day” to urge all restaurants, grocery stores, and schools to offer a variety of plant based options to improve the health of San Francisco residents.   Action details Not available
100414 1 Commending San Francisco Businesses that Use Only Cage-Free EggsResolutionPassedResolution commending businesses in San Francisco that use only cage-free eggs, and encouraging all businesses to join them in going cage-free.   Action details Not available
100404 1 Potrero Power Plant ClosureHearingFiledHearing on the status of the closure of Mirant Corporation's Potrero Power Plant.   Action details Not available
100405 1 FY2010-2011 Budget Hearings - Human Services Agency, Municipal Transit Agency, and the Recreation and Parks DepartmentHearingFiledHearings on the proposed FY2010-2011 budget of the Human Services Agency, Municipal Transit Agency, and the Recreation and Parks Department and on the impact of potential cuts to City services and programs on neighborhoods in Districts 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11.   Action details Not available
100406 1 Implementation of Laura's Law - Funding Treatment for Persons with Severe Mental IllnessHearingFiledHearing to review the assisted outpatient treatment for persons with severe mental illness and "Laura's Law" implementation.   Action details Not available
100407 1 Risks of Using Metal Bats in High School BaseballHearingFiledHearing regarding the risks associated with the use of metal bats in organized high school baseball.   Action details Not available
100349 1 Lease of Real Property – 1390 Market StreetResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the exercise of a five year option to extend the lease of approximately 9,397 square feet of space located at 1390 Market Street for the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families.   Action details Not available
100350 1 Authorizing the Sheriff’s Department to Amend its Contract with ARAMARK Correctional Services, LLC (Formally Known as ARAMARK Correctional Services, Inc.) for Jail Food Services – Not to Exceed $27,000,000ResolutionFiledResolution authorizing the Sheriff’s Department to enter into a Third Amendment to the Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and ARAMARK Correctional Services, LLC (ARAMARK), to increase the contract amount from $24 million to an amount not to exceed $27 million and to extend the contract term to June 30, 2011.   Action details Not available