Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 4/13/2010 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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100147 2 2010 Annual Fundraising DriveResolutionPassedResolution designating those agencies qualified to participate in the 2010 Annual Joint Fundraising Drive for officers and employees of the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100325 1 Approving Sixth Modification to Water Supply ContractResolutionPassedResolution approving a sixth modification to the water supply contract (Contract No. EY-76-C-03-0269), between the City and County of San Francisco and the Department of Energy, pursuant to Charter Section 9.118.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
091453 2 Planning Code Amendment – Green Landscaping OrdinanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending various sections of the Planning Code to address screening, greening, street tree, and permeability requirements; creating definitions for “vehicle use area,” “ornamental fencing,” and “permeable surface;” amending the Public Works Code Sections 805, 806 and 807 to create requirements for the establishment of new street trees, replacement of dead street trees, and removal of street trees and adding Section 802.1 to define climate appropriate standards for plantings in the public right-of-way; and adopting findings, including environmental findings, Section 302 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
091476 2 Zoning Map Amendments - Market and Octavia Area Plan Historic Resource Survey IntegrationOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Zoning Map Sheets 7 and 7H of the City and County of San Francisco Planning Code to amend certain height and bulk districts within the Market and Octavia Area Plan to increase, decrease, or retain the heights of certain parcels, consistent with the findings of the Market and Octavia Area Plan Historic Resources Survey, specifically increasing or decreasing heights on some parcels in the Upper Market Street Historic District (an area generally described as Market Street between Church and Noe Streets) and decreasing heights on two parcels at the corner of Guerrero and Duboce Streets (also known as Assessors block and lot numbers 3501004 and 3501003); and adopting environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
100093 1 Housing Code – Residential Hotel Notice Posting RequirementOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Housing Code by amending Section 1002 to add subsection (f) requiring residential hotel owners/operators to post a notice advising hotel occupants that they may telephone the City's Customer Service Center at 311 to report alleged violations of the Housing Code; adopting findings, including environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
100102 1 Requiring the Development and Maintenance of Stormwater Management ControlsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Public Works Code by repealing Article 4.2, Sections 140 - 149.4, and adding Article 4.2, Sections 147 - 147.6, requiring the development and maintenance of stormwater management controls for specified activities that disturb 5,000 square feet or more of the ground surface, and are subject to building, planning and subdivision approvals.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
100265 1 Urging the Treasury Oversight Committee to Ratify Socially Responsible Investment Goals in the City's Investment Policy to Encourage Investments Related to Foreclosure MitigationResolutionPassedResolution urging the Treasury Oversight Committee to ratify socially responsible investment goals in the City's Investment Policy to encourage investments related to foreclosure mitigation.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100392 2 Appointments, Eastern Neighborhoods Citizens Advisory Committee - Toby Levy and Henry KarnilowitzMotionPassedMotion appointing Toby Levy and Henry Karnilowitz, terms to be determined, to the Eastern Neighborhoods Citizens Advisory Committee.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
100393 2 Appointment, Market and Octavia Community Advisory Committee - Marius StarkeyMotionPassedMotion appointing Marius Starkey, term ending December 16, 2010, to the Market and Octavia Community Advisory Committee.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
100394 2 Appointment, Local Homeless Coordinating Board - Erick BrownMotionPassedMotion appointing Erick Brown, term ending October 21, 2010, to the Local Homeless Coordinating Board.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
100337 2 Appropriating $1,647,249,198 of Proceeds from Debt for the Water System Improvement Program at the Public Utilities Commission for FY2010-2011 through FY2015-2016OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $1,647,249,198 of proceeds from debt for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) for FY2010-2011 through FY2015-2016, and placing the entire appropriation of $1,647,249,198 by project on Controller’s reserve subject to SFPUC's and Board of Supervisors' discretionary approval following completion of project-related analysis pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), where required, and receipt of proceeds of indebtedness, placing on Budget and Finance Committee reserve the funds for construction costs of any project with costs in excess of $100,000,000 and $116,863,924 related to funding for project construction starting after June 30, 2012, and adopting environmental findings.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100341 2 Water Revenue Bond Issuance - Not to Exceed $1,737,724,038OrdinancePassedOrdinance approving the issuance and sale of water revenue bonds by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission not to exceed $1,737,724,038 to finance various projects under the Water System Improvement Program and the Capital Improvement Program, including but not limited to the Commission's Advanced Meter Infrastructure System, 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.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100400 2 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.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100331 1 Approving Central Subway Final Design Contract Package - Not to Exceed $32,294,319ResolutionPassedResolution approving Municipal Transportation Agency Contract No. CS-155-3, Professional Architectural and Engineering Services for the Final Design and Construction Support of the Central Subway Project - Design Package No. 3 Systems Design for the Central Subway Project with HNTB - B&C JV, a joint venture of HNTB Corporation and B&C Transit, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $32,294,319 for a term not to exceed ten years with an option to extend the term an additional two years.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100373 1 Authorizing Expenditures from South of Market Community Stabilization Fund - $1,844,273ResolutionPassedResolution approving the 2010 South of Market Community Stabilization Fund Program and authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Housing to expend South of Market Community Stabilization Fund dollars in the amount of $1,844,273.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100248 1 Creation of General Reserve and Budget Stabilization ReserveOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 10.60, to adopt a binding financial policy under Charter Section 9.120 creating a General Reserve and a Budget Stabilization Reserve and providing rules for deposits to and withdrawals from such funds.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
091271 3 Zoning – Street Frontages for Most Use DistrictsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 145.1, 201, 243, 261.1, and 270.2 to create a comprehensive and consistent set of street frontage controls for most use districts that allow a mix of uses; adopting findings, including environmental findings, Section 302 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
100008 2 Permit and License Fee EliminationOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code Sections 248 and 249.1, amending San Francisco Police Code Sections 2.26 and 2.27, and repealing San Francisco Police Code Section 2.28, all to eliminate certain permit and license fees and revenue fees, while retaining any underlying permitting, licensing, and other substantive regulatory requirements.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100268 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance and Amend Annual Salary Ordinance FY2009-2010 - $729,932OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Department of Children, Youth & Their Families to retroactively accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $729,932 from the Federal Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs for implementation of criminal justice programs; and amending the Annual Salary Ordinance No. 183-09 for FY2009-2010 to reflect the addition of one Class 1822 grant-funded position (0.50 FTE) at the Department of Children, Youth & Their Families and one Class 2910 grant-funded position (0.50 FTE) at the Public Defender’s Office.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100204 1 Americans with Disabilities Act - Reasonable Modification PolicyOrdinancePassedOrdinance adding Administrative Code Section 2A.22.3 to adopt a Citywide Americans with Disabilities Act Reasonable Modification Policy that requires City departments to: (1) provide notice to the public of the right to request reasonable modification; (2) respond promptly to such requests; (3) provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services to people with disabilities to ensure effective communication; and (4) train staff to respond to requests from the public for reasonable modification, and that requires the Mayor's Office on Disability to provide technical assistance to City departments responding to requests from the public for reasonable modifications.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100252 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Exemption from Environmental Review for 100 - 32nd AvenueHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department dated May 19, 2009, Case No. 2007.0129E, that a project located at 100 - 32nd Avenue is exempt from environmental review under Categorical Exemption, Class 1 (State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(e)(1)). The proposal would add a three-story side horizontal addition and would enlarge the existing partial fourth floor at the existing four-story, single-family residence located in an RH-1(D) (Residential, House, Single-Family, Detached) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District, in Assessor’s Block No. 1312, Lot No. 008. (District 2) (Appellant: Stephen M. Williams on behalf of Sanford Garfinkel, other neighbors, and the Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association)CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
100253 1 Affirming the Exemption Determination for 100 - 32nd AvenueMotionKilledMotion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the project located at 100 - 32nd Avenue is exempt from environmental review.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
100254 1 Reversing the Exemption Determination Issued for 100 - 32nd AvenueMotionKilledMotion reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the project located at 100 - 32nd Avenue is exempt from environmental review.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
100255 1 Preparation of Findings Related to the Exemption Determination for the 100 - 32nd AvenueMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings related to the appeal of the exemption determination by the Planning Department that the project located at 100 - 32nd Avenue is exempt from environmental review.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
100288 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Statutory Exemption from Environmental Review for San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Transit Service Reductions and Related Fiscal EmergencyHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department’s determination dated February 4, 2010, Case No. 2010.0060E, that the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency transit service reductions and related fiscal emergency are statutorily exempt from environmental review as provided in California Public Resources Code Section 21080.32 and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15285. (Appellant: David Pilpel)HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
100289 1 Affirming the Statutory Exemption Determination for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Fiscal EmergencyMotionPassedMotion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency decision to implement service reductions is statutorily exempt from environmental review.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
100290 1 Reversing the Statutory Exemption Determination for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Service ReductionsMotionKilledMotion reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency decision to implement service reductions is statutorily exempt from environmental review.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
100291 1 Preparation of Findings Related to the Exemption Determination for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Service ReductionsMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings related to the appeal of the exemption determination by the Planning Department that the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency decision to implement service reductions is exempt from environmental review.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
100462 1 Regulations to Ensure that Reusable Bags are Suitably Durable and Do Not Contribute to the Landfill Waste StreamResolutionPassedResolution requesting the Director of Department of Environment, under the authority of Section 1704, of Chapter 17, of the San Francisco Municipal Environment Code, to promulgate new, or amend existing, regulations to ensure that reusable bags are suitably durable and do not contribute to the landfill waste stream.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100464 1 Supporting Assembly Bill 2511 Regarding Limiting Annual Percentage Rate of Payday LoansResolutionPassedResolution supporting Assembly Bill 2511 regarding limiting the annual percentage rate of payday loans to customers receiving unemployment benefits.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100459 1 Supporting Senate Bill 1140 Regarding Allowing Voters to Register and Vote Up to and Including Election DayResolutionPassedResolution supporting Senate Bill 1140 to delete the arbitrary timelines which prevent eligible citizens from voting in elections by allowing voters to register and vote up to and including election day.CONTINUEDPass Action details Not available
100460 1 Urging the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations to Implement Guidelines to Ensure Voting Access for Eligible OffendersResolutionPassedResolution urging the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Corrections Standard Authority to adopt specific guidelines for County Sheriff's and Department of Corrections, in order to facilitate voting among eligible incarcerated individuals.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
100460 2 Urging the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations to Implement Guidelines to Ensure Voting Access for Eligible OffendersResolutionPassedResolution urging the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Corrections Standard Authority to adopt specific guidelines for County Sheriff's and Department of Corrections, in order to facilitate voting among eligible incarcerated individuals.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
100461 1 Commending the Golden Gate Yacht Club and BMW ORACLE Racing Team on Winning the 33rd America’s Cup and Urging the City to Host the 34th America’s CupResolutionPassedResolution commending San Francisco’s Golden Gate Yacht Club and BMW ORACLE Racing team, directing the Clerk of the Board to send a congratulatory letter regarding their significant achievement of winning the 33rd America’s Cup, and urging the City to work diligently on a plan for a San Francisco waterfront venue to host the 34th America’s Cup.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100468 1 Proclaiming April 10 through April 18, 2010, Week of the Young ChildResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming April 10 through April 18, 2010, Week of the Young Child in recognition of San Francisco's child care providers.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100469 1 Recreation and Park Department - Botanical Garden Non-Resident FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, by amending Section 12.46, to establish admission fees to the Botanical Garden for non-San Francisco residents, and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
100470 1 Appropriating Surplus Revenues and Expenditures to Support Cost Overruns in the Department of Public Health for FY2009-2010 - $20,807,609OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $20,807,609, including appropriating $19,923,697 of surplus San Francisco General Hospital revenue and $7,500 of Laguna Honda Hospital revenues, de-appropriating $876,412 of Laguna Honda Hospital and non-hospital operations expenditures, to fund cost overruns in the Department of Public Health, including $13,258,088 at San Francisco General Hospital, $6,176,521 at Laguna Honda Hospital, and $1,373,000 in non-hospital operations, for FY2009-2010.   Action details Not available
100471 1 Accept and Expend Grant - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Energy Efficiency Projects and Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY2009-2010 - $875,957OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Department of the Environment to expend a grant in the amount of $875,957 from the California Energy Commission’s State Energy Program through the Association of Bay Area Governments for the deployment of energy efficiency projects in the City and County of San Francisco and amend Ordinance Number 183-09 to reflect the addition of three (3) grant funded positions in the Department of the Environment.   Action details Not available
100472 1 Access Appeals Commission - Notice to the Mayor's Office of DisabilityOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Building Code by adding Section 105A.3.10 to require that an agenda and packet of materials for each matter to be decided by the Access Appeals Commission shall be sent to the Mayor's Office of Disability at the same time and in the same manner as they are sent to the Commission members.   Action details Not available
100488 1 Recreation and Park Department - Coit Tower Non-Resident FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, by amending Section 12.06, to establish non-San Francisco resident fees for the elevator at Coit Tower, and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
100468 1 Proclaiming April 10 through April 18, 2010, Week of the Young ChildResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming April 10 through April 18, 2010, Week of the Young Child in recognition of San Francisco's child care providers.   Action details Not available
100473 1 Adopting Five Year Financial Plans Submitted by the Port and the AirportResolutionPassedResolution adopting the five year financial plans submitted by the Port and the Airport under Charter Section 9.119.   Action details Not available
100474 1 Accept and Expend Grant - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act GreenFinanceSF - $2,080,000ResolutionPassedResolution amending Resolution No. 59-10 retroactively to substitute the Public Utilities Commission, for the Department of the Environment, as the department authorized to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $2,080,000 from the California Energy Commission’s State Energy Program to provide financial assistance for GreenFinanceSF, the City and County of San Francisco’s municipal financing program for energy and water retrofits of privately-owned buildings, and ratifying actions previously taken.   Action details Not available
100475 1 Supporting Establishment of Statewide Extended Producer Responsibility System and FrameworkResolutionPassedResolution urging the California State Legislature to enact an extended producer responsibility framework, requesting the City and County of San Francisco's lobbying efforts include extended producer responsibility advocacy, authorizing the City to become a member of the California Product Stewardship Council and recommitting the City to the goals of the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Ordinance.   Action details Not available
100476 1 Supporting Creation of and Declaring Asian Pacific Mental Health Day - May 10, 2010ResolutionPassedResolution supporting the creation of Asian Pacific Mental Health Day on May 10, 2010, and each May 10 thereafter.   Action details Not available
100477 1 Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day - April 24, 2010ResolutionPassedResolution declaring April 24, 2010, as Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
100478 1 Honoring Jane Morrison on the Occasion of her 90th BirthdayResolutionPassedResolution honoring Jane Morrison on the occasion of her 90th birthday.   Action details Not available
100479 1 Commending Women's Sports Foundation Chief Executive Officer, Kathryn OlsonResolutionPassedResolution commending Kathryn Olson on her selection as Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation.   Action details Not available
100480 2 HOPE SF Program - Rebuilding Distressed Public HousingHearingFiledHearing on the progress of the Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere San Francisco (HOPE SF) Program.   Action details Not available
100481 1 Department of Aging and Adult Services Budget FY2010-2011HearingFiledHearing on the Department of Aging and Adult Services Budget for FY2010-2011.   Action details Not available
100482 2 Hearing - Summer Programming Plans for School ChildrenHearingFiledHearing to consider how we are addressing the need of programming and activities for youth in the City and County of San Francisco in the absence of summer school in 2010.   Action details Not available
100483 2 Status of Parks and Associated StandardsHearingFiledHearing on the status of the City and County of San Francisco's parks, including findings from City Services Auditors' recent Park Standards Six-Month Report from 3-1-1 on number of service requests for park issues in each district/neighborhood and response time, a report from Recreation and Parks Department on the plan for continually low performing parks and equity in allocation of resources.   Action details Not available
100484 1 Municipal Transit Agency Two-Year Budget for FY2010-2011 and FY2011-2012HearingFiledHearing on the Municipal Transit Agency Two-Year Budget for FY2010-2011 and FY2011-2012.   Action details Not available
100486 1 Status of Workforce Development through the Public Utilities Commission's Water System Improvement ProjectHearingFiledHearing on the status of workforce development and fulfillment of local hiring goals through the Public Utilities Commission's Water System Improvement Project.   Action details Not available
100487 1 Update on the San Francisco Police Department Crime LabHearingFiledHearing on the current status of the San Francisco Police Department Crime Lab, including information on the current backlog of DNA and drug testing, the budget of the crime lab, costs for outsourcing crime lab tasks, and a discussion of possible long-term solutions to create an effective and efficient crime lab.   Action details Not available
100491 1 Recreation and Park Department Budget FY2010-2011HearingFiledHearing to consider the impacts on the Recreation and Park Department FY2010-2011 Budget on neighborhoods in Districts 1, 2, 4, 5 and 7.   Action details Not available
100421 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - John Hartnett - $30,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by John Hartnett against the City and County of San Francisco for $30,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 13, 2009, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-09-486142; entitled John Hartnett v. City and County of San Francisco et al.   Action details Not available
100438 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Michelle Cody - $105,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Michelle Cody against the City and County of San Francisco for $105,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 27, 2008, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-08-475697; entitled Michelle Cody v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
100419 1 Airport Concession Lease with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.ResolutionPassedResolution approving the Domestic Terminals Automated Teller Machines Lease "A," between Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission.   Action details Not available
100420 1 Airport Concession Lease with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.ResolutionPassedResolution approving the Domestic Terminals Automated Teller Machines Lease "B," between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission.   Action details Not available
100439 1 Settlement of Claim - Karin Novotna - $125,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Karin Novotna against the City and County of San Francisco for $125,000; claim was filed on November 19, 2009.   Action details Not available
100440 1 Settlement of Claim - Pacific Gas and Electric Company - $97,957.70ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by the City and County of San Francisco against Pacific Gas and Electric Company for $97,957.70; claim was filed on February 1, 2010.   Action details Not available
100441 1 Approval of FY2010-2011 Expenditure Plan for the Human Services Care FundResolutionPassedResolution approving the FY2010-2011 Expenditure Plan for the Human Services Care Fund.   Action details Not available
100442 1 Contract Approval with Global Tel*Link for Inmate Telephone ServicesResolutionPassedResolution approving a contract for operating the Sheriff's Inmate Telephone Services, between Global Tel*Link and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through the Sheriff's Department.   Action details Not available