Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/4/2010 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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100251 2 Approval of Contract with AT&T for City Telecommunications Services - $75,000,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance approving, retroactively, a contract with AT&T for the purchase of telecommunications services and equipment for a maximum cost of $75,000,000 for a four and one-half year term beginning on March 1, 2010.FINALLY PASSEDPass 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100227 1 Accept and Expend Gift - Recreation and Parks Presidio Heights Playground - $910,800ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Recreation and Parks to retroactively accept and expend a gift valued at $910,800 from the Friends of Presidio Heights Playground through the San Francisco Parks Trust for Phase One Improvements to Presidio Heights Playground.ADOPTEDPass 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.ADOPTEDPass 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
091208 1 24th Street - Noe Valley Neighborhood Commercial District - Conditional Use for New Full-Service and Small Self-Service RestaurantsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 728.1 and Sections 728.42, 728.44 and 728.69A of the Zoning Control Table to allow new full-service restaurants, small self-service restaurants, and self-service specialty food establishments with conditional use authorization and removing the Specific Provisions for full-service restaurants; adopting findings, including environmental findings, Section 301 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Section 101.1.FINALLY PASSEDPass 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.FINALLY PASSEDPass 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.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
090584 3 Requiring Lighting Efficiency Measures in Commercial and City BuildingsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Building Code by adding a new Chapter 13D, Sections 1301D through 1311D, to require commercial buildings to increase efficiency of fluorescent lighting by the year 2011; amending the San Francisco Environment Code by dividing Section 705 into Sections 705 through 705.5 and amending them to require City-owned facilities to increase efficiency of fluorescent lighting; adopting findings required by California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 and environmental findings; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
090584 4 Requiring Lighting Efficiency Measures in Commercial and City BuildingsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Building Code by adding a new Chapter 13D, Sections 1301D through 1311D, to require commercial buildings to increase efficiency of fluorescent lighting by the year 2011; amending the San Francisco Environment Code by dividing Section 705 into Sections 705 through 705.5 and amending them to require City-owned facilities to increase efficiency of fluorescent lighting; adopting findings required by California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 and environmental findings; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
100246 1 Permits the Bureau of Delinquent Revenue to Assign Accounts Receivable with a Value of $10,000 or Less to a Collection AgencyOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 10.39-1 of the Administrative Code to increase the cap on accounts receivable that the Bureau of Delinquent Revenue may assign to a collection agency from $4,000 to accounts with a fair market value of $10,000.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100247 2 Additional Penalty for Underreporting Tax by Twenty-five Percent or MoreOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 6.17-2 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code by adding an additional "substantial underreporting" penalty equal to fifty percent of the unreported tax for underreporting a tax liability by twenty-five percent or more.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass 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.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100386 2 Approval to Award Restaurant Lease Between the Port of San Francisco and D & G Company, LLC, Doing Business as Lou's Pier 47ResolutionPassedResolution approving Port Commission Restaurant Lease No. L-14630 with D & G Company, LLC, doing business as Lou's Pier 47, for certain real property at 300 Jefferson Street located in Fisherman's Wharf in the City and County of San Francisco for a term of fifteen and one half (15 1/2) years, plus a five (5) year extension option.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100473 2 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100500 1 Apply for, Accept and Expend Grant - HOME Investment Partnership Program Entitlement, FY2010-2011 - $8,580,153ResolutionPassedResolution approving the FY2010-2011 HOME Investment Partnership Program; and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City’s FY2010-2011 HOME Program entitlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $8,580,153 and to expend program income in the amount of $301,605.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100501 1 Apply For, Accept and Expend Grant - Emergency Shelter Grants Program Entitlement, FY2010-2011 - $926,523ResolutionPassedResolution approving the FY2010-2011 Emergency Shelter Grant Program; and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City’s FY2010-2011 Emergency Shelter Grant Program entitlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $926,523 and to expend reprogrammed funds in the amount of $35,703.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100503 1 Apply for, Accept and Expend Grant - Community Development Block Grant Entitlement, FY2010-2011 - $22,267,380ResolutionPassedResolution approving the FY2010-2011 Community Development Block Grant Program; authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City’s FY2010-2011 Community Development Block Grant Program entitlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $22,267,380 and to expend program income in the amount of $4,886,000.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
091269 3 Payroll Expense Tax Biotechnology Exclusion AmendmentOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 906.1 of the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code to clarify the definition of "biotechnology business" and to allow applicants to claim the biotechnology exclusion for seven and one half (7.5) years irrespective of the application date.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
091269 4 Payroll Expense Tax Biotechnology Exclusion AmendmentOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 906.1 of the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code to clarify the definition of "biotechnology business" and to allow applicants to claim the biotechnology exclusion for seven and one half (7.5) years irrespective of the application date.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
091269 3 Payroll Expense Tax Biotechnology Exclusion AmendmentOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Section 906.1 of the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code to clarify the definition of "biotechnology business" and to allow applicants to claim the biotechnology exclusion for seven and one half (7.5) years irrespective of the application date.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass 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.RE-REFERREDPass Action details Not available
100103 3 Prohibition on Tobacco Sales Within 1,000 Feet of a SchoolOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by amending Section 1009.53 and by adding Article 19L, Sections 1010.5 through 1010.11, to prohibit the sale of tobacco within 1,000 feet of any public or private school.RE-REFERREDPass Action details Not available
100447 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Exemption from Environmental Review for 1111 California Street (Nob Hill Masonic Center) ProjectHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department dated February 18, 2010, Case No. 2009.0183E, that a project located at 1111 California Street is exempt from environmental review under Categorical Exemption, Class 32 (State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332). The proposed project involves interior changes to the building, which would result in an increase of the person-occupancy of the Masonic auditorium from 3,282 to 3,500 (an increase in 218 persons) for standing concert events and a reduction in the person-occupancy of the Exhibition Hall by 220 persons. A maximum of 95 evening live entertainment events would be held at the Masonic Center annually, compared to an average of about 50 such events in recent years. The project would not result in any exterior modifications or changes to the building envelope. The project site is located at the southeast corner of California and Taylor Streets on a block bounded by Jones and Pine Streets in the Nob Hill neighborhood on property within the RM-4 (Residential Mixed, High-Density) District, the 65-AHEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
100448 1 Affirming Planning Department Determination of Exemption for 1111 California Street (Nob Hill Masonic Center) ProjectMotionPassedMotion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the project located at 1111 California Street (Nob Hill Masonic Center) is exempt from environmental review.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
100449 1 Reversing Planning Department Determination of Exemption Issued for 1111 California Street (Nob Hill Masonic Center) ProjectMotionKilledMotion reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the 1111 California Street (Nob Hill Masonic Center) project is exempt from environmental review.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
100450 1 Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Determination of Exemption for the 1111 California Street (Nob Hill Masonic Center) ProjectMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the exemption determination by the Planning Department that the project located at 1111 California Street (Nob Hill Masonic Center) is exempt from environmental review.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
100451 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Conditional Use for 1111 California StreetHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 18042 dated March 4, 2010, relating to the approval, of a conditional use authorization (Case No. 2008.1072C), to change the existing non-conforming entertainment use of the "Nob Hill Masonic Center" to "Other Entertainment," pursuant to Planning Code Sections 182(B)(1) and 723.48, and to add permanent food and beverage service for patrons of entertainment and assembly events, pursuant to Planning Code Section 238(D), on a property within the RM-4 (Residential Mixed, High-Density) District, the 65-A Height and Bulk District, and the Nob Hill Special Use District, on property located at 1111 California Street, Lot No. 020 in Assessor’s Block No. 0253. (District 3) (Appellants: William Terrell, Aldo Caccamo, Chris Freeman, Enrique Landa, Elizabeth Pomada, and Donna Muse)HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING  Action details Not available
100452 1 Approving Planning Commission Decision Related to Conditional Use Appeal for 1111 California StreetMotionKilledMotion approving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 18042, approving Conditional Use Application No. 2008.1072C on property located at 1111 California Street, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.TABLEDPass Action details Not available
100453 1 Disapproving Planning Commission Decision Related to Conditional Use Appeal for 1111 California Street; Approving Conditional Use with Amended and Additional ConditionsMotionPassedMotion disapproving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 18042, approving Conditional Use Application No. 2008.1072C on property located at 1111 California Street; Motion authorizing conditional use subject to the conditions imposed by the Planning Commission, by its Motion No. 18042, as amended by the Board on May 4, 2010, and subject to additional conditions imposed by the Board of Supervisors on May 4, 2010.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
100453 2 Disapproving Planning Commission Decision Related to Conditional Use Appeal for 1111 California Street; Approving Conditional Use with Amended and Additional ConditionsMotionPassedMotion disapproving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 18042, approving Conditional Use Application No. 2008.1072C on property located at 1111 California Street; Motion authorizing conditional use subject to the conditions imposed by the Planning Commission, by its Motion No. 18042, as amended by the Board on May 4, 2010, and subject to additional conditions imposed by the Board of Supervisors on May 4, 2010.APPROVED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
100454 1 Preparation of Findings Related to the Conditional Use Appeal for 1111 California StreetMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to proposed Conditional Use Application No. 2008.1072C on property located at 1111 California Street, for action by the Board by May 25, 2010.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
100332 2 Revisions to Integrated Project Delivery Construction Contracting Procedures; Signature Authority for Administrative Code Chapter 6 Contracts and Related DocumentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 6 to revise Section 6.68 concerning integrated project delivery contracting procedures and revise Subsection 6.1(H) to allow a department head to designate an individual to execute, on his or her behalf, contracts awarded under Chapter 6 and related documents.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100333 2 Bid Discount for Small and Micro-Local Business Enterprises that Joint Venture to Bid on Construction ContractsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Section 14B.7(F) to grant bid discounts to Small and Micro-Local Business Enterprises that joint venture with other firms to bid on construction contracts.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
100244 1 Declaring May 2010 Building Safety MonthResolutionPassedResolution declaring May 2010 as Building Safety Month in the City and County of San Francisco and urging support for supporting public safety efforts by the Department of Building Inspection and recognizing public employees for their contributions to San Francisco’s structural safety and well-being.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100257 1 Calling for Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Condemning Immigration and Customs Enforcement Audits of San Francisco BusinessesResolutionPassedResolution calling upon United States Congress to pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform that will solve the problem of undocumented immigration at its roots instead of through piecemeal enforcement-only measures, and condemning Immigration and Customs Enforcement audits of San Francisco businesses, including a unionized company.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100285 1 Federal Disaster Corps Grants Administered by the California VolunteersResolutionPassedResolution authorizing designated City and County of San Francisco officials to execute and file on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, a public entity established under the laws of the State of the California, any applications or agreements and to take any actions necessary to obtain federal financial assistance through the federal Disaster Corps Grant administered by California Volunteers.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100286 1 Supporting Assembly Bill 1900 Relating to InmatesResolutionPassedResolution urging the State Legislature to pass Assembly Bill 1900 relating to inmates.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
100220 1 Committee of the Whole - Public Hearing on Adopting a Resolution to Acquire Real Property Interests by Eminent DomainMotionPassedMotion that the Board of Supervisors hold a public hearing on May 18, 2010, at 3:00 p.m., with the Board of Supervisors, sitting as a Committee of the Whole, to consider adopting a Resolution of Necessity to authorize acquisition of: (1) a temporary interest in real property in Alameda County known as Assessor's Parcel #513-0065-011-02 in Fremont, owned by Malik A. Alarab, Trustee, and Barbara E. Alarab, Trustee; (2) a temporary interest in real property in Alameda County known as Assessor's Parcel # 096-0001-020-03 in Sunol, owned by Kenneth and Janice Mackin; and (3) a temporary interest and a permanent interest in portions of real property in Alameda County known as Assessor's Parcel # 096-0080-004 in Sunol, owned by Carolyn Marie Garcia and Stanley A. Garcia, Trustees, by eminent domain, for the public purpose of constructing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water System Improvement Program-Funded Project CUW35901, New Irvington Tunnel Project; adopting environmental findings under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), CEQA Guidelines, and Administrative APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
100489 1 Final Map 3191 - 1124 Leavenworth StreetMotionPassedMotion approving Final Map 3191, a Six Unit Residential Condominium Project, located at 1124 Leavenworth Street being a subdivision of Lot No. 015 in Assessors Block No. 0247 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
100006 1 Authorizing the Director of Elections to Make Confidential Certain Voter Registration Information Pertaining to Public Safety OfficersResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Elections to, upon proper application of a public safety officer, make confidential that officer's residential address, telephone number and e-mail address appearing on the affidavit of registration, in accordance with California Elections Code Section 2166.7.REFERRED  Action details Not available
100256 1 Calling for a Boycott of the State of Arizona and Arizona-Based Businesses Until Arizona Repeals Senate Bill 1070ResolutionPassedResolution denouncing Arizona State Senate Bill 1070, a law that seeks to implement Arizona’s own scheme of immigration regulation and will inevitably lead to racial profiling of people of color and limited English proficient persons, calling for a boycott of the State of Arizona and Arizona-based businesses, and endorsing the City Attorney's offer to cooperate in a lawsuit challenging Arizona State Senate Bill 1070.AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
100256 2 Calling for a Boycott of the State of Arizona and Arizona-Based Businesses Until Arizona Repeals Senate Bill 1070ResolutionPassedResolution denouncing Arizona State Senate Bill 1070, a law that seeks to implement Arizona’s own scheme of immigration regulation and will inevitably lead to racial profiling of people of color and limited English proficient persons, calling for a boycott of the State of Arizona and Arizona-based businesses, and endorsing the City Attorney's offer to cooperate in a lawsuit challenging Arizona State Senate Bill 1070.CONTINUED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
100354 1 Annual Appropriation Ordinance for Selected Departments, as of May 1, 2010, FYs Ending June 30, 2011, and June 30, 2012OrdinanceFiledOrdinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Selected Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of May 1, 2010, for the FYs ending June 30, 2011, and June 30, 2012.   Action details Not available
100355 1 Proposed Annual Salary Ordinance for Selected Departments, FYs Ending June 30, 2011, and June 30, 2012OrdinanceFiledProposed Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Selected Departments of the City and County of San Francisco for the FYs ending June 30, 2011, and June 30, 2012.   Action details Not available
100363 1 Revising Board of Appeals SurchargesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending San Francisco Administrative Code, Chapter 10G, Section 10G.1 to adjust the surcharges on permit fees, license fees, permit review fees and permit and license renewal fees imposed by the Department of Building Inspection, the Planning Commission, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors, the Department of Public Works, the Entertainment Commission, and the Department of Public Health for permits and licenses that may be appealed to the Board of Appeals; remove the surcharge imposed by the Art Commission for Street Artist Certificates; and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
100527 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Human Services Agency’s Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Emergency Contingency Fund as Part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY2009-2010 - $20,014,497OrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the FY2009-2010 Annual Salary Ordinance (Ordinance No. 183-09) to reflect the addition of temporary and permanent salaries of $8,496,952 and authorizing the Human Services Agency to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $20,014,497 from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Emergency Contingency Fund, as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to support the Mayor’s Jobs NOW Program.   Action details Not available
100528 1 Exempting Certain Nonprofits from Guide Permit RequirementOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by amending Section 1295 to exempt nonprofit organizations conducting educational tours from the requirement to obtain a guide permit.   Action details Not available
100529 1 Creation of Neighborhood Community Justice Task ForceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Sections 5.70 through 5.75, to create a Neighborhood Community Justice Task Force to make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding the creation of restorative and community justice programs; provide for the Task Force's membership, organization, and duties; and set a sunset date for the Task Force.   Action details Not available
100530 1 Delivery Service for Large Retail Uses Within the Ocean Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Transit DistrictOrdinanceFiledOrdinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 151.1 to exclude large retail uses within the Ocean Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Transit District from the requirement to provide delivery or shuttle services when such uses receive conditional use authorization to provide a greater number of off-street parking spaces.   Action details Not available
100557 1 Assessment Appeals Board - Increasing Administrative Processing Fees, Adding Certain Waivers, and Changing to an Hourly Rate for Findings of Fact FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 2B "Assessment Appeals Boards," by amending Section 2B.9 to increase the administrative processing fee per application from $30 to $60 by adding a fee waiver for any property assessed on the roll at a value of $7,500 or less, and by adding a fee waiver for any property where there is a difference of $7,500 or less between the taxpayer's opinion of value on the application and the subject property's assessed value on the roll; and by amending Section 2B.11 to change the findings of fact fees from a sliding scale of $100 to $1,000 to an hourly rate of $215 with a maximum of 30 hours billed.   Action details Not available
100006 1 Authorizing the Director of Elections to Make Confidential Certain Voter Registration Information Pertaining to Public Safety OfficersResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Elections to, upon proper application of a public safety officer, make confidential that officer's residential address, telephone number and e-mail address appearing on the affidavit of registration, in accordance with California Elections Code Section 2166.7.   Action details Not available
100362 1 Proposition J Contract/Certification of Specified Contracted-Out Services Previously Approved for Enterprise DepartmentsResolutionPassedResolution concurring with the Controller's certification that services previously approved can be performed by private contractor for a lower cost than similar work performed by City and County employees, for the following services: employee and public parking management services, general security services, information booth services, and shuttle bus services (Airport); paratransit services, comprehensive facility security services, parking citation and collection system, meter coin counting and collection services, towing contract services, and transit shelter maintenance services (MTA); and janitorial services and security services (Port).   Action details Not available
100531 1 Accept and Expend Grant - San Francisco Arts Commission’s WritersCorps Artist in Schools Program - $9,600ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Arts Commission to retroactively accept and expend a grant totaling $9,600 from the California Arts Council’s Artists in Schools Program to help support the cost of a contracted teaching artist working at Mission High School.   Action details Not available
100532 1 Accept and Expend Grant - National Endowment for the Arts Learning in the Arts Program for the San Francisco Arts Commission’s WritersCorps Program - $60,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Arts Commission to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $60,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts Learning in the Arts Program for general operating support for WritersCorps.   Action details Not available
100533 1 Accept and Expend Grant - San Francisco Arts Commission’s Arts Education Program - $15,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Arts Commission to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $15,000 from the California Arts Council State Local Partnership Program to help support the Arts Commission’s Arts Education Program.   Action details Not available
100534 1 Water Revenue Bonds Issuance - 2010ResolutionPassedResolution approving the issuance of water revenue bonds and water revenue refunding bonds to be issued by the Public Utilities Commission of the City and County of San Francisco; affirming covenants contained in the indenture pursuant to which the water revenue bonds are issued; authorizing the taking of appropriate actions in connection therewith; and related matters.   Action details Not available
100535 1 Authorization to Apply for a Grant for Strategic Growth Council Urban GreeningResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Planning Department to apply for a grant from the State of California Sustainable Communities Planning Grant and Incentives Program under the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 to augment the greening and storm water features of the Cesar Chavez Street Redesign Project.   Action details Not available
100536 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Public Health Emergency Response Phase IV - $849,417ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $849,417 from the California Department of Public Health, to assist with a project entitled “Public Health Emergency Response Phase IV” for the period of March 1, 2010 through July 30, 2010.   Action details Not available
100537 1 Calling for a Boycott of the Major League Baseball Team Arizona Diamondbacks Until Arizona Repeals Senate Bill 1070ResolutionFiledResolution calling for a boycott of the Arizona Diamondbacks, an Arizona-based business, until Arizona repeals Senate Bill 1070 and supporting the San Francisco Giants.   Action details Not available
100538 1 Supporting Outreach and Education Regarding Smart Meters to Prevent Power Service DisconnectionsResolutionPassedResolution supporting outreach and education regarding Smart Meters to prevent power service disconnections.   Action details Not available
100539 1 Request for Redevelopment Agency AuditResolutionPassedResolution requesting the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco to consent to an audit of selected activities related to the implementation of the expired Western Addition A-2 Redevelopment Plan.   Action details Not available
100540 1 Opposing the Dirty Energy Proposition, also known as Attorney General Initiative #09-0104ResolutionPassedResolution opposing the Dirty Energy Proposition, also known as Attorney General Initiative # 09-0104 designed to suspend the implementation of The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006.   Action details Not available
100541 1 Grant Application - Strategic Growth Council Urban Greening ProgramResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Planning Department to apply for a planning grant from the State of California Sustainable Communities Planning Grant and Incentives Program under the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 84) to complete an Urban Forest Master Plan.   Action details Not available
100542 1 Acceptance of Gift - Airport Congressman Tom Lantos Commemorative Plaque - $15,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the Airport’s acceptance of a gift of a commemorative plaque, valued at $15,000, honoring the late Congressman Tom Lantos from the Lantos Foundation to be placed in the Terminal 3 Hub at the Airport.   Action details Not available
100543 1 Requesting the Controller’s Office to Conduct a Review and Analysis of the Funding Recommendations of the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families for FY2010-2011 through FY2012-2013ResolutionPassedResolution requesting that the Controller’s Office conduct a review and analysis of the funding recommendations of the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families for FY2010-2011 through FY2012-2013.   Action details Not available
100544 1 Urging our Federal Representatives to Denounce the Burmese Military Regime’s Illegitimate 2010 Election and Recognizing May 27, 2010, as Burma Democracy DayResolutionPassedResolution urging our Federal representatives to denounce the Burmese military regime’s illegitimate 2010 election and recognizing May 27, 2010, as Burma Democracy Day in honor of the 20th Anniversary of the 1990 Elections.   Action details Not available
100545 1 Proclaiming Public Works Week in San Francisco - May 16-22, 2010ResolutionPassedResolution proclaiming May 16-22, 2010, as Public Works Week in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
100546 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Back on Track Re-entry Program - $52,355.57ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $52,355.57 through the San Francisco Foundation, for a program entitled “Back on Track Re-entry Program” for FY2009-2010 and FY2010-2011.   Action details Not available
100547 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Criminal Restitution Compact - $88,538ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively contract for, accept and expend up to $88,538 allocated from the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board for a project entitled "Criminal Restitution Compact" for the period of July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2011.   Action details Not available
100548 1 Supporting Assembly Bill 1871 Regarding Amending State Car Insurance Laws to Allow Personal Vehicles to be Used in Car-Sharing ProgramsResolutionPassedResolution supporting Assembly Bill 1871 to amend state car insurance laws to allow personal vehicles to be used in car-sharing programs.   Action details Not available
100549 1 Approving the Issuance of Revenue Bonds by California Municipal Finance Authority to Acquire the Public Utilities Commission BuildingResolutionPassedResolution approving the issuance of revenue bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority for the purposes of financing or refinancing the acquisition of the State office buildings known as the Public Utilities Commission Building and/or the San Francisco Civic Center and certain other matters pertaining thereto.   Action details Not available
100558 1 Urging the United States Department of Agriculture to Declare the Light Brown Apple Moth a Non-Actionable PestResolutionPassedResolution urging the United States Department of Agriculture to declare the Light Brown Apple Moth a non-actionable pest in order to end the Light Brown Apple Moth eradication project that could expose San Franciscans to unacceptable and unnecessary levels of pesticide exposure.   Action details Not available
100550 1 Committee of the Whole - Issuance of Revenue Bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority - May 18, 2010MotionPassedMotion scheduling the Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole on May 18, 2010, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing on the issuance of revenue bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority for the purpose of financing or refinancing the acquisition of the State office buildings known as the Public Utilities Commission Building and/or the San Francisco Civic Center.   Action details Not available
100551 1 Rejecting the Municipal Transportation Agency Budget for FY2010-2011 and 2011-2012MotionFiledMotion rejecting the budget of the Municipal Transportation Agency for FY2010-2011 and FY2011-2012.   Action details Not available
100353 1 Mayor's Proposed May Budget FY2010-2011HearingFiledHearing to review the Mayor's Proposed May Budget FY2010-2011.   Action details Not available
100552 1 Planning Department Discretionary Review Process and ReformHearingFiledHearing to obtain updates from the Planning Department concerning the discretionary review process.   Action details Not available
100553 1 Audit Results of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation AgencyHearingFiledHearing on the results of the Budget and Legislative Analyst's audit of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency.   Action details Not available
100554 1 State's Budget for FY2010-2011ResolutionFiledHearing to discuss the State's budget for FY2010-2011.   Action details Not available
100555 1 Controller's Nine Month ReportResolutionFiledHearing on the Controller's Nine Month Report.   Action details Not available
100358 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Noah Booher - $35,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Noah Booher against the City and County of San Francisco for $35,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 10, 2009, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. C08-1045 MHP, entitled Noah Booher v. City and County of San Francisco et al.   Action details Not available
100359 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Betty C. Bullock - $134,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Betty C. Bullock against the City and County of San Francisco for $134,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 1, 2008, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 482347; entitled Betty C. Bullock v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
100360 1 Recreation and Park Department - Harding Park FeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, by amending Section 12.12, to increase greens fees at Harding Park Golf Course, and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
100361 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Assimina Mavromatis - $29,500OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Assimina Mavromatis against the City and County of San Francisco for $29,500; the lawsuit was filed on July 6, 2007, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC 07-464948; entitled Assimina Mavromatis, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available