# Board of Supervisors Agenda: April 6, 1998

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CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

 Monday, April 6, 1998

 ROLL CALL

 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 APPROVAL OF JOURNAL

 COMMUNICATIONS

 CONSENT CALENDAR

No. 1.

All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Calendar, are considered to be routine
by the Board of Supervisors and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Board.
There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Board so
requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Calendar and
considered as a separate item.

 Recommendations of Finance Committee

 Present: Supervisors Teng, Kaufman, Newsom

[Appropriation, Department of Parking and Traffic]
Ordinance appropriating and rescinding $162,360, Department of Parking and Traffic, of
Rental and Lease Funds and Work Order Funds for equipment required for a new wide area
network and mobile radios for fiscal year 1997-98. (Supervisor Teng)

File 98-0322, Ordinance No.

Question on final passage.

[Appropriation, Dept. of Human Resources]
Ordinance appropriating $569,464, Department of Human Resources, from the General
Fund Salary Reserve, to fund labor negotiations for fiscal year 1997-98; providing for
ratification of action previously taken. (Controller)

File 98-0362, Ordinance No.

Question on first reading.

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[Appropriation, Airport Commission]
Ordinance appropriating $37,990,313, Airport Commission, for various capital
improvement projects (related to the Master Plan and the development of Airport
infrastructure), for fiscal year 1997-98. (Controller)

File 98-0407, Ordinance No.

Question on first reading.

(d)
[Appropriation, Port Commission]
Ordinance appropriating $1501,492, Port Commission, of San Francisco Harbor Operating
Fund balance to fund the costs of various capital improvement projects (Fisherman’s
Wharf Plaza, landfill closure, wetland restoration, gas structure relocation, Pier 45 apron
repair), for fiscal year 1997-98. Controller)

File 98-0408, Ordinance No.

Question on first reading.

(e)
[Settlement of Litigation, Carpenter v. CCSF]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of litigation entitled Carpenter v. City and County of
San Francisco, in accordance with the settlement agreement on file with the Clerk of the
Board, including the payment of $572,815.46 in attorney’s fees and costs. (Supervisor
Kaufman)

File 98-0423, Ordinance No.

 (Fiscal Impact.)
 (U.S. District Court Case No. C-90-1836 MMC.)

Question on final passage.

(f)
[Agreement, Transfer Payment from BART to MUNI]
Resolution approving an agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the
Bay Area Rapid Transit District, authorizing payment to San Francisco Municipal Railway
for transfer trips provided in fiscal year 1996-1997. (Public Transportation Commission)

File 98-0364, Resolution No.

Question on adoption.

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(g)
[Prop J Contract, Clean Water Security Services]
Resolution concurring with the Controller’s Certification that security services can be
practically performed at the Southeast Community Service Facility, the Southeast Water
Pollution Control Plant, the Earl P. Mills Center, and for as needed services by private
contractor for lower cost than similar work services performed by City and County
employees. (Public Utilities Commission)

File 98-0412, Resolution No.

Question on adoption.

 Recommendations of Rules Committee

 Present: Supervisors Ammiano, Brown

(h)
[Committee Meeting Observer]
Ordinance amending Administrative Code to allow non-committee members of a policy
body to attend a committee meeting as observers without converting the committee
meeting into a meeting of the policy body. (Supervisors Kaufman, Teng, Medina, Brown)

File 98-0258, Ordinance No.

 (Amends Section 67.3.)

Question on final passage.

 Present: Supervisors Ammiano, Yee, Bierman

(i)
[Norman Doolittle, et al. v. CCSF, et al.]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of litigation of plaintiffs Norman Patrick Doolittle,
David Andrew Gibb, Martin Stephen Hardwick against the City and County by payment of
$32,500 (payable as follows: $29,500 to plaintiff Doolittle; $1,500 to plaintiff Gibb; $1,500
to plaintiff Hardwick). (City Attorney)

File 98-0361, Ordinance No.

 (Superior Court No. 978634.)

Question on final passage.

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Recommendations of Health. Family & Environment Committee

 Present: Supervisors Bierman, Ammiano

(j)
[CalWORKs Child Care Program]
Resolution authorizing the consolidation of various streams of child care funding by
modification of the existing contract with the Children’s Council of San Francisco, a *
California corporation, to add to said contract the funds and services from these other
sources. (Department of Human Services)

File 98-371, Resolution No.

Question on adoption.

(k)
[Five Year Planning Initiative Funding]
Resolution supporting the Mayor’s Office of Children, Youth and Their Families’ proposal
to the San Francisco Foundation and the Evelyn and Walter Haas Fund for funds for a Five
Year Planning Initiative. (Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr.)

File 98-392, Resolution No.

Question on adoption.

[Contract, DPH - Regents of UCSF]
Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Public Health Division, to enter
into a subcontract in the amount of $140,156 with the Regents of the University of
California, the primary contractor, to provide support personnel for the HIV Postexposure
Prophylaxis Project (PEP); retroactive to December 1, 1997. (Department of Public
Health)

File 98-402, Resolution No.

Question on adoption.

[Contract, DPH - State Dept. of Mental Health]
Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Public Health Division,
Community Mental Health Services, to enter into the fiscal year 1997-98 performance
contract with the State Department of Mental Health, -which includes indemnification
clauses and does not include patent infringement indemrnflcation and false claims clauses.
(Department of Public Health)

File 98-403, Resolution No.

Question on adoption.

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Questions on the consent calendar are on first reading, final passage or

adoption as indicated

 REGULARCALENDAR

 UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 From Public Transportation Commission

 (Only one of the following two resolutions should be adopted.)

No. 2.

[Public Transportation]
Resolution approving abandonment of portions of service on Lines 32-Embarcadero,
42-Downtown Loop, 80X-Gateway Express, 81X-Caltrain Express and 82X-Levi Plaza and
Presidio Express, and establishment of substitute service.

File 98-0358, Resolution No.

Question on adoption

No. 3.

[Public Transportation]
Resolution disapproving abandonment of portions of service on Lines 32-Embarcadero,
42-Downtown Loop, 80X-Gateway Express, 81X-Caltrain Express and 82X-Levi Plaza and
Presidio Express, and establishment of substitute service.

File 98-0359, Resolution No.

Question on adoption

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NEW BUSINESS

 Recommendations of Finance Committee

 Present: Supervisors Teng, Kaufman, Newsom

No. 4.

[Competitive Bidding Exemption]
Ordinance waiving competitive bid and prevailing wage requirements for the Department
of Parking and Traffic’s award of a master contract to the San Francisco Conservation
Corps for maintenance services, landscape services, installation services, and conservation
and recycling education. (Department of Parking and Traffic)

File 98-0363, Ordinance No.

Question on first reading

No. 5.

[Lease of Property]
Resolution authorizing the General Manager of the Recreation and Park Department to
enter into a lease, without competitive bidding, with the Mission Economic Development
Association, a not for profit corporation, for a portion of Mission Dolores Park bound by
18th Street, Church Street and 20th Street for use as a cafe, for a term of ten years and
annual rent of One Dollar and a percentage of revenues to be used for improvements to
the park; and adopting findings pursuant to Section 101.1 of the City Planning Code.
(Supervisors Teng, Kaufman, Newsom)

File 98-0366, Resolution No.

Question on adoption

No. 6.

[Property Acquisition, Golden Gate Heights District]
Resolution authorizing acquisition of real property located in the Golden Gate Heights
District identified as Assessor’s Block No. 1860A Lot Nos. 20 and 21, and Assessor’s Block
No. 1861A Lot No. 2 for $200,000 from Mark L. Pierce for open space purposes and
adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Real Estate Department)

File 98-0409, Resolution No.

Question on adoption

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No. 7.

[Airport Concession & Lease Agreements, Car Rental]
Resolution approving concession and lease agreements for rental car operations between
Hertz Corporation, Avis Rent-A-Car System, Alamo Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental, \
Budget Rent-A-Car, Dollar Systems, Thrifty Car Rental and Enterprise Rent-A-Car; and
the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission.
(Airport Commission)

File 98-0411, Resolution No.

Question on adoption

 Recommendations of Health. Family & Environment Committee

 Present: Supervisors Bierman, Katz, Ammiano

No. 8.
[Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)]
Ordinance amending Administrative Code setting forth the local implementation of the
United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against
Women (CEDAW), designating the Commission on the Status of Women as the local agency
implementing and monitoring CEDAW in San Francisco, requiring the Commission on the
Status of Women to conduct gender analyses of designated departments to identify areas
of discrimination against women and girls, requiring the Commission on the Status of
Women to develop an action plan to redress discrimination against women and girls, and
establishing a CEDAW task force to assist in implementing the ordinance; companion
measure to File 98-0337. (Supervisors Kaufman, Teng, Bierman, Ammiano, Katz)
File 98-336, Ordinance No.

 (Adds Chapter 12K, Sections 12K.l through 12K.5.)

Question on first reading

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No. 9.
[Commission on the Status of Women]
Ordinance amending Administrative Code to conform to the changes in the 1996 Charter,
to require departments to make quarterly rather than monthly reports, to authorize the
Commission on the Status of Women to analyze and advise the Mayor and the Board of
Supervisors on gender equity or commission and Board appointments, to reorganize the
section to combine all employment related powers and duties in one sub-section; to ’
receive reports from other City departments regarding their expenditure of funds to
combat violence against women, to carry out Administrative Code Section 12K
implementing locally the principles of the United Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), and to coordinate with other City
departments and community groups to develop an integrated services plan for women and
girls; companion measure to File 98-0336). (Supervisors Kaufman, Teng, Bierman,
Ammiano, Katz)

File 98-337, Ordinance No.
 (Amends Sections 33.3, 33.8, 33.4; deletes Sections 3.6, 33.7, 33.9; renumbers 33.8 and
 33.10.)

Question on first reading

 ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS

No. 10.

Roll call for introduction of ordinances, resolutions, charter amendments, requests for
hearings, letters of inquiry, and letters of request to the City Attorney.

 PUBLIC COMMENT
No. 11.

An opportunity for members of the public to directly address the Board on items of
interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board,
including items being considered today which have not been considered by a Board
committee and excluding items which have been considered by a Board committee.
Members of the public may address the Board for up to three minutes. The President or
the Board may limit the total testimony to 30 minutes.

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FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE

No. 12.

These measures are introduced for adoption without committee reference. A unanimous
vote is required for adoption of a resolution today. Any Supervisor may require any
resolution to go to committee.

(a)
[Commend Timothy Jackson]
Resolution recognizing Timothy Bryan Jackson for his exceptional service to the guest of
the Ramada Plaza Hotel International and commending him for his contributions to the
City and County of San Francisco. (Supervisors Kaufman, Newsom)

File 98-0522, Resolution No.

 (March 30, 1998 - Introduced in Board for consideration on April 6, 1998.)

Question on adoption.

[Commend Golden Gate Restaurant Association]
Resolution recognizing the Golden Gate Restaurant Association on the occasion of its 60th
Anniversary and commending the Association and its members for their contributions to
the economic and culinary health of San Francisco. (Supervisor Kaufman)

File 98-0523, Resolution No.

 (March 30, 1998 - Introduced in Board for consideration on April 6, 1998.)

Question on adoption.

(c)
[Commend WOWER POWER]
Resolution recognizing the members of WOWER POWER for their efforts to celebrate the
beginning of the Women’s Rights Movement and declaring this group to be an official
delegation from San Francisco to “Celebrate ‘98” in Seneca Falls, New York in July of
1998. (Supervisors Kaufman, Ammiano, Bierman)

File 98-0524, Resolution No.

 (March 30, 1998 - Introduced in Board for consideration on April 6, 1998.)

Question on adoption.

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(d)
[Proclaim Occupational Therapy Month]
Resolution proclaiming the month of april 1998 as occupational therapy month in San
Francisco and calling upon all citizens to recognize the achievements and contributions of
these valued health care professionals. (Supervisor Kaufman)

File 98-0525, Resolution No.

 (March 30, 1998 - Introduced in Board for consideration on April 6, 1998.)

Question on adoption.

(e)
[Proclaim Public Safety Telecommunicators Week]
Resolution declaring the second week of April “Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
(Supervisor Medina)

File 98-0526, Resolution No.

 (March 30, 1998 - Introduced in Board for consideration on April 6, 1998.)

Question on adoption.

(f)
[Take Our Daughters to Work Day]
Resolution commending the Junior Achievement of the Bay Area, Inc., the Commission on
the Status of Women and the Ms. Foundation for their efforts for this year’s ‘Take Out
Daughters To Work Day” and urging all City departments to encourage their staff to bring
their daughters to work, to set up educational seminars for young women with
departmental staff, and provide meaningful tasks for young women who come to work on
April 23, 1998. (Supervisors Teng, Kaufman, Katz, Bierman, Yaki, Medina, Brown,
Ammiano, Newsom, Yee)

File 98-0527, Resolution No.

 (March 30, 1998 - Introduced in Board for consideration on April 6, 1998.)
Question on adoption.

[State Proposition 224, Private Contractors]
Resolution opposing California Proposition 224 (Government Cost Savings and Taxpayer
Protection Amendment) relating to contracts for engineering, architectural, landscape
architectural, surveying, environmental or engineering geology services. (Supervisors
Kaufman, Teng, Yaki)
File 98-0528, Resolution No.

 (March 30, 1998 - Introduced in Board for consideration on April 6, 1998.)

Question on adoption.

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(h)
 [Human Rights City]
 Resolution declaring San Francisco as a Human Rights City and pledging to oppose any
4 legislation or action that impinges on the fundamental rights of human beings.
 (Supervisors Ammiano, Bierman)

 File 98-0529, Resolution No.
 (March 30, 1998 - Introduced in Board for consideration on April 6, 1998.)

 Question on adoption.

 (i)
 [Gift Acceptance/Hold Harmless Agreement]
 Resolution accepting gift-in-place valued at $200,000 for Boeddeker Park from the Rotary
 Club of San Francisco and authorizing the General Manager of the Recreation and Park
 Department to enter into an agreement indemnifying and holding harmless the Rotary
 Club and its members from any liability arising out of the design and construction of the
 gift-in-place. (Supervisor Brown)
 File 98-0531, Resolution No.

 (March 30, 1998 - Introduced in Board for consideration on April 6, 1998.)

 Question on adoption.

 [Commend Reverend Henry L. Davis, Jr.]
 Resolution commending Reverend Henry L. Davis, Jr. on his 13th Anniversary as pastor of
 First Union Baptist Church. (Supervisor Brown)

 File 98-0532, Resolution No.

 (March 30, 1998 - Introduced in Board for consideration on April 6, 1998.)

 Question on adoption.

 (k)
 [Opposing Reggie White’s Remarks]
 Resolution opposing the substance of Mr. Reggie White’s remarks before the Wisconsin
 Legislature. (Supervisors Brown, Bierman)
 File 98-0533, Resolution No.

 (March 30, 1998 - Introduced in Board for consideration on April 6, 1998.)

 Question on adoption.

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(1)
[Running Red Light Vehicle Owner Warning Letter]
Resolution urging the Police Department to write warning letters to owners of vehicles
caught running a red light when the police are unable to issue a citation because the
vehicle but not the driver is identified. (Supervisor Newsom)

File 98-0534, Resolution No.

 (March 30, 1998 - Introduced in Board for consideration on April 6, 1998.)

Question on adoption.

[Tax Collector Parking Lot Concession Report]
Resolution urging the Tax Collector’s office to develop a systematic approach to tracking
money collected by concessionaires from existing and future parking lots, which may
include ‘requiring concessionaires to adhere to easily audited record keeping; also asking
the Tax Collector for a progress report and a timeline for implementation within thirty
days of the passage of this resolution. (Supervisor Newsom)

File 98-0535, Resolution No.

 (March 30, 1998 - Introduced in Board for consideration on April 6, 1998.)

Question on adoption.

(n)
Mental Health Division Trust Fund]
Resolution urging the City and the Department of Public Health Mental Health Division to
create a trust fund which allows a portion of demonstrated savings from lower utilization
of high-end services to be reinvested into prevention and early intervention programs and
establishing a policy or reinvesting in our children. (Supervisor Yee)

File 98-0536, Resolution No.

 (March 30, 1998 - Introduced in Board for consideration on April 6, 1998.)

Question on adoption.

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(o)
[Funding for Children’s Services]
Resolution encouraging the Department of Public Health, the Mayor’s Office of Children,
Youth and Their Families, the Department of Human Services, the Juvenile Probation
Department and the San Francisco Unified School District to consider blending a portion
of their local funding for, children’s services to leverage additional Federal Medi-Cal
dollars and urging these departments to work with the Controller’s Office and the Mayor’s
Budget Office to evaluate this approach to maximizing children’s funding. (Supervisor Yee)

File 98-0537, Resolution No.

 (March 30, 1998 - Introduced in Board for consideration on April 6, 1998.)
Question on adoption.

(p)
[Winter Storms 1998 Emergency]
Motion concurring in the determination of the Mayor for the continued need for the
declaration of emergency in connection with the 1998 winter storms. (Supervisors
Kaufman, Ammiano, Katz)

File 98-0543, Motion No.

 (March 30, 1998 - Introduced in Board for consideration on April 6, 1998.)

Question on adoption.

Questions on the For Adoption Without Committee Reference Calendar

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IMPERATIVE CALENDAR

No. 13.
Resolution(s), if any, to be adopted within limits imposed by the Sunshine Ordinance and
the Ralph M. Brown Act, introduced today, not on the printed agenda. For such
resolutions to be considered, the Board must first adopt motion (a) or motion (b) and then
adopt motion (c). Each motion requires 8 votes or a unanimous 6 or 7. A unanimous vote
is required for the resolution(s).

(a)
[Serious Injury Finding]
Motion that the Board find by roll call vote that for the resolution(s) being considered at
this time “the need to take action is so imperative as to threaten serious injury to the
public interest if action is deferred to a later meeting.”

Action

[Purely Commendatory Finding]
Motion that the Board find by roll call vote that the resolution(s) being considered at this
time are purely commendatory.

Action

(c)
[Brown Act Finding]
Motion that the Board find by roll call vote that for the resolutions being considered at
this time there is a need to take immediate action and the need to take action came to the
attention of the City and County of San Francisco after the agenda was posted.

Action

(d)
Imperative Resolutions, if any]

Questions on the Imperative calendar

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PROPOSED ORDINANCES RECEIVED MARCH 25 - APRIL 1, 1998, FOR REFERENCE
BY PRESIDENT TO APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE ON APRIL 6, 1998

File 98-0508. [MOU, Unrepresented Employees] Substitute ordinance fixing compensation
for persons .employed by the City and County of San Francisco whose compensations are
subject to the provisions of Section A8.409 of the Charter, in classes not represented by an
employee organization, and establishing working schedules and conditions of employment
and methods of payment, effective July 1, 1998. (Department of Human Resources)
Referred to Finance Committee.

File 98-0513. [Planning Department Fees] Ordinance amending Planning Code by
repealing existing Article 3.5, converting Article 3.5A to a new Article 3.5, amending
Planning Code Sections 350 through 357 to modify and eliminate certain Planning
Department fees, and deleting Sections 358, the Sunset Clause; companion measure to File
98-0546. (Planning Department) (Planning Commission Resolution No. 14605 adopted
March 26, 1998, approving amendments). Referred to Finance Committee.

File 98-0546. lEnvironmenta1 Review Fees] Ordinance amending Administrative Code by
repealing existing Section 31.46, converting Section 31.46A to a new Section 31.46,
amending Section 31.46 to modify and eliminate certain Planning Department fees, and
deleting Section 31.46(g), the Sunset Clause; companion measure to File 98-0513.
(Planning Department) (Planning Commission Resolution No. 14605 adopted March 26,
1998, approving amendments). Referred to Finance Committee.

File 98-0550. [Amendment to MOU, Locals 250, 535, 790] Ordinance adopting and
implementing Amendment No. 2 to the Memorandum of Understanding between the
Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, Locals 790, 535 and 250 and the City
and County of San Francisco to add a 5% premium for 8202 Security Guards when
performing duties of 9209 Airport Police Service Aides at the Airport effective July 1,
1998. (Department of Human Resources) Referred to Finance Committee.

PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS RECEIVED MARCH 25 - APRIL 1, 1998, FOR
REFERENCE BY PRESIDENT TO APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE ON APRIL 6, 1998

File 98-0511. [Revocable Permit, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium] Resolution granting
revocable permission to Spectator Management Group (SMG) to continue the temporary
closure and occupancy of the north sidewalk and a portion of the street area on Hayes
street, between Polk and Larkin Streets, for loading and unloading operations for events at
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (Block 812, Lot 1). (Department of Public Works) Referred
to Economic Development, Transportation and Technology Committee.

File 98-0512. [Grant - Federal Funds] Resolution authorizing the Director of Public
Transportation to accept and expend $145,797,746 in Federal FTA Section 3 Capital
Assistance and $30,782,000 in Federal Surface Transportation Program funds to acquire
light rail vehicles. (Public Transportation Commission) Referred to Economic
Development, Transportation and Technology Committee.

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File 98-0544. [Automobile Insurance Fraud Grant] Resolution authorizing the District
Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively apply for, accept and
expend funds in the amount of $353,823.00 made available through the California
Department of Insurance for a project entitled “The Investigation and Prosecution of
Automobile Insurance Fraud” for the period of July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998.
(District Attorney) Referred to Housing and Neighborhood Svcs Committee.

File 98-0545. [Workers’ Compensation Fraud Grant] Resolution authorizing the District
Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively apply for, accept and
expend funds in the amount of $324,920.00 made available through the California
Department of Insurance for a project entitled “The Investigation and Prosecution of
Workers’ Compensation Fraud” for the period of July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998.
(District Attorney) Referred to Housing and Neighborhood Svcs Committee.

File 98-0547. [Private Grant - Schools Paper Recycling Program] Resolution authorizing
the City Administrator of the City and County of San Francisco to accept and expend
$120,000 from the Richard and Rhoda Goldman fund. (City Administrator/Solid Waste
Management Program) Referred to Health, Family and Environment Committee.

File 98-0548. [Agreement, DPH - State Dept of Mental Health] Resolution authorizing
the Director of Public Health to enter into an agreement with the State Department of
Mental Health to operate a Managed Mental Health Care Plan for Medi-Cal eligible
residents in San Francisco City and County; approving inclusion of indemnification clause
in agreement. ( D e p a r t m e n t o f P u b l i c H e a l t h ) R e f e r r e d t o H e a l t h , F a m i l y a n d
Environment Committee.

File 98-0549. [State Grant - Home Visiting Services] Resolution authorizing the
Department of Public Health, Division of Community Health Services, to accept
retroactively and expend grant funds of $954,000 from the California Department of
Social Services to provide home visiting services and to enter into an agreement which
includes indemnification clauses and which does not include patent infringement
indemnification and false claim clauses; waiving indirect costs. (Department of Public
Health) Referred to Health, Family and Environment Committee.

Petitions and communications received March 25 to April 1 for reference by the President
to the Committee considering related matters or to be ordered filed by the Clerk April 6,
1998.

1. From various signators, submitting Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests:
 Karin Carlson, Legislative Assistant to Supervisor Yaki
 Taline Sanassarian, Legislative Assistant to Supervisor Teng
 Matthew Lonner, Legislative Assistant to Supervisor Teng
 Ivan Munoz, Legislative Assistant to Supervisor Medina
 Onika McGriff, Legislative Assistant to Supervisor Brown
 Heidi Machen, Legislative Assistant to Supervisor Newsom
 Bradford Benson, Constituent Liaison to Supervisor Ammiano
 Erin McGrath, Legislative Assistant to Supervisor Kaufman
 Arthur Louie, Budget Analyst

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2. From various signators, submitting Annual Economic Statement for CDBG Funding for
 1998 Program:
 Kimochi, Incorporated
 St. John’s Educational Thresholds Center
 Self-Help for the Elderly
 HAPPY (Haight Ashbury Play Program for Youth)
 Ingleside Community Center
 Finance Committee

3. From various departments, submitting request to Human Rights Commission for
 waiver of provisions of Chapters 12B and 12C of Administration Code:
 Public Works-Bureau of Building Repair
 Public Health

4. From Department of Public Health, submitting Hazardous Waste Release Report at
 Small Pier Yerba Buena Island, 2235 Octavia Street, 3769 Jackson Street, 150
 Franklin Street, 1255 Monterey Blvd., and 3711 Fillmore Street. Health, Family and
 Environment Committee Clerk

5. From various departments, responding to Supervisor Newsom’s request regarding
 Substance Abuse Program within the department.
 Department of Telecommunications and Information Services
 Department of Public Works
 Public Utilities Commission
 Office of the City Attorney
 Department of the Environment
 Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board
 Commission on the Status of Women
 Airport
 Copy: Supervisor Newsom

6. From various departments, responding to Supervisor Newsom’s request regarding
 Customer Service Plans:
 Public Utilities Commission
 Office of the Sheriff
 Board of Appeals
 War Memorial and Performing Arts Center
 Unified School District

 Human Rights Commission
 Commission on the Status of Women
 Fire Department
 Art Commission
 Department of Human Resources
 Office of the Controller
 Department of Agriculture & Weights and Measures
 Juvenile Probation Department
 Office of the Assessor-Recorder
 Planning Department
 Residential Rent Stabilization & Arbitration Board
 Port
 Department of Human Services
 Redevelopment Agency
 Department of Building Inspection

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District Attorney
 Department of Public Works
 Municipal Railway
 Economic Development, Transportation & Technology Committee.
 Copy: Supervisor Newsom. File 98-0349

i 7. From various departments, responding to Supervisor Teng’s inquiry
 regarding overtime budget:
 Fire Department
 Office of the Sheriff

 8. From Planning Department, regarding Appeal of Final Environmental
 Impact Report (EIR) for the Sutro Tower Digital Television project. File
 98-0478

 9. From Terence Hallinan, District Attorney, submitting response letter as
 well as the original letters from concerned citizens regarding the
 treatment of exotic and endangered animals used for human consumption.

 10. From Department of Human Services, submitting FY 1996-97 Annual
 Report.

 11. From Supervisor Gavin Newsom, submitting appointment of Dennis Isner
 to San Francisco’s Youth Commission, Seat 29811. Rules Committee Clerk

 12. From Office of the City Administrator, regarding Sexual Harassment
 complaint. Copy: Supervisor Yee

 13. From Office of the Assessor-Recorder, requesting release of reserve funds
 in the amount of $125,000 for salary for a Project Manager position.

 14. From Public Utilities Commission, submitting Declaration of a Sewer
 Emergency in Buchanan Street from Jackson Street to Washington Street
 and Washington Street from Buchanan Street to Laguna Street.

 15. From Recreation and Park Department, regarding emergency expenditures
 for contractual work needed to rebuild the Bay wall protecting the
 shoreline at India Basin Shoreline Park.

 16. From Telecommunications Commission, regarding Wireless
 Telecommunications Services (WTS) Facilities Siting Guidelines.

 17. From Police Department, r e s p o n d i n g t o i n q u i r y r e g a r d i n g t r a f f i c
 enforcement relating to mechanical defects on commercial vehicle.

 18. From Department of Public Health, responding to inquiry regarding
 information on funding to non-profit organizations that serve the African
 American community.
 19. From various signators, expressing appreciation for the Neighborhood
 Emergency Response Team (NERT) training offered by the Fire
 Department. (2 letters received)

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20. From various signators, urging support of legislation banning the sale of
 live animals for food. (3 letters received)

21. From Kathleen B. Alvarado, submitting recommendation regarding the 14
 former Federal Firefighters employed on Treasure Island.

22. From Citizens for Open Space and to Retain the Vaillancourt Fountain,
 regarding Ferry Park to remain open space. Copy: Each Supervisor

23. From Mark Sears, M.D., submitting complaint regarding TCI cable.

24. From Rachel Kaplan, regarding high cost of living in the city.

25. From S.J.D., expressing appreciation to Muni driver #0656 for enforcing
 guidelines on public transportation.

26. From Rebecca Boodt, Homecare provider of physical therapy, expressing
 the need for a handrail at her patient’s apartment located at 180
 Brookdale.

27. From Richard Mlynarik, regarding proposed changes in Muni service to
 Caltrain station. File 98-0358

28. From Leslie O’Brien, regarding power plant purchase.

29. From Kristen & Jay Thomas, urging support of stop signs to be located at
 Chestnut at Broderick, Filbert at Lyon, Lyon at Chestnut, and Lyon at
 Greenwich.

30. From Bob Larive, expressing concern regarding parking problem at the
 North Beach area.

31. From Bill Trumbo, regarding roommate rent control.

32. From Alliance Against Monopoly Power, submitting invitation regarding
 public hearing to be held at the California Public Utilities Commission
 Auditorium, 505 Van Ness Avenue, on April 20, at 2:00 p.m. concerning
 PGBE’s rate increase.

33. From U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, submitting Public Notice dated
 March 13, 1998 regarding change in lead Federal Agency for delineations
 of wetlands on agricultural lands.

34. From U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, submitting Public Notice dated
 October 14, 1997 to amend Permit No. 23081 regarding immediate repairs
 of public facilities damaged during winter storms to include private
 entities.

35. From Katheryn M. Fong, Vice President, PG&E Customer Revenue
 Transaction, submitting Certification of Gross Receipts attributable to
 the gas franchise granted pursuant to the Franchise Act of 1937 or to
 Ordinance 413 and Ordinance 414.

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36. From Blue & Gold Fleet, L.P., submitting application filed with the
 California Public Utilities Commission, requesting to increase its fare
 levels for the transportation of passenger in vessel common carrier service
 between the Alameda Gateway area and the Port of Oakland.

37. From County of Sacramento, regarding recommendation to join
 multi-county test claim against the State of California relating to
 property tax transfer.

38. From Department o f A l c o h o l i c Beverage Control, regarding
 modification/removal of the conditions on liquor license for Arinze G.
 Anoruo, Home Cash Market located at 1901 McAllister Street.
39. From U.S. Department of the Interior, submitting U.S. Fish and Wildlife
 Service Draft Recovery Plan for Serpentine Soil Species.

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Legislation Pending Under the “30 Day Rule”
 These items may not be heard by Committee until the date in the right hand column.
 As Revised April 3, 1998

 Rule 5.40 provides that when an ordinance or resolution is introduced which would create or revise major city policy,
 the committee to which the legislation is assigned shall not consider the legislation until at least thirty days after the date
 of introduction. The provisions of this rule shall not apply to the routine operations of the departments of the City or
 when a legal time limit controls the hearing timing. In general the rule shall not apply to hearings to consider subject
 matter when no legislation has been presented, nor shall the rule apply to resolutions which simply urge action to be
 taken.
 Topic File No. Committee Source Legislation 30 Day
 Introduced Rule
 Expires
 Treasure Island Development 98-0430 Economic Development, Yaki 3/16/98 4/15/98
 Authority Procedure Resolution Transportation and
 Technology
 Advisory Dogs Off-Leash Task 98-0433 Parks and Recreation Brown 3/16/98 4/l 5198
 Force Resolution
 Specialty Grocery and Retail ‘98-0335 Housing and Bierman 3/23/98 4/22/98
‘i Coffee Houses, 24th Street and Substitute Neighborhood Services
 Noe Valley ordinance
 Landmarks and Historic District, 98-0448 Economic Development, Kaufman 3/23/98 4/22/98
 Golden Gate Bridge Highway Ordinance Transportation and
 and Transportation Technology
 Historic Sign District 98-0449 Housing and Kaufman 3/23/98 4/22/98
 Ordinance Neighborhood Services
 Design-Build/Finance 98-0450 Finance Mayor 3/23/98 4/22/98
 Contracting Procedure Ordinance Brown
 Naturalization Application 98-0466 Finance Teng 3/23/98 4/22/98
 Processing Resolution
 Newsracks, Placement and 98-0515 Finance Kaufman 3/30/98 4/29/98
 Maintenance Ordinance
 Newsracks Appeal 98-0516 Finance Kaufman 3/30/98 4/29/98
 Ordinance
 Taximeter Reinspection Fee 98-0517 Finance Newsom 3/30/98 4/29/98
 Waiver Ordinance
 Affordable Child Care program 98-0518 Finance Teng 3/30/98 4/29/98
 Ordinance
 Affordable Child Care Fund 98-0519 Finance Teng 3/30/98 4/29/98
 Resolution
 Massage Establishment 98-0520 Housing and Yee 3/30/98 4/29/98
 Ordinance Neighborhood Services
 Rent Pass Through 98-0521 Finance Mayor 3/30/98 4/29/98
 Ordinance Brown
 Sunshine Ordinance Task Force 98-0530 Rules Ammiano 3/30/98 4/29/98
 Resolution

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