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Agenda & Minutes Archive
Board of Supervisors
City and County of San Francisco
Legislative Chamber - Second Floor
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
AGENDA - DRAFT
Monday, October 16, 2000
2:00 PM
Regular Meeting
TOM AMMIANO, PRESIDENT
ALICIA BECERRIL, SUE BIERMAN, AMOS BROWN, LESLIE KATZ,
BARBARA KAUFMAN, MARK LENO, GAVIN NEWSOM,
MABEL TENG, MICHAEL YAKI, LELAND Y. YEE
Gloria L. Young, Clerk of the Board
ROLL
CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL
OF MEETING MINUTES
Motion to APPROVE the
August 21, 2000 Meeting Minutes.
AGENDA
CHANGES
COMMUNICATIONS
Note: Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following
documents:
1) Legislation
2) Budget Analyst report
3) Legislative Analyst report
4) Department or Agency cover letter and/or report
5) Public correspondence
These items will be available for review at City Hall, Room 244, Reception
Desk.
CONSENT
AGENDA
All matters listed hereunder
constitute a Consent Agenda, 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
Agenda and considered as a separate item.
Items
1 through 21
Recommendations
of the Audit and Government Efficiency Committee
Present:
Supervisors Kaufman, Newsom
1.
001309
[Administrative Code Revision,
Chapter 24A, Rent Supplement Program Administration]
Supervisors Kaufman, Newsom
Ordinance amending Administrative
Code Chapter 24A "Administrative Structure Local Rent Supplement Program
in the Office of the Mayor" by amending Sections 24A.01 through 24A.21:
to reflect prior conversion of "City Administrative Officer" to "City Administrator
in the Charter and Codes"; to reflect prior Municipal Code changes regarding
funding allocations under Business and Tax Regulations Code Article 7 ("Tax
on Transient Occupancy of Hotel Rooms"); to use the HUD definition of low
income households; to set a maximum rent supplement contract term of 10
years, which can be renewed; to provide for discontinuation of rent supplement
payments when 30 percent of a tenant’s income is sufficient to pay the full
rent payment (increased from 25 percent in the current code); to reflect
the relationship of this Chapter with Federal and State relocation statutes
and regulations, and with United States District Court orders and agreements
in Case No. C-69 324 SAW, and technical changes including renumbering as
required.
(Amends Sections 24A.01
through 24A.21.)
10/10/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
2.
001354
[Minor Sidewalk Encroachment Permit
Appeals]
Supervisors Kaufman, Newsom
Ordinance amending Section
723.2 of the San Francisco Public Works Code to provide that the Board of
Supervisors shall make a decision regarding a minor sidewalk encroachment
permit appeal within 30 days of the time set for the hearing on the appeal,
or the decision of the Director of Public Works shall stand as the final
decision; providing procedures for considering and deciding the appeal.
7/31/2000, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor
Kaufman submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title.
10/10/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Present:
Supervisors Kaufman, Newsom, Katz
3.
001378
[Settlement of Lawsuit]
Ordinance authorizing settlement
of the lawsuit filed by Wae Son Jensen, individually and as administratrix
of the Estate of Mi Pun Kim against the City and County of San Francisco
for $30,000.00; the lawsuit was filed on September 24, 1999 in Superior
Court, Case No. 306-739; entitled Wae Son Jensen, Individually and as Administratrix
of the Estate of Mi Pun Kim, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco,
et al.; other material terms of said settlement are plaintiff shall be responsible
for any and all liens related to this action. (City Attorney)
10/10/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
4.
001436
[Official City Bird]
Supervisor Katz
Ordinance amending Chapter
1, Part I of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Administrative Code) by adding
Section 1.5-3, designating the California Quail as the official City bird.
10/10/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
5.
001470
[Settlement of Lawsuit]
Ordinance authorizing settlement
of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco and the Environmental
Law Foundation against Matco-Norca for $10,000, which will be divided as
follows: $5,000 as partial reimbursement to the Environmental Law Foundation
for its costs in prosecuting this action, $2,500 as partial reimbursement
to the City and County of San Francisco for its costs in prosecuting this
action, and $2,500 into a Cy Pres fund to support projects to improve water
quality in the State of California; the lawsuit was filed on December 28,
1999 in the Superior Court of California for the City and County of San
Francisco, Case No. 308832; entitled the people of the State of California
by and through San Francisco City Attorney Louise H. Renne, et al., v. Matco-Norca,
et al.; other material terms of said settlement are: (1) prior to August
1, 2000, Matco-Norca shall provide a Proposition 65 "Hand Tag" warning sign
securely affixed on all brass ball shut off valves it manufactures and intended
for sale or use in California whose NSF test statistic Q for lead leached
into water is greater than 5 micorgrams per liter; (2) as of August 1, 2000,
all brass ball shut off valves manufactured by a Matco-Norca and intended
for sale or use in California shall have a NSF test statistic Q for lead
leached into water that is less than or equal to 5 micrograms per liter;
(3) by August 1, 2000, Matco-Norca shall submit a certificate of compliance
to the Environmental Law Foundation that brass ball shut off valves it manufactures
and intended for sale or use in California are in compliance with the terms
of this agreement; (4) Matco-Norca shall submit an amended certificate of
compliance to the Environmental Law Foundation within three days of shipment
for sale or use of brass ball shut off valves that are not covered by the
original certificate of compliance. (City Attorney)
10/10/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
6.
001472
[Settlement of Lawsuit]
Ordinance authorizing settlement
of litigation of San Mateo County Transit District against City and County
of San Francisco for $3,500.00. (City Attorney)
(San Mateo County Superior
Court No. 405-958; date filed: August 18, 1998.)
10/10/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
7.
001477
[Settlement of Lawsuit]
Ordinance authorizing settlement
of the lawsuit filed by Craig Banks against the City and County of San Francisco
for $125,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 3, 1998 in San Francisco Superior
Court, Case No. 994-115; entitled Craig Banks v. City and County of San
Francisco; other material terms of said settlement are as follows: (a) the
City will pay $89,258 as back pay for fiscal years 1997-1998, 1998-1999
and for half of fiscal year 1999-2000; (b) the City shall pay $7,742 to
plaintiff as general damages; and (c) the City will pay $28,000 in Attorney’s
fees to Banks, his attorney, Thomas F. Doyle, and the law firm of Ross &
Linneball, to be held in escrow by Thomas Doyle pending the resolution of
the Attorney’s fees lien held by Ross & Linneball. (City Attorney)
10/10/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Present:
Supervisors Kaufman, Newsom
8.
001489
[Workers’ Compensation Council]
Supervisors Kaufman, Newsom
Ordinance amending Chapter
16, Article VIII-A of Part I of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Administrative
Code), by amending Sections 16.121-1 through 16.121-5, to replace the Central
Safety Committee with a Workers’ Compensation Council, to be chaired by
the Human Resources Director, and making other conforming amendments, and
amending Chapter 2A, Article II, of Part I of the San Francisco Municipal
Code (Administrative Code), by amending Section 2A.31, to coordinate departmental
responsibility for Workers’ Compensation costs with the Workers’ Compensation
Council.
10/10/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
9.
001491
[Administrative Code Revision
- Medical Exams]
Supervisors Kaufman, Newsom
Ordinance amending Chapter
16, Article IV, of Part I of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Administrative
Code), by repealing Sections 16.89, 16.89-1, and 16.89-2, dealing with medical
examinations for certain City employees.
10/10/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Present:
Supervisors Kaufman, Newsom, Katz
10.
001512
[Settlement of Lawsuit]
Ordinance authorizing settlement
of litigation of City and County of San Francisco against Frank and Maureen
Cafferkey for $400,000.00. (City Attorney)
(S.F. Superior Court No.
305-404; date filed: August 3, 1999.)
10/10/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Present:
Supervisors Kaufman, Newsom
11.
001548
[Administrative Code Revision,
Chapter 34]
Supervisors Kaufman, Newsom
Ordinance amending Chapter
34 of Part I of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Administrative Code),
by amending Sections 34.1 through 34.6, regarding giving notice to the Assessor
when a variance or conditional use is granted.
10/10/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendations
of the Finance and Labor Committee
Present:
Supervisors Yee, Bierman, Ammiano
12.
001492
[Marina Yacht Harbor Fees]
Supervisor Brown
Ordinance amending Part
II, Chapter VI of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Park Code) to set fees
at the San Francisco Marina Small Craft Harbor for services, including towing
boats berthed illegally, removing berthholders’ hazardous waste, and pumping
out boats that have taken on water, and materials, including additional
keys, harbor lines and keys and electrical adapters for temporary use.
10/10/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Present:
Supervisors Yee, Bierman
13.
001669
[Moscone Center Expansion Project
Financing]
Supervisor Newsom
Ordinance approving the
issuance of Lease Revenue Bonds of the City and County of San Francisco
Finance Corporation; approving the execution and delivery of a site lease
between the City and County of San Francisco, as lessor, and the City and
County of San Francisco Finance Corporation, as lessee; approving the execution
and delivery of a project lease between the Corporation, as lessor, and
the City, as lessee; ratifying previous actions taken in connection with
the foregoing matters; and authorizing the taking of appropriate actions
in connection therewith. (Mayor)
(Fiscal impact.)
10/10/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
14.
001675
[Government Funding, Moscone Center
Expansion Project]
Mayor, Supervisor Newsom
Ordinance appropriating
$157,500,000 of proceeds from Lease Revenue Bonds to fund the Moscone Center
Expansion Project for the Department of Administrative Services for fiscal
year 2000-2001.
(Fiscal impact.)
10/10/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendation
of the Housing and Social Policy Committee
Present:
Supervisors Teng, Bierman, Becerril
15.
000950
[Restricting Access to Firearms
Dealers]
Supervisors Becerril, Bierman,
Teng, Brown
Ordinance amending Article
9 of the San Francisco Police Code by amending Section 613.1 by adding a
definition of "firearm capable of being concealed upon the person," amending
Section 613.10 to require licensed firearms dealers to post notices prohibiting
entry by persons barred from purchasing or possessing firearms pursuant
to State law, and adding a new Section 613.10-3 to prevent persons barred
from purchasing or possessing firearms under State law from entering the
premises of licensed firearm dealers.
(Amends Sections 613.1
and 613.10; adds Section 613.10-3.)
10/10/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendations
of the Transportation and Land Use Committee
Present:
Supervisors Yaki, Yee
16.
001666
[Stop Intersections]
Resolution designating
certain intersections as "STOP" intersections:
STOP SIGNS - ESTABLISH
17th and Shrader Streets, northeast and southwest corners, stopping 17th
Street (makes this an all-way STOP)
Dartmouth and Woolsey Streets, southeast corner, stopping northbound Dartmouth
Street (stops the stem of this uncontrolled T-intersection)
Marina Boulevard and Mason Street/Yacht Road, northeast corner, stopping
westbound Marina Boulevard (channelized right turn onto Yacht Road) (Parking
and Traffic Department)
(DPT Order No. 2068.)
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
17.
001667
[Parking Regulations, Various
Locations]
Resolution enacting and
rescinding parking regulations at various locations:
NO PARKING ANYTIME - RESCIND
Freelon Street, south side, from 4th Street to west terminus
Welsh Street, south side, from 4th Street to west terminus
PERPENDICULAR (90-DEGREE ANGLE) PARKING - ESTABLISH
23rd Street, north side, from Illinois Street to 760 feet easterly (760-foot
zone)
Hollister Avenue, north side, from 3rd Street to 56 feet easterly (56-foot
zone) (Parking and Traffic Department)
(DPT Order No. 2068.)
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
18.
001668
[Traffic Regulations, Various
Streets]
Resolution enacting and
rescinding traffic regulations on various streets:
TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH
Freelon Street, south side, from 4th Street to west terminus
Welsh Street, south side, from 4th Street to west terminus (Parking and
Traffic Department)
(DPT Order No. 2068.)
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
19.
001670
[Federal grant to pay for the
contractor specializing in preservation of fragile documents including the
entire S.F. Voter Handbook Collection dating from 1907 to the present]
Resolution authorizing
the Department of Public Library to accept and expend a grant in the amount
of $44,500 including indirect costs from the California State Library through
the Library Services and Technology Act for the preservation of the library’s
collection of the City and County of San Francisco’s Voter Handbook. (Public
Library)
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
20.
001671
[State grant (in collaboration
with Unified School District) to help teachers, school librarians, students
and their parents to develop skills in using electronic resources]
Resolution authorizing
the Department of Public Library to accept and expend a grant in the amount
of $135,469 from the California State Library as part of the Federal Library
Services and Technology Act (LSTA) for establishing a School Services Corps
in cooperation with San Francisco Unified School District. (Public Library)
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
21.
001672
[State grant for the Public Library’s
Project Read, assisting parents and children to improve literacy skills]
Resolution authorizing
the Department of Public Library to accept and expend a grant in the amount
of $69,000 from the California State Library for enhancing family literacy
programming as part of Project Read. (Public Library)
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Questions
on the Consent Agenda are on final passage, first reading, or adoption,
as indicated:______________________________________________
REGULAR
AGENDA
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
Recommendation
of the Audit and Government Efficiency Committee
Present:
Supervisors Kaufman, Newsom
22.
001355
[Repealing regulations prohibiting
the City from doing business with Burma]
Supervisor Newsom
Ordinance amending Part
I of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Administrative Code), by repealing
Chapter 12J (Sections 12J.1 through 12J.9), regarding doing business with
Burma.
(Amends Chapter 12J, Sections
12J.1 through 12J.9.)
10/10/2000, CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
Supervisor Newsom moved to continue consideration to October 16, 2000.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
NEW
BUSINESS
Recommendations
of the Finance and Labor Committee
Present:
Supervisors Yee, Bierman, Ammiano
23.
001700
[Airport Equipment Maintenance
and Operating Agreement]
Resolution approving Equipment
Maintenance and Operating Agreement between San Francisco Terminal Equipment
Company LLC and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through
its Airport Commission. (Airport Commission)
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
24.
001734
[Chinatown Youth Center Release
of Reserve (Fiscal Year 2000-2001 Budget)]
Supervisor Yee
Motion releasing $100,000
placed on Board of Supervisors reserve for the Chinatown Youth Center.
Question:
Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?
Recommendations
of the Small Business, Economic Vitality and Consumer Services Committee
Present:
Supervisors Newsom, Leno, Becerril
25.
001353
[Bonding and Financial Assistance
Program]
Supervisor Brown
Ordinance amending Subsection
12D.A.10(C) of the San Francisco Administrative Code effective July 1, 2001
to authorize additional funding sources for the Bonding and Financial Assistance
Program, to limit the term of the program to June 30, 2005, and to provide
for decertification in the event of default.
(Amends Subsection 12D.A.10(C).)
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
26.
001352
[Liquor License, 3032-3038 Clement
Street]
Resolution determining
that the issuance of a Type 21 off-sale general alcoholic beverage control
license to Vladimir Verkholaz, Rimma Verkholaz, and Gary Verkholaz for "European
Food Wholesale Market" located at 3032-3038 Clement Street, will serve the
public convenience and necessity of the people of the City and County of
San Francisco in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business
and Professions Code; with conditions.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
27.
001539
[Liquor License Transfer, 213
Sutter Street]
Resolution determining
that the transfer of a Type 21 off-sale general alcoholic beverage control
license to Nassir A. Zughayer for "Sammy’s Smoke & Snacks" from 1451 Church
Street to 213 Sutter Street, to upgrade its current Type 20 beer and wine
license, will serve the public convenience and necessity of the people of
the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4
of the California Business and Professions Code; with conditions.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendations
of the Transportation and Land Use Committee
Present:
Supervisors Yaki, Yee
28.
001711
[Condominium Conversion Limitation]
Ordinance amending Part
II, Chapter XIII of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Subdivision Code)
by amending Article 9, Section 1396 to extend the Annual Condominium Conversion
Limitation for two additional years. (Public Works Department)
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
29.
001460
[Revocable permit for placement
of underground telecommunications link to the GAP Headquarters at 250 Embarcadero
with an existing building at 345 Spear Street]
Resolution granting revocable
permission to GPS Management Services (The GAP), Inc. to excavate and install
three (3) 4" telecommunication conduits across Folsom Street for an underground
telecommunications system to interlink the new GAP Headquarters Building
at 250 Embarcadero (Block 3741, Lot 35) with an existing building at 345
Spear Street (Block 3744, Lot 3) and adopting findings pursuant to Planning
Code Section 101.1. (Public Works Department)
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
30.
ROLL
CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS
Roll call for introduction
of ordinances, resolutions, charter amendments, requests for hearings, letters
of inquiry, and letters of request to the City Attorney.
31.
PUBLIC
COMMENT
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. Each member
of the public will be allotted the same number of minutes to speak. The
President or the Board may limit the total testimony to 30 minutes.
FOR
ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE
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.
Items
32 through 43
32.
001725
[Controller’s Audit on Marina
Yacht Harbor]
Supervisor Newsom
Resolution urging the Recreation
and Park Department to implement, with all due haste, most of the recommendations
stemming from the Controller’s 2000 San Francisco Marina Small Craft Harbor
report.
10/2/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
10/10/2000, SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA. Supervisor Newsom requested that this
matter be severed so it could be considered separately.
10/10/2000, AMENDED. Supervisor Newsom
moved to amend page 1 as follows: On title, line 3, after "haste," by adding
"most of." On line 7 by adding: "Whereas, Interested stakeholders had an
opportunity to examine and comment upon the audit during a community forum
held at the Golden Gate Yacht Club on June 13, 2000; and." By deleting lines
14 and 15. On line 17, by
10/10/2000, CONTINUED AS AMENDED. Supervisor
Newsom moved to continue consideration to October 16, 2000.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
33.
001769
[Removal of MTBE from gasoline
in Northern California]
Supervisor Ammiano
Resolution urging Governor
Gray Davis to take all possible action to ensure that MTBE is removed immediately
from gasoline in all areas of Northern California not required by the Federal
Clean Air Act to use a fuel oxygenate, including the entire San Francisco
Bay Area.
10/10/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
34.
001770
[Electric Rate Increases]
Supervisor Becerril
Resolution opposing electric
rate increases for low-income customers, urging the California Public Utilities
Commission to seek greater community input and urging the California Public
Utilities to enhance its low-income programs.
10/10/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
35.
001771
[Suspension of fees at the North
Beach Pool]
Supervisor Newsom
Resolution establishing
a policy of non collection of fees for children under the age of seventeen
at North Beach Pool for a period of three years, beginning January 1, 2001.
10/10/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
36.
001772
[Commendation]
Supervisor Becerril
Resolution commemorating
National Hispanic Heritage Month and honoring the many contributions that
Hispanic Americans have made to the San Francisco community.
10/10/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
37.
001773
[Commendation]
Supervisors Leno, Bierman
Resolution commending the
First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco upon its 150th anniversary.
10/10/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
38.
001774
[Commendation]
Supervisors Leno, Bierman
Resolution commending Luke
Cottrill for being a Good Samaritan.
10/10/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
39.
001775
[Commendation]
Supervisors Leno, Bierman
Resolution commending Ljubica
Radulovich on the occasion of her 98th birthday.
10/10/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
40.
001776
[Commendation]
Supervisors Teng, Kaufman, Bierman
Resolution commending Robert
C. Friese for his contributions and dedicated service to San Francisco Beautiful
and the community, wishing him the best in his future endeavors, and declaring
October 26, 2000 to be "Robert C. Friese Day" in San Francisco.
10/10/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
41.
001781
[Needle Exchange Emergency]
Supervisors Bierman, Teng, Ammiano,
Yaki, Kaufman, Katz, Brown, Newsom, Yee, Leno, Becerril
Motion concurring in the
determination of the Mayor for the continued need for the declaration of
emergency in connection with the needle exchange program.
10/10/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?
42.
001782
[Suspend 30 Day Rule - Planning
Code Amendment]
Supervisor Teng
Motion suspending Rule
5.40 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to allow the Board
of Supervisors to consider, without waiting 30 days after its introduction,
notice of permit applications for Sutro Tower.
10/10/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?
43.
001790
[Final map for a 6 unit condominium
project]
Motion approving final
map of 1266 Chestnut Street, a Residential Condominium Project, being a
subdivision of Lot 10A, Assessor’s Block No. 478, and adopting findings
pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Public Works Department)
(DPW Order No. 172,598.)
10/11/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?
Questions
on the For Adoption Without Committee Reference Agenda:_________________________________________
44.
IMPERATIVE
AGENDA
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 the Serious Injury Finding
or the Purely Commendatory Finding and the Brown Act Finding. Each motion
requires 8 votes or a unanimous 6 or 7. A unanimous vote is required for
the resolution(s).
[Serious Injury Finding]
Motion that the Board find 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."
[Purely Commendatory
Finding]
Motion that the Board find that the resolution(s) being considered at this
time are purely commendatory.
[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.
[Imperative Resolutions,
if any]
OFF-AGENDA
LEGISLATION
PROPOSED
ORDINANCES
Proposed
ordinances received from October 5 through noon on October 11, for reference
by President to appropriate committee on October 16, 2000.
001754
[Zoning Map Amendment, 185 Berry
Street]
Ordinance amending Part
II, Chapter II of the San Francisco Municipal Code (City Planning Code)
by amending Zoning Map 8H to change the property height and bulk classifications
for the property generally bounded by Berry to the south, Third Street to
the East, Fourth Street to the west and China Basin Channel to the north,
and specifically, Lot 5 in Assessor’s Block 3803 from a 60-X (60 foot) Height
and Bulk District to a 90-X (90 foot) Height and Bulk District, and adopting
findings concerning priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. (Planning
Department)
(Planning Commission Resolution
No. 15973 adopted September 7, 2000, recommending adoption of proposed amendment;
Final Environmental Report (FEIR) for the zoning map amendment approved
on February 17, 2000; Addendum to the FEIR dated September 1, 2000, Case
No. 98.281E.
10/6/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
Transportation and Land Use Committee.
001786
[Settlement of Lawsuit]
Ordinance authorizing settlement
of litigation of Pacific Gas and Electric Company against the City and County
of San Francisco. (Real Estate Department)
(McEnerney Action filed
by PG&E claiming ownership of portions of former Georgia/Michigan Streets
within PG&E’s Potrero Power Plant site; PG&E shall pay the City the sum
of $553,783.58 for the City’s claimed interest in these former street areas.)
10/6/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
Audit and Government Efficiency Committee.
PROPOSED
RESOLUTIONS
Proposed
resolutions received from October 5 through noon on October 11, for reference
by President to appropriate committee on October 16, 2000.
001751
[Federal grant funds for Laguna
Honda Hospital Power Replacement Project]
Resolution authorizing
the Department of Public Health, Community Health Network, Laguna Honda
Hospital, to accept and expend grant funds of $453,098 from the Health Resources
and Services Administration (HRSA) for the Laguna Honda Hospital power plant
replacement project and to enter into an agreement for the use of those
funds. (Public Health Department)
10/4/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
Public Health and Environment Committee. Department requests this item be
calendared at the October 26, 2000 meeting.
001755
[State grant for the renovation/restoration
of Golden Gate Park facilities]
Resolution authorizing
the Recreation and Park Department to apply, accept and expend a $13,524,000
grant from the State 2000 Bond Act for the renovation and rehabilitation
of Golden Gate Park. (Recreation and Parks Department)
10/5/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
Parks and Recreation Committee.
001756
[State grant, Port Bicycle Facilities
Improvement Project]
Resolution authorizing
the Port of San Francisco to accept and expend a grant in the amount of
$85,000 from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s Transportation
fund for clean air for the installation of bicycle parking facilities. (Port)
10/5/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
Transportation and Land Use Committee.
001757
[Federal grant for extending school-to
career opportunities to at-risk youth in the Mission District]
Resolution authorizing
the Mayor’s Office of Community Development to accept and expend a grant
in the amount of $468,750 from the U.S. Department of Labor for the Mission
District School-to-Career program. (Mayor)
10/6/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
Housing and Social Policy Committee.
001787
[Parking Regulations, Various
Locations]
Resolution enacting and
rescinding parking regulations at various locations:
NO PARKING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH
Acton Street, north side, from Mission Street to 80 feet easterly (80-foot
zone)
Whittier Street, north side, from Mission Street to 80 feet easterly (80-foot
zone)
Addison Street, east side, from Digby Street to 47 feet southerly (47-foot
zone, within traffic circle)
Houston Street, west terminus, west of Columbus Avenue (at the base of the
stairway leading to Jones Street)
NO PARKING ANYTIME - RESCIND
Alemany Boulevard, east side, from Foote Avenue to 40 feet southerly (40-foot
zone)
Alemany Boulevard, west side, from Foote Avenue to 40 feet northerly (40-foot
zone)
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "P" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH
McAllister Street, both sides, between Baker and Lyon Streets (1800 block)
UNMETERED MOTORCYCLE PARKING - ESTABLISH
London Street, east side, from 13 feet to 23.5 feet south of the north property
line of #335-#337 London Street (10.5-foot zone, between north and south
driveways, accommodating 3 motorcycles)
Pine Street, north side, from 67 feet to 77.5 feet west of Franklin Street
(10.5-foot zone accommodating 3 motorcycles)
Ritch Street, west side, from 25 feet to 35.5 feet south of the north property
line of #230-#236 Ritch Street (10.5-foot zone, between north and south
driveways, accommodating 3 motorcycles)
Taylor Street, east side, from driveway for #1328 Taylor Street to 7 feet
southerly (7-foot zone between driveways, accommodating 2 motorcycles) (Parking
and Traffic Department)
(DPT Order No. 2083.)
10/10/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
Transportation and Land Use Committee.
001788
[Traffic Regulations, Various
Streets]
Resolution enacting and
rescinding traffic regulations on various streets:
BICYCLE LANES - RESCIND
Francisco Street, westbound, between Laguna and Polk Street
BICYCLE LANES - ESTABLISH
Francisco Street, eastbound, between Laguna and Polk Street
Baker Street, both directions, between Golden Gate Avenue and McAllister
Street
Golden Gate Avenue, both directions, between Masonic Avenue and Baker Street
Golden Gate Avenue, eastbound, between Baker and Divisadero Streets
Geneva Avenue, eastbound, between Brookdale and Carrizal Streets
Geneva Avenue, eastbound, between Paris and Edinburgh Streets
Geneva Avenue, eastbound, between Vienna and Prague Streets
Geneva Avenue, westbound, between Carter Street and Brookdale Avenue
Geneva Avenue, westbound, between Cielito and Parque Drives
Geneva Avenue, westbound, between Prague and Vienna Streets
Geneva Avenue, westbound, between Santos Street and Esquina Drive
Geneva Avenue, westbound, from Edinburgh Street to a point 100 feet east
of Paris Street
NO TURN ON RED, 7 AM - 7 PM, EVERYDAY - ESTABLISH
Ellis Street, westbound, at Franklin Street
Franklin Street, northbound, at Ellis Street
ONE-WAY STREETS - ESTABLISH
Connecticut Street, northbound/westbound, between 25th and Wisconsin Streets
West Point Road, southbound, between north and south intersections with
Middle Point Road
Freelon Street, eastbound, between 4th and Zoe Streets
Welsh Street, westbound, between Zoe and 4th Streets
Zoe Street, southbound, between Freelon and Brannan Streets
TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH
Alemany Boulevard, east side, from Foote Avenue to 40 feet southerly (40-foot
zone)
Alemany Boulevard, west side, from Foote Avenue to 40 feet northerly (40-foot
zone)
Fremont Street, west side, from 146 feet to 193 feet south of Market Street
(47-foot zone, extending existing tow-away zone to a total of 193 feet)
Hyde Street, east side, from Vallejo Street to 25 feet southerly (25-foot
zone)
Rowland Street, both sides, from Broadway to south terminus
TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING, 3 PM - 7 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - ESTABLISH
Fell Street, north side, from Gough Street to 79 feet easterly (79-foot
zone) (Parking and Traffic Department)
(DPT Order No. 2083.)
10/10/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
Transportation and Land Use Committee.
001789
[PUC Commercial Paper Issuance]
Resolution approving the
expansion of the Public Utilities Commission Commercial Paper Program by
increasing the aggregate principal amount which may be outstanding at any
one time of San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Commercial Paper Notes
(Water Series) from $150,000,000 to $250,000,000 pursuant to Article V of
Chapter 43 of Part I of the San Francisco Municipal Code for the purpose
of financing and refinancing certain capital improvements related to the
water enterprise; approving the maximum interest rate thereon; and related
matters. (Public Utilities Commission)
10/11/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
Finance and Labor Committee.
001791
[Grant funds will be used to support
the first year of a 2-year study of health care among homeless HIV-infected
persons]
Resolution authorizing
the Department of Public Health, Central Administration, to accept retroactively
and expend a grant in the amount of $101,976 from the University of California
Universitywide Aids Research Program (UARP) to study the impact of care
coordination on health care access and health status in San Francisco and
to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; providing for ratification
of action previously taken. (Public Health Department)
10/11/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
Public Health and Environment Committee.
001793
[Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and communications
received from October 5 through noon on October 11, for reference by the
President to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered filed
by the Clerk on October 16, 2000
From Department of Human Resources, submitting Quarterly Report of Economic
Grievance Settlements, between July 1, 2000 and September 30, 2000. (1)
From Budget Analyst, submitting Budget Analyst Status Report for the Quarter
ending September 30, 2000. (2)
From Office of the Treasurer, submitting investment activity (for fiscal
year to date) of the portfolios under management. (3)
From Therese Koller, regarding Mayor Willie L. Brown. 4 Letters (4)
From Compliance Service of America, LLC, submitting request to change liquor
license Type 47 and Type 23 to Type 75, because of a technicality in California
liquor law, to replace those licenses with a restaurant brewpub. Small Business,
Economic Vitality and Consumer Services Committee (5)
From Civil Service Commission, submitting restatement notice regarding Civil
Service Commission Policy on Training and Advancement. (6)
From Department of Parking and Traffic, submitting notice that all proposed
items for the October 10, 2000 Transportation and Land Use Committee have
been posted. File 001666, Copy: Supervisors Katz, Yaki, Yee (7)
From Maryanne Canaparo, submitting opposition to proposal of a private developer,
Mission Valley Rock Company, to turn a 66 acre San Francisco Water Department
site near Sunol Water Temple off Interstate 680, into a 140 feet deep quarry
pit. File 000312 (8)
From Nick Porcaro, submitting notice of a joint event for Rock Out and Critical
Mass on Friday, October 27th, about 6 pm near the foot of Market Street.
(9)
From Veterans’ Affairs Commission, submitting response to final Civil Grand
Jury Report "Neglect of Reporting Requirements," including copy of annual
report for 1999. (10)
From Asian American Contractors Association, regarding amendment to the
Prevailing Wage Ordinance. File 001207, Copy: Each Supervisor (11)
From Bonnie Steiger, submitting support for proposed legislation that would
ban the sale or purchase of any item made of fur. (12)
From Mabel Ng, submitting her resignation from the Parks, Recreation and
Open Space Advisory Committee, effective immediately. Rules Committee (13)
From Frederick Hobson, submitting copy of letter sent to Director of Public
Health regarding appointment of Bob Planthold as the public-at-large member
to the Quality Improvement Committee. (14)
From Planning Department, submitting Environmental Review of Interim Zoning
Controls affecting Assessor’s Blocks 5087, 5099, 5100 and 5101, located
on Bayshore Boulevard and bounded by Arleta Avenue on the north and the
San Francisco city limit on the south. File 001557 (15)
From Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector, submitting quarterly report
for the Bureau of Delinquent Revenue, for the period July 1, 2000 through
September 30, 2000. (16)
From Astrid Lacitis, submitting suggestion that the city purchase some buildings
which can then be leased at a below market rent to those endeavors the city
wishes to support (artist, non-profits, etc.) (17)
From Stephen Santamaria, submitting opposition to the closure of music rehearsal
studios, clubs, art studios, etc., in San Francisco. (18)
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting Procedures
The Board of Supervisors
is the Legislative Body of the City and County of San Francisco. The Board
considers ordinances and resolutions, most of which have been the subject
of hearings before the standing committees of the board at which members
of the public are urged to testify. The full Board does not hold a second
public hearing on measures which have been heard in committee.
Board procedures do not permit persons in the audience to vocally express
support or opposition to statements by Supervisors or by other persons testifying.
Thus applause and booing are both contrary to Board requirements. The Board
does not permit signs to be brought into the meeting or displayed in the
room.
Citizens are encouraged to testify at Board hearings and to write letters
to the Board and to its members, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place,
Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102.
Agenda are available on the internet at www.ci.sf.ca.us/bdsupvrs.bos.htm.
THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT CITY HALL, ROOM 244, RECEPTION
DESK.
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call (415) 557-4293.
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Results of each Board meeting can be obtained about a half hour after the
end of the meeting by telephoning (415) 554-5555.
Requests for language translation at a meeting must be received by the Clerk
of the Board of Supervisors at least 48 hours before the meeting. For meetings
on a Monday or a Tuesday, the request must be made by noon of the last business
day of the preceding week.
Disability access
The Legislative Chamber
of the Board of Supervisors is in Room 250 of City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B.
Goodlett Place. The Chamber is wheelchair accessible.
The closest accessible BART Station is Civic Center, three blocks from City
Hall. Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are: #42 Downtown Loop,
and the #71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line to Market and Van Ness and the
Metro stations at Van Ness and Market and at Civic Center. For more information
about MUNI accessible services, call 923-6142.
There is accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall at Civic Center
Plaza and adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex.
The following services are available when requests are made by 4:00 p.m.
of the Friday before the Board meeting:
For American Sign Language interpreters, use of a reader during a meeting,
or sound enhancement system, contact Violeta Mosuela at (415) 554-7704.
For a large print copy of agenda or minutes in alternative formats, contact
Annette Lonich at (415) 554-7706.
In order to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness,
multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public
meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical
based products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.
Know Your Rights
Under the Sunshine Ordinance
Government’s duty is to
serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public. Commissions,
boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct
the people’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted
before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review.
For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter
67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of
the ordinance, contact Donna Hall by mail to Clerk of the Board of Supervisors,
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, by phone at (415) 554-7724, by
fax at (415) 554-5784 or by email at Donna_Hall@ci.sf.ca.us
Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can
request a copy from Ms. Hall or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco
Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/bdsupvrs/sunshine.htm