# Board of Supervisors Agenda: October 30, 2000 - Meeting date: 2000-10-30 - Document type: agenda - Source format: HTML - Extracted pages: 1 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/1496/2000-10-30-agenda) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfbos.archive.sf.gov/ftp/meetingarchive/full_board/index.aspx-page=2361.html) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Extracted text ### [Page 1](https://sfbos.info/documents/1496/2000-10-30-agenda#page-1) 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 Monday, October 30, 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 September 18, 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 6 Recommendations of the Finance and Labor Committee Present: Supervisors Yee, Bierman, Ammiano 1. 001742 [Public Employment, Department of Consumer Assurance (formerly Dept. of Weights and Measure)] Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 181-00 (Annual Salary Ordinance, 2000/01) reflecting the creation of 1.25 positions (Class 6218 Inspector Trainee) in the Department of Consumer Assurance. (Human Resources Department) 10/23/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING. Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED? 2. 001743 [Government Funding, Department of Consumer Assurance (formerly Dept. of Agriculture/Weights and Measure), to combat a disease deadly to grape vines] Supervisor Newsom Ordinance retroactively appropriating $53,500 of other state grants and subventions to fund a program to control the spread of glassy winged sharpshooter pest that threatens the wine industry of Northern California, for the Department of Consumer Assurance for fiscal year 2000-2001, reserving $8,321 for potential overtime expenses. (Controller) (Companion measure to File 001742.) 10/23/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING. Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED? Recommendations of the Transportation and Land Use Committee Present: Supervisors Yaki, Yee 3. 001709 [State grant funds for the repair and upgrade of Port facilities at Pier 52/54] Supervisor Newsom Resolution authorizing the Port of San Francisco to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,023,000 and retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $198,000 from the State of California Department of Boating and Waterways for construction of the Pier 52/54 public boat launch and parking lot. (Port) Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? 4. 001756 [State grant, Port Bicycle Facilities Improvement Project] Supervisors Leno, Newsom 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) Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? 5. 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.) Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? 6. 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.) Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? Questions on the Consent Agenda are on final passage, first reading, or adoption, as indicated:______________________________________________ REGULAR AGENDA NEW BUSINESS Recommendations of the Finance and Labor Committee Present: Supervisors Yee, Ammiano 7. 001810 [Government funding for rent subsidies to non-profit arts organizations that are in immediate danger of being evicted or displaced by rent increases] Supervisors Ammiano, Bierman, Leno Ordinance appropriating $1,500,000 from the General Fund Reserve to provide rent subsidies to non-profit art organizations that are in immediate danger of being evicted or displaced by rent increases, through the Art Commission for fiscal year 2000-2001. (Companion measure to File 001811.) Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING? 8. 001811 [Providing rent subsidies to nonprofit arts organizations] Supervisors Ammiano, Bierman, Leno Ordinance establishing terms and conditions for the expenditure of an appropriation of 1.5 million dollars from the general fund to provide a grant to California Lawyers for the Arts to give rent subsidies to nonprofit arts organizations that are in immediate danger of being evicted or displaced by rent increases. Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING? 9. 001699 [Airport sublease of warehouse space to the S.F. Fine Arts Museums] Supervisor Newsom Resolution approving a sublease of warehouse space between the Corporation of the San Francisco Fine Arts Museums and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission. (Airport Commission) Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? 10. 001723 [Government Funding, $29,605,000, Educational Facility Bond Proceeds] Mayor Ordinance appropriating $29,605,000 of Educational Facility Bond proceeds for general renovation of City College structures, adding health and safety features that bring structures into ADA compliance, and telecommunications facilities, for fiscal year 2000-2001. (Fiscal impact.) Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING? 11. 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) Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? Recommendations of the Small Business, Economic Vitality and Consumer Services Committee Present: Supervisors Newsom, Leno, Becerril 12. 001546 [Police Code - Liquor License] Supervisor Newsom Ordinance amending Part II, Chapter VIII, of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Police Code), by adding Section 1298 to Article 17 to authorize the Chief of Police, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to make recommendations to the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control regarding the imposition, removal or modification of liquor license conditions. Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING? 13. 001555 [Neighborhood Taxi Service] Supervisor Newsom Resolution urging the Taxi Commission to take all steps within its power with all due haste to improve service to outlying areas of the City, including issuing at least 400 additional taxis; considering neighborhood-only, wheelchair-accessible, compressed natural gas, and other restrictions; creating a workable plan for centralized dispatch; siting neighborhood taxi stands, establishing an easily remembered phone number as a complaint or compliment phone line, and increasing the number of hours of training required for taxi drivers as follows: at least two additional hours in City geography, at least one additional hour in crime prevention, and at least doubling the hours of vehicle and pedestrian safety training required. Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? 14. 001718 [Liquor License Modification, 1371 Grant Avenue] Resolution determining that the modification of the condition imposed on the conditional alcoholic beverage license for Stefan Wever and Robert Walker for B.S.B. Properties, Inc. dba "Grant and Green Saloon" (also known as the Grant and Green Blues Club) located at 1371 Grant Avenue, to allow the hours of operation from 10 A.M. to 2 A.M. seven days a week instead of the hours restricted by the current Condition No. 1 on a Type 48 liquor license that Mr. Wever and Mr. Walker are in the process of purchasing from Thomas Stanford Wehr, is justified under the provisions of Section 23803 of the California Business and Professions Code; with a condition. (Government Agency) (Current conditions on the license restrict the hours from 4 P.M.-2 A.M. Monday through Thursday, and from 2 P.M.-2 A.M. Friday through Sunday.) Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? Recommendations of the Transportation and Land Use Committee Present: Supervisors Yaki, Yee 15. 001422 [Additional Conditional Use Criteria for Certain Uses in Neighborhood Commercial Districts] Ordinance amending Part II, Chapter II, of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Planning Code) by amending Section 303(c)(5)(A) to require consideration of the conditional use findings of Section 303(c)(1-4) in addition to those of Section 303(c)(5)(A) when making findings on a conditional use application for movie theaters, adult entertainment and other entertainment uses in Neighborhood Commercial Districts, adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Planning Department) (Exempt from environmental review, not a project per CEQA Statutes, Public Resources Code Section 21065; Planning Commission Resolution No. 15906 adopted July 6, 2000, recommending approval of the proposed amendments to the Planning Code associated with the above Ordinance; Planning Case No. 2000.379T.) Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING? 16. 001424 [Liquor Store Use Category] Supervisor Leno Ordinance amending Part II, Chapter II, of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Planning Code) by amending Article Seven to create "Liquor Store" as a new use category in the Neighborhood Commercial Districts, by adding Section 790.55 to define the use and designating the new use as either a permitted use, a conditional use or not permitted in the various Neighborhood Commercial Districts by amending Section 703.2 and each of the Neighborhood Commercial District Zoning Control Tables in Article 7; adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Planning Department) (Exempt from environmental review, not a project per CEQA Statutes, Public Resources Code Section 21065; Planning Commission Resolution No. 15920 adopted July 13, 2000, recommending approval of the proposed amendments to the Planning Code associated with the above Ordinance; Planning Case No. 2000.426ET.) Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING? 17. 001426 [Zoning - Inner Sunset Neighborhood Commercial District] Ordinance amending Part II, Chapter II, of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Planning Code) by adding Section 730.1 to create the Inner Sunset Neighborhood Commercial District, consisting of the NC-2 District bounded by Fifth Avenue, Nineteenth Avenue, Kirkham Street and Lincoln Way; by amending Section 121.1 (Development of Large Lots), Section 121.2 (Use Size Limits), Section 124 (Basic Floor Area Ratio), Section 135 (Usable Open Space), Section 201 (Classes of Use Districts), Section 207.4 (Density of Dwelling Units), Section 208 (Density Limitation for Group Housing), Section 607.1 (Neighborhood Commercial Districts) and Section 702.1 (Neighborhood Commercial Districts); adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Planning Commission) (Certificate of Determination of Exemption/Exclusion from Environmental Review dated June 29, 2000; Planning Commission Resolution No. 15921 adopted July 13, 2000, recommending approval of the proposed amendments to the Planning Code; Planning Case No. 2000.407ETZ.) Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING? 18. 001425 [Zoning Map Amendment, Inner Sunset Neighborhood Commercial District Controls - Use Property Description] Ordinance adopting changes in property use classification by amending the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco for the area generally bounded by Fifth Avenue, Nineteenth Avenue, Kirkham Street and Lincoln Way. (Planning Department) (Exempt from environmental review; Planning Commission Resolution No. 15921 adopted July 13, 2000, recommending approval of the proposed amendments to the Planning Code; Planning Case No. 2000.407ETZ.) Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING? 19. 001621 [Zoning Map Amendment, Inner Sunset Neighborhood Commercial District] Ordinance adopting changes in property use classification by amending the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco for three Neighborhood Commercial District parcels in the area of 10th Avenue and Irving Street. (Planning Department) (Categorically exempt from Environmental Review; Planning Commission Resolution No. 15972 adopted September 7, 2000, recommending approval of the proposed amendments to the Zoning Maps; Planning Department Case No. 2000.742Z; companion measure to Files 001425 and 001246.) Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING? 20. 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. 21. 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 22 through 35 22. 001871 [Planning Commission Public Comment] Supervisor Ammiano Resolution urging the Planning Commission to reconsider its decision to place its general public comment period at the end of its agenda. 10/23/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? 23. 001879 [Tracking of Underutilized Buildings and Buildings for Sale that could be purchased by the City and County of San Francisco to be used for non-profit organizations, artist work space and Supervisor Katz Resolution urging the Department of Real Estate and the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency to maintain a database of underutilized buildings and buildings for sale, totaling up to 300,000 square feet. 10/23/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? 24. 001880 [Endorsing Baylands Report and Restoration] Supervisors Leno, Bierman, Katz Resolution endorsing the Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals Report and the implementation strategy for restoring the San Francisco Bay Estuary and supporting the restoration of wetlands at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area. 10/23/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? 25. 001881 [Planning Commission Public Comment] Supervisors Leno, Bierman, Yee Resolution urging the City and County of San Francisco Planning Commission to reverse its decision and to hear public comment at the beginning of commission meetings. 10/23/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? 26. 001882 [Fort Funston] Supervisor Teng Resolution urging San Francisco’s Congressional delegation, including Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Tom Lantos, and Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, to investigate the Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s handling of the Fort Funston closures and to take action to preserve recreational areas for San Franciscans. 10/23/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? 27. 001883 [Fishing Industry] Supervisor Becerril Resolution urging the Port Commission to declare their intention officially to maintain the fishing industry on the waterfront, particularly in the Fisherman’s Wharf area and to establish a capitalization plan to develop and maintain the fishing industry. 10/23/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? 28. 001884 [Parole Office, 205 13th Street] Resolution approving the California Department of Corrections’ intention to lease an existing building at 205 13th Street in San Francisco for offices. (Clerk of the Board) 10/23/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? 29. 001885 [Commendation] Supervisors Katz, Leno, Newsom Resolution commending Project Inform for fifteen years as the nation’s leading resource for HIV and AIDS treatment information. 10/23/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? 30. 001886 [Proclamation] Supervisors Ammiano, Newsom Resolution declaring November 5, 2000, "Local Music Day" in the City and County of San Francisco. 10/23/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? 31. 001892 [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. 10/23/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? 32. 001890 [Suspend 30 Day Rule - Non-profit Relief Plan] Supervisor Yaki Motion suspending Rule 5.43 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, ordinance appropriating $3,000,000 from the General Reserve Fund to fund a grant program and capital project for non-profit groups. 10/23/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED? 33. 001891 [Non-profit Relief Plan] Supervisor Yaki Motion to call from the Finance and Labor Committee File No. 001809, an ordinance appropriating $3,000,000 from General Reserve Fund to fund a grant program and capital project for non-profit groups for consideration before the Board of Supervisors. 10/23/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED? 34. 001897 [Transfer Loft Housing Legislation, File No. 001626, from Finance Committee to the Transportation and Land Use Committee where such measures are normally addressed.] Supervisor Katz Motion transferring the Loft Housing Legislation, File No. 001626, from the Finance and Labor Committee to the Transportation and Land Use Committee. 10/24/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED? 35. 001898 [Final map for a 9 unit condominium project] Motion approving final map of 550 Stanyan Street, a Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 20, Assessor’s Block No. 1213, and adopting findings pursuant to City Planning Code Section 101.1. (Public Works Department) (DPW Order No. 172,622.) 10/25/2000, 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:_________________________________________ 36. 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 RESOLUTIONS Proposed resolutions received from October 19 to October 25, for reference by President to appropriate committee on October 30, 2000. 001863 [Authorizing extension and renewal of license for the use of real property on behalf of the City, with Continental 155 5th Corporation (the property owner) and Wells Fargo Bank (the Resolution authorizing an amendment to extend the term of an existing one-year license and hold harmless agreement for the excavation, shoring, underpinning and other construction activities ("Agreement") with Continental 155 5th Corporation ("Owner"), and the sole tenant in possession, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. ("Wells Fargo") for an additional three years, to November 17, 2003, to provide the City the right to enter the real property at 155 5th Street as needed to complete construction of the Moscone Center Expansion Project ("Moscone West"), and authorizing a reciprocal agreement to provide Owner similar rights of access in relation to the Moscone West site should Owner require such access for future construction. (Real Estate Department) 10/25/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Labor Committee. 001896 [State grant funds to undertake the Police Department’s "Decoy Shoulder Tap Program" for reducing the availability of alcohol to minors] Resolution authorizing the Chief of Police for the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $20,000 from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for a project entitled the Decoy Shoulder Tap Program. (Police Department) 10/23/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Housing and Social Policy Committee. 001900 [Petitions and Communications] Petitions and communications received from October 19 through noon on October 25, for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered filed by the Clerk on October 30, 2000. From Ethics Commission, submitting press release (dated October 18, 2000) announcing that the voluntary spending limit has been lifted for Board of Supervisors candidates in Districts One, Three, Four, Five, Seven, Ten and Eleven. Copy: Each Supervisor (1) From Ethics Commission, submitting revised press release (dated October 19, 2000) announcing that the voluntary spending limit has been lifted for Board of Supervisors candidates in Districts One, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Ten and Eleven. Copy: Each Supervisor (2) From Therese Koller, regarding Mayor Willie L. Brown. Letters (3) From Department of Human Resources, submitting Administrative Change No. 04-00/01 to the Annual Salary Ordinance, fiscal year 2000/01. (4) From Department of Human Resources, submitting Administrative Change No. 05-00/01 the Annual Salary Ordinance, fiscal year 2000/01. (5) From Ahimoa Sumohai, submitting his concerns with the impact of the Naval Shipyard crisis and transition on the health of the citizens of Bayview Hunters Point. (6) From Department of Parking and Traffic, regarding feasibility of implementing traffic calming measures to protect pedestrians crossing Drumm Street between Jackson and Washington Streets. (Reference No. 20000807-004) Copy: Supervisor Becerril (7) From Planning Department, regarding the floor area ratio limits on dwelling units (proposed housing production ordinance) File 001263 (8) From Commission on the Environment, submitting resolution regarding adoption of amended bylaws for the Commission on the Environment. Copy: Each Supervisor (9) From Commission on the Environment, submitting resolution regarding the baylands ecosystem habitat goals report and the implementations strategy for restoring the San Francisco Bay Estuary and supporting the restoration of wetlands at Candlestick Point State Recreation Area. Copy: Each Supervisor (10) From Law Offices of Ann Rankin, regarding appeal of Conditional Use for 2, 4 and 5 Charlton Court, between Buchanan and Laguna Streets. File 001588 (11) From West of Twin Peaks Central Council, submitting meeting minutes for June 2000. Copy: Each Supervisor (12) From various City departments, indicating that funding provided for in the budget for fiscal year 2000-01 is adequate for the department: (13) Department of Consumer Assurance Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board Fine Arts Museums Employees’ Retirement System From Inner Sunset Park Neighbors, submitting support for the proposed Zoning Controls for the Inner Sunset Neighborhood Commercial District. Files 001425, 001426, 001621 (14) From Department of the Environment, submitting request for release of reserve funds ($146,244) for the purpose of implementing energy conservation programs. Finance and Labor Committee (15) From United States Department of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service, submitting a description of the recovery planning process for West Coast salmonids in general, information on the specific tasks the Technical Recovery Teams will be asked to complete, and the criteria for nominees. (16) From Jon Toby, submitting opposition to the closure of music rehearsal studios, clubs, art studios, etc. in San Francisco. (17) From concerned citizens, urging the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to reconsider its actions to eliminate all existing encroachments. Letters (18) From Therese Koller, discussing the state of the government. (19) From Office of the Sheriff, regarding tree street legislation which urges notification and appeal before the removal of trees, Reference #20001010-017. (20) From Jim Meko, suggesting that Prop K and Prop L be rewritten and voted on anew. (21) From John Jenkel, concerning horses, open government and Mayor Brown. (22) From Mayor Willie L. Brown, advising of the appointment of Marcia Chapdelaine to the Transgender Civil Rights Task Force, effective immediately. 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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