# Board of Supervisors Agenda: March 19, 2001

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Full Board Agendas

 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, March 19, 2001

 2:00 PM

 Regular Meeting

 TOM AMMIANO, PRESIDENT

 CHRIS DALY, MATT GONZALEZ, TONY HALL, MARK LENO,

 SOPHIE MAXWELL, JAKE McGOLDRICK, GAVIN NEWSOM

 AARON PESKIN, GERARDO SANDOVAL, LELAND Y. YEE

 Gloria L. Young, Clerk of the Board

 ROLL
 CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 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 10

 Recommendations
 of the Audit, Labor and Government Efficiency Committee

 Present:
 Supervisors Newsom, Daly

 1.
 010314
 [Settlement of Lawsuit]

 Ordinance authorizing
 settlement of litigation of City and County of San Francisco against Main
 Street California dba TGI Friday&rsquo;s for $1,300,000. (City Attorney)

 (S.F. Superior Court
 No. 997-764; eminent domain action commenced on September 10, 1998 entitled
 "City and County of San Francisco v. WCB More II Ltd. Partnership, et
 al.)

 Question:
 Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

 2.
 010353
 [Settlement of Lawsuit]

 Ordinance authorizing
 settlement of litigation of San Mateo County Transit District against
 City and County of San Francisco for $18,638,562 plus interest. (City
 Attorney)

 (Superior Court No. 405-695;
 date action filed: July 28, 1998.)

 Question:
 Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

 3.
 010354
 [Settlement of litigation involving
 the condemnation by SamTrans and BART of the City&rsquo;s water pipeline easement
 for the BART SFO extension]

 Ordinance authorizing
 settlement of litigation of San Mateo County Transit District against
 City and County of San Francisco by an exchange of easements and the relocation
 of the City&rsquo;s water pipeline. (City Attorney)

 (San Mateo Superior Court
 No. 406-647; date action filed: July 28, 1998.)

 Question:
 Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

 4.
 010364
 [Gift Acceptance, DPH-San Francisco
 General Hospital]

 Resolution authorizing
 the Department of Public Health, San Francisco General Hospital, to accept
 and expend a gift bequeathed to San Francisco General Hospital from the
 estate of LeMar Hoaglin. (Public Health Department)

 Question:
 Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 Recommendations
 of the Finance Committee

 Present:
 Supervisors Leno, Peskin, Gonzalez

 5.
 010276
 [Appropriation, funding various
 streets and roads rehabilitation project]
 Mayor

 Ordinance appropriating
 $9,021,349 to fund various local streets and roads rehabilitation projects
 for the Department of Public Works for fiscal year 2000-01.

 (Fiscal impact.)

 3/12/2001, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.

 Question:
 Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

 6.
 010315
 [Appropriation, funding for
 the emergency physician services to indigent persons]
 Supervisors Leno, Newsom

 Ordinance appropriating
 $1,203,219 of Emergency Medical Services Appropriation (EMSA) funds to
 provide emergency physician services to indigent persons to the Department
 of Public Health for fiscal year 2000-01. (Public Health Department)

 (Fiscal impact.)

 2/20/2001, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor
 Leno submitted a substitute ordinance bearing same title. This substitute
 corrects a minor math error in the supplemental.

 3/12/2001, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.

 Question:
 Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

 7.
 010203
 [Contracting out Facility Security
 Services]

 Resolution concurring
 with the Controller&rsquo;s certification that facility security services for
 the Municipal Transportation Agency can be practically performed by a
 private contractor at a lower cost than by City and County employees.
 (Public Transportation Commission)

 Question:
 Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 8.
 010351
 [Grant to acquire compressed
 natural gas (CNG) light duty, high mileage vehicles for permitted airport
 operators]
 Supervisors Newsom, Leno

 Resolution authorizing
 the Airport Commission to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $100,000
 from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) for acquisition
 of compressed natural gas (CNG) vans by Airport permittees. (Airport Commission)

 Question:
 Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 9.
 010352
 [Grant to acquire compressed
 natural gas (CNG) light duty vehicles for permitted airport operators]

 Supervisors Newsom, Leno

 Resolution authorizing
 the Airport Commission to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $99,000
 from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) for acquisition
 of compressed natural gas (CNG) autos and vans by Airport permittees.
 (Airport Commission)

 Question:
 Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 Recommendation
 of the Neighborhood Services and Parks Committee

 Present:
 Supervisors Yee, Hall, Sandoval

 10.
 001758
 [Underground District No. 357]

 Supervisors Yee, Newsom

 Ordinance creating Underground
 District No. 357 on lower Great Highway from Sloat Boulevard to Taraval
 Street.

 3/12/2001, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.

 Question:
 Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

 Questions
 on the Consent Agenda are on final passage, first reading, or adoption,
 as indicated:______________________________________________

 REGULAR
 AGENDA

 UNFINISHED
 BUSINESS

 Recommendation
 of the Economic Vitality, Small Business and Social Policy Committee

 Present:
 Supervisors Sandoval, Maxwell

 11.
 010184
 [Commendation]
 Supervisor Yee

 Resolution commending
 Elaine Chao for her continued work on behalf of Asian Americans and her
 new position as Secretary of Labor.

 2/5/2001, SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION
 WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA. Supervisor Daly requested this matter
 be severed so it could be considered separately.

 2/5/2001, REFERRED to Economic Vitality,
 Small Business and Social Policy Committee. Supervisor Daly and Supervisor
 Ammiano requested this matter be sent to committee.

 3/12/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor
 Yee requested this matter be continued to March 19, 2001.

 Question:
 Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 Recommendation
 of the Finance Committee

 Present:
 Supervisors Leno, Peskin. Gonzalez

 12.
 010221
 [Establishing monthly contributions
 to Health Service System by the City and County, Unified School District,
 and Community College]

 Resolution establishing
 monthly contribution amount to Health Service Trust Fund. (Human Resources
 Department)

 3/12/2001, CONTINUED. The Clerk stated
 this matter requires 9 votes for passage and should be continued to March
 19, 2001.

 Question:
 Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 NEW
 BUSINESS

 Recommendation
 of the Audit, Labor and Government Efficiency Committee

 Present:
 Supervisor Newsom, Dalys

 13.
 010367
 [MOU Amendment No. 1 - Carpenters,
 Local Union No. 22]

 Ordinance implementing
 Amendment No. 1 to the 1997-2001 Memorandum of Understanding between the
 Carpenters, Local Union No. 22 and the City and County of San Francisco
 by appending the following list of past practices pursuant to Article
 VI.C. of the Memorandum of Understanding. (Human Resources Department)

 Question:
 Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

 Recommendations
 of the Finance Committee

 Present:
 Supervisors Leno, Peskin, Gonzalez

 14.
 002104
 [Inventory of City property]

 Supervisor Ammiano

 Ordinance directing the
 Director of Property to create an inventory of City property that may
 be appropriate for temporary and occasional use by nonprofit arts and
 cultural organizations.

 Question:
 Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

 15.
 010277
 [Solar Energy Bond]
 Supervisors Leno, Maxwell,
 McGoldrick, Peskin, Gonzalez, Newsom, Sandoval, Ammiano

 Resolution urging the
 Controller, Mayor&rsquo;s Office of Public Finance, Department of the Environment,
 Public Utilities Commission and other applicable departments to assist
 in crafting a solar energy bond for consideration on the November 2001
 ballot to provide funding for solar power technology to be used on San
 Francisco public buildings and land.

 Question:
 Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 Recommendation
 of the Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee

 Present:
 Supervisors McGoldrick, Peskin

 16.
 010319
 [Easement deed, City owned property
 in Alameda County]

 Resolution authorizing
 and approving the granting of easement rights over City owned real property
 known as Parcels 1224(2), 1272, and a portion of Parcel 1271(3) of Bay
 Division Pipeline Nos. 1 and 2 right of way and a portion of abandoned
 Chestnut Street in Newark, Alameda County ("City&rsquo;s Property") to Enterprise
 Drive LLC ("Grantee"). (Real Estate Department)

 Question:
 Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 Recommendation
 of the Public Health and Environment Committee

 Present:
 Supervisors Maxwell, Yee, Leno

 17.
 010374
 [Emergency Work, John Muir Drive]

 Resolution declaring
 a public emergency at John Muir Drive as a result of the unstable conditions
 caused by heavy rains and directing and authorizing the Director of the
 Department of Public Works to take necessary measures in the most expeditious
 manner to prevent or mitigate loss of or damage to the sewer transport
 system at John Muir Drive between Skyline Boulevard and Lake Merced Boulevard.
 (Public Works Department)

 Question:
 Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 SPECIAL
 ORDER 2:30 P.M.

 18.
 010469
 [Library Fines and Fees]

 Hearing to consider additional
 information from the Library regarding the proposed ordinance amending
 the San Francisco Administrative Code to authorize the Library Commission
 to charge certain fines and fees for the use of library materials and
 services and ratifying prior fines and fees.

 (March 12, 2001 - Pursuant
 to motion adopted by the Board, scheduled for consideration March 19,
 2001. Companion measure to File 002067.)

 Action:___________________________

 Recommendation
 of Finance Committee

 Present:
 Supervisors Leno, Peskin, Gonzalez

 19.
 002067
 [Library Fines and Fees]

 Ordinance amending the
 San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 8.21-2 to authorize
 the Library Commission to charge certain fines and fees for the use of
 library materials and services and ratifying prior fines and fees. (Public
 Library)

 (Supervisor Gonzalez
 dissenting in Committee.)

 1/2/2001, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
 Supervisor Newsom requested to be added as co-sponsor.

 1/16/2001, SEVERED FROM CONSENT AGENDA.
 Supervisor Yee requested this matter be severed so it could be considered
 separately.

 1/16/2001, RE-REFERRED to Audit and
 Government Efficiency Committee.

 3/5/2001, CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
 Supervisor Peskin requested this matter be continued to March 12, 2001.

 3/12/2001, CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
 Supervisor Leno requested this matter be continued to March 19, 2001.

 Question:
 Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

 SPECIAL
 ORDER 3:00 P.M.

 20.
 010468
 [Women Making History]
 Supervisor Ammiano

 Women Making History
 presentation.

 Action:
 _____________________________________________

 21.
 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.

 22.
 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
 23 through 29

 23.
 010317
 [Senate Bill 71, which expands
 Workers Compensation benefits for California employees]
 Supervisor Peskin

 Resolution urging the
 California State Legislature pass, and Governor Davis sign, Senate Bill
 71.

 2/14/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
 WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

 2/20/2001, SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION
 WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA. Supervisor Peskin requested this matter
 be severed so it could be considered separately.

 2/20/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor
 Peskin requested this matter be continued to March 5, 2001.

 3/5/2001, SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION
 WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA. Supervisor Peskin requested this matter
 be severed so it could be considered separately.

 3/5/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor Peskin
 moved to continue consideration to March 19, 2001.

 Question:
 Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 24.
 010457
 [State Legislation, SB 23x,
 Municipal Utility Districts]
 Supervisors Gonzalez, Daly

 Resolution declaring
 the City and County&rsquo;s official position on California State Senate Bill
 23x (SB 23x) and its support of amending SB 23x to make it apply to Municipal
 Utility Districts formed after January 1, 2001, and to include a declaration
 that if the majority of voters in a municipality included in a proposed
 Municipal Utility District, which includes the City and County, oppose
 the formation of the district, but the voters within the City and County
 approve the formation, the Board of Supervisors of the City and County
 shall order and declare the district created and established only in the
 City and County.

 3/12/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
 WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

 Question:
 Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 25.
 010458
 [Child Internet Protection Act]

 Supervisor Leno

 Resolution supporting
 the American Library Association legal action against the Child Internet
 Protection Act.

 3/12/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
 WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

 Question:
 Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 26.
 010459
 [Proclamation]
 Supervisor Ammiano

 Resolution proclaiming
 Thursday, April 12, 2001, to be "Speak Up for Kids Day" at City Hall.

 3/12/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
 WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

 Question:
 Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 27.
 010460
 [Proclamation]
 Supervisor Ammiano

 Resolution proclaiming
 Friday, March 16, 2001, to be "Tony Kilroy Day" at City Hall.

 3/12/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
 WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

 Question:
 Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 28.
 010461
 [Commendation]
 Supervisors Newsom, Ammiano

 Resolution congratulating
 Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory girls basketball team on its win of
 Northern California Division III championship.

 3/12/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
 WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

 Question:
 Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 29.
 010470
 [Small Business Commission]

 Supervisors Daly, Newsom, Hall

 Motion directing the
 Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward legislation primarily impacting
 the small business community to the Small Business Commission for review
 and comment.

 3/14/2001, 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:_________________________________________

 30.
 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 March 8 through noon on March 14, for reference
 by President to appropriate committee on March 19, 2001.

 010466
 [Appropriation, funding for
 the increase of expenditures on the Indigent Defense Program]

 Ordinance appropriating
 $1,200,000 from the General Fund Reserve for the projected shortfall in
 the Indigent Defense Program at the Trial Court for fiscal year 2000-01;
 providing for ratification of action previously taken. (Controller)

 3/12/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED
 to Finance Committee.

 010471
 [Appropriation, funding the
 Octavia Boulevard Construction Project]

 Ordinance appropriating
 $352,000 of lease revenues from former Central Freeway right-of-way parcels
 currently used as parking lots to fund design, construction, development
 and maintenance of road improvements on Octavia Boulevard by Public Works
 in fiscal year 2000-01. (Controller)

 3/14/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED
 to Finance Committee.

 PROPOSED
 RESOLUTIONS

 Proposed
 resolutions received from March 8 through noon on March 14, for reference
 by President to appropriate committee on March 19, 2001.

 010446
 [Stop Intersections]

 Resolution designating
 certain intersections as "STOP" intersections.

 STOP SIGNS - ESTABLISH

 Griffith and Quesada Streets, northeast and southwest corners, stopping
 Quesada Street (makes this uncontrolled intersection a two-way STOP)

 Rutland Street and Tucker Avenue, northwest and southeast corners, stopping
 Rutland Street (makes this an all-way STOP) (Parking and Traffic Department)

 (DPT Order No. 2181.)

 3/8/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
 Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee.

 010447
 [Parking Regulations, Various
 Locations]

 Resolution enacting and
 rescinding parking regulations at various locations.

 RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "J" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 5 PM, MONDAY
 THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH

 9th Avenue, both sides, between Judah and Kirkham Streets (1400 block)

 Kirkham Street, both sides, between 9th and 10th Avenues (500 block)

 RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "O" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY
 THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH

 16th Avenue, both sides, between Santiago Street and Cecilia Avenue (northern
 portion of 2300 block)

 RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "W" (1-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY
 THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH

 26th Street, both sides, between Hampshire and York Streets (2800 block)
 (Parking and Traffic Department)

 (DPT Order No. 2181.)

 3/8/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
 Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee.

 010448
 [Traffic Regulations, Various
 Streets]

 Resolution enacting and
 rescinding traffic regulations on various streets.

 MULTIPLE RIGHT TURN LANES - ESTABLISH

 4th Street, southbound, at King Street

 NO RIGHT TURN ON RED - ESTABLISH

 Powell Street, southbound, at Jackson Street

 NO RIGHT TURN ON RED, 3 PM - 7 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - ESTABLISH

 Fremont Street, southbound, at Harrison Street

 Main Street, southbound, at Harrison Street

 Spear Street, southbound, at Harrison Street

 NO RIGHT TURNS - RESCIND

 NO RIGHT TURNS, 3 PM - 8 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - ESTABLISH

 Harrison Street, eastbound, at 1st Street

 NO LEFT TURNS, 3 PM - 7 PM - RESCIND

 NO LEFT TURNS, 3 PM - 8 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - ESTABLISH

 Harrison Street, westbound, at Essex Street

 NO STOPPING ANYTIME - RESCIND

 NO STOPPING, EXCEPT 5 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - ESTABLISH

 Mission Street, south side, from 218 feet to 328 feet east of 5th Street
 (110-foot zone)

 STREET CLOSED TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC, 11 AM - 2 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
 - ESTABLISH

 Shaw Alley, between Mission and Minna Streets

 NO TURN ON RED - ESTABLISH

 Stockton Street, both directions, at Clay Street

 Stockton Street, both directions, at Jackson Street

 Stockton Street, both directions, at Pacific Avenue

 Stockton Street, both directions, at Washington Street

 Clay Street, eastbound, at Stockton Street

 Jackson Street, eastbound, at Stockton Street

 Pacific Avenue, westbound, at Stockton Street

 Washington Street, westbound, at Stockton Street (Parking and Traffic
 Department)

 (DPT Order No. 2181.)

 3/8/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
 Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee.

 010449
 [Contract, DPH - University
 of California, San Francisco]

 Resolution authorizing
 the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), subcontractor,
 to enter into an agreement in the amount of $387,775.84 with the University
 of California, San Francisco (UCSF), primary contractor, for the "Behavioral,
 Basic and Clinical Studies of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)" project
 for the period of September 30, 2000 to August 31, 2004. (Public Health
 Department)

 3/12/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED
 to Public Health and Environment Committee. Department requests this item
 be calendared at the March 27, 2001 meeting.

 010483
 [State/Airport Maintenance Agreement]

 Resolution approving
 the final Maintenance Cooperative Agreement as it relates to the SFIA
 Inbound/Outbound Ramps Project which is by and between the City and County
 of San Francisco, acting through its Airport Commission, and the State
 of California. (Airport Commission)

 3/12/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED
 to Finance Committee.

 010484
 [Petitions and Communications]

 Petitions and communications
 received from March 8 through noon on March 14, for reference by the President
 to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered filed by the
 Clerk on March 19, 2001.

 From various City departments, submitting proposed annual budget for 2001/02.
 Copy: Supervisor McGoldrick (1)

 Redevelopment Agency (Reference No. 20010226-051)

 Fine Arts Museums (Reference No. 2001-0226-0053)

 Civil Service Commission (Reference No. 20010226-028)

 Ethics Commission (Reference No. 20010226-006)

 War Memorial and Performing Arts Center (Reference No. 20010226-052)

 Chief Medical Examiner (Reference No. 20010226-038)

 Animal Care and Control Department (Reference No. 20010227-057)

 Police Department (Reference No. 20010226-011)

 Office of the City Administrator (Reference No. 20010226-046)

 Real Estate (Reference No. 20010226-047)

 Adult Probation Department (Reference No. 20010226-025)

 Department of Public Works (Reference No. 20010226-050)

 From Senate Rules Committee, submitting appointment of Leon M. Lesicka
 of Brawley as member of the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado
 River Basin, for term ending September 18, 2002. (2)

 From various City departments, regarding performance audits in the past
 ten years. Copy: Supervisor McGoldrick (3)

 Department of Administrative Services (Reference No. 20010226-096)

 Department of the Environment (Reference No. 20010226-085)

 Ethics Commission (Reference No. 20010226-065)

 Animal Care and Control Department (Reference No. 20010226-116)

 Civil Service Commission (Reference No. 20010226-087)

 Real Estate (Reference No. 20010226-106)

 Department of Consumer Assurance (Reference No. 20010226-115)

 Office of the City Administrator (Reference No. 20010226-105)

 From various City departments, regarding whether City departments intend
 to bring any items before the Finance Committee for retroactive approval.
 Copy: Supervisor Leno (4)

 Port (Reference No. 20010226-152)

 War Memorial and Performing Arts Center (Reference No. 20010226-183)

 Civil Service Commission (Reference 20010226-159)

 Chief Medical Examiner (Reference No. 20010226-169)

 Animal Care and Control Department (Reference No. 20010226-188)

 Office of the Controller (Reference No. 20010226-155)

 From Lee Ann Monfredini, submitting support for full funding of the Women&rsquo;s
 Community Clinic in the upcoming budget process. Copy: Each Supervisor
 (5)

 From Beneficiary Committee, San Francisco Health Authority, regarding
 the termination of Jovita Juanillo, as Director of Operations for the
 City Health Plan. (6)

 From Mayor&rsquo;s Budget Office, Office of the Controller, Board of Supervisors
 Budget Analyst, submitting report projecting revenues and expenditures
 for fiscal years 2001/02 through 2003/04. (7)

 Judith Loveless, submitting opposition to proposed legislation regarding
 Tenancies In Common (TICs). File 010226 (8)

 From Animal Control and Welfare Commission, regarding various issues:
 Submitting support for legislation to establish a special prosecutor/unit
 at the District Attorney&rsquo;s Office for the prosecution of crimes against
 animals (Supervisor Ammiano);

 Urging the Board of Supervisors to increase funding for the Department
 of Animal Care and Control in its next budget.(Supervisor Leno) (2 Letters);
 Submitting support for an ordinance regulating the removal of trees from
 City owned property, and including prohibition on the removal of trees
 on privately or commercially owned property when a nuisance abatement
 order has been issued by any City department for any cause, and including
 an escape clause where an immediate threat to life or limb is evident
 (Supervisor Maxwell). 4 Letters (9)

 Number not used. (10)

 From John Cailleau, commenting on Supervisor Daly&rsquo;s voting record. Copy:
 Each Supervisor (11)

 From Robert Greco, regarding the lack of parking on Amazon and London
 Streets near the Balboa BART station. (12)

 From U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, regarding meeting to review the Dredged
 Material Management Office Annual Report for 2000. (13)

 From Department of Building Inspection, submitting list of Administrative
 Bulletins currently under final review at the Department of Building Inspection.
 (14)

 From San Francisco Housing Authority, submitting two documents entitled:
 HOPE VI Reconstruction Program and the HOPE VI Reporter, regarding data
 and information on how the Housing Authority has transformed and is transforming,
 since its release from HUD control in 1997. Copy: Each Supervisor (15)

 From Department of Parking and Traffic, regarding installation of an all-way
 Stop at 9th and Division Streets and San Bruno Avenue. (16)

 From Unique Management Services, Inc., submitting information about their
 company as a material recovery service. File 002067, Copy: Each Supervisor
 (17)

 From Public Library, submitting document entitled: Collection Agency Information".
 File 002067 (18)

 From Public Library, submitting contract between the City and County of
 San Francisco and Unique Management Services regarding library fines and
 fees. File 002067 (19)

 From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to the City Library contracting
 out the retrieval of overdue materials to a collection agency. File 002067,
 Copy: Each Supervisor, 4 Letters (20)

 From Office of the Controller, regarding supplemental appropriation to
 increase the services of the Budget Analyst for fiscal year 2000/01. File
 010273, Copy: Supervisor Ammiano (21)

 From Department of Public Health, regarding the conditions of San Francisco&rsquo;s
 emergency departments with respect to overcrowding and diversion. (Reference
 No. 20010205-006), Copy: Supervisor Newsom

 From Fire Department, submitting request for release of reserved funds
 ($750,000) for retirement payouts. Copy: Supervisors Leno, Peskin, Gonzalez,
 Budget Analyst (23)

 From Timothy Brace, submitting opposition to proposed legislation to increase
 parking fines. (24)

 From Erik Beckjord, opposing parking in the "driveway" and parallel parking
 on the sidewalk. (25)

 From Department of Telecommunications and Information Services, regarding
 the feasibility of establishing a program to broadcast the names of large
 landlords and information related to their unabated code violations on
 the City&rsquo;s government channel. Copy: Supervisor Ammiano (26)

 From Police Department, submitting report regarding the murder investigation
 of Vincent Hubbard at 390 Turk Street on January 31, 2001. Copy: Supervisor
 Daly (27)

 From Third Street Light Rail Project, Muni Construction, submitting project
 update bulletin dated March 2001. (28)

 From concerned citizens, regarding the nomination of Elaine Chao as United
 States Secretary of Labor. File 010184, 3 Letters (29)

 From Department of Telecommunications and Information Services, regarding
 establishing a section on the Small Business Commission&rsquo;s web page containing
 hyperlinks to vendors who provide services to non-profits and small business.
 File 002079 (30)

 From Bob Coleman, regarding the efforts to preserve the western part of
 San Francisco&rsquo;s Ferry Park (north of Embarcadero Center Three) from being
 destroyed by the planned extension of Davis Street. File 010305, Copy:
 Each Supervisor (31)

 From John Bardis, regarding supplemental appropriation for $25,400,000
 for Hetch Hetchy&rsquo;s power purchase. File 010208, Copy: Supervisor Ammiano
 (32)

 From Office of the Controller, regarding supplemental appropriation in
 the amount of two million dollars for senior services. (Reference No.
 20010116-002) File 010370 (33)

 From Building Inspection Commission, regarding the feasibility of establishing
 a program to broadcast the names of large landlords and information related
 to their unabated code violations on the City&rsquo;s government channel. (Reference
 No. 20010205-013) Copy: Supervisor Ammiano (34)

 From Office of the Controller, regarding the current balance of the General
 Fund Reserve account and requests for supplemental appropriations approved
 by the Board in the past three fiscal years. (Reference No. 20010305-008)
 Copy: Supervisor Leno (35)

 From Eula Walters, regarding resolution to delay construction relating
 to opening of Davis Street until March 26, 2001 to explore and pursue
 alternate options that will allow traffic flow commensurate to opening
 of Davis Street. File 010305 (36)

 From Clerk of the Board, regarding letter to AT&T/TCI inquiring why there
 is an observed rate disparity between different neighborhoods. (Reference
 No. 20010305-002) (37)

 From Public Library, regarding an article published in the New York Times
 (March 7, 2001) regarding the changing roles and services of public libraries.
 Copy: Each Supervisor (38)

 From Public Library, submitting resolution requesting the American Library
 Association (ALA) to make alternative arrangements for its meetings, events
 and lodging that are currently scheduled for the San Francisco Marriott
 Hotel for its annual conference to be held in June 2001, because there
 is still no labor agreement in place with Local 2. Copy: Each Supervisor
 (39)

 From Bay Area Quality Management District, submitting newsletter for winter
 2001. (40)

 From State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, regarding the Board
 of Supervisors&rsquo; resolution for the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention
 Act of 2000. File 001062 (41)

 From Ron Meunier, submitting his opposition to the new Business/Payroll
 Tax Ordinance. (42)

 From George Putris, commenting on Ron Meunier&rsquo;s letter regarding the new
 Business/Payroll Tax Ordinance. (43)

 From SPCA, submitting support for Sheri Franklin as member of the Animal
 Welfare Commission of San Francisco. (44)

 From Office of the Controller, regarding overtime pay over the past ten
 years, in dollar amount as well as percentage, over budget for Fire, Police,
 and Sheriff&rsquo;s departments. (45)

 From various signators, submitting Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests:
 (46)

 Donna Hall

 Clarice Duma

 From Office of the Legislative Analyst, submitting report regarding the
 community courts model and feasibility of implementation in San Francisco.
 File 002089 (47)

 From Peter Warfield, submitting opposition to the proposed legislation
 regarding the Library Commission contracting out the retrieval of overdue
 materials to a collection agency; and suggesting Supervisor Yee&rsquo;s amnesty
 and improved library policies and efforts go forward and the results should
 be evaluated before any additional steps are considered, especially one
 as drastic as the use of a collection agency. File 002067, Copy: Each
 Supervisor (48)

 From Lucy Nelson, submitting opposition to live animal markets in San
 Francisco. (49)

 From concerned citizens, regarding the dangerous stop sign on Embarcadero
 at Battery Street. 2 letters (50)

 From concerned citizens, regarding the energy crisis in California. Copy:
 Each Supervisor, 2 Letters (51)

 From Barbara Boice, commenting on several issues: drug reform, the high
 school shooting at Santee, California. (52)

 From Michael Kushner, requesting a response from the Board of Supervisors
 regarding "Visions and Predictions for 2005". Copy: Each Supervisor (53)

 From James Ludwig, regarding traffic problems on the "Lombard Crooked
 Street Only Exit" on weekends and holidays, particularly in the summer
 months. (54)

 From Frederick Hobson, commenting on the alleged misinformation and misrepresentation
 of him from Michael Nulty on last week&rsquo;s agenda communication page. (55)

 From the Alliance for a Better District 6, submitting notice that Michael
 Nulty is no longer an officer, member, or in any other manner associated
 with The Alliance For a Better District 6. (56)

 MAYOR&rsquo;S APPOINTMENTS

 Commission on the Aging

 Vera Haile

 Clarence Brown

 Raymond Del Portillo

 Civil Service Commission

 Johnnie Carter

 Fire Commission

 Paul Conroy

 Carlota Del Portillo

 Human Services Commission

 June Keller

 Brian Gaines

 Immigrant Rights Commission

 Diana Lau

 Juvenile Probation Commission

 Dammone Hale

 Jacqueline Lingad Ricci

 Library Commission

 Lonnie Chin

 Carol Steiman

 Parking and Traffic Commission

 Rev. James McCray

 Steven Jin Lee

 Cesar Ascarrunz

 Police Commission

 Wayne Friday

 Southeast Community Facility Commission

 Atiliai Tofaeono

 Malik Looper

 Taxi Commission

 Mary McGuire

 Richard Weiner

 Veteran&rsquo;s Affairs Commission

 James Lineberger

 Veronika Cauley

 War Memorial Board of Trustees

 Wilkes Bashford

 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 ringing and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing
 electronic devices is prohibited. Violators may be removed from the meeting
 room. 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 AT CITY HALL, ROOM 244, RECEPTION DESK.

 Board meetings are televised on channel 26. For video tape copies and
 scheduling call (415) 557-4293.

 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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations
 are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the
 people&rsquo;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
