# Board of Supervisors Agenda: April 16, 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, April 16, 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

	APPROVAL
OF MEETING MINUTES

	Motion to APPROVE
the March 12, 2001 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.

	Recommendations
of the Audit, Labor and Government Efficiency Committee

	Present:
Supervisors Newsom, Daly, McGoldrick

	Items
1 through 12

	1.
	010514
	[Settlement of Lawsuit]

	Ordinance authorizing
settlement of the lawsuit filed by Sarona Collins and James Dannenberg
against the City and County of San Francisco for $125,000; the lawsuit
was filed on January 26, 2000 in Superior Court, Case No. 309-463; entitled
Sarona Collins and James Dannenberg, et al., v. City and County of San
Francisco, et al.; the City agrees that it will attempt to expedite the
payment of this settlement. (City Attorney)

	Question:
Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

	2.
	010474
	[Settlement of Claim]

	Resolution approving
the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Kathleen Kuda against
San Francisco for $87,500; claim was filed on November 3, 2000; additional
material term of said settlement is the signing of a release of CF liability
against the City and County of San Francisco. (City Attorney)

	(Claim Number 01-01214.)

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	3.
	010548
	[Gift Acceptance, Public Library]

	Resolution authorizing
the San Francisco Public Library to accept and expend a gift of $31,000
from the Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library to
develop specified collections of books, magazines, video/audio resources
and DVD’s. (Public Library)

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	Recommendations
of the Finance Committee

	Present:
Supervisors Leno, Gonzalez

	4.
	010472
	[Extension of real property lease
at 575 Polk Street]

	Resolution authorizing
exercise of option regarding an extension of a real property lease at 575
Polk Street, on behalf of the Superior Court of San Francisco. (Real Estate
Department)

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	5.
	010473
	[Acquisition of noise easements
for insulation of four religious assembly buildings and one skilled-nursing
facility]

	Resolution authorizing
the acquisition of 5 noise easements for properties located in the City
of San Bruno. (Real Estate Department)

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	6.
	010532
	[Bicycle Transit Improvements
at Cesar Chavez]
	Supervisors Maxwell, Ammiano

	Resolution approving
the Cooperative Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco
and the State of California Department of Transportation concerning the
construction and financing of a bicycle overcrossing and at-grade pedestrian/bicycle
path widening on Highway 101 at Cesar Chavez Street in San Francisco and
directing and ratifying certain actions in connection with this Resolution.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	Recommendation
of the Neighborhood Services and Parks Committee

	Present:
Supervisors Yee, Hall, Sandoval

	7.
	010452
	[Library Fee Amnesty Program]
	Supervisors Yee, Hall, Sandoval,
Daly

	Ordinance amending the
San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 8.21-3 to authorize
the Library Commission to establish a Library fee amnesty program to take
place during a two-week period prior to July 1, 2001, whereby the Library
Commission, after notice and public hearing, is authorized to waive all
fees charged for overdue San Francisco Public Library materials based on
a finding that this amnesty program is likely to promote the return of
needed Library materials or promote the increased use of the Library.

	4/9/2001, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.

	Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

	Recommendations
of the Public Health and Environment Committee

	Present:
Supervisors Maxwell, Yee, Leno

	8.
	010438
	[State grant to promote healthy
eating at the local and regional levels]

	Resolution authorizing
the Department of Public Health, Community Health Services, to accept retroactively
and expend grant funds of $25,000, from the California Department of Health
Services for a Project LEAN Nutrition Network project and to enter into
an agreement for the use of these funds; providing for ratification of
action previously taken. (Public Health Department)

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	9.
	010439
	[Grant from the State Office of
AIDS for a survey of young men residing in low-income neighborhoods]

	Resolution authorizing
the Department of Public Health, AIDS Office, to accept retroactively and
expend grant funds of $50,000 from the State Office of AIDS for a survey
of young low-income men and to enter into an agreement for the use of these
funds; providing for ratification of action previously taken. (Public Health
Department)

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	Recommendations
of the Rules Committee

	Present:
Supervisors Gonzalez, Hall, Ammiano

	10.
	010212
	[Appointment]

	Resolution appointing
Ted Gulucksen, term ending December 22, 2004, to the Lead Hazard Reduction
Citizens Advisory Committee.

	Ted Gulucksen, succeeding
Rebecca Graff (term expired); Seat 11, must represent tenant organization,
for a new four-year term ending December 22, 2004.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	11.
	010444
	[Appointment]

	Resolution appointing
Marie Harrison, term ending April 27, 2004, to the Sunshine Ordinance Task
Force.

	Marie Harrison, succeeding
Marie Lorraine Mallare (resigned); Seat 4, must be appointed from names
submitted by New California Media and be a journalist from a racial/ethnic-minority-owned
news organization, for a new two-year term ending April 27, 2003.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	12.
	010523
	[Appointment]

	Resolution appointing
Michele Rutherford, indefinite term, to the Children and Families Commission.

	Michele Rutherford, succeeding
Will Lightbourne (resigned); Seat No. 2, shall be General Manager of Human
Services or his/her designee, indefinite term.

	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

	Recommendations
of the Finance Committee

	Present:
Supervisors Leno, Peskin, Gonzalez

	13.
	010437
	[Settlement of business tax lawsuits;
authorization to make binding settlement offers; authorization to settle
unlitigated claims]
	Supervisors Peskin, Leno, Hall,
Maxwell, Yee

	Ordinance authorizing
settlement of the lawsuits filed by Eastman Kodak Company and General Motors
Corporation versus the City and County of San Francisco by payment of a
total amount not to exceed $112,889.78 plus interest; the Eastman Kodak
lawsuit was filed on April 22, 1999 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case
No. 302983 (Court of Appeal No. A091910), entitled Eastman Kodak Company
v. City and County of San Francisco; the General Motors lawsuit was filed
on February 24, 1999 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 301510 (Court
of Appeal A091914), entitled General Motors Corporation v. City and County
of San Francisco; the other material terms of the settlements are that
the settlements shall include any claims for the 2000 tax year, plaintiffs
shall not file any claims for refunds otherwise due pursuant to any repeal
of the gross receipts tax ordinance for the 2000 tax year, the plaintiffs
shall agree to join in an application for a stipulated reversal of the
trial court decisions pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section
128; authorizing the City Attorney to make offers to allow judgment pursuant
to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 in various business tax
cases, for a total amount not to exceed $63,980,109.06; and further authorizing
settlement of unlitigated claims, for a total amount not to exceed $380,576.16.

	(Supervisor Gonzalez
dissenting in Committee.)

	3/12/2001, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor
Peskin submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title.

	4/2/2001, MOTION to excuse Supervisor
Newsom from voting on this matter.

	4/2/2001, CONTINUED ON FIRST
READING. Supervisor McGoldrick requested his name be removed as co-sponsor.

	4/9/2001, CONTINUED ON FIRST
READING. Supervisor Ammiano moved to continue consideration to April 16,
2001.

	Question:
Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

	14.
	010512
	[Settlement of Obligation Bond
Issuance]
	Supervisor Peskin

	Resolution providing
for the issuance of not to exceed $69,060,000 aggregate principal amount
of City and County of San Francisco Settlement Obligation Bonds, Series
2001 (Business Tax Judgment); authorizing the execution, authentication
and registration of said bonds; providing for an annual appropriation to
pay the principal and interest thereof; providing for the appointment of
depositories and other agents for said bonds; providing for the establishment
of accounts relating thereto; ratifying certain actions previously taken;
and granting general authority to City officials to take necessary actions
in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of said
bonds.

	(Fiscal impact; companion
measure to File 010513.)

(Supervisor Gonzalez dissenting in Committee.)

	4/2/2001, MOTION to excuse Supervisor
Newsom from voting on this matter.

	4/2/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor
Ammiano moved to continue consideration to April 9, 2001.

	4/9/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor
Ammiano moved to continue consideration to April 16, 2001.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	15.
	010513
	[Settlement of Obligation Bond
Sale]
	Supervisor Peskin

	Resolution authorizing
and directing the sale of not to exceed $69,060,000 City and County of
San Francisco Settlement Obligation Bonds, Series 2001 (Business Tax Judgment);
prescribing the form and terms of said bonds; authorizing the execution,
authentication and registration of said bonds; providing for the appointment
of depositories and other agents for said bonds; providing for the establishment
of accounts relating thereto; approving the forms of the Official Notice
of Sale and the Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds; directing the publication
of the Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds; approving the form and execution
of the Official Statement relating thereto; approving the form of the Continuing
Disclosure Certificate; approving modifications to the documents approved
herein; ratifying certain actions previously taken; and granting general
authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection with
the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of said bonds.

	(Fiscal impact.)

(Supervisor Gonzalez dissenting in Committee.)

	4/2/2001, MOTION to excuse Supervisor
Newsom from voting on this matter.

	4/2/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor
Ammiano moved to continue consideration to April 9, 2001.

	4/9/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor
Ammiano moved to continue consideration to April 16, 2001.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	From
Finance Committee Without Recommendation

	Present:
Supervisors Leno, Peskin, Gonzalez

	16.
	010274
	[Business Tax Gross Receipts]
	Supervisors Gonzalez, Peskin,
Maxwell, Hall, Sandoval, Daly, McGoldrick

	Ordinance amending the
Business and Tax Regulations Code to (1) repeal Section 917.1 of Article
12-A and all of Article 12-B to eliminate the gross receipts method of
calculating the tax on businesses; (2) enact a new Article 12 to amend
business registration requirements consistent with the repeal of Article
12-B; and (3) enact a new Article 12-B to refund gross receipts-based tax
payments for the 2000 tax year to the extent that such payments exceeded
businesses’ tax liability for such year as measured by their payroll expense.

	(Fiscal impact.)

	4/2/2001, MOTION to excuse Supervisor
Newsom from voting on this matter.

	4/2/2001, CONTINUED ON FIRST
READING. Supervisor Ammiano moved to continue consideration to April 9,
2001.

	4/9/2001, CONTINUED ON FIRST
READING. Supervisor Ammiano moved to continue consideration to April 16,
2001.

	Question:
Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

	NEW
BUSINESS

	Recommendations
of the Finance Committee

	Present:
Supervisors Leno, Peskin, Gonzalez

	17.
	010249
	[Government Funding, Department
of Elections]

	Ordinance appropriating
$2,411,887 from the General Fund Reserve to fund salaries, fringe benefits,
other current expenses, materials and supplies, and equipment for the Department
of Elections for fiscal year 2000-2001; placing funds in the amount of
$800,000 on reserve; placing an additional $251,000 of previously appropriated
Fiscal Year 2000-2001 funds for the Department on reserve; providing for
ratification of action previously taken. (Controller)

	(Fiscal impact.)

	Question:
Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

	18.
	010529
	[Cesar Chavez City Holiday]
	Supervisors Sandoval, Gonzalez,
Daly, McGoldrick, Maxwell, Ammiano

	Ordinance amending Chapter
16, Article 1 of the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section
16.5 to create an official holiday for March 31st, the birthday of Cesar
Chavez.

	Question:
Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

	Recommendations
of the Public Health and Environment Committee

	Present:
Supervisors Maxwell, Yee, Leno

	19.
	010429
	[Agreement, HIV Vaccine Clinical
Trials]

	Resolution authorizing
the San Francisco Department of Public Health, (SFDPH), subcontractor,
to enter into an agreement in the amount of $247,970 with Public Health
Foundation Enterprises, Inc. (PHFE), primary contractor, to fund the SFDPH
portion for "San Francisco HIV Vaccine Clinical Trials", a unit of the
HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN); retroactively from the period June 1,
2000 to May 31, 2001. (Public Health Department)

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	20.
	010449
	[Contract, DPH - University of
California, San Francisco]

	Resolution authorizing
the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), subcontractor, to
retroactively enter into an agreement in the amount of $124,747.56 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, 2001.
(Public Health Department)

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	SPECIAL
ORDER - 3:00 P.M.

	Board
of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole

	21.
	010651
	[Public Hearing]

	Hearing to examine the
process of re-drawing the district lines within San Francisco.

	(April 9, 2001: Pursuant
to motion adopted by the Board of Supervisors.)

	Action:___________________________

	22.
	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.

	23.
	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.

	APPROVAL
OF REQUESTS TO THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST

	These items may be
introduced by any Supervisor seeking analysis from the Office of the Legislative
Analyst on introduced legislation and for the purpose of providing assistance
to Board of Supervisors’ task forces and advisory committees. Requests
to the Legislative Analyst shall require the affirmative vote of a majority
of the members of the Board.

	24.
	010648
	[Legislative Analyst Request]
	Supervisor McGoldrick

	Motion asking the Legislative
Analyst to prepare a report outlining the effects of making pedestrian
safety the highest priority in the decision making processes of DPT (and
the Municipal Transportation Agency when it takes over the functions of
DPT), as well as the effects of making the benchmark for effective pedestrian
safety whether the most vulnerable sections of our population have been
adequately protected. This report also should study whether other jurisdictions
have implemented such policy measures and whether they have been successful
in lowering pedestrian injuries and deaths.

	Question:
Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

	25.
	010649
	[Legislative Analyst Request]
	Supervisor Peskin

	Motion asking the Legislative
Analyst to review and report on best practices in U.S. cities to combat
the proliferation of graffiti. This report should include an identification
of enforcement strategies, preventive programs and direct legislative actions
that have proved successful in combating graffiti, as well as a specific
assessment of cities’ reactions to the use of hydrochloric acid in graffiti
vandalism.

	Question:
Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

	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
26 through 43

	26.
	010480
	[Planning Department Audit]
	Supervisors McGoldrick, Sandoval

	Motion requesting that
a management audit of the Planning Department be added to the audit workplan,
be given priority on this workplan, and be conducted at the earliest juncture.

	3/21/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

	3/26/2001, SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA. Supervisor McGoldrick requested this
matter be severed so it could be considered separately.

	3/26/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor
McGoldrick requested this matter be continued to April 2, 2001.

	4/2/2001, SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA. Supervisor McGoldrick requested this
matter be severed so it could be considered separately.

	4/2/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor
McGoldrick moved to continue consideration to April 16, 2001.

	Question:
Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

	27.
	010481
	[Amending proposed schedule of
management audits of City and County Departments]
	Supervisor McGoldrick

	Motion amending proposed
schedule of management audits to be conducted of programs of City and County
Departments by the Budget Analyst.

	3/21/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

	3/26/2001, SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA. Supervisor McGoldrick requested this
matter be severed so it could be considered separately.

	3/26/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor
McGoldrick requested this matter be continued to April 2, 2001.

	4/2/2001, SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA. Supervisor McGoldrick requested this
matter be severed so it could be considered separately.

	4/2/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor
McGoldrick moved to continue consideration to April 16, 2001.

	Question:
Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

	28.
	010536
	[Business tax litigation funds
for San Francisco youth]
	Supervisor Sandoval

	Resolution requesting
that businesses included in the settlement of the "Business Tax Litigation"
spend settlement monies, other than those needed to pay for legal fees,
on programs for San Francisco youth.

	3/26/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

	4/2/2001, SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA. Supervisor McGoldrick, on behalf of
Supervisor Sandoval, requested this matter be severed so it could be considered
separately.

	4/2/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor
McGoldrick, on behalf of Supervisor Sandoval, moved to continue consideration
to April 9, 2001.

	4/9/2001, SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA. Supervisor Sandoval requested this
matter be severed so it could be considered separately.

	4/9/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor
Sandoval moved that this matter be continued to April 16, 2001.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	29.
	010624
	[Southern Crossing]
	Supervisor Leno

	Resolution urging the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission to oppose plans for a Southern Crossing
for automobile transit and to consider other transit alternatives for crossing
the Bay.

	4/9/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	30.
	010625
	[Cell Phone Use]
	Supervisor McGoldrick

	Resolution requesting
San Francisco’s representatives in the State Legislature to support amendments
to the Vehicle Code to prohibit the use of hand-held cell-phones while
driving a motor vehicle.

	4/9/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	31.
	010626
	[St. Luke’s Hospital]
	Supervisor Ammiano

	Resolution urging the
California Attorney General to exercise his full powers under AB 254 to
conduct a health impact study of any proposed affiliation involving St.
Luke’s Hospital, supporting the establishment of conditions for any potential
affiliation agreement between St. Luke’s Hospital and another hospital
or health system, enumerating several such conditions, and urging the establishment
of a committee to assist in monitoring the implementation of conditions.

	4/9/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	32.
	010627
	[Doggie Diner Head]
	Supervisor Newsom

	Resolution urging the
Department of Public Works to immediately follow through with its commitments
to the maintenance and costs for the relocation and restoration of the
Doggie Diner Head, including the immediate establishment of a fund for
donations to be made toward the cost of restoring the Doggie Diner Head.

	4/9/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	33.
	010628
	[Proclamation]
	Supervisors Daly, Leno

	Resolution commending
Bertrand Delanoe on his election as Mayor of Paris, France, and proclaiming
May 1st - International Workers Day, as "Mayor Bertrand Delanoe Day" in
San Francisco.

	4/9/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	34.
	010629
	[Proclamation]
	Supervisors Daly, Leno

	Resolution declaring
May 16, 2001 as Unity Jam Day in San Francisco.

	4/9/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	35.
	010630
	[Commendation]
	Supervisors Daly, Newsom

	Resolution commending
John P. Mullane, Jr. for his decades of work on behalf of the City and
County of San Francisco.

	4/9/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	36.
	010631
	[Commendation]
	Supervisors Hall, Newsom

	Resolution honoring Harry
J. Quinn for his dedication in serving the City and County of San Francisco
Real Estate Department.

	4/9/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	37.
	010632
	[Commendation]
	Supervisor Hall

	Resolution honoring Anthony
J. DeLucchi for his dedication in serving the City and County of San Francisco
Real Estate Department.

	4/9/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	38.
	010633
	[Commendation]
	Supervisor Leno

	Resolution commending
Francesca Vietor for her leadership as the Director of the Department of
the Environment.

	4/9/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	39.
	010634
	[Commendation]
	Supervisor Leno

	Resolution commending
Delancey Street on its thirty years of community leadership.

	4/9/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	40.
	010635
	[Proclamation]
	Supervisor Maxwell

	Resolution declaring
May 3rd, 2001 as World Asthma Day in San Francisco.

	4/9/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	41.
	010636
	[Commendation]
	Supervisor Yee

	Resolution commending
President Xu Zhihong for his leadership of the Peking University and celebrating
the occasion of the 6th anniversary of the founding of the Peking University
Education Foundation.

	4/9/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	42.
	010637
	[Commendation]
	Supervisor Newsom

	Resolution commending
Standing Against Global Exploitation (SAGE) for receiving the Oprah’s Angel
Network "Use Your Life" Award and a gift donation of $100,000.

	4/9/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	43.
	010665
	[Lease Amendment, Treasure Island
Housing Preference]
	Supervisor Daly

	Resolution approving
and authorizing the Treasure Island Development Authority to enter into
a second amendment to the Housing Sublease with the John Stewart Company
to add licensed local hospital medical personnel to the categories of persons
eligible for a right of first refusal leasing preference for such housing.

	4/11/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION
WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

	Question:
Shall this Resolution 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 April 5 through noon on April 11, for reference
by President to appropriate committee on April 16, 2001.

	010515
	[Fees for licenses or permits
for inspections by the Department of Public Health effective July 1, 2001]

	Ordinance amending the
San Francisco Municipal Code Business and Tax Regulations Code by amending
Sections 35, 120, 248 and 249.1, relating to fees for licenses or permits
for inspections by the Department of Public Health. (Public Health Department)

	4/10/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED
to Finance Committee. Department requests this item be scheduled for consideration
at the April 25, 2001 meeting.

	010668
	[Planning Code Amendment, Changing
the Designation of 678 Mission Street as a Category III Building]

	Ordinance changing the
designation of 678 Mission Street from Category V (Unrated) to Category
III (Contributory) pursuant to Article 11 of the Planning Code, and amending
Appendix C of Article 11 to include 678 Mission Street as a Category III
building. (Planning Department)

	(Planning Commission
Resolution No. 16101 adopted February 22, 2001, Case No. 2000.077G; Report
submitted by California Historical Society dated September 2000 on the
historic and architectural significance of 678 Mission Street.)

	4/11/2001, ASSIGNED UNDER 30
DAY RULE to Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee, expires on
5/16/2001.

	PROPOSED
RESOLUTIONS

	Proposed
resolutions received from April 5 through noon on April 11, for reference
by President to appropriate committee on April 16, 2001.

	010363
	[Acquisition of Noise Easements
for South S.F. Unified School District]

	Resolution authorizing
the acquisition of six noise easements for schools owned by the South San
Francisco Unified School District. (Real Estate Department)

	4/10/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED
to Finance Committee.

	010555
	[Major encroachment Permit, 160
Harrison Street]

	Resolution granting revocable
permission to Abovenet Communications, Inc. to reconstruct an existing
railroad spur (elevated platform) along Main Street as access to their
building located at 160 Harrison Street. (Public Works Department)

	4/10/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED
to Neighborhood Services and Parks Committee.

	010652
	[Withdrawal of five (5) property
owners in the City of Pacifica from noise insulation program and delivery
of quitclaim deeds to said property owners]

	Resolution authorizing
the conveyance of five (5) quitclaim deeds to property owners in the City
of Pacifica to rescind Grants of Easement (noise easement deeds) previously
acquired by San Francisco. (Real Estate Department)

	4/10/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED
to Finance Committee.

	010654
	[Lease of City-owned land to S.J.
Amoroso Properties]

	Resolution authorizing
a ten year lease of Public Utilities Commission land between the City and
County of San Francisco and S. J. Amoroso Properties, in Santa Clara County.
(Public Utilities and Deregulation Committee)

	4/6/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED
to Finance Committee.

	010660
	[Extension and Renewal of Nine
(9) Existing Leases for Public Health]

	Resolution authorizing
extension and renewal, on a month-to-month basis, not to exceed twelve
months, of certain existing leases of real property required by the Department
of Public Health. (Real Estate Department)

	4/11/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED
to Finance Committee.

	010666
	[2001 Affordable Housing Bond
Sale]

	Resolution authorizing
and directing the sale of not to exceed $40,000,000 of City and County
of San Francisco General Obligation Bonds (Affordable Housing) Series 2001C
and City and County of San Francisco Taxable General Obligation Bonds (Affordable
Housing) Series 2001D; prescribing the form and terms of said Bonds; authorizing
the execution, authentication and registration of said Bonds; providing
the appointment of depositories and other agents for said Bonds; providing
for the establishment of accounts related thereto; approving the forms
of Official Notice of Sale of Bonds and Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds;
directing the publication of the Notice of Intention to Sell Bonds; approving
the form and execution of the Official Statement relating thereto; approving
the form of the Continuing Disclosure Certificate; approving modifications
to documents; ratifying certain actions previously taken; and granting
general authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection
with the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of said Bonds. (Mayor)

	4/11/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED
to Finance Committee.

	010667
	[Airport Lease Agreement Modification
for United Airlines, Inc.]

	Resolution approving
Lease Modification Number Fifteen for Lease No. 82-0126 between the United
Airlines, Inc. and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and
through its Airport Commission. (Airport Commission)

	4/11/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED
to Finance Committee.

	010669
	[Agreement of Purchase and Sale
for Real Estate at 30 Van Ness Avenue (Certificates of Participation, Series
200A and Taxable Series 2001B)]

	Resolution authorizing
the execution and delivery of the Agreement of Purchase and Sale for Real
Estate (the "Original Agreement"), as amended by a First Amendment to Agreement
of Purchase and Sale for Real Estate (the "First Amendment" and together
with Original Agreement, the "Purchase Agreement"), between the City and
County of San Francisco (the "City"), as buyer, and the Herbst Foundation,
Inc. (the "Seller"), as seller (including certain indemnities contained
therein), for the purchase of real property and improvements thereon consisting
of a five-story office building located at 30 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco
(collectively, the "Property"); approving the forms of an office lease
between the City, as landlord, and the Seller, as tenant (the "Herbst Lease")
and an office lease between the City, as landlord, and Merriman Brothers,
as tenant (the "Merriman Lease") (collectively, the "Office Leases"); approving
the execution and delivery of certificates of participation to finance
the acquisition of and improvements to the Property; approving the form
of the Project Lease between the City and a Trustee (including certain
indemnities contained therein); authorizing the selection of a Trustee;
approving the form of the Trust Agreement between the City and a Trustee
(including certain indemnities contained therein); approving the form of
the Official Notice of Sale and Notice of Intention to Sell for the Series
2001A Certificates and Taxable Series 2001B Certificates (as defined herein);
approving the form of the Official Statement in preliminary and final form;
approving the form of a Continuing Disclosure Certificate; authorizing
the filing of a validation action validating the execution and delivery
of the certificates of participation; authorizing reimbursement of certain
expenditures; authorizing the payment of costs of issuance; adopting findings
under the California Environmental Quality Act and findings to the City
Planning Code Section 101.1; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection
therewith. (Mayor)

	4/11/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED
to Finance Committee.

	010670
	[Grant, State Transportation Improvement
Program]

	Resolution authorizing
the Port of San Francisco to accept and expend a grant in the amount of
$500,000 from the California Transportation Commission’s State Transportation
Improvement Program (STIP) for the Illinois Street Intermodal Bridge over
Islais Creek, and foregoing the reimbursement of indirect costs. (Port)

	4/11/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED
to Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee.

	010671
	[Petitions and Communications]

	Petitions and communications
received from April 5 through noon on April 11, for reference by the President
to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered filed by the
Clerk on April 16, 2001.
 From various City departments, regarding documents distributed by department
which would require translation into Spanish and Chinese in order to meet
the provisions of the Equal Access to Services Ordinance. Copy: Supervisor
Leno (1)

Office of the Sheriff (Reference No. 20010305-002)

Department of Human Services (Reference No. 20010305-012)

Department of Public Health (Reference No. 20010305-014)

Department of Elections (Reference No. 20010305-011)

Public Defender (Reference No. 20010305-019)

Emergency Communications Department (Reference No. 20010305-017)
 From Oxygen Magazine, responding to interview with Supervisor Gavin
Newsom in the San Francisco Examiner, dated April 3, 2001. (2)
 From Department of Consumer Assurance, submitting list of professional/organization
memberships in which the Department of Consumer Assurance wishes to be
a member in fiscal year 2001/02. Copy; Supervisor Ammiano, Finance Committee
(3)
 From Office of the Treasurer, submitting investment activity report
for fiscal year to date of the portfolios under management. (4)
 From Office of the City Attorney, submitting annual report for fiscal
year ended June 30, 2000. (5)
 From Mirna Escobar, regarding several issues and concerns: proposed
complaint against MUNI, and alleged drug activities at Valencia Gardens
Apartments. Copy: Each Supervisor, 2 Letters (6)
 From George Sakin, Guinness Bass Import Company, regarding his experience
with Department of Parking and Traffic and City Tow. Copy: Each Supervisor
(7)
 From Department of Human Services, submitting correspondence relating
to the proposed leased space at 3120 Mission Street. (8)
 From Jasmin Aldana, submitting request for a type 42 beer and wine license
for "Jasmin’s Oriental Grocery" located at 149 Turk Street between Taylor
and Jones Streets. Copy: Economic Vitality, Small Business and Social Policy
Committee (9)
 From Kaysie Ferguson, regarding remarks made by the Mayor concerning
Supervisor Daly. (10)
 From Chief Medical Examiner, submitting list of professional/organization
memberships in which the Chief Medical Examiner wishes to be a member in
fiscal year 2001/02. Copy: Supervisor Ammiano, Finance Committee (11)
 From Office of the Treasurer, submitting Cash Difference and Overage
Funds for period ending March 31, 2001. (12)
 From Budget Analyst, submitting Activity Status Report for the Quarter
ending March 31, 2001. (13)
 From Governor’s Communications Office, submitting update from the Governor’s
Communications Office, dated April 5, 2001. (14)
 From various City departments, regarding performance audits in the past
ten years. Copy: Supervisor McGoldrick (15)

Redevelopment Agency (Reference No. 20010226-110)

Public Library (Reference No. 20010226-091)

Department of Human Services (Reference No. 20010226-102)

Department on the Status of Women (Reference No. 20010226-093)
 From various City departments, submitting proposed annual budget for
fiscal year 2001/02. Copy: Supervisor McGoldrick (16)

Department on the Status of Women (Reference No. 20010226-034)

Muni (Reference No. 20010226-010)
 From State Department of Justice, submitting notice of public meeting
on April 16th at 2:00 p.m., at 350 McAllister Street regarding the proposed
transfer of control of St. Luke’s Hospital in San Francisco to Sutter Health.
Copy: Each Supervisor (17)
 From various City departments, providing a list of all city contracts
that currently exist with the following companies: Eastman Kodak, Chevron,
Costco, Levi Strauss & Co., The Hearst Corporation, Nieman Marcus,
Salomon Smith Barney, Charles Schwab, Walgreens Co., The San Francisco
Giants, Macy’s, General Motors, PG&E, Pacific Bell, Safeway, Hewlett-Packard,
Nordstrom, Providan Financial, Xerox, the Gap, Shorenstein, Bechtel. (Reference
No. 20010402-001) Copy: Supervisor Sandoval (18)

Department on the Status of Women

Animal Care and Control Department

Department of Consumer Assurance

Public Library

Redevelopment Agency

Civil Service Commission

Public Library

Controller

Redevelopment Agency

Police Department

Building Manager
 From Law Office of Christopher Cole, filing notice of appeal for 692-696
DeHaro Street, (3 Lot Subdivision Project) from action of City Planning
Commission. Public Hearing date April 23, 2001 at 3:00 P.M. File 010661
(19)
 From Peter Warfield, regarding the proposed "Library Fee Amnesty Program",
including comments on the 1998 amnesty library program. File 010452 (20)
 From San Francisco Patients Resource Center, regarding Laguna Honda’s
continued service to patients in the Medical Cannabis Community. (21)
 From various City departments, regarding request for retroactive approval
before the Finance Committee. Copy: Supervisor Leno (22)

Human Rights Commission (Reference No. 20010226-160)
 From Office of the Mayor, Treasure Island Project, regarding the costs
of Treasure Island’s Request of Proposals Primary Developer process; functions
of Treasure Island Project staff members in the RFQ process; and the proposed
timeline for any contracts with a primary developer. (Reference No. 20010220-013)
Copy: Supervisor Daly (23)
 From Huckleberry Youth programs, submitting request to have stop signs
placed on Page Street at Lyon. (24)
 From concerned citizens, submitting continued support for the Neighborhood
Emergency Response Team Training Program (NERT) sponsored by the Fire Department.
3 Letters (25)
 From Clark Tibbs, commenting on PG&E’s bankruptcy. (26)
 From Marie Bartee, regarding the unkempt objects (newspaper racks) on
Market Street and how this only encourages litter, graffiti, etc. (27)
 From Kim Garrett, commenting on a report issued by the California Energy
Commission, as a possible location for an emergency facility. (28)
 From Rudolph Family, thanking the Board for closing the meeting in memory
of a family member. (29)
 From Vincent Poy, submitting complaint against the Housing Authority
security guards at the Ping Yuen West apartments at 895 Pacific Avenue.
Copy: Each Supervisor (30)
 From Jocelyn Cohen, submitting opposition to proposal to remove 114
established trees on Townsend, King and Third Streets. (31)
 From Frederick Hobson, expressing continued support for Supervisor Daly’s
good work in District 6. (32)
 From Center for the Preservation of Horses, John Jenkins, commenting
that the District Attorney’s office should add California Penal Code Section
597 charges to the indictments against Robert Noel and Marjorie Knoller.
Copy: Each Supervisor (33)
 From Airport Commission, regarding aircraft flight congestion management.
(Reference No. 20010305-023) Copy: Supervisor Newsom (34)
 From Department of Parking and Traffic, submitting notice that items
on the April 12, 2001 Housing, Transportation, and Land Use Committee’s
agenda are posted. Copy: Housing, Transportation, and Land Use Committee
(35)
 From Senate Rules Committee, submitting appointment of Beverly Alves
of Princeton, Alson Brizard of Patterson and Mark Salvaggio of Bakerfield
as members of the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley
Region. (36)
 From Port, submitting monthly Storm Water Management Report submitted
on March 30, 2001 to the Regional Water Quality Control Board. (37)
 From State Department of Public Health, regarding the food markets in
San Francisco that sell live animals for human consumption. Copy: Each
Supervisor (38)
 From Department of Child Support Services, submitting list of professional/organization
memberships in which the Department of Child Support Services wishes to
be a member in fiscal year 2001/02. Copy: Supervisor Ammiano, Finance Committee
(39)
 From Office of the City Attorney, submitting quarterly report, claims
settled by department from January 1 through March 31, 2001. (40)
 From Department of Telecommunications and Information Services, regarding
the cost of creating an online interdepartmental master street activity
calendar and how long it would take to create it. (Reference No. 20010220-025)
Copy: Supervisor Leno (41)
 From Office of the Mayor, submitting request for release of $13 million
from the Finance Committee reserve for environmental mitigation associated
with the sale of the Potrero power plant and the shutdown of the Bayview/Hunters
Point power plant. Copy: Finance Committee (42)
 From Cynthia Servetnick, submitting support for proposed Charter amendment
to alter the commission appointment process for the Planning Commission,
and possibly for the Board of Appeals, Port Commission, and Redevelopment
Agency. Copy: Each Supervisor (43)
 From Community United Against Violence, submitting annual Hate Violence
Statistics Report. Copy: Each Supervisor (44)
 From Superior Court of California, submitting request for a supplemental
appropriation to cover the remaining estimated expenses of $1.2 million
for the indigent defense program budget. Copy: Finance Committee (45)
 From Dennis Lawlor, submitting apologies for any offense taken at the
April 9, 2001 Board meeting. Copy: Each Supervisor (46)
 From Brian Browne, submitting support for the sale of public power to
private users. Copy: Each Supervisor (47)
 From concerned citizens, commenting on the homeless situation in San
Francisco. 2 Letters (48)
 From Center for the Preservation of Horses, John Jenkins, submitting
individual request for each member of the Board of Supervisors. (49)
 From Office of the Controller, submitting a set of high level financial
reports for the month of March 2001 showing fiscal year 2000/01 status
and year-end figures for the prior year (1999/00. (50)
 From Nora Matulich, submitting invitation to Board members to attend
the Fire Department’s Citywide Disaster Drill on April 21st, at Marina
Middle School, between 9 am and noon. Copy: Each Supervisor (51)

	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
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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. The Clerk of the Board’s Office
TTY number for speech-hearing impaired is (415) 554-5227.

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