Board of Supervisors Minutes: September 17, 2001

Full Board Minutes City and County of San Francisco City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA94102-4689 MEETING MINUTES Monday, September 17, 2001 2:00 PM Legislative Chamber - Second Floor THE BOARD MEETING WILL BEGIN AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 P.M. FOLLOWING THE S.F. DAY OF REMEMBRANCE EVENT. Board of Supervisors TOM AMMIANO, PRESIDENT CHRIS DALY, MATT GONZALEZ, TONY HALL, MARK LENO, SOPHIE MAXWELL, JAKE McGOLDRICK, GAVIN NEWSOM, AARON PESKIN, GERARDO SANDOVAL, LELAND Y. YEE Members Present: Tom Ammiano, Chris Daly, Matt Gonzalez, Tony Hall, Mark Leno, Sophie Maxwell, Jake McGoldrick, Gavin Newsom, Leland Y. Yee. Members Excused: None. Members Absent: Aaron Peskin, Gerardo Sandoval. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The meeting was called to order at 3:12 p.m.On call of the roll, the following Supervisors were noted absent: Supervisors McGoldrick, Newsom, Peskin, Sandoval - 4. Quorum present. Supervisor Newsom noted present at 3:14 p.m. Supervisor McGoldrick noted present at 3:22 P.M. Supervisors Peskin and Sandoval were excused.(See infra.) Supervisors Peskin and Sandoval Excused from Attendance Supervisor Leno, seconded by Supervisor Daly, moved to excuse Supervisors Peskin and Sandovalfrom attending this meeting. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval AGENDA CHANGES The President inquired if there were any changes to the agenda members were aware of which needed to be continued, tabled or considered differently. There were none. COMMUNICATIONS SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M. 011613 [Emergency Declaration Concurrence] Supervisor Ammiano Motion concurring in the September 11, 2001 Declaration of the Existence of a Local Emergency for Limited Purposes by the Mayor, in the actions taken to meet the emergency, and in the termination of the emergency. Enacted Number: M01-135 APPROVED by the following vote: Ayes: 8 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, Newsom, Yee Absent: 3 - McGoldrick, Peskin, Sandoval REGULAR AGENDA UNFINISHED BUSINESS From the Clerk 011391 [Appeal, Conditional Use, 4501 Irving Street] Motion approving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 16182 approving Conditional Use Application No. 2000.1261EC, on property located 4501 Irving Street, southwest corner of Irving Street and 46th Avenue, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Yee moved to continue to September 24, 2001. CONTINUED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 011392 [Appeal, Conditional Use, 4501 Irving Street] Motion disapproving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 16182 approving Conditional Use Application No. 2000.1261EC, on property located 4501 Irving Street, southwest corner of Irving Street and 46th Avenue, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Yee moved to continue to September 24, 2001. CONTINUED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 011393 [Findings - 4501 Irving Street] Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to proposed Conditional Use Application No. 2000.1261EC, on property located 4501 Irving Street, southwest corner of Irving Street and 46th Avenue, for action by the Board at its next meeting. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Yee moved to continue to September 24, 2001. CONTINUED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval Recommendations of the Finance Committee 010845 [Dancehall Permits] Supervisors Daly, Gonzalez, Peskin, Leno Ordinance amending San Francisco Police Code Section 1023 to exempt dances and dancehalls from the need to obtain a dancehall permit if the location where the dance is being held has a place of entertainment permit and provides free drinking water. Enacted Number: 200-01 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 011242 [Requiring situs and/or street name on recorded documents] Supervisor Yee Ordinance amending Article 12C of Part III of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Real Property Tax) by amending Section 1102.1 thereto to require that every document pertaining to real property that is submitted for recordation show on the face of the document the commonly-known situs and/or street name and number of the real property described therein. Enacted Number: 201-01 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 011405 [Appropriation, Police Department] Supervisors Leno, Daly Ordinance reallocating $1,200,000 retroactively from Police Department appropriations to the Fire Department to fund the cost of uniform firefighters for fiscal year 2000-01. (Fiscal impact.) Enacted Number: 194-01 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 011499 [Setting San Francisco's 2001-2002 property tax rate and establishing passthrough rate for residential tenants] Mayor Ordinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for City and County purposes and establishing passthrough rate for residential tenants pursuant to Chapter 37 of the Administrative Code for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002. (Mayor) Enacted Number: 195-01 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 011500 [Setting San Francisco's Unified School District's 2001-2002 property tax to be included in the City's overall property tax rate] Mayor Ordinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for San Francisco Unified School District's purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002. (Mayor) Enacted Number: 196-01 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 011501 [Setting San Francisco Community College District's 2001-2002 property tax rate to be included in the City's overall property tax rate] Mayor Ordinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for San Francisco Community College District purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002. (Mayor) Enacted Number: 197-01 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 011502 [Adjusting Appropriations - Art Commission] Mayor Ordinance amending the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2001-2002, File Number 011041, Ordinance Number 170-01, adjusting appropriations to meet the requirements of the Art Commission pursuant to Charter Section 16.106(1). (Mayor) Enacted Number: 198-01 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval Recommendation of the Neighborhood Services and Parks Committee 011179 [Federal Grant -Improvements at Civic Center-United Nations Plazas/Mid-Market] Resolution authorizing the Director of the Department of Public Works (DPW) to accept and expend $936,325 in federal Transportation, Community and System Preservation (TCSP) funds for improvements in Civic Center-United Nations Plazas/Mid-Market. (Public Works Department) Supervisor Daly moved to continue to September 24, 2001. CONTINUED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval Recommendation of the Rules Committee 010762 [Selection of Police Inspectors] Ordinance amending Section 2A.78 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to conform with post Consent Decree requirements regarding the administration of examination for the rank of Assistant Inspector. (Police Department) Enacted Number: 202-01 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval NEW BUSINESS Recommendations of the Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee 011239 [School Passenger Loading Zones] Supervisors McGoldrick, Leno, Maxwell Ordinance amending San Francisco Traffic Code Section 38.I requiring the designation of white zones at all kindergarten through 12 schools for the loading and unloading of passengers during school hours. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 011240 [School Bus Loading Zones] Supervisors McGoldrick, Leno, Maxwell Ordinance amending San Francisco Traffic Code Section 33.5 establishing special school bus loading zones at all kindergarten through 12 school sites. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 011271 [Passenger zones designated as tow-away zones] Supervisors McGoldrick, Leno, Maxwell Ordinance amending San Francisco Traffic Code Section 38.C authorizing the towing away of vehicles parked in designated passenger loading zones. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 011244 [Fluorescent yellow-green school crossing] Supervisors McGoldrick, Leno, Maxwell, Hall Resolution commending the Department of Parking and Traffic on its efforts and urging the Department of Parking and Traffic to continue to install new oversized, state approved fluorescent yellow-green school crossing and pedestrian crossing signage and ladder style markings at crosswalks contiguous to all kindergarten through grade 12 posted school zones,senior centers, senior housing complexes, hospitals, major parks, youth recreation centers, public museums, and performing arts centers. Enacted Number: 730-01 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS PUBLIC COMMENT Bill Grant, Planning Commission; Roger Beasley, SFPTA, seniors, children and disabled; John Jenkel, corruption of animal care and control; Robert McCarthy, items relating to refuse collection should be sent to committee; Harriet Mislein, closure of Coffman Swimming Pool; Rebecca Sawyer, closure of Coffman Swimming Pool. 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. 011589 [Legislative Analyst Request] Supervisor Gonzalez Motion asking the Legislative Analyst to prepare a report on non-citizen's right to vote in elections such as school board, city council, ballot measures, and other local or state elections. Also, to determine if there are any instances where non-citizens are allowed to stand for elective office. APPROVED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 011590 [Legislative Analyst Request] Supervisor Leno Motion asking the Legislative Analyst to (1) Study the City of Houston's program to pay for e-mail and Internet services to city residents with free access on Public Library computers to address the digital divide issue; (2) Examine cost and management of program to consider the feasibility for San Francisco to replicate the program here. APPROVED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 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 27 011582 [Domestic Partners - Joint Tenants] Supervisor Leno Resolution urging the California State Legislature to pass legislation which would provide to domestic partners holding property as joint tenants the same protections from reassessments upon the death of one of the joint tenants as are currently enjoyed by married couples. Enacted Number: 733-01 ADOPTED 011583 [Out-of-State Tuition Exemption for Immigrant Students] Supervisor Leno Resolution urging the California State Assembly to pass AB540, the Out-of-state Tuition Exemption for Immigrant Students bill. Enacted Number: 734-01 ADOPTED 011584 [Supporting Senate Bill 953] Supervisor Sandoval Resolution supporting passage of California Senate Bill 953, the California Integrated Care and Involvement Act of 2001. Enacted Number: 735-01 ADOPTED 011554 [Needle Exchange Emergency] Supervisors Ammiano, Newsom, Yee, Leno, Daly, Peskin, McGoldrick, Maxwell Motion concurring in the determination of the Mayor for the continued need for the declaration of emergency in connection with the needle exchange program. Enacted Number: M01-134 APPROVED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval Severed from Adoption Without Committee Reference 011560 [Management Audit, Refuse Collection] Supervisor Daly Motion directing the Budget Analyst to conduct, as soon as possible, a fiscal and management audit of Sunset Scavenger Company, Golden Gate Disposal, Sanitary Landfill and Norcal Waste Systems, which operate in the City and County of San Francisco pursuant to the Refuse Collection and Disposal Ordinance enacted by the voters of San Francisco on November 8, 1932. Supervisor Daly, seconded by Supervisor Yee moved to table. TABLED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 011622 [Audit of 2001 Garbage Rate Application Process and Rate Increase] Supervisor Ammiano Motion requesting that the Budget Analyst conduct an expedited audit of the 2001 Garbage Rate Application and recent Residential Rate Increase. 9/17/01 - Supervisor Ammiano presented an amendment of the whole bearing new title. AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Motion requesting that the Budget Analyst conduct an expedited review of the audited financial statements for Sunset Scavenger Company, Golden Gate Disposal, Sanitary Fill Company and Norcal Waste Systems and review the 2001 garbage rate application process and recent residential rate increase. APPROVED AS AMENDED by the following vote: Ayes: 8 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom Noes: 1 - Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 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). For such resolutions to be considered, the Board must first adopt the following two motions. [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." Supervisor Leno, seconded by Supervisor Newsom, moved. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval [Purely Commendatory Finding] Motion that the Board find that the resolution(s) being considered at this time are purely commendatory. Supervisor Leno, seconded by Supervisor Newsom, moved. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval [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. 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 Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval Imperative Agenda 011630 [Supporting HR 2888] Supervisor Newsom Resolution supporting House of Representatives Joint Resolution expressing the Sense of Congress and HR: 2888 the "2001 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from the Response to Terrorist Attacks of the United States" appropriating $40,000,000,000 for emergency expenses to respond to the terrorist attacks on the United States. Enacted Number: 724-01 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 011631 [Condemning Terrorist Attack on the Sovereignty and Peoples of the United States] Supervisor Daly Resolution denouncing the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001, urging swift and just apprehension of the perpetrators of said acts, supporting immigrant and religious minority communities against domestic terrorism and swift prosecution of hate crimes, and decrying war as an answer to intractable socio-political problems. Enacted Number: 732-01 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 011632 [Commending Bill Sorro] Supervisors Daly, Ammiano Resolution commending Bill Sorro for decades of tireless service as a tenant and community advocate, rank-and file trade union activist, and grandfather to 10 kids. Enacted Number: 731-01 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 011633 [Commending the Police of New York City and Washington D.C.] Supervisors McGoldrick, Leno Resolution commending the Police of New York City and Washington D.C. for their heroism surrounding the tragic events; grieving for those who have fallen in the line of duty; and expressing deepest sympathy and steadfast camaraderie with surviving co-workers and family whose lives will be forever altered. Enacted Number: 725-01 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 011634 [Commending Firefighters/E.M.S. Workers of New York City] Supervisors McGoldrick, Leno Resolution commending the Firefighters/E.M.S. Workers of New York City and Washington D.C. for their heroism surrounding the tragic events; grieving for those who have fallen in the line of duty; and expressing deepest sympathy and steadfast camaraderie with surviving co-workers and family whose lives will be forever altered. Enacted Number: 726-01 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 011635 [Expressing deepest sympathy to the people of New York City] Supervisors McGoldrick, Leno Resolution expressing deepest sympathy and steadfast camaraderie with the people of New York City, those who lost their lives in the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings, and all those whose lives have been forever altered by the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Enacted Number: 727-01 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 011636 [Expressing deepest sympathy to citizens of San Francisco] Supervisors McGoldrick, Leno Resolution expressing deepest sympathy and steadfast camaraderie with the friends and family of those citizens of San Francisco who lost their lives in the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Enacted Number: 728-01 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval 011637 [Expressing deepest sympathy to the people of Washington D.C.] Supervisors McGoldrick, Leno Resolution expressing deepest sympathy and steadfast camaraderie with people of Washington D.C., those who lost their lives at the Pentagon, and all those whose lives have been forever altered by the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Enacted Number: 729-01 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Newsom, Yee Absent: 2 - Peskin, Sandoval OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor Ordinances 011638 [Industrial Protection Zone Special Use District Zoning Code Amendment] Supervisor Ammiano Ordinance amending the Planning Code by adding Section 249.22 to create Industrial Protection Zone Special Use District that prohibits residential, live/work and office uses and adopting findings pursuant to Section 101.1. 9/17/01, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee, expires on 10/17/2001. 011639 [Industrial Protection Zone Special Use District Zoning Map Amendment] Supervisor Ammiano Ordinance adopting changes in property use classification by amending the zoning maps of the City and County of San Francisco for Industrial (M-2, M-1 and CM) zones in the area bounded by Bayshore Boulevard, Third Street, Evans Avenue, Rankin Street, Phelps Street, Oakdale Avenue, Selby Street and Helena Street. (Preliminary Negative Declaration dated June 22, 2001, Case No. 2001.0602ETZ; Planning Commission Resolution No. 16224 adopted September 6, 2001, recommending amendment of the Industrial Protection Zone - Special Use District; companion measure to File 011638.) 9/17/01, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee, expires on 10/17/2001. 011640 [Planning Code Amendment - Section 306.4, Records] Supervisor Leno Ordinance amending the Planning Code by amending Section 306.4 to require the Planning Department, at the request of members of the public or the project sponsor, to bring specified project records to Planning Commission, Zoning Administrator, Board of Supervisors and Board of Appeals hearings on applications for conditional use, variance, demolition or discretionary review. (Received Certificate of Exemption/Exclusion from Environmental Review dated 10/17/01) 9/17/01, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee, expires on 10/17/2001. 9/24/01-Transmitted to Planning Commission for public hearing and recommendation. 011641 [Continuation or Acceleration of Noticed Hearings] Supervisor Leno Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 306.4 to provide that once a discretionary review or conditional use case has been noticed for public hearing on an official meeting agenda, the hearing date may not be continued or accelerated without the Department consulting with the principal opponents, if known, and making a good-faith effort to select a mutually agreeable hearing date and to provide that the Planning Commission may not continue the case the day of the hearing except under extraordinary and unforeseen circumstances; and by amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code by amending Section 14 to impose the same limitations on continuances and accelerations of hearing dates for matters at the Board of Appeals. (Received Certificate of Exemption/Exclusion from Environmental Review dated 10/17/01) 9/17/01, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee, expires on 10/17/2001. 9/24/01-Transmitted to Planning Commission for public hearing and recommendation. 001262 [Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program] Supervisors Leno, Newsom, Sandoval, Maxwell, McGoldrick Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code to add Sections 315 to 315.9 to establish requirements for residential developments of 10 units or more to provide inclusionary housing units. (9/17/01 in Board:Supervisor Leno submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title.) (Received Certificate of Exemption/Exclusion from Environmental Review dated 9/5/01) 7/10/00, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Finance and Labor Committee, expires on 8/9/2000. 7/13/00, referred to Planning Commission for public hearing and recommendation. 9/5/00, received from Planning Department General Rule Exclusion from Environmental Review. 2/1/01, TRANSFERRED to Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee. New committee structure. 8/2/01, FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 5.38. 9/17/01, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Leno submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title. 9/17/01, REACTIVATED PURSUANT TO RULE 5.24. Supervisor Leno requested this matter be reactivated. 9/17/01, ASSIGNED to Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee. 9/21/01-Transmitted to Planning Commission for public hearing and recommendation. Resolutions 011630 [Supporting HR 2888] Supervisor Newsom Resolution supporting House of Representatives Joint Resolution expressing the Sense of Congress and HR: 2888 the "2001 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from the Response to Terrorist Attacks of the United States" appropriating $40,000,000,000 for emergency expenses to respond to the terrorist attacks on the United States. 9/17/01, ADOPTED. 011631 [Condemning Terrorist Attack on the Sovereignty and Peoples of the United States] Supervisor Daly Resolution denouncing the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001, urging swift and just apprehension of the perpetrators of said acts, supporting immigrant and religious minority communities against domestic terrorism and swift prosecution of hate crimes, and decrying war as an answer to intractable socio-political problems. 9/17/01, ADOPTED. 011632 [Commending Bill Sorro] Supervisors Daly, Ammiano Resolution commending Bill Sorro for decades of tireless service as a tenant and community advocate, rank-and file trade union activist, and grandfather to 10 kids. 9/17/01, ADOPTED. 011633 [Commending the Police of New York City and Washington D.C.] Supervisors McGoldrick, Leno Resolution commending the Police of New York City and Washington D.C. for their heroism surrounding the tragic events; grieving for those who have fallen in the line of duty; and expressing deepest sympathy and steadfast camaraderie with surviving co-workers and family whose lives will be forever altered. 9/17/01, ADOPTED. 011634 [Commending Firefighters/E.M.S. Workers of New York City] Supervisors McGoldrick, Leno Resolution commending the Firefighters/E.M.S. Workers of New York City and Washington D.C. for their heroism surrounding the tragic events; grieving for those who have fallen in the line of duty; and expressing deepest sympathy and steadfast camaraderie with surviving co-workers and family whose lives will be forever altered. 9/17/01, ADOPTED. 011635 [Expressing deepest sympathy to the people of New York City] Supervisors McGoldrick, Leno Resolution expressing deepest sympathy and steadfast camaraderie with the people of New York City, those who lost their lives in the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings, and all those whose lives have been forever altered by the tragic events of September 11, 2001. 9/17/01, ADOPTED. 011636 [Expressing deepest sympathy to citizens of San Francisco] Supervisors McGoldrick, Leno Resolution expressing deepest sympathy and steadfast camaraderie with the friends and family of those citizens of San Francisco who lost their lives in the tragic events of September 11, 2001. 9/17/01, ADOPTED. 011637 [Expressing deepest sympathy to the people of Washington D.C.] Supervisors McGoldrick, Leno Resolution expressing deepest sympathy and steadfast camaraderie with people of Washington D.C., those who lost their lives at the Pentagon, and all those whose lives have been forever altered by the tragic events of September 11, 2001. 9/17/01, ADOPTED. 011642 [Pedestrian Safety and Street Resurfacing General Obligation Bonds] Supervisor Ammiano Resolution determining and declaring that the public interest and necessity demand the financing of street resurfacing, curb ramp construction, sidewalk improvement and street structure improvement projects and all other aspects necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes, that the estimated cost of $150,000,000 is and will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue of said City and County and will require the incurring of a bonded indebtedness; finding the proposed project is in conformity with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and with the general plan consistency requirement of Administrative Code Section 2A.53. (Fiscal impact.) 9/17/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance Committee. 011643 [SPUC Program Management Services Contract with the San Francisco Water Alliance] Supervisor Daly Resolution disapproving the second year renewal (FY 2001-2002) of the Public Utilities Commission Program Management Services Contract with the San Francisco Water Alliance. 9/17/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Utilities and Deregulation Committee. 011644 [Hate Crime Reward Fund] Supervisor Ammiano Resolution urging the Mayor to direct the District Attorney's Office to use the "Hate Crime Reward Fund" specifically to target those who perpetrate hate crimes against Arab Americans during this time of national crisis. 9/17/01, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. 011645 [Condemning all discrimination and racism] Supervisors Ammiano, Leno, Maxwell Resolution condemning all discrimination and racism directed against Arab Americans, Muslim Americans and people of Middle Eastern descent, and support the use of all legal authority, and release additional resources as necessary, to prevent and respond to discrimination, hate crimes, and harassment in all forms. 9/17/01, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. 011646 [September 11th Day of Tolerance] Supervisors Leno, Maxwell, Newsom, McGoldrick Resolution declaring that annually September 11th shall be in San Francisco a "Day of Tolerance and Respect for Human Rights." 9/17/01, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. 011647 [October 2, 2001 Walk to School Day] Supervisors Leno, Gonzalez, Maxwell, Newsom, McGoldrick Resolution designating October 2, 2001 as "Walk to School Day" in San Francisco. 9/17/01, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. 011648 [Supporting House of Representatives Bills HR. 1198, H. CON. RES. 195, United States Senate Bills S. 1154, S. 1272, S. 1302.] Supervisor Yee Resolution in support of House of Representatives Bills HR 1198, H. CON. RES. 195, United States Senate Bills S.1154, S. 1272, S. 1302 on the 50th anniversary of the US-Japan Peace Treaty, to apologize for its wartime atrocities and provide just compensation for the members of the United States Armed Forces, World War II Veterans, Prisoners of War, "comfort women". 9/17/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Audit, Labor and Government Efficiency Committee. 011649 [Agreement to convey former Central Freeway Parcels to Redevelopment Agency] Mayor Resolution approving and authorizing an agreement with the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco for the sale and grant of an option to purchase certain real property formerly occupied by the Central Freeway for the purpose of affordable housing; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the conveyance is consistent with the City's general plan and eight priority policies of City Planning Code section 101.1; and authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents and take certain actions in furtherance of this resolution. (Mayor) 9/17/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance Committee. 011650 [Agreement to sell and exchange former Centeral Freeway parcels] Mayor Resolution approving and authorizing agreements for the sale at fair market value and for the exchange of certain real property formerly occupied by the Central Freeway; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the conveyance is consistent with the City's general plan and eight priority policies of City Planning Code section 101.1; and authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents and take certain actions in furtherance of this resolution. (Mayor) 9/17/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance Committee. 011651 [Development strategy and issuance of RFPs] Mayor Resolution endorsing the strategy for development of certain real property formerly occupied by the Central Freeway and the issuance of requests for proposals. (Mayor) 9/17/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance Committee. 011652 [Commend - Leaders of SF Communities] Supervisors Leno, McGoldrick, Maxwell, Newsom Resolution commending the leaders of San Francisco communities of faith for their response to the tragic events of September 11, 2001. 9/17/01, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Charter Amendments 011653 [Charter Amendment - Ethics Commission] Supervisor Ammiano Charter amendment (First Draft) to amend Section 15.100 to allow the Ethics Commission to place ballot arguments in the Voter Information Pamphlet regarding ballot measures that affect the Commission's structure, authority or jurisdiction, or ballot measures placed on the ballot by or at the request of the Commission. 9/17/01, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 10/17/2001. 011654 [Public Advocate; Department of Neighborhood Empowerment] Supervisor Daly Charter amendment (First Draft) to amend Article VI and add Section 16.121 to create the Public Advocate; to establish the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment; and to create neighborhood councils. (Fiscal impact.) 9/17/01, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 10/17/2001. 011655 [Charter Amendment - Redrawing Supervisorial District Lines] Supervisor Gonzalez Charter amendment (First Draft) to amend Section 13.110 in order (1) to establish new supervisorial district lines; (2) to provide that an Elections Task Force shall redraw district lines following the 2010 federal census and thereafter; (3) to designate new appointing authorities for the Elections Task Force; (4) to require the use of adjusted census figures in redistricting supervisorial districts; (5) to increase the allowable population deviation between districts; and (6) to set deadlines after the 2010 federal census for appointment of the Elections Task Force and for completion of redistricting. 9/17/01, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 10/17/2001. 011656 [Charter Amendment - Public Utilities Commissioners] Supervisor Hall Charter amendment (First Draft) to amend Section 4.112 to require each Public Utilities Commissioner to meet specific qualifications for appointment. 9/17/01, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 10/17/2001. 011657 [Charter Amendment - Domestic Partner Benefits] Supervisor Leno Charter amendment (First Draft) to amend Appendix 8.500-2, relating to domestic partner benefits. 9/17/01, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 10/17/2001. 011658 [Charter Amendment - Building Inspection Commission] Supervisor McGoldrick Charter amendment (First Draft) to amend Section 4.121 to revise the allocation of appointments by the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors to the Building Inspection Commission. 9/17/01, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 10/17/2001. 011659 [Charter Amendment - Cost of Living Benefits for Retirees] Supervisors McGoldrick, Hall, Daly, Sandoval, Newsom, Maxwell, Ammiano Charter amendment (First Draft) to amend Appendix A8.526-1, relating to supplemental cost of living benefits for retirees and their survivors. (Fiscal impact.) 9/17/01, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 10/17/2001. 011660 [Charter Amendment - Runoff Voting for Elective Offices] Supervisor McGoldrick Charter amendment (First Draft) to amend Sections 13.101 and 13.102 and add new Section 13.102.5 to provide for the election of the Sheriff, Treasurer, Assessor-Recorder, Public Defender, and members of the Board of Supervisors using a ranked-choice, or "instant run-off," ballot, to require that City voting systems be compatible with a ranked-choice ballot system, and setting a date and conditions for implementation. 9/17/01, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 10/17/2001. Requests for Hearing 011620 [Alkyl Nitrates] Supervisors Ammiano, Leno Hearing regarding Alkyl Nitrates, commonly known as "Poppers", to discuss:(1) The point of sale warning, particulary if the warning needs to be revised; (2) How effective is it; (3) Is it being enforced. 9/17/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Health and Environment Committee. Sponsor requests this item be scheduled for consideration at the September 25, 2001 meeting. 011629 [Exotic Dance Establishments] Supervisor Peskin Hearing to address the safety conditions within San Francisco's exotic dance establishments, the working conditions for dancers and other club employees, and to explore how public agencies can ensure a safe and healthy working environment within these establishments. 9/17/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Audit, Labor and Government Efficiency Committee. 011661 [PG&E Obligation of Service] Supervisor Leno Hearing to consider PG&E's obligation of service to the City of San Francisco given reports of poor service that appear to conflict with PG&E's franchise agreement. 9/17/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Utilities and Deregulation Committee. 011662 [Independent Auditor's Interim Management Letters] Supervisor Newsom Hearing to consider the interim management letters for the City and County of San Francisco as issued by the City's independent auditors based on their interim testwork performed for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001. 9/17/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Audit, Labor and Government Efficiency Committee. Sponsor requests this item be scheduled for consideration at the September 25, 2001 meeting. 011663 [San Francisco Dog Owner Group] Supervisor Yee Hearing to discuss the desires and concerns of the San Francisco Dog Owners Group in the interest of reaching a balanced approach to accommodating responsible off-leash dog recreation in San Francisco parks.The hearing will review the SF DOG's proposed policy in order for the Recreation and Park Department to create useful solutions to improving the quality of the park experience for park users, dogs, and their owners in a manner that takes into account the interests of all concerned parties. 9/17/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Neighborhood Services and Parks Committee. Motions 011628 [Legislative Analyst Request] Supervisor Peskin Motion asking the Legislative Analyst to explore governmental reforms that would allow more efficient utilization of street space by construction projects, which has potential to minimize the inconvenience that local residents currently face. 9/17/01, ASSIGNED to Board of Supervisors. Scheduled for Board consideration September 24, 2001. Introduced by the President at the Request of Departments PROPOSED ORDINANCES 011556 [Acceptance of Street for Maintenance] Ordinance accepting for purposes of maintenance Peters Avenue, subject to specified limitations, pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code Section 1806, San Francisco Administrative Code Section 1.52, and Department of Public Works Order No. 173,091. (Public Works Department) (District 9) 8/27/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Neighborhood Services and Parks Committee. 011562 [Structural Repair of Damaged Buildings] Ordinance amending Volume 2, Chapter 16, Section 1605.4.3 of the San Francisco Building Code to clarify that damaged buildings will not have to be brought up to 100 percent compliance with current seismic requirements when repaired. (Building Inspection Department) 8/28/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee. 011567 [Changing the definition of a truck in the Traffic Code to limit the use of special truck loading zones to bona-fide delivery vehicles] Ordinance amending Sections 33.3 and 33.3.2 of the San Francisco Traffic Code, restricting the types of vehicles that may use Truck Loading Zones and Special Truck Loading Zones in parking bays along Market Street between Steuart and Octavia Streets to those with at least six wheels. (Parking and Traffic Department) 8/30/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee. 011608 [MOU, Amendment No. 3, Locals 250, 535, and 790] Ordinance adopting and implementing Amendment No. 3 to the 2000-2003 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Service Employees International Union, Locals 250, 535 and 790 and the City and County of San Francisco by amending Article III.A by adding paragraphs 204a, 204b and 204c, increasing wages for Classification 8238 (Public Safety Communications Dispatcher) and Classification 8239 (Senior Communications Dispatcher). (Human Resources Department) 9/5/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Audit, Labor and Government Efficiency Committee. 011614 [Settlement of Legal Proceeding] Ordinance authorizing settlement of an administrative penalty conditionally imposed by the Department of Public Works on Adesta Communications, Inc. (City Attorney) 9/12/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Audit, Labor and Government Efficiency Committee. Confidential letter dated September 12, 2001 is on file with the Clerk of the Board. PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS 011557 [Stop Intersections] Resolution designating certain intersections as "STOP" intersections. STOP SIGNS - ESTABLISH 10th Avenue and Kirkham Street, northeast and southwest corners, stopping Kirkham Street (makes this an all-way STOP) Silliman and University Streets, northeast and southwest corners, stopping Silliman Street (makes this an all-way STOP) (Parking and Traffic Department) (DPT Order No. 2295.) 8/28/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee. 011558 [Parking Regulations, Various Locations] Resolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations. PERPENDICULAR (90-DEGREE ANGLE) PARKING - ESTABLISH Connecticut Street, east side, between 18th and 20th Streets Mississippi Street, both sides, between 20th and 22nd Streets Mississippi Street, east side, between Mariposa and 20th Streets Missouri Street, both sides, between 19th and Mariposa Streets Missouri Street, east side, between 20th and Sierra Streets Missouri Street, west side, between 17th and Mariposa Streets Missouri Street, west side, between 19th and 20th Streets Pennsylvania Street, both sides, between 19th and 22nd Streets Pennsylvania Street, west side, between 18th and Mariposa Streets Texas Street, both sides, between 17th and 19th Streets Texas Street, east side, between 19th and 20th Streets Texas Street, east side, from 20th Street to a point 95 feet south of Sierra Street Texas Street, west side, from 20th Street to a point 65 feet north of Sierra Street RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "Q" (ENTIRE AREA) - RESCIND 3rd Street, east side, between Ingerson and Jamestown Avenues (6300 block odd-numbered side) 3rd Street, west side, between Paul and Salinas Avenues (6200 block, even-numbered side) Carr Street, both sides, between Paul and Salinas Avenues (unit block) Crane Street, both sides, between Paul and Salinas Avenues (unit block) Gould Street, both sides, between Paul and Salinas Avenues (unit block) Paul Avenue, south side, between 3rd and Crane Streets (unit, 100, 200, 300, and 400 blocks) Salinas Avenue, north side, between 3rd and Exeter Streets (unit, 100, and 200 blocks) RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "S" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 9 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH 19th Street, both sides, between Seward and Yukon Streets (4600 block) Castro Street, both sides, between 21st and Hill Streets (northern portion of 800 block) UNMETERED MOTORCYCLE PARKING - ESTABLISH 17th Street, north side, from 43.5 feet to 72 feet east of Folsom Street (28.5-foot zone, accommodating 7 motorcycles, in front of #3084-17th Street) (Parking and Traffic Department) (DPT Order No. 2295.) 8/28/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee. 011559 [Traffic Regulations, Various Streets] Resolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets. NO LEFT TURN - RESCIND NO LEFT TURN, EXCEPT MUNI - ESTABLISH Market Street, westbound, at Spear Street TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH Fulton Street, north side, between 48th Avenue and La Playa La Playa, west side, from the extension of the north property line of Cabrillo Street to 60 feet southerly (60-foot zone, opposite the stem of the T-intersection) Monterey Boulevard, south side, between Acadia Street and Circular Avenue South Van Ness Avenue, west side, from Market Street to 80 feet southerly (80-foot zone, eliminates parking meters #2, #4, and #6) TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING, 7 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - ESTABLISH 39th Avenue, west side, from Quintara Street to 15 feet southerly (15-foot zone) RIGHT LANE MUST TURN RIGHT - RESCIND Brazil Street, westbound, at Mansell Street (Parking and Traffic Department) (DPT Order No. 2295.) 8/28/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee. 011561 [IHSS Contract Modification Approval - Addus Healthcare] Resolution approving the retroactive modification of the contract between the City and County of San Francisco and Addus Healthcare for the provision of In-Home Supportive Services for the period from July 1, 2001 to January 31, 2002, in the increased amount of $4,182,526, for a total contract amount of $21,379,697. (Human Services Department) (Fiscal impact.) (Supervisor Gonzalez dissenting in Committee) 8/29/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Economic Vitality, Small Business and Social Policy Committee. 011563 [SF Public Utilities Commission Program Management Services Contract with the San Francisco Water Alliance] Resolution approving the second year renewal (FY 2001-2002) of the Public Utilities Commission Program Management Services Contract with the San Francisco Water Alliance. (Public Utilities Commission) (Fiscal impact.) 8/29/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance Committee. 011565 [Settlement of Claim] Resolution approving settlement of the unlitigated claim of the United States Environmental Protection Agency in an amount not to exceed $180,000 for payment of costs of responding to contamination at Casmalia Resources Hazardous Waste Disposal Site. (City Attorney) 8/28/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Audit, Labor and Government Efficiency Committee. Department requests this item be calendared at the first Audit Committee meeting in October, 2001. 011600 [Refugee County Plan, Federal Fiscal Year 2001] Resolution approving the San Francisco Federal Fiscal Year 2001 Refugee County Plan. (Private Industry Council) 9/4/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Economic Vitality, Small Business and Social Policy Committee. 011606 [Airport Curbside Management Program Contract] Resolution approving the Airport Commission's contract with ShuttlePort/DAJA SFO Joint Venture to manage and staff the Airport Curbside Management Program for one-year and up to four additional one-year options, commencing October 2001. (Airport Commission) (Fiscal impact.) 9/5/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance Committee. 011609 [State funding for California Healthcare for Indigents Program (CHIP) allocation for medical services to indigent persons] Supervisors Leno, Peskin Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend retroactively a grant allocation for up to $4,826,945 for Fiscal Year 2001-02 funding from the State Department of Health Services for California Healthcare for Indigents Program (CHIP) funds for medical services to indigent persons, professional services, medical services contracts, materials and supplies, facilities rental, personal services, and indirect costs in the amount of $60,541, based on 10.82% of administrative and fiscal intermediary costs. (Public Health Department) 9/5/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Health and Environment Committee. Department requests this item be calendared at the September 25, 2001 meeting. 011610 [Grant,Gang Free Communities Program] Resolution authorizing the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $24,293 from the office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) for the Gang Free Communities Program that is currently authorized by OJJDP, and up to $150,000 upon receipt of the final award letter from OJJDP. (Mayor) 9/10/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Economic Vitality, Small Business and Social Policy Committee. 011611 [Grant, Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) Section 37 Federal Capital Funding Assistance] Resolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency Board to accept and expend $229,953 of Federal Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC) Funds, Section 3037, for the San Francisco International Airport's (SFO) SFO-Southeast San Francisco Transportation Job Link Program, and including $13,016 for Administrative Overhead Costs. (Municipal Transportation Agency) 9/5/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee. 011612 [Grant, Surface Transportation Program Capital Assistance for MUNI Projects] Resolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency Board to accept and expend $53,282,382 of Federal Formula Section 5307 and Surface Transportation Program (STP) Capital Assistance for Municipal Railway Capital Projects and activities and including $1,705,135 for Administrative Overhead Costs. (Municipal Transportation Agency) 9/5/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee. Requests Granted From: Supervisor Yee To: City Attorney Requesting/Inquiring: To advise on the legality of legislation that requires employers to post a bond or other security to ensure their workers will receive compensation which they are due. From: Supervisor Yee To: City Attorney Requesting/Inquiring: To draft legislation amending the San Francisco Municipal Code to require that any notice distributed by the Department of Building Inspection and Planning Department in respect to proposed construction issued to residents within a 300 foot radius of the affected site be published in multiple languages, sensitive to the demographics of the neighborhood. From: Supervisor Yee To: City Attorney Requesting/Inquiring: To draft legislation that will create a pilot consumer counseling and educational program to focus on preventing San Francisco residents from entering loans with adverse effects on their income or livelihood.Such a service should: Provide all information and services in multiple languages.Provide a clear definition of predatory lending and clearly identify the interest rate and fees/points "triggers" or "thresholds" on a high cost loan; enumerate the predatory lending practices in easy-to-understand language contained in selected materials; disseminate public information to San Francisco residents using the following strategies: Mail informative brochures as part of property tax bills, distribute other informative materials such as refrigerator magnets, index cards, etc., with telephone number referrals to local and federal agencies that can be contacted regarding predatory lending practices; utilize local radio stations to help in public service announcements; work with local non-profit organizations and community groups to disseminate information and organize seminars on predatory lending.The consumer service would also provide In Memoriams Motion that the Board adjourn its meeting this date out of respect to the memory of the following deceased: Raymond Marks (Supervisors Leno, McGoldrick) Manuel Morales (Supervisor Ammiano) ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the Board at the hour of 4:44 p.m. adjourned. 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