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Young, Clerk of the Board ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES Motion to approve the June 11, June 18, June 25, July 2, July 9, July 16, July 23 July 30, August 6, 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. Items 1 through 3 Recommendations of the Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee Present: Supervisors McGoldrick, Daly, Peskin 1. 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. 9/17/2001, PASSED ON FIRST READING. Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED? 2. 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. 9/17/2001, PASSED ON FIRST READING. Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED? 3. 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. 9/17/2001, PASSED ON FIRST READING. Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED? Questions on the Consent Agenda are on final passage, first reading, or adoption, as indicated:______________________________________________ REGULAR AGENDA UNFINISHED BUSINESS Recommendation of the Neighborhood Services and Parks Committee Present: Supervisors Yee, Hall 4. 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) 8/27/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor Daly, seconded by Supervisor Leno moved to continue to September 17, 2001. 9/17/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor Daly moved to continue to September 24, 2001. Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? Recommendation of the Rules Committee Present: Supervisors Gonzalez, Hall, Ammiano 5. 010840 [Elections Task Force] Ordinance creating the Elections Task Force to redraw Board of Supervisor district lines pursuant to the provisions set forth in Charter Section 13.110(d) following the 2000 federal census; operative date September 10, 2001. (Clerk of the Board) 5/29/2001, RE-REFERRED to Rules Committee. Supervisor Sandoval requested this matter be re-referred to committee. 8/20/2001, AMENDED. 8/20/01 - Supervisor Hall, seconded by Supervisor Yee moved to amend on Page 1, line 5 and on Page 2, line 2, replace "October 9" with "September 10". 8/20/2001, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED. 8/27/2001, AMENDED. 8/27/01 - Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Daly moved to amend by adding a Section 4 to read: "The membership of this Task Force shall be broadly representative of the communities o interest, neighborhoods, and the diversity in ethnicity, race, age, and sexual orientation of the City and County and have representation of both sexes." 8/27/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor Sandoval moved to continued to September 24, 2001. Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED? SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M. 6. 011390 [Public Hearing - Appeal, Conditional Use, 4501 Irving Street] Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No.16182 dated June 28, 2001, approving Conditional Use Application No. 2000.1261EC, under Sections 121.1 and 710.11 to develop a new four-story, mixed-use building, at a maximum height of forty feet, containing approximately 1,800 square feet of commercial office/retail space and eleven off-street parking spaces in the ground floor garage and ten dwelling units on a remaining three upper floors on two lots with a total area exceeding 5,000 square feet, in an NC (Neighborhood Commercial Cluster) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District, on property located at 4501 Irving Street, southwest corner of Irving Street and 46th Avenue; Lots 47 and 49, in Assessor’s Block 1801. 8/20/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor Yee, seconded by Supervisor Peskin moved to continue to September 17, 2001. 9/17/01, Continued, Supervisor Yee moved to continue to September 24, 2001. Action:___________________________ Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, notice is hereby given: If you challenge the above matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described above, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors, (1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244; San Francisco, CA 94102-4689) at, or prior to, the public hearing. From the Clerk (Only one of the following two motions should be adopted.) 7. 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) 8/20/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor Yee, seconded by Supervisor Peskin moved to continue to September 17, 2001. 9/17/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor Yee moved to continue to September 24, 2001. Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED? 8. 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) 8/20/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor Yee, seconded by Supervisor Peskin moved to continue to September 17, 2001. 9/17/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor Yee moved to continue to September 24, 2001. Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED? 9. 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) 8/20/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor Yee, seconded by Supervisor Peskin moved to continue to September 17, 2001. 9/17/2001, CONTINUED. Supervisor Yee moved to continue to September 24, 2001. Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED? COMMITTEE REPORTS Reports from committees, if any, recommending emergency or urgent measures. From Rules Committee The following item will be considered by the Rules Committee at its Regular meeting on Thursday, September 20, 2001, at 1:00 PM. The Chair intends to request the committee to send the following item to the Board as a committee report. 10. 011588 [City and School District Committee Off-Site Meetings] Supervisor Ammiano Motion ordering the City and School District Committee meeting of the Board of Supervisors to be held at the Irving G. Breyer Board Meeting Room, Board of Education, 555 Franklin Street, First Floor, San Francisco, on October 24, 2001 at 3:00 P.M., and again on November 14, 2001, and directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare the prior notices and postings. Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED? 11. 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. 12. 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, except that public speakers using translation assistance will be allowed to testify for twice the amount of the public testimony time limit. If simultaneous translation services are used, speakers will be governed by the public testimony time limit applied to 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. 13. 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. Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED? CLOSED SESSION 14. 011594 [Closed Session - Public Employee Performance Evaluation] Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with Gloria L. Young, for the purpose of evaluating her performance as Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, as permitted by Government Code Section 54957. (Clerk of the Board) Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED? After a closed session, if one occurs, the President shall (1) request the Deputy City Attorney to identify the subjects discussed in the closed session, and (2) direct the Clerk of the Board to report the vote taken on any motion in the closed session. [Elect To Disclose] Motion that the Board finds it is in the public interest to disclose information discussed in closed session, and directs the President immediately to disclose that information. [Elect Not to Disclose] Motion that the Board finds that it is in the best interest of the public that the Board elect at this time not to disclose its closed session deliberations concerning the anticipated litigation listed above. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City Attorney, under the provisions of Government Code Section 54956.9 (a) and Administrative Code Section 67.8 (3), for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving advice from, the City Attorney. 15. 011592 [Closed Session - Department of Elections] Supervisor Peskin Motion requesting a closed hearing of the Board of Supervisors on September 24, 2001 in order for the Board to be briefed on the status of ongoing investigations of the Department of Elections. Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED? After a closed session, if one occurs, the President shall (1) request the Deputy City Attorney to identify the subjects discussed in the closed session, and (2) direct the Clerk of the Board to report the vote taken on any motion in the closed session. [Elect To Disclose] Motion that the Board finds it is in the public interest to disclose information discussed in closed session, and directs the President immediately to disclose that information. [Elect Not to Disclose] Motion that the Board finds that it is in the best interest of the public that the Board elect at this time not to disclose its closed session deliberations concerning the anticipated litigation listed above. 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 16 through 23 16. 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. 9/17/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? 17. 011645 [Condemning all discrimination and racism] Supervisor Ammiano 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. 9/17/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? 18. 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." 9/17/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? 19. 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. 9/17/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? 20. 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. 9/17/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? 21. 011615 [Rejection of Mayor’s Appointment] Supervisor Daly Motion rejecting the Mayor’s appointment of Michael DeNunzio to the Aging and Adult Services Commission. 9/18/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. This item is on the Adoption Without Committee Reference because of the timing pursuant to Charter Section 3.100 and requires a 2/3 vote of the Board of Supervisors to reject. Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED? 22. 011618 [Rejection of Mayor’s Appointment] Supervisor Daly Motion rejecting the Mayor’s appointment of Victor Makras to the Police Commission. 9/18/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. This item is on the Adoption Without Committee Reference because of the timing pursuant to Charter Section 3.100 and requires a 2/3 vote of the Board of Supervisors to reject. Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED? 23. 011666 [United Nations Working Group] Supervisor Daly Motion establishing a 15 member working group on United Nations Plaza. 9/19/2001, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED? Questions on the For Adoption Without Committee Reference Agenda:_________________________________________ 24. 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 September 13 through noon on September 19, for reference by President to appropriate committee on September 24, 2001. 011619 [MOU Amendment No. 1, Automotive Machinists Local 1414] Ordinance adopting and implementing Amendment No. 1 to the 2000-2003 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Automotive Machinists, Local 1414 and the City and County of San Francisco by amending Article III.C., part 6, correcting a clerical error by deleting the Standby Pay provision. (Human Resources Department) 9/19/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Audit, Labor and Government Efficiency Committee. 011670 [Settlement Of Lawsuit] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Desiree Hamaoui against the City and County of San Francisco for $60,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 20, 2000, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 315-230; entitled Desiree Hamaoui v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney) 9/19/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Audit, Labor and Government Efficiency Committee. PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS Proposed resolutions received from September 13 through noon on September 19, for reference by President to appropriate committee on September 24, 2001. 011566 [Sewer Emergency] Resolution approving the expenditure of funds in the amount of $272,846 to construct a new sewer on Tennessee Street from Cesar Chavez Street to midway toward 26th Street and on Cesar Chavez Street from 3rd Street to Tennessee Street. (Public Utilities Commission) 9/13/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance Committee. 011664 [Acquisition - Noise Easements] Resolution authorizing the acquisition of seventy (70) noise easements for sixty nine (69) properties in South San Francisco and one (1) in the unincorporated area of the County of San Mateo as part of the San Francisco Airport’s Noise Insulation Program. (Real Estate Department) 9/18/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance Committee. 011668 [Contingent Fee Agreement in Qui Tam Case re Substandard Waterworks Parts] Resolution approving Contingency Fee Agreement in California ex rel. Nora Armenta v. James Jones Co., et al. (Los Angeles Superior Court No. BC 173487). (City Attorney) 9/19/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Audit, Labor and Government Efficiency Committee. 011669 [Public Utilities Commission Land Exchange] Resolution approving an exchange of pipeline easement land with Hayward-Oliver Owners, LLC related to property located in the City of Hayward, County of Alameda, State of California, and authorizing the quitclaim of the interest of the City and County of San Francisco in a strip of land 20 feet wide located along the westerly side of an existing easement area, in exchange for a grant of easement rights in a similar strip of land 20 feet wide located along the easterly side of the existing easement area plus certain additional surface use rights to City, and adopting findings pursuant to City Planning Code Section 101.1. (Real Estate Department) 9/19/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance Committee. 011671 [Agreement - Informatix, Inc. and CCSF to implement the Computer Assisted Support Enforcement System (CASES) Consortium for 34 California counties including San Francisco] Resolution approving the Agreement between Informatix, Inc. and City, dated May 3, 2000, for computer consulting services necessary to implement the CASES Consortium. (Child Support Services) 9/19/2001, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Economic Vitality, Small Business and Social Policy Committee. 011672 [Petitions and Communications] Petitions and Communications received from September 13 through noon on September 19, for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered filed by the Clerk on September 24, 2001. From Office of the Controller Audits Division, submitting survey questionnaire to evaluate the effectiveness of the services provided by the City Attorney, and to help the City Attorney identify areas where improvements may be needed. Copy: Each Supervisor (1) From Department of Parking and Traffic, regarding extension of parking time limits from 2 hours to 4 hours on Portola Drive, between Dorchester Way and Vicente Street. Copy: Each Supervisor (2) From Recreation and Park Department, responding to theft of various landscape materials from San Francisco parks and specifically Cayuga Playground. (Reference No. 20010813-00) Copy: Each Supervisor (3) From Kathleen Finnigan, urging opposition to SB 975, regarding definition and funding of public works projects in California. Copy: Each Supervisor (4) From Department of Public Works, regarding the revocation of the existing Minor Sidewalk Encroachment Permit at 200 Ocean Avenue. (5) From California State Association of Counties, submitting opposition to SB 108, regarding amended legislation that would require counties to place all prosecutors, public defenders, public defender investigators, and child support enforcement attorneys in "safety retirement". Copy: Each Supervisor (6) From United States Department of Commerce, submitting notice of public hearings on proposed rule that would put in place or modify protective regulations for four Evolutionarily Significant Units of threatened salmon and steelhead in California pursuant to Section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act; hearings to be held in September in various locations (see letter for dates and locations). (7) From concerned citizens, commenting on the September 11th, 2001 "Attack on America". 2 Letters (8) From Chin Chi, regarding his membership on the Animal Control and Welfare Commission. Copy: Supervisor Ammiano (9) From Michael and John Nulty, submitting 2 letters entitled "Declaration regarding Frederick Hobson’s’ membership in "District 6 Democrats". (10) From Frederick Hobson, responding to letter from Elissa Eckman, Chair, Commission of Animal Control and Welfare regarding alleged misinformation about "Frederick Hobson". (11) From District 6 Democrats, regarding the passage of the amended version of the "Dancehall" legislation. Copy: Each Supervisor (12) From Iranian American Chamber of Commerce, submitting letter of condolences for the September 11, 2001 "Attack on America" and requesting support to shield and protect the Iranian American community against paradoxical injustice. Copy: Each Supervisor (13) From State Senator Tom Torlakson, submitting notification of Senate Select Committee Hearing on "Bay Area Infrastructure" on September 19th, 10 a.m. at the Elihu Harris State Building, 1515 Clay Street, Oakland. Copy: Each Supervisor (14) From Sue Degener, urging cancellation of the Blue Angels show on October 6, 2001 in San Francisco. Copy: Each Supervisor (15) From Beverly Maloney, suggesting changes be made in the policies and procedures governing the Employees’ Retirement System service to its members. Copy: Each Supervisor (16) From Mark Bronson, commenting that Ron Wilson speaking on behalf of the San Francisco International Airport owes a written apology to the disabled and the general aviation community for the deplorable comments he made on September 13, 2001regarding the "Attack on America". (17) From Department of Consumer Assurance, regarding plans for compliance with the Equal Access to City Services Ordinance. (Reference No. 20010716-006) Copy: Each Supervisor (18) From Supervisor Yee, submitting appointment of Eileen Hinds to the Pedestrian Safety and Street Resurfacing Work Group. Copy: Rules Committee (19) From Police Department, submitting notice that the funding provided in the budget for fiscal year 2001-02 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is adequate for the department to meet service levels as proposed to the Board. (20) From Michael Morris, submitting comment "listen to the voters" regarding ballot measures pass by the voters, specifically tenancies in common and resolution to close Golden Gate Park on Saturdays to vehicles. (21) From Office of the Controller, regarding Amendment No. 3 to Memorandum of Understanding with the Service Employees International Union Locals 250, 535 and 790. (22) From State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, submitting request for a Type 21 liquor license for Cecelia Anne Kennedy dba Kennedy Market at 4600 Third Street. Economic Vitality, Small Business and Social Policy Committee (23) From Office of the Controller, regarding funding levels for homeless programs in the fiscal year 2001/02 budget. (Reference No. 20010730-001) Copy: Supervisor Daly (24) From Action for Animals, suggesting that the Commission on Animal Control and Welfare’s main function is to animal welfare; and hopes the disagreements between members can be worked out. Copy: Each Supervisor (25) From Adam Honeysett, submitting newsletter of information on U.S. Department of Education activities and events for the month of September 2001. (26) From Keyvan Tabari, Iranian American Chamber of Commerce, regarding the September 11, 2001 "Attack on America". (27) From Arts Commission, submitting grant guidelines for fiscal years 1999/00 and 2000/01, as well as a list of grant recipients and the amounts awarded for the same time period. (Reference No. 20010813-001) Copy: Each Supervisor (28) From Housing Authority, regarding response to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s July 19th letter of reprimand which he states was issued to four commissioners. (Reference No. 20010813-003) Copy: Supervisor Gonzalez (29) From Mirna Escobar, submitting information regarding claim of alleged unpaid wages, overtime and vacation pay while working for MUNI. (30) From Office of the City Administrator, regarding plans for compliance with the Equal Access to City Services Ordinance. (Reference No. 20010716-008) Copy: Supervisor Leno (31) From Office of the Controller, submitting notice that the funding provided in the budget for fiscal year 2001-02 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is adequate for the department to meet service levels as proposed to the Board. (32) From "The Fund for Animals", submitting support for the elimination of fares presently charged for pets/companion animals that accompany their owners/guardians on the Muni. (33) From Planning Department, submitting status update of the Planning Code violation at the Mint Mall (illegal office uses) at 951-957 Mission Street. Copy: Supervisor Daly (34) From Rick DeMartini, urging Americans to step outside their door Friday, September 14, 2001 at 7 p.m. and light a candle to show the world that Americans are strong and united together against terrorism. (35) From Alan Perlman, submitting an update on the development of the Rivendell school site. Copy: Each Supervisor (36) From Jeff Rusteen, urging increased funding and training for personnel and ambulances to effectively respond effectively to a disaster. Copy: Each Supervisor (37) From State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, submitting request for a Type 48 liquor license for Mauricio Mejia Salinas dba Club Caliente at 278 11th Street. Copy: Economic Vitality, Small Business and Social Policy Committee (38) From State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, submitting request for a Type 41 liquor license for Shoopra LLC dba Shoopra at 3301 Buchanan Street. Copy: Economic Vitality, Small Business and Social Policy Committee (39) From State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, submitting request for a Type 21 liquor license for Kuwahara Ikurou dba Montgomery Plaza Shop at 456 Montgomery Street. Copy: Economic Vitality, Small Business and Social Policy Committee (40) From State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, submitting request for a Type 20 liquor license for George Vira Arbid dba Fort Mason Market at 1701 Greenwich Street. Copy: Economic Vitality, Small Business and Social Policy Committee (41) From State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, submitting request for a Type 02 liquor license for Francis Thomas Kehoe dba Thomas Kehoe Wines at 850 Powell Street. Copy: Economic Vitality, Small Business and Social Policy Committee (42) From Office of Contract Administration, submitting the Tropical Hardwood and Virgin Redwood Ban Implementation Report for fiscal year 2000/01. (43) From California Public Utilities Commission, submitting notice from Pacific Gas and Electric Company requesting a change in distribution level standby rates as required by CPUC Decision No. 01-07-027. (44) From Baxter Rice Associates, submitting request for transfer of a Type 52 liquor license from the World Trade Center to 1 Ferry Plaza, behind the Ferry Building in a space previously occupied by Gabbiano’s Restaurant to the World Trade Club. Copy: Economic Vitality, Small Business and Social Policy Committee (45) From Redevelopment Agency, submitting notice of Workshop on Proposed Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Redevelopment of Parcel 732-A, located at the northeast corner of Fillmore and Eddy Streets; Western Addition, A-2 Redevelopment Project Area. (46) From State Board of Equalization, submitting notice of rescheduled public hearing on September 26, 2001, Room 121, 450 N Street, Sacramento, CA at 9:30a.m. to consider proposed adoption of Rule 206, Assessment of Artificial Satellites, relating to personal property. (47) From State Board of Equalization, submitting notice of rescheduled public hearing on September 26, 2001, Room 121, 450 N Street, Sacramento, CA at 9:30a.m. to consider proposed adoption of Rule 905, Assessment Electric Generation Facilities. (48) From State Board of Equalization, submitting notice regarding extension of time for accepting applications for reduction in assessment under Section 1603 and 1605 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. Copy: Each Supervisor (49) From Rick Thurber, commenting on the increase in litter and graffiti in San Francisco. 5 Letters (50) From Office of the Mayor, submitting notice of the reorganization of the Office of Solid Waste Management, which is currently under the Department of Administrative Services, into the Department of Environment. Copy: Each Supervisor (51) From Chooi Eng Grosso, submitting opposition to proposal to close JFK Drive, in Golden Gate Park to vehicles on Saturdays. Copy: Each Supervisor (52) From California State Association of Counties, submitting notice of removal of opposition to SB 108, regarding amended legislation that would require counties to place all prosecutors, public defenders, public defender investigators, and child support enforcement attorneys in "safety retirement". Copy: Each Supervisor (53) From Urban Counties Caucus, submitting notice of removal of opposition to SB 108, regarding amended legislation that would require counties to place all prosecutors, public defenders, public defender investigators, and child support enforcement attorneys in "safety retirement". Copy: Each Supervisor (54) From Department on the Status of Women, submitting copy of letter sent to the New York City Commission on the Status of Women with regards to the tragic events of September 11, 2001 in New York, as well as those who were affected in Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania. (55) 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: 1) persons in the audience to vocally express support or opposition to statements by Supervisors or by other persons testifying; 2) ringing and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices, (Violators may be removed from the meeting room.) 3) signs to be brought into the meeting or displayed in the room; and 4) standing in the Legislative Chamber. Citizens are encouraged to testify at Board hearings and to write letters to the Board and to its members, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102. Agenda are available on the internet at www.ci.sf.ca.us/bdsupvrs.bos.htm. THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE AT CITY HALL, ROOM 244, RECEPTION DESK. Board meetings are televised on channel 26. For video tape copies and scheduling call (415) 557-4293. Results of each Board meeting can be obtained about a half hour after the end of the meeting by telephoning (415) 554-5555. Requests for language translation at a meeting must be received no later than noon the Friday before the meeting. AVISO EN ESPA¥OL: La solicitud para un traductor en una reunion debe recibirse antes de mediodia de el viernes anterior a la reunion. Llame a Erasmo Vazquez (415) 554-4909. 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: #47 Van Ness, 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. 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 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 Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 409, by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-5784 or by email at Donna_Hall@ci.sf.ca.us Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by contacting 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