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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, July 29, 2002
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
May 20, 2002 and May 28, 2002Meeting 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 4
Recommendations
of the Finance Committee
Present:Supervisors
Peskin, Daly, Maxwell
1.
021137
[Contracting out of Facility Security
Services]
Resolution concurring with
the Controller’s certification that facility security services for Municipal
Transportation Agency can be practically performed by a private contractor
at a lower cost than by City and County employees. (Municipal Transportation
Agency)
(Public Benefit Recipient)
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
2.
021188
[Contracting out Shuttle Bus Service]
Resolution approving retroactively,
the Controller’s certification that shuttle bus services for San Francisco
International Airport’s Long-Term Parking Lot, the employee garage and surface
Lot DD can practically be performed by private contractor at a lower cost
than if work were performed by City and County employees. (Airport Commission)
page break
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
3.
021199
[Contracting out Paratransit Services]
Resolution concurring retroactively,
with the controller’s certification that paratransit services for the Municipal
Transportation Agency can be practically performed by a private contractor
at a lower cost than by city and county employees. (Municipal Transportation
Agency)
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendation
of the Health and Human Services Committee
Present:Supervisors
Daly, Maxwell
4.
021138
[Develop and implement plans for
public health preparedness and response to bioterrorism]
Resolution authorizing
the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to accept and expend
retroactively a newgrant in the amount of $204,352 from the State of California
Department of Health Services (CDHS), to further develop and implement plans
for public health preparedness and response to bioterrorism and to enter
into an agreement for the use of these funds;for the period of February
15, 2002 through August 31, 2003. (Public Health Department)
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
Recommendation
of the Finance Committee
Present:Supervisors
Peskin, Daly, Ammiano
5.
021169
[Affordable Housing Bonds Special
Election]
Mayor, Supervisors Ammiano, Daly,
McGoldrick, Leno, Sandoval, Maxwell, Newsom
Ordinance calling and providing
for a special election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco
(the "City") on November 5, 2002, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified
voters of the City a proposition for the issuance of bonds by the City (or
one of its agencies, departments or enterprises) in the principal amount
of Two Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($250,000,000) to finance the acquisition,
construction and/or rehabilitation of housing affordable to low- and moderate-income
households and financial assistance to low- and moderate-income first-time
homebuyers and authorizing landlords to passthrough fifty percent (50%)
of the resulting property tax increase to residential tenants; finding that
the estimated cost of the project is and will be too great to be paid out
of the ordinary annual income and revenue of the City and will require expenditures
greater than the amount allowed therefor by the annual tax levy; reciting
the estimated cost of such proposed project; fixing the date of and the
manner of holding the special election and the procedure for voting for
or against the proposition; fixing the maximum rate of interest on the bonds
and providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay both principal
and interest therefor; prescribing notice to be given of the special election;
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; consolidating the special
election with the general election; establishing the election precincts,
voting places and officers for the special election; waiving the word limitation
on ballot propositions imposed by San Francisco Municipal Elections Code
Section 510; complying with Section 53410 of the California Government Code;
incorporating the provisions of Article V of Chapter V of the San Francisco
Administrative Code; and imposing certain limitations on the use of bonds
proceeds. (Mayor)
(Fiscal impact.)
7/15/2002, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF
THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. 7/15/02 Amendment of the whole bearing a new
title by Supervisor Hall.
7/15/2002, AMENDED. Supervisor Ammiano
moved an amendment to page 1, lines 9 and 10, to add "and authorizing landlords
to passthrough fifty percent (50%) of the resulting property tax increase
to residential tenants"; page 4 line 6 to add "and authorize landlords to
passthrough to residential tenants in units subject to Chapter 37 of the
San Francisco Administrative Code (the Residential Rent Stabilization and
Arbitration Ordinance) 50% of the increase in the real property taxes attributable
to the cost of repayment of bonds, allocated on a per unit basis".
7/15/2002, CONTINUED AS AMENDED ON
FIRST READING. Continued to July 22, 2002 with the Board of Supervisors
sitting as a Committee of the Whole.
7/22/2002, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendations
of the Budget Committee
Present:Supervisors
Maxwell, Peskin, Yee, Ammiano, McGoldrick
6.
020958
[Public Employment, Fiscal Year
2002-03]
Annual Salary Ordinance
enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for
the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2003, continuing, creating or establishing
these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created
by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County
funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing
appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing
the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments
to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefor. (Human Resources
Department)
(Fiscal impact; Companion
measure to Files 020956, 020957.)
7/15/2002, CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
Continued to July 22, 2002.
7/22/2002, AMENDED. Supervisor Ammiano,
seconded by Supervisor Daly, moved technical amendments.
7/22/2002, AMENDED. Supervisor Peskin,
seconded by Supervisor Maxwell, moved to amend by adding a .50 FTE Limited
Duration Senior Environmental Specialist position to the Department of the
Environment.
7/22/2002, AMENDED. Supervisor Peskin,
seconded by Supervisor Maxwell, moved by adding a position. 75 FTE, Water
& Power Resources Manager to the Public Utilities Commission.
7/22/2002, AMENDED. Supervisor Daly,
seconded by Supervisor Gonzalez, moved to amend by placing $1,070,000 for
IHSS on the Finance Committee Reserve.
7/22/2002, AMENDED. Supervisor Sandoval,
seconded by Gonzalez, moved to amend by placing $700,000 for the City-Wide
Programs for Youths on the Finance Committee Reserve.
7/22/2002, AMENDED. Superviosr McGoldrick,
seconded by Supervisor Maxwell, moved to amend by replacing "3 Planner III
positions at .75 FTE " with "3 Planner II positions at .75 FTE"; and by
adding one Graphic Artist at 0.6 FTE to the Department of City Planning.
7/22/2002, AMENDED. Supervisor Ammiano,
seconded by Supervisor Daly, moved toamend by adding "program improvements"
after the "In Home Supportive Services wage and benefits increases".
7/22/2002, PASSED ON FIRST READING
AS AMENDED.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
7.
020957
[Government Funding for Fiscal
Year 2002-03]
Annual Appropriation Ordinance
appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for
the City and County of San Francisco for fiscal year ending June 30, 2003.
(Mayor)
(Fiscal impact; Companion
measure to Files 020956, 020958.)
7/15/2002, CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
Continued to July 22, 2002.
7/22/2002, AMENDED. Supervisor Ammiano,
seconded by Supervisor Daly, moved technical amendments.
7/22/2002, AMENDED. Supervisor Peskin,
seconded by Supervisor Maxwell, moved to amend by adding a .50 FTE Limited
Duration Senior Environmental Specialist position to the Department of the
Environment.
7/22/2002, AMENDED. Supervisor Peskin,
seconded by Supervisor Maxwell, moved by adding a position. 75 FTE, Water
& Power Resources Manager to the Public Utilities Commission.
7/22/2002, AMENDED. Supervisor Daly,
seconded by Supervisor Gonzalez, moved to amend by placing $1,070,000 for
IHSS on the Finance Committee Reserve.
7/22/2002, AMENDED. Supervisor Sandoval,
seconded by Gonzalez, moved to amend by placing $700,000 for the City-Wide
Programs for Youths on the Finance Committee Reserve.
7/22/2002, AMENDED. Superviosr McGoldrick,
seconded by Supervisor Maxwell, moved to amend by replacing "3 Planner III
positions at .75 FTE " with "3 Planner II positions at .75 FTE"; and by
adding one Graphic Artist at 0.6 FTE to the Department of City Planning.
7/22/2002, AMENDED. Supervisor Ammiano,
seconded by Supervisor Daly, moved toamend by adding "program improvements"
after the "In Home Supportive Services wage and benefits increases".
7/22/2002, PASSED ON FIRST READING
AS AMENDED.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
8.
021076
[Street fairs fees]
Mayor
Ordinance amending Traffic
Code Section 806 to charge street fairs where alcoholic beverages are served
the full cost of police services, subject to a graduated series of caps
based on attendance, to eliminate ISCOTT’s authority to waive payment of
the cost of police services for those street fairs, and to provide for annual
adjustments of these fees and caps to reflect changes in the Consumer Price
Index. (Mayor)
7/1/2002, CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
Continued to July 8, 2002.
7/8/2002, CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
Continued to July 15, 2002.
7/15/2002, CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
Continued to July 22, 2002.
7/22/2002, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF
THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Superviosr Ammiano, on behalf of the Mayor,
introduced an amendment of the whole.
7/22/2002, PASSED ON FIRST READING
AS AMENDED.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendation
of the Finance Committee
Present:Supervisors
Peskin, Ammiano
9.
021185
[Emergency Response Fee Amendments]
Supervisors Daly, Ammiano, Gonzalez,
McGoldrick, Sandoval, Leno
Ordinance amending Section
755 of the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code by increasing
the Emergency Response Fee rates for standard telephone access lines from
$1.00 to $1.25 per month, for trunk lines from $7.50 to $9.38 per month,
and for high capacity trunk lines from $135 to $168.75 per month.
7/8/2002, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Daly
submitted a substitute ordinance bearing same title.
7/22/2002, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
From
the Clerk
10.
021286
[Adopting findings related to
the conditional use appeal on property located at 2001 - 37th Avenue (aka
Rivera Street)]
Motion adopting findings
related to the appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of Conditional
Use Application No. 2001.1203C (which approved the installation of six antennas
mounted within fiberglass screens, and three equipment cabinets installed
inside the existing rooftop penthouse on a St. Ignatius College Preparatory
building as part of a wireless telecommunications network operated by Cingular
Wireless) for property in an RH-1 (Residential, House, One-Family) District
and a 40-X Height and Bulk District which is located at 2001 - 37th Avenue
(aka 2750 Rivera Street), west side between Ortega and Quintara Streets
(Lot 6 in Assessor’s Block 2094). (Clerk of the Board)
(Companion measure to Files
021160, 021161, 021162, 021163.)
7/24/2002, REFERRED to Board of Supervisors.
Question:
Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?
Recommendation
of the Public Works and Public Protection Committee
Present:Supervisors
Sandoval, Yee, Gonzalez
11.
021135
[Fire Code]
Ordinance repealing the
San Francisco Fire Code and adopting, in its entirety, a new San Francisco
Fire Code. (Fire Department)
7/22/2002, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question:
Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
12.
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.
13.
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.
14.
021309
[Legislative Analyst Request -
Two-Year Budgeting]
Supervisor Maxwell
Motion asking the Legislative
Analyst to report on the practice by local governments to operate on a two-year
budget cycle.Please provide potential benefits of such practice, as well
as examples of municipalities that prepare two-year budgets.
Question:
Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?
CLOSED
SESSION
CONFERENCE
WITH CITY ATTORNEY - Anticipated Litigation as Plaintiff
15.
021190
[Closed Session - Status of Potential
AT&T Merger Litigation]
Motion that the Board of
Supervisors convene in closed session for the purpose of discussing the
status of the potential AT&T merger litigation.
7/15/2002, MOTION to convene in closed
session.
7/15/2002, HEARD IN CLOSED SESSION.
7/15/2002, CONTINUED. Continued to
July 29, 2002.
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 27
16.
021123
[Negotiations Regarding GCIU Local
4N and Independent/SF Examiner IU Local 4N and the Examiner/Independent]
Supervisors Ammiano, Daly
Resolution regarding negotiations
between GCIU Local 4N and the SF Examiner/Independent.
6/17/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
6/24/2002, CONTINUED. Supervisor Ammiano
requested this matter be severed so it could be considered separately. Supervisor
Ammiano requested this item be cuntinued to July 15, 2002.
7/15/2002, CONTINUED. Continued to
July 22, 2002.
7/22/2002, CONTINUED. Supervisor Gonzalez
requested this matter be severed so it could be considered separately. Supervisor
Gonzalez requested this item be continued to July 29, 2002.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
17.
021298
[Expedite process for open seats
on Planning Commission and Board of Appeals]
Supervisor Peskin
Resolution to expedite
the process of appointing the remaining four seats of the Planning Commission
and the three seats on the Board of Appeals.
7/22/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
18.
021299
[Urging the Presidio Trust Management
to have independent verification]
Supervisor Yee
Resolution urging the Presidio
Trust Management to have an independent verification and examination of
their financial model and all assumptions and data underlying that model
by an independent Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Accounting
Firm.
7/22/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
19.
021300
[Reaffirming the importance of
CEDAW]
Supervisor Yee
Resolution reaffirming
the importance of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women (CEDAW), and urging Senators Boxer and Feinstein to make every
effort to ensure Senate ratification of CEDAW.
7/22/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
20.
021301
[Opposing S2633 and HR3782]
Supervisor Leno
Resolution urging the U.S.
Senate to oppose the RAVE Act, S2633 (Reducing America’s Vulnerability to
Ecstacy Act) and urging the House of Representatives to oppose HR3782 sponsored
by Congressman Doug Ose (D-CA).
7/22/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
21.
021302
[Extending the operations of the
SRO Task Forces to August 31, 2003]
Supervisor Ammiano
Resolution extending the
operations of the Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Hotel Safety and Stabilization
Task Force through August 31, 2003.
7/22/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
22.
021303
[Establishing a Work Group to
End the Exploitation of Youth]
Supervisor Ammiano
Resolution approving the
formation of a work group to assess the needs of sexually exploited and
abused youth.
7/22/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
23.
021304
[Commending Ingleside Presbyterian
Church and Reverend Roland Gordon]
Supervisor Sandoval
Resolution commending Ingleside
Presbyterian Church and Reverend Roland Gordon on the occasion of Ingleside
Presbyterian Church’s 95th anniversary and Reverend Roland Gordon’s 24th
pastoral anniversary.
7/22/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
24.
021305
[Commending Henry J. Leigh]
Supervisor Maxwell
Resolution commending Henry
J. Leigh, upon his retirement, for his 32 years of dedication and service
to the City and County of San Francisco.
7/22/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
25.
021306
[Commending Glynn Moses]
Supervisor Maxwell
Resolution commending Glynn
Moses, upon her retirement, for her 33 years of dedicated service at the
San Francisco General Hospital Community Health Network.
7/22/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
26.
021307
[Commemorating the 30th anniversary
of Title IX of the Education]
Supervisors Leno, Maxwell
Resolution commemorating
the 30th anniversary of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the
federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education including athletic
programs and opportunities.
7/22/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT
COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question:
Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
27.
021308
[Directing the Budget Analyst
to conduct a management audit of the SF Airport Development Bureau]
Supervisors Peskin, Ammiano,
Leno, McGoldrick, Daly, Gonzalez
Motion amending the Schedule
of Audits for the Budget Analyst and directing the Budget Analyst to conduct
a management audit of the San Francisco International Airport’s Airfield
Development Bureau and to perform this management audit as the next priority
assignment.
7/22/2002, 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:_________________________________________
28.
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 July 18 through noon on July 24, for reference
by President to appropriate committee on July 29, 2002.
021288
[Settlement of Lawsuit]
Ordinance authorizing settlement
of the lawsuit filed by Percival Agoncillo against the City and County of
San Francisco for $62,500; the lawsuit was filed on November 17, 1999 in
San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 307-953; entitled Percival Agoncillo
v. City and County of San Francisco. (City Attorney)
(Public Benefit Recipient.)
7/23/2002, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
Rules and Audits Committee.
021296
[Entertainment Commission]
Supervisors Leno, Newsom
Ordinance amending the
San Francisco Administrative Code to (i) enact a new Section 10.100-296
establishing the San Francisco Entertainment Commission Fund, and (ii) amend
Section 90.9 of Chapter 90 relative to the fees for licenses and permits
issued by the San Francisco Entertainment Commission.
7/22/2002, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
Finance Committee.
PROPOSED
RESOLUTIONS
Proposed
resolutions received from July 18 through noon on July 24, for reference
by President to appropriate committee on July 29, 2002.
021282
[Accept-Expend FHWA Value Pricing
Pilot Program Grant]
Resolution authorizing
the Executive Director of the Department of Parking and Traffic to accept
and expend a grant in the amount of $378,186.40 from the Federal Highway
Administration and the California State Department of Transportation to
assist in the development and administration of the City CarShare program.
(Parking and Traffic Department)
7/18/2002, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
Transportation and Commerce Committee.
021283
[Certification of Lower Cost Services]
Resolution concurring with
the Controller’s certification that proposed services to be provided by
PRWT Services, Inc. can be performed at a lower cost than similar services
performed by City and County employees. (Parking and Traffic Department)
(Companion measure to File
021284.)
7/22/2002, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
Finance Committee. Department requests this item be scheduled for consideration
at the August 14, 2002 meeting.
021284
[Extension of Agreement with PRWT
Services, Inc.]
Resolution authorizing
a two-year extension of the agreement between PRWT Services, Inc. and the
City and County of San Francisco. (Parking and Traffic Department)
7/22/2002, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
Finance Committee. Department requests this item be scheduled for consideration
at the August 14, 2002 meeting.
021287
[Settlement of Claim]
Resolution approving the
Settlement of Unlitigated Claim of California Department of Forestry and
Fire Protection (CDF) for $50,000.00; Claim was filed on December 28, 2001.
(City Attorney)
7/23/2002, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
Rules and Audits Committee.
021289
[Extension of Water Departmentt
Contract with Westin Engineering, Inc. for construction support services,
and assistance with claims analysis and dispute resolution or the S.F. Water
Resolution pursuant to
Charter Sec. 9.118 approving an extension of the term beyond ten years of
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s professional services contract
number CS-460 with Westin Engineering, Inc. for construction support services
in connection with the San Francisco Water Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition (SCADA) project to cover the duration of the related construction
contract, including closeout of the construction contract. (Public Utilities
Commission)
7/24/2002, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
Public Works and Public Protection Committee.
021290
[Modification to the Professional
Service Agreement for Construction Management Services for SFO AirTrain
for a new total contract amount]
Resolution approving Modification
No. 7, the Close-out Modification, to Professional Services Agreement, Contract
5700CM - Construction Management Services for the AirTrain System, with
PGH Wong Engineering/Luster Construction Management, in the amount of $2,644,367
for a new total contract amount not to exceed $32,847,364. (Airport Commission)
(Public Benefit Recipient.)
7/24/2002, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
Finance Committee.
021291
[Accept-Expend Federal Grant]
Resolution authorizing
the Airport Commission to accept and expend a Federal Airport Improvement
Program grant in the amount of $5,291,558.00 from the U.S. Department of
Transportation Federal Aviation Administration, and approving Modification
Nos. 4 and 5 to Contract No. 4240.1 for preparation of environmental impact
studies for the proposed runway reconfiguration project, for a total contract
amount not to exceed $19,741,558. (Airport Commission)
(Public Benefit Recipient.)
7/24/2002, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to
Finance Committee.
021333
[Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications
received from July 18 through noon on July 24, for reference by the President
to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered filed by the Clerk
on July 29, 2002.
From Commission on the Environment, submitting resolution regarding the
Green Building Project (Golden Gate Concourse Underground Parking Facilities)
and resolution supporting SB2065 regarding California’s low level radioactive
waste reporting requirement.Copy: Each Supervisor (1)
From Southeast Community Facility Commission, submitting "Annual Statement
of Purpose and Annual Report" for July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002. (2)
From Redevelopment Agency, submitting budget for fiscal year 2002/03.File
020943 (3)
From Department of Human Services, submitting list of sole-source contract
activity for fiscal year ending June 30, 2002. (4)
From Office of the Mayor, submitting letter withdrawing nominations to Board
of Appeals. Files 021154, 021155 (5)
From Department of Elections, regarding submission of Charter Amendments
or Bond Measures after deadline. (6)
From Supervisor Maxwell, submitting appointment of Phillip Powell to the
Youth Commission.Copy: Youth Commission (7)
From Public Defender, submitting annual report for fiscal year 2000/01.
(8)
From Kira Eldemir, regarding proposed amendments and new definitions to
the existing rent-control ordinance. (9)
From Department of Elections, submitting Certification for Hope (Home Ownership
Opportunities for Everyone) Initiative Ordinance, certifying that the petition
did contain sufficient valid signatures to qualify for November 5, 2002
Consolidated General Election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco.
(10)
From Department of Elections, submitting Certification for Care Not Cash
Initiative Ordinance, certifying that the petition did contain sufficient
valid signatures to qualify for November 5, 2002 Consolidated General Election
to be held in the City and County of San Francisco.(11)
From State Department of Transportation, submitting report regarding the
illegal discharge (or threatened illegal discharge) of hazardous waste,
which could cause substantial inquiry to the public health or safety.Copy:
Health and Human Services Committee (12)
From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to proposed bond measure
for the Veterans Memorial Building.File 021170, 3 letters (13)
From Office of the Mayor, submitting technical adjustments to the Mayor’s
proposed 2002/03 Budget. File 020956 (14)
From Department of Public Works, submitting Quarterly Report for the Defective
Sidewalk Repair Revolving Account for the period April 1, 2002 through June
30, 2002. (15)
From Mark Frizzell, regarding malfunctioning fire alarm system in his apartment
building located at 4076 17th Street in San Francisco. Copy: Supervisor
Leno (16)
From concerned citizens, submitting support for Supervisor Newsom’s "Care
Not Cash" initiative on the November 2002 ballot. 7 letters(17)
From Wildlife Conservation Board, submitting notice of meeting on August
22, 2002 in Sacramento to discuss the proposal from the Wildlife Conservation
Board to consider a cooperative partnership to build a 115 foot trestle-pier
on State lands, under the jurisdiction of the City and County of San Francisco.
(18)
From San Francisco Association of Realtors, urging the Board to confirm
the Mayor’s appointments to the Board of Appeals.Copy: Each Supervisors,
Rules and Audits Committee (19)
From Abdalla Megahed, submitting copy of letter sent to Supervisor Newsom
regarding homeless shelter on McAllister Street.Copy: Each Supervisor (20)
From Office of the Mayor, regarding the current status of negotiations with
SEIU as of July 22, 2002. (21)
From Thomas Flowers, regarding proposed residential condo development over
recreational property in Golden Gateway Center.Copy: Each Supervisor (22)
From Board of Supervisors Clerks Office, submitting copy sent to Steve Lawrence
regarding the Board of Supervisors dissemination of information. (23)
From Frank Chong, submitting resignation (effective July 31, 2002) as member
of the Board of Education.Copy: Each Supervisor (24)
From Advisory Council on Aging, requesting the Board approve the $1,000,000
addition ($500,000 from the Mayor and $500,000 from the Budget Committee)
to the Commission on the Aging budget for fiscal year 2002/03. File 020956
(25)
From Planning Department, submitting notice that the Dogpatch Historic District
is receiving environmental review.File 020978 (26)
From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to the demolition of a one-story
building located at 3130-3154 Noriega Street and the construction of a four-story
building in its place.File 020455 (27)
From Department of Parking and Traffic, submitting notice that all items
on the July 25, 2002 Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee agenda
have been posted. (28)
From Congresswoman Pelosi, submitting notice that the U.S. House of Representatives
has approved $38 million in federal funding for Hunters Point. (29)
From Department of Public Health, submitting AIDS Surveillance Quarterly
Report. (30)
From Office of the Controller, submitting report concerning the review of
the Department of Elections’ costs for ballot cards ordered for the March
2002 primary election. (31)
From POA, requesting support for the "Pension Fairness Plan" for the November
2002 ballot. (32)
From Merv Silverberg, submitting letter entitled "Illusory Contract" regarding
the Veterans Building.File 21170,Copy: Each Supervisor (33)
From concerned citizens, requesting the Board of Supervisors hold new hearings
on animal testing at UCSF and do everything in the Board’s power to compel
ECSF to end Stephen Lisberger’s cruel and outdated experiments.Approximately
50 letters and postcards (34)
From Office of the Controller, submitting summary of adopted changes to
Budget Committee for fiscal year 2002/03 Budget.Copy: Each Supervisor (35)
From Susan Beach, submitting support for proposed amendment calling for
the organization of the San Francisco Entertainment Commission.File 020805
(36)
From Office of the Mayor, submitting revised list of all contracts with
a General Fund subsidy greater than $2 million in fiscal year 2002/03.(Reference
No. 20020610-002)Copy: Each Supervisor (37)
From BAART, commenting on the good job Frederick Hobson did putting together
a neighborhood town hall meeting (August 11, 2001) at the BAART Geary Street
Clinic (Addiction Research & Treatment, Inc.) at 1040 Geary Street.(38)
From Potrero Hill Neighborhood House, commenting on the good job Frederick
Hobson did putting together a neighborhood town hall meeting (July 21, 2001)
to discuss drug abuse and possible solutions at the Potrero Hill Neighborhood
House at 953 DeHaro Street. (39)
From concerned citizens, urging all appointing authorities to immediately
remove their current appointees to the Elections Commission. 2 letters (40)
From SF Environment, requesting an extension until November 1, 2002 to deliver
the emissions inventory and Local Action Plan required by Resolution 158-02.
(41)
From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to installation of six antennas
mounted within fiberglass screens and three equipment cabinets installed
inside the existing rooftop penthouse on St. Ignatius College Preparatory
as part of a wireless telecommunications network operated by Cingular Wirless
on property located at 2001 37th Avenue.File 021160(42)
From Commission of Animal Control and Welfare, submitting support for compliance
with and enforcement of State Penal Code 597 and its amendment 597.3 regarding
the disposition of animals sold for food at live animal markets in San Francisco.
(43)
From Office of the Controller, submitting report concerning the audit of
the Purchasing Card Program administered by the Department of Administrative
Services.(44)
From various City departments and other agencies, submitting Conflict of
Interest Code Review Reports (Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code, Article
III, Chapter 1).Copy: City Attorney’s Office: (45)
Economic Opportunity Council of San Francisco
Department of Consumer Assurance
Department of Building Inspection
San Francisco Taxi Commission
Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund
From various signators, submitting Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests:
(46)
James Firth
David J. Canepa
From Todd Zucker, submitting request for transfer of a Type 21 (Off-Sale
General) and a Type 42 (On-Sale Beer and Wine Public Premises) liquor license
from 766 Harrison Street to 638 Fourth Street for K & L Wine Merchants.
(47)
From Treasure Island Development Authority’s Office, submitting list of
public hearings to discuss plans for the redevelopment of the former Naval
Station Treasure Island. (48)
From concerned citizens, regarding Ed Yee being fined $5,000 for putting
up American flags.Copy: Each Supervisor, 4 letters (49)
From Dennis Richards, regarding possible misuse of public funds by the Housing
Rights Committee for purely political purposes. Copy: Each Supervisor (50)
APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR
Public Utilities Commission
Bob Constello
Public Library Commission
Deborah Storbin
Retirement Board
E. David Ellington
Golden Gate Park Concourse Authority
John Lum
Ron Miguel
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, CA94102.
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.Contact Ohn Myint at (415) 554-7704.
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 Ohn Myint 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@sfgov.org
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.sfgov.org/bdsupvrs/sunshine.htm
Lobbyist Registration
and Reporting Requirements
Individuals and entities
that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative
action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign
& Governmental Conduct Code Sec. 2.100] to register and report lobbying
activity.For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact
the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San
Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; web site
www.sfgov.org/ethics