# Board of Supervisors Agenda: October 15, 2002

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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

Tuesday, October 15, 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 August 26, 2002 and September
 17, 2002 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 and 2

 Recommendation
 of the Rules and Audits Committee

 Present: Supervisors Hall, Sandoval

 1.
 021535
 [Settlement of Unlitigated Contractual
 Dispute]
 Supervisor Gonzalez

 Ordinance authorizing settlement
 of the unlitigated contractual dispute between the City and County of San
 Francisco and Health Management Systems, Inc. for a $550,000 payment to
 the City and amendment to the contract. (City Attorney)

 (No Public Benefit Recipient.)

 10/7/2002, PASSED, ON FIRST READING. Supervisor
 Gonzalez requested to be added as a co-sponsor.

 Question: Shall
 this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

 Recommendation
 of the Finance Committee

 Present: Supervisors Peskin, Maxwell

 2.
 021417
 [Eliminating the Mayor’s Office
 Cash Revolving Fund]
 Mayor

 Ordinance amending the San Francisco
 Administrative Code by repealing Section 10.148, to eliminate the Mayor’s
 Office cash revolving fund. (Mayor)

 10/7/2002, 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 Finance Committee

 Present: Supervisors Peskin, Daly, Maxwell

 3.
 021526
 [New Mission Bay Branch Library]

 Mayor

 Ordinance approving and authorizing
 the Director of Property to execute an Agreement of Purchase and Sale of
 Real Property with the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San
 Francisco for the purchase of a new Mission Bay Branch Library of the San
 Francisco Public Library to be constructed and located on land that is referred
 to herein as Parcel N3a-1 fronting on 4th Street between Berry Street and
 the Mission Creek Channel within the Mission Bay North Redevelopment Plan
 Area; and authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents, make
 certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this Ordinance.
 (Mayor)

 (Fiscal impact.)

 10/7/2002, AMENDED. Amended on page 7, line 6,
 after "agency" by inserting "for library design costs"

 10/7/2002, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.

 Question: Shall
 this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

 Recommendations
 of the Public Works and Public Protection Committee

 Present: Supervisors Sandoval, Yee, Gonzalez

 4.
 020155
 [Building and Planning Code Amendment]

 Supervisors Yee, Sandoval

 Ordinance amending San Francisco
 Building Code by adding Sections 104.6 through 104.6.3 and amending the
 San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 306.10 to require publication
 of a cover sheet with neighborhood notices advising how to request information
 about the notices in multiple languages and making findings.

 10/7/2002, CONTINUED ON FIRST READING. Supervisor
 Peskin requested that this item be continued to October 15, 2002.

 Question: Shall
 this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

 5.
 020784
 [Resource Conservation - Batteries]

 Supervisors Sandoval, McGoldrick,
 Yee, Gonzalez, Daly

 Ordinance amending the Resource Conservation
 Ordinance, Chapter 21A of the Administrative Code, to require the purchase
 and use of rechargeable batteries by City departments and to require other
 practices that will increase battery recycling by the City.

 10/7/2002, PASSED ON FIRST READING. Supervisors
 Gonzalez and Daly requested to be added as a co-sponsors.

 Question: Shall
 this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

 NEW
 BUSINESS

 Recommendations
 of the Finance Committee

 Present: Supervisors Peskin, Daly, Maxwell

 6.
 021579
 [Prevailing Wage]

 Resolution fixing the highest general
 prevailing rate of wages for various crafts and kinds of labor, and for
 janitorial services, as paid for similar work in private employment in the
 City and County of San Francisco, at the rates certified to the Board by
 the Civil Service Commission on September 16, 2002. (Civil Service Commission)

 (No Public Benefit Recipient.)

 Question: Shall
 this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 7.
 021458
 [Amend Police Code Section 1070.16]

 Supervisors Leno, Daly

 Ordinance amending San Francisco
 Police Code Section 1070.16 to allow adults over the age of 18 into after
 hours premises.

 Question: Shall
 this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

 8.
 021459
 [Amend Police Code Sections 1060.28
 and 1070.27]
 Supervisors Leno, Daly

 Ordinance amending San Francisco
 Police Code Section 1060.28 and 1070.27 to require places of entertainment
 and after hours premises with a dance floor and a capacity of 500 persons
 or more to provide or sell at a reasonable cost earplugs to patrons.

 Question: Shall
 this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

 9.
 021460
 [Amend Police Code Sections 1060.5
 and 1070.5]
 Supervisors Leno, Daly

 Ordinance amending San Francisco
 Police Code Section 1060.5 and 1070.5 to require 30 days notice of permit
 application for place of entertainment and after hours premises.

 Question: Shall
 this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

 10.
 021461
 [Amend Police Code Section 1024]

 Supervisors Leno, Daly

 Ordinance amending Section 1024 of
 the San Francisco Police Code to remove references to "moral character"
 of applicant and to allow Chief of Police to consider criminal and permit
 history of applicant in determining whether to grant or deny application.

 Question: Shall
 this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

 Recommendations
 of the Health and Human Services Committee

 Present: Supervisors
 Daly, Leno, Maxwell

 11.
 020348
 [Request an ABAWD (Able Bodied
 Adults without Dependents) Waiver from the State Department of Social Services]

 Resolution authorizing the Department
 of Human Services to request an ABAWD Waiver from the State Department of
 Social Services. (Human Services Department)

 (No Public Benefit Recipient.)

 Question: Shall
 this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 12.
 020964
 [Mental health services from the
 San Francisco Public Health to the Comprehensive Asian Preschool Services
 (CAPS) Project]

 Resolution authorizing the San Francisco
 Department of Public Health (SFDPH), to enter retroactively into an agreement
 in the amount of $33,000 with Asian American Recovery Services, Inc. (AARS),
 the primary contractor, to continue participating in the implementation
 of the Comprehensive Asian Preschool Services (CAPS) project; for the period
 of August 6, 2002, to December 31, 2002. (Public Health Department)

 (No Public Benefit Recipient.)

 Question: Shall
 this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 13.
 021159
 [Participate in development of
 a system to provide early and accurate detection of biological threats]

 Resolution authorizing the City and
 County of San Francisco, Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to enter retroactively
 into an agreement in the amount of $33,440 with The Board of Trustees of
 the Leland Stanford Junior University (STANFORD), the primary contractor,
 to participate in the development of a system to detect biological threats;
 for the period of February 10, 2002 to February 11, 2003. (Public Health
 Department)

 (No Public Benefit Recipient.)

 Question: Shall
 this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 14.
 021252
 [Support Implementation of a federally
 mandated evaluation system]

 Resolution authorizing the San Francisco
 Department of Public Health, AIDS Office (DPHAO) to enter retroactively
 into an agreement with the California Department of Health Services Office
 of AIDS (OA), the primary contractor, and expend funds in the amount of
 $25,310 for evaluation services; for the period of July 1, 2002 to December
 31, 2002. (Public Works Department)

 (No Public Benefit Recipient.)

 Question: Shall
 this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 15.
 021542
 [Refugee County Plan]

 Resolution approving the San Francisco
 Federal Fiscal Year 2002 Refugee County Plan. (Private Industry Council)

 (Public Benefit Recipient.)

 Question: Shall
 this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 Recommendation
 of the Rules and Audits Committee

 Present: Supervisor
 Hall, Gonzalez, Sandoval

 16.
 021609
 [Planning Commission - Alternative
 Review Process]
 Supervisor Peskin

 Reenactment of emergency ordinance
 amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 306, and amending
 the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 2A.53 and 31.04,
 to provide for an alternative process to Planning Commission review where
 the Planning Commission is unable to meet because a majority of its members
 has not been appointed; adopting declaration of emergency under Charter
 Section 2.107; and setting forth period of time within which this reenacted
 emergency ordinance shall be operative.

 Question: Shall
 this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

 SPECIAL
 ORDER 3:00 P.M.

 Board
 of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole

 (Pending
 approval of File No. 021709)

 17.
 021581
 [Hearing - Bay Area Sports Organizing
 Committee/Approving the First Amendment to the BASOC Agreement]
 Supervisor Ammiano

 Hearing to consider legislation amending
 Resolution No. 910-01, commending the San Francisco Bay Area Sports Organizing
 Committee (BASOC) in achieving the status of finalist in the competition
 for 2012 Olympic Games, and approving the First Amendment to the BASOC Agreement.

 (Companion measure to Files 021688,
 021709.)

 Action:___________________________

 Committee
 of the Whole Rise and Report Without Recommendation

 18.
 021688
 [Amend Res. No. 910-01 Efforts
 of the San Francisco Bay Area - Olympic Games]
 Supervisor Peskin

 Resolution amending Resolution No.
 910-01, commending the efforts of the San Francisco Bay Area Sports Organizing
 Committee (BASOC) in achieving the status of finalist in the USOC’s competition
 to select a U.S. Candidate City for the 2012 Olympic Games; removing the
 qualification that the City’s obligations under the Joinder Agreement are
 contingent upon BASOC not being in default of any of its obligations under
 the BASOC Agreement; approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute such
 agreements, including a Host City Agreement, as are consistent with the
 terms and conditions included in the Host City Agreement issued by the IOC
 for the 2008 Olympic Games, should the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
 choose San Francisco in 2005 as the Host City for the 2012 Summer Olympic
 Games; and approving the First Amendment to the BASOC Agreement giving the
 City the right to require BASOC to fund any bid deposit.

 Question: Shall
 this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 SPECIAL
 ORDER 3:00 P.M.

 19.
 021635
 [Public Hearing - Appeal, Minor
 Sidewalk Encroachment, 1901 Hyde Street]

 Hearing appealing the decision of
 the Department of Public Works by its letter dated September 13, 2002, disapproving
 Minor Sidewalk Encroachment Permit No. 02MSE-342 to legalize the construction
 of a trash can storage enclosure on Green Street within the public sidewalk
 right-of-way, and the existing menu board advertising Frascati Restaurant
 at 1901 Hyde Street.

 (Appeal filed September 26, 2002
 by Rebekah and Rich Wood; companion measure to Files 021636 and 021637;
 District 2.)

 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.

 (Only
 one of the following two motions should be adopted.)

 20.
 021636
 [Appeal, Minor Sidewalk Encroachment-1901
 Hyde Street]

 Motion disapproving the decision
 of the Department of Public Works’ denial of an Encroachment Permit for
 1901 Hyde Street and granting an Encroachment Permit. (Clerk of the Board)

 Question: Shall
 this Motion be ADOPTED?

 21.
 021637
 [Appeal, Minor Sidewalk Encroachment-1901
 Hyde Street]

 Motion affirming the Department of
 Public Works’ denial of an Encroachment Permit for 1901 Hyde Street and
 denying an Encroachment Permit. (Clerk of the Board)

 Question: Shall
 this Motion be ADOPTED?

 22.
 ROLL
 CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS

 Roll call for introduction
 of ordinances, resolutions, charter amendments, requests for hearings, letters
 of inquiry, and letters of request to the City Attorney.

 23.
 PUBLIC
 COMMENT

 An opportunity for members
 of the public to directly address the Board on items of interest to the
 public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board, including
 items being considered today which have not been considered by a Board committee
 and excluding items which have been considered by a Board committee. Members
 of the public may address the Board for up to three minutes. Each member
 of the public will be allotted the same number of minutes to speak, 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

 CLOSED
 SESSION

 CONFERENCE
 WITH CITY ATTORNEY - Anticipated Litigation Plaintiff or Defendant

 24.
 021718
 [Anticipated Litigation - Construction-Related Disputes]

 Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session
 with the City Attorney for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving
 advice from, the City Attorney regarding anticipated litigation (City anticipated
 to be a plaintiff or defendant) which may occur regarding potential construction-related
 disputes.

 This closed session would be permitted by Government Code Section 54956.9(b)
 (1)and 54956.9(c), and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)
 (2). (City Attorney)

 Action: _____________________________________________

 25.
 021578
 [Anticipated Litigation - AT&T Broadband et al.]

 Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session
 with the City Attorney for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving
 advice from, the City Attorney regarding anticipated litigation (City anticipated
 to be a plaintiff or defendant) which may occur with Television Signal Corporation
 and AT&T Broadband et al. regarding compliance with the City’s cable television
 franchise and AT&T Broadband’s proposed merger with Comcast. (City Attorney)

 This closed session would be permitted by Government Code
 Section 54956.9(b) and (c) and the San Francisco Administrative Code Section
 67.10(d).

 Action: _____________________________________________

 CONFERENCE
 WITH CITY ATTORNEY - Existing Litigation

 26.
 021683
 [Existing Litigation - California Rifle and Pistol Association,
 California Sporting Goods Association, John Doe, and Richard Roe V. City
 and County of San Francisco]

 Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session
 with the City Attorney for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving
 advice from, the City Attorney regarding the following litigation filed
 against the City and County of San Francisco by plaintiffs who have challenged
 the validity of the City’s assault weapons ban.

 California Rifle and Pistol Association, California Sporting Goods Association,
 John Doe, and Richard Roe V. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco
 Board of Supervisors Terrence Hallinan, Fred Lau, San Francisco Police Department,
 Gloria Young, and Does 1-25

 San Francisco Superior Court No. 403-224, filed 1/8/02

 The Closed Session is permitted by California Government Code Section 54956.9
 (a) and Administrative Code (Sunshine Ordinance) Section 67.10 (d) (1),
 and discussion in open session concerning this matter would likely and unavoidably
 prejudice the position of the City in the pending litigation. (City Attorney)

 Action: _____________________________________________

 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
 27 through 38

 27.
 021689
 [Support SFFD - National Fire
 Prevention Week - 10/12/02]
 Supervisor Sandoval

 Resolution supporting the San Francisco
 Fire Department Open House for National Fire Prevention Week taking place
 on Saturday, October 12, 2002.

 10/7/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
 REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

 Question: Shall
 this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 28.
 021690
 [Recognize Dr. Harry Weinstein]

 Supervisor Ammiano

 Resolution in recognition of Dr.
 Harry Weinstein for his excellence in teaching, research and community leadership
 in the field of home health.

 10/7/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
 REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

 Question: Shall
 this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 29.
 021691
 [Urge INS to reunite the family
 and change procedures and rules]
 Supervisor Ammiano

 Resolution urging the Immigration
 and Naturalization Service (INS) to do what is necessary to reunite the
 family and urging the INS and Department of Justice to change their procedures
 and rules so that similar separations do not occur in the future.

 10/7/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
 REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

 Question: Shall
 this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 30.
 021692
 [Commend SF Food Bank]
 Supervisor Leno

 Resolution commending the San Francisco
 Food Bank for over 15 years of service to feeding the hungry members of
 the San Francisco community.

 10/7/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
 REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

 Question: Shall
 this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 31.
 021693
 [Commend Jewish Bulletin of Northern
 California]
 Supervisor Leno

 Resolution commending the Jewish
 Bulletin of Northern California for printing gay and lesbian union announcements
 since 1997 and for recently deciding to include them under the same heading
 of "Weddings" with heterosexual marriage announcements.

 10/7/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
 REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

 Question: Shall
 this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 32.
 021694
 [Commend California Outdoor Rollerskating
 Association]
 Supervisor Leno

 Resolution commending the California
 Outdoor Rollerskating Association for their public service and their efforts
 in promoting San Francisco as the host city for the Olympic Games in 2012.

 10/7/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
 REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

 Question: Shall
 this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 33.
 021695
 [Commend Elton John AIDS Foundation]

 Supervisor Leno

 Resolution commending the Elton John
 AIDS Foundation and declaring Wednesday, October 16th, 2002, Elton John
 AIDS Foundation Day in the City of San Francisco.

 10/7/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
 REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

 Question: Shall
 this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 34.
 021696
 [Commend Tenderloin Neighborhood
 Development Corporation]
 Supervisors Leno, Daly, Maxwell,
 Newsom, Peskin

 Resolution commending Tenderloin
 Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC) for their commitment to providing
 affordable housing in downtown San Francisco.

 10/7/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
 REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

 Question: Shall
 this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 35.
 021697
 [Commend Producers of Civil Wrongs
 and Rights: Fred Korematsu Story]
 Supervisors Leno, Newsom, Gonzalez,
 Peskin

 Resolution commending the producers,
 director, and editors of the documentary film, Of Civil Wrongs and Rights:
 The Fred Korematsu Story, on their Emmy Awards for film direction and editing.

 10/7/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
 REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

 Question: Shall
 this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 36.
 021698
 [Commend North of Market Planning
 Coalition]
 Supervisor Daly

 Resolution commending the North of
 Market Planning Coalition for 25 years of advocacy for the diverse North
 of Market community.

 10/7/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
 REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

 Question: Shall
 this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 37.
 021685
 [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.

 10/7/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
 REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

 Question: Shall
 this Motion be ADOPTED?

 38.
 021709
 [Committee of the Whole - 2012
 Olympic Bid]
 Supervisor Peskin

 Motion scheduling a Committee of
 the Whole on October 15, 2002, at 3:00 PM to consider legislation amending
 Resolution No. 910-01, commending the efforts of the San Francisco Bay Area
 Sports Organizing Committee (BASOC) in achieving the status of finalist
 in the competition to select a U. S. Candidate City for the 2012 Olympic
 Games, removing the qualification that the City’s obligations under the
 agreement are contingent upon BASOC not being in default of any of its obligations
 under the agreement, approving and authorizing the Mayor to execute agreements
 consistent with the terms and conditions in the Host City Agreement issued
 for the 2008 Olympic Games, and approving the First Amendment to the BASOC
 Agreement giving the City the right to require BASOC to fund any bid deposit.

 10/7/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
 REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Board to sit as a Committee
 of the Whole on October 15, 2002, at 3:00 p.m.

 Question: Shall
 this Motion be ADOPTED?

 39.
 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 October 3, 2002 to October 7, 2002, for reference
 by President to appropriate committee on October 15, 2002.

 021679
 [Settlement of Lawsuit]

 Ordinance authorizing settlement
 of the lawsuit filed by Robin Dubner against the City and County of San
 Francisco for $205,000; the lawsuit was filed on 12/31/97 in the U.S. District
 Court, Case No. 98-1075; entitled Robin Dubner v. City and County of San
 Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)

 10/4/2002, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules and
 Audits Committee.

 PROPOSED
 RESOLUTIONS

 Proposed
 resolutions received from October 3, 2002 to October 7, 2002, for reference
 by President to appropriate committee on October 15, 2002.

 021585
 [Treatment on demand substance
 abuse services and evaluation in San Francisco]

 Resolution authorizing the San Francisco
 Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to accept and expend retroactively a
 grant in the amount of $1,000,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
 Services Administration (SAMHSA) to continue treatment on demand services
 and evaluation and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds;
 for the period of August 1, 2002, to July 31, 2003. (Public Health Department)

 10/3/2002, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Health and
 Human Services Committee.

 021674
 [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
 grant allocation in the amount of $766,187 from the 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 July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2003.
 (Public Health Department)

 10/3/2002, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Health and
 Human Services Committee.

 021675
 [Street Artist Winter Holiday
 Spaces]

 Resolution designating temporary
 selling spaces in the Downtown area and at Harvey Milk Plaza for street
 artists certified by the Arts Commission, City and County of San Francisco,
 for the winter holiday season, 2002, beginning on November 15, 2002 and
 ending on January 15, 2003. (Arts Commission)

 10/4/2002, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Transportation
 and Commerce Committee.

 021724
 [Petitions & Communications]

 Petitions and Communications received
 from October 3 through noon on October 9, 2002 for reference by the President
 to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered filed by the Clerk
 on October 15, 2002.

 From Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association and the Chinese Consolidated
 Women’s Association, inviting members of the Board of Supervisors to a banquet
 at The 50th Annual Overseas Chinese Day Celebration. Copy: Each Supervisor(1)

 From State Board of Equalization, submitting 2001-02 Property Taxpayers’
 Bill of Rights Annual Report.(2)

 From Alan Loving, urging members of the Board of Supervisors to reject the
 Mayor’s current nominations for the Planning Commission.(3)

 From Myrna Escobar, submitting letters and documents regarding various housing
 issues in San Francisco.(4)

 From Port of San Francisco, responding to the Board of Supervisors’ inquiry
 on the status of soil stored at Pier 92. (Reference No. 20020917-009)(5)

 From Office of the Treasurer, reporting on the Cash Difference and Overages
 Fund for the period ending September 30, 2002.(6)

 From Gregg E. Gerst, regarding the Notice of Supplemental Assessment he
 received from the Office of Assessor and Recorder.(7)

 From Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, regarding complaint of Anthony Imperial
 against the Human Rights Commission for failure to provide records.(8)

 From Medical Examiner’s Office, submitting an annual report covering the
 fiscal year 2000-2001.(9)

 From James J. Corrigan, suspecting employees of the Fire Department who
 have personal use of city-owned vehicles of not reporting to the Federal
 Government taxable income. Copy: Supervisor Leno(10)

 From Jude Koski, urging the Recreation and Park Department to speed up the
 process for the land acquisition of the Page Street Garden.2 letters (11)

 From Natasha Garcia Lomas, announcing Commission 02, the inaugural edition
 of a series of artworks by nineteen of the Bay Area’s preeminent artists
 created to support the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery’s exhibition
 program.(12)

 From concerned citizen, submitting various newspaper articles written about
 the City and County of San Francisco.(13)

 From Patrick Mclnroy, commenting on the Board of Appeals appointments.(14)

 From Office of the Treasurer, forwarding computer printouts detailing the
 City’s investment portfolio as of September 30, 2002.(15)

 From Department of Public Works, submitting Quarterly Report of the Defective
 Sidewalk Repair Revolving Account for the period July 1, 2002 through September
 30, 2002.(16)

 From San Francisco Beautiful, submitting support for the removal of the
 billboard that has replaced the "17 Reasons" sign on Mission and 17th Street.
 File 021653 Copy: Supervisor Peskin(17)

 From Department of Human Resources, submitting report of the classification
 process for IFPTE Local 21 Special Assistant positions and the Management
 Classification and Compensation Plan (MCCP) Quarterly Report.(18)

 From San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, confirming that changes was made
 to the ground lease at 172 Sixth Street, the Dudley Apartment, per the Board
 of Supervisors’ instructions. File No. 021167(19)

 From Employees’ Retirement System and Superior Court, reporting that the
 departments do not spend any funds on public notices in newspapers. 2 Letters
 (Reference No. 20020930-062) Copy: Supervisor McGoldrick(20)

 From Department of Human Resources, submitting response to the 2001-02 Civil
 Grand Jury Report - Continuity, Item CGJ Finding 3a - Special Assistants
 related to Special Assistants and the Management Classification and Compensation
 Plan. Copy: Each Supervisors(21)

 From Judith E. Harding, regarding the Director’s Discretionary Review Recommendation
 at 281 and 285 Edgewood Avenue.(22)

 From State Board of Corrections, submitting announcement for the public
 to comment in writing or present commentary during the public hearings scheduled
 on October 23, 2002 and November 14, 2002.(23)

 From California Senate Rules Committee, announcing that Governor Gray Davis
 has appointed Gary Carlton of Placerville to the State Water Resources Control
 Board.(24)

 From Office of the City Attorney, letter regarding final resolution in American
 Family Association, Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco.(25)

 From concerned citizen, submitting Underground Storage Tank Unauthorized
 Release (LEAK)/Contamination Site Reports.(26)

 From concerned citizens, requesting the Board of Supervisors hold new hearings
 on animal testing at UCSF and do everything n the Board’s power to compel
 ECSF to end Stephen Lisberger’s cruel and outdated experiments. 7 Letters(27)

 From Small Business Commission, submitting a list of items which be discussed
 at the October 9, 2002 Small Business Commission meeting.(28)

 From Department of Human Resources, submitting Quarterly Report of Economic
 Settlements.(29)

 From Small Business Commission, submitting a list of items which be discussed
 at a special meeting on October 25, 2002.(30)

 From San Francisco Convention Facilities, reporting that the department
 does not spend any money on public noticing costs for newspaper advertising.(31)

 From San Francisco Fire Department, regarding Supervisor Daly’s requested
 comments on community concerns about the Folsom/Dore Project. (Reference
 No. 20020919-005) (32)

 From Public Defender, reporting that the department has no expenditures,
 incurred or planned, for required public noticing in newspaper advertising.(33)

 From Chief Medical Examiner, reporting that the department does not routinely
 advertise or post public notices. (Reference No. 20020930-058) Copy: Supervisor
 McGoldrick(34)

 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 cablecast on SF Cable 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.

 All meetings are real-time captioned and are cablecast on SF Cable 26.

 The following services are available when requests are made by 4:00 p.m.
 of the Friday before the Board meeting. Providing 48 hours’ notice will
 help to ensure availability.

 For American Sign Language interpreters, use of a reader during a meeting,
 or sound enhancement system, contact Ohn Myint at (415) 554-7704.The Clerk
 of the Board’s Office TTY number is (415) 554-5227.

 For a large print copy of agenda or minutes in alternative formats, contact
 Annette Lonich at (415) 554-7706.

 In order to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness,
 multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public
 meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical
 based products.

 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/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