Board of Supervisors Minutes: November 20, 2007

City and County of San Francisco City Hall 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, November 20, 2007 2:00 PM Legislative Chamber - Second Floor Regular Meeting Board of Supervisors AARON PESKIN, PRESIDENT MICHELA ALIOTO-PIER, TOM AMMIANO, CARMEN CHU, CHRIS DALY, BEVAN DUFTY, SEAN ELSBERND, SOPHIE MAXWELL, JAKE McGOLDRICK, ROSS MIRKARIMI, GERARDO SANDOVAL Members Present: Michela Alioto-Pier, Tom Ammiano, Carmen Chu, Chris Daly, Bevan Dufty, Sean Elsbernd, Sophie Maxwell, Jake McGoldrick, Ross Mirkarimi, Aaron Peskin, Gerardo Sandoval. Members Excused: None. Members Absent: None. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The meeting was called to order at 2:03 p.m. On the call of the roll all Supervisors were noted present. There was a quorum present. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES Supervisor Maxwell, seconded by Supervisor Chu, moved to approve the October 30, 2007 Meeting Minutes. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval CONSENT AGENDA Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee 071437 [Appropriating $372,596 of Revenue from State Mandated Costs for Prisoner Boarding in the Sheriff's Department Retroactive to Fiscal Year 2006-07] Mayor Ordinance appropriating $372,596 of Revenue from State Mandated Costs for Prisoner Boarding in the Sheriff's Department Retroactive to Fiscal Year 2006-07. (Fiscal Impact.) Enacted Number: 273-07 FINALLY PASSED Recommendations of the City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee 071462 [Request authorization by the Board to adopt the County Description of Proposed Expenditure of California Healthcare for Indigents Program (CHIP) funds for Fiscal Year 2007-08] Resolution authorizing adoption of the County Description of Proposed Expenditure of California Healthcare for Indigents (CHIP) funds for Fiscal Year 2007-08 and that the President or duly authorized representative of the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco can certify the County Description of Proposed Expenditure of CHIP funds for Fiscal Year 2007-08. (Public Health Department) Enacted Number: 652-07 ADOPTED 071470 [State grants to fund food and agricultural projects] Supervisor Maxwell Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to retroactively accept and expend three grants totaling $2,877.43, from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA); for the period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008. Enacted Number: 651-07 ADOPTED 071491 [To allow San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) to accept and expend the California Volunteers - Office of the Governor's Grant for Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) programs] Supervisor Chu Resolution retroactively authorizing the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) to accept and expend a new grant in the amount of $75,095 from the California Volunteers - Office of the Governor for the period of April 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008 to support the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) in the development and sharing of innovative, promising, and best practices in Citizen Preparedness and Participation that address all volunteers in all phases in emergency management. Enacted Number: 650-07 ADOPTED 071504 [Accept-Expend Grant Funds - Recreation and Parks Department - $75,000] Supervisor Elsbernd Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $75,000 for the Golden Gate Park Spreckels Temple of Music Restoration awarded by the American Express Partners in Preservation Grant Program administered by the National Trust for Historical Preservation. Enacted Number: 649-07 ADOPTED Recommendation of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee 070671 [Amending the Planning Code to Create the Fringe Financial Service Restricted Use District and Making Related Zoning Map Amendments] Supervisor Ammiano Ordinance amending San Francisco Planning Code Sections 249.5, 781.8, 781.9, 782, and 783 and adding Section 249.35 to the San Francisco Planning Code to create a noncontiguous Fringe Financial Service Restricted Use District prohibiting new fringe financial services, as defined, with certain exceptions; amending San Francisco Planning Code Section 312 to require certain notice in Neighborhood Commercial Districts; amending San Francisco Planning Code Section 227 to add Fringe Financial Service Use to the Commercial District Zoning Control Table; amending San Francisco Planning Code Sections 702.4, 703.2 and 710 through 730 to add Fringe Financial Service Use to the Neighborhood Commercial District Zoning Control Tables; adding Section 790.111 and 890.113 to the San Francisco Planning Code to define a Fringe Financial Service Use; amending San Francisco Planning Code Sections 790.110, 790.112, 890.110, and 890.112 to require that use applications for Financial Services and Limited Financial Services include a copy of any state-issued license; amending San Francisco Planning Code Sections 803.2, 810, 811, and 812 to add Fringe Financial Service Use to the Chinatown Zoning Control Tables; amending San Francisco Planning Code Sections 814 through 818 to add Fringe Financial Service Use to certain Zoning Control Tables in the South of Market area; amending San Francisco Planning Code Section 827 to add Fringe Financial Service Use to the Rincon Hill Downtown Residential Mixed Use District Zoning Control Table; amending Zoning Maps Numbers SU01, SU02, SU06, SU07, SU08, and SU10 of Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to indicate the boundaries of the Fringe Financial Service Restricted Use District, and making findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan. (5/23/07 - Economic Impact.) Enacted Number: 269-07 FINALLY PASSED Recommendations of the Rules Committee 070410 [San Francisco Bonding Program] Supervisor Mirkarimi Ordinance amending Chapter 30 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to add Article II thereto to create the San Francisco Bonding Program and to authorize the City to purchase bonds for employers who agree to hire hard-to-place employees. Enacted Number: 272-07 FINALLY PASSED 071056 [Centralization of Workforce Development Efforts Under the Department of Economic and Workforce Development] Supervisors Mirkarimi, Peskin, Ammiano, Maxwell Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding a new Chapter 30, Sections 30.1 through 30.8, to: 1) centralize the City's workforce development policy and oversight under the Department of Economic and Workforce Development (DEWD), or successor department; 2) require the Director of Economic and Workforce Development to manage all general fund expenditures on workforce development, create City-wide workforce development policy, develop a Funding Allocation Plan for workforce development funds and annually report on workforce development policies to the Board of Supervisors; 3) require City departments to enter into Memoranda of Understanding with DEWD as a condition of administering workforce development dollars; 4) require the Mayor to submit the names of prospective appointees to the Local Work Force Investment Board to the Board of Supervisors for approval or to appoint two members of the Board of Supervisors to the Local Workforce Investment Board; 5) create a community advisory committee to the Local Workforce Investment Board; and, 6) require that the Workforce Investment Act Local Plan be submitted for review and comment to the Board of Supervisors, and by amending Administrative Code Section 83.6 to place the administration of the First Source Hiring Program under the DEWD. Enacted Number: 270-07 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval REGULAR AGENDA UNFINISHED BUSINESS Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee 071333 [Municipal Identification Cards] Supervisors Ammiano, Peskin, Dufty, Mirkarimi, Sandoval, McGoldrick, Daly Ordinance adding Section 95.2 to the San Francisco Administrative Code authorizing the County Clerk to issue municipal identification cards upon request to residents of the City and County of San Francisco. (Fiscal Impact.) Enacted Number: 274-07 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Noes: 1 - Elsbernd Recommendation of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee 071136 [Recreation and Park Department - Camping, Sleeping] Mayor Ordinance amending San Francisco Park Code Section 3.12 to prohibit cooking, and to prohibit modification of park landscape to create a shelter; and amending Section 3.13 to prohibit sleeping in any park from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (Supervisor Daly dissented in Committee.) Refer matter to the Local Homeless Coordinating Board and schedule as soon as possible at GAO. 11/21/07 - Referred to the Local Homeless Coordinating Board for review and comment. 12/10/07 - Response received from Local Homeless Coordinating Board. Supervisor Ammiano, seconded by Supervisor McGoldrick, moved that this Ordinance be RE-REFERRED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 8 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Noes: 3 - Alioto-Pier, Chu, Elsbernd Recommendation of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee 070489 [Closing specified streets in Golden Gate Park on Saturdays] Supervisor McGoldrick Ordinance amending Section 6.13 of the San Francisco Park Code to prohibit motor vehicle traffic on Saturdays in Golden Gate Park on John F. Kennedy Drive between Transverse Drive and the western side of Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive and Stow Lake Drive between Stow Lake Drive East and John F. Kennedy Drive from the first Saturday in April to the last Saturday in September; requesting development of an improvement plan for Middle Drive West between Transverse Drive and Metson Road; and making environmental findings. Enacted Number: 271-07 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 8 - Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Noes: 3 - Alioto-Pier, Chu, Elsbernd From the Rules Committee Without Recommendation 071222 [Amending Section 16.9-25 of the Administrative Code to prohibit managers from pursuing or engaging in romantic or sexual relationships with employees under their supervision] Supervisor Daly Ordinance amending Section 16.9-25 of the Administrative Code to prohibit managers from pursuing or engaging in romantic or sexual relationships with employees under their supervision. Supervisor Dufty, seconded by Supervisor Elsbernd, moved to table this matter. Motion to table this matter failed by the following vote: Ayes: 5 - Alioto-Pier, Chu, Dufty, Elsbernd, McGoldrick Noes: 6 - Ammiano, Daly, Maxwell, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Supervisor Daly, seconded by Supervisor Ammiano, moved to continue this matter to December 11, 2007. Motion to continue to December 11, 2007 failed by the following vote: Ayes: 5 - Ammiano, Daly, Maxwell, Mirkarimi, Peskin Noes: 6 - Alioto-Pier, Chu, Dufty, Elsbernd, McGoldrick, Sandoval NOT PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 1 - Daly Noes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval NEW BUSINESS Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee 071458 [Amendment to Contract for Electric Services] Ordinance approving the amendment between the City and County of San Francisco and the United States, through the Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration, for the performance of duties and obligations of a Scheduling Coordinator pursuant to the California Independent System Operator Tariff and for the delivery of low cost electric power to Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 041351; and approving the City indemnifying and holding the United States harmless against claims arising from the activities of the City under the contract, and waiving the requirement of Section 21.19 of the San Francisco Administrative Code which requires that a City contract contain a statement of guaranteed maximum costs, and waiving the requirement of Section 21.35 of the San Francisco Administrative Code which requires that every contract contain a statement regarding liability of claimants for submitting false claims. (Public Utilities Commission) (Fiscal Impact.) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Noes: 1 - Alioto-Pier 071433 [Public Employment - Department of Public Health] Supervisors Mirkarimi, Maxwell, Ammiano, Dufty Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 175-07 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY 2007-2008) reflecting the addition of 12.90 positions in the Department of Public Health to support acute psychiatric beds at San Francisco General Hospital. (Fiscal Impact.) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval 071461 [Approval of Lease No. GS-09B-02006 with the United States of America at San Francisco International Airport] Resolution approving and authorizing the execution of Lease No. GS-09B-02006 with the United States of America for office space to be occupied by the Transportation Security Administration, a Federal agency, in the International Terminal of San Francisco International Airport. (Airport Commission) Enacted Number: 647-07 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Noes: 1 - Daly From the Budget and Finance Committee Without Recommendation 071533 [Issuance and Sale of Tax-Exempt Bonds - San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association] Supervisors Peskin, Dufty Resolution approving the issuance and sale of tax-exempt bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $7,000,000 to finance and refinance the acquisition and construction of capital facilities owned by San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association or an affiliate. Enacted Number: 653-07 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Noes: 1 - Daly SPECIAL ORDER Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole 071488 [Public hearing relating to consideration and possible selection for outside Legal Counsel to advise and represent the Board of Supervisors in the official misconduct proceedings against Supervisor Edmund Jew] Hearing to allow applicants to present their qualifications and allow members of the public to comment on applications submitted for providing services to the Board of Supervisors for the official misconduct proceedings against Supervisor Edmund Jew; possible selection by the Board of Supervisors, from one of the following two applicants, for outside Legal Counsel for said official misconduct proceedings. (NOTE: The Board may move to select one of the following applicants for Outside Legal Counsel for the official misconduct proceedings.) Garcia Calderon Ruiz, LLP Robert Weisberg, Professor of Law Continued to December 4, 2007. Supervisor Sandoval, seconded by Supervisor Maxwell, moved that this Hearing be CONTINUED. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval COMMITTEE REPORTS 071543 [Local support for street resurfacing projects to be funded by FY 2007-08 Proposition 1B State Infrastructure Bond funds from the Local Streets and Roads Account] Mayor Resolution authorizing local support for the street resurfacing projects to be funded by FY 2007-08 Proposition 1B State Infrastructure Bond funds from the Local Streets and Roads Account. Enacted Number: 648-07 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Noes: 1 - Daly 071218 [Charter Amendment - San Francisco Affordable Housing Fund and Public Accountability] Supervisors Daly, Ammiano, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Maxwell, Sandoval, Dufty, McGoldrick Charter amendment (Second Draft) to add Section 16.127 to: establish a baseline appropriation and set aside the equivalent of the available annual tax of two and one-half cents ($0.025) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed property tax valuation for the next fifteen (15) years to support affordable housing programs; require the Mayor's Office of Housing, in cooperation with the Department of Public Health and Department of Human Services, to prepare an affordable housing plan every three (3) years and an annual affordable housing budget; affirm City policy urging the Redevelopment Agency to use at least fifty percent (50%) of its tax increment funds for low and moderate income housing; and set an expiration date of July 1, 2024. Continued as amended to December 4, 2007 with the Board Sitting as Committee of the Whole at 3:00 p.m. Supervisor Daly, seconded by Supervisor Ammiano, moved that this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED AS AMENDED. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval 071451 [Authorization for City to enter into Memorandum of Understanding with other Bay Area cities and counties to govern expenditure of Federal Homeland Security Funds] Supervisor Alioto-Pier Resolution authorizing City and County officials to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding that (1) establishes procedures for application, allocation and distribution of Federal Urban Areas Security Initiative Program grant funds for fiscal year 2007 and future fiscal years, (2) continues an Urban Area Working Group with other Bay Area governmental entities, and (3) continues San Francisco as the primary grantee and fiscal agent for Urban Areas Security Initiative Program grant funds; further authorizing designated City and County officials to negotiate, execute and file on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco any and all agreements and documents and to take any other action necessary to apply for and receive grant funds under the Federal Urban Areas Security Initiatives Program. Enacted Number: 638-07 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Noes: 1 - Daly ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS 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 speakers not requesting translation assistance. The President or the Board may limit the total testimony to 30 minutes. Members of the public who want a document placed on the overhead for display should clearly state such and subsequently remove the document when they want the screen to return to live coverage of the meeting. Abdullah Megaheed; expressed concern with issues relating to the homeless and wished a Happy Thanksgiving to the Board members James Chaffee; expressed concern with issues relating to the SF Public Library Male speaker; expressed concern with issues relating to City officials Male speaker; expressed concern issues with relating to skateboard issues and not being allowed to bring his skate board to City Hall Female speaker from SEIU; submitted a petition relating to increasing the retirement benefits for miscellaneous City employees Slyvia Alvarez-Lynch; showed interest in increasing retirement benefits for miscellaneous City employees Richard Robinson; expressed concern issues relating to general issues Male speaker; expressed concern with issues relating to the homeless 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. CLOSED SESSION 071555 [Closed Session - Conference with the City's Human Resources Director] Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City's Human Resources Director, or her designated representative, pursuant to Government Code section 54957.6 and San Francisco Administrative Code section 67.10(e) regarding a potential charter amendment to address the cost and funding of retiree medical benefits. Supervisor Elsbernd, seconded by Supervisor Alioto-Pier, moved to convene in closed session. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Peskin, Sandoval Absent: 1 - Mirkarimi The Board recessed at the hour of 3:38 p.m. to convene in closed session pursuant to the above motion. Calling the Roll The following Supervisors were noted present: Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval Persons in attendance: Cheryl Adams, Deputy City Attorney Ed Harrington, Controller Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller Micki Callahan, Director Human Resources Stever Ponder, Department of Human Resources Clare Murphy, Executive Director SF Employees Retirement Caryn Bortnick, Deputy City Attorney Reconvening of the Board The Board at the hour of 4:18 p.m. reconvened. [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. Supervisor Elsbernd, seconded by Supervisor Mirkarimi, moved. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Peskin, Sandoval FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE These measures were introduced for adoption without committee reference. A unanimous vote is required for adoption of these resolutions today. Any Supervisor may require any resolution to go to committee. Supervisor Mirkarimi was noted absent at 3:34 p.m 071566 [Approval of an additional 120 day extension for Planning Commission review in order to allow for a Recreation and Parks Commission Hearing and to complete an addendum to an associated environmental impact report] Supervisor Mirkarimi Resolution extending by an additional 120 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed Ordinance that would amend Sectional Map 2 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to a date within two weeks of the environmental review hearing for the same action. The proposed Ordinance would specifically change the use classification of Block 1098, Lot 9, located at the northwest corner of Divisadero and O'Farrell Streets, from Small-scale Neighborhood Commercial (NC-2) District to Moderate-scale Neighborhood Commercial (NC-3) District; and making environmental findings and findings of consistence with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. Enacted Number: 646-07 ADOPTED 071569 [Joanne Pang Foundation] Supervisors Elsbernd, Chu Resolution commending The Joanne Pang Foundation for its fundraising campaign to create the first Northern California Umbilical Cord Blood Bank. Supervisor Chu requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Enacted Number: 645-07 ADOPTED 071570 [Honoring Marcus Garvey] Supervisor Mirkarimi Resolution urging the Department of Public Works to Honor Marcus Garvey by Renaming Eddy Street Between Laguna and Divisadero "Marcus Garvey Way" and Proclaiming August 17th Marcus Garvey Day in San Francisco. Enacted Number: 642-07 ADOPTED 071571 [Landmark Designation Nomination for Tree Located at 1245 Masonic Avenue] Supervisors Mirkarimi, Peskin Resolution of intent initiating the nomination of the Black Acacia Tree at 1245 Masonic Avenue for landmark tree status pursuant to Public Works Code Section 810(b), acknowledging the temporary designation of such tree pursuant to Public Works Code Section 810(d), and authorizing other official acts in furtherance of this Resolution. Enacted Number: 644-07 ADOPTED 071573 [Urging the Federal Government to impose stricter regulations on international ship traffic and supporting the Marine Vessel Emissions Reduction Act of 2007] Supervisor Sandoval Resolution urging the Federal Government to impose stricter regulations on international ship traffic and supporting the Marine Vessel Emissions Reduction Act of 2007. Enacted Number: 641-07 ADOPTED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Peskin, Sandoval Absent: 1 - Mirkarimi Severed from Without Reference to Committee Agenda Supervisor Elsbernd requested that this matter be severed so that it might be considered separately. 071572 [Urging the United States Senate to immediately ratify Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships] Supervisor Sandoval Resolution urging the Port of San Francisco to prohibit any vessel that uses heavy bunker oil from docking on Port property. REFERRED to the Public Safety Committee. IMPERATIVE AGENDA Resolution(s), if any, to be adopted within limits imposed by the Sunshine Ordinance and the Ralph M. Brown Act, introduced today, not on the printed agenda. For such resolutions to be considered, the Board must first adopt the Serious Injury Finding or the Purely Commendatory Finding and the Brown Act Finding.Each motion requires 8 votes or a unanimous 6 or 7. A unanimous vote is required for the resolution(s). For such resolutions to be considered, the Board must first adopt the following two motions. [Serious Injury Finding] Motion that the Board find that for the resolution(s) being considered at this time "the need to take action is so imperative as to threaten serious injury to the public interest if action is deferred to a later meeting." Supervisor Elsbernd, seconded by Supervisor Chu, moved ADOPTION of the Serious Injury finding. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Peskin, Sandoval Absent: 1 - Mirkarimi [Brown Act Finding] Motion that the Board find by roll call vote that for the resolution(s) 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. Supervisor Elsbernd, seconded by Supervisor Chu, moved ADOPTION of the Brown Act finding. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Peskin, Sandoval Absent: 1 - Mirkarimi 071584 [Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) Grant] Supervisor Elsbernd Resolution authorizing designated City and County officials to execute and file on behalf of San Francisco, a public entity established under the laws of the State of California, any documents or take any actions necessary of obtain federal financial assistance provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and subgranted through the State of California under the Fiscal Year 2007 Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) Grant; and authorizing designated City and County officials to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with subrecipient jurisdictions (as enumerated by the Urban Areas Security Initiative Working Group) to distribute grant funds received; and authorizing the Department of Emergency Management to continue acting as primary fiscal agent for the distribution of the PSIC grant funds. Enacted Number: 639-07 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Peskin, Sandoval Absent: 1 - Mirkarimi [Purely Commendatory Finding] Motion that the Board find that the resolution(s) being considered at this time are purely commendatory. Supervisor Ammiano, seconded by Supervisor McGoldrick, moved ADOPTION of the Purely Commendatory finding. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Peskin, Sandoval Absent: 1 - Mirkarimi [Brown Act Finding] Motion that the Board find by roll call vote that for the resolution(s) 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. Supervisor Ammiano, seconded by Supervisor McGoldrick, moved ADOPTION of the Brown Act finding. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Peskin, Sandoval Absent: 1 - Mirkarimi 071582 [Declaring December 3, 2007 as Anita Fadeeff day in the City and County of San Francisco] Supervisor Sandoval Resolution honoring Anita Fadeeff on the occasion of her one hundredth birthday and declaring December 3, 2007 as Anita Fadeeff Day in the City and County of San Francisco. Enacted Number: 643-07 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Peskin, Sandoval Absent: 1 - Mirkarimi [Purely Commendatory Finding] Motion that the Board find that the resolution(s) being considered at this time are purely commendatory. Supervisor Dufty, seconded by Supervisor Sandoval, moved ADOPTION of the Purely Commendatory finding. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Peskin, Sandoval Absent: 1 - Mirkarimi [Brown Act Finding] Motion that the Board find by roll call vote that for the resolution(s) 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. Supervisor Dufty, seconded by Supervisor Sandoval, moved ADOPTION of the Brown Act finding. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Peskin, Sandoval Absent: 1 - Mirkarimi 071583 [Commending the US Women's Bridge Team winners of the Venice Cup and welcoming the American Contract Bridge league to San Francisco for their 2007 National Tournament] Supervisors Ammiano, Dufty, Mirkarimi, Daly, McGoldrick Resolution welcoming the American Contract Bridge League to San Francisco for the National Tournament and Commending the US Women's Team winners of the Venice Cup. Enacted Number: 640-07 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Peskin, Sandoval Absent: 1 - Mirkarimi OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor Ordinances 071595 [Transferring the powers and duties of the Taxi Commission to the Municipal Transportation Agency and setting operative date for transfer] Mayor Ordinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by adding Section 1075.1, to transfer the powers and duties of the Taxi Commission to the Municipal Transportation Agency, and setting an operative date for the transfer. 11/20/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 12/20/2007. 071596 [Audio or video recording of public meetings held in City Hall hearing rooms] Supervisor Mirkarimi Ordinance amending Section 67.14 of the Administrative Code to require that any public meeting held in a City Hall hearing room that is equipped with audio or video recording facilities be audio or video recorded and to further require that such audio or video recording be made available for review on the City's web site. 11/20/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 12/20/2007. 071597 [Accept-Expend FY 07 Community Oriented Policing Services Grant and Amend Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2007-2008] Supervisor Elsbernd Ordinance authorizing the Department of Emergency Management, as fiscal agent for multiple local jurisdictions, to retroactively accept and expend a Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant in the amount of $5,733,986 from the United States Department of Justice and to provide $406,002 as San Francisco's portion of required matching funds; and amending Ordinance No. 175-07 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2007-2008) to reflect the addition of one position (0.75 FTE) IS Project Director in the Department of Emergency Management (ECD). 11/20/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. 071607 [Trans Fat Free Program Ordinance] Supervisors Maxwell, Peskin, Ammiano, Alioto-Pier, McGoldrick Ordinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Article 37, Sections 3701 through 3711, to: (1) encourage restaurants located in the City and County of San Francisco to discontinue the use of artificial trans fat in food served to customers by creating an incentive program, and (2) provide regulations for the voluntary trans fat free program. 11/20/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 12/20/2007. 11/28/07 - Sent referral letter to the Small Business and Youth Commission for comment and recommendation. 071561 [Prohibiting Formula Retail in the Mission/Bernal Formula Retail Restricted Use Subdistrict] Supervisor Ammiano Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 785 to establish the Mission/Bernal Formula Retail Restricted Use Subdistrict; amending Planning Code Section 703.3 to prohibit formula retail uses in the Mission/Bernal Formula Retail Restricted Use Subdistrict; amending Sectional Maps SU 07 and SU 11 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to establish the boundaries of the Mission/Bernal Formula Retail Restricted Use Subdistrict; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan. Economic Impact 11/13/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 12/13/2007. 11/20/07, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Small Business Commission and Planning Commission for review and comment. 11/20/07, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Ammiano submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title. 11/20/07, ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. 071464 [Zoning - Ordinance Creating the Excelsior Alcohol Restricted Use District and the North Beach Alcohol Restricted Use District] Supervisors Sandoval, Peskin Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 785 to create an Excelsior Alcohol Restricted Use District prohibiting new off-sale liquor establishments and providing for a five-year sunset provision; adding Section 786 to create a North Beach Alcohol Restricted Use District prohibiting new on- and off-sale liquor establishments; amending Sectional Maps SU 11 and SU 12 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to establish the boundaries of the Excelsior Alcohol Restricted Use District, which generally consist of the blocks fronting both sides of Mission Street from Silver Avenue to the Daly City border; amending Section Map SU 01 to establish the boundaries of the North Beach Alcohol Restricted Use District, which are co-terminous with the North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan. 10/23/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. 10/30/07, ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. 10/30/07, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Sandoval submitted a substitute ordinance bearing the same title. 11/1/07, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission and Small Business Commission for review and comments. 11/13/07, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Sandoval submitted a substitute ordinance bearing the same title. 11/13/07, ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. 11/16/07, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission for review and comment. 11/20/07, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Sandoval submitted substitute ordinance bearing new title 11/20/07, ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. Resolutions 071572 [Urging the United States Senate to immediately ratify Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships] Supervisor Sandoval Resolution urging the Port of San Francisco to prohibit any vessel that uses heavy bunker oil from docking on Port property. 11/13/07, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. 11/20/07, REFERRED to Public Safety Committee. 071582 [Declaring December 3, 2007 as Anita Fadeeff day in the City and County of San Francisco] Supervisor Sandoval Resolution honoring Anita Fadeeff on the occasion of her one hundredth birthday and declaring December 3, 2007 as Anita Fadeeff Day in the City and County of San Francisco. 11/20/07, ADOPTED. 071583 [Commending the US Women's Bridge Team winners of the Venice Cup and welcoming the American Contract Bridge league to San Francisco for their 2007 National Tournament] Supervisors Ammiano, Dufty, Mirkarimi, Daly, McGoldrick Resolution welcoming the American Contract Bridge League to San Francisco for the National Tournament and Commending the US Women's Team winners of the Venice Cup. 11/20/07, ADOPTED. 071584 [Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) Grant] Supervisor Elsbernd Resolution authorizing designated City and County officials to execute and file on behalf of San Francisco, a public entity established under the laws of the State of California, any documents or take any actions necessary of obtain federal financial assistance provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and subgranted through the State of California under the Fiscal Year 2007 Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) Grant; and authorizing designated City and County officials to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with subrecipient jurisdictions (as enumerated by the Urban Areas Security Initiative Working Group) to distribute grant funds received; and authorizing the Department of Emergency Management to continue acting as primary fiscal agent for the distribution of the PSIC grant funds. 11/20/07, ADOPTED. 071592 [Requiring energy conservation by all City departments, agencies and other municipal bodies] Supervisor Alioto-Pier Resolution requiring the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to encourage energy conservation by placing all City departments, agencies and other municipal bodies on demand response. 11/20/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. 071593 [Agreement with King Security Services Inc. for Armed and Unarmed Security Guard Services] Supervisor Elsbernd Resolution authorizing a three year agreement, with option to renew for up to an additional two years, with King Security Services, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $17,100,000. (Supervisor Daly dissented in Committee.) (Fiscal Impact.) 11/20/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. 071594 [Grant to support substance abuse and HIV/AIDS related services] Supervisors Dufty, Ammiano Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend retroactively a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (SAMHSA/CSAT) in the amount of $397,919 for the period of September 30, 2007 through September 29, 2008, and a subcontract with Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center for $318,619 for the same time period. 11/20/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. 071600 [Commending the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) Training Program] Supervisors Chu, Alioto-Pier, Dufty Resolution commending the San Francisco Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) Training Program for their efforts in the Cosco Busan oil spill clean-up. 11/20/07, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. 071601 [Commending the Red Cross, Bay Area Chapter] Supervisors Chu, Alioto-Pier, Dufty Resolution commending the Red Cross, Bay Area Chapter for their efforts in the Cosco Busan oil spill clean-up. 11/20/07, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. 071602 [Commending SF Connect] Supervisors Chu, Alioto-Pier, Dufty Resolution commending SF Connect for their efforts in the Cosco Busan oil spill clean-up. 11/20/07, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. 071603 [Commending The Volunteer Center] Supervisors Chu, Alioto-Pier, Dufty Resolution commending the Volunteer Center for their efforts in the Cosco Busan oil spill clean-up. 11/20/07, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. 071604 [Biodiesel Filling Station Permitting, Policies and Creation Extension of Biodiesel Access Taskforce] Supervisor McGoldrick Resolution extending the Biodiesel Access Taskforce to continue developing and recommending to the appropriate City departments, including the Board of Supervisors and Mayor, a permitting process for biodiesel filling stations and incentives for such stations to be located in the City; urging the San Francisco Unified School District to pursue the use of biodiesel blends in school buses; establishing a City policy to request biodiesel usage in City contracts involving diesel fleets. 11/20/07, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. 071605 [Urging the Department of Public Works to immediately assemble a working group to develop a "Citizens How To Kit" assisting citizens in determining their options to help underground their neighborhood] Supervisors Dufty, Alioto-Pier Resolution urging the Department of Public Works to immediately assemble a working group to develop a "Citizens How To Underground Kit" providing citizens with advice and information on their options to help underground their neighborhood. 11/20/07, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Requests for Hearing 071585 [Hearing - SFUSD School Libraries] Supervisor Dufty Hearing on school libraries in the San Francisco Unified School District, including a report on increased staff and programming that has been put in place through support from the Public Education Enrichment Fund, a report from the School District outlining additional needs in libraries including technology and other needs and a report from the Controller assessing the additional expenditures necessary in order for all school libraries to be open five days per week. 11/20/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City and School District Select Committee. Supervisor Dufty requesting hearing be assigned to the City and School District Select Committee. 11/28/07 - Sent referral letter to the Youth Commission for comment and recommendation. 071586 [Hearing - Working Conditions in the Private Security Industry] Supervisor Peskin Hearing to discuss working conditions in the private security industry in San Francisco and the responsibility of commercial real estate industry and building owners to help improve those conditions. 11/20/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. 071588 [Hearing at the Full Board on the response to the November 7, 2007 oil spill in the San Francisco Bay] Supervisor Alioto-Pier Hearing to examine the response of the various agencies involved in the response to the oil spill, including the Coast Guard and the Golden Gate National Recreation area, and their coordination with City agencies, including the Department of Emergency Management. The hearing will further examine how response decisions were made and communicated to the relevant parties. 11/20/07, ASSIGNED to Board of Supervisors. Scheduled for Board consideration December 4, 2007 071598 [Hearing - Violence Prevention] Supervisor Mirkarimi Hearing to discuss the City and School District's programs and curricula regarding violence prevention and conflict resolution and to receive a presentation of the TKF Foundation regarding their violence prevention programs. 11/20/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City and School District Select Committee. 11/28/07 - Sent referral letter to the Youth Commission for comment and recommendation. Motions 071587 [Legislative Analyst Report - J Power USA] Supervisor Alioto-Pier Motion requesting the Legislative Analyst research on J Power USA and its parent company, J Power. 11/20/07, ASSIGNED to Board of Supervisors. Scheduled for Board consideration December 4, 2007 071599 [Committee of the Whole - December 4, 2007 regarding the November 7, 2007 Oil Spill] Supervisor Alioto-Pier Motion scheduling the Board to sit as a Committee of the Whole to review the City's response to the oil spill, to be held on December 4, 2007. 11/20/07, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. 071606 [2008 Board of Supervisors Meeting Schedule] Motion revising the regular meeting schedule of the Board of Supervisors by canceling the January 22, 2008, February 19, 2008, May 27, 2008, July 1, 2008, September 30, 2008, October 14, 2008, November 11, 2008, December 2, 2008, December 23, 2008 and December 30, 2008 meetings and by canceling all Board and Committee meetings from August 13 through September 2, 2008. (Clerk of the Board) 11/20/07, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Charter Amendments 071589 [Charter Amendment - City Elections In Even-Numbered Years] Supervisor McGoldrick Charter Amendment (First Draft) to amend Section 13.101 and Article XVII to change the election cycle for the offices of Mayor, Sheriff, District Attorney, City Attorney and Treasurer so that these offices will be elected in even-numbered years; and to amend the definition of general municipal election so that such elections occur only in even-numbered years. 11/20/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 12/20/2007. (Referred to Departments.) 071590 [Charter Amendment - Providing for the election of members of the Municipal Transportation Agency's Board of Directors. their compensation, and their service as members of the Parking Authority Commission] Supervisor McGoldrick Charter Amendment (First Draft) to amend Sections 8A.102, 8A.112, 13.101, 13.101.5, and 15.105 to provide for the election of members of the Municipal Transportation Agency's Board of Directors, setting their compensation, and fixing their status as members of the Parking Authority Commission. 11/20/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 12/20/2007. (Referred to Departments.) 071591 [Charter Amendment - Making it City policy to consider and as appropriate support the nomination, appointment and confirmation of female and minority candidates to fill seats on appointive boards, commissions, or advisory bodies] Supervisor McGoldrick Charter Amendment (First Draft) to amend Section 4.101 to make it City policy to consider and as appropriate support the nomination, appointment and confirmation of female and minority candidates to fill seats on appointive boards, commissions, or advisory bodies. 11/20/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 12/20/2007. (Referred to Departments.) PROPOSED ORDINANCES 071544 [Landmark Designation of 1601 Larkin Street (the First St. John's United Methodist Church)] Ordinance Designating 1601 Larkin Street, the First St. John's United Methodist Church, (Assessor's Block Number 0620, Lot Number 006), a Landmark under Planning Code Article 10; and adopting General Plan, Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and environmental findings. (Planning Commission) 11/6/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS 071551 [Approving Agreement to Implement the Term Sheet between the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and Modesto Irrigation District for a Long Term Power Sales Agreement pursuant to Charter Section 9.118(a) with a term through June 30, 2015] Resolution approving Agreement to Implement the Term Sheet between the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Public Utilities Commission, and the Modesto Irrigation District and authorizing the General Manager to implement the Term Sheet by incorporating the terms thereof into a new Long Term Power Sales Agreement and executing the same. (Public Utilities Commission) 11/9/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. 071552 [Approving Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) Agreement] Resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. CS-765 of the San Francisco Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) - Program/Project/Pre-Construction Management Services with Parsons Water and Infrastructure. (Public Utilities Commission) (Fiscal Impact.) 11/9/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. 071553 [Authorizing Tax Collector Attorney to file suit against a responsible relative of recipient of services at City hospitals to recover value of services] Resolution authorizing Tax Collector Attorney to file suit against a responsible relative to recover value of services rendered at hospital facilities operated by the San Francisco Department of Public Health. (Treasurer-Tax Collector) 11/9/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. Requests Granted From: Supervisor Sandoval To: City Attorney Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting that the City Attorney draft legislation requiring conditional use approval before any dollar store can open in any of the City's Neighborhood Commercial Districts. From: Supervisor Sandoval To: Clerk of the Board Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Clerk of the Board to send a letter to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission inquiring about what dust control measures are currently in place on the project to replace the sewer line running underneath Mission Street between Mount Vernon and Sickles Avenues. Also requesting the PUC to develop additional dust control measures such as watering to ensure that the neighborhood commercial district is not adversely impacted. From: Supervisor McGoldrick To: City Attorney To: Budget Analyst Requesting/Inquiring: Please explore the possibilities of making prostitution a low priority offense in San Francisco. As a sanctuary city, it is important that San Francisco take the lead in promoting public safety and public health for consenting adults in an industry that currently exists. I would also like the Budget Analyst to study the actual statistics and associated costs of arrests of prostitutes, johns, and other related individuals, etc.; the incarceration of these individuals; to study the funding and budgets any programs that may be tailored to these individuals (in all City Departments); court costs, etc. From: Supervisor Dufty To: City Attorney To: Director, Mayor's Office of Public Finance Requesting/Inquiring: Requests for the City Attorney and the Mayor's Office of Public Finance to analyze potential funding mechanisms, taxing districts or other financial revenue streams that would simplify the ability for San Francisco residents to participate in utility undergrounding on a citywide basis. From: Supervisors Dufty & Alioto-Pier To: City Attorney Requesting/Inquiring: Requests the City Attorney to draft legislation that will prohibit any new overhead utility wires from being connected from private residences to the utility poles and requiring all newly constructed private residences to underground their wires from the property line to the public right of way based on the model used by the City of Oakland, CA. From: Supervisor Alioto-Pier To: Director, Human Rights Commission Requesting/Inquiring: On October 23, 2007 the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution urging neighboring nations and major investors to defend peaceful pro-democracy demonstrators in Burma (071444). The Mayor signed the resolution on October 29, 2007. The City of San Francisco is considering entering a contract with J Power to build four combustion turbines. J-Power did a feasibility study on the damming of the Salween River to create a hydropower plant in the Shan State or Burma/Myanmar. The construction of the dam is linked to alleged human rights atrocities committed by the military junta that rules Burma. In July 2007, AidWatch noted that "Forced labor", forced relocation, rape and murder are common tactics used by military to tyrannize the indigenous communities under the veil of "national development." According to the Burmese Relief Center, the Burmese government has engaged in massive forced relocation of over 300,000 people in connection with the dam. I hereby request that the Human Rights Commission examine J Power's role in the building of the dam and the alleged human rights violations and report back to the board on the appropriateness of the City of San Francisco entering into a contract with J Power, particularly in light of resolution 071444. From: Supervisor Mirkarimi To: Director, Municipal Transportation Agency To: Director, Department of Parking and Traffic Requesting/Inquiring: Requests that the Municipal Transportation Agency and Department of Parking and Traffic provide recommendations for improving pedestrian safety and the overall safety of the intersection of Haight and Broderick. From: Supervisor Mirkarimi To: Director, Public Utilities Commission Requesting/Inquiring: Requests that the Public Utilities Commission report on the status of removing graffiti from utility poles at the following locations: Metal: All Four corners of Haight and Laguna 218 Haight Street Southeast corner of Octavia and Haight Northeast corner of 9th and Irving Wooden 1328 18th Avenue Southeast corner of 12th Avenue and Lincoln From: Supervisor Mirkarimi To: Director, Department of Parking and Traffic Requesting/Inquiring: Requests that the Department of Parking and Traffic report on the status of removing graffiti from the following DPT/MTA property: Meters Hayes Street between Buchanan and Franklin DPT Parking lot at 8th & 9th Avenue and Irving and Judah Pedestrian Crossing Signal All corners of Ashbury and Oak All corners of Oak and Lyon Signs "No Pedestrian Crossing" signs at Gough and Oak "No Pedestrian Crossing" signs at Gough and Fell From: Supervisor Mirkarimi To: Director, Department of Parking and Traffic Requesting/Inquiring: Requests that the Department of Parking and Traffic report on the status of removing graffiti at the following locations: Phone Switch Boxes Southeast corner of 5th Avenue and Irving Northeast corner of Waller and Stanyan Light Switch Boxes Southeast corner of 9th Avenue and Irving Southeast corner of Funston and Irving From: Supervisor Mirkarimi To: Director, Department of Public Works Requesting/Inquiring: Requests that the Department of Public Works report on the status of removing graffiti from newsstands at the following locations: Asia Week Southeast corner of 9th Avenue and Irving Chronicle Northeast corner of 9th Avenue and Judah Northwest corner of 9th Avenue and Judah Southeast corner of Laguna and Page Northeast corner of Stanyan and Waller Examiner Northeast corner of 4th Avenue and Irving Guardian Northwest corner of Laguna and Hayes SF Weekly Northwest corner of Funston and Irving Southeast corner of 9th Avenue and Irving From: Supervisor Mirkarimi To: Director, Department of Public Works Requesting/Inquiring: Requests that the Department of Public Works report on the status of removing graffiti at the following locations: Sidewalk In front of 615 Cole Phone Booth 445 Hayes Street From: Supervisor Mirkarimi To: Director, Department of Public Works Requesting/Inquiring: Requests that the Department of Public Works report on the status of repairing potholes at the following locations: 144 Hugo 230 Hugo 572 Grove 300 Block of Haight Street (multiple potholes) From: Supervisor Mirkarimi To: Director, Department of Public Works Requesting/Inquiring: Requests that the Department of Public Works report on the status of removing graffiti at the following private property locations: 209 Lincoln Way 225 Lincoln Way 319-321 Haight Street From: Supervisor Mirkarimi To: Director, Department of Public Works Requesting/Inquiring: Requests that the Department of Public Works report on the status of removing the graffiti from mailboxes at the following locations: Mailboxes Southwest corner of 6th Avenue and Kirkham Northeast corner of 14th Avenue and Judah Northeast corner of 7th Avenue and Hugo Southeast corner of 10th Avenue and Lincoln Northwest corner of Haight and Octavia Northeast corner of Haight and Laguna Southwest corner of Haight and Gough From: Supervisor Mirkarimi To: Director, Department of Parking and Traffic Requesting/Inquiring: Requests that the Department of Parking and Traffic report on the status of removing graffiti from parking signs and poles at the following locations: Kirkham between 4th Avenue and 9tha Avenue (mostly black frames) 6th Avenue between Kirkham and Irving (mostly black frames) 8th Avenue between Kirkham and Judah Hugo between Argullo and 7th Avenue 3rd Avenue between Lincoln and Irving Oak between Fillmore and Laguna Laguna between Haight and Oak From: Supervisor Mirkarimi To: Director, Public Utilities Commission Requesting/Inquiring: Requests that the Public Utilities Commission report on the status of removing/repairing a street light at or near the intersection of Duboce and Fillmore. From: Supervisor Mirkarimi To: City Attorney Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the City Attorney draft an ordinance creating a Mental Health Care/Acute Psychiatric Care Task Force to review the current status of the City's delivery of Mental Health Care/Acute Psychiatric Care services and make recommendations as to best practices of public policy in order to improve the City's delivery of this essential service. From: Supervisor Mirkarimi To: Director, Department of Parking and Traffic Requesting/Inquiring: Requests that the Department of Parking and Traffic report on the status of replacing the "STOP" sign at the exit of the DPT parking lot between Irving and Judah and 8th Avenue and 9th Avenue. From: Supervisor Mirkarimi To: Director, Department of Emergency Management Requesting/Inquiring: Requests the Department of Emergency Management respond to the November 7th, 2007 oil spill. (See attached letter) From: Supervisor Mirkarimi To: Chief, San Francisco Fire Department Requesting/Inquiring: Requests the San Francisco Fire Department respond to the November 7th, 2007 oil spill. (See attached letter) In Memoriams Madeleine Mei lin Kwok- Supervisor Peskin Massimo Consoli - Supervisor Ammiano ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the Board adjourned at the hour of 4:19 p.m. Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board N.B. The Minutes of this meeting set forth all actions taken by the Board of Supervisors on the matters stated, but not necessarily the chronological sequence in which the matters were taken up. Approved by the Board of Supervisors on January 8, 2008. 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. 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