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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
AGENDA
Legislative Chamber, Room 250
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 2:00 PM
Regular Meeting
DAVID CHIU, PRESIDENT
MICHELA ALIOTO-PIER, JOHN AVALOS, DAVID CAMPOS, CARMEN CHU, CHRIS DALY,
BEVAN DUFTY, SEAN ELSBERND, ERIC MAR, SOPHIE MAXWELL, ROSS MIRKARIMI
Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board
Agendas of the Board of Supervisors are available on the internet at www.sfgov.org/bos
BOARD COMMITTEES
Committee Membership Meeting Days
Budget and Finance Committee Wednesday
Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu 11:00 AM
City and School District Select Committee 1st and 3rd Thursday
Supervisors Elsbernd, Dufty, Avalos, Yee, Fewer, Maufas 3:30 PM
City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee 2nd and 4th Monday
Supervisors Dufty, Daly, Elsbernd 10:30 AM
Government Audit and Oversight Committee 2nd and 4th Thursday
Supervisors Mirkarimi, Mar, Maxwell 1:00 PM
Land Use and Economic Development Committee Monday
Supervisors Maxwell, Mar, Chiu 1:00 PM
Public Safety Committee 1st and 3rd Monday
Supervisors Chiu, Mirkarimi, Alioto-Pier 10:00 AM
Rules Committee 1st and 3rd Thursday
Supervisors Campos, Daly, Alioto-Pier 10:00 AM
First-named Supervisor/Commissioner is Chair, Second-named Supervisor/Commissioner is Vice-Chair, of the Committee.
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Meeting Procedures
The Board of Supervisors is the Legislative Body of the City and County of San Francisco. The
Board has several standing Committees where ordinances and resolutions are the subject of hearings
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 at a Committee meeting 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; 3) signs to be
brought into the meeting or displayed in the room; 4) standing in the meeting room.
Citizens are encouraged to testify at Committee meetings and to write letters to the Clerk of a
Committee or to its members, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco,
CA 94102.
USING LAPTOP COMPUTERS FOR PRESENTATIONS: Please contact City Hall Media Services
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AVISO EN ESPAÑOL: La solicitud para un traductor en una reunion debe recibirse antes de
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Disability Access
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Meetings are real-time captioned and are cablecast open-captioned on SF Cable 26. Assistive
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MUNI Metro lines are the F, 5, 21, 47, 49, 71, 71L, J, K, L, M, N, T (exit at Van Ness Station).
MUNI bus lines also serving the area are the 6, 7, and 9 San Bruno. For more information about
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Hall and the War Memorial Complex. Accessible curbside parking is available on Dr. Carlton B.
Goodlett Place and Grove Street.
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illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded
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Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.
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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 by mail Sunshine Ordinance
Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102, by phone at (415)
554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-7854 or by email at sotf@sfgov.org
Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by printing Chapter 67 of the San
Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine
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 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220,
San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112; web site
www.sfgov.org/ethics
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ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AGENDA CHANGES
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.
COMMUNICATIONS
SPECIAL ORDER 2:00 P.M. - Mayor's Appearance Before The Board
(This item will be read at the Board Meeting on the third Tuesday of each month.)
The following is a time dedicated for the Mayor to discuss with the Board of Supervisors issues pertaining to the governance
of the City and County of San Francisco. The Board of Supervisors offers this time for dialogue on the third regularly
scheduled Board meeting of every month pursuant to the will of the voters as expressed in Proposition I in November of
2006.
Should the Mayor fail to appear after five minutes of the item being called, the Clerk shall remove the item from the Board's
agenda, and the item shall not be considered by the Board. Should the Mayor appear and the Board therefore consider this
item, public comment for this item will take place during general public comment.
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CONSENT AGENDA
All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Agenda, are considered to be routine by the Board
of Supervisors and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Board. There will be no separate
discussion of these items unless a member of the Board so requests, in which event the matter shall
be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as a separate item.
Items 1 through 18
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu
1. 091374 [Accept and Expend Grant - FY 09 Urban Area Security Initiative and
Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2009-2010 - $32,510,600]
Sponsor: Elsbernd
Ordinance authorizing the Department of Emergency Management, on behalf of the City
and County of San Francisco, as the primary grantee for the combined Bay Area Urban
Area and as the fiscal agent for the Urban Areas Security Initiative ("UASI") Approval
Authority, to retroactively accept and expend a UASI grant in the amount of $32,510,600
from the United States Department of Homeland Security, through the California
Emergency Management Agency; amending Ordinance No. 183-09 (Annual Salary
Ordinance, FY 2009-2010) to reflect: the addition of one (1) grant-funded position (.50
FTE) in Class 5277 Planner I and one (1) grant-funded position (.50 FTE) in Class 5293
Planner IV, and the deletion of one (1) grant-funded position (.75 FTE) in Class 1426
Senior Clerk Typist, all in the Department of Emergency Management.
12/08/2009; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
2. 091376 [Accept and Expend Grant - FY 09 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness
Program and Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2009-2010 -
$4,822,667]
Sponsor: Elsbernd
Ordinance authorizing the Department of Emergency Management, on behalf of the City
and County of San Francisco, serving as the primary grantee for the Regional
Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program ("RCPGP") Bay Area Site and as fiscal agent
for the UASI Approval Authority, to retroactively accept and expend a RCPGP grant in
the amount of $4,822,667 from the United States Department of Homeland Security,
through the California Emergency Management Agency, and to provide $167,188 in
matching funds; amending Ordinance No. 183-09 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FY
2009-2010) to reflect the addition of two (2) grant-funded positions (.50 FTE total) in
Class 5291 Planner III in the Department of Emergency Management.
12/08/2009; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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3. 091324 [Airport Concession Lease]
Resolution approving the Pay Phone Lease between Pelican Communications, Inc. and
the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission.
(Airport Commission)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendations of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Mar, Chiu
4. 090678 [Bayview Hunters Point Area Plan, Technical Zoning Map Amendments]
Ordinance amending Zoning Map Sheets ZN08, ZN10, and SU10 of the City and County
of San Francisco Planning Code with revised use districts within the Bayview Hunters
Point Plan Area; and making various findings, including CEQA findings and findings of
consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1. (Planning
Department)
11/17/2009; RE-REFERRED to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
12/08/2009; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
5. 091036 [Zoning - Third Street and Le Conte Avenue Affordable Housing Special Use
District]
Sponsor: Maxwell
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 249.43 to
establish the Third Street and Le Conte Avenue Affordable Housing Special Use District
for property at 6600 Third Street (Lot 9, Assessor's Block 5476), located at the northeast
corner of the block bounded by Le Conte Avenue, Third Street and Keith Street;
amending Sheet SU10 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco, to
reflect this new Special Use District, and adopting findings, including environmental
findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of
Planning Code Section 101.1.
12/08/2009; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
6. 091059 [Correction to the Vacation of Former Trenton Street]
Ordinance ordering the summary vacation of a portion of Trenton Street south of
Jackson Street within Assessor's Block No. 0192; making findings pursuant to the
California Streets and Highways Code Sections 8330 et seq.; establishing conditions to
the effectiveness of the vacation; adopting environmental findings and findings of
consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
(Real Estate Department)
12/08/2009; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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Recommendations of the Public Safety Committee
Present: Supervisors Chiu, Mirkarimi, Mar
7. 091276 [Accept and Expend Grant - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance and
Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2009-2010 - $2,700,314]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance authorizing the Department of Children, Youth & Their Families (DCYF) to
accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $2,700,314 from the Federal
Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs for implementation of criminal justice
programs and amending Annual Salary Ordinance (183-09) and to create grant-funded
position at DCYF.
12/08/2009; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
8. 091298 [Accept and Expend Grant - Mortgage and Investment Fraud Project -
$1,066,026]
Sponsor: Chiu
Resolution authorizing the Department of the District Attorney of the City and County of
San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend grant funds from the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act in the amount of $1,066,026 through the United States
Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for a program entitled "Mortgage
and Investment Fraud Prosecution and Education Project" for the period from August 1,
2009, through July 31, 2011.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
9. 091302 [Accept and Expend Grant - Police Department Emergency Operations Center
- $1,000,000]
Sponsor: Elsbernd
Resolution authorizing the Chief of Police for the City and County of San Francisco to
retroactively accept and expend an earmark grant in the amount of $1,000,000 from the
California Emergency Management Agency through the Federal Emergency
Management Agency for the purchase of equipment and construction of the San
Francisco Police Department Emergency Operations Center.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
10. 091303 [Accept and Expend Grant - California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine
Enforcement Team Program - $346,785]
Sponsor: Elsbernd
Resolution authorizing the Chief of Police for the City and County of San Francisco to
retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $346,785 from the Governor's
Office of Emergency Services for a project entitled "California Multi-Jurisdictional
Methamphetamine Enforcement Team (CAL-MMET)" Program.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Campos, Daly, Alioto-Pier
11. 090960 [Honoring Small Local Businesses During Small Business Month]
Sponsor: Alioto-Pier
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by requiring the Small
Business Commission to declare one month out of the year “Small Business Month” and
to recognize small local businesses during the Small Business Month.
12/08/2009; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
12. 091264 [Settlement of Lawsuits - Earnest Henderson, Janel Gotta, Aaron Rauls,
Michael Perez, Arturo Pleitez, and Mack Woodfox - $217,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of two lawsuits, which were filed by Earnest
Henderson, Janel Gotta, Aaron Rauls, Michael Perez, Arturo Pleitez, and Mack Woodfox
against the City and County of San Francisco and its employees for a total amount of
$217,000; the first lawsuit was filed on January 14, 2005, in the United States District
Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. C05-0280 VRW/WAF, entitled
Earnest Henderson, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the second lawsuit
was filed on October 18, 2005, in the United States District Court for the Northern District
of California, Case No. C05-4220 VRW; entitled Mack Woodfox v. City and County of
San Francisco, et al.; the above total settlement amount also includes all claims for costs
and attorneys’ fees. (City Attorney)
12/08/2009; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
13. 091265 [Settlement of Lawsuits - Joanne Lozenski, Juanita Stockwell, and Susan
Rolovich - $95,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Joanne Lozenski, Juanita
Stockwell, and Susan Rolovich against the City and County of San Francisco, Alex
Fagan, and Rod Nakanishi for $95,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 14, 2004, in
San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 04-436254; entitled Lozenski, et al., v. City and
County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)
12/08/2009; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
14. 091289 [Settlement of Lawsuits - David Spears and Sabrina Wigfall - $97,500]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuits filed by David Spears and Sabrina
Wigfall against the City and County of San Francisco and Kyle Adams against the City
and County of San Francisco for $97,500; the lawsuits were filed on February 6, 2004,
and August 1, 2008, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of
California, Case Nos. 06-cv-04968 VRW and 08-vc-03696 PJH; entitled David Spears
and Sabrina Wigfall v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. and Kyle Adams v. City
and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)
12/08/2009; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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15. 091290 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Lisa Anne Haller - $230,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Lisa Anne Haller against the City
and County of San Francisco for $230,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 20, 2007, in
San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 461-498; entitled Lisa Anne Haller, et al. v. City
and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)
12/08/2009; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
16. 091291 [Settlement of Lawsuit - City and County of San Francisco - $1,260,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San
Francisco against the Design Partnership and Del Campo and Maru, Joint Association of
Architects, for (a) $1,260,000 payable to the City and County of San Francisco and (b)
mutual releases; the lawsuit was filed on March 20, 2009, in San Francisco Superior
Court, Case No. 09-486423; entitled City and County of San Francisco v. The Design
Partnership and Del Campo and Maru, Joint Association of Architects. (City Attorney)
12/08/2009; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
17. 091352 [Extending the Term of Service for the Power Plant Task Force]
Sponsor: Maxwell
Resolution to extend the expiration date of the Power Plant Task Force from December
31, 2009, to December 31, 2010.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
18. 091351 [Appointments, Workforce Investment Community Advisory Committee -
Corrin Buchanan and Cameron McHenry]
Motion appointing Corrin Buchanan and Cameron McHenry, terms to be determined, to
the Workforce Investment Community Advisory Committee. (Rules Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
Questions on the Consent Agenda are on final passage, first reading, adoption, or approved, as
indicated:______________________________________________
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REGULAR AGENDA
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu
19. 091353 [Appropriating $6,071,836 to Fund the Restoration of Positions in the
Department of Public Health for FY 2009-2010]
Sponsors: Avalos; Daly, Mirkarimi, Campos and Mar
Ordinance appropriating $6,071,836 from the de-appropriation of funds from salaries and
fringe benefits in the San Francisco General Hospital Fund to add 236.42 full-time
equivalent (FTEs) positions and delete 200.16 FTE positions effective January 17, 2010,
add 66.35 FTEs and delete 66.35 FTEs effective January 1, 2010, and release
$6,071,836 of salaries and fringe benefits placed on Budget and Finance Committee
reserve in the Department of Public Health for FY 2009-2010.
11/24/2009; DUPLICATED AND AMENDED. Duplicate of File No. 091202.
11/24/2009; TABLED. Motion FAILED.
11/24/2009; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.
11/24/2009; CONTINUED AS AMENDED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
20. 091354 [Public Employment - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY
2009-2010 - Department of Public Health]
Sponsors: Avalos; Daly, Mirkarimi, Campos and Mar
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 183-09 (Annual Salary Ordinance 2009-2010) to
add 236.42 FTEs in various job classes and delete 200.16 FTEs in various job classes
for 11.8 pay periods (January 17, 2010, through June 30, 2010) and add 66.35 FTEs in
various job classes and delete 66.35 FTEs in various job classes for 13.1 pay periods
(January 1, 2010, through June 30, 2010) in the Department of Public Health.
11/24/2009; DUPLICATED AND AMENDED. Duplicate of File No. 091203.
11/24/2009; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.
11/24/2009; CONTINUED AS AMENDED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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Recommendation of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Mar, Chiu
21. 090583 [Just Cause Eviction Protections for Residential Tenants, Extend to Non-Rent
Controlled Units]
Sponsors: Avalos; Campos
Ordinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 37 "Residential Rent Stabilization and
Arbitration Ordinance" by amending Sections 37.2 and 37.3 to extend just cause eviction
requirements and protections to tenants in units that are not now subject to eviction
controls (e.g., most residential rental units with a certificate of occupancy issued after
June 13, 1979); by amending Section 37.9 to provide that 37.9(a)(8)(vi) limitations on
owner move-in evictions do not apply to these newly protected units (new Section 37.9(a)
(8)(viii)); by amending Section 37.9 to add a 16th just cause for eviction, to provide for
eviction from a condominium unit with separable title that was rented by the developer for
a limited time period prior to sale of the unit, where the developer has given specified
advance notice to the renters (new Section 37.9(a)(16)); and by amending Chapter 37A
"Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Fee" by amending Section 37A.1 to extend the City's
current residential rental unit fee to these units; findings in support of the legislation;
severability clause; technical corrections.
12/08/2009; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendation of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Campos, Daly, Alioto-Pier
22. 091137 [Mills Act Contract Procedures]
Sponsor: Alioto-Pier
Ordinance amending Chapter 71 of the San Francisco Administrative Code regarding
historical property (Mills Act) contract procedures to reflect amendments made to the
San Francisco Charter to create the Historic Preservation Commission, expand the
definition of "qualified historical property" to include properties listed on the California
Register of Historical Resources, establish certain time lines for review of applications for
historical property contracts, require Budget Analyst review of applications for historical
property contracts, and making other clarifying amendments; and making findings,
including environmental findings.
10/06/2009; SUBSTITUTED.
11/09/2009; SUBSTITUTED.
12/08/2009; AMENDED.
12/08/2009; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED. *Link to amended packet material*
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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NEW BUSINESS
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu
23. 091336 [Public Employment - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance FY
2009-2010 for the Department of the Environment]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 183-09 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY 2009-2010) to
reflect the addition of one position (.50 FTE) Class 5638 Environmental Assistant in the
Department of the Environment.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
24. 091368 [Accept and Expend Grant - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
and Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2009-2010 - $7,739,300]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to accept and
expend a grant in the amount of $7,739,300 from the U.S. Department of Energy through
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5) under the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-140; 42 U.S.C. 17151 et seq.) for
the Municipal Building Energy Efficiency Retrofit, Community Resilience, and Heating
Systems Programs, and amending Ordinance Number 183-09 to reflect the addition of
one and seven-tenths (1.7) grant-funded positions at the Department of the Environment.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
25. 091326 [CEQA Findings for San Francisco Public Utilities Commission New Irvington
Tunnel Project in Alameda County and Fremont]
Resolution adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
including the adoption of a mitigation monitoring and reporting program and a statement
of overriding considerations related to the New Irvington Tunnel Project, CUW 35901;
and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to notify the Controller of this action.
(Public Utilities Commission)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
26. 091369 [Revenue Contract with PG&E Energy Conservation Programs]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment under Charter Section 9.118
to enter into a contract for up to $11,540,000 with Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(PG&E), to implement an Energy Use and Demand Reduction through Energy Efficiency
Program in the City and County of San Francisco.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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Recommendations of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Mar, Chiu
27. 090962 [Zoning - Amending the Citywide Definition of Tobacco Paraphernalia
Establishments by Lowering the Threshold for Retail Stores to be Considered
Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments]
Sponsor: Chiu
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to amend the definition of Tobacco
Paraphernalia Establishments in Section 227(v), to lower the threshold for retail stores to
be considered Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments from 15% of the square footage of
the establishment to 10% of the occupied floor area, as defined in Section 102.10, or 10
linear feet of display area projected to the floor, whichever is less; amending Sections
790.123 and 890.123 to reflect this amended definition; amending Section 723.1 and the
Table at Section 723, to make Tobacco Paraphernalia Establishments, as defined, not
permitted in the Polk Street Neighborhood Commercial District; amending Section 186.1,
to change the period of non-use for a non-conforming Tobacco Paraphernalia
Establishment use to be deemed discontinued in the Polk Street Neighborhood
Commercial District from three years to eighteen months, and making findings, including
findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and
environmental findings.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
28. 091284 [Mission Bay - Park P21 Improvements]
Ordinance designating a portion of State Trust Parcel 5 East of future Terry A. Francois
Boulevard at future Mission Bay Boulevard for public open space and park purposes;
naming the new park "Bayfront Park;" accepting and irrevocable offer for the acquisition
facilities; designating said facilities to public open space and park purposes and
accepting for maintenance responsibilities and liability purposes; adopting environmental
findings and findings that such actions are consistent with the City's General Plan, priority
policy findings of City Planning Code section 101.1, and the Mission Bay South
Redevelopment Plan; accepting Department of Public Works Order No.178,379 and
authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance. (Public Works Department)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
29. 091286 [Approval of Second Amendment to the Redevelopment Agency's Ground
Lease within Mission Bay North and South Redevelopment Plans]
Resolution approving the Second Amendment to the San Francisco Redevelopment
Agency's Ground Lease to add certain additional real property within the Mission Bay
South Redevelopment Plan Area to the leased premises and to clarify certain
maintenance obligations. (Public Works Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
30. 091288 [Approval of CEQA Findings for SFPUC Harding Park Recycled Water Project]
Resolution adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act, including the
adoption of a mitigation and reporting program and a statement of overriding
considerations related to the Harding Park Recycled Water Project, Water System
Improvement Program funded Project No. CUW 30204; and directing the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors to notify the Controller of this action. (Public Utilities Commission)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Campos, Daly
31. 091015 [Reimbursement to City for Dignitary Security Provided During
Campaign-Related Travel by Elected Officials]
Sponsors: Mirkarimi; Campos, Avalos and Daly
Ordinance adding a new Chapter 6 to Article III of the Campaign and Governmental
Conduct Code, by adding sections 3.600, 3.605 and 3.610, to require City elective
officers to reimburse the City for the cost of dignitary security provided by the City during
travel for campaign-related activities or meetings.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
Present: Supervisors Campos, Daly, Alioto-Pier
32. 091349 [Appointment to San Francisco LAFCo - Supervisor John Avalos]
Motion appointing Supervisor John Avalos, term ending February 4, 2014, to the San
Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
Present: Supervisors Campos, Daly
33. 091350 [Appointment to San Francisco LAFCo - Supervisor Eric Mar]
Motion appointing Supervisor Eric Mar, as an alternate member, term ending February 4,
2014, to the San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M.
Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole
(Pending approval of File No. 091418)
34. 091419 [Committee of the Whole - Opposing the Stupak-Ellsworth-Pitts Amendment
to Restrict Reproductive Choice]
Sponsors: Alioto-Pier; Chu and Maxwell
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed resolution on file with the Clerk
of the Board of Supervisors in File No. 091342 opposing the Stupak-Ellsworth-Pitts
Amendment that limits reproductive choice, urging the United States Senate to pass
healthcare reform that preserves access to reproductive health services, urging
conferees to remove the amendment, and commending members of the California
congressional delegation who opposed the amendment.
Action:___________________________
Committee of the Whole Adjourn and Report Without
Recommendation
SPECIAL ORDER 3:30 P.M - Recognition of Commendations
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SPECIAL ORDER 4:00 P.M.
APPEAL PROCEDURES
Board Rule 4.29 provides that public hearings on appeals shall be scheduled for 4pm. If more than one public
hearing is scheduled, then the Clerk, in consultation with the President, may determine the order in which the
appeals will be scheduled. Second and later appeals may be scheduled at specified times later than 4 pm. An
appeal shall not be heard prior to its scheduled time on the calendar, and it may not be called until the Board's
consideration of appeals scheduled earlier on the calendar is completed. It is the policy of the Clerk of the Board to
schedule multiple appeals in the following order at 4pm:
1. Appeals where all parties have agreed to request a continuance or a tabling of the appeal.
2. Continued appeals from previous Board meetings (continued appeals will be listed in order of those closest to
deadlines for Board decision).
3. Appeals appearing on the calendar for the first time, in chronological order of receipt by the Clerk.
4. Multiple appeals appearing on the calendar may be staggered at times specific, beginning at 4pm.
5. Appeals involving participants who have ADA considerations may be set for specific times beginning at 4pm.
35. 091313 [Appeal of Tentative Parcel Map for 1673 through 1675 - 11th Avenue]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Department of Public
Works dated October 29, 2009, affirming the approval of the Tentative Parcel Map to
construct a new 2 unit condominium project located at 1673 through 1675 - 11th Avenue,
Lot No. 013 in Assessor's Block No. 1932. (Appellant: Rose Tom Tsai) (Clerk of the
Board)
(Filed 11/9/09 - Companion Measure to Files 091314, 091315, 001316) (District 7)
12/08/2009; CONTINUED. Continued to December 15, 2009.
Action:___________________________
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, the following notice is hereby given: if you
challenge, in court, the Tentative Parcel Map described above, you may be limited to
raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in
this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior
to, the public hearing.
(Only one of the following two motions should be approved.)
36. 091314 [Approving Decision of the Department of Public Works and Approving the
Tentative Parcel Map for 1673 through 1675 - 11th Avenue]
Motion approving the decision of the Department of Public Works, finding the Tentative
Parcel Map consistent with the City's General Plan and eight priority policies of Planning
Code Section 101.1, and approving the Tentative Parcel Map for a 2-unit new
construction condominium subdivision located at 1673 through 1675 - 11th Avenue,
Assessor's Block No. 1932, Lot No. 013. (Clerk of the Board)
12/08/2009; CONTINUED. Continued to December 15, 2009.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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37. 091315 [Disapproving Decision of the Department of Public Works and Disapproving
the Tentative Parcel Map for 1673 through 1675 - 11th Avenue]
Motion disapproving the decision of the Department of Public Works, finding the
Tentative Parcel Map consistent with the City's General Plan and eight priority policies of
Planning Code Section 101.1, and disapproving the Tentative Parcel Map for a 2-unit
new construction condominium subdivision located at 1673 through 1675 - 11th Avenue,
Assessor's Block No. 1932, Lot No. 013. (Clerk of the Board)
12/08/2009; CONTINUED. Continued to December 15, 2009.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
38. 091316 [Findings Related to the Tentative Parcel Map for 1673 through 1675 - 11th
Avenue]
Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to the Board of
Supervisors' decision concerning a Tentative Parcel Map for a 2-unit new construction
condominium subdivision located at 1673 through 1675 - 11th Avenue, Assessor's Block
No. 1932, Lot No. 013. (Clerk of the Board)
12/08/2009; CONTINUED. Continued to December 15, 2009.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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39. 091309 [Appeal of Determination of Exemption from Environmental Review for 2750
Vallejo Street]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department
dated May 6, 2009, Case No. 2006.0339E, that a project located at 2750 Vallejo Street is
exempt from environmental review under Categorical Exemption, Class 1 [State CEQA,
Guidelines, Section15301(e)(1)]. The proposal would alter the facade and construct rear
and side horizontal additions to an existing three-story, single-family residence in an
RH-1(D) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District, in Assessor's Block No. 0954, Lot
No. 006. (Appellants: Robert A. Byrum and Dona S. Byrum) (Clerk of the Board)
(Filed 11/6/09; Companion Measures to 091310, 0913911, 091312) (District 2)
Action:___________________________
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, the following notice is hereby given: if you
challenge, in court, the Categorical Exemption from Environmental Review described
above, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the
public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the
Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing.
(Only one of the following two motions should be approved.)
40. 091310 [Affirming the Exemption Determination Issued for the 2750 Vallejo Street
Project]
Motion affirming the exemption determination by the Planning Department that the 2750
Vallejo Street project is exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
41. 091311 [Reversing the Exemption Determination Issued for the 2750 Vallejo Street
Project]
Motion reversing the exemption determination by the Planning Department that the 2750
Vallejo Street project is exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
42. 091312 [Preparation of Findings Related to the Exemption Determination for the 2750
Vallejo Street Project]
Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings related to the appeal of the
exemption determination by the Planning Department that the project at 2750 Vallejo
Street is exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Reports from committees, if any, recommending emergency or urgent measures.
The following item will be considered by the City Operations and Neighborhood Services
Committee at a Regular Meeting on Monday, December 14, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. The
Chair intends to request the Committee to send the following item to the Board as a
committee report on Tuesday, December 15, 2009.
43. 091423 [Accept and Expend Grant - Public Health Emergency Response - $2,151,772]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept
and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $2,151,772 from the California
Department of Public Health (CDPH), to assist with a project entitled “Public Health
Emergency Response;” for the period of July 31, 2009, through July 30, 2010.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS
Roll call for introduction of ordinances, resolutions, charter amendments, requests for hearings, letters of
inquiry, letters of request to the City Attorney and Board Members' reports on their regional body activities.
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.
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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.
Items 44 through 54
44. 091418 [Committee of the Whole, December 15, 2009, at 3:00 P.M., Opposing
Stupak-Ellsworth-Pitts]
Sponsors: Alioto-Pier, Chu and Maxwell
Motion scheduling a Committee of the Whole at 3:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 15,
2009, to consider opposing the Stupak-Ellsworth-Pitts Amendment to restrict
reproductive choice.
12/09/2009; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
45. 091341 [2010 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting Schedule]
Motion approving the 2010 Board of Supervisors regular meeting schedule by canceling
the Board meetings of January 19, February 16, May 25, July 6, September 7, October
12, and November 30; and by further canceling all Board and Committee meetings
during the summer and winter breaks from August 18 through September 7, 2010, and
December 15 through December 31, 2010. (Clerk of the Board)
11/18/2009; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
12/08/2009; CONTINUED. Continued to December 15, 2009.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
46. 091410 [Accept and Expend Grant – High Risk Program - $37,787]
Sponsor: Chu
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept
and expend retroactively a grant from the California Department of Food and Agriculture
(CDFA) in the amount of $37,787 to prevent infestation of pests from incoming high-risk
shipments of plant material from Hawaii, Florida and other southern states; for the period
of July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010.
12/09/2009; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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47. 091411 [Seeking Reimbursement from the State of California for Funds Expended by
the County]
Sponsors: Mar; Campos and Mirkarimi
Resolution urging state and local officials to obtain reimbursement for funds expended by
the City and County of San Francisco to provide legal representation in homicide cases
instituted by the Attorney General.
12/09/2009; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
48. 091412 [Accept and Expend Grant - San Francisco's Clean Cities Coalition Program -
$60,000]
Sponsor: Mar
Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment (SF Environment) to accept
and expend funds from the United States Department of Energy’s Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy Vehicle Technologies Program (being passed through
Research and Development Solutions, LLC) in the amount of $60,000 to support San
Francisco’s Clean Cities Coalition Program and its work related to reducing petroleum
use and improving air quality in the City and County of San Francisco.
12/09/2009; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
49. 091413 [Support for the First and Mission Site as the Preferred, Fully Environmentally
Cleared Site for the California High Speed Rail Station]
Sponsor: Daly
Resolution affirming the Board of Supervisors support for the First and Mission site as
the preferred, fully environmentally cleared and under construction location for the
California High Speed Rail Northern Terminus and encouraging the California High
Speed Rail Authority to do likewise.
12/09/2009; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
50. 091414 [Accept and Expend Grant – Probation Response Unit Pilot Project –
$100,000]
Sponsor: Maxwell
Resolution authorizing the Juvenile Probation Department (JPD) to retroactively accept
and expend a grant in the amount of $100,000 from the Federal Formula Grants
Program for the Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Support Project, administered
by the Corrections Standards Authority (CSA), for calendar year 2010, to be used for
design and implementation of a Probation Response Unit (PRU) pilot project.
12/09/2009; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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51. 091415 [Urging Continued Funding for ARRA SBA 7 (a) and 504 Loan Provisions]
Sponsor: Chiu
Resolution Urging Continued Funding for ARRA SBA 7 (a) and 504 Loan Provisions as
Part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
12/09/2009; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
52. 091416 [Accept and Expend Grant - Implementing Ten Sobriety Checkpoints -
$91,608]
Sponsor: Elsbernd
Resolution authorizing the Chief of Police for the City and County of San Francisco to
retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $91,608 from the Federal
Department of Transportation through Office of Traffic Safety for the purpose of
implementing ten Sobriety Checkpoints in the City and County of San Francisco.
12/09/2009; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
53. 091417 [Urging the State Legislature to Amend the Costa Hawkins Act to Exempt
Local Inclusionary Housing Ordinances]
Sponsor: Chiu
Resolution urging the California Legislature to amend the Costa Hawkins Act to exempt
local inclusionary housing ordinances.
12/09/2009; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
54. 091425 [Commemorating the Bicentennial Year of the Latino Press in the United
States]
Sponsor: Campos
Resolution commemorating the Bicentennial Year of the Latino Press in the United
States, and acknowledging the rich contributions of Latinos in the history of American
journalism.
12/08/2009; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Questions on the For Adoption Without Committee Reference
Agenda:_________________________________________
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55. 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 eight (8) votes or a unanimous six (6) or seven (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 resolution(s) being considered at this time, there
is a need to take immediate action. The need to take action came to the attention of the City and
County of San Francisco after the agenda was posted.
LEGISLATION INTRODUCED AT ROLL CALL
PROPOSED ORDINANCE
Proposed ordinance received from December 1, 2009, to December 7, 2009, for
reference by President to appriopriate committee on December 15, 2009.
091387 [Settlement of Lawsuit - San Franciscans for Livable Neighborhoods -
$141,692.50]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by San Franciscans for Livable
Neighborhoods against the City and County of San Francisco for $141,692.50 for
attorneys’ fees; the lawsuit was filed on November 30, 2004, in San Francisco Superior
Court, Case No. 504-780; entitled San Franciscans for Livable Neighborhoods v. City
and County of San Francisco, et al.; other material terms of said settlement are that
payment is to be made in two equal installments, one in calendar year 2010, one in
calendar year 2011.
12/02/2009; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Rules Committee.
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
There were none.
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091400 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from December 1, 2009, through December 7,
2009, for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters or to be
ordered filed by the Clerk on December 15, 2009.
From Planning Department, submitting the Annual Report for the Historic Preservation
Commission and the Planning Commission for FY 2008-2009. Copy: Each Supervisor
(1)
From Planning Department, submitting the General Advertising Sign Program Annual
Report for FY 2008-2009. (2)
From Office of the Controller, submitting its audit report of Pacific Park Management, Inc.
agreements with the Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA) to manage the Mission
Bartlett, North Beach, Vallejo Street and San Francisco General Hospital Garages.
Copy: Each Supervisor (3)
From Graffiti Advisory Board, submitting the Graffiti Advisory Board’s Annual Report for
FY 2008-2009. Copy: Each Supervisor (4)
From Gaea Denker, submitting opposition to proposed project for a soccer field in
Golden Gate Park. (5)
From Marcia Perry, submitting opposition to proposed installation of artificial turf in the
soccer field in Golden Gate Park. (6)
From Office of the Controller, submitting the unaudited financial statements for FY
2008-2009. Copy: Each Supervisor, Budget and Finance Clerk (7)
From Youth Commission, submitting the quarterly activities report. (8)
From Planning Department, submitting the 2008 Downtown Plan Monitoring Report. This
five-year report covers the period between 2002 and 2007 and summarizes business and
development trends affecting Downtown San Francisco. (9)
From Richard Skaff, regarding accessibility issues at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Festival. (10)
From Heather Schultze, regarding the bike lanes on Scott Street. (11)
From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to proposed legislation to expand rent
control laws on buildings built after 1979. Copy: Each Supervisor, 2 letters (12)
From Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector, submitting the monthly portfolio report for
October 2009. Copy: Each Supervisor (13)
From T-Mobile, submitting a notification letter regarding placement of three cellular site
antennas at 800 Holloway Avenue. (14)
From San Francisco Public Golf Alliance, urging the Park, Recreation & Open Space
Advisory Committee to support the continued operation of the 18-hole Sharp Park Golf
Course, in combination with habitat restoration for the frog and snake. (15)
From Peggy Nathan, regarding legislation that requires all persons located in San
Francisco to separate recyclables, compostable and land filled trash and participate in
recycling and composting programs. (16)
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From concerned citizen, requesting an audit of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic. (17)
From Dr. Ahimsa Sumchai, regarding the unanalyzed impact of the proposed Global
Compact Center in San Francisco. (18)
From Mohammed Hadeed, regarding the impact of the Cigarette Litter Abatement Fee of
$0.20 per pack of cigarettes sold in San Francisco to recover the cost of abating
cigarette litter from City streets, sidewalks, and other public property. (19)
From Barbara White, submitting copy of letter sent to the Municipal Transportation
Agency requesting a meeting. (20)
From Arthur Evans, regarding recent changes to the Board of Supervisors website that
deals with meeting agendas. (21)
From Aaron Goodman, regarding proposed ordinance amending the Section 317 of the
Planning Code regarding Demolition and Replacement of Sound Housing. File No.
091038 (22)
From James Corrigan, regarding firefighters and parking in San Francisco. (23)
From Wendy La Riviere, submitting support for full funding for a LAFCo managed Clean
Power San Francisco Project that will run San Francisco on 50% renewable energy
source within the next decade. (24)
From Mario, regarding the Peer Outreach Workers Exemplifying Recovery (POWER)
Program. (25)
From US Army Corps of Engineers, submitting public notice of proposed project to
renovate the West Harbor of the San Francisco Marina Yacht Harbor. (26)
From Juvenile Probation Department, responding to inquiry regarding request for an
accounting of how the Department uses City funds to comply with Juvenile Probation
Department Policy 8.12, the Department’s Policy regarding the intake, processing, and
release of undocumented minors. (Reference No. 20091103-001) Copy: Supervisor
Campos (27)
ADJOURNMENT
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