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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, March 9, 2010 - 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, Elsbernd 11:00 AM
City and School District Select Committee 1st and 3rd Thursday
Supervisors Dufty, Alioto-Pier, Daly, Fewer, Kim, Mendoza 3:30 PM
City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee 2nd and 4th Monday
Supervisors Chu, Avalos, Elsbernd 10:30 AM
Government Audit and Oversight Committee 2nd and 4th Thursday
Supervisors Mar, Chu, 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, Dufty 10:00 AM
Rules Committee 1st and 3rd Thursday
Supervisors Campos, Alioto-Pier, Mar 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.
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Meetings are real-time captioned and are cablecast open-captioned on SF Cable 26. Assistive
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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.
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that other attendees may be sensitive to perfumes and various other chemical-based scented products.
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
Agenda Item Information
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 on the Friday
preceding a regularly scheduled Board meeting.
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ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AGENDA CHANGES
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Approval of the January 26, 2010, February 2, 2010, and February 9, 2010, Board
Meeting Minutes.
COMMUNICATIONS
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 12
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd
1. 100059 [Appropriating $3,257,575 of General Fund Reserve for Indigent Defense
Expenses in the Superior Court for FY2009-2010]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance appropriating $3,257,575 of General Fund Reserve to fund indigent defense
expenses associated with increased felony caseloads in the Superior Court for
FY2009-2010, requiring a two-thirds affirmative vote of all members of the Board of
Supervisors per San Francisco Charter Section 9.113, and placing $406,665, requiring a
two-thirds affirmative vote of all members of the Board of Supervisors per San Francisco
Charter Section 9.113, on Budget and Finance Committee Reserve.
(Fiscal Impact.)
03/02/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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2. 100099 [Appropriating $1,233,664 of General Fund Reserve to the Public Defender for
Salary Expenditures]
Sponsors: Mar; Daly
Ordinance appropriating $1,233,664 from the General Fund Reserve to the Public
Defender for salary expenditures in FY2009-2010, requiring a two-thirds affirmative vote
of all members of the Board of Supervisors per San Francisco Charter Section 9.113.
(Fiscal Impact.)
03/02/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
3. 100134 [Health Service System Plans and Contribution Rates]
Sponsor: Elsbernd
Ordinance amending Chapter 16, Article XV, of Part 1 of the San Francisco
Administrative Code by amending Section 16.703 regarding Board approval of Health
Service System Plans and Contribution Rates.
(Fiscal Impact.)
03/02/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
4. 100219 [Accept and Expend Grant - State Energy Program - $2,993,029]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to
accept and expend FY2009-2010 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds from
the U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program, disbursed through the California
Energy Commission’s California Comprehensive Residential Building Retrofit Program,
in the amount of $ 2,993,029.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
.
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Elsbernd
5. 100167 [Agreement to Purchase Two Access Road Easements Over Portions of APN
016-002-014 Located in Stanislaus County]
Resolution approving and authorizing an agreement for the purchase of two permanent
access road easements totaling 1.07 acres over portions of Assessor's Parcel No.
016-002-014 located in Stanislaus County, required for the San Joaquin Pipeline System
Project No. CUW37301 for a purchase price of $2,900; adopting findings under the
California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the conveyance is consistent
with the City’s General Plan and eight priority policies of City Planning Code Section
101.1; and authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents, make certain
modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this resolution. (Real Estate
Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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6. 100209 [Accept and Expend Grant - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act -
$2,080,000]
Sponsors: Mayor; Dufty
Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant
in the amount of $2,080,000 from the California Energy Commission’s State Energy
Program, to provide financial assistance for GreenFinanceSF, the City's municipal
financing program for energy and water retrofits of privately-owned buildings.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
7. 100210 [Accept Grant - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - $875,957]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept a grant in the
amount of $875,957 from the California Energy Commission’s State Energy Program,
through the Association of Bay Area Governments, for the deployment of energy
efficiency projects in the City.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendation of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee
Present: Supervisors Mar, Chu, Maxwell
8. 100139 [Budget and Legislative Analyst Audit of the Alemany Farmers’ Market]
Sponsor: Maxwell
Motion directing the Budget and Legislative Analyst to conduct an audit of the Alemany
Farmers’ Market and the Real Estate Department in its capacity as operator of the
market.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
Recommendation of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Mar, Chiu
9. 091477 [Zoning Map Amendments - 1415 Mission Street Project at Mission and Tenth
Streets]
Ordinance amending the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco by
amending Sectional Map 7 to change the use classification of the property located at
1415 Mission Street (Assessor's Block No. 3510, Lot No. 001) from C-M (Heavy
Commercial) to C-3-G (Downtown General Commercial) and adopting General Plan,
Planning Code Section 101.1, and environmental findings. (Planning Commission)
03/02/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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Recommendation of the Public Safety Committee
Present: Supervisors Chiu, Mirkarimi, Dufty
10. 100100 [Accept and Expend Grant - Department of Juvenile Probation - $150,000]
Sponsor: Maxwell
Resolution authorizing the Department of Juvenile Probation to retroactively accept and
expend a grant in the amount of $150,000 from the The Zellerbach Family Foundation to
support the Department of Juvenile Probation's ongoing efforts in organizational and
leadership development, in developing and implementing evidence based practices, and
in strengthening partnerships with community based organizations.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Campos, Mar
11. 091370 [Determining Surviving Spouse Status for Retirement Purposes]
Sponsor: Elsbernd
Ordinance amending Chapter 16 of the Administrative Code by adding Administrative
Code Section 16.80-8 to determine qualifications for "surviving spouse" status under the
City's retirement plans.
03/02/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
12. 091435 [Child Care Planning and Advisory Council Membership]
Sponsor: Chiu
Ordinance amending San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section 5.200, to:
(1) reduce the number of members of the Child Care Planning and Advisory Council from
30 to 25, and provide for the appointment of 12 members by the Board of Supervisors,
12 members by the Board of Education, and the joint appointment of one member by the
Board of Supervisors and Board of Education; (2) provide for the establishment of a
Council Executive Committee; and (3) amend the attendance, qualification, membership
term, and compensation provisions for Council Members.
03/02/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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 Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Mar, Chiu
13. 091165 [Zoning - Parking Requirements and Garage Installation in Existing
Residential Buildings in Telegraph Hill, North Beach and Chinatown]
Sponsor: Chiu
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 714.94,
722.94, 803.2, and Tables 810, 811 and 812 to require a conditional use to install a
garage in an existing residential structure in the Broadway Neighborhood Commercial
District (NCD), the North Beach NCD, and the Chinatown Mixed-Use Districts; adding
Section 249.49 and amending Section SU01 of the Zoning Map to establish the
Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District to include the
residentially-zoned areas bounded by Bay Street to the North, Sansome Street and the
Embarcadero to the East, Broadway to the South, and Columbus Avenue to the West,
and require a conditional use to install a garage in an existing residential structure;
amending Section 151 to reduce the minimum parking requirements in the Broadway
and North Beach NCDs, the Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use
District, and the Chinatown Mixed-Use Districts; amending Section 155 to add Columbus
Avenue between Washington and North Point Streets, Broadway from the Embarcadero
on the east to Polk Street on the west, and all alleyways in the Chinatown Mixed-Use
Districts to the list of streets where garage entries, driveways, or other vehicular access
to off-street parking or loading are prohibited; amending Section 161 to require a
conditional use to install a garage in an existing residential structure; amending the
Public Works Code by amending Section 723.2 to prohibit the issuance of minor
sidewalk encroachment permit that would facilitate the installation of parking in a
residential structure; adopting findings, including environmental findings, Planning Code
Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority
policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
(Fiscal Impact.)
02/09/2010; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
02/23/2010; CONTINUED ON FINAL PASSAGE.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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14. 091443 [Prohibiting Smoking in Enclosed Areas, Certain Unenclosed Areas, and
Sports Stadiums]
Sponsors: Mar; Avalos
Ordinance amending Articles 19F and 19I of the San Francisco Health Code by
amending Sections 1009.20-1009.23, 1009.25, and 1009.81; adding Sections 1009.26,
1009.27, and 1009.29-1009.32; and repealing Section 1009.24, to prohibit smoking in: 1)
business establishments and bars regardless of whether owner-operated; 2) common
areas of multi-unit housing complexes; 3) tourist lodging facilities; 4) tobacco shops; 5)
charity bingo games; 6) unenclosed dining areas of restaurants; 7) service waiting areas;
8) areas outside entrances, exits and operable windows and vents of all buildings except
at the curb of the nearest street, sidewalk or alley; 9) farmers markets; and 10) vehicles
owned by the City and County of San Francisco; establishing obligations for property
owners and managers to prevent smoking in prohibited areas; adding administrative
procedures and penalties; repealing criminal penalties; adding provisions for cost
recovery and liens; and adding Administrative Code Section 10.100-193, to establish a
new Public Health Environmental Health Code Compliance Fund.
03/02/2010; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
03/02/2010; CONTINUED AS AMENDED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole
15. 100234 [Committee of the Whole - Just Cause Eviction Protections for Residential
Tenants in Properties Subject to Foreclosure Which Adds to the Definition of
"Foreclosure" and Includes New Noticing Requirements]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to new amendments to proposed Ordinance
relating to just cause eviction protections for residential tenants in properties subject to
foreclosure which adds to the definition of "foreclosure" and includes new noticing
requirements. (Clerk of the Board)
Action:___________________________
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Committee of the Whole Adjourn and Report Without
Recommendation
From the Board
16. 100039 [Just Cause Eviction Protections for Residential Tenants, Extend to Non-Rent
Controlled Units that are Subjected to Foreclosure]
Sponsors: Avalos; Campos, Mirkarimi and Mar
Ordinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 37 "Residential Rent Stabilization and
Arbitration Ordinance" by amending Section 37.2 and adding new Section 37.9D 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), when those units are subjected to foreclosure;
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.
01/12/2010; AMENDED. Duplicated, see File No. 090583.
01/12/2010; CONTINUED AS AMENDED ON FIRST READING.
02/09/2010; CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
02/23/2010; CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
03/02/2010; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
03/02/2010; CONTINUED AS AMENDED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
NEW BUSINESS
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd
17. 100113 [Private Ambulance Regulatory Fee Payments]
Ordinance amending Business and Tax Regulations Code Section 249.8 to require
payment of private ambulance regulatory fees to the Department of Emergency
Management rather than to the City Treasurer. (Department of Emergency Management)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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18. 100105 [Approval of Contract for Uncompensated Reimbursement Recovery Services
for the Department of Public Health - $16,570,000]
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to amend its
contract with Health Advocates, LLC to provide uncompensated reimbursement recovery
services for the term of April 1, 2006, through December 31, 2013, in the amount of
$16,570,000. (Public Health Department)
(Fiscal Impact.)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Elsbernd
19. 100141 [Declaring the City's Intention to Appropriate Available Rainy Day Reserve
Funds to the San Francisco Unified School District]
Sponsors: Mayor; Dufty and Chiu
Resolution declaring the City's intention to appropriate available Rainy Day Reserve
funds to the San Francisco Unified School District, to help the District cope with the loss
of State funding for the 2010-2011 school year.
(Fiscal Impact.)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendations of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee
Present: Supervisors Mar, Chu, Maxwell
20. 100023 [Requiring that Census Workers be Allowed Access to Residential Hotels to
Engage in Census Activities]
Sponsor: Mirkarimi
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section
41D.4, to add a new goal to the Uniform Visitor Policy and any Supplemental Visitor
Policies to ensure that census workers engaged in census activities are allowed access
to Residential Hotels, and requesting the Rent Board to amend the Uniform Visitor Policy
to incorporate this addition.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
21. 100160 [Appropriating $400,000 of Revenues From the Little Hollywood Property
Exchange to Fund Park and Open Space Planning in the City Planning
Commission for FY2009-2010]
Sponsor: Maxwell
Ordinance appropriating $400,000 of revenues from the transfer of a 50-foot by 628-foot
strip of Channel Street on the southwest side of 7th Street owned by the City and County
of San Francisco, in exchange for 35,250 square feet of land at the southwest corner of
Tocoloma and Lathrop Avenues owned by Norcal Waste Systems, Inc. for park and
open space planning in the Showplace Square/Potrero Hill Plan Area of the Eastern
Neighborhoods Program in the City Planning Commission, the Recreation and Park
Department, and the Department of Public Works for FY2009-2010.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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Recommendations of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Mar, Chiu
22. 091113 [Seismic Strengthening of Soft-Story, Wood-Frame Buildings]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance finding a compelling public policy basis for expediting the processing and
review of permits for voluntary seismic retrofit upgrades of soft-story, wood-frame
buildings and amending the Planning Code, Building Code, Fire Code, and Public Works
Code to waive permit processing fees for the proportionate share of work related to such
seismic retrofit upgrades; making environmental findings and findings of consistency with
the City's General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1.
Economic Impact
11/10/2009; SUBSTITUTED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
23. 091406 [Street Encroachment at 1 Webster Street]
Sponsor: Dufty
Ordinance granting revocable permission to Cross Cultural Family Center, Inc., to occupy
a portion of the public right-of-way to construct and maintain a fenced outdoor play space
with a trellised entry, a seating area and stroller parking on the west side of Webster
Street between Duboce Avenue and Hermann Street, for a new child development center
at 1 Webster Street (Block No. 0874, Lot No. 014); waiving the annual right-of-way
occupancy assessment fee; and making environmental findings and findings of
consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section
101.1.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
24. 100029 [Acceptance of Sewer Main and Reissuance of Encroachment Permit for
Poppy Lane]
Sponsor: Dufty
Ordinance accepting an irrevocable offer for a sewer main; dedicating said
improvements for public use; accepting a sewer main on Poppy Lane for maintenance
and liability purposes; rescinding Resolution No. 493-00 in order to modify and reissue
the major encroachment permit for 101 Poppy Lane in accordance with this Ordinance;
accepting Department of Public Works Order No. 178,477; adopting environmental
findings and findings that such actions are consistent with the City’s General Plan and
the eight priority policies of City Planning Code section 101.1; and authorizing official acts
in connection with this Ordinance. (Public Works Department)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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Recommendation of the Public Safety Committee
Present: Supervisors Chiu, Mirkarimi, Dufty
25. 100020 [Penalties for Assaulting or Battering a Patrol Special Officer]
Sponsor: Dufty
Resolution encouraging the Chief of the San Francisco Police Department to consider
imposition of increased potential penalties for individuals who commit assault or battery
on a patrol special police officer.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
SPECIAL ORDER 3:30 P.M - Recognition of Commendations
COMMITTEE REPORTS
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, March 8, 2010, 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, March 9, 2010.
26. 100205 [Accept and Expend Grant - FY2009 Federal Interoperable Emergency
Communications Program - $1,370,063]
Sponsor: Chu
Resolution authorizing the Department of Emergency Management, as primary grantee
and fiscal agent for the Capitol-Bay Planning Area, to accept and expend retroactively a
FY2009 Interoperable Emergency Communications Program Grant award in the amount
of $1,370,063 from the United States Department of Homeland Security, through the
California Emergency Management Agency, for the period June 1, 2009, to February 28,
2011.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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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.
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 27 through 33
27. 100236 [Supporting the March to Sacramento to Protect Public Higher Education in
California - March 22, 2010]
Sponsor: Avalos
Resolution supporting the March 22, 2010, "March in March IV" Sacramento to protect
and promote public higher education in California and to urge State government officials
to work together on FY2010-2011 budget that does not include cuts to public education
and student fee increases.
03/03/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
28. 100237 [Extending the Life of Western SoMa Citizens Planning Task Force]
Sponsor: Daly
Resolution extending the life of the Western SoMa Citizens Planning Task Force.
03/02/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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29. 100238 [Endorsing the California Democracy Act]
Sponsors: Mar; Avalos and Mirkarimi
Resolution endorsing the California Democracy Act and supporting the campaign to
ensure its passage in 2010.
03/02/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
30. 100239 [Supporting Senate Bill 438 Regarding Charter Schools]
Sponsor: Mar
Resolution supporting Senate Bill 438 to ensure all charter schools adhere to the states
student speech and employee protection laws.
03/02/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
31. 100240 [Supporting Senate Bill 330 Regarding University of California]
Sponsor: Mar
Resolution supporting Senate Bill 330 for increased transparency and accountability in
auxiliary organizations and foundations in the University of California and California State
University systems.
03/02/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
32. 100241 [Support of Institutional Financial Aid for Students Affected by the Provision
of Assembly Bill 540]
Sponsor: Mar
Resolution supporting institutional financial aid for students affected by the provision of
Assembly Bill 540.
03/02/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
33. 100242 [Call for the Federal Government to Release California Gray Whale Population
Research Findings and Fund Assessment]
Sponsor: Mirkarimi
Resolution calling on the Federal Government to make California Gray Whale
(Eschrichtius Robustus) population research findings immediately available and to fund
the National Marine & Fisheries Service to assess the major threats to the California
Gray Whale.
03/02/2010; 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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34. 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 ORDINANCES
Proposed ordinances received from February 23, 2010, to March 1, 2010, for reference
by President to appropriate committee on March 9, 2010.
100178 [Settlement of Lawsuit - F & I Management and D & J Parking, Inc. - $25,750]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by F & I Management and D & J
Parking, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $25,750; the lawsuit was
filed on December 17, 2008, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC08-483121;
entitled F & I Management and D & J Parking, Inc., et al. v. City and County of San
Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)
02/23/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Rules Committee.
100179 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Vincente V. Vista - $35,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Vincente V. Vista against the City
and County of San Francisco for $35,000; the lawsuit was filed on July 29, 2008, in San
Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 08-478001, entitled Vista v. City and County of San
Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)
02/23/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Rules Committee.
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100180 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Thomas Barnes - $135,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Thomas Barnes against the City
and County of San Francisco for $135,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 13, 2008, in
San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 476-339; entitled Thomas Barnes, et al. v. City
and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)
02/25/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Rules Committee.
100181 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Elbert Harris - $100,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Elbert Harris, III against the City
and County of San Francisco, Robert Thomas, and Larry Bevan for $100,000, plus
reinstatement of Harris as a Certified Nursing Assistant assigned to San Francisco
General Hospital; the lawsuit was filed on May 7, 2008, in United States District Court,
Case No. CV 08-2353 PJH; entitled Elbert Harris, III v. City and County of San Francisco,
et al. (City Attorney)
02/25/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Rules Committee.
100182 [Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit - Western Regional Advocacy Project, et
al.]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the class action lawsuit entitled Western Regional
Advocacy Project et al. v. Mayor Gavin Newsom et al., filed on August 27, 2008, in the
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. CV
08-4087-MMC. Pursuant to the proposed settlement, the City will make revisions to
current policies of its single adult emergency shelter system in order to improve services
to homeless people with disabilities. (City Attorney)
02/25/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Rules Committee.
100246 [Permits the Bureau of Delinquent Revenue to Assign Accounts Receivable
with a Value of $10,000 or Less to a Collection Agency]
Ordinance amending Section 10.39-1 of the Administrative Code to increase the cap on
accounts receivable that the Bureau of Delinquent Revenue may assign to a collection
agency from $4,000 to accounts with a fair market value of $10,000. (Treasurer-Tax
Collector)
02/25/2010; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Budget and Finance Committee.
100247 [Additional Penalty for Underreporting Tax by Twenty-five Percent or More]
Ordinance amending Section 6.17-2 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code by
adding an additional "substantial underreporting" penalty equal to fifty percent of the
unreported tax for underreporting a tax liability by twenty-five percent or more.
(Treasurer-Tax Collector)
02/25/2010; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Budget and Finance Committee.
100248 [Creation of General Reserve and Budget Stabilization Reserve]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 10.60, to
adopt a binding financial policy under Charter Section 9.120 creating a General Reserve
and a Budget Stabilization Reserve and providing rules for deposits to and withdrawals
from such funds. (Controller)
03/01/2010; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Budget and Finance Committee.
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100251 [Contract with AT&T for City Telecommunications Services - $75,000,000]
Ordinance approving a contract with AT&T for the purchase of telecommunications
services and equipment for a maximum cost of $75,000,000, for a four and one-half year
term beginning on March 1, 2010. (Department of Technology)
03/01/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
Proposed resolutions received from February 23, 2010, to March 1, 2010, for reference
by President to appropriate committee on March 9, 2010.
100183 [Approve a Lease with the U.S. Government for Space to be Occupied by the
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration at Terminal 3 of the Airport]
Resolution approving and authorizing the execution of Lease No. 10-0015 with the U.S.
Government for office space to be occupied by the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration, a Federal agency, in Terminal 3 at San Francisco International Airport.
(Airport Commission)
02/23/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
100184 [Airport Concession Lease]
Resolution approving Amendment No. 3 to the Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. Lease
Agreement, for the Airport Advertising Program at San Francisco International Airport
Lease No. 00-0408 between Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc., dba Clear Channel Airports
and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission.
(Airport Commission)
02/24/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
100185 [Airport Lease and Operating Agreement]
Resolution approving the excercise of the fourth of five one-year options to extend the
term of Smarte Carte, Inc.'s Luggage Cart Lease and Operating Agreement No. 01-0343.
(Airport Commission)
02/24/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
100249 [Settlement of Unlitigated Claim – Marlon Miranda - $75,000]
Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Marlon Miranda
against the City and County of San Francisco for $75,000; claim was filed on June 18,
2009. (City Attorney)
03/01/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Rules Committee.
100250 [Settlement of Unlitigated Claim – Thelma Jefferson - $200,000]
Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Thelma Jefferson
against the City and County of San Francisco for $200,000; claim was filed on
September 28, 2009. (City Attorney)
03/01/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Rules Committee.
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100245 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from February 23, 2010, through March 1, 2010,
for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered
filed by the Clerk on March 9, 2010.
From Health Service System, submitting Efficiency Plan FY2010-2011. (1)
From Employees’ Retirement System, submitting supplemental report for proposed
Charter Amendment. File No. 100156, Copies: Each Supervisor. (2)
From Mayor Newsom, submitting letter requesting Supervisors Chiu, Daly, Campos,
Avalos, and Mirkarimi to withdraw the proposed ballot initiative amending the Rent
Ordinance to add a new section for “Tenant Financial Hardship Applications”. File No.
100077, Copies: Each Supervisor (3)
From Joseph Cadiz, submitting opposition to the proposed ballot initiative amending the
Rent Ordinance to add a new section for “Tenant Financial Hardship Applications”. File
No. 100077, Copies: Each Supervisor (4)
From Sheriff’s Department, submitting Efficiency Plan for FY2010-2011. (5)
From Department of Elections, submitting Notice of Ballot Simplification Committee
Meetings for the June 8, 2010, Consolidated Statewide Direct Primary Election. (6)
From Capital Planning Committee, regarding March 1st Deadline for FY2011-2020
Capital Plan. Copies: Each Supervisor (7)
From Capital Planning Committee, submitting a copy of recommendations from February
22, 2010, CPC Meeting. Copies: Each Supervisor (8)
From Bhanuprakash Panchanahalli, expressing concerns regarding the safety of the Taxi
“Short” system at SFO. (9)
From Office of the Controller, submitting results of follow-up review for the audit of
Laguna Honda Hospital. Copies: Each Supervisor (10)
From Senior Action Network, submitting letter resigning from the Local Homeless
Coordination Board due to loss of funding and staff. (11)
From Department of Public Works, submitting a report on the use of funds appropriated
from the Local Street and Road Improvement, Congestion Relief, and Traffic Safety
Account of 2006 by DPW. (12)
From Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector, submitting the Monthly Investment Report
for January 2010. (13)
From Clerk of the Board, submitting Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests for
Alexander Randolph, Legislative Aide to Supervisor Campos, assuming. (14)
From James Corrigan, submitting suggestions to cut the Fire Departments budget.
Received 2 letters. (15)
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From Fish and Game Commission, submitting the following:
· Notice of proposed regulatory actions relative to “Mammal Hunting Regulations”.
· Notice of proposed regulatory action relating to Klamath Trinity River sport fishing.
· Notice of proposed regulatory action relating to Ocean Salmon sport fishing.
· Notice of proposed regulatory action relating to Central Valley sport fishing.
· Notice of receipt of petition to list the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog (Ran Muscosa
and Rana Sierrae as endangered species. (16)
From concerned citizens, submitting support for the Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium’s
request for a Conditional Use Permit. Received 2 Letters. (17)
From Janet Gracyk, regarding the proposal to install new soccer fields at the western
end of Golden Gate Park. (18)
From Library Users Association, urging the Board of Supervisors to stop the closure of
Park Branch Library. (19)
From Library Users Association, regarding the amount of money spent on new library
construction projects and zero spent on library services. (20)
From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to public power in San Francisco. (21)
From Arthur Evans, regarding the Public Safety Committee hearing on the Sit-Lie issue.
(22)
From Ann Haver, regarding proposal to raise MUNI fares for seniors and the disabled.
(23)
From John Smith, regarding the 2010 Census. (24)
From Ahimsa Sumchai, regarding statements in the Chronicle regarding dust exposure
at Hunters Point Shipyard. (25)
From Susan White, urging the Board of Supervisors to remove the provision that only
exempts “semi enclosed” smoking rooms from the proposed smoking legislation. File
No. 091443 (26)
From Anne Murphy, submitting support for a ban on wood burning fireplaces. (27)
From Brian Browne, regarding carcinogenic second hand smoke from Kokkari
Restaurant. (28)
From Jay Sath, regarding the homeless issue in San Francisco. (29)
From Brad Johnson, submitting support for clean power in San Francisco. (30)
From Jacqueline Steager, regarding the Alcoholic Beverage Commission. (31)
From Peter Schurman, submitting support for a new traffic ordinance in San Francisco.
(32)
ADJOURNMENT
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