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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 30, 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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AVISO EN ESPAÑOL: La solicitud para un traductor en una reunion debe recibirse antes de
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Disability Access
The Legislative Chamber and the Committee Room in City Hall are wheelchair accessible.
Meetings are real-time captioned and are cablecast open-captioned on SF Cable 26. Assistive
listening devices for the Legislative Chamber are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's
Office, Room 244. Assistive listening devices for the Committee Room are available upon request at
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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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There is accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall at Civic Center Plaza and adjacent to Davies
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
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 March 2, 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 24
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd
1. 100045 [Increasing Real Estate Recordation Fee]
Sponsor: Chiu
Ordinance amending Section 8.24-5 of the Administrative Code to increase the
recordation fee to $3.00 from $2.00 for recording real estate instruments, and authorizing
the Controller to adjust the fee upon notice from the District Attorney, to become
operative on its effective date or July 1, 2009, whichever is later, and making
environmental findings.
03/23/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
2. 100080 [Repealing the Department of Technology Cash Revolving Fund]
Ordinance repealing Article XV, Section 10.143 of the San Francisco Administrative
Code which established a cash revolving fund for the Department of Technology.
(Department of Technology)
03/23/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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3. 100168 [Wastewater Revenue Bonds Issuance and Sale - Not to Exceed $282,400,000]
Sponsor: Dufty
Ordinance approving the issuance and sale of wastewater revenue bonds by the San
Francisco Public Utilities Commission to finance various projects benefitting the
Wastewater Enterprise pursuant to amendments to the Charter of the City and County of
San Francisco enacted by the voters on November 5, 2002, as Proposition E; and
ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith.
(Fiscal Impact.)
03/23/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
4. 100208 [Accept and Expend Grant - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and
Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY2009-2010 - $750,635]
Sponsors: Mayor; Dufty
Ordinance authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant
in the amount of $750,635 from the Federal Department of Energy’s Solar America
Initiative to remove barriers to the deployment of solar technologies in San Francisco by
addressing the lack of financing options for solar power installations and amending
Ordinance No. 183-09 to reflect the addition of one (1) grant funded position at the
Department of the Environment.
03/23/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
5. 100232 [Accept and Expend Grant – Supported Employment Program and
Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY2009-2010 - $166,981.50]
Sponsor: Mirkarimi
Ordinance authorizing the Office of the Public Defender to retroactively accept and
expend a grant in the amount of $166,981.50 from the Metta Fund Foundation to
implement a Supported Employment Program to assist Public Defender clients with
mental illness in securing competitive employment, and amending Ordinance No. 183-09
(Annual Salary Ordinance, FY2009-2010) to reflect addition of one (1) grant-funded
position (0.25 FTE) in Class 2910 Social Worker at the Office of the Public Defender.
03/23/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
6. 100183 [Lease with the U.S. Government for Office Space for the U.S. Drug
Enforcement Administration at 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)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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7. 100271 [Accept and Expend Grant - U.S. Department of Justice 2009 Community
Oriented Policing Services Technology Initiative for the Expansion of a
Gunshot Location System Project - $1,000,000]
Sponsor: Mayor
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 $1,000,000 from the U.S.
Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services for expansion of a
gunshot location system project.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendations of the City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee
Present: Supervisors Chu, Avalos, Elsbernd
8. 100229 [Accept and Expend Grant – Ogden Terrace Community Garden Landscape -
$88,000]
Sponsor: Campos
Resolution authorizing the Department of Recreation and Parks to retroactively accept
and expend a gift valued at $88,000 from the San Francisco Conservation Corps, to
replace landscape retaining walls and steps at Ogden Terrace Community Garden.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
9. 100230 [Accept and Expend Grant - San Francisco Vaccine and Prevention Unit -
$47,759]
Sponsor: Chu
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and
expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $47,759 from the Public Health Foundation
Enterprises, Inc., to assist with a project entitled “San Francisco Vaccine and Prevention
Unit” for the period of January 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
10. 100336 [Accept and Expend Grant – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 Department of Energy Weatherization Assistance Program – $2,581,152]
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
Weatherization Assistance Program funds from the U.S. Department of Energy,
disbursed by the State of California’s Department of Community Services and
Development, in the amount of $2,581,152.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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Recommendation of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Mar, Chiu
11. 091475 [General Plan Amendment - Market and Octavia Area Plan]
Sponsor: Mirkarimi
Ordinance amending the Market and Octavia Area Plan of the General Plan (an Area
generally described as approximately one square mile surrounding the Market Street and
Octavia Boulevard intersection) to amend the historic resource provisions of the Plan to
integrate the results of the Historic Resource Survey by removing language calling for the
Area Plan Level Survey, calling out new historic districts, replacing interim procedures for
the review of projects that may affect historic resources with permanent review
procedures for projects in historic districts; and adding a new design principle; amending
the provisions related to alleys to include terminology consistent with other Area Plans;
and making environmental findings and findings that the proposed amendments are
consistent with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section
101.1. (Planning Department)
03/23/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendation of the Public Safety Committee
Present: Supervisors Chiu, Dufty
12. 100112 [Dispatch Services in the Program for Additional Police Department Services]
Ordinance amending San Francisco Administrative Code Sections 10B.1, 10B.2, 10B.3,
10B.4, and 10B.5, including dispatch services provided by the Department of Emergency
Management, in the program for additional Police Department services. (Department of
Emergency Management)
03/23/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Campos, Mar
13. 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)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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14. 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)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
15. 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)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
16. 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)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
17. 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)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
18. 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)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
19. 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)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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20. 100259 [Appointments, Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee - Catherine Liddell, Pi
Ra, Richard Rothman, Mari Hunter, Howard Strassner, Dahianna Lopez and
Paul Supawanich]
Motion appointing Catherine Liddell, Pi Ra, Richard Rothman, Mari Hunter, Howard
Strassner, Dahianna Lopez and Paul Supawanich, terms ending March 28, 2011, and
March 28, 2012, to the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee, residency requirement
waived. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
21. 100260 [Appointments, In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority - Patricia
Webb, Elva Hernandez, Kelly Dearman, James Illig, Tatiana Kostanian and
Ethel Richardson]
Motion appointing Patricia Webb, Elva Hernandez, Kelly Dearman, James Illig, Tatiana
Kostanian and Ethel Richardson, terms ending March 1, 2013, to the In-Home
Supportive Services Public Authority. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
22. 100261 [Appointment, Urban Forestry Council - Rose Hillson]
Motion appointing Rose Hillson, term ending November 18, 2010, to the Urban Forestry
Council. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
23. 100262 [Removal of Tommy Escarcega from the Reentry Council]
Sponsor: Campos
Motion removing Tommy Escarcega from the Reentry Council.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
24. 100293 [Appointments, Shelter Monitoring Committee - Mary Howe and Robert
Weber]
Motion appointing Mary Howe and Robert Weber, terms ending November 23, 2010, to
the Shelter Monitoring Committee, residency requirement waived. (Clerk of the Board)
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
Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd
25. 100263 [Authorizing the Filing of an Application for Section 190 Grade Separation
Grant Funds - $5,000,000]
Sponsor: Elsbernd
Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to file an application seeking
state Section 190 Grade Separation funds, in the amount of $5,000,000 from the
California Department of Transportation for the reconstruction of the Jerrold Avenue
railroad bridge grade separation and to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to
pass through the funds to the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board.
03/23/2010; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
NEW BUSINESS
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd
26. 100206 [Appropriating $157,500 of General Fund Reserve for a Loan to the
Community Center Project of San Francisco in the City Administrator's
Budget for FY2009-2010]
Sponsors: Dufty; Campos
Ordinance appropriating $157,500 of General Fund Reserve for a loan to the Community
Center Project of San Francisco, Inc., a California nonprofit public corporation, in the City
Administrator's Budget for FY2009-2010.
(Fiscal Impact.)
(Supervisor Elsbernd dissented in Committee.)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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27. 100133 [Loan to the Community Center Project of San Francisco, Inc., at 1800 Market
Street - $157,500]
Sponsors: Dufty; Campos
Resolution authorizing the City to make a $157,500 loan to the Community Center
Project of San Francisco, Inc., a California nonprofit public corporation, located at 1800
Market Street, and authorizing actions in the furtherance of this Resolution.
(Fiscal Impact.)
(Supervisor Elsbernd dissented in Committee.)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
28. 100277 [Reallocation of Grant - Capital Projects in Golden Gate Park - $2,067,663]
Sponsor: Mar
Resolution authorizing the reallocation of $2,067,663 in Proposition 40 grant funds
among two capital projects in Golden Gate Park.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendation of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Campos, Mar
29. 091444 [Creating an Energy Efficiency Steering Committee]
Sponsors: Mar; Campos
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Article II to
Chapter 5, Sections 5.2-1 through 5.2-8, to: (1) create an Energy Efficiency Steering
Committee to advise the Board of Supervisors on planning and decision-making
regarding energy efficiency projects; (2) provide for the Committee's membership,
organization, and duties; and (3) set a sunset date for the Committee.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M.
Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole
(Pursuant to File No. 100345, approved on March 23, 2010.)
30. 100375 [Committee of the Whole - Making Certain Findings for the Use of Tax
Increment for the Newcomb Avenue Model Block Streetscape Improvements
Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed Resolution making certain
findings pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445 for the use of tax increment
funds for the completion of construction documents, capital improvement costs and
construction costs for the Newcomb Avenue Model Block Streetscape Improvements on
the 1700 block of Newcomb Avenue in the Bayview Hunter's Point Redevelopment
Project Area. (Clerk of the Board)
Action:___________________________
Committee of the Whole Adjourn and Report Without
Recommendation
31. 100374 [Making Certain Findings for the Use of Tax Increment for the Newcomb
Avenue Model Block Streetscape Improvements Pursuant to Health and
Safety Code Section 33445]
Sponsor: Maxwell
Resolution making certain findings pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445
for the use of tax increment funds for the completion of construction documents, capital
improvement costs and construction costs for the Newcomb Avenue Model Block
Streetscape Improvements on the 1700 block of Newcomb Avenue in the Bayview
Hunter's Point Redevelopment Project Area.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M.
Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole
(Pursuant to File No. 100344, approved on March 23, 2010.)
32. 100380 [Committee of the Whole - Approving Submission of a Design-Build
Application to the California State Public Works Board Under California Public
Contract Code Section 20688.6]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed Resolution making findings and
authorizing the submission of a design-build application to the California State Public
Works Board to permit construction of a Community Facilities Demonstration Project at
Hunters Point Shipyard Redevelopment Project Area. (Clerk of the Board)
Action:___________________________
Committee of the Whole Adjourn and Report Without
Recommendation
33. 100334 [Approving Submission of a Design-Build Application to the California State
Public Works Board Under California Public Contract Code Section 20688.6]
Sponsor: Maxwell
Resolution making findings and authorizing the submission of a design-build application
to the California State Public Works Board to permit construction of a Community
Facilities Demonstration Project at Hunters Point Shipyard Redevelopment Project Area.
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 items will be considered by the Land Use and Economic Development
Committee at a Regular Meeting on March 29, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. The Chair intends to
request the Committee to send the following items to the Board as a committee report on
Tuesday, March 30, 2010.
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34. 091165 [Zoning - Parking Requirements and Garage Installation in Existing
Residential Buildings in Telegraph Hill, North Beach, and Chinatown]
Sponsors: Chiu; Mar
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 714.94,
722.94, 803.2, and Tables 810, 811, and 812, to require mandatory discretionary review
by the Planning Commission to install a garage in an existing residential building of four
or more units; and Section 311 notice for a building of less than four units 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 mandatory discretionary review by the
Planning Commission to install a garage in an existing residential building of four or more
units and Section 311 notice for a building of less than four units; 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
Mason 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 mandatory
discretionary review by the Planning Commission to install a garage in an existing
residential building of four or more units and Section 311 notice for a building of less than
four units; 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 of four or more units without prior authorization by the
Planning Commission; 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.
03/09/2010; AMENDED.
03/09/2010; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
03/16/2010; RE-REFERRED to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
35. 100282 [Initiative Constitutional Amendment - Opposing Proposition 16, the "New
Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Local Public Electricity Providers"]
Sponsors: Mirkarimi; Maxwell, Mar, Avalos, Campos and Dufty
Resolution opposing Proposition 16, an Initiative Constitutional Amendment, the "New
Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Local Public Electricity Providers."
03/16/2010; CONTINUED.
03/23/2010; REFERRED to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
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 36 through 39
36. 100376 [Congratulating Assemblymember Fiona Ma]
Sponsors: Mirkarimi; Chiu
Resolution congratulating Assemblymember Fiona Ma on her appointment as Speaker
pro Tempore of the California State Assembly.
03/23/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
37. 100378 [Commending Speaker Nancy Pelosi for Her Work on Health Care Reform]
Sponsors: Mayor; Chiu, Maxwell, Alioto-Pier, Chu, Dufty, Mar, Elsbernd, Mirkarimi,
Daly, Campos and Avalos
Resolution commending Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi for her
courage as a champion for historic health care reform in the United States.
03/23/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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38. 100379 [Supporting Senate Bill 4 Banning Smoking at State Parks and Beaches]
Sponsor: Mar
Resolution supporting Senate Bill 4 Banning Smoking at State Parks and Beaches.
03/23/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
39. 100377 [Rejecting the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s Proposed
Fare Changes to Create New Premium Monthly MUNI Passes]
Sponsors: Mirkarimi; Chiu, Campos and Dufty
Motion rejecting the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s proposed fare
changes to create Premium Monthly San Francisco Municipal Railway Passes for
express bus routes and cable cars.
03/23/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
Questions on the For Adoption Without Committee Reference
Agenda:_________________________________________
40. 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.
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LEGISLATION INTRODUCED AT ROLL CALL
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
Proposed resolutions received from March 16, 2010, to March 22, 2010, for reference by
President to appropriate committee on March 30, 2010.
100349 [Lease of Real Property – 1390 Market Street]
Resolution authorizing the exercise of a five year option to extend the lease of
approximately 9,397 square feet of space at 1390 Market Street for the Department of
Children, Youth and their Families. (Real Estate Department)
03/22/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
100350 [Authorizing the Sheriff’s Department to amend its contract with ARAMARK
Correctional Services, LLC (formally known as ARAMARK Correctional
Services, Inc.) for Jail Food Services – Not to Exceed $27,000,000]
Resolution authorizing the Sheriff’s Department to enter into a Third Amendment to the
Agreement between the City and County and ARAMARK Correctional Services, LLC
(ARAMARK), to increase the contract amount from $24,000,000 to an amount not to
exceed $27,000,000 and to extend the contract term to June 30, 2011. (Sheriff)
03/22/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
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100381 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from March 16, 2010, through March 22, 2010,
for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered
filed by the Clerk on March 30, 2010.
From Office of Citizen Complaints, submitting the 2009 Annual Report. (1)
From Office of the Controller, submitting an audit report on Edgewood Center. Copy:
Each Supervisor (2)
From Office of the Controller, submitting report concerning the cash handling audit of
New South Parking at San Francisco International Airport. (3)
From Office of the Controller, submitting the financial audit report of the Statements of
Net Assets and Statement of Changes in Net Assets Investment Pool held by the Office
of the Treasurer and Tax Collector as of June 30, 2009. Copy: Each Supervisor (4)
From Clerk of the Board, the following individuals have submitted a Form 700 Statement
of Economic Interest: (5)
Eric Mar - Annual
Cassandra Costello - Annual
Lin-Shao Chin - Annual
Sophie Maxwell - Annual
Frances Hsieh - Annual
Nicolas King - Leaving
Jamie Cantwell - Leaving
From Department of Public Health, submitting the Hazardous Waste Release Disclosure
Form for March 2010. (6)
From Office of the Mayor, submitting the reappointment of Scott Kahn as a member of
the Human Services Commission. Copy: Rules Clerk (7)
From Office of the Mayor, submitting the reappointment of Edward Chow as a member of
the Health Commission, and the reappointment of Michael Nguyen and appointment of
Lee Muson as members of the Library Commission. Copy: Rules Clerk (8)
From Hidalgo General Engineering, Inc., submitting copy of letter sent to the Human
Rights Commission thanking them for standing for those companies who do not have the
financial resources to fight for themselves and always aiming for a “fair and equitable”
resolution. (9)
From Municipal Transportation Agency, submitting request for waiver of Administrative
Code Chapter 12B for Transtech of S.C., L.P. (10)
From Public Utilities Commission, regarding the local use and sale of combustion turbine
power plants in San Francisco. File No. 090710, Copy: Supervisor Mirkarimi (11)
From State Fish and Game Commission, submitting notice of proposed regulatory
actions relative to Mammal Hunting Regulations. (12)
From State Fish and Game Commission, submitting notice of proposed regulatory
actions that the California tiger salamander warrants listing to threatened species status.
(13)
From State Fish and Game Commission, submitting notice of proposed regulatory
actions relating to marine protected areas. (14)
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From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to public power in San Francisco. 5
letters (15)
From Robin McCain, submitting support for public power in San Francisco. (16)
From SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A., regarding Safety Seat Check-up Week, April 11-17, 2010.
(17)
From Western SoMa Citizens Planning Task Force, regarding the environmental analysis
of the Western SoMa Community Plan. (18)
From James Raney, regarding the recently passed ban on sidewalk smoking in San
Francisco. (19)
From T-Mobile, submitting notification letter for a cellular site at 470 Noor Avenue. (20)
From T-Mobile, submitting notification letter for a cellular site at 2270 Folsom Street.
(21)
From SF Ocean Edge, concerning the San Francisco Tree Council’s support for a full
Environmental Impact Report for the Beach Chalet Soccer Fields. File No. 100053,
Copy: City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee Members and Clerk (22)
From James Keys, concerning the lay-off of psychiatrist Dr. Moranville at the Community
Clinic Consortium. (23)
From Department of Public Health, submitting the Hazardous Waste Release Disclosure
Form for February 2010. (24)
From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to closing the intersection of 24th and
Noe Streets for a mini-park. 2 letters (25)
From Seth Saavedra, urging the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors to appropriate
funds for full-time interim library service for the Park Branch Library while it is under
renovation. (26)
From Ivan Pratt, regarding Elaine Zamora’s run for Supervisor of District Six. (27)
From Scott Strohmeyer, regarding motorist harassment by the Police Department and
the Department of Public Works. (28)
From Frank Kennedy, urging the Board of Supervisors to fund the 311 program in San
Francisco. (29)
From Office of the Mayor, submitting the reappointment of Anita Friedman as a member
of the Human Services Commission. (30)
From Sally Loveland, regarding MUNI service. (31)
From Paul Nisbett, submitting opposition to re-naming Third Street to “Willie Brown
Boulevard” in San Francisco. (32)
From Katherine Johnson, submitting support for Sunday Streets. (33)
From Arthur Evans, submitting support for proposed legislation concerning the sit/lie law.
File No. 100233, 2 letters (34)
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From Brian Regan, submitting letter from the Wireless Infrastructure Association and the
California Wireless Association regarding the health effects of wireless
telecommunications facilities. (35)
ADJOURNMENT
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