# Board of Supervisors Minutes: April 6, 2010

- Meeting date: 2010-04-06
- Document type: minutes
- Source format: PDF
- Extracted pages: 21
- [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/1988/2010-04-06-minutes)
- [Authoritative City source](https://sfbos.archive.sf.gov/ftp/meetingarchive/full_board/ftp/uploadedfiles/bdsupvrs/bosagendas/minutes/2010/m040610.pdf)

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## Structured legislative records

### File 100425: Declaring April 6, 2010, as Laura Spanjian Day in the City and County of San Francisco

- Pages: 12
- Sponsors: Dufty
- Vote 1: adoption, likely final
  - Action: 100425 [Declaring April 6, 2010, as Laura Spanjian Day in the City and County of San Francisco] Sponsor: Dufty Resolution declaring April 6, 2010, as Laura Spanjian Day in the City and County of San Francisco and congratulating Laura Spanjian for her service and dedication to the City and County of San Francisco. The President inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board relating to Laura Spanjian Day referenced in File No. 100425. Ed Harrington, General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, shared in congratulating Laura for her service to the City and County of San Francisco. Abdullah Megaheed, shared in congratulating Laura for her dedication. There were no other speakers. The President declared public comment closed. ADOPTED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Mar, Maxwell, Mirkarimi
  - Excused: Alioto-Pier

### File 100427: Barring the Use of Certain Pesticides for Weed Abatement

- Pages: 12-13
- Sponsors: Alioto-Pier

## Extracted text

### [Page 12](https://sfbos.info/documents/1988/2010-04-06-minutes#page-12)

Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes - Final Tuesday, April 6, 2010

 [Purely Commendatory Finding]
 Motion that the Board find that the resolution(s) being considered at this time are purely commendatory.
 Supervisor Dufty, seconded by Supervisor Daly, moved ADOPTION of the commendatory finding. The
 motion carried by the following vote:
 Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Mar, Maxwell, Mirkarimi
 Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

 [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.
 Supervisor Dufty, seconded by Supervisor Daly, moved ADOPTION of the Brown Act finding. The
 motion carried by the following vote:
 Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Mar, Maxwell, Mirkarimi
 Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

100425 [Declaring April 6, 2010, as Laura Spanjian Day in the City and County of San
 Francisco]
 Sponsor: Dufty
 Resolution declaring April 6, 2010, as Laura Spanjian Day in the City and County of San Francisco
 and congratulating Laura Spanjian for her service and dedication to the City and County of San
 Francisco.
 The President inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board
 relating to Laura Spanjian Day referenced in File No. 100425. Ed Harrington, General Manager of
 the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, shared in congratulating Laura for her service to the
 City and County of San Francisco. Abdullah Megaheed, shared in congratulating Laura for her
 dedication. There were no other speakers. The President declared public comment closed.
 ADOPTED by the following vote:
 Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Mar, Maxwell, Mirkarimi
 Excused: 1 - Alioto-Pier

LEGISLATION INTRODUCED AT ROLL CALL

Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor

Ordinances

100427 [Barring the Use of Certain Pesticides for Weed Abatement]
 Sponsor: Alioto-Pier
 Ordinance amending the San Francisco Environment Code by amending Section 307, to bar the
 Department of Environment from granting exemptions from the ban on the use of certain pesticides
 by City departments, where the intended use of the pesticide is solely or primarily for weed
 abatement, and making environmental findings.
 04/06/10; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on
 5/5/2010.

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