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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, May 25, 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.sfgbos.org
BOARD COMMITTEES
Committee Membership Meeting Days
Budget and Finance Committee Wednesday
Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd, Maxwell, Campos 1:30 PM
Budget and Finance Sub-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.
USING LAPTOP COMPUTERS FOR PRESENTATIONS: Please contact City Hall Media Services
at (415) 554-4933 to coordinate the use of laptop computers for presentations at the meeting.
Computers to be used are required to be tested in advance. The presenter should arrive 30 minutes
prior to the meeting to connect and test their computer.
THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT CITY HALL, ROOM 244,
RECEPTION DESK. Agendas are available on the internet at www.sfbos.org/meetings
Board meetings are cablecast on SF Cable 26. For video tape copies and scheduling call (415)
554-4188.
Requests for language interpreters at a meeting must be received at least 48 hours in advance of the
meeting to help ensure availability. Contact Madeleine Licavoli at (415) 554-7722.
AVISO EN ESPAÑOL: La solicitud para un traductor en una reunion debe recibirse antes de
mediodia de el viernes anterior a la reunion. Llame a Erasmo Vazquez (415) 554-4909.
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
the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244 or in the Committee Room. To request sign language
interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations, please contact Madeleine Licavoli
at (415) 554-7722 or (415) 554-5227 (TTY). Requests made at least 48 hours in advance of the
meeting will help to ensure availability.
The nearest accessible BART station is Civic Center (Market/Grove/Hyde Streets). Accessible
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
MUNI accessible services, call (415) 701-4485.
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.
In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental
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.sfbos.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 and Legislative Analyst report
3) Department or Agency cover letter and/or report
4) Public correspondence
These items will be available for review at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, City Hall, Room 244,
Reception Desk on the Friday preceding a regularly scheduled Board meeting.
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Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda Tuesday, May 25, 2010
ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AGENDA CHANGES
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Approval of the April 27, 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 7
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd
1. 100470 [Appropriating Surplus Revenues and Expenditures to Support Cost Overruns
in the Department of Public Health for FY2009-2010 - $20,807,609]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance appropriating $20,807,609, including appropriating $19,923,697 of surplus
San Francisco General Hospital revenue and $7,500 of Laguna Honda Hospital
revenues, de-appropriating $876,412 of Laguna Honda Hospital and non-hospital
operations expenditures, to fund cost overruns in the Department of Public Health,
including $13,258,088 at San Francisco General Hospital, $6,176,521 at Laguna Honda
Hospital, and $1,373,000 in non-hospital operations, for FY2009-2010.
(Fiscal Impact.)
05/18/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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2. 100527 [Accept and Expend Grant - Human Services Agency’s Temporary Assistance
to Needy Families Emergency Contingency Fund as Part of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and Amendment to the Annual Salary
Ordinance, FY2009-2010 - $20,014,497]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance amending the FY2009-2010 Annual Salary Ordinance (Ordinance No. 183-09)
to reflect the addition of temporary and permanent salaries of $8,496,952 and authorizing
the Human Services Agency to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of
$20,014,497 from the United States Department of Health and Human Services,
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Emergency Contingency Fund, as part of the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, to support the Mayor’s Jobs NOW
Program.
05/18/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd, Maxwell, Campos
3. 100362 [Proposition J Contract/Certification of Specified Contracted-Out Services
Previously Approved for Enterprise Departments]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution concurring with the Controller's certification that services previously approved
can be performed by private contractor for a lower cost than similar work performed by
City and County employees, for the following services: employee and public parking
management services, general security services, information booth services, and shuttle
bus services (Airport); paratransit services, comprehensive facility security services,
parking citation and collection system, meter coin counting and collection services,
towing contract services, and transit shelter maintenance services (MTA); and janitorial
services and security services (Port).
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Campos, Alioto-Pier, Mar
4. 100358 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Noah Booher - $35,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Noah Booher against the City and
County of San Francisco for $35,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 10, 2009, in the
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. C08-1045
MHP, entitled Noah Booher v. City and County of San Francisco et al. (City Attorney)
05/18/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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5. 100359 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Betty C. Bullock - $134,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Betty C. Bullock against the City
and County of San Francisco for $134,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 1, 2008, in
San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 482347; entitled Betty C. Bullock v. City and
County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)
05/18/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
6. 100361 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Assimina Mavromatis - $29,500]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Assimina Mavromatis against the
City and County of San Francisco for $29,500; the lawsuit was filed on July 6, 2007, in
San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC 07-464948; entitled Assimina Mavromatis,
et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)
05/18/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
7. 100515 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Blackhawk Parent, LLC - $250,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of tax refund lawsuit filed by Blackhawk Parent, LLC,
against the City and County of San Francisco for $250,000; the lawsuit entitled
Blackhawk Parent, LLC, v. City and County of San Francisco, Case No. 478-160 filed
August 1, 2008, in San Francisco Superior Court. (City Attorney)
05/18/2010; 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:______________________________________________
REGULAR AGENDA
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
From the Board
8. 100638 [Adopting Findings Reversing the Exemption Determination for the 424
Francisco Street Project]
Motion adopting findings reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the
424 Francisco Street project is exempt from further environmental review. (Clerk of the
Board)
05/19/2010; ASSIGNED to the Board of Supervisors.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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NEW BUSINESS
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd
9. 100030 [Amendment to Contract - AnsaldoBreda, Inc., for Light Rail Vehicle Systems
Overhaul - Not to Exceed $68,749,421]
Sponsors: Chiu and Dufty
Resolution approving Amendment One to Contract No. APT 591.01, light rail vehicle
doors and steps reconditioning and systems rehabilitation, between the City and County
of San Francisco, through the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, and
AnsaldoBreda, Inc., to rehabilitate the trucks of 34 light rail vehicles, at the cost of
$11,996,867 for a total contract amount not to exceed $68,749,421 and to extend the
term of the contract from five years to six years.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
10. 100502 [2010 Equipment Lease Supplement No. 16 - Not to Exceed $11,500,000]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution approving the form of and authorizing execution and delivery by the City and
County of San Francisco of an Equipment Lease Supplement No. 16 (Series 2010A
Bonds) between the City and County of San Francisco Finance Corporation, as lessor,
and the City and County of San Francisco, as lessee, with respect to certain equipment
to be used for city purposes, a related certificate of approval and a continuing disclosure
certificate; approving the issuance of lease revenue bonds by said nonprofit corporation
in an amount not to exceed $11,500,000; approving the form of the official statement in
preliminary and final form; providing for reimbursement to the City and County of San
Francisco of certain city expenditures incurred prior to the issuance of lease revenue
bonds; and providing for the execution of documents in connection therewith.
(Fiscal Impact.)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
11. 100534 [Water Revenue Bonds Issuance - 2010]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution approving the issuance of water revenue bonds and water revenue refunding
bonds to be issued by the Public Utilities Commission of the City and County of San
Francisco; affirming covenants contained in the indenture pursuant to which the water
revenue bonds are issued; authorizing the taking of appropriate actions in connection
therewith; and related matters.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
12. 100488 [Recreation and Park Department - Coit Tower Non-Resident Fees]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, by amending Section
12.06, to establish non-San Francisco Resident fees for the elevator at Coit Tower, and
making environmental findings.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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From the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee Without Recommendation
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd
13. 100469 [Recreation and Park Department - Botanical Garden Non-Resident Fees]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, by amending Section
12.46, to establish admission fees to the Botanical Garden for non-San Francisco
residents, and making environmental findings.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
SPECIAL ORDER 3:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations
COMMITTEE REPORT
Reports from committees, if any, recommending emergency or urgent measures.
The following item will be considered by the Rules Committee at a Regular Meeting on
Thursday, May 20, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. The Chair intends to request the Committee to
send the following items to the Board as a committee report on Tuesday, May 25, 2010.
14. 100603 [Appointment, Police Commission - Angela Chan]
Motion confirming the Rules Committee's nomination of, and appointing, Angela Chan,
term ending April 30, 2014, to the San Francisco Police Commission. (Clerk of the
Board)
Angela Chan, seat 2, succeeding Vincent Pan, term expired, must be nominated by the
Rules Committee or its successor and subject to confirmation by the Board of
Supervisors for the unexpired portion of a four-year term ending April 30, 2014.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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.
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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 15 through 20
15. 100650 [Urging to Opt-Out of “Secure Communities”]
Sponsors: Mar; Campos, Avalos, Maxwell, Daly, Mirkarimi, Chiu and Dufty
Resolution urging the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department, the Juvenile Probation
Department and the San Francisco Police Department to opt-out of participating in the
Police Immigration and Customs Enforcement collaboration program known as "Secure
Communities."
05/18/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
16. 100651 [Calling on State, Federal, and International Lawmakers to Ensure Fair and
Just Treatment of Domestic Workers]
Sponsors: Mar; Campos, Avalos, Chiu, Mirkarimi, Maxwell and Dufty
Resolution calling on State, Federal, and International Lawmakers to ensure fair and just
treatment of domestic workers.
05/18/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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17. 100652 [Opposing Assembly Bill 2650 - Regarding Unnecessary Regulations and
Intrusion into the City and County’s Authority]
Sponsor: Daly
Resolution opposing Assembly Bill 2650, opposing unnecessary State intrusions on the
City and County's land use and regulatory authority, and urging San Francisco's State
Representatives to oppose this bill and any similar legislation to unnecessarily regulate
the location of medical cannabis facilities in contravention of existing or future local
ordinances.
05/18/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
18. 100653 [Supporting the 2010 National Asian Pacific Islander American Historic
Preservation Forum]
Sponsor: Chiu
Resolution supporting the 2010 National Asian Pacific Islander American Historic
Preservation Forum to protect and preserve the legacies of Asian and Pacific Islander
cultures in America.
05/18/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
19. 100654 [Gift for the Repair and Maintenance of the Crocker Amazon Football Field]
Sponsors: Avalos; Elsbernd
Resolution authorizing and approving a Gift from Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory for
up to $30,000 for renovations of the Crocker Amazon football field; and $39,884 for the
salary of a half-time gardener for one year, to be made on a monthly basis.
05/18/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
20. 100655 [Proclaiming Lyme Disease Awareness Month - May 2010]
Sponsors: Alioto-Pier; Dufty
Resolution proclaiming May 2010, as Lyme Disease Awareness Month in the City and
County of San Francisco.
05/18/2010; 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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21. 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 RESOLUTIONS
Proposed resolutions received from May 11, 2010, to May 17, 2010, for reference by
President to appropriate committee on May 25, 2010.
100605 [Contract Between the Department of Public Health and Toyon Associates,
Inc., to Provide Regulatory Reporting, Reimbursement and Revenue
Optimization Services]
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to extend the
contract between the City and County of San Francisco and Toyon Associates, Inc., to
provide regulatory reporting, reimbursement and revenue optimization services. (Public
Health Department)
05/12/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee.
100606 [California Environmental Quality Act Findings for San Francisco Public
Utilities Commission Crystal Springs/San Andreas Transmission Upgrade
Project]
Resolution adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act, including the
adoption of a mitigation monitoring and reporting program and a statement of overriding
considerations related to the Crystal Springs/San Andreas Transmission Upgrade
Project, part of the Water System Improvement Program for the improvements to the
regional water supply system, otherwise known as Project No. CUW37101, including the
Mitigation Habitat Actions at two sites in San Mateo County; and directing the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors to notify the Controller of this action. (Public Utilities Commission)
05/17/2000; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
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100607 [Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Findings for Sunnydale Sewer
System Improvement Project]
Resolution adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act, CEQA
Guidelines, and San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 31, including the adoption of
a mitigation monitoring and reporting program, related to the funding of Project No.
CENMSCIC23, Sunnydale Sewer System Improvement Project, in the Visitacion Valley
and Sunnydale neighborhood areas, and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
to notify the Controller of this action. (Public Utilities Commission)
05/17/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
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100569 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from May 11, 2010, through May 17, 2010, for
reference by the President to Committee considering related matters, or to be ordered
filed by the Clerk on May 25, 2010.
From concerned State of Arizona and Arizona-based businesses until Arizona repeals
Senate Bill 1070. File No. 100256, 60 letters (1)
From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to expanding parking meter hours to
Sunday. 29 letters (2)
From Office of the Controller, submitting their Interim Report on alternatives to San
Francisco’s Business Tax. (3)
From Clerk of the Board, the following individuals have submitted a Form 700 Statement
of Economic Interest: (4)
Jamie Cantwell, leaving
David Noyola, leaving
Judson True, assuming
From Capital Planning Committee, recommending proposed legislation regarding the
Soft-Story Building Seismic Retrofit General Obligation Bond. Copy: Each Supervisor,
Budget and Finance Clerk (5)
From Planning Department, regarding notice of availability of and intent to adopt a
Mitigated Negative Declaration for 1 Loraine Court - San Francisco Columbarium. Copy:
Each Supervisor, Land Use Committee Clerk (6)
From concerned citizens, submitting support for the proposed legislation concerning the
sit/lie law. File No. 100233, 5 letters (7)
From Michael Crandell, submitting opposition to the proposed legislation concerning the
sit/lie law. File No. 100233 (8)
From Randick O’Dea & Tooliatos, regarding the acquisition of real property by eminent
domain in Alameda County, for the public purpose of constructing the San Francisco
Public Utilities Commission Water System Improvement Program-Funded Project, the
New Irving Tunnel Project. File No. 100221, Copy: Each Supervisor (9)
From dogparkaccess@aol.com, requesting that entry into Golden Gate Dog Park be
opened during all events. (10)
From Tomazu Nakada, urging the Board of Supervisors to help keep Sharp Park open.
(11)
From Aaron Goodman, regarding the proposed Parkmerced development. (12)
From Lawrence Feigenbaum, urging the Board of Supervisors to charge an entry fee to
out-of-town visitors (only) to allow the Botanical Gardens to continue to flourish and not
be allowed to go into ruin through lack of funds. (13)
From concerned citizens, regarding the Municipal Transportation Authority Budget. 4
letters (14)
From concerned citizens, urging the Mayor and Board of Supervisors to fund the Mission
Learning Center. 7 letters (15)
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From Nina Sparer, submitting support for the community slate nominees of the San
Francisco Medical Cannabis Task Force. File No. 100422 (16)
From concerned citizens, regarding medical cannabis dispensaries in San Francisco. 2
letters (17)
From Clifford McBride, requesting the Board of Supervisors pass legislation requiring
night clubs to hire one private security guard per their 100 patrons to either walk and/or
drive a 3 to 5 block radius of their club. (18)
From concerned citizens, regarding the recent Bay to Breakers race. 2 letters (19)
From John Won, regarding the increasing litter problem in San Francisco. (20)
From Zoe Taleporos, regarding the “Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series” Contest.
(21)
From Ivan Pratt, regarding HIV patients and medical reform. (22)
From concerned citizen, concerning the Medtrive Medical Cannabis Club at 1933 Mission
Street. (23)
From US Army Corps of Engineers, submitting a public notice that the San Francisco
Public Utilities Commission has applied for a Department of the Army permit to
permanently fill 0.45 acres and temporary impact 1.03 of San Mateo creek to construct a
new stilling basin at the toe of the Lower Crystal Springs Dam to replace the existing
undersized stilling basin. (24)
From Barry Stevens, urging the Board of Supervisors to ensure that the “CPMC” Master
Plan meet the needs of the surrounding communities. (25)
From concerned citizens, urging the Board of Supervisors to protect Supportive Housing
services in the FY2010-2011 Budget. 3 postcards (26)
From Barbara Ann May, urging the Board of Supervisors to keep the Arboretum free to
all San Francisco residents and help keep Louis Restaurant at the Cliff House open.
(27)
ADJOURNMENT
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