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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, September 14, 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 11:00 AM
City and School District Select Committee 2nd and 4th 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, Dufty 10:30 AM
Government Audit and Oversight Committee 2nd and 4th Thursday
Supervisors Mar, Chu, Maxwell 10:30 AM
Land Use and Economic Development Committee Monday
Supervisors Maxwell, Mar, Chiu 1:00 PM
Public Safety Committee 1st and 3rd Monday
Supervisors Chiu, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd 10:00 AM
Rules Committee 1st and 3rd Thursday
Supervisors Campos, Alioto-Pier, Mar 10:00 AM
First-named Supervisor is Chair, Second-named Supervisor is Vice-Chair of the Committee.
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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
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For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco
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Agenda Item Information
Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following documents:
1) Legislation
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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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ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AGENDA CHANGES
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Approval of the Board Minutes for July 13, 2010, July 20, 2010, July 27, 2010, August 3,
2010, August 10, 2010, and Special Board of Supervisors Meetings of the Budget and
Finance Committee of July 1, 2010, and July 9, 2010.
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. 100900 [Approval of Amendment No. 1 of Lease, Use, and Operating Agreement for
BART Station and Related Facilities and Grant Easement at San Francisco
International Airport, Lease No. L97-0081]
Resolution approving and authorizing the execution of Amendment No. 1 to Lease, Use,
and Operating Agreement for BART Station and Related Facilities and Grant of
Easement at San Francisco International Airport, Lease No. L97-0081 to: (1) limit BART
Premium Fare (surcharge) for non-airline airport employees for $1.50 each way for the
remainder of the Lease; (2) remove BART Faithful Performance Deposit requirement; (3)
permit monthly payment by BART of the annual rent in lieu of advance annual payment;
(4) allow advertising by BART in the Airport-BART Station; and (5) include administrative
updates to the Lease. (Airport Commission)
(Fiscal Impact.)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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2. 101002 [Airport Concession Lease with Host International, Inc.]
Resolution approving the Terminal 2 Newsstands, Coffee, and Specialty Stores Lease
between Host International, Inc., and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by
and through its Airport Commission. (Airport Commission)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
3. 101004 [Lease and License of Real Property at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place,
Ground Floor Café and North Light Court]
Resolution authorizing the lease of 1,426 square feet of space, a license of 2,400 square
feet and the shared use space of 1,360 square feet to the Elias M. Nasra and Family
Partnership, a California general partnership, in City Hall located at 1 Dr. Carlton B.
Goodlett Place. (Real Estate Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
4. 101109 [State Contract Funds for Substance Abuse Treatment - $60,402,780]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution retroactively authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health,
Community Behavioral Health Services (DPH-CBHS) to enter into a Combined Net
Negotiated Amount and Drug Medi-Cal Agreement with the State of California
Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (DADP) for the term of July 1, 2010, through
June 30, 2013, in the amount of $60,402,780 and for the term of July 1, 2010, through
June 30, 2011, in the amount of $20,134,260 as a condition of receiving state funds and
Drug Medi-Cal reimbursement for substance abuse treatment and prevention; holding
DADP harmless from any and all claims resulting from the agreement; authorizing and
designating the DPH County Alcohol and Drug Administrator to sign said Agreement and
to approve amendments for less than 10% of the contracted amount.
(Fiscal Impact.)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendation of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Mar, Chiu
5. 100434 [Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District - Conditional Use
Requirements for Restaurants and Self-Service Specialty Food
Establishments]
Sponsor: Dufty
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 715.1 and
Sections 715.42, 715.43, 715.44, and 715.69A of the Zoning Control Table to allow new
full-service and small self-service restaurants with a conditional use authorization, to
permit self-service specialty food establishments as of right, and to prohibit all large fast
food establishments; adopting findings, including environmental findings; amending
Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority
Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
08/10/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present Supervisors Campos, Mar
6. 100954 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Ricardo Rodriguez - $30,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Ricardo Rodriguez against the
City and County of San Francisco for $30,000; the lawsuit was filed on February 19,
2009, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC09-485133; entitled Ricardo
Rodriguez v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)
08/10/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
7. 100955 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Stanislaus Imports - $245,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the portion of the lawsuit filed by Stanislaus Imports
against the City and County of San Francisco for $245,000; the lawsuit was filed on
January 31, 2005, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 436930; entitled Jane
Martin, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)
08/10/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
8. 100956 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Monte and Joanne Stott and Stott and Associates,
Inc. - $32,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the portion of the lawsuit filed by Monte and Joanne
Stott and Stott and Associates, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for
$32,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 31, 2005, in San Francisco Superior Court,
Case No. 436930; entitled Jane Martin, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.
(City Attorney)
08/10/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
9. 100957 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Yanick Constant - $32,500]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Yanick Constant against the City
and County of San Francisco for $32,500; the lawsuit was filed on April 21, 2008, in San
Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 474485; entitled Yanick Constant v. City and County
of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)
08/10/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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10. 100958 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Icenogle IMR Joint Venture - $1,330,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Icenogle IMR Joint Venture
against the City and County of San Francisco for $1,330,000; the lawsuit was filed on
September 24, 2007, in San Francisco County Superior Court, and subsequently
transferred to Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. RG08391219; entitled Icenogle
IMR Joint Venture v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; other material terms of
said settlement are: (1) mutual releases except for latent defects, (2) dismissal of all
complaints and cross-complaints with prejudice, (3) each side to bear its own attorneys
fees and costs, and (4) plaintiff to be responsible for resolving outstanding stop notices.
(City Attorney)
08/10/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
11. 100960 [Settlement of Lawsuit - CCSF v. Underground Construction Co., et al. - City
to Receive - $29,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by City and County of San Francisco
against Underground Construction Co., et al. by accepting the payment of $29,000 to the
City and County of San Francisco; $23,200 from Underground Construction Co. and
$5,800 from State Farm; the lawsuit was filed on February 24, 2009, in San Francisco
Superior Court, Case No. CGC-09-485059; entitled City and County of San Francisco, et
al., v. Underground Construction Co., et al. (City Attorney)
08/10/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
12. 101000 [Appointment, Veteran Affairs Commission - Anthony Alfidi]
Motion appointing Anthony Alfidi, term ending January 31, 2012, to the Veterans Affairs
Commission. (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
NEW BUSINESS
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd
13. 101063 [California Constitution Appropriations Limit FY2010-2011]
Sponsor: Avalos
Resolution establishing the appropriations limit for FY2010-2011 pursuant to California
Constitution Article XIII B.
(Fiscal Impact.)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
14. 101059 [Setting San Francisco Community College District’s Property Tax Rate to be
Included in the City’s Overall Property Tax Rate - FY2010-2011]
Sponsor: Avalos
Ordinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for San Francisco Community
College District purposes for the FY ending June 30, 2011.
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
15. 101058 [Setting San Francisco’s Property Tax Rate and Establishing Pass-Through
Rate for Residential Tenants - FY2010-2011]
Sponsor: Avalos
Ordinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for City and County purposes
and establishing pass-through rate for residential tenants pursuant to Chapter 37 of the
Administrative Code for the FY ending June 30, 2011.
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
16. 101060 [Setting San Francisco Unified School District’s Property Tax Rate to be
Included in the City’s Overall Property Tax Rate - FY2010-2011]
Sponsor: Avalos
Ordinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for San Francisco Unified
School District purposes for the FY ending June 30, 2011.
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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17. 101061 [Setting San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District’s Property Tax Rate to
be Included in the City’s Overall Property Tax Rate - FY2010-2011]
Sponsor: Avalos
Ordinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for San Francisco Bay Area
Rapid Transit District purposes for the FY ending June 30, 2011.
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
18. 101102 [Accept and Expend Grant - 2010 Disaster Corps Grant and Amendment to the
Annual Salary Ordinance FY2010-2011- $231,000]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance authorizing the Department of Emergency Management to retroactively
accept and expend a grant in the amount of $231,000 from California Volunteers for the
grant period of 18 months following passage of the FY2010-2011 California State Budget
for volunteer management and training; amending Ordinance No. 191-10 (Annual Salary
Ordinance FY2010-2011) to reflect the addition of one Class 5277 Planner I at the San
Francisco Fire Department.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
From the Budget and Finance Committee Without Recommendation
Present Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd
19. 100865 [Establishing an Alcohol Cost Recovery Fee]
Sponsors: Avalos; Mirkarimi, Maxwell and Mar
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code, Chapter 106, by adding
Sections 106 through 106.28, to impose a fee on alcoholic beverage wholesalers and
certain other persons who distribute or sell alcoholic beverages in San Francisco to: 1)
recover a portion of San Francisco's alcohol-attributable unreimbursed health costs, and;
2) fund administration costs.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
Recommendations of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present Supervisors Maxwell, Mar, Chiu
20. 100880 [Landmark Tree Designation of Redwood Tree Located at 46 Stillings Avenue]
Sponsor: Dufty
Ordinance designating the redwood tree (sequoia sempervirens) located at 46 Stillings
Avenue (Assessor’s Block No. 6734, Lot No. 023) as a landmark tree pursuant to Public
Works Code Section 810, making findings supporting the designation, and requesting
official acts in furtherance of the landmark tree designation.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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21. 101005 [Exceptions to Seismic Safety Loan Program Requirements to Allow for a
$15,000,000 Loan to Arlington Residence - 480 Ellis Street]
Sponsors: Chu; Alioto-Pier
Ordinance approving exceptions to requirements of the Seismic Safety Loan Program
pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code Sections 66 and 66A and the Program
Regulations, dated May 2006, adopted by the Board of Supervisors through Ordinance
No. 122-06, to allow for a $15,000,000 Seismic Safety Loan Program loan for an existing
affordable housing project at the Arlington Residence, 480 Ellis Street, San Francisco,
California.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
22. 100870 [Establishing an Area Plan Infrastructure Finance Committee]
Sponsor: Maxwell
Resolution establishing an Area Plan Infrastructure Finance Committee to supervise a
consultant study to develop policy criteria and recommendations on the use of
Infrastructure Finance Districts (IFDs) in newly adopted area plans, including within the
Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans, to determine the appropriate steps to form IFDs,
and to supervise the formation of a pilot Infrastructure Finance District in Rincon Hill.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present Supervisors Campos, Mar
23. 100472 [Access Appeals Commission - Notice to the Mayor's Office of Disability]
Sponsor: Alioto-Pier
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Building Code by adding Section 105A.3.10 to
require that an agenda and packet of materials for each matter to be decided by the
Access Appeals Commission shall be sent to the Mayor's Office of Disability at the same
time and in the same manner as they are sent to the Commission members.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
24. 091408 [Approving Settlement of Unlitigated Claim Against the City by Comcast]
Sponsor: Mirkarimi
Resolution approving settlement of an unlitigated claim made by Comcast Cable
Communications, LLC, against the City and County of San Francisco.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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SPECIAL ORDER 2:30 P.M.
(Note: Special Order start time changed pursuant to File No. 101069, approved August
10, 2010, and communication by Clerk of the Board on September 7, 2010.)
APPEAL PROCEDURES
Board Rule 4.29 provides that public hearings on appeals shall be scheduled for 4pm. If more than one public
hearing is scheduled, then the Clerk, in consultation with the President, may determine the order in which the
appeals will be scheduled. Second and later appeals may be scheduled at specified times later than 4 pm. An
appeal shall not be heard prior to its scheduled time on the calendar, and it may not be called until the Board's
consideration of appeals scheduled earlier on the calendar is completed. It is the policy of the Clerk of the Board to
schedule multiple appeals in the following order at 4pm:
1. Appeals where all parties have agreed to request a continuance or a tabling of the appeal.
2. Continued appeals from previous Board meetings (continued appeals will be listed in order of those closest to
deadlines for Board decision).
3. Appeals appearing on the calendar for the first time, in chronological order of receipt by the Clerk.
4. Multiple appeals appearing on the calendar may be staggered at times specific, beginning at 4pm.
5. Appeals involving participants who have ADA considerations may be set for specific times beginning at 4pm.
25. 101027 [Public Hearing - Appeal of Final Environmental Impact Report for 935-965
Market Street (aka CityPlace)]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning
Commission’s July 8, 2010, Certification of a Final Environmental Impact Report
identified as Planning Case No. 2005.1074E, through its Motion No. 18135, for a
proposed retail shopping center (aka CityPlace) to demolish three existing mixed-use
commercial and office buildings and construct a new five-story, approximately 90-foot tall
building, containing approximately 375,700 gross square feet and approximately 188
off-street parking spaces in a two-story underground garage, with three levels below
grade, one for retail use and the other two for parking, at 935-965 Market Street,
between Fifth and Sixth Streets within the C-3-G (Downtown General Commercial) and
C-3-G (Downtown Retail) Zoning Districts and a 120-X Height and Bulk District, Lot Nos.
071, 072, and 073, in Assessor's Block No. 3704. (District 6) (Appellant: Arthur D. Levy
on behalf of Livable City and Walk San Francisco.)
(Filed July 28, 2010; Companion to File Nos. 101028, 101029, 101030.)
Action:___________________________
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, the following notice is hereby given: if you challenge, in
court, the Final Environmental Impact Report described above, you may be limited to raising only
those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written
correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing.
(Only one of the following two motions should be approved.)
26. 101028 [Affirming the Certification of the 935-965 Market Street Project Final
Environmental Impact Report]
Motion affirming the certification by the Planning Commission of the Final Environmental
Impact Report for the 935-965 Market Street Project. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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27. 101029 [Reversing the Certification of the 935-965 Market Street Project Final
Environmental Impact Report]
Motion reversing the certification by the Planning Commission of the Final Environmental
Impact Report for the 935-965 Market Street Project. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
28. 101030 [Preparation of Findings to Reverse Certification of the 935-965 Market Street
Project Final Environmental Impact Report]
Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the certification of
the Final Environmental Impact Report for the 935-965 Market Street Project. (Clerk of
the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
SPECIAL ORDER 2:30 P.M.
29. 101041 [Public Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Exemption from Environmental
Review for 10 Bernal Heights Boulevard]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning
Commission's July 1, 2010, Determination of Exemption from Environmental Review
identified as Planning Case No. 2010.0306C, by its Motion No. 18131, which included the
exemption determination, that a project located at 10 Bernal Heights Boulevard is
exempt from environmental review under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Guidelines Sections 15301 Class (1), 15303 (Class 3), and 15311 (Class 11), to install a
wireless telecommunications facility consisting of five internet exchange switch antennas
on an existing 50-foot tall communications tower at the top of the hill in Bernal Heights
Park within an RH-1(D) (Residential, House, Single-Family, Detached) Zoning District
and a 40-X Height and Bulk District, on property located at 10 Bernal Heights Boulevard,
Lot No. 003, in Assessor’s Block No. 5548. (District 9) (Appellant: Erick Arguello on
behalf of the Lower 24th Street Merchant Association.)
(Filed August 2, 2010; Companion Measure to File Nos. 101042, 101043, 101044.)
Action:___________________________
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, the following notice is hereby given: if you challenge, in
court, the Categorical Exemption from Environmental Review described above, you may be limited to
raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or
in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing.
(Only one of the following two motions should be approved.)
30. 101042 [Affirming the Exemption Determination for 10 Bernal Heights Boulevard]
Motion affirming the determination by the Planning Commission that the project located
at 10 Bernal Heights Boulevard is exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the
Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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31. 101043 [Reversing the Exemption Determination Issued for 10 Bernal Heights
Boulevard]
Motion reversing the determination by the Planning Commission that the 10 Bernal
Heights Boulevard project is exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
32. 101044 [Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Exemption Determination for the 10
Bernal Heights Boulevard Project]
Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the exemption
determination by the Planning Commission that the project located at 10 Bernal Heights
Boulevard is exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
SPECIAL ORDER 2:30 P.M.
33. 101045 [Public Hearing - Conditional Use Appeal for 10 Bernal Heights Boulevard]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning
Commission's July 1, 2010, Conditional Use Permit identified as Planning Case No.
2010.0306C, by its Motion No. 18131, under Planning Code Sections 209.6(b) and 303,
to install a wireless telecommunications facility consisting of five internet exchange
switch antennas on an existing 50-foot tall communications tower at the top of the hill in
Bernal Heights Park and to modify the Conditional Use approval under Case No.
2008.1157C to change the number of allowed antennas on the site within the RH-1(D)
(Residential, House, Single-Family, Detached) Zoning District, and a 40-X Height and
Bulk District, on property located at 10 Bernal Heights Boulevard, Lot No. 003, in
Assessor’s Block No. 5548. (District 9) (Filed by Erick Arguello on behalf of the Lower
24th Street Merchant Association, and subscribed by Supervisors Campos, Mar, Chiu,
Chu, Mirkarimi, and Avalos.)
(Filed August 2, 2010; Companion Measure to File Nos. 101046, 101047, 101048.)
Action:___________________________
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, the following notice is hereby given: if you challenge, in
court, the conditional use application decision described above, you may be limited to raising only
those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written
correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing.
(Only one of the following two motions should be approved.)
34. 101046 [Approving Planning Commission Decision Related to Conditional Use Appeal
for 10 Bernal Heights Boulevard]
Motion approving the decision of the Planning Commission, by its Motion No. 18131,
approving Conditional Use Application 2010.0306C on property located at 10 Bernal
Heights Boulevard, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.
(Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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35. 101047 [Disapproving Planning Commission Decision Related to Conditional Use
Appeal for 10 Bernal Heights Boulevard]
Motion disapproving the decision of the Planning Commission, by its Motion No. 18131,
approving Conditional Use Application 2010.0306C on property located at 10 Bernal
Heights Boulevard, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.
(Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
36. 101048 [Preparation of Findings Related to the Conditional Use Appeal for 10 Bernal
Heights Boulevard]
Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to the proposed
Conditional Use Application No. 2010.0306C on property located at 10 Bernal Heights
Boulevard. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
SPECIAL ORDER 2:30 P.M.
37. 101087 [Public Hearing - Conditional Use Appeal for 3150 California Street]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning
Commission's July 8, 2010, Conditional Use Permit identified as Planning Case No.
2010.0357C, by its Motion No. 18139, under Planning Code Sections 303 and 703.3 to
allow a Formula Retail Use (dba Pet Food Express) in an NC-2 (Neighborhood
Commercial, Small Scale) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District, on property
located at 3150 California Street, Lot No. 013, in Assessor’s Block No. 1022. (District 2)
(Filed by Susan Landry on behalf of The Animal Connection II, and subscribed by
Supervisors Mar, Maxwell, Avalos, Campos, and Chiu)
(Filed August 6, 2010; Companion Measure to File Nos. 101088, 101089 and 101090)
Action:___________________________
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, the following notice is hereby given: if you challenge, in
court, the conditional use application decision described above, you may be limited to raising only
those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written
correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing.
(Only one of the following two motions should be approved.)
38. 101088 [Approving Planning Commission Decision Related to Conditional Use Appeal
for 3150 California Street]
Motion approving the decision of the Planning Commission, by its Motion No. 18139,
approving Conditional Use Application 2010.0357C on property located at 3150
California Street, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Clerk
of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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39. 101089 [Disapproving Planning Commission Decision Related to Conditional Use
Appeal for 3150 California Street]
Motion disapproving the decision of the Planning Commission, by its Motion No. 18139,
approving Conditional Use Application 2010.0357C on property located at 3150
California Street, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Clerk
of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
40. 101090 [Preparation of Findings Related to the Conditional Use Appeal for 3150
California Street]
Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to the proposed
Conditional Use Application No. 2010.0357C on property located at 3150 California
Street. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
SPECIAL ORDER 3:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations
ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS
Roll call for introduction of ordinances, resolutions, charter amendments, requests for hearings, letters of
inquiry, letters of request to the City Attorney and Board Members' reports on their regional body activities.
PUBLIC COMMENT
An opportunity for members of the public to directly address the Board on items of interest to the public
that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board, including items being considered today which
have not been considered by a Board committee and excluding items which have been considered by a
Board committee. Members of the public may address the Board for up to three minutes. Each member
of the public will be allotted the same number of minutes to speak, except that public speakers using
translation assistance will be allowed to testify for twice the amount of the public testimony time limit. If
simultaneous translation services are used, speakers will be governed by the public testimony time limit
applied to speakers not requesting translation assistance. The President or the Board may limit the total
testimony to 30 minutes.
Members of the public who want a document placed on the overhead for display should clearly state such
and subsequently remove the document when they want the screen to return to live coverage of the
meeting.
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FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE
These measures were introduced for adoption without committee reference. A unanimous vote is
required for adoption of these resolutions today. Any Supervisor may require any resolution to go
to committee.
Items 41 through 53
41. 101111 [Application for Grant - Augmenting the Greening and Storm Water Features
of the Cesar Chavez Street Redesign Project]
Sponsor: Campos
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Planning Department to apply for a grant from
the State of California Sustainable Communities Planning Grant and Incentives Program
under the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and
Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 84) to augment the greening and storm
water features of the Cesar Chavez Street Redesign Project.
08/10/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
42. 101112 [Accept and Expend Grant - Web Based Recycling, Reuse, and Disposal
Options - $25,000]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant
in the amount of $25,000 from the County of Alameda to serve as the lead in the creation
a web-based application that enables the public to easily find accurate information about
nearby recycling, reuse, and disposal options.
08/10/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
43. 101113 [Application for Grant - Construction of HillPoint Park Open Space Project]
Sponsors: Mayor; Maxwell
Resolution approving the application for grant funds for the Urban Greening Grant
Program under the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River,
and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 84) for construction of the HillPoint
Park Open Space Project.
08/10/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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44. 101114 [Application for Grant - Strategic Growth Council Sustainable Communities -
Greenway Network Plan]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Planning Department to apply for a planning
grant from the State of California Sustainable Communities Planning Grant and
Incentives Program under the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood
Control, River, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 84) to complete a
Greenway Network Plan.
08/10/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
45. 101117 [Commending London N. Breed]
Sponsor: Mirkarimi
Resolution commending and expressing appreciation to London N. Breed for her
services upon the occasion of her departure from her position as Commissioner of the
Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco.
09/08/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
46. 101118 [Initiative Constitutional Amendment - Opposing Proposition 26, Which
"Requires that Certain State and Local Fees be Approved by Two-Thirds
Vote."]
Sponsor: Mirkarimi
Resolution opposing Proposition 26, Initiative Constitutional Amendment, which
"Requires That Certain State and Local Fees Be Approved by Two-Thirds Vote. Fees
Include Those That Address Adverse Impacts on Society or the Environment Caused by
the Fee-Payer's Business."
09/08/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
47. 101119 [Urging the United States Department of State to Condemn the Government of
Iran for Sentencing Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani to Death by Stoning]
Sponsor: Mirkarimi
Resolution urging the United States Department of State to condemn the Government of
Iran under Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for sentencing Sakineh Mohammadi
Ashtiani to death by stoning for the crime of “adultery while being married.”
09/08/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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48. 101123 [Proclaiming September 14, 2010, as Reese Erlich Day]
Sponsors: Mar; Mirkarimi
Resolution honoring Reese Erlich and proclaiming September 14, 2010, to be “Reese
Erlich Day.”
09/07/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
49. 101035 [Supporting the Litigation Challenging the Constitutionality of the Federal
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy]
Sponsors: Dufty; Campos
Resolution supporting the litigation Log Cabin Republicans v. United States of America
currently on trial before U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Riverside),
with Judge Virginia A. Phillips in Riverside presiding, challenging the constitutionality of
the federal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy.
09/08/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
50. 101038 [Celebration of the Mexican Bicentennial and Centennial Celebrations]
Sponsor: Campos
Resolution celebrating the birth and independence of Mexico, honoring the relationship
between San Francisco and Mexico, and appreciating the contributions that San
Franciscans of Mexican descent make to the culture and prosperity of the city as well as
struggles for justice and equality.
09/07/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
51. 101039 [Commending San Francisco Crisis Care on the Occasion of its Ray of Hope
Charity Gala Reception 2010]
Sponsor: Alioto-Pier
Resolution commending San Francisco Crisis Care on the occasion of its Ray of Hope
Charity Gala Reception 2010 benefitting the people of San Francisco.
09/07/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
52. 101040 [Declaring September 28, 2010, as Dr. Marguerite Rubenstein Day]
Sponsor: Dufty
Resolution declaring September 28, 2010, as Dr. Marguerite Rubenstein Day in San
Francisco to recognize her commitment to health education and her lifelong service to
San Francisco.
09/07/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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53. 101130 [Final Map 5045 - 575 Sutter Street]
Motion approving Final Map 5045, a 14 Commercial Unit Condominium Project, located
at 535 Sutter Street being a subdivision of Lot No. 013 in Assessors Block No. 0296 and
adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1.
(Public Works Department)
09/03/2010; 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:_________________________________________
54. 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 August 3, 2010, to September 3, 2010, for reference
by President to appropriate committee on September 14, 2010.
100697 [General Plan Amendments - Updating the Noise Maps of the Environmental
Protection Element]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco General Plan by amending the Noise Maps of
the Environmental Protection Element to reflect current conditions; making conforming
text amendments; and making findings, including findings of consistency with the
General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1, and
environmental findings. (Planning Department)
08/11/2010; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
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100829 [Planning Code - Car-Share Controls]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code, including Section 151.1 to
enable the Planning Commission to require the provision of annual memberships to
certified car-share organizations to residents of certain new development projects when
certain findings are made; Section 163 to promote car-share services as a component of
transportation management programs and transportation brokerage services; and
Section 166 to permit car-share spaces in the same manner as residential accessory
parking and require that car-sharing requirements for non-residential uses apply to all
zoning districts; adopting findings, including findings under Section 302 of the Planning
Code, environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the
Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. (Planning Department)
08/24/2010; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
100878 [San Francisco Fire Code - Repealing and Replacing]
Ordinance repealing the San Francisco Fire Code in its entirety and replacing that code
with a new 2010 San Francisco Fire Code consisting of the 2010 California Fire Code
and portions of the 2009 International Fire Code together with San Francisco
amendments; adopting findings of local conditions pursuant to California Health and
Safety Code Section 17958.7 and directing the Clerk of the Board to forward San
Francisco’s amendments to the California Building Standards Commission and State
Fire Marshal; and making environmental findings. (Fire Department)
08/27/2010; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
100910 [Settlement of Lawsuit - California Department of Fair Employment and
Housing (Zimmerman) - $105,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the California Department of Fair
Employment and Housing (Plaintiff), Linda Zimmerman (Real Party In Interest) against
the City and County of San Francisco for $105,000, the lawsuit was filed on March 4,
2009, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-09-485723; entitled Department
of Fair Employment and Housing (Zimmerman) v. City and County of San Francisco.
(City Attorney)
08/04/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Rules Committee.
100911 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Michael Lew - $90,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Michael Lew against the City and
County of San Francisco for $90,000, including reemployment and restoration of vacation
and sick leave; the lawsuit was filed on May 11, 2009, in San Francisco Superior Court,
Case No. CGC-09-488262; entitled Michael Lew v. City and County of San Francisco, et
al. (City Attorney)
08/04/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Rules Committee.
100946 [Building Code - Repealing and Replacing]
Ordinance repealing the 2007 San Francisco Building Code in its entirety and replacing
that Code with a new 2010 San Francisco Building Code that consists of the 2010
California Building Code and San Francisco amendments thereto; adopting findings of
local conditions pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7, and
directing the Clerk of the Board to forward San Francisco's amendments and findings to
the State Building Standards Commission; making environmental findings; and providing
for an operative date of January 1, 2011. (Building Inspection Department)
08/26/2010; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
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100950 [San Francisco Building Code - Residential Building - Repealing and
Replacing]
Ordinance incorporating the provisions of the 2010 California Residential Code into
various chapters of the San Francisco Building Code with local amendments, and adding
Chapter 36 to serve as a directory of where such provisions may be found in the San
Francisco Building Code; adopting findings of local conditions pursuant to California
Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7, and directing the Clerk of the Board to forward
San Francisco's amendments and findings to the State Building Standards Commission;
making environmental findings; and providing for an operative date of January 1, 2011.
(Building Inspection Department)
08/26/2010; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
100952 [San Francisco Electrical Code - Repealing and Replacing]
Ordinance repealing the 2007 San Francisco Electrical Code in its entirety and replacing
that code with a new 2010 San Francisco Electrical Code that consists of the 2010
California Electrical Code and San Francisco amendments thereto; adopting findings of
local conditions pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7, and
directing the Clerk of the Board to forward San Francisco's amendments and findings to
the State Building Standards Commission; making environmental findings; and providing
for an operative date of January 1, 2011. (Building Inspection Department)
08/26/2010; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
101126 [San Francisco Mechanical Code - Repealing and Replacing]
Ordinance repealing the 2007 San Francisco Mechanical Code in its entirety and
replacing that code with a new 2010 San Francisco Mechanical Code that consists of the
2010 California Mechanical Code and San Francisco amendments thereto; adopting
findings of local conditions pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section
17958.7, and directing the Clerk of the Board to forward San Francisco's amendments
and findings to the State Building Standards Commission; making environmental
findings; and providing for an operative date of January 1, 2011. (Building Inspection
Department)
08/26/2010; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
101127 [San Francisco Plumbing Code - Repealing and Replacing]
Ordinance repealing the 2007 San Francisco Plumbing Code in its entirety and replacing
that code with a new 2010 San Francisco Plumbing Code that consists of the 2010
California Plumbing Code and San Francisco amendments thereto; adopting findings of
local conditions pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7, and
directing the Clerk of the Board to forward San Francisco's amendments and findings to
the State Building Standards Commission; making environmental findings; and providing
for an operative date of January 1, 2011. (Building Inspection Department)
08/26/2010; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
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101128 [San Francisco Building Code - Green Building - Repealing and Replacing]
Ordinance repealing Chapter 13C of the San Francisco Building Code in its entirety and
enacting a new Chapter 13C that consists of the 2010 California Green Building
Standards Code with local amendments; adopting findings of local conditions pursuant to
California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.7 and Public Resources Code Section
25402.1(h)(2), and directing the Clerk of the Board to forward San Francisco's
amendments and findings to the State Building Standards Commission; making
environmental findings; and providing for an operative date of January 1, 2011. (Building
Inspection Department)
08/26/2010; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
100992 [General Plan Amendment - Portion of 222 - 2nd Street]
Ordinance amending the General Plan of the City and County of San Francisco by
amending Map 5 (Proposed Height and Bulk Districts) of the Downtown Area Plan to
change the height and bulk classification of the west corner (within a rectangular area
measuring 45 feet in length along the westernmost portion of the Howard Street frontage,
to a depth of 82.5 feet) of the property located at 222 - 2nd Street (Assessor's Block No.
3735, Lot No. 063) from 150-S to 350-S and adopting findings, including environmental
findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of
Planning Code Section 101.1. (Planning Department)
09/01/2010; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
100993 [Zoning Map Amendment - Portion of 222 - 2nd Street]
Ordinance amending the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco by
amending Zoning Map 1HT to change the height and bulk district classification of the
west corner (within a rectangular area measuring 45 feet in length along the westernmost
portion of the Howard Street frontage, to a depth of 82.5 feet) of the property located at
222 - 2nd Street (Assessor's Block No. 3735, Lot No. 063) from 150-S to 350-S and
adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the
General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. (City Attorney)
09/01/2010; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
Proposed resolutions received from August 3, 2010, to September 3, 2010, for reference
by President to appropriate committee on September 14, 2010.
100526 [Gift Acceptance - Fire Department - Five Commercial Washer-Extractors -
$44,000]
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Fire Department to accept a gift from the San
Francisco Firefighters’ Cancer Prevention Foundation of five commercial
washer-extractors valued at approximately $44,000 to clean personal protective
equipment. (Fire Department)
08/18/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.
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100877 [Board Response to the 2009-2010 Civil Grand Jury Report Entitled “Sharing
the Roadway: From Confrontation to Conversation”]
Resolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and
recommendations contained in the 2009-2010 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled “Sharing
the Roadway: From Confrontation to Conversation” and urging the Mayor to cause the
implementation of accepted findings and recommendations through department heads
and through the development of the annual budget. (Clerk of the Board)
08/26/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee.
100894 [Increasing Contract with Xtech to $41,000,000]
Resolution authorizing the Office of Contract Administration to enter in the First
Amendment between the City and Xtech (part of the Technology Store procurement
vehicle), in which the amendment shall increase the contract amount from $24,000,000
to $41,000,000 and update certain standard contractual clauses. (Office of Contract
Administration)
08/09/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
100912 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Robin Leiter Cohen - $31,000]
Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Robin Leiter Cohen
against the City and County of San Francisco for $31,000; claim was filed on September
4, 2009. (City Attorney)
08/04/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Rules Committee.
100983 [Approve Modification of Lease with Japan Airlines]
Resolution approving and authorizing the execution of Modification No. 1 to Lease No.
L01-0297 with Japan Airlines Company Limited to reduce the demised premises and the
annual rent at Building 944 on Plot 50B-1 at San Francisco International Airport. (Airport
Commission)
08/26/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
100984 [Memorandum of Agreement with the National Park Service - Not to Exceed
$30,000,000]
Resolution approving the Memorandum of Agreement with the National Park Service for
the Comprehensive Management of Yosemite National Park Watersheds that supply
water to the San Francisco Regional Water System pursuant to Charter Section 9.118.
(Public Utilities Commission)
08/27/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
100985 [Settlement of Anticipated Litigation - Bonneville Non-Exclusive Easement]
Resolution authorizing settlement of anticipated litigation to be filed by Bonneville
International Corporation against the City and County of San Francisco for a
non-exclusive easement on Bayview Hill for access to the radio tower owned by
Bonneville. (City Attorney)
09/03/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Rules Committee.
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101036 [Contract with the State of California Office of Administrative Hearings to
Provide Administrative Law Judges to Serve as Hearing Officers on
Administrative Appeals]
Resolution authorizing the Department of Emergency Management to enter into a
contract with the State of California Office of Administrative Hearings to provide
administrative law judges to serve as hearing officers on administrative appeals from
certification actions by the San Francisco Emergency Medical Services Agency.
(Department of Emergency Management)
09/03/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
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101129 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from August 3, 2010, through September 3,
2010, for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters, or to be
ordered filed by the Clerk on September 14, 2010.
From Department of Human Resources, submitting request for waiver of Administrative
Code Chapter 12B for South San Francisco Conference Center Martinez. (1)
From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to placing a bocce ball court in Justin
Herman Plaza. File No.101070, 5 letters (2)
From California Public Utilities Commission, submitting notice of application filed by
PG&E asking for authority to recover costs associated with Assembly Bill 32 Cost of
Implementation Fee. (3)
From Aaron Goodman, urging the Board of Supervisors to place proposed legislation
regarding the sewer line relocation agreement with S.F. State University under the 30
Day Rule. File No. 101015, Copy: Land Use Committee Members, 2 letters (4)
From T Mobile, submitting notification of three cellular antennas to be installed at 1
McCoppin Street. (5)
From Office of the Mayor, submitting the nomination of Rosario Anaya for appointment to
the Redevelopment Agency Commission. Copy: Each Supervisor, City Attorney, Rules
Committee Clerk (6)
From Office of the Mayor, submitting the reappointment of Gwen Borden to the Planning
Commission. Copy: Each Supervisor, City Attorney, Rules Committee Clerk (7)
From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to expanding parking meter hours/and or
Sunday metering. 5 letters (8)
From Joseph Kautz, regarding his parking ticket. (9)
From the Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector, submitting their investment report for
the month of June 2010. Copy: Each Supervisor (10)
From Department of Elections, submitting a revised notice of the deadline to submit
disclaimer requirements for local ballot measures is Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 5:00
PM. Copy: Each Supervisor (11)
From the Clerk of the Board, submitting Form 700 Statement of Economic Interest for
Leslie Hilger, Legislative Aide, Assuming (12)
From concerned citizen, submitting opposition to ban on plastic bags. (13)
From Airport, submitting the Capital Improvement Project Expenditures Report for the
two-year period beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2010. Copy: Each
Supervisor (14)
From Real Estate Division, submitting request for waiver of Administrative Code
Chapters 12B and 14B for the Chicago Title Company. (15)
From Department of Elections, submitting copy of letter sent to the proponent of petition
regarding employee contributions to the retirement and health plans initiative, that the
petition did have sufficient valid signatures to qualify for the November 2, 2010,
Consolidated General Election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco. Copy:
Each Supervisor (16)
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From Alvin Johnson, commenting on public employee pensions in California. (17)
From Webster Bones, submitting support for saving Sacred Heart Church. (18)
From concerned citizen, submitting support for the sit/lie law. (19)
From Department Public Works, regarding status of repairing potholes in District 5. (20)
From T Mobile, submitting notification of two cellular antennas to be installed at 5 The
Embarcadero. (21)
From Planning Department, confirming that the funding provided in the budget for
FY2010-2011 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is adequate for their department to
meet service levels as proposed to the Board, with the caveat that the current reserve of
$1.1 million on the Department’s General Fund is released. (22)
From various City Departments, confirming that the funding provided in the budget for
FY2010-2011 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is adequate for their department to
meet service levels as proposed to the Board. (23)
Adult Probation Department
Airport
Arts Commission
Asian Art Museum
Assessor-Recorder
Board of Appeals
Building Inspection
California Academy of Sciences
Office of Citizen Complaints
Office of Clerk of the Board
Office of Economic Workforce
Chief Medical Examiner
Department of Child Support Services
Department of Children, Youth & Their Families
Department of the Environment
Civil Service Commission
Office of the City Administrator
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the Controller
Office of the District Attorney
Department of Elections
Department of Emergency Management
Employees’ Retirement System
Ethics Commission
Children and Families Commission
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Fire Department
Health Service System
Department of Public Health
Department of Human Resources
Human Rights Commission
Juvenile Probation Department
Law Library
Office of the Mayor
Mayor’s Office of Housing
Human Services Agency
Municipal Transportation Agency
Port
Office of the Public Defender
Public Library
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Public Works
Recreation and Parks Department
Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board
Department on the Status of Women
Department of Technology
Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector
War Memorial and Performing Arts Center
From Clerk of the Board, the following departments have submitted their 2010 Local
Agency Biennial Notices: (24)
Department of Aging and Adult Services
Asian Art Museum
Children and Their Families Commission
Department of Children, Youth and Their Families
Department of Human Services
Office of City Administrator/General Services Agency
Office of Economic and Workforce Investment
Civil Grand Jury
Employees’ Retirement System
Department of Emergency Management
Fire Department
Municipal Transportation Agency
Planning Department
Port
Department of Public Health
Public Utilities Commission
Recreation and Parks Department
Retire Health Care Trust Fund Board
Sheriff’s Department
Small Business Commission
Treasure Island Development Authority Board
From Office of the Controller, submitting an audit report of fixed rent agreements with
rents exceeding $100,000 administered by the Public Utilities Commission. Copy: Each
Supervisor (25)
From concerned citizens, submitting support for proposed legislation concerning the
alcohol mitigation fee. File No. 100865, Copy: Each Supervisor, 2 letters (26)
From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to proposed legislation concerning the
alcohol mitigation fee. File No. 100865, Coy: Each Supervisor, Approximately 250 letters
and postcards (27)
From Office of the Mayor, submitting the nomination of Harry Kim, Steven Jin Lee, Allen
Okamoto and Natividad M. Ramirez to the San Francisco Relocation Appeals Board.
Copy: Each Supervisor, Rules Committee Clerk, City Attorney (28)
From Civil Service Commission, submitting survey of monthly rates paid to police and
firefighters in all cities of 350,000 or more in the State of California. Copy: Each
Supervisor (29)
From Michael Hutchinson, submitting opposition to proposed location of a new Target
Store in San Francisco. Copy: Supervisors Chiu, Alioto-Pier, Mirkarimi (30)
From Office of the Controller, submitting report concerning the compliance audit of Air
Canada, covering the period from July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2009. (31)
From Jacqueline Choy, regarding the Golden Gate Park Senior Center. Copy:
Supervisor Chiu (32)
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From California Public Utilities Commission, submitting notice that PG&E filed its default
residential rate design application that includes a proposal for residential electric pricing
called dynamic pricing, and a request for recovery of implementation costs. (33)
From Patricia Forsdyke, submitting support for passage of Laura’s Law. (34)
From Patrick Monette-Shaw, regarding St. Luke’s Hospital. (35)
From Arthur Evans, submitting support for passage of Proposition L that amends the San
Francisco Police Code by adding Section 168 to promote civil sidewalks. 2 letters (36)
From Carleton Hoffman, regarding illegally parked cars not being cited by some police
and parking control officers. (37)
From S.F. Convention and Visitors Bureau, announcing that San Francisco will be the
featured destination in the November 2010, issue of Southwest Spirit Magazine, the
in-flight magazine of Southwest Airlines. (38)
From Patrick Monette-Shaw, regarding San Francisco General Hospital. 2 letters (39)
From Vicki Tiernan, submitting support for proposed measure to ban the use of toys as
incentives with foods containing an excess of fat, sugar, or salt. File No. 101096 (40)
From Tim Giangiobbe, commenting that the Bank of America ATMs have better security
than other banks. (41)
From Tim Giangiobbe, submitting support for bringing “Americas Cup” to the bay area.
(42)
From Bayer Health Care Pharmaceuticals, submitting the Milliman Report regarding the
cost of contraceptive coverage and pregnancy care. (43)
From Department of Human Resources, submitting request for waiver of Administrative
Code Chapter 12B for Holiday Inn Golden Gateway. (44)
From Office of the Mayor, submitting notice that Mayor Newsom will be out of state from
Thursday, August 19, 2010, until Sunday, August 22, 2010. Supervisor Elsbernd will
serve as Acting Mayor. Copy: Each Supervisor, City Attorney (45)
From Stephen Cohen, submitting support for preserving Sharp Park Golf Course. (46)
From Department of Public Health, submitting the Hazardous Materials Spill Report. (47)
From Jared Roussel, thanking the Board of Supervisors for all their hard work. (48)
From Municipal Transportation Agency, submitting parking meter revenue for
FY2005-2006 through FY2009-2010. Copy: Each Supervisor, Budget and Finance
Committee Clerk (49)
From Carlo Middione, submitting support for passage of Laura’s Law. (50)
From Bob Larive, commenting on the “street people” that hang out in the Fisherman’s
Wharf and North Beach areas day and night. (51)
From Richard Skaff, regarding the modified and accessible bar section of Nopa
Restaurant. (52)
From Arthur Evans, regarding the Rose Garden that was vandalized in Golden Gate
Park. (53)
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From Charles Long, submitting opposition to proposed Charter Amendment concerning
Non-Citizen Voting in School Board Elections. File No. 100635 (54)
From Yvette Tee, regarding the Recreation and Parks Department. Copy: Each
Supervisor (55)
From California Public Utilities Commission, submitting notice of application filed by
PG&E to recover the pumped storage study costs. (56)
From Department of the Environment, regarding Charter Section 4.104, rules and
regulations for cell phone retailer’s duty to disclose specific absorption rate values
ordinance. Copy: Each Supervisor (57)
From Department of Public Works, submitting report concerning the use of funds
appropriated from the Local Street and Road Improvement, Congestion Relief, and
Traffic Safety Account of 2006 by the Department of Public Works. Copy: Each
Supervisor (58)
From Office of the Controller, submitting an assessment report on Laguna Honda
Hospital and Rehabilitation Center’s model of care. (59)
From Nancy Federice, submitting opposition to renaming Third Street Willie Brown Jr.
Boulevard. (60)
From T-Mobile, submitting notification of two cellular antennas to be installed at 631
O’Farrell Street. (61)
From T-Mobile, submitting notification of eight cellular antennas to be installed at 890
Jackson Street. (62)
From T-Mobile, submitting notification of two cellular antennas to be installed at Avenue
D and 10th Street. (63)
From T-Mobile, submitting notification of six cellular antennas to be installed at 100
Armory Road. (64)
From T-Mobile, submitting notification of eight cellular antennas to be installed at 1844
Irving Street. (65)
From concerned citizens, submitting support for construction of the proposed St. Luke’s
Campus at Van Ness and Geary. 2 letters (66)
From Police Department, confirming that the funding provided in the budget for
FY2010-2011 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is adequate for their department to
meet service levels as proposed to the Board based on a series of assumptions which
include, but are not limited to, the following: (67)
· That the $23,283,979 of salary and fringe funding currently on Controller’s Reserve is
released;
· That the $8,158,920 of salary and fringe funding currently on Budget and Finance
Committee Reserve is released;
· That there are no significant increase in service deployment, which are directly
related to increases in serious criminal activity, natural disasters or elevated homeland
security threat levels; and
· That any legislative mandates related to re-deployment of Police Department
resources include the appropriation of additional funds to address these mandates.
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From Office of the Sheriff, confirming that the funding provided in the budget for
FY2010-2011 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is adequate for their department to
meet service levels as proposed to the Board with four exceptions: (68)
· An increase in jail population due to reductions to the State Department of
Corrections’ budget as a result of changes in sentencing and parole policies as well as
increased local bookings and other factors.
· The possible reduction in court funding for security services due to court closures if
included in the State budget;
· The possible reduction of two State grants, Standards and Training for Corrections
grant and Peace Officers Standards and Training grant;
· The possible inability to achieve projected debt service savings.
From Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, confirming that the funding
provided in the budget for FY2010-2011 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is not
adequate for their department to meet service levels as proposed to the Board. (69)
From Department of Human Services, submitting request for waiver of Administrative
Code Chapter 12B for Target Department Store. (70)
From Department of Human Services, submitting request for waiver of Administrative
Code Chapter 12B for Safeway, Inc. (71)
From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to the decision of the Planning
Commission by its Motion No. 18139, approving Conditional Use Application 2010.0357C
for Pet Food Express located at 3150 California Street. File No. 101087, Copy: Each
Supervisors, 10 letters (72)
From Robert Lee, regarding San Francisco Firefighters. (73)
From Dean Shephanos, submitting opposition to expanding parking meter hours/and or
Sunday metering. (74)
From William Stephens, Project Manager, Clearwire, submitting request for continuance
of the Conditional Use Appeal for 10 Bernal Heights Boulevard. File No. 101045, Copy:
Each Supervisor, City Attorney (75)
From Michael Shaw, regarding the activity around Golden Gate Park and surrounding
areas. Copy: Supervisors Mar, Chu, Mirkarimi (76)
From Office of the Controller, submitting report analyzing the function of the Patrol
Specials, including the future and the regulation of the program. (77)
From Office of the Controller, submitting the annual work plan for the City Services
Auditor Division. (78)
From Small Business Commission, submitting opposition to establishing an alcohol
mitigation fee. File No. 100865 (79)
From Department of Public Works, submitting their quarterly report of Adopt-A-Tree
account for the period April 1, 2010, through June 30, 2010. (80)
From Alison Schlageter, submitting the San Francisco Rental Subsidy Program for
Families Report for the period January through June 2010. (81)
From Aaron Goodman, regarding remodeling branch libraries. 2 letters (82)
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From U.S. Department of Justice, regarding the investigation of Jorge Steven Lopez
Mercado. (Reference No. 20091117-001) Copy: Supervisor Dufty, Supervisor Campos
(83)
From Office of the Mayor, submitting the appointment of Todd Mavis, member, Human
Rights Commission, term ending September 2, 2012, and Jordan Shlain, member,
Health Service System Board, term ending May 15, 2015. (84)
From Office of the Controller, submitting the Departmental Budget Certification for
FY2010-2011. Copy: Each Supervisor, Budget and Finance Committee Clerk (85)
From Office of the City Administrator, submitting a revised Conflict of Interest form. (86)
ADJOURNMENT
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