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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, November 23, 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
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, November 23, 2010
ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AGENDA CHANGES
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Approval of the October 19, 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
Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd
1. 101271 [Appropriating $9,035,065 of Certificate of Participation Expenses for Capital
Improvement Projects in the Department of Public Works and Mayor’s Office
on Disability for FY2010-2011]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance appropriating $9,035,065 of Certificate of Participation Series 2011A Delivery
Date Expenses to fund multiple Capital Improvement Projects in the Department of
Public Works and Mayor’s Office on Disability in the General Services Agency - Office of
the City Administrator for FY2010-2011, and placing these funds on Controller’s reserve
pending issuance of the Certificates of Participation.
11/16/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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Recommendation of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee
Present: Supervisors Mar, Chu
2. 101157 [Administrative Code - Updating Provisions Consistent with State and Local
Law and Related Clean-Up Provisions on Employee Relations]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance amending Section 16.200 through Section 16.222 of the San Francisco
Administrative Code regarding Employee Relations to update provisions consistent with
state and local law and related clean-up provisions.
10/26/2010; CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
11/09/2010; CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
11/16/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Campos, Alioto-Pier, Mar
3. 101288 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Cheryl Austin - $268,452]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Cheryl Austin against the City and
County of San Francisco for $268,452, inclusive of attorneys' fees and costs; the lawsuit
was filed on March 25, 2010, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC
10-498110; entitled Cheryl Austin v. City and County of San Francisco. (City Attorney)
11/16/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
4. 101289 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Nyree Monroe - Up to $31,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Nyree Monroe against the City
and County of San Francisco for up to $31,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 25, 2010,
in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC 10-498109; entitled Nyree Monroe v.
City and County of San Francisco; other material terms of said settlement are
reinstatement. (City Attorney)
11/16/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
5. 101290 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Edward Kriete - $575,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Edward Kriete against the City
and County of San Francisco for $575,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 17, 2009, in the
San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC 09-487483; entitled Edward Kriete v. City
and County of San Francisco. (City Attorney)
11/16/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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6. 101303 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Viz Media, LLC - $219,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Viz Media, LLC, against the City
and County of San Francisco for $219,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 10, 2010, in
San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-10-502460; entitled Viz Media, LLC, v.
City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)
11/16/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
7. 101340 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Regal Stone, Ltd. - City to Receive $3,717,096.52]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by City and County of San Francisco
against Regal Stone, Ltd, et al. for the sum of $3,717,096.52, including previous initial
payment of $2,000,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 10, 2007, in San Francisco
Superior Court, Case No. CGC-07-469876 (transferred to Monterey County Superior
Court, Case No. M98173); entitled City and County of San Francisco, et al., v. Regal
Stone, Ltd., et al. (City Attorney)
11/16/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Questions on the Consent Agenda are on final passage, first reading, adoption, or approved, as
indicated:______________________________________________
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REGULAR AGENDA
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Vetoed by the Mayor
Consideration of the Mayor's veto pursuant to Charter Section 2.106 of an Ordinance
amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Sections 471.1 through 471.9, to
set nutritional standards for restaurant food sold accompanied by toys or other youth
focused incentive items.
8. 101096 [Health Code - Setting Nutritional Standards for Restaurant Food Sold
Accompanied by Toys or Other Youth Focused Incentive Items]
Sponsors: Mar; Campos, Chiu and Avalos
Ordinance amending Article 8 of the San Francisco Health Code by adding Sections
471.1 through 471.9, to set nutritional standards for restaurant food sold accompanied by
toys or other youth focused incentive items.
NOTE: This action requires two-thirds vote. The Board may not amend the ordinance
and may only vote in favor or in opposition to the veto override. The Board of
Supervisors must act on the veto override within 30 days of the date of the veto. The
Mayor vetoed the Ordinance on November 12, 2010. Therefore, the Board will lose the
ability to override the veto unless it votes on the veto override on or before December 12,
2010.
10/19/2010; CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
11/02/2010; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.
11/02/2010; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
11/09/2010; FINALLY PASSED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd
9. 091106 [Approval of a Historical Property Contract for 1818 California Street
(Lilienthal-Orville Pratt House)]
Sponsor: Alioto-Pier
Resolution under Chapter 71 of the San Francisco Administrative Code, approving a
historical property contract between Nakamura FLP, the owner of 1818 California Street
(Lilienthal-Orville Pratt House), and the City and County of San Francisco; authorizing the
Director of Planning and the Assessor to execute the historical property contract.
11/16/2010; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendations of the City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee
Present: Supervisors Chu, Avalos, Dufty
10. 101351 [Planning Code - Zoning - Temporary Uses and Mobile Food Facilities]
Sponsor: Dufty
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 102.31 to
define a Mobile Food Facility, amending Section 205 and adding Section 205.4 to
establish a new category of temporary uses, and amending Sections 212, 790.91, 790.93
and 890.90 to clarify that Mobile Food Facilities need not be conducted within enclosed
buildings; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency
with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1.
11/16/2010; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
11. 101352 [Various Codes - Mobile Food Facilities - Department of Public Works
Permitting Authority]
Sponsor: Dufty
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Police Code and San Francisco Public Works
Code by repealing Articles 17.2 (Regulations for Mobile Caterers; Permit and License
Provisions) and 17.3 (Permit Regulations for Pushcart Peddlers), transferring the
regulations to a new Article 5.8 of the Public Works Code commencing with Section
184.80, redefining Mobile Caterers and Pushcart Peddlers as Mobile Food Facilities;
making other amendments to implement the transfer, including new fee and penalty
provisions and new notice and hearing procedures; amending Sections 440 and 451 of
the San Francisco Health Code and repealing Section 249, amending Section 249.1, and
adding Section 249.23 to the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code to
update definitions and add annual fees and plan check fees for Mobile Food Facilities;
and adopting environmental findings.
11/16/2010; AMENDED.
11/16/2010; AMENDED.
11/16/2010; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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Recommendations of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Mar, Chiu
12. 101057 [Planning Code - Health Care Services Master Plan]
Sponsors: Campos; Mar, Maxwell, Mirkarimi, Avalos, Chiu and Daly
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Sections 342 to
342.10 requiring the preparation of a Health Care Services Master Plan identifying the
current and projected needs for, and locations of, health care services within San
Francisco and recommending how to achieve and maintain appropriate distribution of,
and equitable access to, such services; requiring that any change of use to a Medical
Use, as defined, that will occupy a space exceeding 10,000 gross square feet of floor
area, or an expansion of any existing Medical Use by at least 5,000 gross square feet of
floor area obtain a Consistency Determination from the Planning Commission or the
Planning Department determining that the proposed use or expansion promotes the
goals recommended in the Master Plan; providing fees for time and material costs
incurred to prepare the Consistency Determination, 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.
11/16/2010; AMENDED.
11/16/2010; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
13. 101079 [Administrative Code - Water Efficient Irrigation]
Sponsors: Mayor; Maxwell and Mar
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by repealing Chapter 63 in
its entirety and adding a new Chapter 63, requiring the development and maintenance of
landscape irrigation controls for specified new construction landscapes and landscape
rehabilitation projects.
11/16/2010; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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Recommendations of the Public Safety Committee
Present: Supervisors Chiu, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd
14. 100455 [Environment Code - San Francisco Safe Drug Disposal Ordinance]
Sponsor: Mirkarimi
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Environment Code by adding Chapter 22,
Sections 2201 through 2211, to: require any person who produces a drug offered for sale
in San Francisco to participate in an approved drug stewardship program for the
collection and disposal of unwanted drugs from residential sources; provide for
implementation, enforcement, fees, and penalties; and phase-in the application of the
Chapter to non-prescription drugs and controlled substances; and making environmental
findings.
(Supervisor Elsbernd dissented in Committee.)
10/26/2010; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.
10/26/2010; CONTINUED AS AMENDED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
15. 101062 [Health Code - Updating Enforcement and Compliance Procedures for
Nuisance]
Sponsors: Avalos; Campos
Ordinance amending San Francisco Health Code Article 11 by amending Sections 580,
581, 596, 599, and 600, and adding Sections 596.5, and 610 to: 1) update nuisance
definitions; 2) add potential attorneys' fees recovery for the prevailing party in those
cases which the City elects to recover attorneys' fees; 3) add civil penalties; and 4)
expand administrative penalties and procedures.
10/26/2010; CONTINUED ON FIRST READING. Supervisor Campos requested to be added as a co-sponsor.
11/16/2010; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.
11/16/2010; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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NEW BUSINESS
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd
16. 101331 [Prevailing Wage Rates - Various Workers Performing Work Under City
Contracts]
Resolution fixing prevailing wage rates for: (1) workers performing work under City
contracts for public work and improvement; (2) workers performing work under City
contracts for janitorial services; (3) workers performing work in public off-street parking
lots, garages, or storage facilities for automobiles on property owned or leased by the
City; (4) workers engaged in theatrical or technical services for shows on property owned
by the City; (5) workers performing moving services under City contracts at facilities
owned or leased by the City; and (6) workers engaged in the hauling of solid waste
generated by the City in the course of City operations, pursuant to a contract with the
City. (City Attorney)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
17. 101386 [Water Revenue Bonds Issuance for 2010 - Not to Exceed $600,000,000]
Sponsor: Elsbernd
Resolution approving the issuance of water revenue bonds and water revenue refunding
bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $600,000,000 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?
Recommendations of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Mar, Chiu
18. 101075 [Building Code - Development Fee Collection Procedure and Administrative
Fee]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Building Code by amending Section 107A.13 to
modify the method of calculating the development fee deferral surcharge rate and to
clarify when a project sponsor may elect to defer the payment of development impact
and in-lieu fees, adopting environmental finding.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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19. 101193 [Approving General Plan Amendments in Connection with the Better Streets
Plan]
Sponsors: Mayor; Mar
Ordinance amending the Urban Design and Transportation Elements of the San
Francisco General Plan to incorporate the San Francisco Better Streets Plan by
reference, and to make objectives and policies relating to pedestrian transportation
consistent with the Better Streets Plan; making environmental findings that the proposed
amendments are consistent with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of the
Planning Code Section 101.1.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
20. 101194 [Administrative Code, Public Works Code and Subdivision Code - Better
Streets Plan Implementation]
Sponsors: Mayor; Mar
Ordinance adopting the Better Streets Plan; amending Chapter 98.1 of the Administrative
Code to require street improvements to conform with the policies and guidance of the
San Francisco Better Streets Plan (Better Streets Plan); amending various sections of
the Planning Code to consolidate requirements for street improvements; to require street
improvements to follow the policies and guidance of the Better Streets Plan; to expand
and modify existing requirements for provision of street trees; to require specified
projects to submit a streetscape plan with application submission; and to describe
additional requirements for certain areas of the City subject to neighborhood streetscape
plans, including Downtown and Rincon Hill; amending various sections of the Public
Works Code to be consistent with the Better Streets Plan, including waiving public
right-of-way occupancy fees for Better Streets Plan elements; amending Sections 1335,
1336, and 1337 of the Subdivision Code to require streetscape, pedestrian, and
stormwater improvements consistent with the Better Streets Plan as part of subdivision
approvals; and making findings, including environmental findings and findings that the
Planning Code amendments and General Plan amendments are consistent, on balance,
with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
21. 101219 [Relocation Impact Study and Last Resort Housing Plan for Central Subway
Project]
Ordinance approving the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's Relocation
Impact Study and Last Resort Housing Plan for the Central Subway Project. (Municipal
Transportation Agency)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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Recommendation of the Public Safety Committee
Present: Supervisors Chiu, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd
22. 101190 [Police Code - Registration and Other Requirements for Event Promoters]
Sponsors: Chiu; Maxwell
Ordinance adding Article 15.7 to the San Francisco Police Code, requiring event
promoters to register with the Entertainment Commission; prohibiting holders of certain
entertainment-related permits, and registered promoters, from retaining an unregistered
promoter to hold an event; and authorizing under certain circumstances for certain
promoters reporting requirements, increased security plan requirements for events they
promote, general liability insurance requirements, a criminal background check
requirement, and other requirements.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M.
Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole
(Pending approval of Item No. 33, File No. 101455.)
23. 101456 [Public Hearing - Process for the Appointment of a Successor Mayor;
Possibly Amending Rules of Order]
Hearing to discuss the proposed Motion to consider and approve a one-time process to
appoint a successor Mayor, if a vacancy occurs; possibly amending the Rules of Order
by adding a new Section 7, creating said process; and waiving Rule 4.38, which refers
amendments to the Rules of Order to the Rules Committee. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Hearing be HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING?
Committee of the Whole Adjourn and Report
24. 101457 [Creating a Process for the Appointment of a Successor Mayor; Possibly
Amending Rules of Order]
Motion to consider and approve a one-time process to appoint a successor Mayor, if a
vacancy occurs; possibly amending the Rules of Order by adding a new Section 7,
creating said process; and waiving Rule 4.38, which refers amendments to the Rules of
Order to the Rules Committee. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M.
Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole
(Pending approval of Item 34, File No. 101465.)
25. 101466 [Public Hearing - Appointment of a Successor Mayor]
Sponsor: Daly
Hearing to discuss the proposed Motion to take nominations and appoint a successor
Mayor in the event of a vacancy in the Office of the Mayor.
Question: Shall this Hearing be HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING?
Committee of the Whole Adjourn and Report
26. 101467 [Appointment of a Successor Mayor]
Sponsor: Daly
Motion to take nominations and appoint a successor Mayor in the event of a vacancy in
the Office of the Mayor.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
SPECIAL ORDER 3:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations
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COMMITTEE REPORTS
Reports from committees, if any, recommending emergency or urgent measures.
The following items will be considered by the Rules Committee at a Regular Meeting on
Thursday, November 18, 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,
November 23, 2010.
(Only one of the following two motions should be approved.)
27. 101237 [Appointment, Planning Commission - Rodney Fong]
Sponsor: Mayor
Motion approving the Mayor’s appointment of Rodney Fong to the Planning Commission
term ending July 1, 2014.
(Section 4.105 of the City Charter provides that this nomination is subject to approval by
the Board of Supervisors and shall be the subject of a public hearing and vote within 60
days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk of the Board. If the Board
fails to act on the nomination within 60 days of the date the nomination is transmitted to
the Clerk then the nominee shall be deemed approved; companion measure to File No.
101238. Transmittal date - September 24, 2010.)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
28. 101238 [Appointment, Planning Commission - Rodney Fong]
Motion rejecting the Mayor’s appointment of Rodney Fong to the Planning Commission
term ending July 1, 2014.
(Section 4.105 of the City Charter provides that this nomination is subject to approval by
the Board of Supervisors and shall be the subject of a public hearing and vote within 60
days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk of the Board. If the Board
fails to act on the nomination within 60 days of the date the nomination is transmitted to
the Clerk then the nominee shall be deemed approved; companion measure to File No.
101237. Transmittal date - September 24, 2010.)
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 29 through 34
29. 101390 [Gift Acceptance – Equipment and Furnishings - $14,000]
Sponsor: Elsbernd
Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Laguna Honda Hospital and
Rehabilitation Center, to accept a gift of merchandise, furniture, fixtures and equipment
from Laguna Honda Volunteers, Inc. with a monetary value of up to $14,000.
11/16/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
30. 101451 [Accept and Expend Grant - High Risk Program and Pest Exclusion/Nursery
Inspection - $47,796]
Sponsor: Alioto-Pier
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and
expend retroactively two grants (Agreement Nos. 10-0539 and 10-0404) totaling $47,796
from the California Department of Food and Agriculture to fund the High Risk Program
and the Pest Exclusion/Nursery Inspection, both for the period of July 1, 2010, through
June 30, 2011.
11/16/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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31. 101452 [Accept and Expend Grant - Crucial Transitions in Young Opioid Users in Iran
- $6,280]
Sponsor: Chu
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and
expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $6,280 from the University of California San
Francisco, to participate in a program entitled “Crucial Transitions in Young Opioid Users
in Iran,” for the period of November 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011.
11/16/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
32. 101407 [Committee of the Whole - December 7, 2010 – Public Hearing to Acquire
Various Real Properties by Eminent Domain for Transbay Transit Center
Program]
Sponsor: Daly
Motion that the Board of Supervisors hold a public hearing on December 7, 2010, at 3:00
p.m., with the Board of Supervisors sitting as a Committee of the Whole, to consider
acquisition of various real properties by eminent domain for the public purpose of
constructing the Transbay Transit Center Program.
11/16/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
33. 101455 [Committee of the Whole - Public Hearing to Create a Process for the
Appointment of a Successor Mayor; Possibly Amending Rules of Order]
Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene as a Committee of the Whole on
November 23, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. to approve a one-time process to appoint a successor
Mayor, if a vacancy occurs; possibly amending the Rules of Order by adding a new
Section 7, creating said process; and waiving Rule 4.38, which refers amendments to the
Rules of Order to the Rules Committee. (Clerk of the Board)
11/16/2010; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
34. 101465 [Committee of the Whole – Public Hearing to Take Nominations and Appoint a
Successor Mayor in the Event of a Vacancy in the Office of the Mayor]
Sponsor: Daly
Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene as a Committee of the Whole on
November 23, 2010, at 3:00 p.m., to discuss the proposed Motion to take nominations
and appoint a successor Mayor in the event of a vacancy in the Office of the Mayor.
11/16/2010; 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:_________________________________________
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35. 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 November 9, 2010, to November 15, 2010, for
reference by President to appropriate committee on November 23, 2010.
101463 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Lexington Insurance - City to Receive $2,750,000;
Appropriating Settlement Proceeds]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit entitled City and County of San Francisco
v. Lexington Insurance Company, San Francisco County Superior Court Case No:
CGC-10-498967 (Action), removed to United States District Court, N.D. Cal., Case No:
3:10-CV1-02188-SI, arising from an insurance coverage dispute involving a claims-made
Designers and Construction (i.e., professional liability) Project Specific Professional
Liability and Pollution Liability Policy issued by Lexington Insurance Company (Lexington)
to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for the period February 1, 2002, to
February 1, 2006, policy number 1152114 (Lexington Policy), calling for payment of
$2,750,000 from Lexington to the City and County of San Francisco and including other
material terms of said settlement: (1) Lexington will have no further obligations under the
Lexington Policy and said policy shall be considered null and void and of no further force
and effect; (2) San Francisco will defend and hold harmless and indemnify Lexington
from and against any demand against Lexington made under the Lexington Policy; (3) all
parties will execute a mutual release; (4) San Francisco will execute and file a dismissal
of all claims with prejudice; (5) the City and Lexington each shall bear its own legal costs
and fees arising from this action; and appropriating the full proceeds from the settlement
to fund the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's attorney fees and legal expenses
related to certain pending litigation matters. (City Attorney)
11/15/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
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101464 [Planning Code - Zoning - Amendment of Upper Market Neighborhood
Commercial District; Extension of Market and Octavia Community
Infrastructure Fee Area]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 134,
145.4, 151.1, 155, 207.7, 207.8, 263.20, 401, 416, 416.3, 416.5, 421.1, 421.3, 421.5,
721, and 721.1 to amend the Upper Market Street Neighborhood Commercial District
and to extend the Market and Octavia Community Infrastructure Fee area to include the
portion of the Upper Market Street Neighborhood Commercial District lying outside the
Market and Octavia Plan area; adopting findings, including environmental findings,
Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority
Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. (Planning Commission)
11/15/2010; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
Proposed resolutions received from November 9, 2010, to November 15, 2010, for
reference by President to appropriate committee on November 23, 2010.
101460 [Airport Concession Lease - Melshire DFW, L.P.]
Resolution approving the Terminal 2 Specialty Store Lease between Melshire DFW, L.P.
dba Natalie’s Candy Jar, and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and
through its Airport Commission. (Airport Commission)
11/10/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
101461 [Contract Amendment - Sunol Valley Regional Construction Management
Services - Water System Improvement Program Projects - Not to Exceed
$19,000,000]
Resolution authorizing an amendment to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
contract CS- 915R for Sunol Valley Regional Construction Management Services in the
amount not to exceed $ 3,000,000, for a total agreement not to exceed amount of
$19,000,000 to fund Construction Management Services for Bioregional Habitat
Restoration actions required for various Water System Improvement Program Projects
within the Sunol Valley Region, Alameda County, pursuant to Charter Section 9.118, and
adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. (Public Utilities
Commission)
11/15/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
101462 [Contract Amendment - Peninsula Habitat Restoration Construction
Management Services - Water System Improvement Program Projects - Not to
Exceed $26,000,000]
Resolution authorizing an amendment to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Contract No. CS- 916 for Peninsula Regional Construction Management Services in the
amount not to exceed $ 4,000,000, for a total agreement not to exceed amount of
$26,000,000 to fund Construction Management Services for Bioregional Habitat
Restoration actions required for various Water System Improvement Program Projects
within the Peninsula Region, San Mateo County, pursuant to Charter Section 9.118, and
adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. (Public Utilities
Commission)
11/15/2010; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
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101459 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from November 9, 2010, through November 15,
2010, for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters, or to be
ordered filed by the Clerk on November 23, 2010.
From Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP, submitting opposition to proposed
resolution regarding enforcement of preservation and restoration of Sacred Heart
Church. File No. 100765, Copy: Each Supervisor (1)
From Office of the Mayor, submitting a letter communicating the veto of ordinance that
proposes a prohibition on the inclusion of incentives such as toys in certain types of fast
food meals. File No. 101096, Copy: Each Supervisor (2)
From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to proposed legislation regarding setting
nutritional standards for restaurant food sold accompanied by toys or other youth focused
incentive items. File No. 101096, 11 letters (3)
From Kimo Crossman, regarding Best Practices on how the Sunshine Ordinance Task
Force, Ethics Commission, and the City Attorney should post their cases and rulings
online. (4)
From concerned citizens, submitting support for proposed legislation regarding Safe
Drug Disposal. File No. 100455, 7 letters (5)
From Carla K., submitting support for the new North Beach Branch Library. File No.
101203 (6)
From Aaron Goodman, concerning California’s Environmental Quality Act Procedures,
Appeals, and Public Notices. File No. 100495 (7)
From Office of the Controller, submitting the results of the follow-up review of the Branch
Library Improvement Program. (8)
From Office of the Controller, submitting report referred to as Resources for Improved
Streetscape Design and Maintenance. (9)
From Francisco Da Costa, regarding San Francisco’s Local Hiring Policy for construction
and related matters. (10)
From Stewart McKenzie, regarding bike lanes on Division Street. Copy: Supervisor Daly
(11)
From Ray Hartz, regarding the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force and the Ethics
Commission. (12)
From Juliana Flint, regarding the ban on sitting on city sidewalks. (13)
From Magda Havas, concerning the proposed cell tower for dome of Ner Tamid
Synagogue. (14)
From Jennifer Blum, regarding the First Responder training program. (15)
From Roy Blakely, regarding crime in the San Francisco. Copy: Supervisor Chiu (16)
From Aaron Goodman, regarding the long-term impacts of extensive redevelopment by
two agencies. (17)
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From California Public Utilities Commission, submitting notification that Pacific Gas and
Electric Company has filed an application to recover costs from contributing matching
funds to support the establishment of a photovoltaic manufacturing development facility.
Copy: Each Supervisor (18)
From Municipal Transportation Agency, responding to request to identify staff contacts
for the purpose of participating in a Japantown City Agency Work Group. (Reference No.
20101005-009) (19)
From concerned citizens, submitting various views on an ordinance that proposes a
prohibition on the inclusion of incentives such as toys in certain types of fast food meals.
File No. 101096, 3 letters (20)
From Office of the Controller, submitting the results of the follow-up review of the Branch
Library Improvement Program Audit. (21)
From Civil Service Commission, submitting the Civil Service Commission meeting
schedule for calendar year 2011. Copy: Each Supervisor (22)
From the Arts Commission, submitting their quarterly report on expenditures for the first
quarter ending September 30, 2010. Copy: Each Supervisor (23)
ADJOURNMENT
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