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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, April 12, 2011 - 2:00 PM
Regular Meeting
DAVID CHIU, PRESIDENT
JOHN AVALOS, DAVID CAMPOS, CARMEN CHU, MALIA COHEN, SEAN ELSBERND,
MARK FARRELL, JANE KIM, ERIC MAR, ROSS MIRKARIMI, SCOTT WIENER
Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board
Agendas of the Board of Supervisors are available on the internet at www.sfbos.org
BOARD COMMITTEES
Committee Membership Meeting Days
Budget and Finance Committee Wednesday
Supervisors Chu, Mirkarimi, Kim, Wiener, Chiu 1:00 PM
Budget and Finance Sub-Committee Wednesday
Supervisors Chu, Mirkarimi, Kim 10:00 AM
City and School District Select Committee 2nd and 4th Thursday
Supervisors Cohen, Avalos, Chu, Fewer, Maufas, Norton 3:30 PM
City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee 2nd and 4th Monday
Supervisors Avalos, Mar, Elsbernd 10:00 AM
Government Audit and Oversight Committee 2nd and 4th Thursday
Supervisors Campos, Farrell, Chiu 10:00 AM
Land Use and Economic Development Committee Monday
Supervisors Mar, Cohen, Wiener 1:00 PM
Public Safety Committee 1st and 3rd Thursday
Supervisors Mirkarimi, Cohen, Campos 10:30 AM
Rules Committee 1st and 3rd Thursday
Supervisors Kim, Elsbernd, Farrell 1:30 PM
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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ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AGENDA CHANGES
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Approval of the March 8, 2011, Board Meeting Minutes, and the March 9, 2011, Special
Meeting Minutes at the Budget & Finance Committee Meeting (File No. 100962).
COMMUNICATIONS
SPECIAL ORDER 2:00 P.M. - Mayor's Appearance Before The Board
(This item will be read at the Board Meeting on the second regularly scheduled meeting
each month. The Mayor and the Board may not discuss matters that have already been
considered in Committee and that are on the Board's Regular Agenda as an action item.
By supermajority vote of the Board of Supervisors (8 votes), the Board may, by oral
motion, allow an eligible District Supervisor to ask a question that was not previously
posed if the question relates to a sudden or unexpected incident or occurrence raising
formal, time-sensitive policy questions that were not anticipated prior to the posting of
this agenda. Public comment for this item will take place during general public
comment.)
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1. 110342 [Formal Policy Discussions - April 12, 2011]
Pursuant to Charter Sections 2.103 and 3.100(7), and Administrative Code Section 2.11,
the Mayor shall answer the following eligible questions submitted from Supervisors
representing District's 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11. The Mayor may address the Board initially for
up to five minutes. Discussion shall not exceed five minutes per Supervisor.
1. What policies and ideas do you propose to create a framework where all
neighborhoods and business districts get assistance and advantages in terms of job
creation and community benefits? Additionally, how will you ensure the greatest possible
community participation in the creation of a community benefits agreement in midmarket
and any other community? (Supervisor Mar, District 1)
2. How do you view the relative levels of cuts that will be required in major areas of City
government - for example, public health, public safety, social services, and parks - and
the extent to which you plan to identify new revenues to close our significant deficit?
(Supervisor Chiu, District 3)
3. Governor Brown's Bill, AB 109, shifts responsibility for housing tens of thousands of
inmates to municipalities, but local funds do not exist to handle the additional inmates.
What are your ideas for how San Francisco should deal with this issue? (Supervisor
Mirkarimi, District 5)
4. What are your thoughts on reforms to City employee pensions, health care, and retiree
health care? (Supervisor Elsbernd, District 7)
5. Given your recent tour and subsequent conversations we have had over the Balboa
Park Station Area, what are your plans to develop and help realize the area as a true, full
service transit hub that adequately services the residents and users, as opposed to its
current priority by the City and SFMTA as a maintenance facility? (Supervisor Avalos,
District 11)
Discussion: The Mayor shall discuss the eligible questions with the Board of Supervisors.
CONSENT AGENDA
There are no items.
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REGULAR AGENDA
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
From the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee Without Recommendation
Present: Supervisors Chu, Mirkarimi, Kim
2. 110155 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Payroll Expense Tax Exclusion in
Central Market Street and Tenderloin Area]
Sponsors: Mayor; Kim, Chiu, Farrell, Cohen, Wiener and Chu
Ordinance amending Article 12-A of the Business and Tax Regulations Code by adding
Section 906.3 to establish a payroll expense tax exclusion for businesses located in the
Central Market Street and Tenderloin Area and requiring persons with an annual payroll
expense of over $1,000,000 to enter into a Community Benefits Agreement with the
Office of Economic and Welfare Development.
(Fiscal Impact; Economic Impact.)
04/05/2011; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
04/05/2011; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendations of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Mar, Cohen, Wiener
3. 101537 [Planning Code - Urban Agriculture]
Sponsors: Mayor; Chiu, Cohen, Mirkarimi and Mar
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to update controls related to urban agricultural
uses by adding Section 102.34 to define urban agriculture, including neighborhood
agriculture and large-scale urban agriculture, and amending Sections 204.1, 209.5, 227,
234.1, 234.2, and Articles 7 and 8 to regulate such uses in various zoning districts; and
making findings including environmental findings and findings of consistency with
General Plan and Section 101.1.
04/05/2011; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
04/05/2011; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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4. 110313 [Settlement Agreement and Lease Amendment - Forty Niners, Ltd.]
Sponsors: Mayor; Chiu, Cohen and Farrell
Ordinance authorizing a settlement agreement and related lease amendment with the
San Francisco Forty Niners, Ltd. (the 49ers) to settle a claim made by the 49ers on June
18, 2010, against the City and County of San Francisco relating to the condition of
Candlestick Stadium; exempting any new City policy requirements that the City's
Administrative Code would otherwise require for a material amendment to the lease.
04/05/2011; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
NEW BUSINESS
From the Budget and Finance Committee Without Recommendation
Present: Supervisors Chu, Mirkarimi, Kim, Wiener, Chiu
5. 110225 [Park Code - Botanical Garden Non-Resident Fees]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, by amending Section
12.46 to: 1) extend admission fees to the Botanical Garden for non-San Francisco
residents beyond June 30, 2011; and 2) eliminate the provision cancelling this admission
fee if the Recreation and Park Department receives revenue from a new tax that can be
used for Botanical Garden operating and maintenance costs, and make environmental
findings.
(Fiscal Impact.)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
6. 110113 [Appropriating $143,445 of General Fund Property Transfer Tax and Reducing
Botanical Garden Fee Revenue for FY2010-2011]
Sponsor: Avalos
Ordinance appropriating $143,445 of General Fund from new property transfer tax and
reducing botanical garden fee revenues, which will be rescinded as of the effective date
of this ordinance, in the Department of Recreation and Park for FY2010-2011.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee
Present: Supervisors Chu, Mirkarimi
7. 110349 [Accept and Expend Grant - Office of Financial Empowerment Direct Deposit
Program - Citywide Electronic Pay and Amendment to the Annual Salary
Ordinance for FY2010-2011 - $240,000]
Sponsor: Campos
Ordinance authorizing the Office of the Treasurer-Tax Collector to accept and expend a
grant in the amount of $240,000 from the Earned Assets Resource Network for
implementing the Office of Financial Empowerment Direct Deposit Program, and
amending Ordinance 191-10 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FY2010-2011) to provide for the
creation of one (1) grant-funded position in the Office of Financial Empowerment.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
Present: Supervisors Chu, Mirkarimi, Kim
8. 110223 [Public Works Code - Waiver of Street Encroachment Permit Fees - Stairway
Improvements on 48th Avenue at Balboa Street]
Sponsor: Mar
Ordinance waiving the Street Encroachment Permit Fees in Public Works Code Section
2.1.1 and Public Works Code Sections 786 et seq. for stairway improvements on the
unaccepted stairway located on the western side of 48th Avenue between Balboa and
Anza Streets.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
9. 110350 [Annual Reports - Yerba Buena Community Benefit District]
Sponsor: Kim
Resolution regarding Yerba Buena Community Benefit District Annual Reports to the City
by receiving and approving the District's Annual Reports for FYs 2008-2009 and
2009-2010, which include the District's proposed budget for FY2010-1011, as submitted,
pursuant to Section 36650 of the Property and Business Improvement District Law of
1994 (California Streets and Highways Code §§36600 et seq.) and Section 3.4 of the
District's management contract with the City.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
10. 110351 [Authorizing Expenditures from SOMA Community Stabilization Fund -
$100,000]
Sponsors: Mayor; Kim
Resolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Housing to expend SOMA Community
Stabilization funds in the amount of $100,000 to provide grants to nonprofit organizations
for: 1) a SOMA Community Coordinator to coordinate and focus community participation
related to the development of 333 Harrison; 2) assistance in reassessing and refining the
SOMA Community Stabilization Fund Strategic Plan.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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Recommendation of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Mar, Cohen, Wiener
11. 110147 [General Plan Amendment - Mission District Streetscape Plan]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco General Plan by amending Policy 5.3.7 of the
Mission Area Plan to reflect the adoption of the Mission District Streetscape Plan;
adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the
General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1. (Planning Commission)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
SPECIAL ORDER 3:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations
SPECIAL ORDER 4:00 P.M.
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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.
12. 110261 [Public Hearing - Appeal of Final Environmental Impact Report - 350 Mission
Street Project]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning
Commission’s February 10, 2011, Certification of a Final Environmental Impact Report
identified as Planning Case No. 2006.1524E, through its Motion No. 18265, for the
proposed 350 Mission Street Project. (District 6) (Appellant: Alex DeGood, on behalf of
the owners of 50 Beale Street).
(Filed March 2, 2011; Companion File Nos.110262,110263,110264.)
03/29/2011; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Hearing be HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING?
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.
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(Only one of the following two motions should be approved.)
13. 110262 [Affirming Certification of Final Environmental Impact Report - 350 Mission
Street Project]
Motion affirming the certification by the Planning Commission of the Final Environmental
Impact Report for the 350 Mission Street Project.
03/29/2011; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
14. 110263 [Reversing Certification of Final Environmental Impact Report - 350 Mission
Street Project]
Motion reversing the certification by the Planning Commission of the Final Environmental
Impact Report for the 350 Mission Street Project.
03/29/2011; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
15. 110264 [Preparation of Findings to Reverse Certification of Final Environmental
Impact Report - 350 Mission Street Project]
Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the certification by
the Planning Commission of the Final Environmental Impact Report for the 350 Mission
Street Project.
03/29/2011; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
SPECIAL ORDER 4:00 P.M.
16. 110307 [Public Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Exemption from Environmental
Review - 1653 Grant Avenue (aka 501 Greenwich Street)]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department
dated June 3, 2010, that a project located at 1653 Grant Avenue (aka 501 Greenwich
Street) (Building Permit Application No. 2009.0626.1437, Case No. 2010.0557D) is
exempt from environmental review under Categorical Exemption, Class 3 of the CEQA
Guidelines (14 Cal. Code Reg Public §15000 et seq.) The proposed project involves
installation of a wireless telecommunications service facility to an existing building. The
subject property is located in the RM-2 (Residential, Mixed Districts, Moderate-Density)
District, the Telegraph Hill-North Beach Residential Special Use District and a 40-X
Height and Bulk District, Lot No. 001 in Assessor's Block No. 0088 (District 3)
(Appellants: Julie Jaycox and Termeh Yeghiazarian, on behalf of the Telegraph Hill
Dwellers). (Clerk of the Board)
(Filed March 4, 2011 - Companion Measure to Files 110308, 110309, 110310.)
Question: Shall this Hearing be HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING?
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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.)
17. 110308 [Affirming the Exemption Determination - 1653 Grant Street]
Motion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the project located at
1653 Grant Street is exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
18. 110309 [Reversing the Exemption Determination - 1653 Grant Street]
Motion reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the 1653 Grant
Street project is exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
19. 110310 [Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Exemption Determination - 1653
Grant Street]
Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the exemption
determination by the Planning Department that the project located at 1653 Grant Street is
exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Reports from committees, if any, recommending emergency or urgent measures.
The following item will be considered by the Land Use Committee at a Regular Meeting
on Monday, April 11, 2011, at 1:00 p.m. The Chair intends to request the Committee to
send the following item to the Board as a committee report on Tuesday, April 12, 2011.
20. 110410 [Opposing the Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s Draft Off-Leash Policy]
Sponsor: Wiener
Resolution putting the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on record as opposing the
Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s preferred alternatives for dog management.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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.
CLOSED SESSION
21. 110420 [Closed Session - Pension, Health Care, and Retiree Health Care Reform]
Sponsor: Chiu
Motion for the Board of Supervisors to convene in closed session to consult with the
Mayor and City's Labor Relations Negotiators for the purpose of reviewing the City's
positions and the Mayor's instructions to the Negotiators relating to: (a) pension, health
care, and retiree health care reform proposals, and the meet and confer process
regarding wages, hours, benefits, and working conditions currently underway between
the City and City employee bargaining units to address the costs associated with
providing these benefits; and (b) pending labor negotiations with organizations
representing employees in the two MOUs expiring June 30, 2011 (e.g., District Attorney
Investigators Association and Committee on Interns and Residents), as well as the
Unrepresented Ordinance.
This closed session is permitted by Government Code Section 54957.6 and San
Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(e).
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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(Employee Organizations:
Automotive Machinists, Local 1414
Committee on Interns and Residents
Crafts Coalition
District Attorney Investigators Association
Deputy Probation Officers' Assoc.
District Attorneys' Investigators Assoc.
Deputy Sheriffs Association
Electricians, Local 6
Fire Fighters, Local 798
International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21
Institutional Probation Officers' Assoc.
Laborers, Local 261
Local 1414
Local 21
Municipal Attorneys' Association
Municipal Executives' Association
Operating Engineers Local 3
Plumbers, Local 38
Police Officers' Association
Service Employees International Union, Local 1021
Stationary Engineers, Local 39
Supervising Probation Officers' Assoc.
Supervising Registered Nurses
Teamsters Local 350
Teamsters Local 856
Union of American Physician and Dentists.)
These organizations represent police officers, firefighters, airport police, transit workers,
nurses, miscellaneous employees, and other City employees.
[Elect To Disclose]
Motion that the Board finds it is in the best interest of the public that the Board elect at this time to disclose
its closed session deliberations.
[Elect Not to Disclose]
Motion that the Board finds that it is in the best interest of the public that the Board elect at this time
not to disclose its closed session deliberations.
After a closed session, if one occurs, pending approval of above action to disclose, the President shall (1)
request the Deputy City Attorney to identify the subjects discussed in the closed session, and (2) direct the
Clerk of the Board to report the vote taken on any motion in the closed session.
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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 22 through 27
22. 110411 [Supporting California Assembly Bill 889 - Domestic Worker Bill of Rights]
Sponsor: Avalos
Resolution urging the California legislature and the Governor of California to pass
Assembly Bill 889, the “Domestic Worker Bill of Rights,” as an expression of respect for
the dignity and equality of domestic workers and the importance of the work they
perform.
04/05/2011; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
23. 110412 [Fare Schedule for Pedicabs Operated by SF Student Jobs Coalition]
Sponsor: Chiu
Resolution approving the fare schedule for pedcabs operated by SF Student Jobs
Coalition.
04/05/2011; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
24. 110413 [Accept and Expend Grant - Joint Use School Facilities Project - $23,000]
Sponsor: Chu
Resolution authorizing the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to retroactively
accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $23,000 from the California
Department of Public Health to fund a collaborative project with the San Francisco
Unified School District to develop a policy related to the joint use of school district
facilities that will benefit the school district, city, and community by increasing access to
space where educational, health, social services, sports, recreation, and other activities
can be provided for the period of September 15, 2010, through January 31, 2012.
04/05/2011; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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25. 110414 [Accept and Expend Grant - Forensic Science Improvements - $35,393]
Sponsor: Elsbernd
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Police Department to retroactively accept and
expend a Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grant in the amount of $35,393
from the California Emergency Management Agency.
04/05/2011; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
26. 110415 [California Poets in the Schools Day in San Francisco - April 16, 2011]
Sponsors: Mar; Chiu
Resolution declaring April 16, 2011, as California Poets in the Schools Day in San
Francisco.
04/05/2011; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
27. 110416 [Supporting Upward Bound Project]
Sponsor: Mirkarimi
Resolution in support of the Upward Bound Project and affirming the City’s continuing
need for such a program, urging the University of San Francisco (USF) to use its best
efforts to maintain the Upward Bound Program on the USF Campus thereby assuring
that Upward Bound retains its eligibility to receive Federal funds.
04/05/2011; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Questions on the For Adoption Without Committee Reference
Agenda:_________________________________________
28. IMPERATIVE AGENDA
Resolution(s), if any, to be adopted within limits imposed by the Sunshine Ordinance and the Ralph M.
Brown Act, introduced today, not on the printed agenda. For such resolutions to be considered, the Board
must first adopt the Serious Injury Finding or the Purely Commendatory Finding and the Brown Act
Finding. Each motion requires eight (8) votes or a unanimous six (6) or seven (7). A unanimous vote is
required for the resolution(s).
[Serious Injury Finding]
Motion that the Board find that for the resolution(s) being considered at this time "the need to take
action is so imperative as to threaten serious injury to the public interest if action is deferred to a later
meeting."
[Purely Commendatory Finding]
Motion that the Board find that the resolution(s) being considered at this time are purely
commendatory.
[Brown Act Finding]
Motion that the Board find by roll call vote that, for the resolution(s) being considered at this time, there
is a need to take immediate action. The need to take action came to the attention of the City and
County of San Francisco after the agenda was posted.
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LEGISLATION INTRODUCED AT ROLL CALL
PROPOSED ORDINANCE
Proposed ordinance received from March 29, 2011, to April 4, 2011, for reference by
President to appropriate committee on April 12, 2011.
110397 [General Plan Amendments - 2009 Housing Element Update]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco General Plan by adopting the 2009 Housing
Element as the Housing Element of the San Francisco General Plan; making findings,
including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and
the eight priority policies of the Planning Code Section 101.1. (Planning Department)
04/04/2011; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION
Proposed resolution received from March 29, 2011, to April 4, 2011, for reference by
President to appropriate committee on April 12, 2011.
110396 [Airport Lease Agreement - Asiana Airlines, Ltd - Building 648]
Resolution approving and authorizing the execution of Lease No. 11-0049 with Asiana
Airlines, Inc., for cargo warehouse and support office space to be occupied by Asiana
Airlines, Inc., in Building 648 at the San Francisco International Airport. (Airport
Commission)
03/30/2011; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee.
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110419 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from March 29, 2011, through April 4, 2011, for
reference by the President to Committee considering related matters, or to be ordered
filed by the Clerk on April 12, 2011.
Personal information that is provided in communications to the Board of Supervisors is
subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act and the San Francisco
Sunshine Ordinance. Personal information provided will not be redacted.
From Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector, submitting the Cash Shortage and
Overage Fund Balance Report for October 2010 through January 2011. Copy: Each
Supervisor (1)
From Public Utilities Commission, submitting the FY2009-2010 Water Enterprise Annual
Disclosure Report. Copy: Each Supervisor (2)
From Planning Department, regarding an update to the 2009 Housing Element. (3)
From Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector, submitting their Investment Report as of
February 2011. Copy: Each Supervisor (4)
*From concerned citizens, urging the Board of Supervisors to take action to restore the
wetlands at Sharp Park Golf Course. Approximately 950 letters (5)
From Doug MacTavish, regarding Muni bus drivers. (6)
From Medical Cannabis Task Force, regarding improving communication between the
Board of Supervisors and the Medical Cannabis Task Force. (7)
From Brightline Defense Project, regarding proposed legislation that urges Avalon Bay
Communities to utilize sub-contractors that compensate workers consistent with area
standard wages. File No. 110283, Copy: Each Supervisor (8)
From concerned citizens, concerning the Botanical Gardens fees. File No. 110255,
Copy: Each Supervisor, 3 letters (9)
From Molly Burke, regarding BART. (10)
From Bobby Lehmann, regarding the phone company’s upgrade. File No. 110114 (11)
From Paul Davis, submitting copy of letter sent to the Golden Gate Bridge District
regarding incompetent management. Copy: Each Supervisor (12)
*From concerned citizens, regarding the Parkmerced project. 40 letters (13)
From concerned citizen, regarding shark fin soup. (14)
From Doug Mac Tavish, regarding “No Smoking” signs at transit stops. (15)
From concerned citizens, regarding sidewalk sitting ban. Copy: Each Supervisor, 3
letters (16)
From Brightline Defense Project, regarding stock options and local hiring. (17)
From concerned citizens, submitting support for the Planning Commission’s decision that
the proposed project at 1653 Grant Avenue is exempt from environmental review. File
No. 110307, Copy: Each Supervisor, 6 letters (18)
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From Verizon Wireless, submitting notification of six cellular antennas to be installed at
1950 Kearny Street. (19)
From Francisco Da Costa, regarding radioactive readings about 18,000 above normal.
(20)
From Francisco Da Costa, regarding the Rules Committee and Ethics Commission. (21)
From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to proposed legislation that bans the
delivery of unwanted Yellow Pages in San Francisco. File No. 110114, Copy: Each
Supervisor, 15 letters (22)
From concerned citizens, submitting support for proposed legislation that bans the
delivery of unwanted Yellow Pages in San Francisco. File No. 110114, 9 letters (23)
From State Office of Parks and Recreation, submitting notice that the South San
Francisco Opera House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. (24)
From Clerk of the Board, the following individuals have submitted a Form 700 Statement:
(25)
Robert Selna, Legislative Aide - assuming
John Avalos, Supervisor - annual
David Campos, Supervisor - annual
David Chiu, Supervisor - annual
Sean Elsbernd, Supervisor - annual
Eric Mar, Supervisor - annual
Carmen Chu, Supervisor - annual
Camelin Blackstone, Legislative Aide - annual
Victor Lim, Legislative Aide - annual
Valle Brown, Legislative Aide - annual
Arthur Louie, Budget Analyst - annual
Debra Newman, Budget Analyst - annual
Dawn Duran, AAB - annual
Shelia Chung-Hagen, Legislative Aide - annual
Rick Galbreath, Legislative Aide - annual
Les Hilger, Legislative Aide - annual
Jon Lau, Legislative Aide - annual
Catherine Rauschuber, Legislative Aide - annual
Raquel Redondiez, Legislative Aide - annual
Judson True, Legislative Aide - annual
Leah Pimental, LAFCo - annual
Jason Fried, LAFCo - annual
John Dalessi, LAFCo - annual
Jill Jay, Deputy Director - leaving
Mervin Conlan, AAB - assuming
Gregory Blaine, AAB - annual
Donna Crowder, AAB - annual
Lawrence Lee, AAB - annual
Richard Lee, AAB - annual
John McGary, AAB - annual
Louisa Mendoza, AAB - annual
Jeffrey Morris, AAB - annual
Alfredo Perez, AAB - annual
Diane Robinson, AAB - annual
Margaret Ruxton, AAB - annual
Scott Spertzel, AAB - annual
Joseph Tham, AAB - annual
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(An asterisked item represents the cover sheet to a document that exceeds 25 pages.
The complete document is available at the Clerk’s Office, Room 244, City Hall.)
ADJOURNMENT
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