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** REVISED 04/14/11 **
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 19, 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
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Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
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Agenda Item Information
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1) Legislation
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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 15, 2011, Board Meeting Minutes and March 15, 2011, Special
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 11
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee
Present: Supervisors Chu, Mirkarimi, Kim
1. 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.
04/12/2011; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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2. 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.
04/12/2011; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendations of the City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mar, Elsbernd
3. 100913 [Liquor License - 620 Treat Avenue]
Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type 75 on-sale general brew-pub liquor
license to Anthony LaVia for Southern Pacific Brewing, LLC, located at 620 Treat Avenue
(District 9), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the people of the City and
County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business
and Professions Code, with conditions. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
4. 110160 [Accept and Expend Grant - Arelious Walker Drive Stairway Improvement
Project - $1,109,000]
Sponsor: Cohen
Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept and expend a federal
grant in the amount of $1,109,000 from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for
the Arelious Walker Drive Stairway Improvement Project.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
5. 110177 [Liquor License Transfer - 803-805 Howard Street]
Resolution determining that the transfer of a Type 21 off-sale general license from 220
4th Street to 803-805 Howard Street (District 6) to Anuar I. Abuarafeh for A-Z Market, will
serve the public convenience or necessity of the people of the City and County of San
Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business and
Professions Code, with conditions. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
6. 110178 [Liquor License - 863 Mission Street]
Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type 42 on-sale beer and wine public
premises license to Jeremy Ogor for Artist Ally, dba Bar Madira, located at 863 Mission
Street (District 6), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the people of the City
and County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California
Business and Professions Code, with conditions. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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7. 110338 [Accept and Expend Grant - Palace of Fine Arts Parking Mitigation Project -
Not to Exceed $1,000,000]
Sponsor: Farrell
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department to
retroactively accept and expend a grant administered by the San Francisco County
Transportation Authority in the amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for the Palace of Fine
Arts Parking Mitigation Project.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendations of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Mar, Cohen, Wiener
8. 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)
04/12/2011; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
9. 110247 [Acceptance of Easement - Stanislaus County - San Joaquin Pipeline System
Project]
Resolution approving and authorizing an acceptance of an Easement Deed for a
perpetual exclusive easement for the installation, construction, operation, inspection,
maintenance, repair, and replacement of water pipelines, utilities and related
appurtenances in the real property, being a portion of River Road, located in Stanislaus
County, required for the San Joaquin Pipeline System Project No. CUW37301; adopting
findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the
conveyance is consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City
Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing the Director of Property to execute
documents, make certain modifications, and take certain actions in furtherance of this
resolution. (Real Estate Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Kim, Elsbernd, Farrell
10. 110382 [Appointments - Urban Forestry Council - J. Malcolm Hillan and Megan
Sutherland]
Motion appointing J. Malcolm Hillan and Megan Sutherland, to the Urban Forestry
Council, terms ending November 18, 2012. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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11. 110389 [Appointments, In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority - Mike Boyd
and Alice Wong]
Motion appointing Mike Boyd and Alice Wong, to the In-Home Supportive Services Public
Authority, terms ending March 1, 2014. (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:______________________________________________
REGULAR AGENDA
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
From the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee Without Recommendation
Present: Supervisors Chu, Mirkarimi, Kim
12. 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 City
Administrator.
(Fiscal Impact; Economic Impact.)
04/05/2011; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.
04/05/2011; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
04/12/2011; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
04/12/2011; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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From the Budget and Finance Committee Without Recommendation
Present: Supervisors Chu, Mirkarimi, Kim, Wiener, Chiu
13. 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 until September 30, 2013; 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.)
04/12/2011; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.
04/12/2011; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
NEW BUSINESS
Recommendation of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Mar, Cohen, Wiener
14. 110153 [Administrative Code - Residential Rent Ordinance - Temporary Good
Samaritan Occupancy/ Reduced Rent After Emergency Tenant Dislocation,
Just Cause Eviction or Higher Rent at End of Period]
Sponsors: Wiener; Farrell
Ordinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 37 Residential Rent Arbitration and
Stabilization Ordinance, by amending Sections 37.2(a) and 37.9 to provide for temporary
Good Samaritan occupancy with reduced rent rate and, upon expiration of the temporary
Good Samaritan Status, to provide that the landlord may either evict the tenant for just
cause or increase the rent to a previously agreed base rent rate; Section 37.2 by adding
Subsection 37.2(a)(1)(D) to permit creation of temporary Good Samaritan Status when a
landlord and new tenant agree in writing for the tenant to commence occupancy following
an emergency such as fire, earthquake, landslide or similar emergency situation that
required unexpected vacation of the tenant's previous unit, and the agreement includes a
reduced rent rate for a specified period of time up to twelve (12) months, which may be
extended for a combined total of no more than twenty-four (24) months; Good Samaritan
Status may be utilized only upon written certification by a specified City Official, that
identifies the emergency and the resulting unit vacation on grounds of public health,
safety, and habitability; and Section 37.9 by adding Subsection 37.9(a)(16) to permit
eviction for just cause upon expiration of the Original Good Samaritan Status period plus
any Extended Good Samaritan Status Period.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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SPECIAL ORDER 3:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations
SPECIAL ORDER 4:00 P.M.
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.
15. 110373 [Public Hearing - Conditional Use Appeal - 1268 Lombard Street]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning
Commission's February 17, 2011, Conditional Use Authorization identified as Planning
Case No. 2009.1029C, by its Motion No. 18279, under Planning Code Sections 209.1
and 303 to allow new construction of four dwelling units at a density ratio up to one
dwelling unit for each 1,000 square feet of lot area in the RH-3 (Residential, House,
Three-Family) District and the 40-X Height and Bulk District, on property located at 1268
Lombard Street, Lot No. 015 in Assessor’s Block No. 0500. (District 2) (Appellant: Marvin
Frankel, on behalf of the Russian Hill Neighbors)
(Filed March 21, 2011; Companion Measure to File Nos. 110374, 110375, and 110376.)
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 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.)
16. 110374 [Approving Planning Commission Decision Related to Conditional Use
Application - 1268 Lombard Street]
Motion approving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 18279,
approving Conditional Use Application No. 2009.1029C on property located at 1268
Lombard Street, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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17. 110375 [Disapproving Planning Commission Decision Related to Conditional Use
Application - 1268 Lombard Street]
Motion disapproving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 18279,
approving Conditional Use Application No. 2009.1029C on property located at 1268
Lombard Street, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
18. 110376 [Preparation of Findings Related to the Conditional Use Application - 1268
Lombard Street]
Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to proposed
Conditional Use Application No. 2009.1029C on property located at 1268 Lombard
Street.
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.
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.
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Items 19 through 23
19. 110440 [Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day - April 24, 2011]
Sponsor: Elsbernd
Resolution declaring April 24, 2011, as Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day in San
Francisco.
04/12/2011; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
20. 110441 [Extension of 90 Days for Planning Commission Review - 2301 Market Street]
Sponsor: Wiener
Resolution extending by 90 days the prescribed time within which the Planning
Commission may render its decision on a proposed Ordinance that would amend
Planning Code by amending Sectional Map HT07 of the Zoning Map of the City and
County of San Francisco to: rezone the property located at 2301 Market Street on the
corner of Market and Noe Streets from a 50-X height and bulk limit to a 65-X height and
bulk limit; making environmental findings and findings of consistence with the General
Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
04/12/2011; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
21. 110445 [Supporting California Assembly Bill 877 - Non-Felony Vehicle Code
Violations]
Sponsor: Mirkarimi
Resolution supporting Assembly Bill 877, which would remove one of the major barriers
to self sufficiency for formerly incarcerated people by increasing their chances of
obtaining a drivers license.
04/12/2011; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
22. 110403 [Committee of the Whole - Redevelopment Right-of-Way Improvements -
Arelious Walker Drive Stairway]
Sponsor: Cohen
Motion scheduling the Board to sit as a Committee of the Whole on April 26, 2011, at 3
p.m., to hold a public hearing of the proposal of the Redevelopment Agency of the City
and County of San Francisco on a Resolution to consider making certain findings
pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445 and consenting to the
Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco's use of tax increment
funds in an amount not to exceed $61,500 for contract administration, construction bid
management, and project closeout for City owned public right-of-way improvements for
the Arelious Walker Drive Stairway in the Bayview Hunters Point Redevelopment Project
Area.
04/12/2011; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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23. 110406 [Committee of the Whole - Redevelopment Improvements - Bayview Opera
House and Plaza]
Motion scheduling the Board to sit as a Committee of the Whole on April 26, 2011, at 3
p.m., to hold a public hearing of the proposal of the Redevelopment Agency of the City
and County of San Francisco on a Resolution to consider making certain findings
pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33445 and consenting to the
Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco’s use of tax increment
funds to provide: 1) a $400,000 grant to the San Francisco Arts Commission for
structural, seismic and disabled-accessibility renovations to the Bayview Opera House;
and 2) a $785,000 grant to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency for Plaza
improvements to the Bayview Opera House; in the Bayview Hunters Point
Redevelopment Project Area.
04/12/2011; 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:_________________________________________
24. 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 RESOLUTION
Proposed resolution received from August 5, 2011, through August 11, 2011, for
reference by President to appropriate committee on April 19, 2011.
110424 [Report of Assessment Costs for Blighted Properties]
Resolution approving report of assessment costs submitted by the Director of Public
Works for inspection and/or repair of blighted properties ordered to be performed by said
Director pursuant to Chapter 80 of the Administrative Code, the costs thereof having
been paid for out of a blight abatement fund.
04/07/2011; ASSIGNED to the Board of Supervisors.
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110421 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from April 5, 2011, through April 11, 2011, for
reference by the President to Committee considering related matters, or to be ordered
filed by the Clerk on April 19, 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 Controller, submitting the Three-Year Budget Report. (1)
From Office of the Controller, submitting the Government Barometer Report for February
2011. (2)
*From concerned citizens, urging the Board of Supervisors to take action to restore the
wetlands at Sharp Park Golf Course. Approximately 250 letters (3)
From concerned citizens, regarding the sidewalk sitting ban. 8 letters (4)
From Department of Public Health, submitting the Laguna Honda Hospital and
Rehabilitation Center's Compliance Quarterly Report regarding the reversal of the
admission policy priorities that took place February 22, 2005. Copy: Each Supervisor (5)
From Office of the Mayor, submitting the nomination of Doreen Woo Ho to the Port
Commission. Copy: Rules Committee Clerk (6)
From concerned citizens, regarding the Botanical Gardens fees. File Nos. 110113,
110255, Copy: Budget and Finance Committee, 4 letters (7)
From Captain Donna Meixner, regarding duplication of assignment of a new SF
Administrative Code Section. (8)
From Department of Elections, submitting notice that planning has stopped for the
proposed June 2011 Election. Copy: Each Supervisor (9)
From State Department of Transportation, submitting report regarding the illegal
discharge of hazardous waste, which could cause substantial injury to public health or
safety. Copy: Each Supervisor (10)
From Robert Bachman, submitting two California Preliminary 20-Day Notices pursuant to
Sections 3097 and 3098 of the California Civil Code as sub-contractor to KONE, Inc.
Copy: Each Supervisor (11)
From Margie Hom-Brown, submitting support for proposed legislation regarding payroll
expense tax exclusion in the Central Market Street and Tenderloin Area. File No.
110155 (12)
From Sue Vaughan, submitting opposition to proposed legislation regarding payroll
expense tax exclusion in the Central Market Street and Tenderloin Area. File No.
110155 (13)
*From concerned citizens, submitting support for the Planning Commissions decision
that the proposed project at 1653 Grant Avenue is exempt from environmental review.
File No. 110307, Copy: Each Supervisor, 25 letters (14)
From concerned citizens, submitting support for proposed legislation that bans the
delivery of unwanted Yellow Pages in San Francisco. File No. 110114, 15 letters (15)
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From State Public Utilities Commission, regarding PG&E filing an application for
proposed modifications to the Smart Meter Program. Copy: Each Supervisor (16)
From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to proposed legislation that bans the
delivery of unwanted Yellow Pages in San Francisco. File No. 110114, 9 letters (17)
From concerned citizens, regarding the appeal of the AT&T “Lightspeed” Network
Upgrade Project. File No. 110344, 6 letters (18)
(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.)
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