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** REVISED 04/22/11 **
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 26, 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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Meeting Procedures
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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 22, 2011, 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 and 2
Recommendations of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Mar, Cohen, Wiener
1. 110409 [Accept and Expend Grant - GreenFinanceSF - $372,600]
Sponsor: Mar
Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to retroactively accept and
expend a grant in the amount of $372,600 from the California Energy Commission’s
State Energy Program through Ecology Action to support GreenFinanceSF.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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2. 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 and Chiu
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.
04/19/2011; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Questions on the Consent Agenda are on final passage, first reading, adoption, or approved, as
indicated:______________________________________________
REGULAR AGENDA
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Recommendation of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Cohen, Wiener
3. 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.
04/12/2011; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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NEW BUSINESS
Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee
Present: Supervisors Chu, Mirkarimi, Kim
4. 110339 [Lease Renewal - 1449 Webster Street]
Sponsor: Mirkarimi
Resolution authorizing the exercise of an option to extend the lease of 3,900 sq. ft. at
1449 Webster Street for three years for the Office of Economic and Workforce
Development Employment Assistance Programs.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendations of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Mar, Cohen, Wiener
5. 110222 [Public Works Code - Declaring Illegal Dumping on Public Property a
Nuisance, and Providing a Mechanism for Abating and Enforcing that
Nuisance]
Sponsor: Cohen
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Public Works Code by adding Article 25,
Sections 1500 through 1505 to: 1) declare the illegal dumping of debris and waste
construction materials or industrial materials, or of more than 100 pounds of any other
waste, refuse, or debris, on public property to be a public nuisance; 2) authorize
enforcement by the City Attorney in a civil action; and 3) permit the City and County of
San Francisco to collect civil penalties, costs of abatement, investigation, and attorneys'
fees against the individuals or entities responsible for the dumping; and making
environmental findings.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
6. 110280 [Public Works Code, Police Code - Posting of Signs on City Property,
Increasing Penalty, and Enforcement]
Sponsors: Mirkarimi; Wiener
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Public Works Code by amending Sections
184.62, 184.63, and 184.65 thereof, to: 1) increase the minimum criminal penalty for
violations of Article 5.6 of the Public Works Code from $50 to $100; 2) amend the
procedures for administrative enforcement of Article 5.6 of the Public Works Code and
specify the amounts of administrative penalties; 3) provide that in any civil action or
administrative proceeding to enforce Article 5.6 the City shall have the burden of proof; 4)
provide that where an unlawfully posted sign proposes a commercial transaction, the fact
that the sign identifies a person or entity may give rise to an inference that person or
entity posted or caused the posting of the sign; and 5) amending the Police Code by
amending Section 39-1 thereof, to provide that that Section shall not apply to
administrative citations issued under Public Works Code Section 184.63.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M.
Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole
(Pursuant to File No. 110403, approved April 19, 2011, and Health and Safety Code
Section 33445.)
7. 110404 [Public Hearing - Redevelopment Right-of-Way Improvements - Arelious
Walker Drive Stairway]
Sponsor: Cohen
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed Resolution 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.
Question: Shall this Hearing be HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING?
Committee of the Whole Adjourn and Report
8. 110405 [Arelious Walker Drive Stairway Improvements]
Sponsor: Cohen
Resolution 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.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M.
Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole
(Pursuant to File No. 110406, approved April 19, 2011, and Health and Safety Code
Section 33445.)
9. 110407 [Public Hearing - Redevelopment Improvements - Bayview Opera House and
Plaza]
Sponsor: Cohen
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed Resolution 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.
Question: Shall this Hearing be HEARD AT PUBLIC HEARING?
Committee of the Whole Adjourn and Report
10. 110408 [Redevelopment Improvements to the Bayview Opera House and Plaza]
Sponsor: Cohen
Resolution 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.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
SPECIAL ORDER 3:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations
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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.
11. 110344 [Public Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Exemption from Environmental
Review - AT&T Network "Lightspeed" Upgrade]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department
dated February 22, 2011, Case No. 2010.0944E, that a project located on La Playa
Street between Cabrillo and Fulton Streets, is exempt from environmental review under
Categorical Exemption, Class 3 (State CEQA Guidelines Section 1503). The proposed
project involves placing additional fiber through AT&T's existing copper conduit currently
used for telephone lines, and the installation of metal, either tan or light green,
51.7-inches-wide by 26-inches-deep by 48-inches-high communications cabinets in the
public right-of-way to house the Lightspeed electronics. (Appellant: Milo Hanke, on behalf
of San Francisco Beautiful and the Planning Association for the Richmond)
(Filed March 14, 2011; Companion Measure to File Nos. 110345, 110346, and 110347.)
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 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.)
12. 110345 [Affirming the Exemption Determination - AT&T Network "Lightspeed"
Upgrade]
Motion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the
AT&T Network "Lightspeed" Upgrade Project is exempt from the enviromental
review.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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13. 110346 [Reversing the Exemption Determination - AT&T Network "Lightspeed"
Upgrade]
Motion reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the AT&T Network
"Lightspeed" Upgrade project is exempt from environmental review.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
14. 110347 [Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Exemption Determination - AT&T
Network "Lightspeed" Upgrade]
Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the exemption
determination by the Planning Department that the AT&T Network "Lightspeed" Upgrade
project is exempt from environmental review.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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, April 21, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. The Chair intend to request the Committee to send
the following items to the Board as a Committee Report on Tuesday, April 26, 2011.
15. 110276 [Appointment, Metropolitan Transportation Commission - Supervisor David
Campos]
Motion appointing Supervisor David Campos, term ending February 10, 2015, to the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
16. 110394 [Confirming Reappointment, Municipal Transportation Agency Board of
Directors - Jerry Lee]
Sponsor: Mayor
Motion confirming the reappointment of Jerry Lee to the Municipal Transportation Agency
Board of Directors, term ending March 1, 2015.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
The following item will be considered by the City Operations and Neighborhood Services
Committee at a Regular Meeting on Monday, April 25, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. The Chair
intends to request the Committee to send the following item to the Board as a Committee
Report on Tuesday, April 26, 2011.
17. 110434 [Public Works Code - Waiver of Certain Temporary Street Space Occupancy
Fees]
Sponsor: Avalos
Ordinance waiving San Francisco Public Works Code Section 724.1(b), which imposes
temporary street space occupancy fees, on Saturday, May 7, 2011, and Saturday, May
21, 2011, for certain streets in San Francisco, as part of Small Business Week Sidewalk
Sales.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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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.
Items 18 through 21
18. 110466 [Supporting the Creation of the Health Information Exchange]
Sponsor: Chiu
Resolution supporting the creation of the Health Information Exchange in the City and
County of San Francisco.
04/19/2011; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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19. 110467 [Accept and Expend Grant - Jefferson Street Redesign - $65,000]
Sponsor: Chiu
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Planning Department to retroactively accept
and expend a grant in the amount of $65,000 from the Association of Bay Area
Governments for the period April 1, 2011, through January 1, 2012, in order to complete
30% design documents for the redesign of Jefferson Street from Powell Street to Hyde
Street.
04/19/2011; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
20. 110468 [Supporting SB 729 - California Homeowner Protection Act]
Sponsors: Mirkarimi; Cohen
Resolution supporting Senate Bill 729, “The California Homeowner Protection Act.”
04/19/2011; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
21. 110469 [Building Safety Month - May 2011]
Sponsor: Wiener
Resolution proclaiming May 2011 as “Building Safety Month” in the City and County of
San Francisco.
04/19/2011; 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:_________________________________________
22. 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
110481 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Da Ren Kuang, et al. - $1,556,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Da Ren Kuang; Angel Su Ting
Wong; Sophia Zi Ying Kuang; Lori Shuang Jie Kuang; Estate Of Xiu Fang Huang against
the City and County of San Francisco for $1,556,000; the lawsuit was filed on July 30,
2010, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC 10-502052; entitled Da Ren
Kuang; Angel Su Ting Wong; Sophia Zi Ying Kuang; Lori Shuang Jie Kuang; Estate Of
Xiu Fang Huang v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)
04/12/2011; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Rules Committee.
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
110478 [Approval of FY2011-2012 Expenditure Plan for the Human Services Care
Fund]
Resolution approving the FY2011-2012 Expenditure Plan for the Human Services Care
Fund. (Human Services Department)
04/20/2011; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
110479 [Approval of Modification No. 1 of Lease and Use Agreement L-10-0084 with
Emirates at San Francisco International Airport]
Resolution approving and authorizing the execution of Modification No. 1 of Lease and
Use Agreement L-10-0084 with Emirates for lounge space in the International Terminal,
Boarding Area A, of San Francisco International Airport. (Airport Commission)
04/11/2011; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee.
110480 [Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Alain Jimenez - $105,000]
Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by, Alain Jimenez
against the City and County of San Francisco for $105,000; claim was filed on June 11,
2010. (City Attorney)
04/12/2011; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Rules Committee.
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110461 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from April 12, 2011, through April 18, 2011, for
reference by the President to Committee considering related matters, or to be ordered
filed by the Clerk on April 26, 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 concerned citizens, submitting letters of support for the final environmental impact
report, Parkmerced project. File No. 110206, 2 letters (1)
From Panhandler Boycott, submitting letters concerning panhandling on Taylor, Sutter,
and Haight Streets, and the Tenderloin District. 3 letters (2)
From concerned citizens, submitting a letter in support for keeping the Arboretum free to
everyone. 3 letters (3)
From Tom Ecker, submitting a letter to announce his boycotting of travel to San
Francisco. (4)
From concerned citizens, submitting letters of support for the microcell antenna proposal
for T-Mobile at 1653 Grant Street. File No. 110307, 2 letters (5)
From concerned citizens, submitting letters in opposition of the microcell antenna
proposal for T-Mobile at 1653 Grant Street. File No. 110307, 2 letters (6)
*From concerned citizens, submitting letters in opposition of the appeal of determination
of exemption from environmental review, AT&T "Lightspeed" network upgrade. File
No.110344, 92 letters (7)
From concerned citizens, submitting letters of support to restore wetlands at Sharp Park
Golf Course. 7 letters (8)
From Richard Magary, submitting a letter in opposition of keeping the Arboretum free to
everyone. (9)
From concerned citizens, submitting a letter of support for the Yellow Pages distribution
pilot program. File No. 110114, 6 letters (10)
From Jona Keller, submitting a letter in opposition of the Yellow Pages distribution pilot
program. File No. 110114 (11)
From United Global Environmental News Agency, urging the Board of Supervisors to
save sharks, and ban shark fin soup. (12)
From Office of the Controller, submitting the Public Utilities Commission Water
Enterprise Warehouse and Inventory Controls Report. (13)
From Michael Russom, submitting a letter of concerning the City going to the dogs and
not children. (14)
From the Office of Historic Preservation, submitting notice of the Julian Waybur House
as a property placed on the National Register of Historic Places. (15)
From concerned citizens, submitting letters of support in reducing the botanical garden
fee revenue for FY2010-2011. File No. 110113 (16)
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From Ethics Commission, submitting the Public Financing Report for Election Year 2010.
(17)
From Sweatfree Procurement Advisory Group, submitting the Advisory Group Progress
Report (18)
From Toby Morris, Kerman/Morris Architects, LLP, submitting a response to the
conditional use appeal of 1268 Lombard Street. File No. 110373 (19)
From Neighborhood Parks Council, submitting a letter of support for the parks and open
space in the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Project Area. File No. 110226 (20)
From Aaron Goodman, submitting an article regarding Parkmerced project developers
and the environment. File No. 110206 (21)
From Tim Giangiobbe, regarding the connectivity of the central subway plans. (22)
From Stephen McCoy, submitting a letter concerning the impending closure of the San
Francisco Eagle Tavern. (23)
From Abadalla Megahed, submitting a letter concerning in-home care workers located at
990 Polk Street. (24)
From Sierra Club, submitting a letter in opposition of the Recology contract. File No.
110225 (25)
From Gateway Tenants, submitting a letter in opposition of renaming Ferry Park. (26)
From Aaron Goodman, submitting a letter concerning the North Beach Library Project.
(27)
From Aaron Goodman, submitting a letter in opposition of the Parkmerced project. File
No. 110298 (28)
From Office of the Controller, submitting the March Monthly Overtime Report. (29)
From Office of the Controller, submitting the analysis of the deferred retirement option
program’s cost neutrality and achievement of the program’s goals. (30)
From Hector Cardenas-Alvarez, submitting a letter requesting reinstatement of funds for
mental health services. (31)
(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 24, City Hall.)
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