Board of Supervisors Minutes: April 24, 2012

120295 [Adopting Findings Related to the Conditional Use Authorization - 1111 California Street] Motion adopting findings supporting the Board's decision to: 1) disapprove the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 18520, approving Conditional Use Authorization identified as Planning Case No. 2011.0471C on property located at 1111 California Street; and 2) approve Conditional Use Authorization on property located at 1111 California Street subject to conditions imposed by the Board of Supervisors on April 3, 2012. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M12-051 APPROVED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener

120082 [Administrative Code - Benefit Corporation Discount] Sponsor: Chiu Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Chapter 14C, Sections 14C.1 through 14C.3 to provide for a downward adjustment in price or upward adjustment in rating of a proposal or bid from a California Benefit Corporation for a competitively-solicited City contract. Ordinance No. 076-12 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener

120305 [San Francisco Summer Jobs+ Campaign] Sponsors: Olague; Campos, Avalos, Kim, Chu and Mar Resolution urging the Mayor to launch a San Francisco Summer Jobs+ Campaign by identifying private and public sector funds, securing private sector job opportunities, and developing infrastructure to manage internships so as to increase the summer employment opportunities for San Francisco’s disconnected young people. Resolution No. 143-12 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener

120321 [Accept and Expend Grant - FY2011 Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant and Amendment to Annual Salary Ordinance - $35,546,960] Sponsors: Mayor; Chiu Ordinance authorizing the Department of Emergency Management, on behalf of the City and County San Francisco, as the primary grantee for the combined Bay Area Urban Area and as the fiscal agent for the Urban Areas Security Initiative Approval Authority (UASI), to retroactively accept and expend a UASI grant in the amount of $35,546,960 from the United States Department of Homeland Security, through the California Emergency Management Agency; and amending Ordinance No. 146-11 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FY2011-2012) to reflect the addition of one grant-funded position in the Police Department, as follows: one position (.33 FTE) in Class 1824 Principal Administrative Analyst. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener

120283 [De-Appropriating $6,672,963 in Salaries and Fringe Benefits and Re-Appropriating to Overtime in the Fire Department for FY2011-2012] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance de-appropriating $6,672,963 consisting of $5,000,000 in salaries and $1,672,963 in fringe benefits in the Fire Department’s operating budget and re-appropriating $6,672,963 to overtime in order to support the department’s projected increases in overtime as required per Ordinance No. 194-11, and requires a two-thirds vote of all members of the Board of Supervisors for approval. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener

120284 [De-Appropriating $2,525,468 in Fringe Benefits and Re-Appropriating to Overtime in the Police Department for FY2011-2012] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance de-appropriating $2,525,468 in fringe benefits in the Police Department’s operating budget and re-appropriating $2,525,468 to overtime in order to support the department’s projected increases in overtime as required per Ordinance No. 194-11. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener

120285 [De-Appropriating $320,000 in Salaries and Re-Appropriating to Overtime in the Public Utilities Commission for FY2011-2012] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance de-appropriating $320,000 consisting of $250,000 in salaries in the Public Utilities Commission Clean Water Department operating budget and re-appropriating $250,000 to overtime, and de-appropriating $70,000 in salaries in the Public Utilities Commission Hetch Hetchy Power Department and re-appropriating $70,000 to overtime, in order to support the department’s projected increases in overtime as required per Ordinance No. 194-11, and requires a two-thirds vote of all members of the Board of Supervisors for approval. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener

120319 [Appropriating Surplus Revenues and Expenditures and General Fund Reserve to Support Shortfalls in the Department of Public Health for FY2011-2012] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance recognizing revenue losses of $31,477,332 in the Department of Public Health and appropriating $67,629,934 of Senate Bill 1128 Reimbursement Revenues, $25,620,000 of surplus General Hospital Revenues, and $6,555,007 of General Fund Reserves for State Revenue losses to support additional expenditures in the Department of Public Health including $28,160,000 at San Francisco General Hospital, $13,090,000 at Laguna Honda Hospital, and $27,077,609 for a debt service reserve in FY2011-2012. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener

120255 [Contract Amendment - War Memorial Veterans Building Seismic Upgrade and Improvements Project - Not to Exceed $11,621,721] Resolution authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute an amendment to the Executive Structural Engineering and Consultant Services for the War Memorial Veterans Building Seismic Upgrade and Improvements Project to increase the not-to-exceed amount from $2,758,445 to $11,621,721. (Public Works Department) Resolution No. 141-12 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener

120138 [Changing Official Sidewalk Width - Portions of Golden Gate Avenue, Polk Street, and Redwood Alley] Ordinance: 1) amending Ordinance No. 1061 entitled “Regulating the Width of Sidewalks by adding thereto Section 1593 to change the official sidewalk width of, a) Golden Gate Avenue starting at the southwest corner of the intersection of Golden Gate Avenue and Polk Street and continuing west 104 feet, b) Polk Street starting at the southwest corner of the intersection of Golden Gate Avenue and Polk Street and continuing south for 78 feet, and c) Redwood Alley starting at the northwest corner of the intersection of Polk Street and Redwood Alley and continuing west for 173 feet; 2) making environmental findings and findings pursuant to the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1; and 3) requiring relocation, modification, or both of facilities affected by the sidewalk width change. (Public Works Department) PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener

120217 [Street Artist Spaces - Market Street, North Side, Spear to Steuart Streets] Resolution approving for six months designation of six temporary selling spaces on Market Street, North Side, Spear to Steuart Streets, for street artists certified by Arts Commission, City and County of San Francisco; and exempting said spaces from the regulations of Police Code Section 2405 relating to street artist display size. (Arts Commission) Resolution No. 140-12 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener

120396 [Outside Counsel - Official Misconduct Proceedings] Motion to approve the retention of outside legal counsel to advise and represent the Board of Supervisors, in place of the City Attorney's Office, with respect to legal issues relating to the official misconduct proceedings involving Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M12-053 APPROVED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener