March 1, 2005

City and County of San Francisco

Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
March 1, 2005

OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION

Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor

Ordinances

050177

[100% owner-occupied TICs]

Ordinance allowing owners of 2-6 unit buildings to convert the building into a condominium where the building was owned as a tenancy-in-common on January 20, 2005 and was 100% owner-occupied on January 20, 2005 and making environmental findings. Supervisors Alioto-Pier, Dufty, Elsbernd presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use Committee. Primary sponsors: Supervisors Alioto-Pier and Dufty. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Building Inspection Commission for review and comments. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Alioto-Pier submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title. ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

050137

[Public Employment - Various Departments]

Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 198-04 (Annual Salary Ordinance 2004/2005) reflecting the deletion of 7.4 positions at Airport Commission, Department of Human Resources, Human Services Agency, Public Health, Public Works, Recreation and Park, Human Rights Commission, and the Department on the Status of Women. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee. TRANSFERRED to Budget and Finance Committee. New committee structure effective 2/7/05. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor McGoldrick submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title. ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

050348	[Authorizing the Mayor to add additional terms and conditions to the memorandum of agreement between the City and participants in the City's Annual Joint Fundraising Drive]
	Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section 16.93-5, to authorize the Mayor to add additional terms and conditions to the memorandum of agreement between the City and participants in the City's Annual Joint Fundraising Drive. Mayor, Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

050349

[Bicycle Plan Adoption and Related General Plan Amendment]

Ordinance amending the San Francisco General Plan in connection with the Bicycle Plan; adopting environmental findings and findings that the General Plan amendment is consistent with the General Plan and eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1; adopting the San Francisco Bicycle Plan: Policy Framework; and authorizing official acts in connection thereto. Mayor, Supervisor McGoldrick presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

050350	[Appropriate funds to pay for litigation fees associated with the Residential Hotel Unit Conversion/Demolition Ordinance for FY2004-05]
	Ordinance appropriating $300,000 from the Residential Preservation Fund Account, within the Building Inspection Fund’s Repair & Demolition subfund, to pay for litigation fees associated with the defense of the Residential Hotel Unit Conversion and Demolition Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2004-2005. Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

050351

[Limitations on the Number of Dungeness Crab Traps]

Ordinance adding Chapter 14, the "Dungeness Crab Sustainability Ordinance" to the Environment Code, adding section 1400 setting forth the findings, adding section 1401 limiting to 250 per day the number of crab traps a vessel, loading or unloading traps or crab in San Francisco, may set , and section 1402, making the penalty for violation a misdemeanor and charging the Department of the Environment with monitoring the Ordinance. Supervisor Peskin presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

050353	[To increase the appropriation of funds for the Human Services Agency's Wages Plus Program to cover the current year shortfall and contractual services]
	Ordinance appropriating $285,027 from the General Fund to cover the Human Services Agency’s shortfall and contractual staffing requirements, retroactive to January 1st, for the Wages Plus Program for fiscal year 2004-05. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

050354	[To de-appropriate funding for the Human Services Agency's implementation of CALWIN (automated system to track welfare clients).]
	Ordinance de-appropriating $1,000,000 of funding for the Human Services Agency’s implementation of the CALWIN system (an automated system to track welfare clients) for fiscal year 2004-05. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

050355

[Lobbyist Ordinance]

Amending the Lobbyist Ordinance, Article II, Chapter 1 of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code, by adding a new section 2.118 to require persons who do not qualify as lobbyists but who are paid to provide testimony, or pay someone else to provide testimony, at a public hearing of the City and County to disclose the source of the payment. Supervisor Ma presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee.

050357

[Sacramento Street Neighborhood Commercial District - Allowing residential conversion on second and third stories with a conditional use permit]

Ordinance amending Section 724.1 of the Planning Code to allow, as a conditional use, for conversion of upper floor residential units in the Sacramento Street Neighborhood Commercial District as a conditional use, where: the new use will be an Other Institution, Large, Educational Services use, only one dwelling unit in building will be converted and that unit is the only non-residential use in the building, and no legally residing tenant will be displaced; and making findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

Resolutions

050332	[Commending Jane Zimmerman]
	Resolution commending Jane Zimmerman of the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco for her work serving the children and youth of San Francisco. Supervisor Sandoval presented. ADOPTED.

050352	[Supporting State Legislation AB 781]
	Resolution urging the California State Legislature to approve Assembly Bill 781, introduced by Assemblyman Mark Leno. Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

050359	[Grant of Federal Funds]
	Resolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $266,666 of Low Income Flexible Transportation (LIFT) Funds, for maintenance of the Municipal Railway's #108 Line between San Francisco and Treasure Island, excluding administrative overhead costs. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

050360	[San Francisco's First Annual Spring Cleaning Day]
	Resolution declaring Saturday, March 19, 2005 as San Francisco’s First Annual Spring Cleaning Day. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

050361	[Zoning - Extension of Planning Commission Review Period]
	Resolution extending the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed ordinance to amend the Planning Code to define a single room occupancy unit as a unit that is affordable to very low income or extremely low income households. Supervisor Ammiano presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

050362

[Supporting Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Barrier]

Resolution supporting the need for a suicide barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge to protect the public’s health and safety and further urging the Golden Gate Bridge Board Directors to proceed with the design and consultation of a suicide barrier. Supervisors Ammiano, Maxwell, Mirkarimi, Alioto-Pier, Daly, Dufty, McGoldrick, Peskin presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

050363	[Full-funding for Wages Plus Program in FY 04/05 and FY 06/07]
	Resolution urging Mayor to fully fund the Wages Plus Program to ensure that eligible child care providers who have sought approved training and educational units can receive wage increases in FY 04/05 and FY 05/06 as prescribed by the program. Supervisors Daly, Ma, Peskin presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

050364	[Urging the Social Security Administration to Refrain from Closing the Western Addition Field Office]
	Resolution urging the Social Security Administration to refrain from closing the Western Addition Social Security Office. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

050385	[Supporting Assembly Bill 1147 - California Industrial Hemp Farming Act]
	Resolution urging the California Assembly and Senate and the Governor of California to support Assembly Bill 1147 (AB1147), introduced by Assemblyman Mark Leno, the "The California Industrial Hemp Farming Act". Supervisor Mirkarimi presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

050386	[Ethics Investigation Disclosure]
	Resolution urging the Ethics Commission to unseal and redact records related to the settlement of the case involving late reporting of contributions against Proposition D of 2002. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

050387	[Commending Kathy Thomas-Perry]
	Resolution commending Kathy Thomas-Perry for her dedication, commitment to and leadership of the San Francisco Asthma Task Force. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

050388	[Supporting Fair Wages and Working Conditions for All UCSF Workers]
	Resolution supporting fair wages and working conditions for all UCSF workers. Supervisors McGoldrick, Mirkarimi presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

050390	[Opposing H.R. 298]
	Resolution opposing H.R. 298, a bill sponsored by Rep. Richard Pombo to require the Secretary of the Interior to provide public access to the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge. Supervisors Peskin, Ammiano, Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

050391	[Supporting Senate Bill 169]
	Resolution expressing support for Senate Bill 169, introduced by Senator Carole Migden, and urging the California State Legislature and Governor to support this measure. Supervisors Peskin, Alioto-Pier presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

050392	[Greek Independence Day in San Francisco]
	Resolution declaring March 25, 2005 as “Greek Independence Day” in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Ma presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

050393	[United Irish Cultural Center 30th Anniversary]
	Resolution commending the 30th Anniversary of the United Irish Cultural Center. Supervisors Ma, Elsbernd presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

050394	[Commending Preschool California]
	Resolution commending Preschool California’s efforts in building momentum toward increasing access to quality preschool to all 4-year-olds in California. Supervisor Ma presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

050395

[Mission of Laguna Honda Hospital]

Resolution urging the Executive Staff of Laguna Honda Hospital to amend the recently revised mission of LHH to include “long term care” as one of the goals of the hospital, and to publicly consult with the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors before any additional changes are made to either the mission or the admissions policy of Laguna Honda Hospital. Supervisors Elsbernd, Peskin, Mirkarimi presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

050396	[Laguna Honda Quarterly Statistics Report]
	Resolution urging the Executive Administrator of Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center to provide, on a quarterly basis, admissions statistics for Laguna Honda Hospital detailing age, ethnicity, and referral information. Supervisors Elsbernd, Peskin, Mirkarimi presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

050397	[Declaring March 11, 2005 to be Sylvester Day]
	Resolution declaring March 11, 2005 to be Sylvester Day. Supervisors Dufty, Ammiano presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

050398	[Declaring March 15, 2004 to be Drug Court Day]
	Resolution declaring March 15, 2004 to be Drug Court Day. Supervisor Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

050399	[Commending Sydney Gurewitz Clemens]
	Resolution commending Sydney Gurewitz Clemens. Supervisor Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

Requests For Hearing

050333	[Neighborhood Emergency Response Training (NERT) pilot program at Wallenberg High School]
	Hearing on creating a Neighborhood Emergency Response Training (NERT) pilot program at Wallenberg High School for the 2005-2006 school year. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

050334	[Bay Bridge/Golden Gate Bridge Safety and Emergency Procedures]
	Hearing on safety and emergency procedures for the Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

050335	[SFUSD's nutritional standards and status of implementation of the 2003 S.F. Board of Education's healthy-food policy.]
	Hearing on the San Francisco Unified School District’s nutritional standards for food and drinks provided to or available to students and the status of implementation of the 2003 San Francisco Board of Education’s healthy-food policy. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City and School District Select Committee.

050336	[Status of SFUSD Consent Decree regarding Student Assignment]
	Hearing on the progress of the San Francisco Unified School District preparations for the expiration of the Consent Decree regarding how the district will address student assignment. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City and School District Select Committee.

050337	[Creating the Office of Economic Development]
	Hearing on the progress of creating the Office of Economic Development and drafting an economic development plan for the City as required by the passage of Proposition I. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee.

050338	[Death Toll from the 1906 Earthquake and Fire.]
	Hearing on the process being used and the progress made to date on recalculating the death toll from the 1906 earthquake and fire. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

050339

[Budgets of Large General Fund City Departments]

Hearing to consider the budgets of large General Fund City departments, including Public Health, Department of Human Services, Fire, Police, Sheriff, and the Recreation and Parks Department. The hearing perimeters will include (1) current year spending and performance; (2) midyear budget cuts; and (3) the proposed FY 2005-2006 budget submission to the Mayor. Supervisor Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

050340	[Potential Impacts of Proposed Federal Cuts to the CDBG Program]
	Hearing to review the potential impacts of the proposed federal cuts to the CDBG program to San Francisco’s non-profit delivery system and how the Mayor’s Office of Community Development;’s upcoming funding plans might be affected. Supervisor Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

050341	[Policy Priorities for the Board of Supervisors 2005 Budget]
	Hearing to review the Policy Priorities for the Board of Supervisors 2005 Budget. Supervisor Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

050342	[2005 Board of Supervisors Budget Process]
	Hearing to review the 2005 Board of Supervisors Budget Process. Supervisor Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

050343	[Controller's current City and County budget reserves and fund balance practices]
	Hearing to review the Controller’s current City and County budget reserves and fund balance practices. Supervisor Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

050344	[Childhood Nutrition and Physical Activity Task Force]
	Hearing to consider the recommendations developed by the Childhood Nutrition and Physical Activity Task Force. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

050345	[Treasure Island Redevelopment]
	Hearing for the Treasure Island Development Authority to provide an update on the redevelopment of Treasure Island. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

050346	[Recommendations of the Biosciences Task Force]
	Hearing on the recommendations of the Biosciences Task Force. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

050347	[Overtime expenditures and practices of General Fund Departments for fiscal year 2004-2005]
	Hearing to inquire into the overtime expenditures and practices of General Fund Departments for fiscal year 2004-2005 and to consider the implementation of an overtime reduction plan among such departments. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

050358	[Feasibility of CCSF enacting a City-mandated health insurance program]
	Hearing to investigate the feasibility of the City and County of San Francisco enacting a City-mandated health insurance program. Supervisor Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Board of Supervisors.

Motion

050331	[Needle Exchange Emergency]
	Motion concurring in the determination of the Mayor for the continued need for the declaration of emergency in connection with the needle exchange program. Supervisors Ammiano, Daly, Peskin, McGoldrick, Maxwell, Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

Charter Amendment

050356	[Charter Amendment - Moving the Election Date of the Public Defender and Assessor/Recorder]
	Charter amendment (First Draft) to amend Section 13.101 to move the election date of the Public Defender and Assessor-Recorder from the Statewide Primary Election in June to the following General Municipal Election in November. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee.

PROPOSED ORDINANCES

PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS

Clerk to Act – March 1, 2005

Board Minutes for February 1, 2005 approved.

Requests Granted

From: Supervisor Sandoval
To: Director, Department of Parking and Traffic
Requesting/Inquiring: To report on the timeline for repainting faded crosswalks on Ocean Avenue especially at the intersection of Capitol Avenue and Ocean Avenue, where the barely visible crosswalk puts the lives of Ocean Avenue pedestrians in danger.
Cc: Ms. Alexandra Young, 1111 Capitol Avenue, Apt. 2, S.F. 94112

From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Parking and Traffic
Requesting/Inquiring: To report on the feasibility of establishing a two-way stop sign at the intersection of Octavia and Fulton Streets.

From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: To report on the status of the sinkhole in the eastbound lane of Golden Gate Avenue between Laguna and Buchanan Streets.

From: Supervisor Maxwell
To: City Attorney
Requesting/Inquiring: To draft legislation to institute nutrition standards for snacks and meals in City-sponsored and City-sponsored programs.

From: Supervisor Maxwell
To: City Attorney
Requesting/Inquiring: To draft legislation to require all city-sponsored and city-funded programs that provide meals to low-income children as part of their programming to utilize Federal funds available to them.

From: Supervisor Elsbernd
To: Controller
To: Treasurer/Tax Collector
Requesting/Inquiring: To prepare revenue projections for the increased property transfer tax revenue property tax revenue if the City and County of San Francisco increased the number of condominium conversions allowed each year to 600, 800, 1,000 or 1,200 units per year.

From: Supervisor Elsbernd
To: Executive Administrator of Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
Requesting/Inquiring: To provide the relevant information in detailing the steps taken to inform the various institutions of the reversed admissions policy at LHH (i.e. documents and letters sent detailing the change in admissions).

From: Supervisor McGoldrick
To: City Attorney
Requesting/Inquiring: To prepare a Supplemental Appropriations Ordinance that would appropriate $2,975,000 in funding for 11 Public Health Nursing Positions, 8 Senior Medical Social Workers and 1 Health Care Billing Clerk in order to preserve the City’s Current Long Term Chronic Health Care Program for at home patients.

In Memoriams

Kathleen Teresa McGee (Supervisor Elsbernd)
John B. Tsu (Supervisors Ma, Peskin)
Gerald Jackson (Supervisor Mirkarimi)
Gaylon Smith (Supervisor Mirkarimi)
Douce Francois Freitas (Supervisor Peskin)
Delphine Lippi (Supervisor Peskin)