City and County of San Francisco
Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
March 22, 2005
OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION
Introduced by Supervisors
Ordinances
| 041489 |
[Regulation of Electioneering Communications] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code by adding section 1.161.5 to create disclosure and filing requirements for the sponsors of electioneering communications and by amending section 1.134 to include electioneering communications within the type of communications that could cause the Ethics Commission to lift the City's expenditure ceilings. Supervisors Maxwell, Peskin, Alioto-Pier, McGoldrick, Sandoval presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee. 12/1/04 - Referred to Ethics Commission for review and recommendation. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Maxwell submitted a substitute ordinance bearing same title. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Ethics Commission for review and recommendation. RESPONSE RECEIVED. The Ethics Commission voted on 3/14/05 to approve the proposed legislation. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Maxwell submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title. ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 050490 |
[Reducing FY 2004-2005 General Fund overtime appropriations for public safety departments by 5 percent and for certain non-safety departments by 10 percent] |
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Ordinance directing the Controller to reduce Fiscal Year 2004-2005 General Fund appropriations to specified public safety departments for overtime expenses by 5 percent, and to specified non-safety or health departments by 10 percent where the savings would be at least $5,000. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 050491 |
[Appropriate funding from the General Fund Reserve to increase funding for Public Health staffing in the Long Term Chronic Health Care Program for At Home Patients] |
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Ordinance appropriating $307,379 to increase funds for 2 months of salary of 11.50 nurses, 6.80 medical social workers and 1 billing clerk in the Long Term Chronic Health Care Program for At Home Patients for the Department of Public Health for Fiscal Year 2004-05. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 050494 |
[Moratorium on Condominium Conversions] |
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Ordinance amending Section 1396 of the Subdivision Code enacting a moratorium on condominium conversions until the City of San Francisco studies the impact of "tenancy in common" conversions on city’s rental housing stock and the impact of the conversions of the stated goals of the San Francisco Condominium Conversion law. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. |
| 050496 |
[Increasing height exemption for elevator penthouses from 10 feet to 16 feet] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 260 to increase the height exemption for elevator penthouses from 10 feet to 16 feet, to allow the Zoning Administrator to grant further exemptions for buildings with height limits of more than 65 feet where such an exemption is required to meet state or federal laws or regulations, and making findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use Committee. |
| 050497 |
[Renaming the Department of the Medical Examiner as the "Office of the Chief Medical Examiner."] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section 2A.250 to change the name of the Department of the Medical Examiner to "Office of the Chief Medical Examiner." Mayor presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 050512 |
[Zoning - Interim Moratorium on Medical Cannabis Dispensaries] |
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Urgency ordinance approving an interim zoning moratorium throughout the City for 45 days on clubs or dispensaries where marijuana is grown, purchased or distributed with a medical recommendation and making required findings, including findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and environmental findings. Supervisors Mirkarimi, Alioto-Pier, Maxwell, Peskin, McGoldrick, Elsbernd, Ammiano, Ma, Dufty presented. ASSIGNED to Board of Supervisors. |
Resolutions
| 050493 |
[Grant to respond to bioterrorism, infectious disease outbreaks, and other public health threats and emergencies in hospital settings in San Francisco] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH, SFGH, LHH) to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $44,747 to San Francisco General Hospital and $27,960 to Laguna Honda Hospital, in a combined amount of $72,707, from the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) to prepare for and respond to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies and to enter into agreements for the use of these funds; for the period of September 1, 2003, to August 30, 2005. Supervisor Ma presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 050495 |
[Grant of Regional Funds] |
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Resolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $4,290,000 of Regional Measure 2 funds for Municipal Railway Capital Project. Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. |
| 050498 |
[Three-Way Stop at Frederick and Willard Streets] |
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Resolution urging Department of Parking and Traffic to implement a three-way stop at Frederick and Willard Streets. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 050499 |
[Traffic Regulations - Bike Lanes] |
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Resolution enacting bike lanes on Market Street. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 050514 |
[Joint Powers Agreement with the San Francisco Health Authority] |
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Resolution approving Joint Powers Agreement with the San Francisco Health Authority to create a Joint Powers Authority to operate the Non-Medi-Cal health plans currently operated by the San Francisco Health Authority. Supervisors Ammiano, Daly, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd, McGoldrick, Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050515 |
[Commending Double Rainbow Ice Cream] |
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Resolution commending Double Rainbow Ice Cream for 25 years of community service, and their dedication in improving the lives of youth, chronically ill, and homeless individuals in San Francisco. Supervisor Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050516 |
[Recycling assistance renewal] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of the Environment to submit an application for the renewal of a Recycling Market Development Zone designation for the purpose of assisting recycling-based businesses to develop recycled material markets in San Francisco. Supervisor Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050517 |
[National Public Health Week] |
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Resolution recognizing April 4-10, 2005, as National Public Health Week in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Ma presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050518 |
[San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center] |
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Resolution commending the accomplishments and innovations of the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center’s robust research program. Supervisor Ma presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050519 |
[Accept-Expend Federal Grant - 2005 Mayor's Summer Food Service Program] |
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Resolution authorizing the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $743,450 from the United States Department of Agriculture for the 2005 Mayor’s Summer Food Service Program. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050520 |
[Support of Cleaner School Buses for the San Francisco Unified School District] |
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Resolution supporting Cleaner School Buses for the San Francisco Unified School District and urging the School District to aggressively pursue a new bus contract that would adhere to all the goals of the city to run clean, low-emission buses. Supervisors Maxwell, Ammiano presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050521 |
[Urging Governor Schwarzenegger and the California Legislature to ensure that California gets its fair share of federal funding] |
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Resolution urging Governor Arnold Schwarzennegger, the California Congressional Delegation, and the State Legislature to work together to ensure that the 2006 federal budget now under consideration provides California its fair share of federal funding. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050522 |
[Urging the Mayor to release funds to the Department of Public Health] |
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Resolution urging the Mayor to release funding for the Department of Public Health to fund Public Health Nurses, Senior Medical Social Workers, and a Health Care Billing Clerk in FY 04-05. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050523 |
[Urging Governor Schwarzenegger to re-visit California's "Three Strikes" law] |
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Resolution urging Governor Schwarzenegger to re-visit the “Three Strikes” law adopted by California voters and the state legislature in 1994. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050524 |
[California National Guard and the War in Iraq] |
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Resolution urging the Governor of California to request the Pentagon, the President and Congress to take steps to withdraw California National Guard troops from Iraq. Supervisors McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050539 |
[Far West Fungi Day] |
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Resolution declaring April 1, 2005 Far West Fungi Day in San Francisco. Supervisors Peskin, Maxwell, Ammiano presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050540 |
[Traffic Conditions on Telegraph Hill Boulevard] |
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Resolution urging the Municipal Railway, Department of Parking and Traffic and Recreation and Parks Department to implement a Public Transit and Traffic Facilitation Pilot Program on Telegraph Hill Boulevard in the summer of 2005. Supervisor Peskin presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
Requests for Hearing
| 050500 |
[Public Health and Human Resources Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Budget] |
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Hearing for the Department of Public Health and the Department of Human Services to provide a policy and performance based overview of their current year budget and proposed FY 2005-2006 budget submission to the Mayor. Supervisor Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. Sponsor requests this item be scheduled for consideration at the March 31, 2005 meeting. |
| 050501 |
[Recreation & Park and Public Works Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Budget] |
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Hearing for the Recreation and Park and Public Works Department to provide a policy and performance based overview of their current year budget and proposed FY 2005-2006 budget submission to the Mayor. Supervisor Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. Sponsor requests this item be scheduled for consideration at the April 7, 2005 meeting. |
| 050502 |
[Fire Department FY 2005-2006 Budget] |
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Hearing for the Fire Department to provide a policy and performance based overview of their current year budget and proposed FY 2005-2006 budget submission to the Mayor. Supervisor Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. Sponsor requests this item be scheduled for consideration at the April 14, 2005 meeting. |
| 050503 |
[Police and Sheriff Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Budget] |
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Hearing for the Police and Sheriff's Departments to provide a policy and performance based overview of their current year budget and proposed FY 2005-2006 budget submission to the Mayor. Supervisor Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. Sponsor requests this item be scheduled for consideration at the April 21, 2005 meeting. |
| 050504 |
[City Policy for Disbursing Housing under the Care Not Cash Program] |
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Hearing on City policy of disbursing housing under the Care Not Cash program, including the types of referrals made and the overall effectiveness of securing permanent housing for the homeless population. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 050505 |
[Redesign of Homeless Program] |
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Hearing on the Mayor's Office and the Department of Human Services provisions for community input in the redesign of its homeless program. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 050506 |
[Project Homeless Connect Program and Services] |
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Hearing on the Project Homeless Connect Program and services in relation to outreach recommendations from the 10 year planning council. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 050507 |
[Mayor's Office of Housing Mission to Serve a Diversity of Populations] |
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Hearing on how the Mayor's Office of Housing is serving various populations in its current mission and efforts. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 050508 |
[Livability of San Francisco for San Francisco General Residents] |
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Hearing on City policies impacting the attraction of University of San Francisco Medical School residents at San Francisco General Hospital. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 050509 |
[Prohibition of Chlorofluorocarbon Processed Food Packaging] |
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Hearing to discuss the City's compliance with San Francisco Health Code Section 469.2 which prohibits retail food establishments and wholesalers doing business within the City and County of San Francisco from selling, purchasing, distributing, keeping or providing to customers any chlorofluorocarbon processed food packaging. Also, Health Code Section 469.7 whick states that the City and County of San Francisco is also prohibited from purchasing CFC processed food packaging, except where required under a contract entered into prior to the enactment of the ordinance. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 050511 |
[Hearing - Interim Moratorium on Medical Cannabis Dispensaries] |
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Hearing to consider the possible adoption of an Urgency ordinance approving an interim zoning moratorium throughout the City for 45 days on clubs or dispensaries where marijuana is grown, purchased or distributed with a medical recommendation and making required findings, including findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and environmental findings. (Clerk of the Board) . ASSIGNED to Board of Supervisors. Pursuant to File 050510, Board to sit as a Committee of the Whole March 29, 2005, at 5:00 p.m. |
| 050513 |
[Categorical Exemptions to Historic Resources] |
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Hearing to explore the Department of City Planning's policies regarding the application of categorical exemptions to historic resources. Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. |
MOTIONS
| 050510 |
[Committee of the Whole - March 29, 2005, at 5:00 p.m.] |
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Motion for the Board of Supervisors to convene as a committee of the whole on March 29, 2005, at 5:00 p.m. to accept public testimony concerning the possible adoption of an urgency ordinance approving an interim zoning moratorium throughout the City for 45 days on clubs or dispensaries where marijuana is grown, purchased or distributed with a medical recommendation and making required findings, including findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and environmental findings. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050538 |
[Supporting the Youth Commission's leadership and participation in the Department of Children, Youth, and Families' 3% Youth Initiated Projects Initiative] |
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Motion supporting the Youth Commission’s leadership and participation in the Department of Children, Youth, and Families’ 3% Youth Initiated Projects Initiative. Supervisor Peskin presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
CHARTER AMENDMENT
| 050492 |
[Charter Amendment - Authorizing the Board of Supervisors to meet by teleconferencing or other electronic means during a state of emergency] |
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Charter Amendment (First Draft) to amend Section 2.103 to allow the Board of Supervisors to meet by teleconferencing or other electronic means during a state of emergency. Supervisor Ma presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE. |
PROPOSED ORDINANCES
| 050416 |
[Health Service System Plans] |
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Ordinance approving the 2005-2006 health, vision and dental plans of the Health Service System, and the rates applicable to those plans. (Human Resources Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 050418 |
[Settlement of Lawsuit - James Tucker] |
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Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by James Tucker against the City and County of San Francisco for $60,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 9, 2003 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 424-256; entitled James Tucker, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
| 050389 |
[Settlement of Claim - Beatrice Mouser] |
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Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Beatrice Mouser against San Francisco for $125,000; claim was filed on October 21, 2004. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 050419 |
[PUC Commercial Paper Issuance] |
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Resolution approving the substitution of the letter of credit with respect to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's Commercial Paper Notes (Water Series) and related matters. (Public Utilities Commission) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
Clerk to Act – March 22, 2005
Board Minutes for February 22, 2005 approved.
Requests Granted
From: Supervisor Sandoval
To: City Attorney
Requesting/Inquiring: To draft legislation to amend the Planing Code to prohibit new medicinal marijuana clinics from locating within 1000 feet of existing marijuana clinics and to prohibit the siting of medicinal marijuana clinics within 1000 feet of any public or private school, youth center, library, park or recreation facility.
From: Supervisor Maxwell
To: City Attorney
Requesting/Inquiring: To draft legislation to create a Food Security Task Force where its primary focus is to create a strategic plan for the city to increase participation of federally funded programs such as the Food Stamp Program.
From: Supervisor McGoldrick
To: City Attorney
Requesting/Inquiring: To draft legislation that prohibits the City and County of San Francisco from the use of plastic bags in any of San Francisco’s city operations.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: To report on the status of the two empty sidewalk squares at 701 Shrader Street.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: To report on the status of replacing the dead tree at 801 Shrader Street.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Redevelopment Agency
Requesting/Inquiring: To report on the status of replacing the palm tree that has been cut down on the perimeter of Safeway’s parking lot adjacent to Gene Suttle Plaza at Fillmore and O’Farrell Streets.
From: Supervisor Daly
To: Mayor’s Office
Requesting/Inquiring: To report on the budget of Project Homeless Connect programs and services with particular emphasis on the costs for website and the staging overall outreach services for current fiscal year 2004-05 and plans for next fiscal year 2005-06.
In Memoriams
Gaston Grass (Supervisor Dufty)
Alex Bonutti (Supervisor Elsbernd)
Richard Sanguinetti (Supervisor Elsbernd)
Doris Neumann (Supervisor Elsbernd)
Robert Lanctot (Supervisor Sandoval)