City and County of San Francisco
Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
October 5, 2004
OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION
Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor
Ordinances
| 030667 |
[Domestic Partner and Family Protection Rent Ordinance] |
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Ordinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 37 “Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance” by amending Sections 37.3 and 37.9: to prohibit rent increases in existing tenancies solely for the addition of a tenant’s child, parent, grandchild, grandparent, brother or sister, or the spouse or domestic partner (as defined in Administrative Code Sections 62.1 through 62.8) of such relatives, or for the addition of the spouse or domestic partner of a tenant, even where a pre-existing rental agreement or lease specifically permits a rent increase for additional occupants, except that the landlord may petition the Rent Board for a rent increase under Section 37.8(e)(4) based on the increased cost for such an additional occupant [Section 37.3(a)(11)]; and, to prohibit evictions from rent-controlled units based solely on the addition of such occupant(s), where the landlord has unreasonably refused the tenant’s written request to add such occupant(s), even where a pre-existing rental agreement or lease prohibits additional occupants, unless the total number of occupants exceeds two persons per studio rental unit, three per one-bedroom unit, four per two-bedroom unit, six per three-bedroom unit or eight per four-bedroom unit, or unless this total would exceed the number of occupants permitted under state law and/or other local codes (e.g., Planning, Housing, Fire and Building Codes) [Section 37.9(a)(2)]; and expressing the intent of the Board of Supervisors that the Rent Board Rules and Regulations regarding subletting consent procedures be substantially applied to this legislation. Supervisors Gonzalez, Daly, Peskin, Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Divided from File No. 021096. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Gonzalez submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title. ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Gonzalez submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title. ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. 13 Heard in committee. Speakers: Andrew Long. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Gonzalez submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title. ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. |
| 041392 |
[City Hiring Freeze] |
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Ordinance prohibiting the City from filling vacant positions funded by the General Fund except where the Mayor determines that certain exceptions apply, and setting an expiration date of November 30, 2004. Supervisor Elsbernd presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee. |
| 041395 |
[Notification in the Voter Information Pamphlet of a candidate's adoption of voluntary expenditure ceiling] |
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Ordinance amending section 1.128 of the San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to specify the size and content of the notice in the Voter Information Pamphlet regarding whether a candidate has adopted the applicable voluntary expenditure ceiling. Supervisor Gonzalez presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
Resolutions
| 041372 |
[San Francisco Weekly Article] |
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Resolution urging the publisher of the San Francisco Weekly to publicly respond to community concerns regarding caricatures of the Mission District residents depicted in Dan Siegler's piece entitled "Help Take Back The Mission District" published in the September 15, 2004 edition of the San Francisco Weekly. Supervisors Ammiano, Sandoval, Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. REFERRED to City Services Committee. |
| 041391 |
[Approving plan for universal access to preschool] |
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Resolution approving the interim plan of the San Francisco Children and Families First Commission for providing all four-year-old children in San Francisco the opportunity to attend preschool by September 2009. Supervisor Ammiano presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041393 |
[Showplace Square Interim Controls] |
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Resolution imposing for twelve months interim zoning controls on specific lots within Showplace Square generally bounded by 7th, Bryant, Potrero and 25th Streets and within the area identified as Production Cluster on the accompanying map that would (a) consider production, distribution and repair (PDR) a principal use if PDR activities occupy 50 percent or more of the total occupied space of the property, (b) permit office, retail and housing uses subject to certain conditions, and (c) permit displacement of PDR space or demolition of an industrial building only if it is demonstrated that the building is unsound or if the new building increases the amount of PDR space; imposing the same controls as nonbinding policies on specific lots within the Showplace Square area that are identified as Design Cluster on the accompanying map, except that design PDR are strongly encouraged and the displacement of PDR space and demolition of an industrial building are particularly discouraged in the case of an historical brick building; Adopting Findings. Supervisors Maxwell, Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. |
| 041394 |
[Urging the Department of Environment to develop plans for a renewable hydrogen fueling station alongside other alternative fuels] |
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Resolution urging the Department of the Environment to develop plans for a renewable hydrogen fueling station, alongside other possible fuels, for the implementation of a complete alternative fueling station in San Francisco and to report back to the Board within 6 months. Supervisor Gonzalez presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. |
| 041396 |
[Proclaiming October 14, 2004 as Bindlestiff Studio Day in San Francisco] |
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Resolution proclaiming October 14, 2004 as Bindlestiff Studio Day. Supervisor Daly presented. ADOPTED. |
| 041405 |
[Binational Health Week] |
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Resolution declaring October 11 to 18, 2004 as Binational Health Week and urges the people of San Francisco County to join the people of Mexico and all Californians of Mexican origin in observing and participating Binational Health Week. Supervisor Ammiano presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041406 |
[Family Economic Self Sufficiency] |
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Resolution adopting “Family Economic Self Sufficiency” as a goal toward which the City and County will strive to achieve and will make concerted efforts to move families out of poverty towards economic self-sufficiency through legislation initiative, budgetary planning decisions and executive policy directives. Supervisor Ammiano presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041407 |
[Supporting the Emergency Medical Care Initiative] |
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Resolution supporting the passage of Proposition 67, the Emergency Medical Care Initiative on the 2004 November ballot. Supervisors Ammiano, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Dufty, Alioto-Pier, Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041408 |
[Rejecting the issuance of a conditional waiver to San Francisco Cycling, LLC] |
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Resolution rejecting the conditional waiver for the cost of police services provided to San Francisco Cycling, LLC for the 2004 T-Mobile International Bike Race and for the upcoming 2005, 2006 and 2007 T-Mobile International Bike Race. Supervisor Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041409 |
[Honoring the Jewish Community Relations Council] |
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Resolution honoring the Jewish Community Relations Council. Supervisors Dufty, Peskin, Ma, Alioto-Pier presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041410 |
[Commending Debra Lehane] |
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Resolution commending Debra Lehane on the occasion of her retirement. Supervisor Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041411 |
[Supporting applications for the State funding of the Museum of the African Diaspora] |
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Resolution urging support for the Museum of the African Diaspora by the California Cultural and Historical Endowment. Supervisors Dufty, Maxwell, Ma, Alioto-Pier presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041412 |
[Commending the Golden Gate Business Association] |
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Resolution commending the Golden Gate Business Association, on the occasion of their 30th anniversary. Supervisors Dufty, Ammiano presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041413 |
[Recognizing October 26, 2004 as the first annual Intersex Awareness Day] |
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Resolution recognizing October 26, 2004 as the first annual Intersex Awareness Day. Supervisors Dufty, Ammiano presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041414 |
[Supporting the California Cultural and Historical Endowment grant applications of the Recreation and Park Department] |
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Resolution supporting the California Cultural and Historical Endowment grant applications to the California State Library Department in order to provide for funding for Sunnyside Conservatory Renovation, Harvey Milk Performing Arts Center, 24th and York Mini Park. Supervisors Elsbernd, Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041415 |
[Commending Shirley Wysinger] |
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Resolution expressing appreciation to Shirley R. Wysinger for 30 years of dedicated public service on the occasion of her retirement from the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Gonzalez presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041416 |
[Angel Island Immigration Station Restoration and Preservation Act] |
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Resolution urging the San Francisco Congressional delegation to support the Angel Island Immigration Station Restoration and Preservation Act. Supervisors Ma, Maxwell, Dufty, Alioto-Pier presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041417 |
[Breast Cancer Awareness Month] |
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Resolution declaring October 2004 to be “Breast Cancer Awareness Month” in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisors Ma, Maxwell, Alioto-Pier, Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041418 |
[San Francisco African American Historical & Cultural Society] |
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Resolution recognizing and commending the San Francisco African American Historical & Cultural Society for their dedication and commitment to contributing to the development and growth of San Francisco’s African American community. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041419 |
[Honoring Raoul Wallenberg] |
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Resolution proclaiming Raoul Wallenberg to be an honorary citizen of the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisors Peskin, Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041420 |
[Fair Labor Contract] |
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Resolution urging residential building employers to negotiate a fair contract that enables residential workers to meet the rising cost of living and maintains their access to affordable health care for themselves and their families. Supervisors Peskin, Sandoval, McGoldrick, Gonzalez, Maxwell, Daly, Ammiano, Alioto-Pier, Ma, Elsbernd, Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041421 |
[Supporting Bringing America Home Act (H.R. 2897)] |
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Resolution supporting the Bringing America Home Act (H.R. 2897), currently pending in the 108th Congress, and urging its passage by the United States Congress. Supervisor Peskin presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041422 |
[Commending Deputy City Attorney David Fernando Campos Miyares] |
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Resolution commending David Fernando Campos Miyares for more than five years of exemplary public service to San Francisco as a Deputy City Attorney on the Litigation Team, the Government Team and the Energy and Telecommunications Team of the City Attorney's Office, and wishing him well in his future endeavors as General Counsel for the San Francisco Unified School District. Supervisor Peskin presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041423 |
[Gift Acceptance] |
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Resolution accepting a gift in the amount of $25,000 from breretonArchitects, Inc. and authorizing its expenditure to develop supportive housing for seniors. Mayor presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
Requests for Hearing
| 041397 |
[City's Standards and Policies Regarding Lighting for Pedestrian Areas] |
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Hearing to discuss the City's standards and policies regarding lighting for pedestrian areas. The purpose of the hearing is to understand: (1) Which City agencies are currently responsible for setting standards, designing, installing, and maintaining pedestrian lighting; (2) What are the City's current standards for pedestrian lighting; (3) What progress has been made in developing the citywide street lighting plan and the street lighting standards for different types of streets that are called for in the general plan; (4) What are the current best practices among U.S. and world cities regarding street lighting, and how do these standards, practices and policies differ from San Francisco's; and, (5) What City policies exist about the integration of street lighting upgrades into major transportation projects. Supervisor Ma presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. |
| 041398 |
[Department of Public Health's Response to Bayview Health Crisis] |
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Hearing on the Department of Public Health's response to the health crisis in the City's Bayview Point neighborhood. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee. |
| 041399 |
[City's Street Resurfacing Plan] |
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Hearing to discuss the status of the City's Street Resurfacing Plan. Supervisors Ma, Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. |
| 041400 |
[Coordinated Efforts to Make McLaren Park Cleaner and Safer] |
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Hearing to receive report on coordinated efforts by the San Francisco Police Department, the Recreation and Park Department, Department of Public Works, and other City departments on efforts to make McLaren Park cleaner and safer. Supervisor Sandoval presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee. |
| 041401 |
[Laguna Honda Patients] |
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Follow up hearing on an updated presentation from the Department of Public Health on the current practice of moving psychiatric patients from San Francisco General Hospital to Laguna Honda Hospital. Supervisor Elsbernd presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee. |
| 041402 |
[Access to Shelter Beds and Shelter Vacancy Rates] |
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Hearing on the fiscal impact of running shelters that have an increasing number of vacancies due to the displacement of vulnerable homeless population because of the reserving of beds for homeless people with the County Adult Assistance Program benefits package. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee. |
Motions
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[Needle Exchange Emergency] |
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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. |
| 041403 |
[Legislative Analyst Request - Public Defibrillators and Public Siting] |
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Motion requesting an examination of the City's current policy on siting defibrillators in public buildings and an analysis of what other cities have done on this topic. Supervisor Daly presented. ASSIGNED to Board of Supervisors. Scheduled for Board consideration October 19, 2004. |
| 041404 |
[Legislative Analyst Request - Limited Equity Conversion (File No. 032031)] |
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Motion requesting the Legislative Analyst to analyze the impact of the entire legislation on the City's rental housing stock, vacancy rate, and low and high income renters. The Legislative Analyst is requested to have the report ready by November 10, 2004. Supervisor Daly presented. ASSIGNED to Board of Supervisors. Scheduled for Board consideration October 19, 2004. |
PROPOSED ORDINANCES
| 041334 |
[Extending the annual condominium conversion limitation] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Subdivision Code section 1396 to extend the annual condominium conversion limitation for two additional years until December 31, 2006, and making environmental findings. (Public Works Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. |
| 041335 |
[Designation of County Surveyor] |
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Ordinance amending Administrative Code Section 2A.190 and Subdivision Code Section 1307 to designate and distinguish the official titles and duties of City Engineer and County Surveyor and amending Subdivision Code Sections 1310, 1311, 1320, 1324 through 1329, 1340, 1355, 1360 through 1364, and 1397 to reassign responsibilities from the City Engineer to the County Surveyor. (Public Works Department) . ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee. |
| 041336 |
[Police alarm ordinance; technical changes to billing and remittance requirements for alarm companies; limiting license fee increases to $5 increments] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Police Code, by amending Sections 3710.1, 3710.2, 3710.4, and 3720, to: require that alarm companies remit fees collected from customers in a single monthly check; move the billing date for license fees, beginning in 2005, from December 1 to November 1; clarify that the billing and remittance requirements of the Article only apply to those alarm monitoring companies having a direct contractual relationship with the alarm user; clarify that alarm companies shall only be held responsible for the unpaid license fees of their customers where the company has failed to take reasonable steps to collect the fees, and provide a minimum threshold of what constitutes "reasonable steps"; and, limit license fee increases to five-dollar increments. (Emergency Communications Department) . ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Services Committee. |
| 041340 |
[Settlement of Lawsuits - Kevin B. Williams] |
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Ordinance authorizing settlement of the following lawsuits filed by Kevin B. Williams against the City and County of San Francisco: (1) lawsuit filed on or about December 2000 in United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. C00-4728 SI, entitled Kevin Williams v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; (2) lawsuit filed on or about December 2003 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 503990, entitled Kevin Williams v. City and County of San Francisco; (3) lawsuit filed on or about September 2002 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 411914; entitled Kevin Williams, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco and himself v. Tutor Saliba, Inc., et al.; material terms of the settlement are that plaintiff dismisses all lawsuits with prejudice, that plaintiff resigns from City employment and forgoes future City employment, that City pays to plaintiff the amount of $120,000, of which approximately $71,243.68 is intended to make up a retirement account shortfall, and that Federal Magistrate Judge is to decide amount of attorneys' fees and costs, based on motion by plaintiff's attorneys, in an amount not to exceed $280,000. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
| 041337 |
[Accept-Expend Federal/State Pass Through Grant] |
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Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Library to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $4,257 from the California State Library as part of the Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) for reimbursing tuition expenses of library employees pursuing a degree or certificate in library science at an institution of higher education. (Public Library) Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Youth Commission for comment and recommendation. |
| 041341 |
[Accept-Expend Federal Grant] |
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Resolution authorizing the Department of Child Support Services to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Child Support Enforcement for the Enhanced Parent Involvement Collaboration. (Child Support Services) Supervisor Elsbernd presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Youth Commission for comment and recommendation. |