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City and County of San Francisco

January 29, 2008

City and County of San Francisco

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Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
January 29, 2008

OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION

Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor

Ordinances

080156 [Zoning - Prohibition on specified educational services in Western SoMa]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code by amending Section 823 to prohibit educational institutions as defined in Section 890.50(c) in the Western SoMa Planning Area Special Use District; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. Supervisor Peskin presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

080157 [Zoning - Educational services and institutional uses, Mixed Use Districts and NCDs]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code by amending Sections 102.2 to exclude specified accredited educational institutions from the definition of arts activities; amending Section 790.50 and 890.50 to clarify that certain institutions, including accredited educational institutions, in the Neighborhood Commercial Districts and Mixed Use Districts are required to comply with applicable provisions of the institutional master plans as set forth in Section 304.5; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. Supervisor Peskin presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

080160 [Prohibition on accepting campaign contributions from contractors doing business with the City]
Ordinance amending Chapter 1 of Article I of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code by amending sections 1.104 and 1.126 to expand the definition of controlled committees to encompass elected officials who raise $10,000 or more in contributions for the committee and to prohibit elected officials and their controlled committees from soliciting or accepting contributions from certain City contractors. Supervisor Peskin presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee.

080161 [Prohibition on making, soliciting, or accepting campaign contributions from persons with land use matters before a decision-making body]
Ordinance amending Chapter 1 of Article I of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code by amending section 1.104 and adding section 1.127 to prohibit making, soliciting or accepting contributions to members of the Board of Supervisors, candidates for the Board of Supervisors, the Mayor, candidates for Mayor and their controlled committees from any person with a land use matter before a Board or Commission. Supervisor Peskin presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee.

080162 [Disclosure of lobbying by campaign consultants]
Ordinance amending Chapter 1 of Article II of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code by amending section 2.117 to require campaign consultants to disclose lobbying contacts with any officer of the City and County. Supervisor Peskin presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee.

Resolutions

080150 [Approving Amendment to Paratransit Broker Agreement with ATM/Vancom]
Resolution approving Amendment No. 7 to Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and ATC/Vancom, Inc., to extend the current contract for two years, through March 31, 2010; to augment the scope of work to implement the new debit card program; to lease up to 40 new vans to the Paratransit Broker for use in the Paratransit Program; and to increase the contract amount by $33,803,476, for a total contract amount not to exceed $191,825,015. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

080151 [Accept-Expend Regional Grant - Airport Commission]
Resolution authorizing the Airport Commission to accept and expend two (2) grants totaling $298,000 from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) for acquisition of clean air vehicles by Airport transportation operators. Supervisor Chu presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

080152 [Condemning Drug Enforcement Agency Actions Against Property Owners Leasing Space to Medical Cannabis Dispensaries]
Resolution reaffirming that the City and County of San Francisco is a sanctuary for medical cannabis, an integral component of which are property owners who, pursuant to City regulations, lease space to authorized Medical Cannabis Dispensaries ("MCD"s) that provide needed services to qualified medical cannabis patients and their caregivers, and that the City vehemently condemns the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) for issuing sensational letters to these property owners threatening asset forfeiture and imprisonment. Supervisors Daly, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

080154 [Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Airport Commission]
Resolution authorizing the Airport Commission to accept and expend funding in a total amount of $849,126 from the Transportation Security Administration ("TSA") for the Airport K-9 Explosives Detection Team Program. Supervisor Elsbernd presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Safety Committee.

080155 [Extending the term of service for the Power Plant Task Force]
Resolution to extend the expiration date of the Power Plant Task Force from June 1, 2007 to December 31, 2009. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

080158 [Apply for Grants from a State Agency - Department of the Environment]
Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to apply for a grant of up to $200,000 from the California Energy Commission for the purpose of studying the feasibility of the use of Geothermal Heat Pumps as a source of renewable energy for the City of San Francisco. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

080159 [Issuance and Sale of Tax-Exempt Bonds - Lyc