September 09, 2008

City and County of San Francisco

Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
September 9, 2008

OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION

Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor

Ordinances

071649

[Zoning - Entertainment Uses]

Ordinance amending Sections Tables 810, 811 and 812 102.17, 790.38, and Section 890.37 of the San Francisco Planning Code to define three types of entertainment use based upon size and other factors; amending Sections 1060, 1060.1, 1060.3, 1070, 1070.1 and 1070.3 of the San Francisco Police Code to define the three types of entertainment use authorized by the Planning Code and to require an application and the permit for a place of entertainment or extended-hours activity to specify one of the three types of entertainment use; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings required by Section 302 of the Planning Code. Supervisor Peskin presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission for review and comments. 3/11/08, Board adopted 30-day extension for Planning Commission review; see File 080330. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Small Business Commission and Entertainment Commission. RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department non-physical exemption. RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Commission Resolution No. 17580 with recommendation to adopt with modifications. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Peskin submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title.

081190

[Elections for the Retiree Health Trust Fund Board, San Francisco Employee Retirement System Board and Health Service System Board]

Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending sections 16.550-16.561 and 16.563-16.564, and adding Sections 16.553-1, 16.553-2 and 16.565, and amending San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code by adding section 3.1-268, to allow for Retiree Health Trust Fund Board elections and making minor revisions to existing San Francisco Retirement System and Health Service System election procedures. Supervisor Elsbernd presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee.

081193	[Prohibiting Sale of Tobacco Products on Property Owned By or Under the Control of the City and County of San Francisco]
	Ordinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Article 19K, Sections 1010 through 1010.4, to prohibit sales of tobacco products on property owned by or under the control of the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor McGoldrick presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

081196	[Appropriating $40,520,000 2008 Clean and Safe Park Bond proceeds for capital improvements for the Recreation and Park Department and Port Commission in Fiscal Year 2008-2009]
	Ordinance appropriating $40,520,000 of 2008 Clean and Safe Park Bond sale proceeds fund the improvement and construction at various recreation and park facilities, including $36,875,562 in the Recreation and Park Department and $3,644,438 in the Port Commission for Fiscal year 2008-2009. Supervisors Peskin, Elsbernd presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

081197	[Transfer of Real Property - 575 Polk Street]
	Ordinance authorizing the transfer of responsibilities for the court facilities at 575 Polk Street and the agreement to make ongoing payments of fixed court facility payments equal to $323,132.00 per year, adjusted by an inflation index, to the State of California pursuant to such transfer. Mayor presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

081198

[Transfer of Real Property - 400 McAllister Street]

Ordinance authorizing the transfer of responsibilities and the future transfer of fee interest in the court facility located at 400 McAllister Street and the agreement to make ongoing payments of fixed court facility payments equal to $955,022.00 per year, adjusted by an inflation index, to the State of California pursuant to such transfer. Mayor presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

081199	[Medical Cannabis Act Revisions]
	Ordinance approving amendments to the Medical Cannabis Act to clarify that a medical cannabis dispensary shall be a cooperative or collective and shall operate as a non-profit. Mayor presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

081200

[Appropriating $51,336,923 of revenue for the Laguna Honda Hospital Replacement Project in the Department of Public Works for Fiscal Year 2008-09]

Ordinance appropriating $25,611,567 of Tobacco Settlement Revenues and $25,725,356 of the 1999 Laguna Honda Hospital General Obligation Bond Proceeds Interest Earnings from the 2005A, 2005B, 2005C, 2005D, and 2005I Series for the Laguna Honda Hospital Replacement Project in the Department of Public Works for Fiscal Year 2008-2009. Mayor presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

081202

[Interim Zoning Requiring Conditional Use Authorization for Change in Use or Reduction of 15,000 square feet or more of Recreational Space]

Resolution imposing interim zoning controls establishing a requirement for conditional use authorization for a chagne in use or reduction in size of any recreational space of 15,000 square feet or more including indoor or outdoor facilities for a six (6) month period and making a determination of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

081203

[Appropriating $13,022,292 of State Proposition 42 and Proposition 1B revenue for road maintenance projects in the Department of Public Works for Fiscal Year 2008-2009]

Ordinance appropriating $11,756,665 of FY 2008-09 Proposition 42 State Funds and $1,265,627 of additional FY 2007-08 Proposition 1B State Funds for road maintenance and resurfacing projects in the Department of Public Works for Fiscal Year 2008-2009. The department will use the bond funds from the State to implement Bureau of Street and Sewer Repair road maintenance and resurfacing projects at various locations. Supervisor Elsbernd presented.

Resolutions

081178	[Declaring September 2008 as Reentry Month]
	Resolution Declaring the Month of September 2008 as Reentry Month in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented.ADOPTED.

081184	[Urging the State of California to amend the Vehicle Code regarding disabled parking placards]
	Resolution urging the State of California to amend the Vehicle Code to raise fines for counterfeit or misuse of disabled parking placards, strengthen criteria for disabled parking placards eligibility, and requiring photo identification of disabled placard user on placard. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

081185

[Renewing commitment against litter in San Francisco]

Resolution urging the Department of Public Works to evaluate current street conditions and investigate why, with all the ordinances that prohibit litter and reward whistleblowers, with all the trash receptacles available, and with all the previous "Clean Streets" campaigns, the streets of San Francisco are still filthy in many areas throughout our City. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

081186	[Accept-Expend Regional Grant, Airport Commission - $1,399,709.57]
	Resolution authorizing the Airport Commission to accept and expend three (3) grants totaling $1,399,709.57 from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) for acquisition of clean air vehicles and emissions control equipment by Airport transportation operators. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

081187

[Accept-Expend Federal Grant for Emergency Planning - $175,783]

Resolution authorizing the Department of Emergency Management (DEM) to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $175,783 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (state OES), for emergency planning for at-risk and vulnerable populations, for the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

081188	[Approval of Port Lease for Portco, Inc. at 360 Jefferson Street, Fisherman's Wharf]
	Resolution approving Port Commission Lease No. L-14564 with Portco, Inc, for a ten (10) year term and one five (5) year extension option for certain real property located at 360 Jefferson in the Fisherman's Wharf area of the City and County of San Francisco. Mayor presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

081189

[Accept and Expend Grant - To support the STD Surveillance Network - $225,000]

Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to retroactively accept and expend funds from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDCP) in the amount of $225,000 to support the STD Surveillance Network; for the period of September 30, 2008 through September 29, 2009. Supervisor Dufty presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

081191	[Opposing renewal of wastewater discharge permit for Potrero Power Plant Unit 3]
	Resolution establishing City policy opposing renewal of the wastewater discharge permit for Mirant's Potrero Power Plant Unit 3 and urging the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board to decline to issue a permit extension. Supervisors Maxwell, Dufty, Peskin, Daly presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

081192	[Accept-Expend Federal Grant - $2,280,000]
	Resolution authorizing the Port of San Francisco to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $2,280,000 from the United States Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, for environmental investigation and hazardous materials abatement at the Port of San Francisco, Pier 70. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

081194	[Supporting Goals for Federal Funding-Community Development Block Grant]
	Resolution supporting Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action Plan Goals. Supervisor McGoldrick presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

081201

[Contract between the Department of Public Health and San Francisco Community Health Authority to provide universal health insurance services for San Francisco children and young adults]

Resolution authorizing the Director of Public Health and the Director of the Office of Contract Administration/Purchaser to enter into a contract amendment between the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Community Health Authority to provide universal health insurance services for San Francisco children and young adults aged 0 through 18 and young parents aged 19 through 24 for the new period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009 in the amount of $19,486,273. Mayor presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

081206

[90 day extension for Planning Commission review - The Metro Theatre]

Resolution extending by 90 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed Resolution that would initiate the designation of The Metro Theatre, 2055 Union Street, Lot 018 in Assessor's Block 0541, as a landmark pursuant to Section 1004.1 of the Planning Code. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

081207

[Accept and Expend State Grant - Funding two Environmental Health programs - $8,250]

Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend retroactively a new grant in the amount of $8,250 from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) funding two programs, the Petroleum Products Compliance program and the Weighmaster Enforcement Program; for the period of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

081208	[Sea Otter Awareness Week - September 21-27, 2008]
	Resolution declaring September 21-27, 2008 Sea Otter Awareness Week in San Francisco. Supervisor Peskin presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

081209

[Accept and Expend State Grant - To support pest exclusion activities - $47,731.06]

Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $47,731.06 from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to support the Light Brown Apple Moth Program; for the period of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. Supervisor Dufty presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

081210

[Grant to fund a study through the HIV Prevention Section, Department of Public Health - $13,242]

Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH), to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $13,242 from the Public Health Foundation Enterprises (PHFE), the primary contractor, with funds from the National Institutes of Health, to support a study entitled "Aripiprazole Treatment for Methamphetamine Using MSM;" for the period of August 1, 2008 through July 31, 2009. Supervisor Dufty presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

081211

[Grant funds to support worker health and safety - $7,580]

Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $7,580 from the University of California, Berkeley for year two of a project entitled "Worker Health and Safety in Chinatown Restaurants," for the period of September 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009. Supervisor Chu presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

081212

[Extended Producer Responsibility Framework]

Resolution urging the California State Legislature to enact legislation based on the Extended Producer Responsibility Framework policy adopted by the California Integrated Waste Management Board that will shift costs and responsibilities for waste management from local governments to the producers of products and incentivize product redesign. Supervisor McGoldrick presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

081213

[Celebrating the success of the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival]

Resolution commending Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly Presents, Starr Hill Presents, the Recreation and Park Department, the Mayor's Office, the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, the San Francisco Police Department, the Municipal Transportation Agency, the Department of Public Works, and the Department of Parking and Traffic for the outstanding success of the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

081214	[Health plans that provide health insurance coverage to San Francisco employees to provide comprehensive smoking cessation benefits]
	Resolution urging all health plans that provide health insurance coverage to employees in the City and County of San Francisco to offer comprehensive smoking cessation benefits. Supervisor Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

081004

[Interim Controls On Major Rights of Way Along and Near the Southern 19th Avenue Corridor]

Resolution adopting more restrictive interim controls for a period of eighteen months that would require conditional use authorization for new residential developments over 20 units or for new commercial or retail developments over 50,000 square feet on both sides of the following rights of way along and near the Southern 19th Avenue Corridor: commencing at Lake Merced Boulevard where it begins at the County line, north along Lake Merced Boulevard to Sloat Boulevard, east along Sloat Boulevard to 19th Avenue, north along 19th Avenue to Taraval Street, east on Taraval Street to Claremont, south on Claremont to Portola, southwest on Portola to Junipero Serra Boulevard, and south on Junipero Serra Boulevard to the County line; adopting environmental findings and a determination of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. Supervisor Elsbernd presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Elsbernd submitted a substitute resolution bearing same title. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission for review and comment and Planning Department for environmental review. RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department - Not a project per Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Elsbernd submitted a substitute resolution bearing same title. ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

081005

[19th Avenue Cumulative Impact Study]

Resolution urging the Planning Department and Municipal Transportation Authority to conduct, and continually update, a comprehensive cumulative transportation impact study encompassing all the reasonably foreseeable developments along the 19th Avenue corridor from 19th Avenue and Vicente south to the county line, and expressing the Board of Supervisors' intent that individual environmental reviews of any projects along this corridor must incorporate this on-going and comprehensive cumulative impacts analysis to be considered adequate. Supervisors Elsbernd, Chu presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Elsbernd submitted a substitute resolution bearing same title. ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

Requests for Hearing

081179	[Report of the Blue Ribbon Panel on the Future of St. Luke's Hospital]
	Hearing on the report of the Blue Ribbon Panel on the Future of St. Luke's Hospital. Supervisors Alioto-Pier, Ammiano presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee.

081180	[Violence in the Mission]
	Hearing to get an update from relevant city departments on the progress being made or lack thereof in our efforts to address the epidemic of violence in the Mission. Supervisor Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Safety Committee.

081182

[Procedure in place to track leases and/or permits between the City and County of San Francisco and third parties for use of city property]

Hearing on the procedure in place to track leases and/or permits between the City and County of San Francisco and third parties for use of city property, and to explore best practices for tracking permits, payments, negotiations and other pertinent details. This would include not only covering the responsibilities of the Department of Real Estate, but also the actions of Enterprise Departments who enter into such agreements independently of the City, and the subsequent centralized reporting requirements of the Enterprise Departments. Supervisor McGoldrick presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

081183

[Long-term care in the City and County of San Francisco]

Hearing to investigate the state of long-term care in the City and County of San Francisco, with a dedicated presentation from the Long Term Care Coordinating Council, and discussion of the allocation of the City's resources, including the operational savings produced by the down-sizing of Laguna Honda Hospital. Supervisor Peskin presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

Motion

081195

[Directing the Budget Analyst to evaluate capital projects]

Motion directing the Budget Analyst to conduct an evaluation of capital projects in San Francisco, specifically focusing on fiscal and timing issues, including identification of unencumbered or unexpended funds, over expenditures of funds, including an analysis of change orders, required extensions of projects and other related issues. Supervisor McGoldrick presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

PROPOSED ORDINANCES

081152

[Approving General Plan Amendments Related to the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans - the Mission, East SoMa, Showplace Square/Potrero Hill and Central Waterfront Area Plans]

Ordinance amending the San Francisco General Plan by adding four new area plans, entitled the Mission Area Plan, the East South of Market (East SoMa) Area Plan, the Showplace Square/Potrero Hill Area Plan and the Central Waterfront Area Plan and approving General Plan amendments to implement the four aforementioned Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans by amending the Commerce and Industry and Recreation and Open Space Elements, the Land Use Index, and the South of Market, Northeastern Waterfront, and Central Waterfront Area Plans; making environmental findings and findings that the proposed amendments are consistent with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of the Planning Code Section 101.1. (Planning Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

081153

[Planning Code amendments for the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans]

Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding and amending various sections to implement the four Eastern Neighborhood Area Plans comprised of the East SoMa, the Mission, the Showplace Square/Potrero Hill, and the Central Waterfront Area Plans; adopting in-lieu fees for on-site open space, trees, and affordable housing; adopting the Eastern Neighborhoods impact fee subject to certain restrictions; and making various findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. (Planning Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. 9/11/08 - Submitted fee ad for publication on 9/13 and 9/20/08.

081154

[Zoning Map Amendments in connection with the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans]

Ordinance amending Zoning Map Sheets ZN01, ZN07, ZN08, HT01, HT07, HT08 and SU08 of the City and County of San Francisco Planning Code with revised use districts and height and bulk districts within the four Eastern Neighborhoods Planning Areas comprised of the East South of Market, Mission, Showplace Square/Potrero Hill and Central Waterfront Area Plans; and creating three special use districts for Life Science and Medical Special Use District bounded generally by Mariposa Street to the north, Ilinois Street to the West, Iowa Street to the East, and 23rd Street to the South, for Innovative Industries Incubator Special Use District bounded generally by 3rd Street to the West, Illinois Street to the east, 20th Street to the north and 23rd Street to the South, for 16th Street Retail Special Use District bounded generally by Capp Street to the East, San Bruno Avenue to the West, 15th Sreet to the North and 17th Street to the South; and making various findings, including CEQA findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1. (Planning Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

081155	[Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans - monitoring program]
	Ordinance amending the Administrative Code Chapter 10E to establish the Eastern Neighborhoods Monitoring Program for purposes of reviewing the effectiveness of the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans and implementation of specified improvements; and adopting environmental findings. (Planning Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

081160

[Appropriating $86,367,000 of Bond revenue and adopting environmental findings for Crystal Springs Bypass Tunnel at the Public Utilities Commission for Fiscal Year 2008-2009]

Ordinance appropriating $86,367,000 of Proceeds from Sale of Bonds for the Water System Improvement Program's (WSIP) construction of the Crystal Springs Bypass Tunnel Project at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for Fiscal Year 2008-2009, placing the entire appropriation on Controller's reserve pending the sale of bonds, and adopting environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. (Mayor) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

081161

[Mission Bay North-Acceptance of Land and Improvements for Block N2]

Ordinance accepting the Mission Bay Block N2 Public Improvements on Third, Fourth, Berry, and King Streets; approving the dedication of the strips of land along the west side of Third Street, East Side of Fourth Street, North side of Berry Street and South Side of King Street for right-of-way purposes; designating street grades and sidewalk widths; accepting the irrevocable offer for the acquisition facilities for public use and maintenance purposes; adopting environmental findings and findings that such actions are consistent with the City's General Plan, eight priority policy findings of City's Planning Code Section 101.1, and the Mission Bay North Redevelopment Plan; accepting Department of Public Works Order No. 177,778; and authorizing official acts in connection with this ordinance. (Public Works Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS

081109	[Emergency contract to design, furnish, and install microwave system communication equipment along Hetch Hetchy]
	Resolution approving an emergency public work contract under San Francisco Administrative Code section 6.60, to design, furnish, and install a new microwave radio system for Hetch Hetchy. (Public Utilities Commission) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

081110	[Authorizing the Sheriff's Department to amend its contract with ARAMARK Correctional Services, LLC, for Jail Food Services]
	Resolution authorizing the Sheriff's Department to enter into a second amendment to the agreement between the City and County and ARAMARK Correctional Services, LLC, to increase the contract amount from $15.2 million to an amount not to exceed $27.0 million and to extend the contract term to June 30, 2010. (Sheriff) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

081111

[Approval of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act grant application]

Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to submit an application for the San Francisco Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA) by the deadline of September 29, 2008, requesting a total amount of $36,118,233, to the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) to continue to receive funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act Grant (Ryan White Programs, Part A); for the next grant year, March 1, 2009 through February 28, 2010. (Public Health Department) Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

081141	[Contract between the Department of Public Health and Accordis, Inc. to provide retroactive claiming of aged accounts services]
	Resolution authorizing the Director of Public Health and the Director of the Office of Contract Administration/Purchaser to execute a contract between the City and County of San Francisco and Accordis, Inc. to provide retroactive claiming of aged accounts services for the period of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2012. .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

081142	[Contract between the Department of Public Health and Triage Consulting Group to provide retroactive claiming of aged accounts services]
	Resolution authorizing the Director of Public Health and the Director of the Office of Contract Administration/Purchaser to execute a contract between the City and County of San Francisco and Triage Consulting Group to provide retroactive claiming of aged accounts services for the period of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2012. .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

081151

[Easement Deed and findings related to the SFPUC's New Crystal Springs Bypass Tunnel water infrastructure project]

Resolution adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), CEQA Guidelines and San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 31, including the adoption of a mitigation monitoring and reporting program and a statement of overriding considerations related to the New Crystal Springs Bypass Tunnel Project; making findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and acceptance of an Easement Deed from the County of San Mateo granting to City certain easement rights in real property located beneath and adjacent to portions of Polhemus Road in San Mateo County. (Public Utilities Commission) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

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Clerk to Act – September 9, 2008

Board Minutes for July 29, 2008 and August 5, 2008 approved.

Requests Granted

From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works to report on the status of removing graffiti from the following locations:

Phone Switch Boxes

From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works to report on the status of repairing potholes at the following locations:

Potholes

Garbage Cans

From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works to report on the status of removing graffiti at the following private property locations:

From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works to report on the status of removing graffiti from utility poles at the following locations:

Wood

Metal Pole

Mailboxes

From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works to report on the status of removing graffiti from newsstands at the following locations:

San Francisco Bay Guardian

San Francisco Chronicle

Examiner

SF Daily

City Star

SF Weekly

From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works to report on the status of removing graffiti from the public property located at the following locations:

Fire Hydrants

Emergency Box

Utility Boxes

From: Supervisor Chu
To: Director, Public Utilities Commission

Requesting/Inquiring: Inquiring to the Public Utilities Commission as to notification procedure and timeline when water pipes break or during emergency situations resulting in water stoppage or brown water for residents and businesses.

Please report on feasibility of timely automated telephone calls to residents and businesses impacted by water disruptions, and also frequency of water disruptions and the number of residents/businesses affected by these disruptions in the past year.

From: Supervisor Chu
To: Director, Recreation & Parks Department
To: Director, Department of Public Works
To: Chief, Police Department
To: Director, Municipal Transportation Agency
To: Director, 311
To: Director, Office of Economic and Workforce Development

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Recreation & Parks Department, Department of Public Works, Police Department, Municipal Transportation Agency, 311, and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development as to impacts of the Outside Lands Music Festival that took place in Golden Gate Park from August 22 – 24.

Report should include information on total revenue generated from event and what the City will be receiving, number of participants, cost recovery, number complaints made by neighbors, number of traffic or vehicular problems, and impact on Golden Gate Park and surrounding neighborhoods in terms of cleanliness and traffic flow.

Request also includes inquiry as to feasibility of holding Recreation & Parks Commission meetings in neighborhood(s) that may be impacted by future events.

From: Supervisor Ammiano
To: City Administrator

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the City Administrator to report on the start date for the Municipal ID Card.

From: Supervisor Alioto-Pier
To: Director, Department of Public Works

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting DPW to postpone new mechanical street sweeping schedule for 90 days to allow for public comment and analysis.

While it is understood that the Board of Supervisor did approve the reduction of mechanical street sweeping service in residential neighborhoods, there was no indication at that time of the magnitude of negative response from the residents of the affected areas. I request that DPW postpone the new schedule for 90 days to allow the public to fully review and discuss these changes and evaluate the impact on their neighborhoods, and give DPW time to study other alternatives.

From: Supervisor Alioto-Pier
To: Director, Municipal Transportation Agency

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting follow-up on recommendations made by the 2007 Civil Grand Jury Report on Abuse of Disabled Parking Placards.

Five of the seven recommendations made by the Civil Grand Jury in the 2007 report, five were addressed to the Municipal Transportation Agency. How many of those recommendations have been implemented, and what has been the result?

From: Supervisor Ammiano
To: District Attorney
To: City Attorney
To: Mayor's Office
To: All City Departments

Requesting/Inquiring: Inquiring to the District Attorney, City Attorney, Mayor's Office, and All City Departments.

I had a very constructive meeting yesterday with Chief and her Command Staff, together with the Mission Community Response network. We discussed how the SFPD and the CBOs would need to coordinate and share information in the future. My office will continue to facilitate this dialogue until an appropriate level of coordination has become institutionalized the norm amongst all sides of the violence prevention community, community and law enforcement.

In the last few days, we have heard from an alarming number of constituents that the extra officers deployed to patrol the Mission have been on Mission Street, posted in front of locales like the "Foreign Cinema", and Valencia Street bars where little gang violence is known to occur.

Perceptions like these do not help the department's image or efforts to build the prerequisite trust with the community necessary in order to prevent violence and pursue investigations to a fruitful conclusion. Whats more, many officers were assumed to be newer recruits, if for no other reason than who they decided to stop, question, and search. This judgement may have been made in error, but I would like to know who, demographically speaking, from the department has been deployed.

In less turbulent times, Mission station, which has the highest volume of calls of any precinct in the City, has had a staff of 160 officers. Now it has only between 105-110 at any given time. This level of staffing is plainly inadequate. Some precincts without doubt require more staffing than others. We need 50-60 more officers now. There is uniform agreement amongst my constituents that a redeployment of the SFPD's forces to the Mission must happen, and must be sustained for the foreseeable future.

I will not tolerate an abandonment of the Mission after a few days or weeks of what may be relative calm. The current levels of staffing simply do not insure an acceptable level of safety in the Mission. What sort of redeployment does the Chief envision going forward?

The original promise from the Mayor's office with regard to the installation of a Shotspotter gunfire detection system in the Mission was that one would be deployed within 60 days of a efficacy test of existing systems. We are now very long overdue. When exactly will the system be installed and what area exactly will it cover?

To the Office of the District Attorney and the SFPD, please explain the disturbing lack of suspects, arrests, and thus successful prosecutions with respect to violence in the Mission.

To the City Attorney, I have been supportive of the gang injunction because it seemed to hold the potential to reduce violence in the Mission. This has not happened yet. Please explain how the injunction has positively impacted the plague of violence in the Mission, and what its future prospects are.

Over the next week, I will be working with the Controller's Office, our Budget Analyst, violence prevention advocates in the community, and the law enforcement to secure any and all necessary funding to ensure that City government and its community partners are appropriately equipped to address the ongoing violence in the Mission.

Additionally, I will be looking for

This City has a 6.2 billion dollar budget, and the matter securing money to address violence in the Mission is one of priorities, not of available funds.

There are a wide array of things the City currently spends money on which, under the circumstances, should obviously be prioritized as less urgent than the dedication of any and all resources to confronting the tide of violence in the Mission.

From: Supervisor Chu
To: Office of the Legislative Analyst

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting to Legislative Analyst to report on impact of Department of Public Works decision to cut street sweeping from once a week to twice a month in many residential neighborhoods, affecting about 8,500 City blocks. Analysis of impacts should address potential loss in revenue generated from parking fines for street cleaning days, impact of abandoned vehicles left on streets for longer periods, and overall loss of revenue versus anticipated savings from reduction in street sweeping services. Requesting a in-depth analysis by scheduled hearing on changes for street sweeping in residential neighborhood.

From: Supervisor Maxwell
To: General Manager, Public Utilities Commission

Requesting/Inquiring:(Click on this link to see attached detailed letter)

In Memoriams

Matt Garcia – Entire Board
Joshua Cameron – Supervisor Mirkarimi
Samuel Mitchell – Supervisor Ammiano
Jorge Hurtado – Supervisor Ammiano
Marcelino Canul-Castro – Supervisor Ammiano
Mark Guardado – Supervisor Ammiano
Giovanni Lechado – Supervisor Ammiano
Noel Espinoza – Supervisor Ammaino
Matthew Solomon – Supervisor Ammiano
Nora K. Leishman – Supervisor Elsbernd
Jayne S. Veld – Supervisor Alioto-Pier
B.J. Papa – Supervisor Peskin
John K. "Jack" Smith – Supervisor Peskin
James Lam – Supervisor Peskin
Reuben Medina – Supervisor Peskin
Angela La Ferrera Olson – Supervisor Sandoval
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