April 28, 2009

City and County of San Francisco

Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
April 28, 2009

OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION

Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor

Ordinances

090523	[Eastern Neighborhoods Citizens Advisory Committee]
	Ordinance amending the Administrative Code Section 10E.2 concerning the qualifications for and number of members on the Eastern Neighborhoods Citizens Advisory Committee. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

090526	[Waiver of temporary street space occupancy fee on May 16, 2009 for Small Business Week Sidewalk Sale]
	Ordinance waiving the fee in Public Works Code Section 724.1(b) for temporary street space occupancy in certain sections of the City on Saturday, May 16, 2009 as part of Small Business Week. Mayor presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

090527

[Public Employment and Accept-Expend Federal pass through State Grant - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2008-2009. Mayor's Summer Food Service Program and Afterschool Snack Program - 2009]

Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 141-08 (Annual Salary Ordinance 2008-09) to reflect the addition of one position (0.40 FTE) 9774 Sr. Community Development Specialist, one position (0.40 FTE) 1840 Jr. Management Assistant, and thirteen positions (1.04 FTE) 9910 Public Service Trainee in the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (CHF), and authorizing the department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $885,127 currently and retroactively, if necessary, from the United States Department of Agriculture pass through the California Department of Education to sponsor the 2009 Mayor's Summer Food Service Program and the After School Snack Program. Supervisor Dufty presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

Resolutions

090517	[Proclaiming April 2009 Autism Awareness Month in San Francisco]
	Resolution proclaiming April 2009 Autism Awareness Month in San Francisco. Supervisors Dufty, Alioto-Pier presented. ADOPTED.

090524

[Initiate the Designation of the ILA Hall 38-79, 113 Steuart Street, as a Landmark]

Resolution initiating designation of real property at 113 Steuart Street, located on the western side of Embarcadero encompassing all of Block 3715, Lot 2, including the building located thereon, commonly known as the ILA Hall 38-79, as a Landmark pursuant to Section 1004.1 of San Francisco Planning Code. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

090528	[Declaring May 12, 2009, as John Ross Day]
	Resolution commending John Ross for his service to San Francisco over the past 45 years as a writer, poet, journalist, speaker, teacher, and community organizer, and declaring May 12, 2009, to be John Ross Day. Supervisor Avalos presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

090530

[Municipal Clerks Week - May 3-9, 2009]

Resolution declaring May 3-9, 2009, as Municipal Clerks Week in the City and County of San Francisco, hereby recognizing the vital services performed by Municipal Clerks and especially by the City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors Clerk of the Board, Angela Calvillo, and her staff. Supervisors Chiu, Alioto-Pier, Avalos, Campos, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Mar, Maxwell, Mirkarimi presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

090531

[Declaring May 2009 as Hepatitis B Awareness Month]

Resolution declaring May 2009 as Hepatitis B awareness month in San Francisco, with the goal of holding at least one Hepatitis B awareness or prevention event every day of the month; build on continuing efforts by the San Francisco community to make San Francisco the first city in America to be free of Hepatitis B disease; encouraging all San Francisco residents to know their own Hepatitis B status. Supervisors Chiu, Alioto-Pier, Chu, Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

090532	[Supporting Senate Bill 782, Residential tenancies: domestic violence]
	Resolution supporting Senate Bill 782 to provide stable, safe housing for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking. Supervisor Chu presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

090533	[Urging Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) to consider needs of Ocean Beach]
	Resolution urging the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) to consider needs of Ocean Beach when allocating $16.1 million it has received in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds as well as future allotments of Federal funding. Supervisors Chu, Mar, Elsbernd presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

090534

[Mortgage Revenue Bonds]

Resolution declaring the intent of the City and County of San Francisco (the "City") to reimburse certain expenditures from proceeds of future bonded indebtedness; authorizing the Director of the Mayor's Office of Housing (the "Director") to submit an application and related documents to the California Debt Limit Allocations Committee ("CDLAC") to permit the issuance of qualified mortgage revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $12,000,000 for Arlington Residence; authorizing and directing the Director to direct the Controller's Office to hold in trust an amount not to exceed $60,000 in accordance with CDLAC procedures; authorizing the Director to certify to CDLAC that the City has on deposit the required amount; authorizing the Director to pay an amount equal to such deposit to the State of California if the City fails to issue the qualified mortgage revenue bonds; approving, for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the issuance and sale of mortgage revenue bonds by the City in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $12,000,000; authorizing and directing the execution of any documents necessary to implement this Resolution; and ratifying and approving any action heretofore taken in connection with the Project (as defined herein) and the Application (as defined herein). Supervisor Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

090535	[Declaring Van Ness Avenue and Geary Boulevard Bus Rapid Transits as San Francisco's Top Federal Small Starts Funding Priority]
	Resolution declaring Van Ness Avenue Bus Rapid Transit and Geary Boulevard Bus Rapid Transit as San Francisco's top and sole priorities for Federal Small Starts Funding. Supervisors Dufty, Mar, Mirkarimi presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

090536	[Commending Chris Ellen Montgomery on her 25 years of service to the City and County of San Francisco]
	Resolution commending Chris Ellen Montgomery for her 25 years of exceptional service to the City and County of San Francisco and the Department of Public Works. Supervisor Dufty presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

090537	[Endorsing San Francisco's inclusion in the "Healthy Purchase Pilot Program"]
	Resolution endorsing and supporting San Francisco's inclusion in the California Department of Public Health's "Healthy Purchase Pilot Program." Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

Requests for Hearing

090518	[Controller's Nine Month Report]
	Hearing on the Controller's Nine Month Report. Supervisor Avalos presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

090519	[Proposed changes to the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the Municipal Transportation Agency for fiscal year 2009-2010]
	Hearing to consider proposed changes to the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the Municipal Transportation Agency for fiscal year 2009-2010. Supervisor Avalos presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

090520	[Ethics Commission's priorities for fiscal year 2009-2010]
	Hearing on the Ethics Commission's priorities for fiscal year 2009-2010. Supervisor Campos presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

090521

[Mexican Museum project]

Hearing to discuss the status of the Mexican Museum project. The hearing shall include a discussion of the City and County of San Francisco's commitment to the completion of the Mexican Museum project. The hearing shall include a presentation by and/or discussion with all relevant City agencies, including, without limitation, the San Francisco Arts Commission, the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, and the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services. Supervisor Campos presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

090522	[Health and Economic Stimulus]
	Hearing on the correlation of health and wellness to economic recovery programs and reinvestment for San Francisco. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

Motions

090525	[Amending the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to establish process regarding Civil Grand Jury Reports]
	Motion amending the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to add a new Section 6.26 establishing timeline and process for review and preparation of response to Civil Grand Jury Reports. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

090529	[Waiver permitting City Employees to Assist the Department of Elections with the May 19, 2009, special statewide election]
	Motion granting a waiver from the prohibition imposed by Charter section 13.104.5, to permit City employees to assist the Department of Elections with the May 19, 2009, special statewide election. Supervisor Chiu presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

Introduced by the President at the Request of Departments

PROPOSED ORDINANCES

090076

[Administrative Code - Establishing Fees under the Community Preservation and Blight Reduction Act]

Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 80, Section 80.4, to authorize the Department of Public Works to charge a fee of $250 to cover the cost of inspecting blighted properties and to charge an increased fee to recover additional inspection costs incurred in enforcement of the Community Preservation and Blight Reduction Act; amending Section 80.8 to clarify that the Blight Abatement Fund is a Category Six special fund within the meaning of Administrative Code Title XIII, Section 10.100-1; and making environmental findings. (Public Works Department) Supervisor Avalos presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee. 02/03/09 - Referred to Planning for determination of environmental impact. 02/10/09 - Response received from Planning, exempt from CEQA. SUBSTITUTED. Department of Public Works submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title. ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. TRANSFERRED to Budget and Finance Subcommittee. AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Ed Riskin, Director, Department of Public Works; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Steve Currier; Monique Zmuda, Deputy Controller. Amendment of the Whole prepared in Committee. RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED.

PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS

090450	[Approval of Sheriff's Contract for Jail Commissary and Inmate Trust Fund Accounting & Management System with ARAMARK Correctional Services, LLC]
	Resolution approving a contract for operating the Sheriff's Jail Commissary and Inmate Trust Fund Accounting & Management System, between ARAMARK Correctional Services, LLC. (ARAMARK), and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Sheriff's Department. (Sheriff) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

090451	[Memorandum of Understanding between the Treasure Island Development Authority and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for Payment of Unpaid Utilities]
	Resolution approving and authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Treasure Island Development Authority and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for Payment of Unpaid Utility Amounts. (Treasure Island Development Authority) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

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Clerk to Act – April 28, 2009

Board Minutes for March 24, 2009 approved.

Requests Granted

From: Supervisor Avalos
To: Director, Human Services Agency

Requesting/Inquiring: Inquiring of the Human Services Agency a detailed accounting and breakdown of $189 million reportedly spent by the City on homeless services.

From: Supervisor Campos
To: City Administrator, Office of the City Administrator

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting a list of contracts under $10 million issued by the Purchasing Division of the Office of the City Administrator in fiscal years 2007-08, 2008-09, and 2009-10.

From: Supervisor Maxwell
To: Clerk of the Board

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Clerk of the Board to prepare an analysis of how the current Budget Analyst's Office functions might operate within the Department of Board of Supervisors.

The analysis should include:

1. An estimate of City resources needed to conduct all or portions of the scope of work outlined in the current Budget Analyst's Office contract.
2. A discussion of where the Budget Analyst functions might fit within the organizational structure of the Department.
3. An evaluation of the Office of Legislative Analyst's capacity to perform a portion of this scope of work.

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:

Garbage Can

Northwest corner Grove & Fillmore
Southwest corner Buena Vista West and Haight

Mailboxes

In front of 560 Haight
Southeast corner Cole and Haight

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:

355 Laguna
55 Laguna (Haight and Buchanan Street sides)
583 Haight (the merchant is Blown Away)
500 Scott
478-484 Haight
1174 Fell
1213 Fell
638 Stanyan
1301 Haight
796 Haight
1415 Broderick
1001 Cole
525 Haight

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:

In front of 1112 Haight
In front of 937 Haight
Northeast corner Carl & Clayton
Northwest corner Clayton & Fulton
Southeast corner Divisadero & Haight (near bus shelter)
In front of 228 Fulton

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 at the following locations:

Utility Boxes

Southeast corner Golden Gate & Scott
Southwest corner Stanyan and Haight
Southwest corner Clayton and Fulton
Northeast corner McAllister and Scott

Bus Shelters

Southeast corner Hayes and Buchanan
Southwest corner Pierce & Haight
Southside of street @ Haight & Buena Vista West
Fillmore and Haight (all 4 bus stops, graffiti and grime)

Emergency Boxes

Southwest corner Golden Gate and Gough

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

Southeast corner of Fillmore and Post
Southwest corner of Divisadero and Sutter
9^th Avenue and Judah (near bus stops)
7^th Avenue and Irving (near bus stops)
Northwest corner of Hayes and Fillmore
Southeast corner of Fillmore and Haight

San Francisco Chronicle

Northwest corner of Fillmore and Hayes
Southeast corner of Haight and Fillmore
Irving and 9^th Avenue
Irving and 7^th Avenue
Southwest corner of Haight and Clayton
Southeast corner of Haight and Masonic

Examiner

Northwest corner of Fillmore and Hayes
Southeast corner of Haight and Fillmore

SF Daily

Northwest corner of Hayes and Gough

City Star

Northwest corner of Hayes and Gough
Southeast corner of Fillmore and Haight

SF Weekly

Southeast corner of Masonic and Haight and Southeast corner of Haight and Fillmore.

In Memoriams

Dan Cusick – Supervisor Dufty
Paolo Dominici – Supervisor Dufty