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City and County of San Francisco

September 18, 2008

City and County of San Francisco
City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee
City Hall, Room 263

seal of the city and county of sf

Meeting Agenda
Thursday, September 18, 2008
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting

Members: Carmen Chu, Jake McGoldrick, Sean Elsbernd

Clerk: Gail Johnson (415) 554-4445

 

Note: Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following documents: 1) Legislation 2) Budget Analyst report 3) Legislative Analyst report

 

Each member of the public will be allotted the same maximum number of minutes to speak as set by the Chair at the beginning of each item, excluding City representatives, except that public speakers using translation assistance will be allowed to testify for twice the amount of the public testimony time limit. If simultaneous translation services are used, speakers will be governed by the public testimony time limit applied to speakers not requesting translation assistance. Members of the public who want a document placed on the overhead for display should clearly state such and subsequently remove the document when they want the screen to return to live coverage of the meeting.

 


AGENDA CHANGES

 


REGULAR AGENDA

 

1. 080853 [Liquor license - 251 Rhode Island Street]
Hearing to consider that the issuance of a Type 42 on-sale beer and wine public premises license to Joseph Latimore for Gallery Sensei, located at 251 Rhode Island Street (District 10), will serve the convenience of the people of the City and County of San Francisco.
6/16/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. (Sent referral letter to the Planning and Police Departments.)
6/30/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department approved liquor license request.

 

2. 080993 [Liquor license transfer - 637 Clement Street]
Hearing to consider that the transfer of a Type 20 off-sale beer and wine license from 115 Clement Street to 637 Clement Street (District 1), to Joe Anh Lee for Clement Store, will serve the convenience of the people of the City and County of San Francisco.
7/14/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. (Referred to Planning and Police Departments for review and comment.)
8/7/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department approved liquor license request.

 

3. 081076 [Liquor license transfer - 1926 Lombard Street]
Hearing to consider that the transfer of a Type 21 off-sale general license from 1600 Lombard Street to 1926 Lombard Street (District 2), to Luigi and Brixhilda Daberdaku and Cezar and Georgeta Popovici for Luigi's Delicatessen, will serve the convenience of the people of the City and County of San Francisco.
8/4/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. (Sent referral letter to the Planning and Police Departments.)
8/13/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department approved liquor license request.

 

4. 081101 [Accept-expend two related HIV research grants - $105,248] Supervisors Dufty, Ammiano
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to retroactively accept and expend two related grants in the total amount of $105,248 from the Public Health Foundation Enterprises (PHFE) to support the  HIV Vaccine Trials Network Study – Parts A and B; for the periods of January 1, 2008 through June 30, 2008 (Part A) and July 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 (Part B).
8/5/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

 

5. 081111 [Approval of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act grant application - $36,118,233] Supervisor Dufty
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)
8/8/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

 

6. 081121 [Accept-expend state grant and amend Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2008-09 - $400,000] Supervisors Elsbernd, Dufty
Ordinance authorizing the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $400,000 from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES) for gang violence reduction activities, and amending the Annual Salary Ordinance (ASO) to provide for the creation of certain grant funded positions.
8/12/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

 

7. 081187 [Accept-expend federal grant for emergency planning - $175,783] Supervisor Alioto-Pier
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 of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
9/9/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

 

8. 081189 [Accept and expend grant - to support the STD Surveillance Network - $225,000] Supervisor Dufty
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to retroactively accept and expend funds from the Centers for Disease Control and 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.
9/9/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

 

9. 080621 [Amending Health Code Article 8 - Food Preparation and Service Establishment] Mayor
Ordinance amending San Francisco Health Code Sections 451, 452, 456.4, 456.5, deleting Health Code Section 455, and amending San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code Section 249.1 to include definition for licensed health care facilities, clarify the definition for hospital kitchen, update definitions to be consistent with the California Retail Food Code; add a fee for licensed health care facilities; and add lien procedures for enforcing monetary penalties.
5/6/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 6/5/2008. (Referred to Planning Department for environmental review.)
7/2/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department advised that proposed ordinance is exempt from environmental review [non-physical per Section 15060(c)(2) of the CEQA Guidelines. Fee statutorily exempt per Section 15273 of the CEQA Guidelines.].

 

10. 080688 [Helping Hands for Animals Program policy welcoming attorneys to volunteer with the District Attorney's Office to help prosecute animal cruelty cases] Supervisor Alioto-Pier
Resolution approving the  Helping Hands for Animals Program which would welcome private attorneys to aid in the prosecution against animal cruelty as volunteer attorneys under the District Attorney's Office of San Francisco County.
5/20/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.
7/17/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Catherine Stefani, Legislative Assistant to Supervisor Alioto-Pier; Christine Garcia, Animal Control Commission; Lindsay Bruick; Beth Sullivan; Greg. Continued to August 7, 2008.
8/7/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speaker: Catherine Stefani, Legislative Assistant to Supervisor Alioto-Pier. Continued to September 18, 2008.

 

11. 080661 [Waiver process for garbage receptacle enclosure requirements on residential property] Supervisor Sandoval
Ordinance amending San Francisco Public Works Code Section 170 concerning garbage receptacles to authorize a waiver process to the enclosure requirements for residential properties.
5/13/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 6/12/2008. (Referred to Planning Department for environmental review.)
6/12/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department advised that proposed ordinance is exempt from environmental review [non-physical per Section 15060(c)(2) of the CEQA Guidelines].

 

12. 080847 [Requiring recyclable/compostable bags for newspapers and handbills] Supervisors Mirkarimi, Peskin
Ordinance amending Article 5.7 of the San Francisco Public Works Code by adding Section 184.77, to require any person who distributes newspapers or handbills that are packaged in bags or other wrapping to or upon private property to use only recyclable or compostable materials for such packaging and to impose penalties; and making environmental findings.
6/24/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 7/24/2008.

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
NOTE: Persons unable to attend the meeting may submit to the City, by the time the proceedings begin, written comments regarding the agenda items above. These comments will be made a part of the official public record and shall be brought to the attention of the Board of Supervisors. Any written comments should be sent to: Committee Clerk of the City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102 by 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the hearing. Comments which cannot be delivered to the committee clerk by that time may be taken directly to the hearing at the location above.

 

 


LEGISLATION UNDER THE 30-DAY RULE

 


(Not to be considered at this meeting)
Rule 5.40 provides that when an ordinance or resolution is introduced which would CREATE OR REVISE MAJOR CITY POLICY, the committee to which the legislation is assigned shall not consider the legislation until at least thirty days after the date of introduction. The provisions of this rule shall not apply to the routine operations of the departments of the City or when a legal time limit controls the hearing timing. In general, the rule shall not apply to hearings to consider subject matter when no legislation has been presented, nor shall the rule apply to resolutions which simply URGE action to be taken.

 

081193 [Prohibiting Sale of Tobacco Products on Property Owned By or Under the Control of the City and County of San Francisco] Supervisor McGoldrick
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.
9/9/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 10/9/2008.

 

Meeting Procedures
The Board of Supervisors is the Legislative Body of the City and County of San Francisco. The Board has several standing Committees where ordinances and resolutions are the subject of hearings at which members of the public are urged to testify. The full Board does not hold a second public hearing on measures which have been heard in committee.
Board procedures do not permit: 1) persons in the audience at a Committee meeting to vocally express support or opposition to statements by Supervisors or by other persons testifying; 2) ringing and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices; 3) signs to be brought into the meeting or displayed in the room; 4) standing in the meeting room.
Citizens are encouraged to testify at Committee meetings and to write letters to the Clerk of a Committee or to its members, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102.
USING LAPTOP COMPUTERS FOR PRESENTATIONS: Please contact City Hall Media Services at (415) 554-4933 to coordinate the use of laptop computers for presentations at the meeting. Computers to be used are required to be tested in advance. The presenter should arrive 30 minutes prior to the meeting to connect and test their computer.
THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT CITY HALL, ROOM 244, RECEPTION DESK. Agendas are available on the internet at www.sfgov.org/site/bos_meetings
Board meetings are cablecast on SF Cable 26. For video tape copies and scheduling call (415) 554-4188.
Requests for language interpreters at a meeting must be received at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to help ensure availability. Contact Madeleine Licavoli at (415) 554-7722.
AVISO EN ESPA¥OL: La solicitud para un traductor en una reunion debe recibirse antes de mediodia de el viernes anterior a la reunion. Llame a Erasmo Vazquez (415) 554-4909.

Translation: request at least 48 hours before the meeting. Please call: (415) 554-7701

 

Disability Access
The Legislative Chamber (Room 250) and the Committee Room (Room 263) in City Hall are wheelchair accessible.
Meetings are real-time captioned and are cablecast open-captioned on SF Cable 26. Assistive listening devices for the Legislative Chamber are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244. Assistive listening devices for the Committee Room are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244 or in the Committee Room. To request sign language interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations, please contact Madeleine Licavoli at (415) 554-7722 or (415) 554-5227 (TTY). Requests made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting will help to ensure availability.
The nearest accessible BART station is Civic Center (Market/Grove/Hyde Streets). Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the J, K, L, M, N, and T (Civic Center or Van Ness Stations). MUNI bus lines serving the area are the 47 Van Ness, 9 San Bruno, and the 6, 7, 71 Haight/Noriega. For more information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142.
There is accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall at Civic Center Plaza and adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex. Accessible curbside parking is available on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place and Grove Street.
In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to perfumes and various other chemical-based scented products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.

 

Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. The Sunshine Ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review. For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Frank Darby by mail to Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102 by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-7854 or by email at sotf@sfgov.org
Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by contacting Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine

 

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code Sec. 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; web site www.sfgov.org/ethics
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