City and County of San Francisco
City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee
Legislative Chamber, City Hall, Room 250
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, March 20, 2008
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting
Members: Carmen Chu, Jake McGoldrick, Sean Elsbernd
Clerk: Gail Johnson (415) 554-4445
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Note: Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following documents: 1) Legislation 2) Budget Analyst report 3) Legislative Analyst report |
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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. |
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CONSENT AGENDA |
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All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Agenda, are considered to be routine and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Committee. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Committee or the public so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as a separate item. |
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080313 |
[Grant to support the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance project - $418,225] |
Supervisor Alioto-Pier |
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend retroactively a new grant from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the amount of $418,225 to support the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance project, and to enter into a subcontract with the Public Health Foundation Enterprises (PHFE) in the amount of $53,723; for the period of January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.
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3/4/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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080314 |
[Grant funds to support HIV vaccine trials - $156,895] |
Supervisor Alioto-Pier |
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to enter retroactively into an agreement and to accept and expend funds in the amount of $156,895, with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC), the primary contractor, to support the San Francisco HIV Vaccine Trials Network (VTN) Leadership Group/Public Health Foundation Enterprises (PHFE); for the period of June 1, 2007 through May 31, 2008.
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3/4/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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080315 |
[Grant funds to support HIV vaccine trials - $126,989] |
Supervisor Alioto-Pier |
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to enter retroactively into an agreement and to accept and expend funds in the amount of $126,989, with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC), the primary contractor, to support the San Francisco HIV Vaccine Trial Network 40% Transition Costs; for the period of June 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.
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3/4/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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080316 |
[Accept and Expend Regional Grant - Department of the Environment - $157,500] |
Supervisor Chu |
Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment (SF Environment) to accept and expend grant funds, in the amount of $157,500 from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) to assist taxi companies with grant funding to help them offset the incremental costs associated with the purchase of 75 light-duty clean air vehicle taxis.
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3/4/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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080317 |
[Accept and Expend CEC PIER Grant Funds - $995,791] |
Supervisor Chu |
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to accept and expend a California Energy Commission (CEC) Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Grant in the amount of $995,791.
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3/4/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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080347 |
[Accept and Expend Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water Use Efficiency Grant Funds - $200,000] |
Supervisor Alioto-Pier |
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to accept and expend a Department of Water Resources (DWR) Water Use Efficiency Grant in the amount of $200,000.
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3/11/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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SEVERED FROM CONSENT AGENDA |
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071489 |
[Opposing closure of St. Luke's Hospital] |
Supervisors Mirkarimi, Ammiano, Maxwell, Daly |
Resolution opposing the plans of Sutter Health to cease operations at St. Luke's Hospital, requesting City Departments to identify pending applications sought in furtherance of such closure and report such applications; and requesting the City Attorney to investigate the actions taken by Sutter Health and initiate proceedings, if warranted, under relevant statutes.
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10/30/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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1/24/08, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Mirkarimi; Grant Davies, California Pacific Medical Center; Dr. Mitchell Katz, SF General Hospital; Diana Karner, California Pacific Medical Center; James Eggelston, California Nurses Association; Dr. Susan Bailey, St. Luke's Hospital; Marbeth Munn; Anaperla Pureoles, Health Action Team; Jose Morales; Jason Fried, UHW; Dr. George Wu, St. Luke's Hospital; Michael Lyon, Gray Panthers; Jane Morrison, Institute for Health & Social Policy; Male Speaker; Female Speaker, First Unitarian; Steve Currier; Karen Garrison, Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center; Jane Martin, Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center; Dr. Marc Snyder, St. Luke's Hospital; Jane Sandoval, RN, St. Luke's Hospital; Dr. Bonita Palmer, St. Luke's Hospital; Zinaida Garvin; Marleyne Morgan, Cathedral Hill Neighborhood Association; Linda Carter; Howard Wallace; Julie Waters. 1/24/08 Amendment of the Whole bearing same title. |
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1/24/08, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR AS AMENDED. |
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080089 |
[Suspending Health Code Sections 34.4 and 34.6 of the Healthy Products, Healthy Children Ordinance] |
Supervisor Alioto-Pier |
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Section 34.10, to suspend Sections 34.4 and 34.6 of the Healthy Products, Healthy Children Ordinance.
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1/15/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 2/14/2008. |
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080345 |
[Welcoming Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch, Tibetan Freedom Torch, and Global Human Rights Torch Relay] |
Supervisor Daly |
Resolution welcoming the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch, the Tibetan Freedom Torch and the Global Human Rights Torch to San Francisco and urging City Representatives accepting the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch to welcome the Torch in the true spirit of the Olympics, consistent with the United Nations Charter established in this City, and the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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3/11/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION |
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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. |
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LEGISLATION UNDER THE 30-DAY RULE |
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(Not to be considered at this meeting) |
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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. |
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080321 |
[Promoter permits] |
Mayor |
Ordinance adding Article 15.7 to the San Francisco Police Code, requiring promoters to obtain promoter permits in order to promote events within the City and County of San Francisco.
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3/4/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 4/7/2008. (Referred to Entertainment Commission for informational purposes.) (Referred to Small Business Commission for comment and recommendation.) |
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080322 |
[Prohibition on loitering outside nightclubs] |
Mayor, Supervisor Maxwell |
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by adding Section 121, to prohibit loitering outside nightclubs.
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3/4/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 4/7/2008. (Referred to Entertainment Commission for informational purposes.) (Referred to Small Business Commission for comment and recommendation.) |
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080323 |
[Entertainment Commission - Place of Entertainment Permits] |
Mayor, Supervisor Maxwell |
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Police Code Sections 1060, 1060.1, 1060.2, 1060.3, 1060.5, 1060.20, 1060.23, 1060.24, 1060.25 and 1060.29; repealing Section 1060.22; adding Sections 1060.23-1, 1060.30 and 1060.31, relating to the application, approval, amendment, suspension, revocation, and transfer of Place of Entertainment Permits and One Night Event Permits, including changes in penalties for violations of law, and amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code by amending Section 8 to provide an additional category of permit suspension and revocation actions that are not suspended pending a decision by the Board of Appeals.
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3/4/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 4/7/2008. (Referred to Entertainment Commission for informational purposes.) (Referred to Small Business Commission for comment and recommendation.) |
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080324 |
[Entertainment Commission - Extended-Hours Premises Permits] |
Mayor, Supervisor Maxwell |
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Police Code Sections 1070, 1070.1, 1070.2, 1070.3, 1070.5, 1070.7, 1070.8, 1070.13, 1070.15, 1070.16, 1070.17, 1070.19, 1070.20, 1070.22, 1070.23, 1070.24, and 1070.27; amending Section 1070.20-1 and renumbering it as Section 1070.20-2; repealing Sections 1070.12, 1070.21, and 1070.26; and adding a new Section 1070.20-1 and Sections 1070.28 and 1070.29, relating to the application, approval, amendment, suspension, revocation, and transfer of Extended-Hours Premises Permits, including changes in penalties for violations of law.
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3/4/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 4/7/2008. (Referred to Entertainment Commission for informational purposes.) (Referred to Small Business Commission for comment and recommendation.) |
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| Meeting Procedures |
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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. |
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| Disability Access |
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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. |
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| Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance |
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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 |
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| Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements |
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| 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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