April 17, 2008

City and County of San Francisco

City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee

City Hall, Room 263

Meeting Agenda
Thursday, April 17, 2008
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting

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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

		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.

	REGULAR AGENDA

1.	080435	[Funds to support Department of Public Health Emergency Preparedness - $468,469]	Supervisor Alioto-Pier
		Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $468,469 from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Emergency Preparedness Office, to fund the Hospital Preparedness Program; for the period of September 1, 2007 through August 8, 2008.
		4/1/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

2.	080439	[Grant to fund rapid HIV tests in San Francisco - $781,839]	Supervisor Dufty
		Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH), to accept and expend retroactively a new three-year grant from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) in the amount of $731,070, including a retroactive contract with University of California – San Francisco (UCSF) which includes a 12 percent contingency for a total of $781,839 to support the project entitled  Expanded and Integrated Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Testing of Populations Disproportionately Affected by HIV (Primarily African Americans); for the period of October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2010.
		4/1/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

3.	080440	[Grant to support technical assistance for an HIV/AIDS project - $215,928]	Supervisor Dufty
		Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH), to accept and expend retroactively a new grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in the amount of $215,928, including a retroactive contract with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. (PHFE) in the amount of $207,198, for the  China MSM: Technical Assistance project; for the period of January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.
		4/1/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

4.	080476	[Grant funds to support nutrition services - $343,000]	Supervisor Alioto-Pier
		Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend a three-year grant in the amount of $343,000 from the Vitamin Cases Consumer Settlement Fund to support the  Women's Nutritional Awareness Project, for the period of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2011.
		4/8/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

5.	080452	[Gift of up to $300,000 - private, Department of Public Health]
		Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Behavioral Health Services to retroactively accept a gift of Buprenorphine medication from Reckitt Benkiser Pharmaceuticals with a monetary value of up to $300,000 for the period of March 1, 2008 through August 31, 2008 for ongoing and new patients receiving Opiate Replacement Treatment in San Francisco. (Public Health Department)
		4/2/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

6.	080434	[SFUSD schools admission process]	Supervisor Chu
		Hearing on the San Francisco Unified School District schools admission process.
		4/1/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

7.	080472	[San Francisco County Transportation Authority]	Supervisors Elsbernd, Chu
		Hearing on the San Francisco County Transportation Authority's 19th Avenue/Park Presidio Boulevard Transportation Plan Final Report.
		4/8/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

8.	071294	[Climate change goals and action plan]	Supervisor Mirkarimi
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Environment Code by adding Chapter 9, Sections 900 through 908, to establish City greenhouse gas emissions targets and departmental action plans, to authorize the Department of the Environment to coordinate efforts to meet these targets, and to make environmental findings.
		9/11/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 10/12/2007. 2/1/08 - Sent to Planning for environmental review.
		2/6/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department determined that the proposed ordinance is categorically exempt from environmental review.
		2/14/08, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committe. Speakers: Supervisor McGoldrick; Supervisor Mirkarimi.
		4/3/08, CONTINUED. Speakers: None. Continued to April 17, 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.

9.	080438	[Prohibiting smoking in enclosed areas, certain unenclosed areas, and sports stadiums]	Supervisor Daly
		Ordinance updating findings based on recent studies; amending San Francisco Health Code Sections 1009.20, 1009.21, 1009.22, 1009.23, 1009.25, and 1009.81, and adding Sections 1009.26, 1009.27, 1009.28, and 1009.29, to prohibit smoking in 1) business establishments and bars regardless of whether owner-operated, 2) common areas of multi-unit housing complexes, 3) tourist lodging facilities, 4) tobacco shops, 5) charity bingo games, 6) taxicabs and other motor vehicles for hire, 7) unenclosed dining areas of restaurants, 8) service waiting areas, 9) areas within twenty feet of entrances to private, nonresidential buildings, 10) farmers markets, and 11) vehicles owned by the City and County of San Francisco; establishing obligations for property owners and managers to prevent smoking in prohibited areas, defining secondhand smoke from a business establishment located in a mixed-use residential and commercial building as a nuisance; adding administrative procedures and penalties; deleting criminal penalties; adding provisions for cost recovery and liens; adding provisions for private enforcement of the ordinance, and making conforming changes in the Police Code by repealing Sections 53, 53.1, and 1098, and in the Health Code by repealing Section 1009.24.
		4/1/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 5/1/2008.
		4/9/08, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to the Small Business Commission for comment and recommendation.

Meeting Procedures

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Disability Access

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Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance

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Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements

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