December 18, 2008

City Hall, Room 263

Meeting Agenda
Thursday, December 18, 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.

	AGENDA CHANGES

	REGULAR AGENDA

1.	081506	[State grants to fund agricultural projects - $17,672.98]	Supervisor Dufty
		Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend three grants with a total amount of $17,672.98, from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA); with retroactive approval to accept and expend two of these grants (Agreements #08-0507 and #08-0415) totaling $914.98, for the period of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, and approval to accept and expend a third grant (Agreement #08-0345) in the amount of $16,758.00 for the period of January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
		11/25/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

2.	081508	[Funds to support public health emergency preparedness - $460,396]	Supervisor Maxwell
		Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $460,396 from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Emergency Preparedness Office, to fund the Hospital Preparedness Program; for the period of August 9, 2008 through August 8, 2009.
		11/25/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

3.	081559	[Accept-Expend Federal grant funds - Department of Public Works - $1,475,675]	Supervisor Elsbernd
		Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,475,675 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance Edward Byrne Memorial Discretionary Grants Program.
		12/9/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

4.	081358	[Liquor license transfer, 115 Mason Street]
		Hearing to consider that the transfer of a Type 48 on-sale general public premises liquor license from 232 O'Farrell Street to 115 Mason Street (District 6), to John D. Smith for the Union Square Sports Bar Inc., will serve the convenience of the people of the City and County of San Francisco.
		10/23/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. (Sent referral letter to the Planning and Police Departments.)
		11/3/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department approved liquor license request.

5.	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.
		9/18/08, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speaker: Inspector Dave Falzon, Police Department, Vice Crimes Unit.

6.	081455	[Liquor license transfer - 2200 Jerrold Avenue]
		Hearing to consider that the transfer of a Type 20 off-sale beer and wine license from 236 8th Street to 2200 Jerrold Avenue (District 10), to Nelly Ghassan for The Gifted Basket, will serve the convenience of the people of the City and County of San Francisco.
		11/18/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. (Sent referral letter to the Planning and Police Departments.)
		12/2/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department approved liquor license request.

7.	081357	[Liquor license transfer, 2200 Mission Street]
		Hearing to consider that the transfer of a Type 21 off-sale general license from 2767 Lombard Street to 2200 Mission Street (District 9), to Howard Ngo for Duc Loi Supermarket, will serve the convenience of the people of the City and County of San Francisco.
		10/21/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. (Sent referral letter to the Planning and Police Departments.)
		11/4/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department approved liquor license request.

8.	081378	[Liquor license transfer, 201 Harrison Street, Suite C]
		Hearing to consider that the transfer of a Type 21 off-sale general license from 433 Precita Avenue to 201 Harrison Street, Suite C (District 6), to Najwa Osama Habash and Osama Khalil Habash for Main Market Liquor & Deli, will serve the convenience of the people of the City and County of San Francisco.
		10/21/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. (Sent referral letter to the Planning and Police Departments.)
		11/13/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department approved liquor license request.

9.	081233	[Urging the Department of Public Works to revisit the street sweeping reductions]	Supervisors McGoldrick, Alioto-Pier
		Resolution urging the Department of Public Works to revisit the current Mechanical Sweeping Program improvements program, in order to perform thorough public outreach to community groups and integrate public feedback from those who live in affected neighborhoods into the citywide plan to reduce the mechanical street sweeping schedule.
		9/16/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.
		10/16/08, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Alioto-Pier; Edward Reiskin, Director of Public Works; Mohammed Nuru, Deputy Director of Operations, Department of Public Works; Gabriel Cabrera, Office of the Legislative Analyst, Board of Supervisors; Alice Piccus; Jason Jungreis, Member, Board of Directors, Planning Association for the Richmond; Jean Barish, Keep Our Neighborhood Clean; Rose Hillson, Block Captain, Jordan Park Improvement Association; Jackson McElmell; Ian Berke; Peter Morse; Lynn Newhouse Segal, Pacific Heights Residents Association; Rena Fritts.
		12/4/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speaker: Peter McInerney. Continued to December 18, 2008.

10.	081460	[Proposed Contemporary Art Museum]	Supervisor Alioto-Pier
		Resolution supporting the location of the proposed Contemporary Art Museum in the City and County of San Francisco.
		11/18/08, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		11/25/08, REFERRED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. Supervisor Daly requested that this item be severed from the Adoption Without Committee Reference and referred to committee.

11.	081498	[General Advertising Sign Program Annual Report]	Supervisor McGoldrick
		Hearing on the General Advertising Sign Program Annual Report.
		11/25/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

	ADJOURNMENT

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	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.

	There are no items now pending under 30-day Rule.

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