City and County of San Francisco
Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
May 10, 2005
OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION
Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor
Ordinances
| 050215 |
[Revision of the recourse hearing procedures for public work prevailing wage violations] |
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Ordinance amending San Francisco Administrative Code Section 6.22, at subsection 6.22(E)(8)(c), to revise the recourse hearing procedures for contractors challenging forfeitures for prevailing wage violations on public work projects. Supervisors Ammiano, Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Small Business Commission for review and recommendation. RESPONSE RECEIVED. Small Business Commission unanimously supports ordinance as is. TRANSFERRED to Budget and Finance Committee. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. Supervisor Ammiano submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title. |
| 050817 |
[Designating rent and tax credits as "public monies" for purposes of Fiscal Feasibility Ordinance] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 29.1, 29.3, 29.4, and 29.7, to: exempt voter-approved projects from the Fiscal Feasibility Ordinance; include rent credits and City-granted Mills Act tax credits as "public monies" for purposes of the Ordinance; require additional information from applicants for environmental review; set a deadline for Board action; and, suspend application to certain projects undergoing environmental review. Supervisors Peskin, Maxwell, Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 050822 |
[Reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program] |
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Emergency ordinance reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program set forth in Chapter 14A of the San Francisco Administrative Code; suspending Chapter 12D.A; providing for data collection to ensure nondiscrimination in City contracting; and adopting a declaration of emergency. Supervisor Ammiano presented. ASSIGNED to Board of Supervisors. |
| 050825 |
[Homeless Death Form] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Sections 220 through 226, requiring those registering deaths with the Health Department to file a Homeless Death Form. Supervisors Dufty, Daly, Mirkarimi presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 050829 |
[Requiring baby diaper-changing accommodations in new Public-Serving and Substantially Renovated Public-Serving Establishments] |
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Ordinance amending the Planning Code by adding Section 166 to require that new public-serving establishments and substantially renovated public-serving establishments install baby diaper-changing accommodations; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan. Supervisor Sandoval presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. |
| 050830 |
[Zoning - Allow Tourist Hotels of 75 Rooms or Less in the SSO District] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 818 and adding Section 818.78 to Table 818 to allow a tourist hotel of 75 rooms or less as a principal permitted use in the SSO (Service/Secondary Office District); adopting findings. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. |
Resolutions
| 050819 |
[Extending Early Retirement Program] |
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Resolution extending Early Retirement Program for and through fiscal year 2005-06. Supervisor Ma presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050824 |
[Contract funds to participate in the development of a national violent death reporting system] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to enter retroactively into an agreement with the California Department of Health Services (CDHS), the primary contractor, and expend funds in the amount of up to $70,000 in order to participate in the development of a national violent death reporting system, and to add one 0.5 position funded under this agreement; for the period of January 1, 2005, through September 29, 2009. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 050831 |
[Rescind FDA Sperm Donor Recommendations] |
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Resolution urging the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to rescind its policy recommendations for anonymous sperm donors which bar gay and bisexual men from being prospective donors, and further urging the FDA to adopt community recommendations to institute a non-discriminatory policy based on sexual behavior rather than sexual orientation. Supervisors Ammiano, Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050832 |
[Nurses Day - May 12, 2005] |
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Resolution declaring May 12, 2005 as “Nurses Day” in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Ammiano presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050833 |
[Ninth Taiwanese Cultural Festival] |
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Resolution recognizing the Ninth Taiwanese Cultural Festival in San Francisco and commending the Taiwanese American Federation of Northern California and its many volunteers on this 21st day of May, 2005, for contributing to the recognition of Taiwanese Americans in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Ammiano presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050834 |
[Classified Employees Week] |
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Resolution supporting the negotiations in good faith between Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) to ensure classified employees are adequately honored and appreciated for the invaluable service they provide to the children of San Francisco and further honoring and recognizing May 15 through May 21, 2005 as Classified Employees Week. Supervisor Ammiano presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050835 |
[AB 1612-Cigarette Pollution and Litter Prevention Act of 2005] |
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Resolution in support of AB 1612, the Cigarette Pollution and Litter Prevention Act of 2005, by the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050836 |
[Commending Joe Matranga] |
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Resolution commending Joe Matranga on the celebration of his 21 years of service to The City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Elsbernd presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050837 |
[Mural Awareness Month] |
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Resolution recognizing May 2005 as “Mural Awareness Month” in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Ma presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050838 |
[Hydrogen Vehicle Feasibility Study] |
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Resolution urging the Department of Administrative Services to conduct a feasibility study on the use of hydrogen engine vehicles in the City vehicle fleet. Mayor, Supervisor Ma presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050839 |
[Supporting H.R. 1712 and S 880] |
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Resolution supporting H.R. 1712 and S880 which intends to expand the boundaries of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050840 |
[San Francisco Nature Education Day] |
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Resolution declaring May 20, 2005 as San Francisco Nature Education Day. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050841 |
[Commending the Women of Sister's Tea] |
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Resolution commending the Women Extraordinary awardees of the Sister’s Tea. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050842 |
[Extending the Asthma Task Force to June 30, 2008] |
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Resolution extending the Asthma Task Force to June 30, 2008. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050843 |
[Accept-Expend Federal Grant - 2005 After-School Snack Pilot Program] |
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Resolution authorizing the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $196,453 from the United States Department of Agriculture for the 2005 After-School Snack Pilot Program. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050844 |
[Accept-Expend Grant Awarded to the San Francisco Department of the Environment by Golden Gate University School of Law, Environmental Law and Justice Clinic] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $23,000 from the Environmental Law and Justice Clinic of the Golden Gate University School of Law for administrative and outreach services relating to a Clean Air Act educational workshop and an Environmental Justice conference to bring together governmental agencies, community groups, activists and academic institutions. Supervisors Maxwell, Peskin, Ammiano, Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050845 |
[Supporting Conscientious Objection to the Iraq War and Occupation] |
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Resolution supporting Conscientious Objection to the Iraq War and Occupation. Supervisors Mirkarimi, Daly, McGoldrick, Ammiano presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050846 |
[Opposing Special Election] |
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Resolution opposing Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposal for a special election. Supervisor Peskin presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050847 |
[Grant to develop and implement a local infrastructure to augment the current activities of the S.F. Childhood Lead Prevention Program] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to accept and expend a new grant in the amount of $52,550 from the State Department of Health Services (SDHS) Lead Hazard Reduction Compliance and Enforcement Program, to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds, and to add one 0.1 position funded through this grant; for the period of July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2006. Supervisor Peskin presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050848 |
[Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Department of Public Works] |
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Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept and expend a grant of federal Surface Transportation funds in the amount of $2,000,000 through the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Transportation for Livable Communities Program for Broadway Streetscape Improvements Project, Phase II, and stating the assurance of the San Francisco Department of Public Works to complete the project. Supervisor Peskin presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
Requests for Hearing
| 050823 |
[Hearing - Emergency ordinance reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program] |
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Hearing to consider the possible adoption of an Emergency ordinance reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program set forth in Chapter 14A of the San Francisco Administrative Code; suspending Chapter 12D.A; providing for data collection to ensure nondiscrimination in City contracting; and adopting a declaration of emergency. (Clerk of the Board) . ASSIGNED to Board of Supervisors. Pursuant to File 050821, Board to sit as a Committee of the Whole May 24, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. |
| 050826 |
[Community Policing] |
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Hearing on the practice and efficacy of "Community Policing" (state of art term) throughout San Francisco's diverse communities as well as identifying new and accountable strategies for improving Community Policing as well as determining how its function intersects with the needs of the community, referring to: housing and land use, employment, truancy, alternative day-evening youth programs vocational training opportunities, public works' code enforcement, public/mental health, children day-care, and criminal recidivism. Further requesting presentation by the SFPD chief Heather Fong and Office of Legislative Analyst on the practice of community policing in San Francisco and elsewhere. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
| 050827 |
[Maintenance of McLaren Park] |
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Hearing on the maintenance of McLaren Park, particularly the medians along Mansell Street and the weeds throughout the park. Supervisors Sandoval, Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
Motions
| 050815 |
[Needle Exchange Emergency] |
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Motion concurring in the determination of the Mayor for the continued need for the declaration of emergency in connection with the needle exchange program. Supervisors Ammiano, Daly, Peskin, McGoldrick, Maxwell, Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050816 |
[Confirming Edwin Lee as City Administrator] |
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Motion confirming Edwin Lee as City Administrator. Mayor presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 050820 |
[Off-Site Government Audits and Oversight Committee Meeting] |
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Motion scheduling a special off-site meeting of the Government Audits and Oversight Committee on Saturday, June 11th at 1:00 p.m. for the purpose of receiving community input regarding the status of Laguna Honda Hospital. Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 050821 |
[Emergency Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program - May 24, 2005, Committee of the Whole] |
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Motion for the Board of Supervisors to convene as a committee of the whole on May 24, 2005, at 4:00 p.m. to accept public testimony concerning the possible adoption of an emergency ordinance reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program set forth in Chapter 14A of the San Francisco Administrative Code; suspending Chapter 12D.A; providing for data collection to ensure nondiscrimination in City contracting; and adopting a declaration of emergency. Supervisor Ammiano presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 050828 |
[Certain Commission candidates must file Statements of Economic Interests prior to Board consideration] |
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Motion amending the Board's Rules of Order to add Rule 2.32, requiring each candidate for a Board, Commission or advisory body appointment or confirmation who would be required to file a Form 700 (Statement of Economic Interests) to submit such a Statement to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors prior to Board Consideration of the appointment or confirmation, and allowing the Board to consider appointments or confirmations, despite the failure of an applicant to file a completed Form 700, if the time for Board consideration is about to expire. Supervisors Peskin, Ammiano, Elsbernd presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
Charter Amendment
| 050818 |
[Charter Amendment - Dividing appointments to the Municipal Transportation Agency's Board of Directors between the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors] |
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Charter amendment (First Draft) to amend Section 8A.102, to divide appointments to the Municipal Transportation Agency’s Board of Directors between the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Ammiano presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee. |
PROPOSED ORDINANCES
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
| 050763 |
[Lease of Real Property - One South Van Ness Avenue] |
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Resolution authorizing the exercise of an option to lease 66,317 square feet of space and extending the term of an existing lease at One South Van Ness Avenue for the Municipal Transportation Agency of the City and County of San Francisco. (Real Estate Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
Clerk to Act – May 10, 2005
Board Minutes for April 12, 2005 approved.
Requests Granted
From: Supervisor Sandoval
To: Director, Public Utilities Commission
Requesting/Inquiring: To investigate the feasibility of relocating a utility pole currently on Cotter at Mission Street in front of the Excelsior Library windows, five feet so that the pole is closer to Mission Street. A photo of the pole in question is attached.
Cc: Marian C. Taylor
Friends of the San Francisco Library
391 Grove Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
From: Supervisor McGoldrick
To: City Attorney
Requesting/Inquiring: To prepare legislation that requires the City to provide legal representation at the Board of Appeals to the Planning Department, the Planning Commission and the Department of Building Inspections for permits that are issued by such departments.
From: Supervisor Elsbernd
To: Director, Department of Economic and Workforce Development
To: Director, Department of Recreation and Park
Requesting/Inquiring: Can the University of California Berkeley’s football program relocate to Candlestick Park while their stadium undergoes renovation? If the University of California Berkeley’s football program temporarily relocated to play their home games at SBC Park, what type of revenue would the Cal Bears football program bring to surrounding neighborhoods of SBC Park?
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Chief of Police, SFPD
To: Office of Legislative Analyst
Requesting/Inquiring: To make presentations on the practice of community policing in San Francisco and elsewhere. Matter to be considered in Government Audit & Oversight Committee.
In Memoriams
Bruce Franks (Entire Board)
Luis Cervantes (Supervisor Ammiano)
John Holub (Supervisor Mirkarimi)
Vernon Demars (Supervisors Peskin, McGoldrick)
Miguel Contreras (Supervisor Sandoval)
Brendon Yih Wen (Supervisor Sandoval)