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City and County of San Francisco

March, 09 2004

City and County of San Francisco

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Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
March 9, 2004

OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION

Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor
040272 [Public Employment]
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 195-03 (Annual Salary Ordinance 2003/04) reflecting the deletion of 189.90 positions in the following departments: Administrative Services, Adult Probation, Adult and Aging Services, Airport, Assessor, Convention Facilities, Emergency Communications, Environment, Human Resources, Juvenile Probation, Municipal Transportation Agency, Police, Public Health, Recreation and Park, Sheriff and Telecommunication and Information Services. Mayor presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.
040274 [Production and Inspection Demand Procedures and Pre-Hearing Conference Procedures before Assessment Appeals Board]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Sections 2B.21 and 2B.22 to Chapter 2B to provide Production and Inspection Demand Procedures and Pre-Hearing Conference Procedures for proceedings before the Assessment Appeals Boards. Supervisor Daly presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee.
021505 [Ordinance adding Section 21.25-3 to the Administrative Code]
Ordinance adding Section 21.25-3 to the Administrative Code to require that workers engaged in rigging, sound, projection, theatrical lighting, videos, computers, draping, carpentry, special effects, and motion picture services on property owned or leased by the City and County of San Francisco be paid the prevailing rate of wage and that such workers will have job protection with the successor contractor for a transition period after a lease, management agreement or other contractual arrangement is terminated. Supervisors Ammiano, Daly presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Finance Committee. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Small Business Commission for comment and recommendation. TRANSFERRED to Finance and Audits Committee. New committee structure 2/17/03. FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 5.37. REACTIVATED PURSUANT TO RULE 5.23. Supervisor Daly requested this matter be reactivated. ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.
031463 [Zoning - Large-scale Retail Use]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to add section 121.6 to impose a City-wide conditional use requirement for large-scale retail uses in excess of 50,000 gross square feet, to prohibit such uses if they are in excess of 120,000 gross square feet in any zone other than the C-3 zones, and to prohibit specified large-scale retail uses in excess of 120,000 gross square feet in the C-3 zones; amending Planning Code section 303 to add findings for the abovementioned uses concerning active street frontage patterns and mixed-use building opportunities; making findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code section 101.1(b); and exempting from this legislation those uses for which the City received a building permit prior to the date of this ordinance's introduction. Supervisors Ammiano, Dufty, Gonzalez presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use Committee. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Transmitted to Planning Commission for public hearing and recommendation. RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Commission Resolution No. 16690, adopted November 20, 2003, recommending that the Board of Supervisors not adopt proposed ordinance, but instead craft a new single piece of legislation that combines elements of this ordinance and proposed ordinance contained in File 031239. Received Certificate of Exemption From Environmental Review dated September 4, 2003. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Small Business Commission. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Ammiano submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title. ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

Resolutions
040273 [Instant Runoff Voting]
Resolution invoking section 19211 of the California Elections code to experimentally adopt the use of modified voting equipment, and urging the Department of Elections and Elections Commission to begin all preparations for using instant runoff voting this November 2004 and to immediately commence public education and outreach. Supervisor Gonzalez presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
040275 [Establishing Task Force - Passenger Cruise Industry]
Resolution establishing a civic task force to develop and market San Francisco to the Passenger Cruise industry. Supervisors Alioto-Pier, Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
040276 [Supporting OURx Bill of Rights]
Resolution supporting the Senior Action Network OURx Bill of Rights and urging the California State Legislature to approve the legislative package. Supervisors Peskin, Sandoval presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.
040279 [Extension of Planning Commission Review Period - 690 Market Street]
Resolution extending for an additional 30 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed ordinance to amend the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 249.25 to create the Downtown Housing Demonstration Special Use District encompassing the property zoned Downtown Office District (C-3-0) at the corner of Market Street, Kearny Street and Geary Avenue (690 Market Street, Assessor's Block 0311, Lot 006). Supervisor Peskin presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
040283 [Confirming the Appointment of Ann Blumlein Lazarus to the San Francisco Port Commission]
Resolution confirming the appointment of Ann Blumlein Lazarus to the San Francisco Port Commission. Mayor presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
040284 [Contract funds to evaluate the impact of a resource center for drug users]
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Community Behavioral Health Services (SFDPH,CBHS), to enter retroactively into an agreement with the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), the primary contractor, and expend funds in the amount of $4,697 to provide research evaluation services; for the period of July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004. Supervisor Peskin presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
040286 [Arts Education Month]
Resolution declaring March 2004 as Arts Education Month in San Francisco. Supervisor Ammiano presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
040287 [Greenhouse Gases]
Resolution urging the California Air Resources Board to adopt the strongest possible regulations to reduce greenhouse gases emitted by passenger vehicles pursuant to AB 1493 (Pavley), and recommends that the California Legislature endorse such regulations to protect the health of the state's economy and its people. Supervisor Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
040288 [Urging United States Senate to restore Earned Income Tax Credit funding]
Resolution urging the United States Senate to restore funding for the Earned Income Tax Credit program; directing the Clerk of the Board to send the request to Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer. Supervisor Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
040289 [Rename Geary Street between Taylor and Mason Streets "Saroyan Way"]
Resolution renaming Geary Street between Taylor and Mason Streets "Saroyan Way" for the period between March 24 and April 30, 2004 and urging the San Francisco Department of Public Works to work with American Conservatory Theater to place appropriate signage. Supervisor Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
040290 [Continuation of higher cap on gate fees charged taxi drivers]
Resolution extending the date for enacting ordinances to prevent expiration of higher cap on gate fees charged taxi drivers. Supervisor Hall presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
040291 [Unidentified Victims]
Resolution urging the San Francisco Medical Examiner's Office to provide sketches and profiles on their website of deceased individuals who have not been identified since 1975; and to provide the available information on request. Supervisor Hall presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
040292 [Commemorating the One Year Anniversary of the Asian Art Museum]
Resolution commemorating the one year anniversary of the Asian Art Museum at its new Civic Center home. Supervisor Ma presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
040293 [Commemorating Brown v. Board of Education]
Resolution commemorating Brown v. Board of Education statewide celebration May 3rd and 4th 2004. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
040294 [Regulate the use of remote control locomotives]
Resolution urging the California Public Utilities Commission and the Federal Railroad Administration to adopt regulations to ensure that the safety of the citizens of the City and County of San Francisco is not at risk due to the use of remote control locomotives. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
040295 [Housing for Foster Youth]
Resolution supporting the Transitional Housing for Foster Youth Fund to provide safe, affordable housing and supportive services to emancipated foster youth. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
040296 [Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day]
Resolution declaring April 24, 2004 Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day in San Francisco. Supervisors Peskin, Hall, Daly, Maxwell, Sandoval, Gonzalez, Alioto-Pier, McGoldrick presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
040297 [Robert Anino Estate]
Resolution accepting a $100,000 bequest from the Estate of Robert Anino for the design, construction, placement and maintenance of a monument to composer Johann Strauss, Jr. and urging the Fine Arts Museums Board of Trustees to accept and administer such bequest in accordance with the gift restrictions. Supervisor Peskin presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

Request for Hearings
040277 [Flooding on the Embarcadero, SOMA, and throughout Districts 3 and 6]
Hearing to consider the recent flooding on the Embarcadero, in the South of Market throughout Districts 3 and 6, including: (1) Damage to residential and commercial properties; (2) Environmental damage caused to San Francisco Bay; (3) Response of the Department of Public Works and the Public Utilities Commission; and (4) Future planning to prevent similar occurrences. Supervisors Daly, Peskin presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.
040278 [Department of Building Inspection "special monitor" position]
Hearing on the role and responsibilities of the newly-created position of "special monitor" for the Department of Building Inspection and the suitability of Rudy Nothenberg in filling the role. Supervisor Gonzalez presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
040280 [Department of City Planning proposed 2004-05 work plan, efficiency plan, and budget]
Hearing to consider the proposed 2004-05 work plan, efficiency plan, and budget of the Department of City Planning. Supervisor McGoldrick presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.
040281 [Policy on Police pursuits.]
Hearing on the San Francisco Police Department's policy on police pursuits. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.
040282 [Recent Flooding]
Requesting the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to schedule a hearing where relevant city Departments (including the Public Utilities Commission, the Department of Public Works, the Department of Building Inspection, and the Office of Emergency Services) will report on the major flooding that occurred on February 25, 2004. Supervisor Sandoval presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.
040285 [Services for Women with Children in Residential Treatment]
Hearing to identify gaps in services for women with children in residential treatment. Supervisor Ma presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.

Motions
040222 [Appointment to Police Commission - Louise Renne]
Motion confirming the Mayor's nomination of, and appointing, Louise Renne to the San Francisco Police Commission for a term of office commencing on April 30, 2004 at noon, with the term ending to be determined by lot. Mayor presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
040223 [Appointment to Police Commission - Douglas Chan]
Motion confirming the Mayor's nomination of, and appointing, Douglas Chan to the San Francisco Police Commission for a term of office commencing on April 30, 2004 at noon, with the term ending to be determined by lot. Mayor presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
040224 [Appointment to Police Commission - Joseph Veronese]
Motion confirming the Mayor's nomination of, and appointing, Mr. Joseph Veronese to the San Francisco Police Commission for a term of office commencing on April 30, 2004 at noon, with the term ending to be determined by lot. Mayor presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
040225 [Appointment to Police Commission - Dr. Joe Marshall]
Motion confirming the Mayor's nomination of, and appointing, Dr. Joe Marshall to the San Francisco Police Commission for a term of office commencing on April 30, 2004 at noon, with the term ending to be determined by lot. Mayor presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

PROPOSED ORDINANCES
040217 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Pacific Bell Telephone Company and SBC Communications, Inc.]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco against Pacific Bell Telephone Company and SBC Communications, Inc., and a related law suit filed by Pacific Bell Telephone Company against San Francisco, for a payment to the Airport in the amount of $4,057,204.26, and for a payment to the Department of Administrative Services of 20% of Pacific Bell's revenues from the sale of pre-paid calling cards with the San Francisco City Seal in 2003 and 2004, and on certain other terms; and approving the settlement agreement; the lawsuits were filed on December 19, 2002 and December 20, 2002, in San Francisco County Superior Court, Case Nos. 415-918 and 415-996; and respectively entitled City and County of San Francisco v. Pacific Bell Telephone Company and SBC Communications, Inc., and Pacific Bell Telephone Company v. City and County of San Francisco. (City Attorney) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
040218 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Armstrong, et al., (Victor Humphrey)]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Victor Humphrey against the City and County of San Francisco for $27,500.00; the lawsuit was filed on July 9, 2001 in United States District Court, Northern District, Case No. C01-2611; entitled Armstrong, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
040219 [Administrative Code Revision: Health Service System]
Ordinance amending Chapter 16, Article XV, of Part 1 of the San Francisco Municipal (Administrative) Code by amending Section 16.703 regarding Board approval of Health Service System Plans and Contribution Rates. (Human Resources Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.
040220 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Francisco Rivero and Pacific Interment Co., et al.]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Francisco Rivero and Pacific Interment Co. against the City and County of San Francisco for $1,700,000, which includes payment of a total of $52,000 in punitive damages; the lawsuit was filed on September 9, 1993 in the United States District Court, Case No. C93-3383; entitled Francisco Rivero and Pacific Interment Co., et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
040216 [Accept and Expend Grant]
Resolution authorizing the Sheriff's Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $30,000 from the Zellerbach Family Foundation for providing a family literacy program for women prisoners in the county jail. (Sheriff) Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee. RECOMMENDED...
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