City and County of San Francisco
Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
December 14, 2004
OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION
Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor
Ordinances
| 041740 |
[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 UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Board of Supervisors. |
| 041741 |
[Castro Street and Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial Districts - Exemption of certain entertainment permits from the conditional use process] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 715.48 and Section 721.48 to provide that existing bars in the Castro Street and Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial Districts will be allowed to apply for and receive a place of entertainment permit from the Entertainment Commission without obtaining conditional use authorization from the Planning Commission if they can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Entertainment Commission that they have been in regular operation as an entertainment use prior to January 1, 2004; adopting findings. Supervisor Dufty presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use Committee. |
| 041742 |
[Deletion of a street flower market location on Market Street at Fifth Street] |
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Ordinance amending Public Works Code Article 5, Section 155 to delete the flower market location on the south side of Market Street within 100 feet of the west line of 5th Street. Supervisor Dufty presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Services Committee. |
| 041745 |
[Regulating Skateboard Riding] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Traffic Code by amending section 100 (Ord. No. 300-98) so that it no longer applies to skateboard riders; repealing a second section 100 (Ord. No. 385-98); repealing sections 100.1 through 100.6, which established a pilot program regulating roller and in-line skaters that has now expired; and adding a new section 100.1, regulating the riding of skateboards in San Francisco. Supervisor Ma presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use Committee. 12/17/04-Referred to Youth Commission. |
| 041748 |
[Development Agreements] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 56.2 and 56.3 to allow a housing project to enter into a Development Agreement with the City if the project has a minimum of 1,000 units, includes two or more buildings, will be built on a site exceeding two and one-half acres, and provides public benefits beyond those achievable through existing ordinances and regulations; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act. Supervisor Daly presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use Committee. 12/17/04-Referred to Planning to determination of environmental impact. |
| 041751 |
[Appropriate funds for the Human Services Agency's CalWORKS, In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) and Medi-Cal Programs] |
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Ordinance appropriating $5,988,448 from current year federal and state revenue allocations for the CalWORKS, In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) and Medi-Cal programs to fund various program requirements including staffing; breakdown of the amounts per program are $1,539,670 to CalWORKS, $2,306,369 to IHSS and $2,142,409 to Medi-Cal programs for fiscal year 2004-05. Mayor presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee. |
Resolutions
| 041746 |
[Accept-Expend Federal Grant] |
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Resolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $989,477 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) for the purpose of integrating the case management system for the JUSTIS Project. The new system will integrate the case management systems serving the Police, Sheriff, District Attorney, Public Defender, Adult Probation and the Superior Court. It will make the sharing of information within the criminal justice community easier, more efficient and accurate. Mayor presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041747 |
[Installation of four-way stop signs - Hyde and Vallejo Streets] |
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Resolution designating the intersection of Hyde and Vallejo Streets as a four-way stop intersection. Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. 12/17/04-Referred to Parking and Traffic for review and determination of environmental impact. |
| 041749 |
[Parking Regulations - Fell Street] |
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Resolution enacting parking regulations on a portion of Fell Street.
TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING AT ANYTIME - ESTABLISH
Fell Street, south side, from 10 east of Masonic Avenue to 60 feet east of Masonic Avenue (50 foot zone). Supervisor Gonzalez presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. 12/16/04-Traffic ad place in the 12/22/04 SF Chronicle. |
| 041753 |
[Urging acceptance of Pritikin Mansion as San Francisco's official `Mayoral Residence.'] |
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Resolution urging the acceptance of Pritikin Mansion as San Francisco’s official ‘Mayoral Residence’ on the condition that an agreement is worked out between the City and Robert C. Pritikin. Further that such an agreement should be brought before the Board by or before April 30th, 2005 for final approval. Supervisor Gonzalez presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 041756 |
[Early Retirement of City Employees] |
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Resolution urging the Mayor to utilize cost savings accrued through the early retirement of fifty (50) City employees through the Early Retirement Program established by Proposition “F” in 2003 to maintain current Recreation and Parks Directors, Senior Escort Employees and Environmental Control Officers. Supervisors Ammiano, Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041757 |
[Urging the implementation of measures to prevent the consumption of lead tainted candy by children in San Francisco] |
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Resolution urging the United States Food and Drug Administration, the California Department of Health Services, and the San Francisco Department of Public Health to implement measures to prevent the consumption of lead tainted candy by children in San Francisco. Supervisor Ammiano presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041758 |
[Appointing Youth to the Library Commission] |
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Resolution urging the Mayor to stand by his commitment to the youth of San Francisco by appointing youth to the Library Commission. Supervisor Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041759 |
[Amending conditions for Maiden Lane alley closure] |
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Resolution amending conditions for Maiden Lane alley closure by eliminating requirements for fourteen foot access lane and for posting a guard at entry gates; amending signage requirements at entry gates and hours of table service; and replacing references to the Maiden Lane Association with the Union Square Association. Supervisor Peskin presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041760 |
[Commending Health District Environmental Health Inspectors] |
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Resolution commending Health District Four Health Inspectors for their dedication and commitment to ensuring safe and healthy living and working environments for San Franciscans living in Chinatown, Fisherman’s Wharf, North Beach and the Financial District. Supervisor Peskin presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 041761 |
[Opposing the Assembly Constitutional Amendment Bill 5] |
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Resolution opposing Assembly Constitutional Amendment Bill 5, regarding benefit plans for union workers. Supervisor Sandoval presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 040329 |
[Conditional approval of an historical property contract for 690 Market Street - The Chronicle Building] |
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Resolution under Chapter 71 of the San Francisco Administrative Code, conditionally approving an historical property contract between 690 HTC LLC and 690B LLC, the owners of conditional landmark No. 243 at 690 Market Street and the City and County of San Francisco, conditionally authorizing the Director of Planning and the Assessor to execute the historical property contract. . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee. CONTINUED. Continued to May 12, 2004. CONTINUED. Continued to May 19, 2004. CONTINUED. Continued to May 25, 2004. CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Peskin; Mary Murphy; Ernestine Weiss; Dave Schnider; Kate White, Housing Action Coalition; Jim Salinas, Building Trades Council; Mr. Rossi, Chamber of Commerce; male speaker; Charles Chase, S. F. Heritage; Marilyn Amini. Continued to June 9, 2004. CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Peskin; Assessor Teng; Mary Murphy; Ernestine Weiss; Kate White; Jim Hunter; Julie Van Nostern, Deputy City Attorney. CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Peskin; Mabel Teng, Assessor/Recorder; Kate White, Housing Action Coalition; Charles Chase, San Francisco Heritage; Michael Yarney, Attorney for Project Sponsor; Brett Gladstone, Land Use Attorney; Charles Bloszin, Architect for Project; Jim Haas, Attorney; Jim Hunter, owner of |
| 041762 |
[Accept-Expend Federal/State Grant - Victim/ Witness Assistance Program] |
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Resolution authorizing the Department of the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $90,654 through the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, Criminal Justice Programs Division, for the operation of a program entitled “Violence Against Women Vertical Prosecution Program.” Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
Requests for Hearing
| 041739 |
[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 041738, Board to sit as a Committee of the Whole on January 25, 2004, at 4:00 p.m. |
| 041744 |
[Widening of Martin Luther King Drive in Golden Gate Park] |
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Hearing to inquire into the procedures and the legality of the process used in recommending the widening of Martin Luther King Drive in Golden Gate Park, the parking garage entrances as well as reviewing alternatives to current recommendations for the southern entry into the Golden Gate Concourse Garage. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. |
| 041750 |
[Types of federal funding resources available to the City and County for childhood nutrition] |
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Hearing to understand what types of federal funding resources are available to the City and County for childhood nutrition. In particular, (1) Is the City maximizing its efforts to aggressively pursue all the federal funding streams? (2) How many of the funding resources does the City currently receive? (3) Is the City leveraging everything it can to provide adequate nutrition for children? (4) What is preventing us from maximizing all the resources out there? (5) What are the barriers? Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee. |
| 041752 |
[S.F. Asthma Task Force Environmental Committee Recommendations] |
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Hearing on the status of response and implementation by the San Francisco Housing Authority on the recommendations submitted to them by the San Francisco Asthma Task Force Environmental Committee. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee. |
Motions
| 041738 |
[Emergency Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program - January 25, 2005, Committee of the Whole] |
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Motion for the Board of Supervisors to convene as a committee of the whole on January 25, 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. |
| 041743 |
[Approving temporary modification to the Legislative Chamber Seating for the President and the Clerk of the Board to accommodate accessibility] |
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Motion approving temporary modification to the Legislative Chamber seating for the President and the Clerk of the Board to accommodate accessibility. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING to Rules Committee. |
| 041754 |
[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. |
| 041755 |
[Emergency Declaration Concurrence - Influenza Vaccine] |
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Motion concurring in the October 12, 2004 Declaration of the Existence of a Local Emergency for Limited Purposes by the Mayor, and in the actions taken to meet the emergency. Mayor presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
PROPOSED ORDINANCES
| 041648 |
[Settlement of Lawsuit - Steve Potter] |
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Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Steve Potter against the City and County of San Francisco for $50,000 paid to the City and County of San Francisco by Cross-Defendant OneBeacon; the lawsuit was filed on March 20, 2003 in the United States District Court, Case No. C03-1217 MEJ; entitled Steve Potter, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al; other material terms of said settlement are Cross-Defendant OneBeacon will pay $195,000 to plaintiff and plaintiff's counsel and $100,000 to co-defendant Palace of Fine Arts Theater League. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. RECOMMENDED... |
| 041659 |
[Settlement of Lawsuit - Linda Vaccarezza] |
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Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Linda Vaccarezza against the City and County of San Francisco for $835,000; the lawsuit was filed on 3/12/04 in United States District Court, Case No. C04-1021; entitled Linda Vaccarezza v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 041663 |
[Settlement of Lawsuit - Quynh Le, et al., v. CCSF, et al.] |
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Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Quynh Le, Weston Ngo, Candance Phan and Candance Phan as Guardian Ad Litem of Geoffrey Ngo, a minor and Brittany Ngo, a minor against the City and County of San Francisco for a total payment of $28,000.00; the lawsuit was filed on May 30, 2003 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 420-933; entitled Quynh Le, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
| 041651 |
[Expand treatment capacity for methamphetamine abuse in San Francisco] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to accept retroactively and expend grant funds in the amount of $497,910 from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (CSAT/SAMHSA) to expand treatment capacity for methamphetamine abuse in San Francisco and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of September 30, 2004, to September 29, 2005. (Public Health Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee. |
| 041657 |
[Grant of Federal Funds] |
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Resolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $3,976,400 of Section 115 funds from the Federal Transit Administration for the Municipal Railway’s Radio System Replacement and Third Street Phase 1 construction projects, excluding administrative overhead costs. (Municipal Transportation Agency) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. |
| 041658 |
[Contract funds to support sustainable school-based health care] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Balboa Teen Health Center, Community Health Programs for Youth (SFDPH), to enter retroactively into an agreement with Public Health Institute, California School Health Centers Association (PHI/CSHC) the primary contractor, and expend funds in the amount of $18,820 to support advocacy at the local, state, and national levels for sustainable school-based health care; for the period of August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2005. (Public Health Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Youth Commission for comment and recommendation. |
| 041660 |
[Accept-Expend Federal Grant] |
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Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $30,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency to develop the San Francisco Green Healthcare Working Group consisting of local healthcare professionals and to facilitate ongoing meetings to conduct hands-on training to its members on a broad range of pollution prevention and resource conservation strategies. (Environment) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. |
| 041662 |
[Settlement of Claim - Third Street Lofts] |
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Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Third Street Lofts against San Francisco for $100,000; claim was filed on March 11, 2003. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |