City and County of San Francisco
Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
March 18, 2003
OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION
Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor
Ordinances
| 020295 |
[Golden Triangle Light Standards as Landmark] |
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Ordinance Designating The Golden Triangle Light Standards As Landmark No. 233 Pursuant To Article 10, Sections 1004 And 1004.4 of The Planning Code. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Transportation and Commerce Committee. FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 5.37. REACTIVATED PURSUANT TO RULE 5.24. Supervisor McGoldrick requested this matter be reactivated. ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. |
| 020592 |
[Modifying collection procedures for the Transit Impact, Housing, Child Care, Park and Inclusionary Housing Fees by transferring responsibility for collection and enforcement to the Treasurer] |
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Ordinance (1) amending the Planning Code by amending Sections 139, 313.1, 313.4, 313.5, 313.6, 313.7, 313.8, 313.9, 313.10, 314.1, 314.4, 315.3 and 315.6 to transfer collection authority for in lieu fees collected for the Park Fund, the Jobs-Housing Linkage Program, Child Care Requirement and the Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program from the Controller to the Treasurer and conform collection procedures for these fees; and (2) amending the Administrative Code by amending Sections 38.1, 38.3, 38.4, 38.5, 38.6, 38.8, 38.8.5, 38.9, 38.10, 38.11 and 38.45 to transfer collection of the Transit Impact Development Fee from the General Manager of the Public Utilities Commission to the Treasurer and conform collection and enforcement procedures for the fee. Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance Committee. 4/19/02 - Transmitted to Planning Commission for public hearing and recommendation. RESPONSE RECEIVED. Certificate of Exemption/Exclusion from Environmental Review dated 6/13/02. TRANSFERRED to Finance and Audits Committee. New committee structure 2/17/03. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Peskin submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title and requested this item be scheduled for consideration at the March 2, 2003 meeting. ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee. |
| 030415 |
[Administrative Code Revision: Health Service System] |
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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. Supervisor Ma presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. Sponsor requests this item be scheduled at the March 27, 2003 meeting. |
| 030416 |
[Funding for lease financing of two asphalt storage silos] |
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Ordinance appropriating $2,155,617 of lease financing revenues to construct two asphalt storage silos for the Department of Public Works for fiscal year 2002-03; and declaring the City's intent to reimburse itself for such appropriations from the proceeds of a lease-purchase financing. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee. |
| 030419 |
[Prohibiting towing contractor from owning an interest in other auto-related businesses] |
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Draft ordinance amending Article 14 of the Traffic Code by amending Section 235 to prohibit the Director of Parking & Traffic from entering a contract for the towing of illegally parked or abandoned vehicles with any person who owns an interest in another auto-related business. Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee. |
| 030420 |
[Specifying that revenues from littering citations issued by DPW environmental control officers go to DPW] |
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Ordinance amending Section 38 of the Police Code Article to specify that revenues from citations issued by DPW environmental control officers for littering shall be allocated to DPW and used to fund litter enforcement and abatement. Supervisors McGoldrick, Dufty, Maxwell, Ma, Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030422 |
[Environment Code and Precautionary Principle Policy] |
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Ordinance enacting a new Environment Code by repealing Chapters 12I (Tropical Hardwood and Virgin Redwood Ban); 12S (Ban on Purchase of Motor Vehicle Fuel Containing MTBE); 12T (Transportation of Aggregate Materials); 21A (Resource Conservation); 21F (Environmentally Preferable Purchasing); 21G (Arsenic-Treated Wood); 39 (Integrated Pest Management Ordinance); 82 (Resource Efficiency Requirements; 85 (Healthy Air and Smog Prevention); and 5 (Article XXIII) (Urban Forestry Council) of the San Francisco Administrative Code and by re-adopting these provisions with minor changes, including dissolving the inactive Clean Air Advisory Committee, and adding a Precautionary Principal Policy Statement as Chapter 1 of the Environment Code; and requesting the Planning Commission to initiate amendments to the General Plan to incorporate the Precautionary Principle. (Mayor) Mayor, Supervisor Newsom presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use Committee. |
| 030424 |
[Establishing parking violation and late payment penalties] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Traffic Code by amending Sections 130 and 131 and adding Section 132 to establish fines for parking violations and late payment penalties. (Budget Committee) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030423 |
[Establishing the powers and duties of the Small Business Commission] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 2A.240, to list the powers and duties of the Small Business Commission, and by repealing Sections 5.120, 5.121, and 5.122, dealing with the former Small Business Commission, and by re-numbering Section 10.100-129 as Section 10.100-333, and providing that the ordinance shall only take effect if a charter amendment creating a Small Business Commission in the Charter is adopted at the November 2003 election. Supervisor Daly presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee. |
| 030472 |
[Abolishing the Taxi Commission and transferring its powers and duties to the Municipal Transportation Agency] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by adding Section 1075.5, to abolish the Taxi Commission pursuant to Charter Section 8A.101(e) and transfer the Commission's powers and duties to the Municipal Transportation Agency. Supervisor Newsom presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Services Committee. |
Resolutions
| 030468 |
[Youth Soccer] |
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Resolution urging the Recreation and Park Department, while re-evaluating current practices and policies and policies, to determine the most efficient use of its park space for athletic programs to allow for public usage of the Marina Green for youth to practice soccer. Supervisor Newsom presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee. |
| 030395 |
[Mortgage Credit Certificates] |
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Resolution authorizing an application to the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee to permit the issuance of Mortgage Credit Certificates. Supervisors Peskin, Sandoval presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee. RECOMMENDED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Maggie Davis, Mayor's Office of Housing; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Brad Stam, SF Unified School District. Supervisor Sandoval requested to be added as co-sponsor. |
| 030417 |
[Hunters Point Shipyard Development Authority] |
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Resolution urging the California Legislature to enact the Hunters Point Shipyard Development Authority Act of 2003. Supervisors Maxwell, Dufty, Newsom presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 030425 |
[Gideon 40th Anniversary] |
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Resolution establishing March 18, 2003 as Gideon Day in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the decision mandating the right to counsel for all regardless of income. Supervisor Gonzalez presented. ADOPTED. |
| 030427 |
[COMPSTAT Work Groups] |
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Resolution urging the San Francisco Police Department, in collaboration with other criminal justice system departments, to create a series of work groups to research and make recommendations on how a COMPSTAT strategy will be implemented in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisors Newsom, Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee. |
| 030434 |
[Commend Senior Survival School's 10th Anniversary] |
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Resolution commending Senior Survival School on the occasion of its 10th Anniversary. Supervisor Ma presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 030435 |
[Extend Planning Commission Review Period] |
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Resolution extending the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed ordinance to amend Section Maps 8 and 8SU of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco for the property described as Assessor's Block 3978, Lot 1 (bounded by Rhode Island Street, 17th Street, Kansas Street and Mariposa Street) from M-1 (Light Industrial) to NC-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial District) and the 17th Street and Rhode Island Grocery Store Special Use Subdistrict and a companion ordinance to amend the Planning Code by adding Section 781.10 to create the 17th and Rhode Island Grocery Store Special Use Subdistrict. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 030436 |
[Proclaim March 2003 Social Worker Month in SF] |
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Resolution commending the recognition of National Professional Social Worker Month and proclaiming March 2003 as Social Worker Month in San Francisco. Supervisors Maxwell, Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 030437 |
[Endorsing H.R. 40, African-American Reparations Act] |
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Resolution endorsing House of Representative Resolution 40 (H.R.), Congressman John Conyer's African-American Reparations Act. Supervisors Maxwell, Dufty, Ammiano, Gonzalez, Sandoval, Peskin, Ma presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 030438 |
[Assembly Bill 196] |
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Resolution urging passage of AB 196. Supervisor Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 030439 |
[Extend Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee] |
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Resolution extending the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee's term of operation for an additional three months. Supervisor Gonzalez presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 030440 |
[Proposition N Implementation Plans] |
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Motion directing the Office of Budget Analyst of the Board of Supervisors to anlyze information submitted by the Director of Human Services and/or the Mayor's Office related to plans for implementation of Proposition N, enacted by the voters in November 2002, by July 1, 2003. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 030441 |
[Commend Laborers' International Union of North America] |
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Resolution commending the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) for celebrating 100 years of bringing social justice to the American worker. Supervisors Sandoval, McGoldrick presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 030442 |
[Commend PUC and OMI/Excelsior Beacon Center] |
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Resolution commending the Public Utilities Commission and the OMI/Excelsior Beacon Center for helping San Francisco residents reduce their water bills by selling high quality, 1.6 Gallons Per Flush Toilets for only $10 on Saturday, April 5 from 8:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Crocker-Amazon Park, Moscow and Geneva. Supervisor Sandoval presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 030444 |
[Urge FCC Commissioners to attend a public hearing in SF in April 2003] |
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Resolution urging the Commissioners of the Federal Communication Commission and Congress members from the Bay Area to attend a public hearing in San Francisco this spring to gather public input on the upcoming changes in rules regarding media ownership by large corporations. Supervisor Sandoval presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 030443 |
[Senate Bill 333 - Elder Justice Act] |
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Resolution urging the 108th Congress to pass SB 333: Elder Justice Act to provide coordination of differing federal, state, and local elder abuse programs to better protect and serve our seniors. Supervisor Sandoval presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 030365 |
[Funding Levels for Department of Aging and Adult Services] |
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Resolution urging the Mayor to maintain funding levels for services for older adults and adults with disabilities served by and through the Department of Aging and Adult Services. Supervisor Newsom presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. REFERRED to Budget Committee. Supervisor Hall requested that this matter be referred to Committee. |
Requests For Hearing
| 030418 |
[Supervisors/Clerk of the Board's FY 2003-04 Budget.] |
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Hearing to consider the Board of Supervisors/Clerk of the Board's fiscal year 2003-04 Budget. (Clerk of the Board) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030445 |
[Equal Access to Services] |
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Hearing to review the implementation of the Equal Access to Service Ordinance that requires translated materials at City departments and associated costs. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030446 |
[Fees] |
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Hearing to discuss the fees charged for City services and permits, to consider the percentage of cost recovery in our fee structures and to discuss proposed fee increases across departments. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030447 |
[District Based Budgeting] |
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Hearing to analyze the City's budget in terms of the supervisorial districts, and to discuss proposals to move toward district based budgeting. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030448 |
[Fines] |
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Hearing to discuss fines in the City and County of San Francisco and consider fine schedules for various infractions and efforts to successfully collect fines. Also, to evaluate the fine structure for issues such as dumping, traffic violations and building code violations. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030449 |
[Hospital Financing] |
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Hearing to evaluate hospital financing in the City and County of San Francisco, and to consider state and federal reimbursement formula at Laguna Honda Hospital and San Francisco General Hospital. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030450 |
[Information Technology] |
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Hearing to consider City funding policies for information technology and discuss the benefits and risks of centralization. Also, to explore efforts to expand online payment services. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030451 |
[Leases of City Office Space] |
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Hearing to evaluate the financials of city office space leases, discuss the terms and conditions of these leases and efforts to renegotiate them. Also, to assess the City's long term plans for office space. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030452 |
[Mission Driven Budgeting] |
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Hearing to discuss the missions of City departments and the success of these departments in meeting Charter requirements of budgeting based on departmental mission statements. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030453 |
[Nonprofit Contracting] |
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Hearing to explore departmental contracts with nonprofit organizations, and to discuss issues such as cost of living adjustments, reporting requirements, contract management, and requests for proposals. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030454 |
[Overtime] |
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Hearing to review overtime levels at City departments and strategies to reduce excessive overtime. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030455 |
[Performance Measures] |
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Hearing to consider performance measures developed by the Controller and required by the City's Performance Review Ordinance, and discuss budgetary solutions to improve departmental performance. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030456 |
[Public Safety Cost Savings] |
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Hearing to review opportunities to consolidate certain public safety functions. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030457 |
[Redevelopment] |
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Hearing to discuss redevelopment efforts in the City and County of San Francisco and evaluate state law provisions regarding redevelopment areas. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030458 |
[Special Assistants] |
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Hearing to examine the role special assistants play in City government, and to review previous efforts of the Board of Supervisors to reclassify special assistants. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030459 |
[Special/Dedicated Funds] |
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Hearing to discuss the City's special and dedicated funds, explore spending priorities in the Open Space and Children's Funds, and consider other special funds established in the Administrative Code. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030460 |
[State and Federal Grants] |
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Hearing to discuss the role of state and federal grants in the City budget, explore issues related to grant funded positions, changes in state and federal funding, and local match requirements. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030461 |
[Surplus City Property] |
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Hearing to discuss plans to sell surplus City property to balance the City's budget, and review implementation of the surplus City property ordinance. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030462 |
[Travel and Training] |
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Hearing to review travel and training budgets across departments, determine how much travel and training is essential and review reimbursement policies for travel and training. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030463 |
[Tax Collection] |
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Hearing to review tax collection protocols and delinquent business taxes, discuss new collection techniques and strategies to reduce our delinquent tax burden. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030464 |
[Workers Compensation] |
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Hearing to review the City's policies on workers compensation and its fiscal impact. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030465 |
[Day Labor Contract Request for Proposals] |
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Hearing on the Day Labor Contract Request for Proposals (RFP) process. Supervisor Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee. |
| 030466 |
[Police Department] |
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Hearing to consider reports from the Acting Chief of Police, the Office of Citizen Complaints, the Controller and the City Attorney regarding investigative and disciplinary procedures in cases of officer-wrong doing, options to increase accountability and improve compliance with existing regulations and related legal issues; responses to such reports; and related proposals for Police Department reform. Supervisors Ammiano, McGoldrick presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 030470 |
[Sutro Tower Retrofit] |
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Hearing to consider the Sutro Tower retrofit. Supervisor Hall presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. |
| 030428 |
[Police Department Investigative Procedures] |
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Hearing to consider the Legislative Analyst Report on Police Department Investigative Procedures (File 020869) to discern the comparison of policies, best practices and procedures of the top performing homicide divisions of large city Police Departments nationwide. This hearing will examine various technology information systems to determine which model properly fits the City's needs; to examine the prospects of instituting formal training of newly appointed investigators and performance evaluation procedures of investigators; and to consider ways of establishing a compatible system of linking pertinent data bank systems. Supervisors Newsom, Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee. |
| 030429 |
[Assessment Appeals] |
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Hearing to discuss the number of appeals filed to assessments in the City and County of San Francisco, to determine the fiscal impact of these appeals, and to evaluate the capacity of the Assessor and Assessment Appeals Board to respond. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030431 |
[City Attorney/Legal Services] |
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Hearing to explore the relationship of the City Attorney to City departments in providing legal services, and to review attorney positions in other City departments. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030433 |
[Customer Service] |
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Hearing to discuss the requirement that departments have customer service plans, and review how budget decisions impact customer service levels. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030432 |
[Civic Spaces] |
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Hearing to discuss and review maintenance policies of civic spaces, such as Union Square, United Nations Plaza and Civic Center Plaza. Also, to discuss funding levels for maintenance of these civic spaces. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
| 030430 |
[Audit Implementation] |
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Hearing to review audits issued by the Controller and Budget Analyst and to assess audit implementation at the departmental level. Specifically, to review cost saving measures included in audits. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. |
Motions
| 030467 |
[San Francisco General Hospital] |
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Hearing to review the Management Audit of the Financial Management and Operation Expenditure Controls and Practices of the San Francisco General Hospital prepared by the Budget Analyst. Supervisors Gonzalez, Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 030414 |
[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, Newsom, Daly, Peskin, McGoldrick, Maxwell, Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 030421 |
[Special Joint Meeting - Board of Supervisors and State Assemblyman Mark Leno] |
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Motion setting a joint meeting of the Board of Supervisors and State Assemblyman Mark Leno to be held in the Legislative Chamber at City Hall on May 9, 2003, from 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 030469 |
[Closed Session - Existing Litigation - City as Plaintiff] |
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Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City Attorney and the Mayor for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving advice from, the City Attorney regarding the legal ramifications of mechanisms for funding the following litigation filed by the City and County of San Francisco. The litigation involves allegations of fraudulent practices on the part of City contractors involved in building the new international terminal at San Francisco International Airport.
City and County of San Francisco, et al. v. Tutor-Saliba Corporation, et al.
U.S. District Court No. C 02 5286 filed 11/1/02
Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)(1) permit this closed session. Discussion in open session concerning this matter would likely and unavoidably prejudice the position of the City in the pending litigation listed above.
(Supervisor Dufty) Supervisor Dufty presented. ASSIGNED to Board of Supervisors. Scheduled for Board consideration March 25, 2003. |
Charter Amendments
| 020938 |
[Charter Amendment - Retirement Benefits for Miscellaneous Safety Employees] |
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Charter amendment (Fifth Draft) to amend Appendix A8.506-2 thereto, relating to retirement benefits for miscellaneous safety employees. Supervisors Ammiano, Gonzalez presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules and Audits Committee. CONTINUED. Heard in committee. Speakers: Supervisor Ammiano; Ed Harrington, Controller; Claire Murphy, SF Employee's Retirement System; Rich Marino; Sharon Brest; Armando Garcia; Allan Pringle. Supervisor Gonzalez requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Continued to July 10, 2002. REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. Heard in committee. Speakers: Rich Perino; Sharon Brest. CONTINUED. Continued to July 22, 2002. AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. RE-REFERRED to Rules and Audits Committee. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Ammiano submitted a substitute Charter amendment bearing same title. ASSIGNED to Rules and Audits Committee. ASSIGNED to Rules and Audits Committee. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Ammiano submitted a substitute Charter Amendment (Fourth Draft) bearing same title. TRANSFERRED to Rules Committee. |
| 030426 |
[Charter Amendment - Creating a Small Business Commission] |
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Charter amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter by adding Section 4.134 to establish a Small Business Commission. Supervisor Daly presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee. |
PROPOSED ORDINANCES
| 030322 |
[Settlement of Lawsuit - Maxuman Lamar Chenier] |
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Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Maxuman Lamar Chenier against the City and County of San Francisco for $237,500; the lawsuit was filed on August 14, 2000 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 314357; entitled Maxuman Lamar Chenier v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. CONTINUED. Heard in committee. Speakers: Ted Lakey, Deputy City Attorney; Stacey Lucas, Deputy City Attorney. Continued to March 26, 2003. |
| 030323 |
[Settlement of Lawsuit - Stephen Sofos] |
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Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Stephen Sofos against the City and County of San Francisco for $55,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 20, 2001 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. C-01-402658 entitled Stephen Sofos v. City and County of San Francisco, Terry Webster, James Sandridge, Jimmy Parrish, Horace Landers, Juvenal Villareal, et al. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. RECOMMENDED... Heard in committee. Speakers: Ted Lakey, Deputy City Attorney; Stacey Lucas, Deputy City Attorney. |
| 030341 |
[Settlement of Lawsuit] |
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Ordinance approving settlement of litigation of City and County of San Francisco against Nishkian & Associates for $85,000. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. Department requests this item be calendared as soon as possible. |
| 030343 |
[Settlement of Lawsuit - SamTrans/Tanforan] |
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Ordinance approving settlement of litigation of San Mateo County Transit District against City and County of San Francisco for total value of $2,544,500. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 030392 |
[Settlement of Legal Proceeding on Underground Construction Co., Inc. and Qwest Communications Corporation] |
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Ordinance authorizing settlement of administrative penalties conditionally imposed by the Department of Public Works on Underground Construction Co., Inc. and Qwest Communications Corporation. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 030393 |
[Settlement of Lawsuit - Huey, et al. v. CCSF, et al.] |
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Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by seven plaintiffs, in a lawsuit known as Huey, et al. against the City and County of San Francisco for $250,000 as follows: $87,500 in back overtime wages, $87,500 in liquidated damages and $75,000 in attorney's fees and costs; the lawsuit was filed on July 9, 2001 in the United States District Court, Case No. C01-4337 SBA; entitled Huey, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
| 030293 |
[Medi-Cal coverage for a pregnancy test and outpatient prenatal care] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to accept retroactively and expend a new grant in the amount of $25,000 from the March of Dimes to inform low-income women about Medi-Cal coverage for pregnancy testing and outpatient prenatal care and to enter into an agreement which includes an indemnification clause for the use of these funds; for the period of January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003. (Public Health Department) Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee. |
| 030294 |
[Monitor quality of beach water and notify public of potential risks] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to accept retroactively and expend a grant in the amount of $50,548 from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) through the California Department of Health Services (CDHS) to screen beach water quality and notify the public of potential health risks and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of November 1, 2002 to September 30, 2003. (Public Health Department) Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee. |
| 030342 |
[Accept and Expend Federal Grant Funds Under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP)] |
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Resolution authorizing the Airport Commission to accept and expend grant funds in a total amount of $26,759,043 from the Federal Aviation Administration, and any subsequent amendments offered by the Federal Aviation Administration: $24,259,043 to be expended on standard Airport improvements (A.I.P 23, Project No. 3-06-0221-23); and $2,500,000 for Airport security improvements (A.I.P 24, Project No. 3-06-0221-24). (Airport Commission) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee. Department requests this item be calendared as soon as possible. |
| 030344 |
[Settlement of Claim - Kristina Wuslich] |
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Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Kristina Wuslich against the City and County of San Francisco for $250,000; claim was filed on June 14, 2002. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 030386 |
[Accept-Expend State Grant - Police Department] |
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Resolution authorizing the Chief of Police for the City and County of San Francisco to accept and expend grant funds made available through the California Department of Boating and Waterways to purchase a replacement patrol boat. (Police Department) Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee. |
| 030387 |
[Center for AIDS Prevention Studies] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to enter retroactively into an agreement in the amount of $10,640 with The Regents of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), the primary contractor, to provide primary scientific oversight of activities for projects in Africa of the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, for the period of September 1, 2002, to August 31, 2003. (Public Health Department) Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee. Department requests this item be scheduled for consideration at the April 3, 2003 meeting. |
| 030388 |
[AIDS-related training package] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to enter retroactively into an agreement in the amount of $37,929 with The Regents of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), the primary contractor to collaborate in developing, testing. evaluating, and refining an AIDS-related training package, for the period of July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2003. (Public Health Department) Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee. Department requests this item be scheduled for consideration at the April 3, 2003 meeting. |
| 030389 |
[Agreement to sell former Central Freeway parcel] |
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Resolution approving and authorizing an agreement for the sale at fair market value of certain real property formerly occupied by the Central Freeway; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the conveyance is consistent with the City's general plan and eight priority policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents and take certain actions in furtherance of this resolution. (Real Estate Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee. |
| 030391 |
[Airport Concession Lease] |
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Resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to the Luggage Cart Lease and Operating Agreement between Smarte Carte, Inc. and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission. (Airport Commission) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee. |
| 030394 |
[Accept-Expend Regional Grant - Department of the Environment] |
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Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $440,984 from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for retrofitting six heavy-duty vehicles to Liquid Natural Gas. (Environment) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. Department requests this item be scheduled for consideration as soon as possible. The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report for consideration on 3/25/03. |