Board of Supervisors : April 29, 2003

City and County of San Francisco

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Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
April 29, 2003

OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION

Ordinances

030689

[Pass through to residential tenants 50% of water bill charges attributable to water rate increases resulting from issuance of PUC water system revenue bonds]

Ordinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 37 (Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance) by amending Sections 37.2, 37.3, and 37.8, to provide that landlords may pass through to residential tenants fifty percent (50%) of water bill charges attributable to water rate increases resulting from the issuance of any PUC water system revenue bonds authorized at the November 5, 2002 election, where a unit is in compliance with any applicable laws requiring water conservation devices; to provide that landlords give tenants notice of any such passthrough on a Rent Board form, and that a tenant is entitled to a copy of the water bill from the landlord upon request; to provide for a line item on each water bill showing the charge per unit of water that is attributable to water rate increases resulting from issuance of such bonds, multiplied by the total units of water used by that customer during the billing cycle; to provide that where one water bill covers multiple units, the permissible passthrough per unit is calculated by dividing 50% of that line item amount by the total number of units covered by the bill (including any commercial units); to provide that any such passthrough does not become part of a tenant's base rent; to provide that a tenant may file a hardship application with the Rent Board for relief from all or part of the cost passthrough, and that if a hardship application is granted the affected landlord may utilize any available Public Utilities Commission low-income rate discount program or similar program for water bill reduction based on the tenant's hardship status; to provide that a tenant may file a petition with the Rent Board within one year of the effective date of a passthrough for determination of whether that passthrough is in compliance with the Code, and that the landlord bears the burden of proving the accuracy of the passthrough calculations in such a hearing; clarification of other Rent Ordinance provisions, in order to distinguish general obligation bonds from water revenue bonds; and technical changes in order to conform to other recent Rent Ordinance amendments. Supervisors Daly, Maxwell presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.SUBSTITUTED.Supervisor Daly submitted a substitute ordinance approved as to form.Sponsor requested this item be scheduled for consideration at the 4/30/03 meeting.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.AMENDED.Heard in Committee.Speakers:Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Bill Barnes, Aide to Supervisor Daly; Bill Berry, SFPUC; Ted Lakey, Deputy City Attorney; Marie Corlett Blits, Deputy City Attorney; Patricia Martel, SFPUC; Harlan Kelly, Jr., SFPUC;Joe Grubb, Rent Stabilization Board; Karen Kubick, SFPUC; Jeet Bajwa, SFPUC; Ernestine Weiss; Jim Salinas; Rodney Hampton; Male Speaker, Local 22; Lisa Feldstein, Local 21; Stan Warren, SF Building Trades Council; Douglas Perry, Organized Labor Newspaper; Michael Sangiacomo; Lee Blitch, SF Chamber of Commerce; David Novogradsky, Local 21. 4/30/03 Amendment of the Whole bearing new title prepared in Committee.REFERREDWITHOUT RECOMMENDATION.

030565

[MOU - Supervising Probation Officers, Local 3]

Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Operating Engineers, Local 3 (for Supervising Probation Officers) to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor)Mayor presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.SUBSTITUTED.The Mayor submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title.ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030566	[MOU - Operating Engineers, Local 3,]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Operating Engineers, Local 3, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.SUBSTITUTED.The Mayor submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title.ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030567	[MOU -Plasterers and Shophands, Local 66]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Plasterers and Shophands, Local 66, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.SUBSTITUTED.The Mayor submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title.ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030568

[MOU -Bricklayers, Stone Masons, Terrazo Mechanics, Marble Masons, Pointers, Caulkers and Cleaners, Local 3, and Hod Carriers, Local 36]

Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Bricklayers, Stone Masons, Terrazzo Mechanics, Marble Masons, Pointers, Caulkers and Cleaners, Local 3, and Hod Carriers, Local 36, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.SUBSTITUTED.The Mayor submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title.ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030569

[MOU -Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21]

Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21, AFL-CIO, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.SUBSTITUTED.The Mayor submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title.ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030570	[MOU -Deputy Sheriffs' Association]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Deputy Sheriffs' Association to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.SUBSTITUTED.The Mayor submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title.ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030572	[MOU - MEA]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Municipal Executives' Association to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.SUBSTITUTED.The Mayor submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title.ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030623

[Amending Section 106 of the San Francisco Fire Code to Increase Fees For Services.]

Ordinance amending Section 106 of the San Francisco Fire Code to increase fees for Fire Department services, to become operative on its effective date or on July 1, 2003 whichever is later. (Mayor)Mayor, Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT.Referred to Planning Department for environmental review. Fee ad published in the SF Chronicle on 4/25/03 and 5/2/03.SUBSTITUTED.The Mayor submitted a substitute ordinance bearing same title.ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030624

[Setting fees for emergency medical services provided by the Fire Department, granting authority to Fire Department to bill for such costs, and setting forth procedures]

Ordinance amending San Francisco Health Code by repealing Section 117 as obsolete; amending San Francisco Health Code Sections 119, 120, 123, 124.1 and 124.5 to: (1) delete reference to Section 117 and add reference to Sections 128 and 128.1, (2) authorize the San Francisco Fire Department to bill for fees for emergency medical services, (3) authorize the San Francisco Fire Department to investigate the ability of patients to pay for the costs of emergency medical services, (4) include the San Francisco Fire Department as a Department for which it is a crime to conceal the ability to pay, (5) include reference to the San Francisco Fire Department in section regarding prima facie evidence of reasonableness of the fees, and (6) provide for a lien on third-party proceeds for costs of San Francisco Fire Department emergency medical services; and amend San Francisco Health Code by adding Section 128.1 to set fees for emergency medical services and supplies provided by the San Francisco Fire Department and to provide for annual increase in fees based on Medical Consumer Price Index. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT.Referred to Planning Department for environmental review. Fee ad published in the SF Chronicle on 4/25/03 and 5/2/03.SUBSTITUTED.The Mayor submitted a substitute ordinance bearing same title.ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030709	[MOU - Transport Workers Union, Local 250-A (7410)]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Transport Workers Union, Local 250-A (7410), to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030710	[MOU -Building Inspectors' Association (for Class 6334, Chief Building Inspector)]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Building Inspectors' Association (for Class 6334, Chief Building Inspector) to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030711	[MOU - Sheet Metal Workers International Union, Local 104]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Sheet Metal Workers International Union, Local 104, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030712	[MOU - (I.A.T.S.E.), Local 16]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.), Local 16, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030713	[MOU - Carpenters, Local 22]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Carpenters, Local 22, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030714	[MOU - Laborers International Union, Local 261]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Laborers International Union, Local 261, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030715	[MOU - Pile Drivers, Divers, Wharf and Dock Builders, Local 34]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Pile Drivers, Divers, Wharf and Dock Builders, Local 34, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030717	[MOU - Ironworkers, Local 377,]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Ironworkers, Local 377, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030718	[MOU - United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, Local 38]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, Local 38, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030719	[MOU - Stationary Engineers, Local 39]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Stationary Engineers, Local 39, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030720	[MOU - Roofers, Local 40]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Roofers, Local 40, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030721	[MOU - Painter's Local Union No. 4]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Painter's Local Union No. 4, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030722	[MOU - Cement Masons, Local 580]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Cement Masons, Local 580, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030724	[MOU - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 6]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 6, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030725	[MOU - Glaziers, Architectural Metal and Glass Workers Union, Local 718]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Glaziers, Architectural Metal and Glass Workers Union, Local 718, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030726	[MOU - Teamsters, Local 853]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Teamsters, Local 853, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030727	[MOU - Teamsters, Local 856]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Teamsters, Local 856, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030731	[MOU - Teamsters, Local 350]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Teamsters, Local 350, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030732	[MOU - Transport Workers Union, Local 250-A Multi-Unit]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Transport Workers Union, Local 250-A Multi-Unit, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030733	[MOU - Transport Workers Union, Local 200 (SEAM)]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Transport Workers Union, Local 200 (SEAM), to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030734	[MOU - Building Inspectors' Association (for Class 6331, Building Inspector and Class 6333, Senior Building Inspector)]
	Ordinance adopting and implementing the mediated agreement establishing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Building Inspectors' Association (for Class 6331, Building Inspector and Class 6333, Senior Building Inspector) to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

030735

[Appropriation, $714,075 - Environmental evaluation of various city projects]

Ordinance appropriating $714,075 of surplus City Planning Commission Fees for professional services for preparation of Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) related to community planning for San Francisco's eastern neighborhoods (Mission, South of Market, Showplace Square/Potrero Hill, Visitation Valley and Bayview/Hunter's Point) andsalary and fringe benefits for existing unfunded positions involved in Contract supervision of the EIRs and to address backlogs in environmental evaluation of various city projects for fiscal year 2002-03, placing a reserve of $527,003. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.

030736

[Appropriation , $4,725,783 -Police Department and Sheriff's Department for the anti-war demonstrations]

Ordinance appropriating a total of $4,725,783 from the General Reserve, consisting of $4,230,573 for the Police Department to cover over-expenditures in overtime, fringe benefits, workers compensation and non-personal services, and $495,210 for the Sheriff's Department for overtime, fringe benefits, and food associated with the provision of mutual aid to the Police Department during the anti-war demonstrations, for fiscal year 2002-03. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.

030737	[Preservation of Emergency Nature of Shelter; Prevention of Displacement From a Shelter Bed Based Solely on Lack of Income]
	Ordinance adding Article II to Chapter 20 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to preserve the emergency nature of the City's shelter system and to prevent displacement of an individual from a shelter bed based solely on the individual's lack of income. Supervisor McGoldrick presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.

030738	[Residential Permit Parking Exemption - Itinerant Teachers]
	Ordinance authorizing the Department of Parking and Traffic to issue city-wide permits to exempt San Francisco Unified School District itinerant teachers and designated school administrators from Residential Permit Parking regulations. Supervisor Ammiano presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use Committee.

030739	[Requiring for all public work involving asphalt that asphalt be purchased from the City asphalt plant]
	Draft ordinance adopting new Section 6.9 of Administrative Code Chapter 6, Article I, requiring that for all public work involving asphalt that public work contractors purchase the asphalt from the City asphalt plant. Supervisor Peskin presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.

030742	[Appropriation, $1,500,000 - Department of Elections]
	Ordinance appropriating funding not to exceed $1,500,000 from the General Fund Reserve for professional services to implement a ranked-choice voting system for the Department of Elections for fiscal year 2002-03. Supervisor Gonzalez presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.

Resolutions

030716	[Confirming the appointment of Sue Bierman to the San Francisco Port Commission]
	Resolution confirming the appointment of Sue Bierman to the San Francisco Port Commission, to serve the remaining four-year term, ending May 1, 2006. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

030723	[Confirming the appointment of Michela Aioto-Pier to the San Francisco Port Commission]
	Resolution confirming the appointment of Michela Aioto-Pier to the San Francisco Port Commission, to serve the remaining four-year term, ending May 1, 2004. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

030728	[Confirming the appointment of Wilfred Hsu to the San Francisco Port Commission]
	Resolution confirming the appointment of Wilfred Hsu to the San Francisco Port Commission, to serve the remaining four-year term, ending May 1, 2006. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

030729	[Use of Former Embarcadero Freeway Parcel on Broadway Street]
	Resolution adopting a City policy regarding the use of the former Embarcadero Freeway right-of-way parcel known as Broadway Parcel I, on Broadway between Sansome and Battery Streets, Assessor Block 165, Lot 21, and the application of proceeds generated from its sale or other transfer. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

030730	[Sale of Assessor's Block 3740, Lot 27 to Redevelopment Agency for $10,034,140]
	Resolution approving the sale of real property commonly known as Assessor's Block 3740, Lot 27 (consisting of approximately 34,057 square feet and located along the west side of Spear Street between Folsom and Howard Streets) to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency for $10,034,140. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.

030743	[Lease, Parking Agreement and Negative Declaration for Piers 1«, 3 and 5]
	Resolution approving and authorizing a 66-year Lease with San Francisco Waterfront Partners, LLC for Piers 1½, 3 and 5, Approving Related Parking Agreement, and Adopting Findings of Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act. Supervisor Peskin presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.

030752

[Purchase of Real Property at 1298 Ocean Avenue for the Public Library]

Resolution authorizing the execution and performance of an Agreement of Purchase and Sale for Real Estate between the City and County of San Francisco and George Yasbek, a single man (the "Seller"), for the purchase of real property and improvements located at 1298 Ocean Avenue, San Francisco, for use as the Ingleside Branch Library of the San Francisco Public Library; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; and adopting the findings that the conveyance is consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.

030757

[Extension of Planning Commission Review Period]

Resolution extending the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed ordinance to amend the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 311 and 312 to require expanded public notice of exterior alteration projects and requiring the Building and Planning Departments to issue implementing regulations within 90 days and report to the Board on the effectiveness of the ordinance no later than nine months thereafter. Supervisor McGoldrick presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

030758	[Commend Gateway High School]
	Resolution commending Gateway High School and Principal Peter Thorp for being recognized as a California Distinguished School. Supervisor Gonzalez presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

030759

[Mount Davidson Commendation]

Resolution commending The City Attorney's Office, including Deputy City Attorneys Teresa Stricker, Ellen Forman, Kate Stacy and Mariam Morley, Former Deputy City Attorneys Mara Rosales, Peter Obstler and Elizabeth Dietrich for their successful efforts to defend the sale of the cross on Mount Davidson and the Council of Armenian American Organizations of Northern California for their successful efforts to preserve the cross on Mount Davidson as a memorial to the Armenian Genocide. Supervisor Hall presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

030760	[Jackson Square Special Use District]
	Resolution extending the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed ordinance to amend the Planning Code with respect to creation of the Jackson Square Special Use District. Supervisor Peskin presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

030761	[US Senator Rick Santorum]
	Resolution urging Senator Rick Santorum to step down from his leadership position in the Republican Party and to apologize for his comments made on April 7th, 2003 to the Associated Press. Supervisor Newsom presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

030762	[Fish Alley]
	Resolution urging the San Francisco Port and the Port Commission to continue its discussion with the tenants of the building located at Wharf J10, specifically to seek options other than demolition of the building and structure at Wharf J10 in Fish Alley. Supervisor Newsom presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

030763	[Declare May 2003 Safe Jobs for Youth Month]
	Resolution declaring May 2003 as "Safe Jobs for Youth Month" in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisors Ma, Newsom, Maxwell presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

030764	[Preserve and Expand Summer Programming]
	Resolution supporting efforts to preserve and expand summer programming and urging City departments and the San Francisco Unified School District to identify ways to keep school buildings open for community-based organizations' usage. Supervisors Ma, Dufty presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

030765	[Commend Chen Yi]
	Resolution honoring the works and contributions of composer Chen Yi for the occasion on Dr. Chen's 50th birthday. Supervisor Ma presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

030766

[Supporting Senate Bill 848]

Resolution urging the support of Senate Bill 848, which would double or increase the fines for specified traffic violations cited in school zones in any city or county that approves a required local implementing ordinance and authorize the use of these enhanced fine revenues for pedestrian and bicycle safety programs. Supervisors Ma, Maxwell presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

030767	[Declare May 6, 2003 as World Asthma Day in SF]
	Resolution declaring May 6th, 2003 as World Asthma Day in San Francisco. Supervisors Maxwell, Ma presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

030768	[Proud Young Women's Day]
	Resolution commending Martin Luther King Middle School for their efforts to empower and develop leadership in their young women and proclaiming May 14, 2003 as "Proud Young Women's Day in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

030769	[Proclaim May 19-25, 2003, as Public Works Week in SF]
	Resolution proclaiming May 19 through 25, 2003, as Public Works Week in San Francisco. Supervisors Maxwell, Dufty, Hall presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

030770	[Supporting California Bicycle Commute Week]
	Resolution supporting California Bicycle Commute Week May 12-16, 2003. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

Requests for Hearing

030751	[SF Mental Health Rehabilitation Facility]
	Hearing to consider the proposed plan to relicense the San Francisco Mental Health Rehabilitation Facility as a residential board and care facility and potential alternatives to this plan. Supervisor Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.Sponsor requests this item be scheduled for consideration at the May 5, 2003 meeting.

030753	[Asthma Task Force's Strategic Plan]
	Hearing to consider the Asthma Task Force's Strategic Plan. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.

030754	[Police accountability, oversight options, and appointment of the Police Commission]
	Hearing concerning reports from the Office of the Controller, Office of Citizen's Complaints, City Attorney's Office, and the San Francisco Police Department regarding police accountability and oversight options, including composition and appointment of the Police Commission. Supervisor Gonzalez presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.

Motions

030756	[Committee of the Whole]
	Motion scheduling a Committee of the Whole to consider health service reductions (Bielenson Hearing), to be held on June 10, 2003 at 3:00 PM. Supervisor Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

030740	[Amending Rule 4.29 at Board of Supervisors meetings]
	Motion amending Rule 4.29 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to provide that at meetings of the Board of Supervisors the recognition of public dignitaries shall occur at 2pm, and the recognition of commendations shall occur at 3pm. Supervisor Gonzalez presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

030755	[Amend Rule 3.9 - Board of Supervisors Meetings]
	Motion amending Rule 3.9 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to provide that Public Announcements regarding the business of the City may be made during Roll Call for Introductions at meetings of the Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Gonzalez presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

Charter Amendment

030741	[Charter Amendment - Commission on the Environment]
	Charter Amendment (First Draft) to amend Section 4.118 to clarify the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Commission on the Environment. Supervisor Maxwell presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee.

PROPOSED ORDINANCES

030652

[Amendments to the Municipal Elections Code]

Ordinance amending the Municipal Elections Code to amend Sections 110, 200, 250, 260, 300, 360, 370, 500, 510, 530, 535, 550, 590, 595, and 800, add Sections 225 and 270, and delete Sections 830 and 930 to:Conform the Municipal Elections Code to recent changes in the Charter; change the deadlines for submission of materials for publication in the Voter Information Pamphlet; specify the public examination periods for each category of material submitted for publication in the Voter Information Pamphlet; modify the deadlines for delivery of the Voter Information Pamphlet prior to each general and special election; specify language for inclusion in the Voter Information Pamphlet concerning ballot measures which concern the same subject matter and which may have conflicting provisions; explicitly incorporate the State law that applies to local ballot designations; explicitly state the rules concerning ballot printing after the death of a candidate; impose a 100-word limit on bond measure statements; add definitions; correct outdated code references; codify departmental practice; and clarify ambiguous language. (Elections Department) .ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee.

030643

[Street Vacation for Metro East Project]

Ordinance ordering the summary vacation of portions of 26th Street, Michigan Street, Georgia Street and Louisiana Street; making findings pursuant to the California Streets and Highways Code, Chapter 4, Sections 8330 et seq.; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the vacation is consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; and ratifying acts and authorizing actions in furtherance of the ordinance. (Real Estate Department) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

030034

[Campaign Finance Reform Amendments of 2003]

Ordinance amending Article I, Chapter 1 of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code by amending sections 1.104, 1.114, and 1.148 to clarify and consolidate definitions; amending section 1.106 to clarify that State law is incorporated; amending section 1.108 to clarify that it applies only to candidates; amending section 1.110 to provide the Ethics Commission discretion to provide additional office hours prior to an election and to conform to minimum state law record retention periods; amending section 1.114 to apply contribution limits to affiliated entity contributions, to authorize the Ethics Commission to determine when contributions must be returned and to reduce or waive forfeiture penalties, and to clarifiy that limits apply to special elections; amending section 1.116 to extend loan limitations to candidates for all City elective offices and to authorize the Commission to adjust these amounts; amending section 1.122 to clarify that campaign funds may be used for officeholder expenses, to provide that certain surplus funds may be donated to charity, and that contributions transferred between a candidate's committees must be attributed to specific contributors; deleting section 1.124 on money laundering because the ordinance already incorporates state law provisions; amending section 1.126 to extend the time period city contractors are prohibited from making contributions to public officials who approve their contracts; amending section 1.128 to provide a penalty for violating an agreement to limit campaign spending; amending section 1.130 to clarify that expenditure ceilings apply in special elections and to reflect that spending limits have been adjusted for inflation; amending sections 1.134 and 1.152, deleting section 1.146 and adding a new section 1.135 to consolidate and harmonize provisions on lifting the spending limits; amending section 1.140 to correct cross-references, to require that candidates file a statement of intent to participate in public financing, to lower to $5,000 the threshold for qualifying for public financing, and to provide additional time for qualifying for public financing, amending section 1.142 to require filing of statement of intent to participate in public financing program; amending section 1.150 to provide that repayment of public funds shall be made to the Ethics Commission, rather than the Controller, for deposit in the Election Campaign Fund; amending section 1.152 to conform language to other amended sections; amending sections 1.144 and 1.154 to extend the time for the Ethics Commission to determine whether pro-ration is required; amending section 1.162 to clarify that the notice provision applies only to mass mailings; amending section 1.163 to require recordkeeping for recorded telephone messages; amending section 1.164 to clarify references; amending section 1.168 to eliminate language suggesting that persons can obtain immunity if they do not receive a response to a request for advice within a specified period of time; amending section 1.170 to increase the penalties for violations of the Ordinance to $5,000, to incorporate penalties described in section 1.172, and to clarify personal and joint and several liability; deleting section 1.172; and amending section 1.174 to clarify that the department of elections may decline to certify a nomination if a candidate fails to file a statement regarding acceptance or rejection of spending limits. Supervisor Gonzalez presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules and Audits Committee.TRANSFERRED to Rules Committee.New committee structure 2/17/03.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR.Heard in committee.Speakers: Mike Garcia, Ethics Commission; Ginny Vida, Ethics Commission; Mabel Eng, Ethics Commission; Chad Jacobs; Deputy City Attorney; John Kennedy, Deputy City Attorney.ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. SUBSTITUTED.Ethics Commission submitted a substitute ordinance bearing same title.

PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS

030345	[Acceptance of Gift]
	Resolution accepting a gift of $55,000 from the Market Street Railway and authorizing said funds to be expended for the purchase of Historic Streetcar #162 from the Orange Empire Railway Museum. (Municipal Transportation Agency) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.

030371

[Agreement to Sell approximately 22,000 sq. ft. of unimproved real property located at Beale and Bryant Streets and to Lease Piers 30-32 to San Francisco Cruise Terminal, LLC]

Resolution approving and authorizing an Agreement with San Francisco Cruise Terminal, LLC for the Sale of approximately 22,000 square feet of real property located at the corner of Beale and Bryant Streets on Seawall Lot 330; approving and authorizing a 66-year Lease with San Francisco Cruise Terminal, LLC for Piers 30-32; adopting findings that the conveyance is consistent with the City's General Plan and eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; authorizing expenditure of proceeds received under the Sale Agreement towards costs of the Brannan Street Wharf and Piers 30-32 Cruise Terminal Project; and authorizing the Port's Executive Director and the City's Director of Property to execute documents, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this Resolution. (Port) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.

030379

[CEQA Findings for Cruise Terminal Mixed-Use Project]

Resolution adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines, including a statement of overriding considerations, in connection with the proposed mixed-use Cruise Terminal Project, located on Pier 30-32, a condominium tower on a portion of Seawall Lot 330, and a public open space project in the location of Pier 34 and 36, in the Port of San Francisco, City and County of San Francisco. (Port) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

030538

[Professional Services Contract]

Resolution approving the Public Utilities Commission's approval of Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. CS-524, Program Management Contract, changing the designated consultant's title, name references, and setting the criteria for the payment of performance fees; and approving the renewal of Contract No. CS-524, the Water Infrastructure Partners (WIP) for a third year; and approving the release of contract Year 3 reserved funds of $5.188M. (Public Utilities Commission)Supervisors Maxwell, Sandoval, McGoldrick presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.AMENDED.Heard in Committee.Speakers:Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst; Bill Barnes, Aide to Supervisor Daly; Bill Berry, SFPUC; Ted Lakey, Deputy City Attorney; Marie Corlett Blits, Deputy City Attorney; Patricia Martel, SFPUC; Harlan Kelly, Jr., SFPUC;Joe Grubb, Rent Stabilization Board; Karen Kubick, SFPUC; Jeet Bajwa, SFPUC; Ernestine Weiss; Jim Salinas; Rodney Hampton; Male Speaker, Local 22; Lisa Feldstein, Local 21; Stan Warren, SF Building Trades Council; Douglas Perry, Organized Labor Newspaper; Michael Sangiacomo; Lee Blitch, SF Chamber of Commerce; David Novogradsky, Local 21. 4/30/03 Amendment of the Whole bearing new title prepared in Committee. Supervisors Sandoval and McGoldrick requested to be added as co-sponsors.RECOMMENDED AS AMENDED.

030653	[Mayor's Summer Food Service Program]
	Resolution authorizing the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $485,794 from the United States Department of Agriculture for Mayor's Summer Food Service Program. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.Department requests this item be calendared at the April 30, 2003 meeting.

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