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City and County of San Francisco

June 17, 2003

City and County of San Francisco

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Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
June 17, 2003

OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION

Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor

Ordinances
030747 [Fee Schedule Amendments - Planning Department]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Chapter 31, Article IV to increase fees for services, and making environmental findings. (Planning Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. SUBSTITUTED. The Mayor submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title. ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. Sponsor requests this item be scheduled for consideration at the June 26, 2003 meeting.
030748 [Fee Schedule Amendments - Planning Department]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Article 3.5 to increase fees for services, and making environmental findings. (Planning Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. SUBSTITUTED. The Mayor submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title. ASSIGNED to Budget Committee. Sponsor requests this item be scheduled for consideration at the June 26, 2003 meeting.
031100 [Planning Code Amendment--Mining Exchange Building Setback]
Ordinance adopting findings; and amending Appendix B to Article 11 of the San Francisco Planning Code to allow an addition over the San Francisco Mining Exchange Building set back no less than thirty (30) feet from Bush Street. Mayor, Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.
031102 [Memorandum of Understanding re PERS Contract Amendment]
Ordinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Deputy Sheriffs' Association regarding the amendment of the contract with the Public Employees' Retirement System to provide the County's Sheriffs with the retirement benefits known as 3% @ 55. Mayor, Supervisors Dufty, Ma presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.
031115 [PERS Contract Amendment]
Ordinance authorizing an Amendment to Contract Between the Board of Administration, California Public Employees' Retirement System, and the Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco. Mayor, Supervisors Dufty, Ma presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.
031104 [Calculation of fees for paid ballot arguments]
Ordinance amending the Municipal Elections Code to amend Section 830 to require that the Controller set the fees for publication of ballot arguments in the Voter Information Pamphlet, and establish criteria for setting this fee so that the fee approximates but does not exceed the actual cost of publication. Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
031105 [Amending Police Code Sections 4302 and 4303 to Define Harassment]
Ordinance amending Police Code Sections 4302 and 4303 to (1) eliminate the requirement that before they may be protected from harassment, persons seeking access to health care facilities invoke a “buffer zone” by declaring to protestors a desire to be left alone; and (2) to define harassment of a person seeking access to a health care facility as the non-consensual and knowing approach within eight feet of another person for purposes of passing a leaflet or handbill to, display a sign to, or engage in oral protest, education or counseling with such other person in a public way or on a sidewalk area within one hundred feet of a health care facility. Supervisors Peskin, Ma, Maxwell, Daly, Ammiano, Dufty, Gonzalez, Hall presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Services Committee.

Resolutions
031053 [Accept-Expend State Grant]
Resolution authorizing the Mayor's Office of Emergency Services to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $26,185 from the California Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism for Citizens Corps activities and the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team Program. Mayor presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.
031096 [Commending Congregation Sha'ar Zahav]
Resolution commending Congregation Sha'ar Zahav on 25 years of outstanding service to the Jewish community and the residents of San Francisco. Supervisors Sandoval, Peskin, Dufty, Ma presented. ADOPTED.
031097 [Commending the Youth Community Health Organizing Project and residents of Maria Alicia Apartments]
Resolution commending the Youth Community Health Organizing Project and residents of Maria Alicia Apartments for adopting the first voluntary community agreements in San Francisco to curb smoking in the building's units and common areas. Supervisor Daly presented. ADOPTED.
031098 [Expansion of Saint Mary's Square Park]
Resolution in conjunction with the development of the office projects at 350 Bush Street and 500 Pine Street: (i) approving the conveyance of a parcel of property to the city, which parcel shall be improved and maintained as a public park at no cost to the city, pursuant to the terms of established documentation developed by the City Attorney’s Office and the projects’ sponsors (ii) authorizing execution of documentation implementing conveyance of the property and the effectuation of the transactions contemplated therein (iii) providing that, following the execution of the documentation and the conveyance, the property shall be under the jurisdiction of the Recreation and Park Commission to be administered by the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department and (iv) authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Affordable Housing to accept and expend a voluntary contribution $1,000,000 for the acquisition or construction of permanent affordable single room occupancy housing in San Francisco. Mayor, Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.
031099 [CEQA Findings - Office projects for 350 Bush Street and 500 Pine Street, including the expansion of Saint Mary's Square Park]
Resolution adopting environmental findings (and a statement of overriding considerations) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) and state guidelines in connection with the office projects for 350 Bush Street and 500 Pine Street, including the expansion of Saint Mary’s Square Park and the amendment to Appendix B to Article 11 – Category II Buildings of the Planning Code. Mayor, Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.
031103 [Parks and Recreation Department assessment of staff and monetary resources needed to maintain city parks]
Resolution urging the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Parks and Recreation Department to immediately undertake an assessment of staff and monetary resources needed to reinvigorate and maintain the city’s parks at a level that promotes use and pride in all neighborhoods of the city. Supervisors Gonzalez, Sandoval presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.
031106 [Commend Frances Park-Li]
Resolution commending the civic career of Frances Park-Li Rothman. Supervisors Dufty, Hall, Ma, Newsom, Ammiano, Maxwell, Peskin, Daly, Gonzalez, Sandoval, McGoldrick presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
031108 [Commend Pop Zhao]
Resolution commending Pop Zhao for his work, Celebrate: Life, Liberty & Beauty and acknowledging his efforts to create a memorial artwork dedicated to September 11 victims in New York City. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
031109 [Tobacoo Tax Revenue]
Resolution to support earmarking Tobacco Tax Revenues for Tobacco Prevention and Cessation. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
031110 [Commend SF Juneteenth Organizing Committee]
Resolution commending the San Francisco Juneteenth Organizing Committee for another successful Juneteenth Festival and Parade honoring the independence of African American slaves in Texas and the African American community in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Newsom presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
031112 [Commend Chinese Chamber of Commerce]
Resolution commending the work of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce revitalizing the economy of Chinatown. Supervisor Peskin presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
031076 [Support of Proposed Skate Park at Potrero del Sol Park]
Resolution supporting the Skateboarding Task Force and the Recreation and Park Department's recommendation to build a skate park at the Potrero del Sol Park. Supervisors Newsom, Dufty, Ma presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. REFERRED to City Services Committee. Supervisor Dufty requested that this matter be referred to City Services Committee.

Requests For Hearings
031107 [Input on the City's Budget for fiscal year 2003-2004.]
Hearing to consider the public's input on the San Francisco City and County Budget for fiscal year 2003-2004. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.

Motions
031101 [Adding Rule 1.10 to the Rules of Order]
Motion adding Rule 1.10 to the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to provide that Supervisors, and the Mayor, are urged to submit to the Board of Supervisors for public hearing all proposed ballot measures that four or more Supervisors, or the Mayor, are planning to submit directly to the voters, including general obligation or revenue bond measures under sections 9.106 and 9.107 of the City Charter. Supervisor Gonzalez presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
031114 [Amending Rule 4.29 of the Rules of Order]
Motion amending Rule 4.29 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to provide that public hearings on appeals shall be scheduled at 4 p.m. rather than 3 p.m., and providing a system for scheduling these appeals when more than one appears on a Board calendar. Supervisor Gonzalez presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
031111 [Reauthorizing the Sales and Use Tax for Transportation]
Motion approving a New Transportation Expenditure Plan and calling and providing for a special election to be held on November 4, 2003, to be consolidated with the General Municipal Election already scheduled for November 4, 2003, for the purpose of submitting to the voters an ordinance amending Sections 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1408, 1413, 1414, 1415, and 1418 of Article 14 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code of the City and County of San Francisco so as to (1) authorize a New Transportation Expenditure Plan, directing the transactions and use tax (“sales and use tax”) revenues to specific transportation improvements and making provisions for the adoption of future expenditure plan updates; (2) continue collection of the sales and use tax at the existing level of one-half of one percent; (3) continue in effect the San Francisco County Transportation Authority as the independent agency to administer the tax and oversee implementation of the projects; (4) authorize the San Francisco County Transportation Authority to issue limited tax bonds as needed, in a total outstanding aggregate amount not to exceed $1,880,000,000 and which is payable from the revenue generated hereunder; and (5) approve the California Constitution Article XIII B Appropriations Limit of $485,175,000. Supervisors Daly, Gonzalez, Ammiano, Peskin, Dufty, Maxwell, Ma presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.

PROPOSED ORDINANCES
030955 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Armenta, et al., v. James Jones Co., et al.]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco against the James Jones Company, Mueller Co., Tyco International and Watts industries, for a payment to the City in the amount of $2,890,908; the lawsuit was filed on June 26, 1997 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BC 173-487; entitled Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ex rel Armenta, et al., v. James Jones Co., et al. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
031013 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Dillingham Construction N.A. et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Dillingham Construction N.A. against the City and County of San Francisco for $2,400,000.00; the lawsuit was filed on March 19, 2001 in San Mateo County Superior Court, Case No. 416236; entitled Dillingham Construction N.A., Inc., et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al; other material terms of said settlement are that the settlement amount is to be paid in part through the release of $1,050,000.00 from an unpaid progress payment and the retention account held for SFIA Airport Contract No. 5500.J North Connector Package in exchange for dismissal with prejudice of the lawsuit and the waiver of costs and attorneys fees. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. RECOMMENDED.
031019 [Mission Bay 16th/7th Street Jack and Bore Casing Improvements]
Ordinance accepting the irrevocable offer for the 16th/7th Street Jack and Bore Casing Improvements; designating said facilities for public use and maintenance purposes; adopting findings that such actions are consistent with the City’s General Plan, eight priority policy findings of City’s Planning Code section 101.1, and the Mission Bay South Redevelopment Plan; accepting Department of Public Works Order No. 174,027; and authorizing official acts in connection with this ordinance. (Public Utilities Commission) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
031016 [Study of HIV prevention in beerhalls in Harare, Zimbabwe]
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health, AIDS Office (SFDPH, AIDS) to enter retroactively into the second year of an agreement with The Regents of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), the primary contractor, and to accept and expend funds in the amount of $39,774 to participate in a randomized trial of HIV prevention in beerhalls in Harare, Zimbabwe, for the period of May 1, 2003, to April 30, 2004. (Public Health Department) Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.
031017 [Lease of Real Property]
Resolution authorizing a lease of approximately 51,119 square feet of space at 1650 Mission Street for the Department of Human Services for a term of five years. (Real Estate Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.
031018 [Lease of Real Property]
Resolution authorizing a lease of approximately 13,706 square feet of space at 1650 Mission Street for the Department of Building Inspection for a term of five years. (Real Estate Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.
031085 [Appointing Ed Harrington to the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water System Financing Authority]
Resolution appointing Edward Harrington, to an indefinite term as a Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water System Financing Authority. (Public Utilities Commission) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
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