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November 4, 2003

City and County of San Francisco

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Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
November 4, 2003

OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION

Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor

Ordinances

021598 [Ancillary Units]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by repealing Section 207.2 [Second Units] in its entirety, adding a new Section 207.2, and amending Section 209.1 to authorize one additional ancillary unit limited to 750 square feet of gross floor area within an existing structure on a lot within 1250 feet of a Primary Transit Street or Transit Center (as shown on the Transit Map in the Transportation Element of the San Francisco General Plan) and also within 1250 feet of a Neighborhood Commercial or Commercial zoning district, on a lot containing a qualified historical building or where the unit is specifically designed and constructed for the elderly or persons with physical disabilities, to provide that this ordinance is not intended to supersede prohibitions against ancillary units in private agreements binding homeowners, to prohibit subdivision of the main unit and the ancillary unit, to prohibit the owner from legalizing an illegal unit pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance, and providing that the ancillary unit shall not be subject to the Rent Ordinance but requiring that an ancillary unit in a multi-family building shall be subject to affordability requirements; by amending Sections 135(d), Table 151 of Section 151 and 307(g) to establish the amount of open space and parking required for these ancillary units; by amending the San Francisco Traffic Code by adding Section 308.5.1 to prohibit issuance of a residential parking permit to the occupant of an ancillary unit; by adding new Section 106.4.1.3 to the San Francisco Building Code to require site inspection prior to issuance of a building permit for the ancillary unit to verify that no unpermitted unit exists on the property and prohibiting the issuance of a building permit or certificate of occupancy for the ancillary unit if an unpermitted unit has operated on the property within the previous ten years, unless that unit was legally demolished prior to January 1, 2003; and by amending Section 37.9 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to provide that an ancillary unit constructed within an existing unit exempt from rent control shall continue to be exempt from rent control, to require that notice to vacate a unit required to be removed or demolished by a City agency shall not be given to the tenant until the landlord receives the City’s notice requiring demolition or removal, and to require relocation assistance for persons required to vacate illegal units; and adopting findings. Supervisor Peskin presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Transportation and Commerce Committee. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Transmitted to Planning Commission for public hearing and recommendation. TRANSFERRED to Land Use Committee. New committee structure 2/17/03. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Peskin submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title. ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Transmitted to Planning Commission for public hearing and recommendation. RESPONSE RECEIVED. Certificate of Determination of Exemption/Exclusion from Environmental Review dated 4/23/03. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Peskin submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title. ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

Resolutions

031811 [Development and Lease of Piers 27-31]
Resolution urging the Port Commission not to Extend the Exclusive Right to Negotiate Agreement with the Mills Corporation and to Re-issue the Request for Proposals for the Development and Lease of Piers 27-31 as a Mixed-Use Recreation Project. Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.
031812 [Increasing civil filing and appearance fees provided in Business and Professions Code for operation of the Law Library]
Resolution increasing civil filing and appearance fees provided in Business and Professions Code Sections 6321, 6322 and 6322.1 for operation of the Law Library. Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.
031813 [Increased funding for the San Francisco Unified School District]
Resolution establishing a commitment to increase funding for the San Francisco Unified School District. Supervisor Gonzalez presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget Committee.
031814 [Purchase of real property located at 438 Page Street, Assessor's Block 841, Lot 29]
Resolution approving and authorizing the purchase of certain real property; 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. Supervisor Gonzalez presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.
031815 [Modification and renewal of the Union Square Business Improvement District]
Resolution establishing the modification and renewal of an assessment district known as the Union Square Business Improvement District, ordering the levy and collection of assessments against property located in that district for fiscal years 2004-2005 through 2008-2009, approving an agreement with the Union Square Business Improvement District, Inc. to provide services within the District, repealing Resolution No. 1066-98, creating the Union Square Business Improvement District Advisory Board, and making environmental findings. Supervisor Peskin presented. ASSIGNED to Board of Supervisors.
031816 [Port Lease for the Boudin Restaurant and Bakery at Fisherman's Wharf]
Resolution approving the Lease between the San Francisco Port Commission and Boudin Properties, Inc., a California corporation, for the Boudin Restaurant and Bakery located at 160 Jefferson Street at Fisherman’s Wharf, for a total maximum term of forty-two years. Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.
031821 [Calling a March 2, 2004 Special Election on Regional Measure 2]
Resolution calling for a special election to be conducted in the City and County of San Francisco on the question of whether voters shall approve a $1 bridge toll increase on the seven state-owned bridges in the San Francisco Bay Area with the funds to be used for a Regional Traffic Relief Plan, as defined in Senate Bill 916 (Perata). Supervisor Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
031822 [Accept-Expend State Grant]
Resolution authorizing the Port of San Francisco to accept and expend a grant in the amount of Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars ($95,000.00) from the State of California, Department of Boating and Waterways, Abandoned Watercraft Fund, for the removal, and disposal of abandoned, wrecked or dismantled vessels or partially submerged objects within the Port’s jurisdiction. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
031823 [Supporting Fuel Cell Pilot Project at Airport]
Resolution urging the Airport Director to initiate with other relevant departments a Fuel Cell Pilot Project at San Francisco International Airport (SFIA) in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to enhance and improve the reliability and security of critical air traffic and airport operations at SFIA. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
031824 [S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien]
Resolution urging the Port of San Francisco to enter into a 10-year lease with the S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien at its current berth on Pier 45. Supervisor Peskin presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

Requests For Hearing

031817 [City's Electricity Resource Plan]
Hearing to receive an update on the implementation of the City's Electricity Resource Plan. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.
031818 [Recreation and Parks Department's Aquatic Plan]
Hearing to address the concerns on the efficiency and effectiveness of Recreation and Parks Department's Aquatic Plan. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.

Motion

031820 [Needle Exchange Emergency]
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.
031825 [Authorizing preparation of a written Proponent ballot argument and rebuttal argument on the Tax-deferred Transfer of Accrued Vacation, Sick Leave and Other Compensation to Employees Charter Amendment File No. 031547 on the March 2, 2004 ballot]
Motion authorizing Supervisor Gerardo C. Sandoval to submit and sign a written Proponent argument and rebuttal argument for the Tax-deferred Transfer of Accrued Vacation, Sick Leave and Other Compensation to Employees Charter Amendment File No. 031547 for publication in the voter information pamphlet for the March 2, 2004 election. Supervisor Sandoval presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

PROPOSED ORDINANCES

031770 [General Plan Amendments]
Ordinance amending the Rincon Hill Area Plan of the San Francisco General Plan to make the Area Plan consistent with a new Residential/Commercial Subdistrict within the Area Plan, to amend objectives related to parking, tower separation and open space requirements, to encourage additional height within the district that would allow greater residential density, and to amend various maps within the Area Plan to reflect the new subdistrict and the new height and bulk controls and new midblock pedestrian passage way configuration, and to allow the replacement of parking currently used by Federal agencies that are located on a development site within the new subdistrict; adopting findings. (Planning Department) . ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use Committee.
031771 [Zoning Map Amendment]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to change the use classification, special use district classification and the height and bulk designation of the property zoned P (Public) and bounded by Spear Street, Harrison Street, Beale Street and Folsom Street (excepting the southern portion of Block 3746), and adopting findings. (Planning Department) . ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use Committee.
031772 [Establishing a "Residential/Commercial Subdistrict" in the Rincon Hill area]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 249.1(a) to reference "Residential/Commercial Subdistrict," add Section 249.1(b)(8) to create the "Residential/Commercial Subdistrict" generally encompassing most of the property zoned P (Public) and bounded by Spear Street, Harrison Street, Beale Street, and Folsom Street (excepting the southern portion of Block 3746 and Lot 9 of Block 3745), and to add Section 249.1(e) to create special use, density, open space, parking, street frontage, site coverage, dwelling unit exposure, height, bulk standards, and tower separation standards, for the "Residential/Commercial Subdistrict"; adopting findings. (Planning Department) . ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use Committee.
031790 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Mamei Wei]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Mamei Wei against the City and County of San Francisco and Ray Contreras for $250,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 20, 2002 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. C02-5887 TEH entitled Mamei Wei v. City and County of San Francisco and Ray Contreras. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS

031728 [Settlement of Claim - Zurich North America]
Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Zurich North America against the City and County of San Francisco for $120,000.00; the claim was filed on April 8, 2003; Claim No. 03-03317 . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
031769 [Grant of Regional Funds]
Resolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to Accept and Expend $4,663,431 of Assembly Bill 664 funds for Municipal Railway Transit Projects, excluding Administrative Overhead costs. (Municipal Transportation Agency) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.
031773 [Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Spousal Abuser Prosecution Program]
Resolution authorizing the Department of the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $95,033 through the California Department of Justice for a program entitled "Spousal Abuser Prosecution Program." (District Attorney) Supervisors Dufty, Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.
031774 [Accept-Expend State Grant]
Resolution authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $127,241 from the California Office of Criminal Justice Planning for the operation of the Major Narcotic Vendors Prosecution Program. (District Attorney) Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.
031775 [Contract funds to update the single estimate of unmet need for HIV primary care in San Francisco]
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to enter retroactively into an agreement with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) the primary contractor, and expend funds in the amount of $22,224 for estimates of unmet need for HIV primary care in the San Francisco Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA); for the period of September 1, 2003 to February 29, 2004. (Public Health Department) Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.
031776 [Contract funds to develop an on-line collaborative HIV trial training resource center]
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to enter retroactively into an agreement with Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. (PHFE), the primary contractor, and expend funds in the amount of $74,732 for services under the agreement; for the period of September 1, 2003 to August 31, 2004. (Public Health Department) Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.
031787 [Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Special Emphasis Victim Assistance Program: Homicide]
Resolution authorizing the Department of the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $110,000 through the California Office of Criminal Justice Planning for the operation of a program entitled "Special Emphasis Victim Assistance Program: Homicide." (District Attorney) Supervisors Dufty, Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.
031788 [Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Special Emphasis Victim Assistance Program: Elder Abuse]
Resolution authorizing the Department of the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $155, 000 through the California Office of Criminal Justice Planning for the operation of a program entitled "Elder Abuse Vertical Prosecution Program." (District Attorney) Supervisors Dufty, Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.
031789 [Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Special Emphasis Victim Assistance Program: Elder Abuse]
Resolution authorizing the Department of the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $110,000 through the California Office of Criminal Justice Planning for the operation of a program entitled "Special Emphasis Victim Assistance Program: Elder Abuse." (District Attorney) Supervisors Dufty, Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.
031826 [Airport Concession Lease]
Resolution approving Amendment No. 3 to the Amendment No. 3 to the Travelex America Inc. Lease Agreement for Foreign Currency Exchange in the New International Terminal Building and Existing Terminal Buildings at San Francisco International Airport Lease No. 99-0449 between Travelex America, 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.
031827 [Airport Concession Lease]
Resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to the Boarding Areas "B" and "C" Principal Retail Concession Lease No. 98-0228 between Pacific Gateway Concessions, LLC, 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.
031828 [Airport Revenue Bonds]
Resolution approving the issuance of up to $225,000,000 additional aggregate principal amount of San Francisco International Airport Second Series Revenue Refunding Bonds for the purpose of refinancing 1991 Resolution Bonds and Subordinate Bonds of the Airport Commission; Approving the issuance of San Francisco International Airport Second Series Variable Rate Revenue Bonds for the purpose of financing or refinancing certain capital improvements at San Francisco International Airport, including by refunding outstanding 1991 Resolution Bonds and Subordinate Bonds of the Airport Commission; Approving the maximum interest rates thereon; Approving the forms of certain documents relating to the Bonds; Approving Xl Capital Assurance Inc. as a provider of bond insurance and reserve fund Surety Bonds and the forms of certain documents relating thereto; and Approving certain amendments to the 1991 Master Resolution. (Airport Commission) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.
031829 [Membership in the Bay Area Regional Immunization Registry]
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to enter into an agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the County of Santa Clara for membership in the Bay Area Regional Immunization Registry. (Public Health Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.
031830 [Grant of Federal Funds]
Resolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept retroactively and expend $326,512 of federal Section 5309 capital assistance toward the purchase of LRVs for San Francisco’s Municipal Railway, excluding Administrative Overhead Costs. (Municipal Transportation Agency) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

PROPOSED MOTIONS

031763 [Appointment, Public Utilities Commission]
Motion approving the Acting Mayor’s appointment of Robin Chiang to the Public Utilities Commission, for the term expiring January 15, 2004. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. Notification to appear at Rules Committee meeting mailed on November 5, 2003.
031764 [Appointment, Public Utilities Commission]
Motion rejecting the Acting Mayor’s appointment of Robin Chiang to the Public Utilities Commission. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. Notification to appear at Rules Committee meeting mailed on November 5, 2003.
031765 [Appointment, Public Utilities Commission]
Motion taking no position concerning the Acting Mayor’s appointment of Robin Chiang to the Public Utilities Commission, for term ending January 15, 2004. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. Notification to appear at Rules Committee meeting mailed on November 5, 2003.
031766 [Appointment, Public Utilities Commission]
Motion approving the Acting Mayor’s appointment of Adam Werbach to the Public Utilities Commission, for the term expiring January 15, 2007. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. Notification to appear at Rules Committee meeting mailed on November 5, 2003.
031767 [Appointment, Public Utilities Commission]
Motion rejecting the Acting Mayor’s appointment of Adam Werbach to the Public Utilities Commission. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. Notification to appear at Rules Committee meeting mailed on November 5, 2003.
031768 [Appointment, Public Utilities Commission]
Motion taking no position concerning the Acting Mayor’s appointment of Adam Werbach to the Public Utilities Commission, for term ending January 15, 2007. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. Notification to appear at Rules Committee meeting mailed on November 5, 2003.
031780 [Appointment, Public Utilities Commission]
Motion approving the Mayor’s appointment of Clemetine Clarke to the Public Utilities Commission, for the term expiring January 15, 2007. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
031781 [Appointment, Public Utilities Commission]
Motion rejecting the Mayor’s appointment of Clemetine Clarke to the Public Utilities Commission. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
031782 [Appointment, Public Utilities Commission]
Motion taking no position concerning the Mayor’s appointment of Clemetine Clarke to the Public Utilities Commission, for term ending January 15, 2007. (Mayor) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
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