January 24, 2006

City and County of San Francisco

Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
January 24, 2006

OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION

Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor

Ordinances

060074	[Reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program]
	Emergency ordinance reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program set forth in Chapter 14A of the San Francisco Administrative Code; suspending Chapter 12D.A; providing for data collection to ensure nondiscrimination in City contracting; and adopting a declaration of emergency. Supervisor Ma presented. ASSIGNED to Board of Supervisors.

060076	[To appropriate $5,216,754 to fund the maintenance and reconstruction of public streets, roads, and the 4th Street Bridge for DPW for Fiscal Year 2005-06]
	Ordinance appropriating $5,216,754 of Fiscal Year 2005-2006 State Traffic Congestion Relief Funds to fund the maintenance and reconstruction of public streets, roads, and the 4th Street Bridge for the Department of Public Works for Fiscal Year 2005-2006. Mayor presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

060077

[Raising taxi fares and the cap on gate fees; re-instating the cap on taxicab lease fees; providing for biennial review of the lease fee cap]

Ordinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by amending Sections 1135, 1135.2, 1135.2, and 1137, to: (1) raise taxi fares from $2.85 to $3.05 for the first fifth of a mile, from $.45 to $.50 for each additional fifth of a mile, and from $.45 to $.50 for each minute of waiting time; (2) raise the cap on taxicab gate fees from $85.00 to $94.00 per 10-hour shift, and eliminate the second-tier gate cap for certain taxi companies; (3) re-instate the cap on taxicab lease fees at $1,800 per month; and (4) provide that the Controller's biennial review of taxicab rates and caps shall include a review of the lease fee cap; and setting an operative date. Supervisor Ma presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee.

060078

[Capital Expenditure Plan; timeline amendments for initial submission and approval]

Ordinance amending Administrative Code Section 3.20 to provide that the initial ten-year capital expenditure plan to be prepared thereunder shall be submitted to the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors by May 1, 2006 and that the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors shall review, update, amend and adopt such plan by resolution by August 1, 2006. Supervisor Elsbernd presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee.

060081

[Minor Sidewalk Encroachments - Repeal of public right-of-way occupancy assessment fee]

Ordinance amending Public Works Code Section 723.2 to repeal the public right-of-way occupancy assessment fee for minor sidewalk encroachments; requesting the Department of Public Works to prepare and submit to the Board a report describing the number and types of minor sidewalk encroachment permits; and making repeal of the fee retroactive to August 29, 2005. Supervisors Alioto-Pier, Dufty presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee.

060083	[Public Works Code - enclosure of garbage receptacles]
	Ordinance amending Public Works Code Section 170 to require replacement of garbage receptacles after collection into an enclosed area or other area the blocks views of the receptacle from the public right-of-way; and making environmental findings. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

060084

[Amending the requirements of the Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program]

Ordinance amending Planning Code Sections 315.2, 315.3, 315.4, 315.5, 315.6, and 315.8 related to the Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program to provide that the amendments apply to any housing project that has not received a first site or building permit by the effective date of this legislation; to provide for mandatory lotteries to market new inclusionary units and the maintenance of a list generated from a lottery for units that become available; to require a project sponsor that elects an alternative to providing on-site inclusionary housing to make its election at the time of project approval; to allow project sponsors to use California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (CDLAC) tax-exempt bonds to finance inclusionary units under certain circumstances; to build all off-site inclusionary units within one mile of the principal project and to offer those units as rental housing or as ownership housing affordable to households earning no more than 80% of median income; requiring the Mayor's Office of Housing to adjust the in lieu fee annually and no later than July 1 and to report the adjustment to the Board of Supervisors; requiring the Mayor's Office of Housing to evaluate its monitoring procedures and those of the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency with the goal of establishing one monitoring system for all inclusionary units in the City and County of San Francisco; requiring the Planning Department to submit a completed impact study to the Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission no later than July 1, 2006, requiring that the Planning Department form a Technical Advisory Committee to assist in the impact study; and making findings including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan. Supervisors Maxwell, Mirkarimi, McGoldrick presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use Committee.

060086	[Providing for public notice of installation of community safety cameras]
	Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Chapter 19, Sections 19.1 through 19.8, to regulate the installation of community safety cameras, prescribe a notification and approval process for the installation of cameras, and establish protocols for oversight and access to video recordings. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee.

060087	[Administrative Code Revision: Health Service System]
	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 Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

060106	[To appropriate funding to increase security staff at the Asian Art Museum]
	Ordinance appropriating $67,325 in salaries and $22,468 in related fringe benefits to support four additional museum security guards at the Asian Art Museum. Supervisor Ma presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

060107

[Child Product Safety]

Draft Ordinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Chapter 34, Sections 34.1 through 34.3, to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of any toy or child care article that is intended for use by a child under three years of age if it contains bisphenol-A or other specified chemicals, and to require manufacturers to use the least toxic alternative to those substances. Supervisors Ma, Maxwell, Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

060050	[Dissolving the Drug Abuse Advisory Board and the Citywide Alcoholism Advisory Board]
	Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by repealing Sections 15.17 and 15.19, to dissolve the Drug Abuse Advisory Board and the Citywide Alcoholism Advisory Board. Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

060032

[Exempting certain medical cannabis dispensaries from the requirement that all new dispensaries be located not less than 1000 feet from a school, community facility, or recreation building]

Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 209.3, 217, 790.141, and 890.133 to exempt certain medical cannabis dispensaries from the requirement that all medical cannabis dispensaries that commenced operation after April 1, 2005 be located not less than 1000 feet from the parcel containing a school, community facility, or recreation building; amending the San Francisco Health Code by amending Section 3304 to conform to the San Francisco Fire Code and Section 3305 to provide for referral of permit applications to the Department of Building Inspection; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority planning policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan. Supervisors Mirkarimi, Ma presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use Committee. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission for review and comment. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Mirkarimi submitted a substitute ordinance bearing same title. ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

050298

[Repealing Ordinance Number 72-04 Conditionally Designating 690 Market as a Landmark]

Ordinance Repealing Ordinance Number 72-04 Conditionally Designating 690 Market, the Chronicle Building, As Landmark No. 243 under Article 10 of the Planning Code. Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Department and Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board for review and recommendation. RESPONSE RECEIVED. Exempt from CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2); non-physical exemption. FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 5.37. REACTIVATED PURSUANT TO RULE 5.23. Supervsor Peskin requested this matter be reactivated and placed on the Budget and Finance pending list. ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

Resolutions

060079	[Lease of Real Property at One South Van Ness Avenue]
	Resolution authorizing the lease of approximately 66,565 square feet of space at One South Van Ness Avenue for the Municipal Transportation Agency and the City and County of San Francisco’s 311 Call Center. Mayor presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

060080

[Waterline Relocation Agreement with Mills Peninsula Health Services]

Resolution approving and authorizing the execution and delivery of a Waterline Relocation Agreement with Mills Peninsula Health Services; authorizing the exchange of real property interests in the City of Burlingame, San Mateo County following the completion of construction of a new water pipeline; adopting findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1; and adopting environmental findings. Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

060085

[Hunters Point Shoreline Interim Controls]

Resolution adopting interim zoning controls in the Hunters Point Shoreline area for a period of eighteen (18) months that would, within the currently zoned M-1 and M-2 areas generally bounded by Jennings Street, Hunters Point Boulevard, Innes Avenue, Earl Street and the San Francisco Bay, permit new housing as an accessory use to certain designated uses, or if it is contained within a permitted institutional use, or with a required ratio of four (4) square feet of permitted non-residential use for every one (1) square foot of residential space built; that would, within the currently zoned NC-2 area abutting Innes Avenue and Hunters Point Boulevard between Jennings Street and Earl Street, permit new housing on other than the ground floor and in conjunction with non-residential development; that would require a conditional use permit for all new construction or change in use in the M-1 and M-2 zoning districts and for all uses that include new housing in the NC-2 zoning district, and adopting findings. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

060088	[Temporary "Street Closure to Vehicular Traffic" on O'Farrell St. between Steiner and Fillmore]
	Resolution enacting temporary “Street Closure to Vehicular Traffic” regulation on O’Farrell Street between Steiner Street and Fillmore Street from 7 A.M. to 2 P.M. on every Saturday between April 29, 2006 and November 18, 2006. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

060108	[Parking Regulations]
	Resolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations. TOW AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH Scott Street, west side, from Fell Street to Oak Street. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

060109

[Traffic Regulations]

Resolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets. BICYCLE LANE - ESTABLISH Scott Street, northbound, from Haight Street to Oak Street. LEFT TURN BICYCLE LANE - ESTABLISH Scott Street, northbound, from Oak Street to Fell Street. NO TURN ON RED - ESTABLISH Scott Street, northbound, at Oak Street. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

060110

[Commending Bishop Yvette Flunder, Reverend Al Sharpton, and the National Black Justice Coalition]

Resolution commending Bishop Yvette Flunder, Reverend Al Sharpton, and the National Black Justice Coalition for their leadership in convening the Black Church Summit and in seeking equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered members of the African-American community. Supervisors Dufty, Maxwell, Ammiano presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

060111	[Commending Inspector Farrell Suslow for his 35 years of dedicated service to the San Francisco Police Department]
	Resolution commending Inspector Farrell Suslow for his 35 years of dedicated service to the San Francisco Police Department. Supervisor Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

060112	[Commending Lost in the Fog and owner Harry J. Aleo for winning the Eclipse Award as the year's champion sprinter]
	Resolution commending Lost in the Fog and owner Harry J. Aleo for winning the Eclipse Award as the 2006 champion sprinter in the United States. Supervisor Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

060113	[Supporting the Musicians of the San Francisco Symphony]
	Resolution supporting the Musicians of the San Francisco Symphony in their effort to be compensated at a level comparable to what musicians in other leading orchestras receive -- not more and not less. Supervisor Ma presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

060115	[Supporting Immigrant and Human Rights]
	Resolution affirming the City and County of San Francisco’s support for immigrant and human rights in the face of growing border vigilantism. Supervisors Maxwell, Peskin presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

060116	[Recognizing the month of February as Black History Month]
	Resolution recognizing the month of February as Black History Month. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

060117	[Accept-Expend Regional Grant - Department of the Environment]
	Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $430,500 from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to retrofit diesel engines in forty-one (41) Heavy Duty Vehicles (HDV) with diesel emission control equipment. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

060118	[Approval of Port Lease for Living Classroom at Heron's Head Park]
	Resolution approving the Lease between the San Francisco Port Commission and Literacy for Environmental Justice, a non-profit organization, for the Living Classroom Project, located at Heron's Head Park, for a total term of ten years. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

060120

[Blue Diamond Growers]

Resolution supporting the workers of Blue Diamond Growers and their efforts to join the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 17 (ILWU) and condemning Blue Diamond for waging an aggressive anti-union campaign and violating the National Labor Relations Act. Supervisors McGoldrick, Dufty, Mirkarimi presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

060121	[Incorporating Street Performers into the Street Artist Program and designating sound appropriate sales areas for certified Street Artists]
	Resolution recognizing that qualified Street Performers are eligible to participate in the Street Artist Program and urging the designation of sales areas within the Program that are appropriate for amplified sound. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

060122	[Zoning - 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 Zoning Map in order to reclassify both sides of the 600 Block of Haight Street to NC-2 (Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial District). Supervisor Mirkarimi presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

060123	[Opposing the Closure to John Swett Alternative School]
	Resolution opposing San Francisco’s Board of Education’s decision to close the John Swett Alternative School. Supervisors Mirkarimi, Daly, Ammiano presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

060124	[Welcoming Qantas Airways to San Francisco]
	Resolution commending Qantas Airways on new service to San Francisco International Airport, starting Mach 29, 2006 and welcoming the new airline to San Francisco. Supervisor Peskin presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

060125	[1906 Great Earthquake and Fire Expo Endorsement]
	Resolution endorsing the San Francisco Fire Department and Historical Society 1906 Great Earthquake and Fire Expo and declaring said Expo an official event of the City’s Centennial observances. Supervisor Peskin presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

Motion

060114

[Emergency Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program - January 31, 2006, Committee of the Whole]

Motion for the Board of Supervisors to convene as a committee of the whole on January 31, 2006, at 4:00 p.m. to accept public testimony concerning the possible adoption of an emergency ordinance reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program set forth in Chapter 14A of the San Francisco Administrative Code; suspending Chapter 12D.A; providing for data collection to ensure nondiscrimination in City contracting; and adopting a declaration of emergency. Supervisor Ma presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

Requests for Hearing

060075

[Hearing - Emergency ordinance reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program]

Hearing to consider the possible adoption of an emergency ordinance reenacting a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program set forth in Chapter 14A of the San Francisco Administrative Code; suspending Chapter 12D.A; providing for data collection to ensure nondiscrimination in City contracting; and adopting a declaration of emergency. (Clerk of the Board) . ASSIGNED to Board of Supervisors. Board to sit as a Committee of the Whole on January 31, 2006, at 4:00 p.m.

060082

[Public Hearing - Resolution amending the Articles of Formation of the South of Market Project Area Committee]

Hearing to consider a proposed resolution amending the Articles of Formation of the South of Market Project Area Committee to (1) require new elections and (2) add a representative who shall be a parent of a student of the Bessie-Carmichael School as a category of membership thereof following the adoption of the Redevelopment Plan Amendment for the South of Market Redevelopment Project Area. (Clerk of the Board) . ASSIGNED to Board of Supervisors. Companion measure to File 052022.

060089	[Crime Stoppers]
	Hearing on the Crime Stoppers program. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

060090

[Status of San Francisco's Economic Strategy]

Hearing on the status of San Francisco's Economic Strategy to include: (1) a presentation of the Economic Strategy plan, (2) explanation of the process used in formulating goals, (3) the public outreach strategy, (4) types of data analysis to be performed, (5) the relationship of strategy to Prop I and the timeline. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

060091	[Controller's Six Month Report]
	Hearing to consider the Controller's Six Month Report. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. Sponsor requests this item be scheduled at the February 8, 2006 meeting.

060092	[Impact of impending school closures, police department reassignments, and gang-related activity]
	Hearing to examine the impact of impending school closures and reassignments on the police department and gang-related activity. Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

060093	[Drinking Water Services for City Departments]
	Request for hearing on: (1) the status of the reduction of free bottled water services for City Departments; (2) the City's latest contract with Danone for its drinking water services, and (3) the amount of cost saving generated since FY 2004-05. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

060103	[MUNI Fare Collection Problems]
	Hearing to discuss issues regarding MUNI fare collection problems. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. Sponsor requests this matter be referred to Government Audit and Oversight Committee.

060104	[Redevelopment Plan for Treasure Island]
	Hearing for the Treasure Island Development Authority to provide an update on the redevelopment plan for Treasure Island. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee. Sponsor requests this item be referred to Land Use Committee.

060105	[Update from Mayor's Office on efforts to stem community violence]
	Hearing regarding update from Mayor's Office on efforts to stem community violence. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Select Committee on Ending Gun and Gang Violence. Sponsor requests this item be referred to select Committee on Ending Gun and Gang Violence.

PROPOSED ORDINANCES

PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS

060048	[Public Auction]
	Resolution authorizing Tax Collector to sell at public auction certain parcels of tax-defaulted real property. (Treasurer-Tax Collector) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. RECOMMENDED. Heard in Committee: Speakers: George Putris, Tax Administrator, Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector; Harvey Rose, Budget Analyst.

060049

[Contract funds to receive reimbursement for children enrolled in the Healthy Kids insurance program]

Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), to enter into a two year agreement with the California Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board (MRMIB) to receive reimbursement for children enrolled in the Healthy Kids insurance program, and expend funds in the amount of up to $4,378,351; for the period of July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2007. (Public Health Department) Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. 1/23/06, Supervisor Dufty requested to be added as sponsor.

060054

[MUNI Operator Restrooms at Various Locations]

Resolution granting revocable permission to Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA), to occupy a portion of the public right-of-way to install and maintain one (1) MUNI Operator Restroom at each of the following locations: within an existing traffic island on Geneva Avenue at Munich Street; on the westerly sidewalk of Main Street, southerly of Howard Street; on the easterly sidewalk of Main Street, northerly of Mission Street, and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. (Public Works Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

060056

[Contract funds to provide evaluations for the SAGE Health Education and Prevention Services Project]

Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), to enter retroactively into a subcontract agreement with the SAGE Project, Inc., the primary contractor, and expend funds in the amount of $205,000 to provide local process and outcome evaluations for the SAGE Health Education and Prevention Services Project for the period of September 30, 2005, to September 29, 2010. (Public Health Department) Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. 1/23/06, Supervisor Dufty requested to be added as sponsor.

060058

[Contract approval - Municipal Transportation Quality Review]

Resolution approving the award and execution of San Francisco Municipal Railway Contract Number CCO 05-914, Municipal Quality Review, to Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, to conduct the Quality Review required under Charter Section 8A.107, for a total contract amount not to exceed $50,000 and for a Charter Section 8A.107, for a total contract amount not to exceed $50,000 and for a term of two years, with an option to extend up to an additional two years to cover the nest review period. (Municipal Transportation Agency) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

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Clerk to Act – January 24, 2006

Requests Granted

From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Parking and Traffic

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Parking and Traffic to report on the process of the installation of the pedestrian pass at the median of Lincoln and 9^th Avenue.

From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works to report on the procedures of permitting of trees and planter boxes in front of a residential establishment and the annual assessment of the planter box.

From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works to report on the status of graffiti removal of:

• Green box at the southeast corner of Oak Street and Steiner Street
• Mailbox at the southeast corner of Oak Street and Fillmore Street
• Green box at the northeast corner of Oak Street and Webster Street
• Light pole at the northeast corner of Oak Street and Webster Street
• Green box at the northeast corner of Fell Street and Buchanan Street
• Telephone pole at the northeast corner of Fell Street and Buchanan Street
• Green box at the northeast corner of Buchanan Street and Linden Street

 

From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works to report on the status of the condition of the trees on 800 block of Haight Street.

From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works to report on the status of graffiti removal at the address of 750 Oak Street and 776 Oak Street.

From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: City Attorney

Requesting/Inquiring:

The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is proposing to restrict recreation by people and pets on 60% of all parklands in the City. Can the City pressure the GGNRA to institute the current Court mandated 1979 Pet Policy as the Section Seven Special Regulation requires?

Instead of instituting the 1979 Pet Policy, the GGNRA has proposed "Negotiated Rulemaking", and the City is not participating in the process. Can you describe the rules that govern "Negotiated Rulemaking", and what rights the City and GGNRA have in relation to it?

The deeds, which transferred property to the GGNRA, contain reversion clauses for these properties. If the GGNRA violates the mandate in the property deed that requires that recreation be the primary use for GGNRA properties, can the City reclaim the deeds?

From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: City Attorney

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the City Attorney to draft legislation creating a San Francisco Public School Citizens Blue Ribbon Task Force – to specifically develop a master plan to address declining enrollment and the concomitant issue of school closures, mergers, and relocation, as well as methods to improve the closure process. The Joint Task Force would be appointed by the Mayor, Board of Supervisors and the Board of Education, with appointment composition including, but not limited to: parents, union labor/teachers, civic/civil rights leaders, business community, youth, public safety, Planning Department, and City Controller. Staff support would be required.

From: Supervisor Maxwell
To: Director, Planning Department

Requesting/Inquiring: Supervisor Maxwell directs the Planning Department to provide a report with the following information no later than Friday, February 3, 2006. The Plan Areas are defined as Mission, East SOMA, Potrero/Showplace Square, Central Waterfront.

1. For each Plan Area, provide a list of the housing projects that have submitted applications to the Planning Department and are awaiting review/approval.

2. Using the most recent data available (such as the Dun & Bradstreet business database), provide the number of businesses and jobs that currently exist in areas that are designated under the Department’s proposal for new housing development, those areas designated as either Neighborhood Commercial or Urban Mixed Use zones. Provide this information for each Plan Area, and provide by business category, such as SIC code.
3. For each Plan Area, provide the average parcel size.
4. Provide the Planning Department’s definition of bioscience and digital media. Based upon these definitions, would the Planning Department allow these uses to locate into the Employment & Business Development and Urban Mixed Use zones under the Department's current interim controls proposal?
5. Describe how the Planning Department is implementing the recommendations of the Bioscience Task Force.
6. From 1995 to present, provide the amount of land in the industrially zoned areas of San Francisco that has been converted to either housing or live/work office uses.

From: Supervisor Elsbernd
To: Director, Department of Parking and Traffic

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Parking and Traffic to investigate the possibility of installing a stop sign at Miraloma Way and Yerba Buena Boulevard.

In Memoriams

Sean O’Flaherty Fahey – Sueprvisors Ma, Dufty, and Daly
Col. Guillermo "Willy" Boayes – Supervisor Daly
David Mantel – Supervisor Dufty
Gloria M. Root – Supervisor Dufty
Charlie Goodman – Supervisor Sandoval