City and County of San Francisco
Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
May 2, 2006
OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION
Intorduced by Supervisors or the Mayor
Ordinances
| 060107 |
[Child product safety] |
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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, and setting an operative date. Supervisors Ma, Maxwell, Alioto-Pier presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Youth Commission for review and recommendation. RESPONSE RECEIVED. Voted unanimously to support draft ordinance. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Ma submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title, and approved as to form. ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 060142 |
[Public Works Code - sidewalk landscape permits] |
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Ordinance amending the Public Works Code by amending Sections 801, 811, and 812 to recognize sidewalk landscaping as an important contributor to the City's quality of life, to provide for fines and penalties for violating this Ordinance, and to include Arborist Technician in the list of designated employees that can enforce the Urban Forestry Ordinance, respectively; by adding Section 810B to establish a permit process for sidewalk landscape installation and removal, including permit fees and procedures to adjust fees on an annual basis; and making environmental findings. Mayor, Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use Committee. TRANSFERRED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Small Business for review and comments. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Planning Department for environmental review. RESPONSE RECEIVED. Exempt from CEQA, non-physical exemption. AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Heard in committee. Speakers: Rob Black, Aide to Supervisor Alioto-Pier; Supervisor Sandoval; Marshall Foster, Mayor's Office; Supervisor McGoldrick; John Malamut, Deputy City Attorney; Terry Mills; Josephine Coffey; Keith, S. F. Tree Council. Amendment of the Whole. CONTINUED AS AMENDED. Continued to April 12, 2006. CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in committee. Speakers: Francisco da Costa; Supervisor Maxwell; Supervisor McGoldrick; Marshall Foster, Mayor's Office. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Alioto-Pier submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title. ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 060593 |
[Waiving fees for banners to be placed by the Mayor's Memorial Day Citizens Committee to publicize an event or events to commemorate Memorial Day 2006 in San Francisco] |
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Ordinance waiving banner fees under San Francisco Public Works Code Section 184.78 for up to 60 banners to be placed by the Mayor's Memorial Day Citizens Committee to publicize an event or events commemorating Memorial Day 2006 in San Francisco. Supervisor Peskin presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. Sponsor requests this item be scheduled for GAO meeting on Monday, May 8, 2006, as a committee report for May 9, 2006. |
| 060595 |
[First Source Hiring Program - expand definitions of "entry level position" and "economically disadvantaged individual."] |
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Ordinance amending section 83.4 of the San Francisco Administrative Code by expanding the definitions of "economically disadvantaged individual" and "entry level position." Supervisor Mirkarimi presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee. |
| 060598 |
[Amending the Traffic Code to authorize establishing back-in only angled parking spaces] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Traffic Code by amending Section 55 to authorize the Municipal Transportation Agency, with the approval of the Board of Supervisors, to establish back-in only angled parking spaces. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. Sponsor requests this item be referred to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 060599 |
[Allowing commercial vehicles that are actively loading or unloading during rush hour to block bike lanes on Illinois Street between 16th Street and Cargo Way] |
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Ordinance amending the Traffic Code by amending Section 38.N to exempt from the prohibition on blocking bike lanes from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., commercial vehicles that are actively loading or unloading on Illinois Street between 16th Street and Cargo Way. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. Sponsor requests this item be referred to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
Resolutions
| 060121 |
[Incorporating Street Performers into the Street Artist Program and designating sound appropriate sales areas for certified Street Artists] |
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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. CONTINUED. Continued to February 7, 2006 CONTINUED. Continued to February 28, 2006 CONTINUED. Continued to March 28, 2006 CONTINUED. Continued to May 2, 2006 REFERRED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. Supervisor McGoldrick moved, seconded by Supervisor Ammiano to rescind the previous vote. Supervisors Maxwell, Dufty, Sandoval and Alioto-Pier were excused. |
| 060600 |
[Traffic Regulations] |
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Resolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets.
BICYCLE LANES - ESTABLISH (18 month trial)
Illinois Street, both directions, between 16th Street and Cargo Way;
Sixteenth Street, both directions, between 3rd Street and Illinois Street; and,
Cargo Way, both directions, between Illinois Street and Jennings Street Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. Sponsor requests this item be referred to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 060601 |
[Parking Regulations] |
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Resolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations.
PERPENDICULAR PARKING - RESCIND (18 month trial)
Illinois Street, east side, between 19th and 22nd Streets
BACK-IN ANGLED PARKING, 60 DEGRESS - ESTABLISH (18 month trial)
Illinois Street, east side, between 18th Street and 132 feet south of Mariposa Street
BACK-IN ANGLED PARKING, 45 DEGRESS - ESTABLISH (18 month trial)
Illinois Street, east side, between 20th and 22nd Streets
TOW-AWAY, NO PARKING ANYTIME - RESCIND
Illinois Street, east side, between 25th and Marin Streets
PERPENDICULAR PARKING - ESTABLISH
22nd Street, both sides, between Illinois Street and 480 feet easterly;
Tennessee Street, east side, between 18th and 175 feet south of 22nd Street; and
24th Street, both sides, between 100 feet east and 450 feet east of Michigan Street. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. Sponsor requests this item be referred to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 060602 |
[Reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Act] |
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Resolution affirming that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors endorses "The Consolidated Statement on Key Principles for Reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Act as proposed by Health and Human Services (HHS)." Supervisor Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
| 060603 |
[Authorizing Application for BEGIN Funds] |
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Resolution authorizing the submittal of applications to the California State Department of Housing and Community Development for funding under the BEGIN Program; the execution of one or more standard agreements if selected for such funding and any amendments thereto; the execution of one or more designation agreements if selected for such funding and any amendments thereto; the execution of any related documents necessary to participate in the BEGIN Program. Supervisors Daly, Maxwell presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 060604 |
[Accept-Expend State Grant - Municipal Transportation/Department of Public Works] |
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Resolution authorizing the Director of Transportation of the Municipal Transportation Agency (or his designee) and the Director of the Department of Public Works to accept and expend state Transportation Act (TDA) Article 3 funds totaling $907,651 for FY 2006-07 for various pedestrian and bicycle projects in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Dufty presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 060605 |
[Supporting Proposition 81, the California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2006] |
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Resolution supporting Proposition 81, the California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2006. Supervisor Ma presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 060606 |
[Commending Northern California Public Broadcasting] |
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Resolution commending Northern California Public Broadcasting for its contributions to strengthen public broadcasting in the region. Supervisor Ma presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 060607 |
[Skin Cancer Screening] |
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Resolution commending University of California San Francisco Department of Dermatology and the American Academy of Dermatology for sponsoring May 6, 2006 free skin cancer screening at the U.C.S.F. Mount Zion campus. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 060608 |
[Supporting H.R. 5161, the "Commission on Mexican-American Removal during 1929-1941 Act"] |
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Resolution supporting H.R. 5161, the "Commission on Mexican-American Removal during 1929-1941 Act." Supervisor Sandoval presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 060609 |
[Preserve Civic Center Hotel] |
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Resolution urging the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry Local 38 Pension Trust Fund to seismically retrofit and preserve the Civic Center Hotel. Supervisor Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
Hearings
| 060596 |
[Budget Analyst Audit of the Office of Emergency Services] |
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Hearing to discuss the Budget Analyst Audit of the Office of Emergency Services. Supervisor Peskin presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. Sponsor requests this item be calendared at the Budget and Finance meeting of 5/17/06. |
| 060597 |
[Controller's Nine Month Report] |
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Hearing to consider the Controller's Nine Month Report. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
PROPOSED ORDINANCES
| 060566 |
[Eliminating the Trial Courts Cash Revolving Fund] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by repealing Section 10.140, to eliminate the Trial Court Cash Revolving Fund. (City Attorney) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 060567 |
[Settlement of Lawsuit - Eliana Martella] |
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Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Eliana Martella against the City and County of San Francisco for $175,000; the lawsuit was filed on July 22, 2004 in Superior Court, Case No. CGC-04433236; entitled Eliana Martella, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al; other material terms of said settlement are the reduction of the San Francisco General Hospital lien from $17,829.64 to $12,829.64. (City Attorney) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
| 060568 |
[Extension of One Year Tolling Agreement between Daly City and San Francisco] |
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Resolution approving one year extension of mutual tolling agreement between the City of Daly City ("Daly City") and the City and County of San Francisco ("San Francisco"). (City Attorney) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 060569 |
[Settlement of Claim - Daly City] |
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Resolution approving Settlement of Claim by City and County of San Francisco ("San Francisco") against the City of Daly City ("Daly City" (City Attorney) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 060574 |
[Lease of Real Property at 1380 Howard Street] |
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Resolution authorizing the renewal and expansion of a lease of 79,950 sq. ft. of space at 1380 Howard Street for the Department of Public Health. (Real Estate Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
Clerk to Act – May 2, 2006
Requests Granted
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: City Attorney
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the City Attorney to draft legislation that directs the appropriate agencies to conduct a public safety and security audit of "safe haven" facilities that include, but not limited to City operated or contracted recreation and senior centers -–audit survey could be determined by need as it pertains to communities impacted by crime.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works to report on the status of removing graffiti from property at the following locations: 1213 Fillmore, 539-541 Waller, 600 Buchannan, and 554-560 Octavia.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Parking and Traffic
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Parking and Traffic to report on the status of removing graffiti from DPT signage at the following location: 722 Waller, Waller/Scott NW corner, 635 Waller, 630 Waller, 100 Pierce, and 539 Waller.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Parking and Traffic
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Parking and Traffic to report on the status of removing graffiti from DPT signage at the following locations: Steiner between Duboce and Waller, Fillmore between Waller/Germania, 878 Grove, 820 Fillmore, 835 McAllister, 821 Grove, Haight/Buchannan NE corner, 535 Buchannan, 694 Grove, and 644 Laguna.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Parking and Traffic
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Parking and Traffic to report on the status of replacing DPT parking signs at the following locations: 486 Waller, 639 Grove, 620 Grove, and 801 Grove.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Parking and Traffic
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Parking and Traffic to report on the status of removing graffiti at Signal Boxes at the following locations: 200 Buchannan, 550 Buchannan, and Octavia/Ivy NE corner.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Parking and Traffic
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Parking and Traffic to report on the status of removing graffiti at Stop Signs at the following locations: Waller/Steiner NE corner, Buchannan/Page NE corner, and 694 Grove.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Parking and Traffic
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Parking and Traffic to report on the status of repairing, replacing, and removing graffiti from all DPT signage along both sides of the 800 block of Hayes Street.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Work
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works to report on the status of removing graffiti at the following locations: Mail boxes – Hayes/Buchannan, trash can – Grove/Fillmore NE corner, and green box – 940 Fillmore.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works to report on the status of removing graffiti from electrical and call boxes at the following locations: 100 Pierce, Buchannan/Fell, 629 Buchannan, and Hayes Valley Playground.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Public Utilities Commission
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Public Utilities Commission to report on the status of removing graffiti from utility poles at the following location: Fillmore/Grove NE corner.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Parking and Traffic
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Parking and Traffic to report on the feasibility of establishing Stop Signs east and west bound on Parnassus at the intersection of Willard Street.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Parking and Traffic
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Parking and Traffic to report on the feasibility of establishing a white ladder crosswalk at the intersection of Stanyan and Beulah.
From: Supervisor Elsbernd
To: Director, Department of Parking and Traffic
Requesting/Inquiring: Inquiring into the feasibility of increasing the number of hours allowed for parking on Arlington Street from 2 to 4 and for allowing parking at the BART parking lot before 9am.
In Memoriams
Margaret L. Johnson – Supervisor Sandoval
Sergeant Darryl Tsujimoto – From the entire Board
Dante White – Supervisor Mirkarimi
Fuad Kawas – Supervisor Dufty
Manuel George Dudum – Supervisor Ma