City and County of San Francisco
Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
October 3, 2006
OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION
Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor
Ordinances
| 061370 |
[Contract Amendment - CCSF and CBS Outdoor, Inc.] |
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Ordinance approving Fourth Amendment to Advertising Transit Shelter Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and CBS Outdoor, to permit the contractor to advertise on the Third Street light rail vehicle platforms in exchange for maintenance of those platforms; to add shelters to the E-Line boarding islands; and to extend the agreement by six months. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 061371 |
[Prohibition on demolition of residential buildings without approval of the replacement structure] |
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Ordinance amending the Planning Code by adding Section 317 to make findings as to the need to preserve affordable housing in San Francisco and to prohibit the demolition of residential buildings unless the Planning Commission issues conditional use authorization for a replacement structure; making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan. Supervisors Maxwell, Daly, McGoldrick presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 061373 |
[Appropriating $10,756,557 of State and Federal revenues for various programs in the Department of Human Services for Fiscal Year 2006-2007] |
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Ordinance authorizing the Department of Human Services to accept and expend a Federal food stamps grant in the amount of $999,993, and appropriating $10,756,557 of State and Federal revenues for CalWORKS Work Participation Program, the Family and Children's Services Child Welfare Services Program, the Food Stamps Outreach Program, the Housing and Homeless Management Information System Program, and the Workforce Development's Food Stamps Employment and Training Program in the Department of Human Services for Fiscal Year 2006-2007. Mayor presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 061374 |
[Public Employment - Human Services Agency] |
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Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 203-06 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY 2006-2007) to reflect the addition of a 35.8 new positions at the Human Services Agency. Mayor presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 061375 |
[Elections Code Amendments] |
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Ordinance amending Sections 120, 200, 220, 300, 340, 500, 525, 530, 535, 545, 550, 590, 610, and 810 of, and adding Section 815 to the Municipal Elections Code to: delete out-dated provisions relating to runoff elections; ensure that candidate statements are submitted in a uniform format; require that measures submitted by the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, or four or more Supervisors are submitted 95 days prior to the election; provide that failure to include an enacting clause in an initiative petition does not invalidate the petition; require the Department of Elections mail a voter information pamphlet to each registered San Francisco voter at least 29 days before an election; adjust the deadlines for ballot arguments and for the public review period to allow sufficient time for the voter information pamphlet to be prepared and mailed 29 days prior to the election; require ballot arguments to be submitted in a uniform format; provide a 24-hour period for the Ballot Simplification Committee to receive and act on written requests for the reconsideration of a digest; increase the filing fee for candidates to the Board of Supervisors; and clarify that candidates must file fees when submitting a candidate statement. Supervisor Elsbernd presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee. |
| 061376 |
[Rent Ordinance: applies to units where a tenant's occupancy predates federal low income housing tax credits] |
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Ordinance amending Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance (Administrative Code Chapter 37, "Rent Ordinance") by amending the Section 37.2(r)(4) definition of "rental units" covered by the ordinance to include units in buildings for which tax credits are reserved or obtained pursuant to the federal low income housing tax credit program (LIHTC, Section 42 Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. Section 42), where: a tenant's occupancy pre-dates recordation of the LIHTC regulatory agreement; and, the rent is not otherwise controlled or regulated by any use restrictions imposed by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, the State of California Office of Housing and Community Development, or the CIty. Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
Resolutions
| 061364 |
[Commending Ms. Margarita Hernandez] |
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Resolution commending Ms. Margarita Hernandez for her more than 20 years of outstanding Community Service to the 30th Street Senior Center. Supervisor Dufty presented. ADOPTED. |
| 061369 |
[Calling for the California Public Utilities Commission to evaluate and make recommendations on transformer safety] |
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Resolution requesting that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) review and evaluate the safety precautions and mechanisms employed by the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) and other California utilities to ensure that the transformers in San Francisco and throughout California are as safe and reliable as possible and to make recommendations on ensuring transformer safety. Supervisors Dufty, Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 061372 |
[Residential Parking Area "X"] |
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Resolution rescinding 25 Sierra Street from Residential Parking Area X . Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 061377 |
[To acquire property by Eminent Domain-Islais Creek MUNI Maintenance Facility] |
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Resolution authorizing acquisition of 2.8 acres of property adjacent to City property at Indiana and Cesar Chavez Streets, consisting of portions of Assessor's Lots 2, 2A and 13 in Block 4349 and a portion of Assessor's Lot 3 in Block 4382, in the City and County of San Francisco, for construction of the Municipal Railway's new Islais Creek Motor Coach Operations and Maintenance Facility; adopting environmental findings under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), CEQA Guidelines, and Administrative Code Chapter 31, and adopting findings under the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1. Supervisor Maxwell presented. SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING. Scheduled for November 7, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. |
| 061380 |
[Justice for the Bolivian People Massacred in October 2003 Demonstrations] |
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Resolution supporting justice for the Bolivian people massacred in October 2003 demonstrations and supporting the survivors' legal request that Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, Carlos Sanchez Berzain and Jorge Berindoague return to Bolivia immediately to stand trial in the case against them. Supervisor Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 061381 |
[Supporting Proposition 1A , the Transportation Funding Protection Legislative Constitutional Amendment] |
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Resolution supporting California State Proposition 1A, the Transportation Funding Protection Legislative Constitutional Amendment. Supervisor Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 061382 |
[Accept-Expend State Grant - Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice] |
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Resolution authorizing the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $108,305 from the State Corrections Standards Authority for the purpose of implementing local juvenile justice accountability measures through the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant (JABG). Mayor, Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 061383 |
[Accept and Expend State Grant - Department of the Environment] |
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Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $78,909.00 from the California Integrated Waste Management Board for the purpose of increasing Used Motor Oil Recycling and oil filter collection in marinas in the City and County of San Francisco serving the residents of the City. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 061384 |
[Honoring International Tenants' Day] |
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Resolution honoring October 2nd, 2006 as International Tenants' Day as proclaimed by the International Union of Tenants. Supervisors Mirkarimi, Ammiano, Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 061386 |
[Supporting Proposition 1B, the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Act of 2006] |
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Resolution supporting California State Proposition 1B, the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Act of 2006. Supervisor Peskin presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
Requests for Hearing
| 061366 |
[Department of Public Works street cleaning services in the South of Market] |
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Hearing to consider the efficiency of Department of Public Works street cleaning services in the South of Market - requesting Controller, City Administrator and Department of Public Works to present on the efficiency of DPW street cleaning efforts in the South of Market. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 061367 |
[Assess steep growth of Police Department Budget since Fiscal Year 1999-2000] |
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Hearing to assess steep growth of Police Department Budget since Fiscal Year 1999-2000. Since FY 2003-04 the Police Department Budget has risen from $295M to $365M, a 23% increase. This hearing will address the budget growth since FY 1999-2000. Requesting presence of Controller, Budget Analyst and Police Department Finance Officers to discuss steep growth in the Police Department Budget. What factors have most contributed to the rising costs in the department? What concrete steps has the department taken to mitigate these rising costs? What steps are available to the department to proactively rein in its budget? Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 061368 |
[Creating an independent trunk line within the Hall of Justice] |
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Hearing to discuss with the Department of Technology and Information Services (DTIS) how to create an independent trunk line within the Hall of Justice to ensure that relevant departments, including the Office of the Public Defender and all media organizations have access to secure phone communications and their phone records are kept confidential. Supervisor Sandoval presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
Motions
| 061378 |
[Committee of the Whole on November 7, 2006, at 3:00 pm on adopting a Resolution to acquire property by Eminent Domain - Islais Creek MUNI Maintenance Facility] |
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Motion directing the Board of Supervisors to hold a public hearing on November 7, 2006, at 3:00 p.m., with the Board sitting as a committee of the whole, to consider adopting a Resolution of Necessity for the City's proposed acquisition by eminent domain of 2.8 acres of property adjacent to City property at Indiana and Cesar Chavez Streets consisting of portions of Assessor's Lots 2, 2A and 13 in Block 4349 and a portion of Assessor's Lot 3 in Block 4382, in the City and County of San Francisco, for construction of the Municipal Railway's new Islais Creek Motor Coach Operations and Maintenance Facility. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
PROPOSED ORDINANCES
| 061333 |
[Prohibiting Gifts From Restricted Sources] |
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Ordinance amending section 3.216 of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to prohibit City officers and employees from receiving any gifts from restricted sources other than nominal gifts exempted by the Ethics Commission and to clarify that exemptions to gift limits under state law also apply to limits imposed by local law. (Ethics Commission) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
| 061331 |
[Study of at-risk and HIV positive youth in San Francisco] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH), to enter retroactively into an agreement in the amount of $26,851 with the University of California (UCSF), the primary contractor, to participate in a study of at-risk and HIV positive youth in San Francisco, for the period of March 1, 2006 to February 28, 2007. (Public Health Department) Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 061332 |
[Study of HIV transmission behavior in HIV-positive men] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH), to enter retroactively into an agreement in the amount of $21,786 with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), the primary contractor, to participate in a study to examine decisions to have high transmission-risk sex; study the efficacy of a prevention counseling intervention; and determine whether future episodes of unprotected sex is reduced, for the period of September 1, 2005 to August 31, 2006. (Public Health Department) Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 061338 |
[Street Artist Winter Holiday Spaces] |
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Resolution approving temporary selling spaces in the Downtown area and at Harvey Milk Plaza for street artists certified by the Arts Commission, City and County of San Francisco, for the winter holiday season, 2006, beginning on November 15, 2006 and ending on January 15, 2007. (Arts Commission) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
PROPOSED MOTIONS
Clerk to Act – October 3, 2006
Board Minutes for September 12, 2006 approved.
Requests Granted
From: Supervisor McGoldrick
To: City Attorney
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the City Attorney to draft legislation amending Article 10 of the Planning Code to establish procedures that would assist the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board, the Planning Commission, and the Board of Supervisors in including interior features in the landmarks designations for privately-owned buildings. Currently, Article 10 includes specific procedures for landmarking interior features of publicly-owned, but is silent as to procedures for landmarking interior features of privately-owned buildings. This legislation would close that gap and provide a consistent set of procedures for including interiors of privately-owned buildings in the landmarks designations.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Chief, Police Department
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the following information from the Chief of Police (SFPD), much of which has been previously requested by the Office of Legislative Analyst and or a member of the Board of Supervisors – due to these outstanding requests, please provide these items within seven days or an explanation to the cause of the continued delay:
- Please provide the last three SFPD Efficiency Plans as required within legislation file no: 991879 [Performance and Review Ordinance]; in addition the said Ordinance, please provide the results of the "customer satisfaction surveys", and the "internal (officer) customer satisfaction survey".
- Pursuant to the June 2006, Budget and Finance Committee action enabling a $250,000 (with a $250k match) allotment for instituting a tailored community policing program by SFPD for public housing in the Western Addition.
- Please provide the plan you submitted in 2004 and/or 2005 and/or 2006 to the SF Police Commission and the Mayor for addressing the under-staffing and attrition ratios as it pertains to recruitment, training and retention.
- Please provide statistics encompassing 2000 to 2006 for crimes committed, arrest made, and case clearance rates for "A" priority calls (murder, assault, auto crimes, sex crimes, burglary, robbery).
- List of meeting dates since January 2004, where Chief Fong has met with all of her Captains (this excludes an "all-hands" meeting).
- Please provide any and all directives and memoranda from the Chief, distributed to departmental staff since January 2004, articulating the Chief's vision, plans, objectives, and goals.
- Please provide criteria used to determine staffing levels at all of the 10 district stations since January 2004.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Recreation and Parks
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Recreation and Parks to report on the feasibility of repairing the drainage system at Alvord Lake.
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 the following locations: Light switch boxes at the Northeast corner of Page and Divisadero and Northwest corner of Hayes and Fillmore. Stop Signs at Southeast corner of Laguna and Page, 542 Grove, Southeast corner of Scott and Hayes (front and back of sign), and Southeast corner of Steiner and Hayes (front and back of sign). No Left Turn Sign at Southwest corner of Judah and Funston.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works to report on the status of removing the graffiti from the following locations: Garbage Cans at Southwest corner of Gough and Grove and Southeast corner of Hayes and Steiner. Bench at Southeast corner of Laguna and Rose. Emergency Box at Southeast corner of Page and Fillmore. The Advertiser newsstand at 509 Divisadero.
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 locations: Southeast corner of Laguna and Page, Northeast corner of Laguna and Rose, Northeast corner of Oak and Divisadero, all four corners of Oak and Webster, 400 block of Hayes Street (both sides) and 600 Block of Hayes Street (both sides).
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works to report on the status of repairing multiple potholes at the following locations: 447 Grove and section designated for the bike lane in the 1200 block of Grove Street near Divisadero.
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 on the parking signs at the following locations: 1321 – 7th Avenue, 4812 – 17th Avenue, Southeast corner of Laguna and Rose, 300 block of Page, all signs on both sides of the street, 1074 Page, across from 349 Oak Street, 672 Ivy, 1185 Hayes Street, 507 Divisadero Street, near 425 Divisadero in front of gas station, 201 Broderick, and 542 Grove.
From: Supervisor Ammiano
To: Director, Human Services Agency
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting that homeless shelters be monitored to be assured that there are always adequate supplies of first aid kits, CPR Masks, toilet paper, and toiletries.
In Memoriams
Ronald Stuart Clemens – Supervisors Ma and Daly
Delia Conde del Rosario – Supervisor Sandoval
Floyd Dade – Supervisor Sandoval
Godofredo Saniel Gomez – Supervisors Sandoval and Ma
Carlos Gilberto Aceituno – Supervisor Ammiano
Frances May Twohig McAteer – Supervisor Elsbernd
Jessie Mae Reid – Supervisor Dufty
Kin Hon Yee – Supervisor Dufty