City and County of San Francisco
Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
January 9, 2007
OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION
Ordinances
| 070014 |
[Unrepresented Employees] |
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Ordinance Amending the 2006-07 Ordinance Fixing compensation for persons employed by the City and County of San Francisco whose compensations are subject to the provisions of Section A8.409 of the Charter, in jobcodes not represented by an employee organization, and establishing working schedules and conditions of employment and, methods of payment, effective July 1, 2006. Mayor presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
| 070015 |
[MOU, Amendment No. 1 - Union of American Physicians and Dentists (Unit 8CC)] |
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Ordinance adopting and implementing Amendment No. 1 to the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (Unit 8CC) implementing wage and compensation provisions, to be effective July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009. Mayor presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
| 070020 |
[Public Works Code - Garbage Receptacles] |
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Ordinance amending Public Works Code Section 170 to delete the waiver provisions concerning placement of garbage receptacles on the public right-of-way; and making environmental findings. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 070021 |
[Planning Code Amendment-Landmarking Interiors of Publicly-Accessible Buildings] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 1004, 1005 and 1006.7 to provide for review of proposed changes to interior architectural features of privately-owned landmark buildings where such features are in areas of the landmark that are generally accessible to members of the public; and making findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
Resolutions
| 070010 |
[Commending Kay Gulbengay] |
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Resolution commending Kay Gulbengay on the occasion of her retirement from the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors after 40 years of service to the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisors Peskin, Alioto-Pier, Ammiano, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Jew, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Sandoval presented. ADOPTED. |
| 070016 |
[Juvenile Probation and Camps Funding Program Agreement-Juvenile Probation Department] |
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Resolution authorizing the Juvenile Probation Department to participate in the Juvenile Probation and Camps Funding Program used to pay for direct services to children. Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 070017 |
[Grant of Regional Funds - Municipal Transportation Agency] |
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Resolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $49,000 of Regional Measure 2 funds for Safe Routes to Transit project. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 070018 |
[Accept-Expend Federal and State Grants - Municipal Transportation Agency] |
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Resolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend a Caltrans Safe Routes to School grant in the amount of $423,000 for implementation of the Buena Vista Safe Routes to School Project. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 070019 |
[Accept-Expend Grant - Visitacion Valley CRN] |
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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 $444,253 from the Department of Justice, for a program entitled San Francisco's Visitacion Valley Community Response Network for the period July 1, 2006 to December 31, 2007. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 070022 |
[Municipal Broadband] |
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Resolution urging the City and County of San Francisco to weigh the costs and benefits of a Google/Earthlink provided wireless Internet, versus an autonomous Wireless connection created and maintained by the City and County of San Francisco itself. Supervisors McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 070023 |
[Zoning - Extension of Planning Commission Review Period] |
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Resolution extending by 45 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed ordinance to amend San Francisco Planning Code Section 317 to prohibit demolition of a residential building unless the Planning Commission issues a conditional use authorization for the replacement structure. Supervisor Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 070024 |
[Resolution honoring the 50 years of dedicated service that Sergeant Wertz has provided to the San Francisco Police Department and the citizens of San Francisco] |
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Resolution honoring the 50 years of dedicated service that Sergeant Wertz has provided to the San Francisco Police Department and the citizens of San Francisco. Supervisor Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 070025 |
[Urging the Names Project Foundation to return the AIDS quilt to San Francisco] |
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Resolution urging the Names Project Foundation to return the AIDS quilt to San Francisco as soon a possible. Supervisors Ammiano, Dufty, Elsbernd, Mirkarimi, Daly, Peskin presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 070026 |
[Wishing Norman Yee a full and rapid recovery] |
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Resolution wishing Board of Education President Norman Yee a full and rapid recovery. Supervisors Ammiano, Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 070027 |
[Support for San Francisco's Unified School District's efforts to purchase and implement a Point of Sale system to improve the Student Nutrition Services meal programs] |
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Resolution supporting San Francisco's Unified School District's efforts to purchase and implement a Point of Sale system to improve the Student Nutrition Services meal programs. Supervisor Elsbernd presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 070028 |
[Commendation for Jeff S. Blanchfield] |
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Resolution commending Jeffrey S. Blanchfield for his significant contributions in protecting San Francisco Bay and encouraging the development of its shoreline. Supervisor Peskin presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 070029 |
[Issuance and Sale of Revenue Bonds - St. Anthony Foundation] |
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Resolution approving the issuance and sale of tax-exempt bonds by the ABAG Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corporations in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $12,000,000 to finance various capital facilities owned by St. Anthony Foundation or an affiliate. Supervisor Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 070030 |
[Grant of Federal Funds - Municipal Transportation Agency] |
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Resolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend a grant from the Transportation Security Administration to provide the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency with three bomb detection canines, all associated training, hotel and travel expenses, veterinary care and feed for the three teams (canine and handler), and $120,500 for expenditures required to implement the program. Supervisor Jew presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 070031 |
[Commercial Vehicle Parking on Post Street] |
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Resolution establishing temporary occupancy of a portion of the commercial vehicle parking meters on the north side of Post Street between Kearny and Montgomery from 8:30am to 5:00pm on every Thursday beginning January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007. Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
Requests for Hearing
| 070011 |
[Board of Supervisors' Budget Analyst Report titled "Fiscal Feasibility Analysis of a Citywide Municipally-Owned Wireless Broadband Network"] |
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Hearing to discuss the Board of Supervisors' Budget Analyst Report titled "Fiscal Feasibility Analysis of a Citywide Municipally-Owned Wireless Broadband Network". Supervisor McGoldrick presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 070012 |
[Plastic Bag Reduction Plan] |
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Hearing on the status of the City's voluntary contract and monitoring effort to reduce 10 million plastic checkout bags by December 31, 2006, as agreed upon with corporate grocery store and plastic bag industry representatives as it pertains to 54 grocery stores over a 13 month period. Hearing participants include: the Department of the Environment, representatives from the Progressive Bag Alliance, representatives from the California Grocers Association, among others. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 070013 |
[Development of the Victory Gardens program in San Francisco] |
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Hearing to discuss the development of the Victory Gardens program in San Francisco. Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
PROPOSED ORDINANCES
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[Public Works - Encroachment under Halleck Street between Battery and Front Streets] |
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Ordinance granting revocable permission pursuant to Public Works Code Section 786 to Steven M. David to occupy a portion of the public right-of-way to install an underground encroachment under Halleck Street between Battery and Front Streets to provide electrical service to 212 California Street (Assessor's Block 0237, Lot 007) conditioned upon the payment of an annual assessment fee as set forth in Public Works Code Section 2.1.1(h)(iii) for underground vaults 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 and Economic Development Committee. |
| 061666 |
[Settlement of Lawsuit - Omari McGee] |
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Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Omari McGee against the City and County of San Francisco for $75,000.00; the lawsuit was filed on March 10, 2006 in United States District Court, Case No. C06-1621 CRB; entitled Omari McGee v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 061667 |
[Settlement of Lawsuit - John Curran] |
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Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by John Curran against the City and County of San Francisco for $32,186; the lawsuit was filed on April 4, 2006 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 450-899; entitled John Curran v. City and County of San Francisco, et al; other material terms of said settlement are that Curran will receive the equivalent of six (6) working days of sick leave with pay credits and eight (8) working days of vacation allowance credits. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
| 061097 |
[Real Property Exchange Agreement] |
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Resolution approving a real property exchange agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the Petrocchi Family Trust and Bravo 5 Trust (the Trust ) pertaining to property located at Chestnut Avenue and El Camino Real in the City of South San Francisco; adopting findings that the transaction is categorically exempt from environmental review and 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 and/or the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission ( SFPUC ) to execute documents, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this Resolution. (Real Estate Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 061664 |
[Airport Lease and Operating Agreement] |
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Resolution approving the exercise of the first of five one-year options to extend the term of Smarte Carte, Inc.'s Luggage Cart Lease and Operating Agreement No. 01-0343. (Airport Commission) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 061665 |
[Approval of a 20 year agreement for sewage treatment and disposal services for the San Bruno Jail] |
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Resolution approving the Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco (Sheriff), The Westborough County Water District (Westborough) and The North San Mateo County Sanitation District (District) for sewage treatment and disposal services for the San Bruno Jail, resulting in a contract term of 20 years, pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 9.118(b). (Sheriff) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 061704 |
[Settlement of Contractual Dispute and Unlitigated Government Claim] |
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Resolution authorizing settlement of an unlitigated claim filed by Schram Construction, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $77,587.00; other material terms of said settlement are: (1) each party shall mutually release each other from all claims arising from the performance of PUC Contract CW 263R2 except for latent defect, warranty work, and punch list work as outlined in the settlement agreement; (2) Schram Construction, Inc. will withdraw the government claim #06-03356 it filed on or about June 22, 2006 against the City and County of San Francisco; and (3) Each party shall bears its own legal costs and fees. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 061705 |
[Public Auction] |
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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. |
Clerk to Act – January 9, 2007
Board Minutes for November 21, 2006, December 5, 2006, and December 12, 2006 approved.
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 status of removing graffiti on the parking signs located on both sides of the street (unless otherwise noted), at the following locations:
- Waller Street between Stanyan to Central
- Shrader Street between Haight to Frederick
- Page Street between Stanyan to Clayton
- Oak Street between Stanyan and Divisadero
- 1350 Divisadero
- Waller Street between Buchanan and Pierce
- Steiner Street between Geary and Ellis
- Steiner Street between Oak and Fulton
- Turk Street between Webster and Fillmore
- McAllister Street between Gough and Octavia
- Bush Street between Webster and Steiner
- Gough Street between Geary and Grove
- Webster Street between Haight and Page
- Page Street between Laguna and Webster
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 street signage at the following locations:
- "No Pedestrian Crossing" sign at the southeast corner of Geary and Webster
- Parking sign at 1685 Pierce
- Parking sign missing on Turk between Laguna and Webster
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 the emergency boxes at the following locations:
- Northwest corner of Waller and Pierce
- Northwest corner of Fillmore and Post
- Southeast corner of Hayes and Steiner
- Southeast corner of Fulton and Steiner
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 at the following property locations:
- 662 Belvedere
- 654-656 Belvedere
- 1342 Haight
- 510 Steiner
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 the phone switch boxes located at the Northwest corner of Waller and Pierce.
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 mailboxes at the following locations: Southwest corner of Webster and Oak and the Southeast corner of Haight and Buchanan.
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 the phone switch boxes at the following location: Northwest corner of Waller and Pierce.
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:
- 638 Waller
- Page Street between Fillmore and Webster
- Steiner Street between Grove and Fulton
- Golden Gate Street at the west end of intersection at Golden Gate
- Webster Street between Grove and Geary numerous locations on both sides of the street.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works to report on the street repaving schedule for:
- Divisadero Street between Haight and Geary
- Grove Street between Gough and Webster
- Laguna Street between Geary and California
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Public Utilities Commission
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Public Utilities Commission and the Department of Public Works to report on the status of removing graffiti from utility pole at the following location: Along Oak Street between Stanyan and Divisadero.
From: Supervisor Elsbernd
To: City Attorney
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the City Attorney to draft legislation banning cafeteria trucks from within 1000 feet of schools.
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 left turn only lane at the corner of Buckingham and Winston from Lake Merced Blvd.
In Memoriams
Paul J. "Pablo" Heising – Supervisors Mirkarimi, Ammiano, and Peskin
David Jones – Supervisor Maxwell
Edward Suey Seid – Supervisor Peskin
Hugh Maguire – Supervisor Elsbernd
Ruth Bernhard – Supervisor Mirkarimi
Jessica Clark – Supervisor Dufty
Stephanie von Buchau – Supervisor Dufty
Terrance Robert (Bobby) Kapaona – Supervisors Mirkarimi and Daly
Wanda Johnson – Supervisor Daly