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City and County of San Francisco

February 6, 2007

City and County of San Francisco

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Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
February 6, 2007

OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION

Ordinances
070177 [Appropriating $1,344,490 for Geneva Avenue Car Barn Repairs and Alemany Boulevard Greening Projects in Recreation and Park and Public Works for Fiscal Year 2006-2007]
Ordinance appropriating $1,344,490 from the General Fund Reserve to support $1,044,490 for repairs to the Geneva Avenue Car Barn in the Department of Recreation and Park and $300,000 for Alemany Boulevard greening projects in the Department of Public Works for Fiscal Year 2006-2007. Supervisors Daly, Sandoval, Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
070178 [Street encroachment for Little Saigon neighborhood entrance at Larkin and Eddy Streets]
Ordinance granting revocable permission to the Vietnamese Elderly Mutual Assistance Association to occupy a portion of the public right-of-way to construct sidewalk bulb-outs with two (2) 24 x 31 concrete and granite pillars at the northeast and northwest corners of Larkin and Eddy Streets to mark the entry to the Little Saigon neighborhood; waiving permit and right-of-way occupancy assessment fees and General Plan Referral fees; deleting two parking meter zones on Larkin Street to accommodate the encroachment; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
070184 [Appropriating $24,840 of General Fund Reserve to Purchase and Install Two Safety Cameras in the Department of Telecommunications and Information Services for Fiscal Year 2006-2007]
Ordinance appropriating $24,840 of General Fund Reserve to purchase and install two community safety cameras at Haight and Webster Streets in the Department of Telecommunications and Information Services for Fiscal Year 2006-2007. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
070185 [Public Employment - City Planning Commission (CPC)]
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 203-06 (Annual Salary Ordinance FY 2006-2007) to reflect the amendment of the Administrative Provisions to add Section 2.5 and classification and salary for the Board/Commission Members for the City Planning Commission (CPC). Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

Resolutions
070176 [Accept-Expend Foundation Grant - Department of the Environment]
Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $200,000 from the Sidney E. Frank Foundation to carry out the critical task of engaging key stakeholders and interest groups to solicit input and build support for a tidal energy project. Mayor presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.
070179 [Parking Regulations]
Resolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations.

RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "D", 4-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 9 AM to 5 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - ESTABLISH
Bosworth Street, north side, from Chilton Avenue to Elk Street.

2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 9 AM TO 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - RESCIND
Bosworth Street, north side, from Chilton Avenue to Elk Street. Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.
070180 [Urging the Department of Parking and Traffic to establish two speed humps on 21st Street between Noe and Sanchez Streets]
Resolution urging the Department of Parking and Traffic to establish two speed humps on 21st Street between Noe and Sanchez Streets. Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.
070182 [Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Department of the Environment]
Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $113,700 from the United States Department of Agriculture through GIRLS 2000 to operate a certified farmers' market in Bayview Hunters Point and provide nutrition education to community residents. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.
070183 [Grant to increase outreach, enrollment, retention and utilization efforts for Medi-Cal and Healthy Families]
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and their Families (DCYF), to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $180,498 from the California Department of Health Services (DHS) to support the Outreach, Enrollment, Retention and Utilization (OERU) project and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of December 13, 2006 through June 30, 2007. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.
070186 [Grant of Private Foundation Funds - Municipal Transportation Agency]
Resolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $10,371 of Bland Family Foundation grant funds for restoration of Muni's Historic Photo Archive, excluding administrative overhead costs. Supervisor Dufty presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
070187 [Commending the Transport Workers Union Local 250 for their support of the Sweatfree Ordinance]
Resolution commending the Transport Workers Union Local 250-A for their support of the Sweatfree Ordinance and solidarity with workers worldwide. Supervisor Ammiano presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
070188 [Urging Congress to Amend the Comprehensive Smoking Education Act of 1984]
Resolution urging U.S. Congressional Representatives to amend the Comprehensive Smoking Education Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-474) and require picture-based warning labels Supervisors Daly, Ammiano, Dufty, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Mirkarimi presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
070189 [Honorary street name designation of Osaka Way]
Resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the San Francisco-Osaka Sister City Association, and designating Osaka Way as an honorary street name to be located on Buchanan Street between Sutter and Post Streets. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
070190 [Extending the Library Citizens Advisory Committee]
Resolution extending the operation of the Library Citizens Advisory Committee to March 1, 2009. Supervisor Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.

Hearings
070167 [Homeless LGBT youth in San Francisco]
Hearing on Homeless LGBT youth in San Francisco. Supervisor Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. Sponsor requests that this item be referred to Budget & Finance Committee.
070168 [FY 2006-2007 budget addback to the Arts Commission]
Hearing on the FY 2006-2007 budget addback to the Arts Commission of $1Million dollars, and requesting the Clerk of the Board to invite the Director of the Arts Commission to be present at this hearing. Supervisors Ammiano, Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
070169 [Office of Citizen Complaints' Mediation Program]
Hearing to consider possible changes to the Office of Citizen Complaints' Mediation Program based on recommendations of the Controller's office, of the Board of Supervisors' Legislative Analyst, and the success of mediation programs in other municipalities such as New York City.

Specific information should be provided on the benefits of mediation in resolving citizen complaints, strategies to enable the OCC's mediation program to successfully mediate more cases, and OCC staffing needs for the mediation program. Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Safety Committee.
070170 [Goals and Objectives of the City and School District Select Committee]
Hearing to discuss goals and objectives for the City and School District Select Committee, including discussion of the committee's jurisdiction. Existing partnerships between the City and School District will be discussed as well as possible areas where greater cooperation and coordination between SFUSD and the City and County of San Francisco can both improve City services and better meet the needs of SFUSD students, teachers, staff and parents. Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City and School District Select Committee.
070171 [Performance Audit on the Department of the Environment]
Hearing to consider the Controller's performance audit on the Department of the Environment. Supervisor Elsbernd presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee.
070172 [Municipal Transportation Quality Review]
Hearing to consider the recently completed biennial review of the Municipal Transportation Agency's progress toward its adopted goals, objectives, and performance standards as required under Charter Section 8A.103.

This is the second Municipal Transportation Quality Review conducted since Proposition E was enacted and covers FY 2002-03 and FY 2003-04. Transportation consulting firm Nelson/Nygaard conducted the review. Supervisor Elsbernd presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. Sponsor requests that this item be assigned to Government Audits & Oversight Committee.
070173 [Small Business and City Procurement Practices]
Hearing to clarify city purchasing requirements to determine why there are no discernable LBE goals; identify deficiencies, if any, in LBE purchasing requirements; and determine ways for our city to steer more of its purchasing to locally owned businesses that employ San Franciscans. Supervisor Jew presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
070174 [Yellow Metered Zone Enforcement]
Hearing on the lack of enforcement of the yellow metered zone on the south east corner of 4th Avenue at Geary Boulevard. Supervisor McGoldrick presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.
070175 [SFPD and Housing Authority Property]
Hearing on the incongruent policy and procedure that prohibits SFPD from entering Housing Authority property as interpreted by the following agencies and administration: SFPD, SFPD Legal, the District Attorney's Office, the Office of the Mayor, and the Housing Authority, as it pertains to 602(o) Penal Code. All memorandum of understanding negotiated or proposed between the City and the Housing Authority allowing or disallowing SFPD entry is requested in advance of the hearing; All statistics that pertain to law enforcement action by the SFPD and processed by themselves or the District Attorney as it pertains to attempted arrests, arrests made, cases charged, filed, dropped and prosecuted between 2004 and 2006, is requested. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Safety Committee.

Motions
070181 [City and School District Select Committee Meetings]
Motion ordering the City and School District Select Committee meetings of the Board of Supervisors be held on first and third Thursdays of each month at 3:30 P.M. in the Chambers of the Board of Supervisors; and directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare the proper notices and postings. Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

PROPOSED ORDINANCES
070109 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Harvey John Merk]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Harvey John Merk against the City and County of San Francisco for $135,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 5, 2005 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 443-654; entitled Harvey John Merk, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
070140 [Designation of MuniServices, LLC ("Contractor") as City's Authorized Representative in Sales and Use Tax Records Examination]
Resolution Designating MuniServices, LLC ("Contractor") as the City and County of San Francisco's Authorized Representative in Sales and Use Tax Records Examination. (Controller) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.
070141 [Extension Of One Year Tolling Agreement]
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 Budget and Finance Committee.
Clerk to Act – February 6, 2007

Requests Granted

From: Supervisor Ammiano
To: City Attorney

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the City Attorney's Office to draft an Ordinance establishing an Arts Planning Council to implement the Arts Task Force Recommendations to consist of, among other seats; representation from the neighborhood arts community, non-profit health and social sector, private foundations, arts community at large, and the hospitality industry.

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

Requesting/Inquiring: Inquiring into why was there so much confusion at the hearing held on January 31st to hear neighborhood feedback on the proposed Mechanical street sweeping increases in the Mission? The hearing was supposed to start at 9AM, but many people were told to come back later that morning, something that is very hard to do when you're missing work. Has Sunshine not been violated by not starting a hearing when its been noticed to start? Why are more hearings necessary given the fact that such overwhelming opposition to DPW's plan was voiced last Wednesday? Why were constituents told that the only way they could register their opinion was at a hearing during a workday when many couldn't make it, why couldn't emails suffice in that case?

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

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Parking and Traffic to investigate the status of any plans to improve pedestrian safety along 18th Avenue between Quintara and Rivera.

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 changing the street cleaning on Downey and Ashbury between Waller and Frederick Streets from 8 AM to 10 AM to 10 AM to 12 PM. Currently the street cleaning time is the same time as the school drop off time for Lycee Francais La Perouse.

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 or replacing at the parking signs located on both sides of the street (unless otherwise noted), at the following locations:

  • 1850 Laguna (Falling Pole)
  • 1710 Octavia (missing Street Cleaning sign) between Shrader and Masonic
  • West side of Scott between Sutter and Post (2 hour parking signs missing)
  • 1053 Shrader (missing street cleaning sign)
  • Eddy Street between Fillmore 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 public property located at the following locations: 2340 Sutter and Northwest corner of Eddy and Fillmore (garbage cans) and Northeast corner of Buchanan and Page (emergency box).

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 STOP signs at the following locations:

  • Northeast corner of Steiner and Sutter (front and back)
  • Southwest corner of Waller and Pierce (front and back)
  • Northeast corner of Sutter and Scott
  • Northwest corner of Sutter and Scott
  • Southeast corner of Scott and Haight
  • Southeast corner of Scott and Page
  • All four corners of Haight and Buchanan (stickers on signs and pole)

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 mailboxes at the following locations: Southeast corner of Fillmore and Oak and the Southwest corner of Gough and Page.

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 news stands at the following location: Northeast corner of Sutter and Divisadero (SF Weekly).

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:

  • 510 Steiner Street
  • 910 Fell Street
  • 509 Pierce Street

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 near the following locations:

  • 591 Waller
  • 511 Scott Street
  • Pierce Street, between Hayes and Fell (multiple spots)

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:

  • 1160 Eddy Street
  • Waller Street between Divisadero and Fillmore
  • Grove between Steiner and Gough
  • Laguna between Geary and Sutter
  • Octavia between California and Pine
  • Austin Street between Gough and Octavia
  • Sutter Street between Octavia and Webster
  • Sutter Street between Scott and Pierce
  • Bush Street between Divisadero and Pierce
  • Scott Street between Bush and Pine
  • Scott Street between Geary and Eddy
  • Scott Street between Grove and Hayes
  • Fillmore between Oak and Golden Gate

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:

  • Ashbury between Frederick and Haight
  • Frederick between Clayton and Cole
  • Carl between Cole and Clayton
  • Downey between Frederick and Waller
  • Fell between Webster and Divisadero
  • 1374 McAllister

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 poles at the following locations:

Metal Poles:

  • 930 Scott
  • Southwest corner of Bush and Steiner
  • Southeast corner of Sutter and Steiner
  • Northeast corner of Grove and Fillmore
  • Multiple poles on Eddy between Fillmore and Webster

Wooden Poles:

  • Eastside of Octavia between Pine and California

From: Supervisor McGoldrick
To: Director, Planning Department
To: Director, Department of Public Works

Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Planning Department and the Department of Public Works to report on the status of removing the following general advertising signs from the following locations:

  • 290 Townsend St. (West facing wall of LIMN Building) – approximately 20 ft. height x 40 ft. width
  • 410 Townsend St. (East facing wall) – West Coast Media sign, approx. 30 ft. x 30 ft.
  • 465 10th St. (South facing wall) – Clear Channel Sign, approx. 20ft. H x 40ft. W
  • 699 3rd St. Townsend St. (South facing wall) – have 2 large frames of wheatpasted posters.

In Memoriams

Leo T. McCarthy – Entire Board
Molly Ivins – Entire Board
Jim Bair – Supervisors Elsbernd and Peskin
Father Robert F. Drinan, S.J. – Supervisor McGoldrick

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