City and County of San Francisco
Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
October 2, 2007
OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION
Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor
Resolutions
| 071387 |
[Urging the Congress and the Congressional leadership to include gender identity in ENDA] |
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Resolution urging the Congress and the Congressional leadership to include gender identity in the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) legislation, currently pending in the House of Representatives. Supervisors Ammiano, Dufty, Mirkarimi presented. ADOPTED. |
| 071388 |
[Commending James S. Dierke] |
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Resolution commending James S. Dierke as recipient of the MetLife/National Association of Secondary School Principal of the Year Award for providing high-quality learning opportunities for students as well as for his exemplary contribution to the Association of Secondary School Principal profession, and declaring October 2, 2007 James S. Dierke Day in San Francisco. Supervisors Maxwell, Elsbernd, McGoldrick, Ammiano, Dufty, Mirkarimi presented. ADOPTED. |
| 071391 |
[Grant to fund child safety and occupant protection in San Francisco] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to accept and expend a grant for $387,557 from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), which includes contracts with the San Francisco Study Center for $78,750 and O'Rorke, Inc. for $80,000; for the period of January 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 071392 |
[State Grant to support the Pierce's Disease Control Program] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH), to retroactively accept and expend funds from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in the amount of $191,664.48 in support of the Pierce's Disease Control Program, for the period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2010. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 071393 |
[Urging Issuance of a Request for Proposals for an Open Source Voting System for the November 4, 2008 General Election] |
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Resolution endorsing the use of Open Source software in voting systems for the City and County of San Francisco and urging the Mayor to urge the Director of Elections to prepare and issue a Request for Proposals for an Open Source voting system for the November 4, 2008 General Election. Supervisor Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 071394 |
[Urging restoration of two-way traffic on Ellis and Eddy Streets] |
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Resolution urging the Municipal Transportation Agency to restore two-way traffic on the length of Eddy and Ellis Streets, to consolidate the Muni 31 and 27 routes onto Eddy Street, and to develop detailed plans and a phased implementation strategy for transportation and streetscape improvements to these streets to enhance their role as east-west pedestrian, bicycle, and transit corridors. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 071395 |
[Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds - Bishop Swing Community House] |
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Resolution authorizing the issuance and delivery of multifamily housing revenue bonds (as defined herein) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $18,942,066 for the purpose of providing financing for a multifamily rental housing project to be known as Bishop Swing Community House; approving the form of and authorizing the execution of an indenture providing the terms and conditions of the bonds; approving the form of and authorizing the execution of a regulatory agreement and declaration of restrictive covenants; approving the form of and authorizing the execution of a construction loan agreement; ratifying and approving any action heretofore taken in connection with the bonds and the project; granting general authority to City officials to take actions necessary to implement this resolution; and related matters. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 071400 |
[Retroactive Accept and Expend State Grant - Department of the Environment] |
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Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $206,125.00 from the California Integrated Waste Management Board for the purpose of increasing Used Motor Oil Recycling and Household Hazardous Waste Management. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 071401 |
[Support Goals for Federal Funding-Community Development Block Grant] |
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Resolution supporting Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action Plan Goals. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 071402 |
[Expend Federal Funding - Community Development Block Grant] |
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Resolution approving the expenditure of one-hundred thirty-seven thousand, seven-hundred and twenty-eight dollars ($137,728.00) of Community Development Block Grant funding. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 071404 |
[Urging issuance of a Request for Proposals for an Open Source Voting System for the November 4, 2008 General Election] |
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Resolution endorsing the use of Open Source software in voting systems for the City and County of San Francisco and urging the Mayor to urge the Director of Elections to prepare and issue a Request for Proposals for an Open Source voting system for the November 4, 2008 General Election. Supervisor Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 071405 |
[Landmark Designation nomination for Mary Ellen Pleasant Trees located at 1661 Octavia Street] |
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Resolution of intent initiating the nomination of the mature blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus) trees located at 1661 Octavia Street (Assessor's Block 647 lot 002) for landmark tree status pursuant to Public Works Code Section 810(b), acknowledging the temporary designation of such tree pursuant to Public Works Section 810(d), and authorizing other official acts in furtherance of the Resolution. Supervisors Maxwell, Mirkarimi presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 071406 |
[Approval of a 90 day extension for Planning Commission review] |
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Resolution extending by 90 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed Ordinance that would add Planning Code Section 320, 320.1, 320.2 and 320.3 establishing a process to permit the adoption or expenditure of neighborhood impact fees as defined in the ordinance only after the Planning Department has conducted or caused to be conducted an impact study supporting the imposition of such a fee and making environmental findings and findings of consistence with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 071407 |
[Commending Virginia Harmon on her service to the City and County of San Francisco as the Executive Director of the Human Rights Commission] |
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Resolution commending Virginia Harmon on her service to the City and County of San Francisco as the Executive Director of the Human Rights Commission. Supervisors Dufty, Ammiano presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
Requests for Hearing
| 071389 |
[City's IT practices] |
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Hearing on the across the board management audit to examine the City's IT practices. Supervisor Ammiano presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
| 071390 |
["Matrix Style" police patrol] |
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Hearing on "Matrix Style" police patrol coordinated with social service outreach to homeless individuals in the South of Market commercial area. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Safety Committee. |
| 071408 |
[Mental and Behavioral Health Support for SFUSD Students] |
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Hearing on collaborations between the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and San Francisco's Department of Public Health (DPH) to address the mental health and behavioral health needs of SFUSD students, as well as a report from the Stanfordl University Early Life Stress Research Program on its study of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in San Francisco children and youth affected by urban violence. Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City and School District Select Committee. Sponsor requests that the item be referred to City and School District Select Committee. |
Motions
| 071399 |
[Waiver permitting City Employees to assist the Department of Elections with the November 6, 2007 election] |
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Motion granting a waiver from the prohibition imposed by Charter section 13.104.5, to permit City employees to assist the Department of Elections with the November 6, 2007 election. Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 071403 |
[Advertising for and Selection Process of Outside Counsel for the Board of Supervisors] |
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Motion directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to advertise for outside counsel to represent the Board of Supervisors on the matter of the official misconduct charges filed against Supervisor Edmund Jew, and setting forth the process of selecting said outside counsel. Supervisor Elsbernd presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 071302 |
[Amending the Board's Rules to require a Supervisor request an item be heard at committee prior to calling it to be heard at the Full Board] |
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Motion amending Rule 5.31 to the Board of Supervisors' Rules of Order, to require a Supervisor request a hearing at a Committee of the Board before calling an item to be heard before the full Board of Supervisors. Supervisor Peskin presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Peskin submitted a substitute motion bearing the same title. |
PROPOSED ORDINANCES
| 071350 |
[Settlement of Lawsuit - Elfie Jansel] |
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Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Elfie Jansel against the City and County of San Francisco for $98,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 26, 2006 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC06-452649; entitled Elfie Jansel v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 071351 |
[Settlement of Lawsuit - Marie Doe] |
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Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Marie Doe against the City and County of San Francisco for $35,000; the lawsuit was filed on November 18, 2004 in United States District Court, Case No. C04-4914 MJJ; entitled Marie Doe, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 071364 |
[Transit Shelter Advertising Agreement] |
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Ordinance approving Transit Shelter Advertising Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and Clear Channel Outdoor Inc. (Municipal Transportation Agency) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 071281 |
[Procurement of Construction Management and General Contractor services for the new Public Utilities Commission administrative building at 525 Golden Gate] |
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Ordinance approving an Integrated Project Delivery Plan for the early procurement of a Construction Manager/General Contractor for the new Public Utilities Commission administrative building at 525 Golden Gate Avenue and modifying the competitive bid requirements of Administrative Code Chapter 6 to authorize an alternative competitive process based on experience, qualifications, and price. (Public Utilities Commission) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. SUBSTITUTED. San Francisco Public Utilities Commission submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title. ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
PROPOSED RESOLUTION
| 071365 |
[Proposition J: Contracting Out Transit Shelter Advertising and Maintenance Services] |
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Resolution concurring with the Controller's determination that it is more economical for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to contract for transit shelter advertising and maintenance services than to provide the same services with City employees for Fiscal Year 2007-08. (Municipal Transportation Agency) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
Clerk to Act – October 2, 2007
Board Minutes from September 11, 2007 approved.
Requests Granted
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, San Francisco Unified School District
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the San Francisco Unified School District and the Department of Public Works report on the status of:
Removing graffiti from the wall of Ida B. Wells on Fell between Pierce and Steiner.
Removing graffiti from the wall of John Muir Elementary School on Oak between Buchanan and Laguna.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Parking & Traffic
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Parking and Traffic 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:
Stanyan between Parnassus and Frederick
Ashbury between Haight and Oak
Turk between Masonic and Lyon
Broderick between Golden Gate and Turk
Central between Turk and McAllister
McAllister between Baker to Divisadero
Central between Grove and Hayes
Waller between Clayton and Stanyan
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works report on the status of condition and repair for the sidewalks on Webster Street between Ellis and Turk.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works report on the status of removing graffiti at the following property location:
552-558 Central Avenue
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works report on the status of removing the graffiti from mailboxes and garbage cans at the following locations:
Mailboxes
Southeast corner of Golden Gate and Lyon
Northwest corner of McAllister and Lyon
Southwest corner of Gough and Grove
Garbage Cans
Northwest corner of Masonic and Fulton
Northeast corner of Central and Grove
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works report on the status of removing graffiti from news stands at the following locations:
Chronicle
Northwest corner of Fulton and Divisadero
Southeast corner of Grove and Central
Onion
Northwest corner of Fulton and Divisadero
San Francisco Weekly
Southwest corner of Fulton and Lyon
Southeast corner of Fulton and Masonic
Southwest corner of Divisadero and Oak
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the Department of Public Works report on the status of removing the graffiti from phone switch boxes at the following locations:
Phone Switch Box
1639 Fulton
Northwest corner of Fell and Laguna
Light Switch Box
Northeast corner of Central and Fulton
From: Supervisor Sandoval
To: City Attorney
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the City Attorney provide the Board with a response to issues related to Supervisor Ed Jew's alleged misconduct. (See attached letter)
In Memoriams
Jimmy Kwok – Supervisor Peskin
Peter Wong (Empress Suzie Wong) – Supervisor Dufty