City and County of San Francisco
Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
March 25, 2008
OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION
Ordinances
| 080404 |
[Appropriating $593,490,962 of proceeds from the sale of bonds for capital improvement projects at the San Francisco International Airport for Fiscal Year 2007-2008] |
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Ordinance appropriating $593,490,962 of proceeds from the sale of bonds for capital improvement projects at the San Francisco International Airport for Fiscal Year 2007-2008. Place total appropriation of $593,490,962 on Controller's Reserve pending sale of the bonds. Mayor, Supervisor Chu presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
| 080406 |
[Office Building After-Hours Lighting] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Environment Code by adding a new Chapter 9 to conserve electricity by prohibiting commercial buildings from lighting unoccupied interior spaces after business hours; and to make environmental findings. Supervisor Peskin presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 080407 |
[Subdivision Code - definition of conversion] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Subdivision Code Section 1308 to modify the definition of conversion to include specified air space subdivisions of existing residential structures; and making environmental findings. Supervisor Peskin presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 071464 |
[Zoning - Ordinance Creating the Excelsior Alcohol Restricted Use District] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 785 to create an Excelsior Alcohol Restricted Use District prohibiting new off-sale liquor establishments and providing for a five-year sunset provision; amending Sectional Maps SU 11 and SU 12 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to establish the boundaries of the Excelsior Alcohol Restricted Use District, which generally consist of the blocks and lots fronting both sides of Mission Street from Silver Avenue to the Daly City border; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan. Supervisors Sandoval, Peskin presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Sandoval submitted a substitute ordinance bearing the same title. ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission and Small Business Commission for review and comments. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Sandoval submitted a substitute ordinance bearing the same title. ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission for review and comment. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Sandoval submitted substitute ordinance bearing new title ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Small Business Commission and Planning Commission for review and comments. REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Entertainment Commission for their information. RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department certificate of determination exemption/exclusion from environmental review. RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Commission Resolution 17540 and Planning Department Executive Summary. SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Sandoval |
Resolutions
| 080391 |
[Commending Tibetan Freedom Torch and Global Human Rights Torch Relay] |
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Resolution commending the Tibetan Freedom Torch and the Global Human Rights Torch Relay in their efforts to raise awareness regarding human rights violations in China and urging the San Francisco City Representatives accepting the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch to welcome the Torch in the explicit spirit of Olympism, consistent with the United Nations Charter established in this City, and the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Supervisors Daly, Ammiano, Mirkarimi presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 080405 |
[Aerial spraying of pesticides to eradicate the Light Brown Apple Moth] |
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Resolution opposing aerial spraying over the City and County of San Francisco of pesticides designed to eradicate the Light Brown Apple Moth. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
| 080409 |
[Urging safe approach to controlling Light Brown Apple Moth] |
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Resolution urging the State of California to make maximum use of safe and tested ground-based approaches to control the Light Brown Apple Moth; complete an environmental impact report prior to the inception of any aerial spray program; and ensure that the California EPA Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment conducts an independent human health risk assessment of any LBAM aerial spray program prior to its inception. Mayor, Supervisors Dufty, Ammiano presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
| 080410 |
[Summerbridge at San Francisco University High School Day] |
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Resolution declaring Thursday, March 27, 2008 Summerbridge at San Francisco University High School Day. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 080411 |
[Supporting public access to information regarding the Olympic torch route] |
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Resolution supporting public access to information regarding the Olympic torch route through San Francisco. Supervisors Ammiano, Mirkarimi, Daly presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 080412 |
[Mortgage Credit Certificates] |
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Resolution authorizing an application to the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee to permit the issuance of Mortgage Credit Certificates. Supervisor Chu presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 080413 |
[Commending Asian Chefs Foundation] |
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Resolution commending Asian Chefs Foundation in the fight against human trafficking. Supervisor Chu presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 080414 |
[Extending the life of Western SoMa Citizens Planning Task Force] |
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Resolution extending the life of the Western SoMa Citizens Planning Task Force. Supervisor Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 080415 |
[19th Avenue corridor speed limit reduction] |
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Resolution urging the MTA to support Caltrans' recommendation to lower the speed limit along the 19th Avenue corridor from 35 mph to 30 mph. Supervisor Elsbernd presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 080416 |
[Ed Harrington Day] |
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Resolution commending Controller Ed Harrington for 17 years of exemplary service to the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Peskin presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 080417 |
[National Start! Walking Day] |
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Resolution proclaiming April 16, 2008 as "National Start! Walking Day" in San Francisco. Supervisor Peskin presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 080418 |
[Endorsing solar powered parking meters] |
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Resolution endorsing the use of solar powered parking meters. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 080421 |
[Commending the Latino Community Foundation on the occasion of their Third Annual Gala and for their new Latino Children and Youth Initiative] |
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Resolution commending the Latino Community Foundation on the occasion of their Third Annual Gala and for their new Latino Children and Youth Initiative. Supervisor Sandoval presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 080422 |
[Memorializing the one-year anniversary of the death of Ruby Ordeñana] |
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Resolution memorializing the one-year anniversary of the death of Ruby Ordeñana. Supervisor Sandoval presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
Requests for Hearing
| 080390 |
[Mayor's additional Budget Instructions of March 18, 2008] |
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Hearing on the Mayor's additional Budget Instructions of March 18, 2008. Supervisor McGoldrick presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 080400 |
[Bay Area's effort to link performance targets to Land Use] |
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Hearing on the Bay Area's effort to link performance targets to Land Use. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. Sponsor requests that the item be assigned to the April 7, 2008 Land Use & Economic Development Committee meeting. |
| 080401 |
[Large building safety procedures] |
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Hearing on crane safety procedures currently in place in San Francisco in light of recent accidents involving cranes that have occurred in New York City and Miami. Supervisor Dufty presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 080402 |
[Development of a user friendly online centralized database of affordable rental and onwership units] |
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Hearing on the development and maintenance of a user friendly online centralized database of affordable rental and ownership units. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. Sponsor requests that the item be referred to the April 28, 2008 Land Use & Economic Development Committee meeting. |
| 080403 |
[San Francisco children and youth needing residential treatment] |
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Hearing on the status and future plans for agency coordination for San Francisco children and youth needing residential treatment placed through probation, behavioral health, and child welfare. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. Sponsor requests that the item be referred to the April 21, 2008 Government Audit and Oversight Committee meeting. |
Motions
| 080408 |
[Amending Board Rule 6.13 - Access to upper dais in the Board of Supervisors Chamber] |
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Motion amending Rule 6.13 of the Board Rules of Order to prohibit use of the upper dais in the Board of Supervisors Chamber. Supervisor Peskin presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 080419 |
[Amending the FY 2007-2008 schedule of audits to be conducted of programs of City and County departments by the Budget Analyst] |
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Motion amending the FY 2007-2008 schedule of audits to be conducted of programs of City and County departments by the Budget Analyst to include an audit of the Communities of Opportunity (COO) program. Supervisors Peskin, Mirkarimi presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 080420 |
[Waiver permitting City Employees to assist the Department of Elections with the April 8, 2008 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 April 8, 2008 election. Supervisor Peskin presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 080423 |
[Appointment, Planning Commission - Ron Miguel] |
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Motion approving the Mayor's appointment of Ron Miguel to the Planning Commission term ending June 30, 2008. (Mayor) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 080424 |
[Appointment, Planning Commission - Ron Miguel] |
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Motion rejecting the Mayor's appointment of Ron Miguel to the Planning Commission term ending June 30, 2008. (Mayor) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
PROPOSED ORDINANCES
| 080338 |
[Zoning Map Amendments in connection with the Bayview Hunters Point Area Plan] |
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Ordinance amending Zoning Map Sheets 8, 9, 10, and 10 SU of the City and County of San Francisco Planning Code to replace various M-1 and M-2 zones with PDR-1, PDR-2, and special use district designations in the South Basin and Northern Industrial areas of the Bayview Hunters Point Study Area, consistent with the Bayview Hunters Point Area Plan; and adopting General Plan, Planning Code Section 101.1, and environmental findings. (Planning Department) . ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 080339 |
[Bayview Rezoning] |
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Ordinance amending the Planning Code by adding Sections 121.5, 121.7, 210.7, 210.8, 210.9, 230 and 249.32 and amending Sections 204.3, 204.4, 210, 210.6, and 213 through 227 to create a new Design and Development Special Use District and modify the existing M (Industrial) Districts to establish PDR-1 (Light Industrial Buffer) and PDR-2 (Production, Distribution and Repair) Districts and specify the use controls for activities in the PDR Districts, which generally will principally permit light manufacturing, wholesale and repair activities, prohibit or require a conditional use permit for heavy industry, prohibit housing, limit the size of retail and office uses, place controls on subdivision of large lots, provide accessory use guidelines and regulate the demolition of industrial buildings. (Planning Department) . ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
| 080337 |
[Authorizing the Sheriff to execute contracts with the State] |
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Resolution authorizing the Sheriff's Department to execute contracts with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) for the care and confinement of inmates/parolees while pending probable cause determination, revocation of parole or being returned to custody. (Sheriff) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 080362 |
[Amending a contract with anticipated expenditures in excess of $10 million] |
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Resolution approving the Eleventh Amendment to the Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco (Purchaser) and Sunset Scavenger Company (Contractor) for sludge hauling, extending the term of the contract by one year to May 31, 2009 and increasing the total compensation to the Contractor by $3 million, pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 9.118(b). (Office of Contract Administration) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 080363 |
[Professional services agreement to provide professional engineering services] |
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Resolution authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute an amendment to increase the amount of a professional services agreement with URS Corporation by $1,900,000, for a total revised agreement amount of $13,900,000. (Public Utilities Commission) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
Clerk to Act – March 25, 2008
Board Minutes for March 4, 2008 approved.
Requests Granted
From: Supervisor Elsbernd
To: City Attorney
To: Controller
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the City Attorney to prepare an opinion on the legal feasibility of a City-mandated automatic furlough for all non-essential, non-public safety and public health employees from December 26 through January 1. Also requesting the Controller's Office to prepare a cost estimate of the potential savings that would result from the furlough described above.
From: Supervisor McGoldrick
To: Controller
Requesting/Inquiring: Inquiring that the Controller verify all available funds in the Mayor's Energy Conservation Account (MECA) and that the Controller subsequently draft an ordinance that would reserve all available funds in this account pending the clarification of fund used by the Board of Supervisors.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting that the Department of Public Works report on the status of removing graffiti from the public property located at the following locations:
Emergency Boxes:
Northeast corner of Page and Buchanan
Southeast corner of Page and Fillmore
Southeast corner of Page and Steiner
Southwest corner of Steiner and Hayes
Southwest corner of Divisadero and Oak
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting that the Department of Public Works report on the status of removing graffiti from utility poles and bus shelters at the following locations:
Wood:
Southwest corner of Ivy and Gough
Southeast corner of Octavia and Gough
Southeast corner of Fell and Buchanan
Northeast corner of Laguna and Lily
Tree on southeast corner of Ivy and Gough
490 Hayes
Bus Shelters:
Northeast corner of Buena Vista and Haight
Haight and Divisadero, two shelters
Stanyan and Oak
Buchanan and Haight
8th and Irving
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting that the Department of Public Works report on the status of repairing potholes at the following locations:
Potholes:
Numerous potholes on the 200 Block of Haight Street
Crosswalk collapsing on Fillmore and Waller (South side of Fillmore Street)
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting that the Department of Public Works report on the status of removing graffiti from the following locations:
Phone Switch Boxes:
Northwest corner of Oak, near gas station
Northeast corner of Octavia and Ivy
Southeast corner of Scott and Haight
Southwest corner of Broderick and Fell
Southwest corner of Haight and Webster (fire hydrant)
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting that the Department of Public Works report on the status of removing graffiti at the following private property locations:
Southeast corner of Franklin and Hayes- (also kiosk-parking lot)
546 Haight Street
250 Scott Street
361 Ivy Street
Tower Valet Parking, southeast corner of Octavia and Hayes
Parking lot on Hayes between Octavia and Gough
Tower Valet Parking, southwest corner of Grove and Gough
Tower Valet Parking, northwest corner of Grove and Gough
839 Haight Street
425-431 Buchanan Street
1226 9th Avenue
Lincoln and 6th Avenue, garage door
321 Lincoln Way
446 Cole Street
400 Lincoln Way
1908 Page Street
1889 Lincoln Way
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting that the Department of Public Works report on the status of removing graffiti from newsstands at the following locations:
San Francisco Bay Guardian:
Southeast corner of Laguna and Page
Northwest corner of Fillmore and Geary
Southeast corner of Fillmore and Haight
San Francisco Chronicle:
Southeast corner of Laguna and Page
Northwest corner of Fillmore and Hayes
Southeast corner of Haight and Fillmore
San Francisco Examiner:
Northwest corner of Fillmore and Hayes
Northwest corner of Hayes and Gough
Southeast corner of Haight and Fillmore
SF Daily:
Northwest corner of Hayes and Gough
City Star:
Northwest corner of Hayes and Gough
Onion:
Northeast corner of Fillmore and Waller
Northwest corner of Hayes and Gough
Southeast corner of Divisadero and Page
SF Weekly:
Southwest corner of Hayes and Webster
Southeast corner of Masonic and Haight
Southeast corner of Haight and Fillmore
In Memoriams
Emeric Kalman – Entire Board
Herbert S. "Herb" Berkman – Supervisor Dufty