City and County of San Francisco
Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
March 3, 2009
OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION
Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor
Ordinances
| 090274 |
[Planning - Union Street Neighborhood Commercial District - Small Self-Service Restaurants and Self-Service Specialty Food Uses] |
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Ordinance amending Planning Code Section 725.1, Section 725.44, and Section 725.69A of the Union Street Neighborhood Commercial District Zoning Control Table to provide for a limited number of new Small Self-Service Restaurants and Self-Service Specialty Food uses subject to conditional use authorization by the Planning Commission, making environmental findings, and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 090275 |
[Waiver of temporary street space occupancy fee on April 4, 2009 for Cesar E. Chavez Holiday Parade and Festival 2009] |
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Ordinance waiving the fee in Public Works Code Section 724.1(b) for temporary street space occupancy in certain blocks of 24th Street on Saturday, April 4, 2009 as part of Cesar E. Chavez Holiday Parade and Festival 2009. Supervisor Campos presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 090276 |
[Housing Code Section 503(d) "Housing Access:" extend protections to all persons sharing housing by deleting references to "families;" and technical correction to Section 503(b)] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Housing Code Chapter 5, by amending Section 503(d) "Housing Access" to promote affordable housing by extending the protections of that Section to all persons sharing housing by deleting the references to "families," and to specify that the both prospective and current tenants are protected; amending Section 503(b) "Superficial Floor Area" to make a technical correction. Supervisors Daly, Chiu, Avalos, Mirkarimi, Campos presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 090277 |
[Residential Rent Ordinance: Limit total amount of annual and banked rent increases imposed to 8% per year, written advance notice of basis for banked increases required] |
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Ordinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 37 "Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance" by amending Section 37.3: to limit the total amount of annual and banked rent increases that may be imposed in any one year to 8% of the tenant's base rent, and to provide that any remaining banked increase may be imposed in the following years, subject to this same 8% limit (Section 37.3(a)(2)); and to require that landlords provide written advance notice to tenants stating the dates upon which the banked increase is based (Section 37.3(b)(1)). Supervisors Daly, Chiu, Avalos, Mirkarimi, Campos presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 090278 |
[Residential Rent Ordinance: Tenant financial hardship relief from Section 37.3 rent increases, when total rent would exceed 33% of tenant's gross income; multilingual outreach] |
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Draft ordinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 37 "Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance," by amending Section 37.3 to add Subsection (f) "Tenant Financial Hardship Applications" to provide tenant relief from Section 37.3 rent increases, with relief determined solely on whether the rent increase would result in tenant's total rent exceeding 33% of tenant's gross income; rent increase stayed pending determination of application; rent increase will not be in effect until the increase will not cause tenant financial hardship, or until the landlord can demonstrate that "inability to impose the rent increase is causing the landlord greater hardship than the tenant's hardship;" hardship applications to be available in multiple languages; multilingual notice of hardship application procedures to be mailed with each Administrative Law Judge or Rent Board decision; Rent Board to implement a process for outreach to landlords and tenants whose primary language is not English regarding availability and use of the hardship application procedure, and report to the Board of Supervisors describing the implementation process and any known results. Supervisors Daly, Avalos, Mirkarimi, Campos presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 090279 |
[Residential Rent Ordinance: Prohibit rent increases and evictions based on additional occupants where total number is within Housing Code Section 503 occupancy limits] |
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Draft ordinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 37 "Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance" by amending Sections 37.3 and 37.9: to prohibit rent increases based on the addition of occupants, even where a pre-existing rental agreement or lease otherwise permits a rent increase for additional occupants (Section 37.3(a)(11)); and to prohibit evictions based on the addition of occupants, so long as the total number of occupants does not exceed the maximum number of occupants per sleeping room set by San Francisco Housing Code §503(b) "superficial floor area" standards (Section 37.9(a)(2)). Supervisors Daly, Chiu, Avalos, Mirkarimi, Campos presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 090286 |
[Amending provisions of Chapter 18 of the Administrative Code to specify enforcement and consolidate reporting requirements] |
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Ordinance adopting and implementing amendments to Secs. 18.13-1 and 18.13-5 of the San Francisco Administrative Code. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. |
| 090287 |
[State Video Franchise Holders] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by: (1) amending Section 11.1 and adding Section 11.28-A, to establish a fee for state video franchise holders offering services in San Francisco to support public, educational, and government channel facilities and activities; and (2) amending Section 11.1 and adding Section 11.83-A, to establish penalties for violation of customer service and consumer protection standards by state video franchise holders. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee. |
Resolutions
| 090241 |
[90 day extension for Historic Preservation Commission review - The Metro Theatre] |
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Resolution extending by 90 days the prescribed time within which the Historic Preservation Commission may render its decision on a proposed Resolution that would initiate the designation of The Metro Theatre, 2055 Union Street, Lot 018 in Assessor's Block 0541, as a landmark pursuant to Section 1004.1 of the Planning Code. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. REFERRED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 090249 |
[Urging the organizers of the Bay to Breakers to collaborate on a comprehensive plan that protects the neighborhoods while preserving the unique spirit of the race] |
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Resolution urging the sponsors of the Bay to Breakers race to work with city agencies, neighborhood groups, and race advocates to develop a comprehensive plan that protects the host neighborhoods while preserving the unique spirit of the race. Supervisors Mirkarimi, Mar, Avalos, Maxwell, Campos, Dufty, Chiu presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. REFERRED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. Supervisor Chiu requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Supervisor Mirkarimi requested that this matter be referred to Committee. |
| 090280 |
[Accept-expend State Grant Funds - S.F. Recreation and Park Department - $157,000] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a Habitat Conservation Fund Grant administered by the California Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $157,000 for the Glen Canyon Islais Creek Restoration Project. Supervisor Dufty presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 090281 |
[Adopting findings related to San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) Alameda Siphon No. 4 Project] |
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Resolution adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), CEQA Guidelines, and San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 31, including the adoption of a mitigation monitoring and reporting program, related to the funding of the Alameda Siphon No. 4 Project, and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to notify the Controller of this action. Supervisor Elsbernd presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 090282 |
[Accept-Expend Federal Grant Funds - Department of Public Works - $1,475,675] |
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Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,475,675 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance Edward Byrne Memorial Discretionary Grants Program. Supervisor Elsbernd presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 090283 |
[Accept and Expend Department of Energy 700 Pennsylvania Avenue Grant Funds] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $610,080 from the U.S. Department of Energy through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58) for the Muni Ways & Structures Building (700 Pennsylvania Avenue) Solar Evaluation Project. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 090284 |
[Endorsing the Recommendations of the San Francisco Fair Lending Working Group] |
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Resolution endorsing the findings and recommendations contained in the final report of the San Francisco Fair Lending Working Group. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 090285 |
[Adoption of Board of Supervisors 2009 Budget Process and Policy Priorities] |
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Resolution adopting the San Francisco Board of Supervisors' 2009 Budget Process and Policy Priorities. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 090288 |
[Accept-Expend State Grant Funds - Recreation and Park Department - $40,045] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $40,045 for the Marina Green Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvement Project, under the Bicycle Facility Fund administered by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District). Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 090289 |
[Accept-Expend Grant Funds - Recreation and Park Department - $35,189] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a Carl Moyer Program Grant administered by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) in the amount of $35,189.00 for the repowering (replacement) of a workboat diesel engine belonging to and operated by San Francisco Small Craft Harbor/Recreation and Park Department. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 090290 |
[Mountain Lake Park - Toxicity Issue] |
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Resolution urging CalTrans to use funds from the federal stimulus package to immediately resolve the toxicity issue at Mountain Lake through diversion of storm drains flowing directly into the lake and replacement of the outlet and overflow pipe and by dredging the lake to remove contaminated sediments and fill. Supervisors Alioto-Pier, Mar presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 090291 |
[Supporting Senate Bill 810, the California Health Insurance Reliability Act] |
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Resolution supporting Senate Bill 810, the California Health Insurance Reliability Act of Senate Bill 810. Supervisors Avalos, Campos, Daly, Mar, Mirkarimi, Chiu presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 090292 |
[Mediation Week in San Francisco - March 16 - 20, 2009] |
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Resolution declaring March 16th through 20th, 2009 as Mediation Week in San Francisco. Supervisor Chu presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 090293 |
[Declaring San Francisco Arbor Week - March 7 - 14, 2009] |
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Resolution declaring the week of March 7th through March 14th as Arbor Week in San Francisco. Supervisor Chu presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 090294 |
[Commending Ming Pao Daily News - San Francisco edition] |
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Resolution commending Ming Pao Daily News' San Francisco edition for five years of service to the Chinese-American community in the San Francisco Bay Area. Supervisors Chu, Chiu presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 090295 |
[Accept- Expend Federal/State Pass Through Grant - San Francisco Public Library - $5,000] |
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Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Library to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $5,000 from the California State Library as part of the Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) for the SFPL Partnerships Plan which will provide a coherent system for staff to document, nurture, learn about, and extend partnerships that strengthen library ties within the community. Supervisor Chu presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 090296 |
[Ten Year Capital Expenditure Plan] |
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Resolution adopting the City's ten year capital expenditure plan for fiscal years 2010-2019. Mayor, Supervisor Chiu presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
Request For Hearings
| 090269 |
[Crimes against women in the City and County of San Francisco] |
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Hearing on recent trends on crimes against women in the City and County of San Francisco. The hearing will explore recent trends, including statistical data, on crimes against women, such as rape, assault, domestic violence and any other crimes targeting women. The hearing will ask the San Francisco Police Department and the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice to provide (1) an update on crime statistics as it applies to violence against women; 2) data and plans on the progress of crime fighting measures and any violence prevention programs as it related to women; 3) reports on the arrest, charged and prosecution of crimes against women; 4) any other information relevant to said subject; and (5) any plans to apply for funds mentioned in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to combat violence against women. Supervisors Alioto-Pier, Campos presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Safety Committee. |
| 090270 |
[Three Year Budget Projection Report] |
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Hearing to consider the Three Year Budget Projection Report from the Controller, Budget Analyst, and Mayor's Budget Office. Supervisor Avalos presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 090271 |
[Executive search for a new Chief of the San Francisco Police Department] |
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Hearing on the process that the San Francisco Police Commission will follow to conduct the executive search for a new Chief of the San Francisco Police Department. Supervisor Campos presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Safety Committee. |
| 090272 |
[San Francisco Police Department's Fraud Division] |
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Hearing to review the San Francisco Police Department's Fraud Division including levels of staffing, investigative backlogs and any increase in financial crimes including, but not limited to check fraud, embezzlement, forgery and identity theft in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Dufty presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Safety Committee. |
| 090273 |
[Potrero Power Plant] |
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Hearing on the status of the plant's discharge permit and the ongoing investigation into soil and bay mud contamination at the Mirant Corporation's Potrero Power Plant. Supervisor Maxwell presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 090297 |
[Impacts of Cuts to Department of Building Inspection, Housing Inspection Division] |
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Hearing on the impacts of the cuts to Department of Building Inspection, Housing Inspection Division on San Francisco residents living in substandard housing. Supervisor Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
Motion
| 090268 |
[Canceling the Regularly Scheduled Board Meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2009] |
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Motion canceling the regularly scheduled Board meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2009. Supervisor Chiu presented. APPROVED. |
PROPOSED ORDINANCES
| 090210 |
[Zoning Map Amendment - 2400 Irving Street] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco by amending Sheet ZN05 and Sheet SU05 to change the zoning classification of the northern portion of the property located at 2400 Irving Street, Block 1725, Assessor's Lot No. 053, from RH-2 (Residential House, Two-Family) to NC-2 ( Small-Scale Neighborhood Commercial District) and include it within the Irving Street Restaurant & Fast Food Restricted Use SUD; adopting findings, including environmental findings, Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Priorities of Planning Code Section 101.1(b). (Planning Department) . ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 090211 |
[Planning Code-Amending Appendix C to Article 11 Regarding 608 Folsom Street] |
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Ordinance amending the designation of 608 Folsom Street (Assessor's Block 3735, Lot 009) from Category V (Unrated) to Category III (Contributory) under Planning Code Article 11; and adopting General Plan, Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and environmental findings. (Planning Commission) . ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 090212 |
[Settlement of Lawsuit - State of California v. Foley, City and County of San Francisco, et al.] |
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Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by State of California, acting through the Department of Transportation ("Caltrans") against the City and County of San Francisco in exchange for the provision of an easement modification agreement relocating certain access rights and otherwise preserving the pre-existing easement rights of the City and County of San Francisco and making environmental findings; the lawsuit was filed on June 29, 2006 in Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. RG06277087, entitled State of California v. Foley, City and County of San Francisco, et al.; other material terms of said settlement are set forth in the Stipulation For Judgment in Condemnation and [Proposed] Judgment (and exhibits thereto), contained in Board of Supervisors File No. 090212. (City Attorney) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
Clerk to Act – March 3, 2009
Board Minutes for January 13, 2009 approved.
Requests Granted
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 newsstands at the following locations:
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Southeast corner of Fillmore and Post
Southwest corner of Divisadero and Sutter
9th Avenue and Judah (near bus stops)
7th Avenue and Irving (near bus stops)
Southeast corner of Fillmore and Haight
San Francisco Chronicle
Southeast corner of Haight and Fillmore
Irving and 9th Avenue
Irving and 7th Ave.
Southwest corner of Haight and Clayton
Southeast corner of Haight and Masonic
Examiner
Northwest corner of Fillmore and Hayes
Southeast corner of Haight and Fillmore
SF Daily
Northwest corner of Hayes and Gough
City Star
Southeast corner of Fillmore and Haight
SF Weekly
Southeast corner of Masonic and Haight and Southeast corner of Haight and Fillmore
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 following locations:
Utility Boxes
In front of 79 Clayton
Northwest corner Grove and Webster
Southwest corner Steiner & Waller
Northeast corner Oak & Scott
Garbage Cans
Northeast corner of Haight & Fillmore
Northeast corner of Webster & Grove
Northwest corner of Buchanan and Haight
Mailboxes
Northeast corner Fillmore & Haight
Emergency Boxes
Northeast corner Oak & Fillmore
Northeast corner Fillmore & Haight
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 private property locations:
295 Buchanan 478 Haight
120 Webster 546 Haight
811 Oak 999 Haight
1689 Fulton 1220 Haight
900 Oak 160 Pierce
815 Oak 400 Haight
799 Haight 208 Haight
1106 Fell 1174 Fell
1100 Fell 1213 Fell
300 Buchanan 1566 Haight
1589 Fulton 1352 Haight
999 Oak 1301 Haight
250 Scott
428 Haight
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 following locations:
Metal Pole
In front of Fulton
Southeast corner Ashbury and Haight
In front of 926 Oak
Wood Poles
Southeast corner of Lassuant & Steiner
Northeast corner of Steiner and Waller
Bus Shelters
Southwest corner Broderick & Hayes
From: Supervisor Chiu
To: City Attorney
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting for legislation to be drafted amending section 14B of the Adminstrative code to:
- Require, rather than permit, the director of the Human Rights Commission to set aside certain contracts worth $250,000 or less to be awarded to Micro-Local Business Enterprises.
- Require that the director of HRC report to the Board of Supervisors within 60 days of final approval of legislation on the number and value of contracts set aside of Micro LBEs.
- Streamline the contracting process for contracts of all dollar values to provide that, where prescribed LBE participation goal is met, the requirement for "good faith efforts" of proof of outreach to LBEs will be waived.
From: Supervisor Maxwell
To: General Manager, SFPUC
Requesting/Inquiring: Inquiring as to the specifics of CAL-ISO's local capacity requirements and the financial obligations that San Francisco may owe under the program.
In Memoriams
Joseph Zatkin – Supervisor Dufty
Dorothy Ruth Christiani – Supervisor Dufty
Ngar Chun Kuang Yee – Supervisor Mar