City and County of San Francisco
Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
May 5, 2009
OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION
Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor
Ordinances
| 090538 |
[Appropriating $818,844 of available fund balance for code enforcement activities in the Department of Building Inspection for Fiscal Year 2008-2009] |
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Ordinance appropriating $738,240 of Code Enforcement Rehabilitation Fund unappropriated fund balance and deappropriating $80,604 of prior year appropriations to support code enforcement activities in the Building Inspection Operating Fund and Repair and Demolition fund in the Department of Building Inspection for Fiscal Year 2008-2009. Supervisors Chiu, Avalos, Campos, Daly presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 090540 |
[Annual Appropriation Ordinance for Selected Departments, as of May 1, 2009, Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2010] |
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Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Selected Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of May 1, 2009, for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2010. (Mayor) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 090541 |
[Proposed Annual Salary Ordinance for Selected Departments, Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2010] |
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Proposed Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Selected Departments of the City and County of San Francisco for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2010. (Mayor) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 090543 |
[Revising Board of Appeals Filing Fees] |
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Ordinance amending Article 1, Section 8, of the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code, to increase specified Board of Appeals filing fees, to make technical corrections, and making environmental findings. (Mayor) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 090544 |
[Revising Board of Appeals Surcharges] |
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Ordinance amending Section 10G.1 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to adjust the surcharges on permit fees, license fees, permit review fees and permit and license renewal fees imposed by the Department of Building Inspection, the Planning Commission, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors, the Police Department, the Department of Public Works, the Entertainment Commission, the Department of Public Health and the Arts Commission for permits and licenses that may be appealed to the Board of Appeals, and making environmental findings. (Mayor) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 090546 |
[Appropriating $119,800,000 of proceeds from debt for wastewater system improvements at the Public Utilities Commission for Fiscal Year 2008-2009] |
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Ordinance appropriating $119,800,000 of proceeds from debt revenue for the Wastewater Enterprises' Interim Capital Improvement Program and the Sewer System Master Plan Biosolids/Digester and Channel Tunnel Projects at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 and placing $78,800,000 on Controller's reserve pending of the sale of bonds. Mayor presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 090548 |
[Appropriating $58,747,600 of capital lease revenue for the Advanced Meter Infrastructure Project at the Public Utilities Commission for Fiscal Year 2008-2009] |
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Ordinance appropriating $58,747,600 of capital lease revenue for the Water Enterprises' Advanced Meter Infrastructure Project and the reimbursement of previously appropriated Water Enterprise Revenues for the same project at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 and placing the entire appropriation on Controller's reserve pending receipt of the funds. Mayor presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 090554 |
[Building Code - Registration of Vacant/Abandoned Buildings; Annual Fee and Penalties for Violation] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Building Code by adding Section 103A.4 to require the owner of a vacant or abandoned building to register the building with the Department of Building Inspection, require the owner to maintain the grounds and the exterior and interior of the building in good condition, and provide that a property in violation of the requirements is a public nuisance; and by amending Section 110, Table 1A-J to establish an annual registration fee; adopting environmental and other findings. Supervisor Chiu presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 090555 |
[Amendments to the Police Code by adding Section 1.1 designating Clipper Cove as a Special-Use Area] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by adding Section 1.1 designating Clipper Cove as a Special-use Area, making it a misdemeanor to moor or anchor a vessel in Clipper Cove without a valid permit issued by the Treasure Island Development Authority ("TIDA"), or its designee, and allowing TIDA to remove and store vessels moored in violation of this Ordinance. Supervisor Daly presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 090026 |
[Requiring Amended Certificates of Final Completion and Occupancy for Changes of Occupancy of Existing Buildings] |
| Corrected May 7, 2009 - 3:30 pm |
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Building Code by amending Section 109A to provide that an Amended Certificate of Final Completion and Occupancy shall be issued for an existing building where there is an increase in the number of legal dwelling units resulting in a change of occupancy, and to require the Amended Certificate of Final Completion and Occupancy to include a reference to the date of the first certificate of occupancy and any subsequent certificates of occupancy that have been issued for the building; amending the Planning Code by adding Section 359 to provide that a requirement to pay a development impact fee prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy shall include payment of the fee prior to issuance of an amended certificate of occupancy. ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
Resolutions
| 090542 |
[Proposition J Contract/Certification of Specified Contracted-Out Services Previously Approved for Enterprise Departments] |
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Resolution concurring with the Controller's certification that services previously approved can be performed by private contractor for a lower cost than similar work performed by City and County employees, for the following services: employee and public parking management services, information booth services, security services, and shuttle bus services (Airport); paratransit services, security services, parking citation and collection, janitorial - various facilities, meter collection and coin counting, towing services, and transit shelter maintenance services (MTA); janitorial and security services (Port). (Mayor) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 090549 |
[Accept and Expend - State of California CalHome Grant - Fiscal Year 2009] |
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Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco to accept and expend a grant from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) in a total amount not to exceed $1,500,000 to assist low income first time homebuyers and low income homeowners. Mayor presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 090550 |
[Authorizing submittal of application for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Funds] |
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Resolution authorizing the submittal of an application by the Mayor's Office of Housing to the California State Department of Housing and Community Development for funding under the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) housing program; the execution of a standard agreement if selected for such funding and any amendments thereto; and any related documents necessary to participate in the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) housing program. Mayor presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 090556 |
[Amendment to the City's contract with Office Depot to increase the dollar amount by more than $500,000] |
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Resolution approving the Seventh Amendment to the Agreement between the City and Office Depot (Contractor) for office supplies, increasing the contract's dollar amount to $20,035,000 pursuant to Charter Section 9.118(b). Supervisor Dufty presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Subcommittee. |
| 090557 |
[Multi-year permit for the use of certain portions of Golden Gate Park for a three-day music festival] |
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Resolution authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance of a Permit to Another Planet Entertainment for the use of certain portions of Golden Gate Park for an annual three-day music festival for a term of three (3) years plus an additional two (2) year option; and adopting environmental findings and findings that the Permit is consistent with the City's General Plan and the eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. Supervisor Mar presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 090559 |
[Authorization for designated City and County officials to obtain federal financial assistance provided by the Department of Homeland Security] |
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Resolution authorizing designated City and County officials to execute and file on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, a public entity established under the law of the State of California, any applications or agreements and to take any actions necessary to obtain federal financial assistance provided by the federal Department of Homeland Security and sub-granted through the State of California, including the following grants: Emergency Management Performance Grant, Hazard Mitigation Grant, Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant, and Emergency Operations Center Grant. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 090560 |
[Proclaiming May 17-23, 2009, as Public Works Week in San Francisco] |
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Resolution declaring May 17-23, 2009, as Public Works Week in San Francisco; acknowledging that the San Francisco Department of Public Works is an integral part of the community and has produced significant achievements; encouraging all San Francisco residents and businesses to work in collaboration with the department. Supervisor Chiu presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 090561 |
[Issuance and Sale of Revenue Bonds - 178 Townsend Street Housing Project] |
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Resolution approving the issuance and sale of tax-exempt bonds by the Association of Bay Area Governments for Nonprofit Corporations in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30,000,000 for financing the rehabilitation of a housing project located at 178 Townsend Street, subject to the policies for such approvals adopted by the Board of Supervisors in Ordinance No. 36-07. Supervisor Daly presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 090562 |
[Richmond/Senator Milton Marks Branch Library grand reopening] |
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Resolution recognizing the grand reopening of the Richmond/Senator Milton Marks Branch Library and commending the San Francisco Public Library and its team for their hard work and commitment to San Francisco and its residents. Supervisor Mar presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 090563 |
[Commending Superior Court Judge John Dearman for his 31 years of distinguished service to the City and County of San Francisco] |
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Resolution commending Superior Court Judge John Dearman for his 31 years of distinguished service to the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisors Dufty, Maxwell presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 090564 |
[Urging the Controller's Office to undertake a performance audit of the J Church Metro line] |
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Resolution urging the Controller's Office to undertake a performance audit of the J Church Metro line. Supervisors Dufty, Avalos presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 090405 |
[Accept and Expend - Emergency Shelter Grants Program - $979,606] |
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Resolution approving the fiscal year 2009/10 Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Program; and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City's fiscal year 2009/10 Emergency Shelter Grant Program entitlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $938,867 and to expend Reprogrammed Funds in the amount of $40,739. Mayor presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. SUBSTITUTED. Mayor Newsom submitted a substitute resolution bearing new title. ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 090406 |
[Accept and Expend - HOME Program - $8,602,628] |
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Resolution approving the fiscal year 2009/10 HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Program; and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City's fiscal year 2009/10 HOME Program entitlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $8,602,628. Mayor presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. SUBSTITUTED. Mayor Newsom submitted a substitute resolution bearing new title. ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 090407 |
[Accept and Expend - Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - $23,072,426] |
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Resolution approving the fiscal year 2009/10 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City's fiscal year 2009/10 Community Development Block Grant Program entitlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $21,092,426 and to expend Program Income and Reprogrammed Funds in the amount of $1,980,000. Mayor presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. SUBSTITUTED. Mayor Newsom submitted a substitute resolution bearing new title. ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
Requests for Hearing
| 090539 |
[Mayor's Proposed May Budget 2009-2010] |
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Hearing to review the Mayor's Proposed May Budget 2009-2010. (Mayor) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 090551 |
[April 2009 report by the Community Based Organizations (CBO) Task Force "Partnering with Nonprofits in Tough Times"] |
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Hearing on the April 2009 report produced by the Community Based Organizations (CBO) Task Force "Partnering with Nonprofits in Tough Times," which reviews, analyzes and outlines reform of Department of Public Health's (DPH) nonprofit relationships. Supervisor Avalos presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 090552 |
[Public Utilities Commission Proposed Rates, Fees and Charges] |
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Hearing on the proposed water rate package, including proposed increases set to take effect on July 1, 2009. Supervisor Avalos presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Subcommittee. |
| 090553 |
[Status of unsolved homicides in the City and County of San Francisco] |
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Hearing and general discussion on the status of unsolved homicides in the City and County of San Francisco. The hearing shall include a presentation by the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) on the number of unsolved homicides for at least the last five years. Without discussing the specifics of individual cases, the hearing shall include a general discussion and presentation on the SFPD's protocols and procedures regarding unsolved homicides, including, without limitation, SFPD's protocols and procedures when interacting with the families and loved ones of homicide victims. Supervisor Campos presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Safety Committee. |
Motions
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[Concurring in Declaration of Emergency] |
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Motion concurring in the April 30, 2009, declaration of local emergency by the Mayor, and in the actions the declaration of emergency authorizes the City and its officers and employees to take to meet the emergency. Mayor, Supervisor Chiu presented. APPROVED. |
| 090565 |
[Update on labor negotiations concerning City workers from the Mayor's Office and the Department of Human Resources] |
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Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session on May 12, 2009, with the Mayor's Office and the Department of Human Resources concerning negotiations with labor unions representing City workers. Supervisor Chiu presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
Introduced by the President at the Request of Departments
PROPOSED ORDINANCES
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
| 090479 |
[Accept and Expend - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Grant - $3,000,000] |
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Resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco to accept and expend a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for lead-based paint hazard reduction in a total amount not to exceed $3,000,000. Mayor, Supervisor Dufty presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 090497 |
[Appointment - Treasury Oversight Committee] |
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Resolution appointing Dr. Don Griffin, Ben Rosenfield, Joseph Grazioli, Todd Rydstrom, and Richard Sullivan, terms ending June 5, 2013, to the Treasury Oversight Committee. (Treasurer-Tax Collector) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 090498 |
[Approval of a contract amendment with the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry in order to exercise a five year contract option to continue to provide dental services for residents of Laguna Honda Hospital] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH), to amend a contract in order to exercise a five year contract option with The University of the Pacific School of Dentistry for continued dental services at Laguna Honda Hospital for a new term of July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2014. (Public Health Department) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 090499 |
[Ratification of increases to prior professional service contracts for health and behavioral health services] |
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Resolution approving amendment to Resolution No. 702-06, which ratified prior professional service contracts for the San Francisco Department of Public Health for health and behavioral health services and approved three year extensions, to increase the total contract amounts and extend the terms of those contracts through December 31, 2010. (Public Health Department) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
Clerk to Act – May 5, 2009
Board Minutes for April 7, 2009 approved.
Requests Granted
From: Supervisor Daly
To: City Attorney
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting the City Attorney to draft an amendment to the Administrative Code that would prohibit City employees who affect governmental decisions from raising funds on behalf of organizations that make grants to City departments.
From: Supervisor Alioto-Pier
To: City Attorney
Requesting/Inquiring: Requesting a memo from the City Attorney's Office on whether the Board of Supervisors can transfer the Francisco Reservoir out of the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission to another City department. The City and County of San Francisco acquired approximately 4 acres of land known as the Francisco Reservoir in 1930 from Spring Valley Water Company, which land is bordered by Hyde, Larkin and Bay Street and homes on Chestnut Street. The property under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission was transferred to its predecessor, the San Francisco Water Department for use as a reservoir without any payment to the City.
From: Supervisor Alioto-Pier
To: Director, Public Utilities Commission
Requesting/Inquiring: Inquiring to the PUC regarding the costs of removing the Francisco Reservoir so that it can be developed into a public recreation site, including any information on environmental concerns and possible toxins at the site and the cost of demolishing and removing the current Reservoir.
From: Supervisors Avalos, Campos, and Maxwell
To: Director, Public Utilities Commission
Requesting/Inquiring: Supervisors Avalos, Campos, and Maxwell are jointly requesting a report from the SFPUC on the criteria they use to prioritize neighborhood scale capital projects, including any point system that may be used to determine priority for infrastructure improvements on PUC and City property within the City and County of San Francisco such as requests for additional lighting installations and/or upgrades.
This inquiry is in connection to implementation of a framework for health impact mitigation efforts between DPH, SFMTA, and the local community as urged through BOS resolution #081397 "Health Protective Truck Route Planning in Southeast Neighborhoods" and the desire to develop health impact criteria within other targeted city agencies.
Please send your response attention to all three requesting Supervisors.
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)
Northwest corner of Hayes and Fillmore
Southeast corner of Fillmore and Haight
San Francisco Chronicle
Northwest corner of Fillmore and Hayes
Southeast corner of Haight and Fillmore
Irving and 9th Avenue
Irving and 7th Avenue
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
Northwest corner of Hayes and Gough
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 public property locations:
Utility Boxes
Southeast corner Golden Gate & Scott
Southwest corner Stanyan and Haight
Northeast corner McAllister and Scott
Bus Shelters
Southwest corner Pierce & Haight
Southside of street at Haight & Buena Vista West
Fillmore and Haight (all 4 bus stops, graffiti and grime)
Emergency Boxes
Southwest corner Golden Gate and Gough
In Memoriams
Michael Miller – Supervisor Campos
Edward F. McHugh – Supervisor Dufty
Michael Patrick O'Donnell – Supervisor Dufty
Dorothy Kays – Supervisor Elsbernd
Al Robles – Supervisors Mar, Chiu, Daly, Avalos