City and County of San Francisco
Legislation Introduced
Including All Off-Calendar Items
August 18, 2009
OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION
Ordinances
| 091029 |
[Appropriating $2,800,000 for Healthy Kids from State Children's Health Insurance Program revenues and General Fund Reserve for the Public Health Department for FY 2009-2010] |
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Ordinance appropriating $2,800,000, including $1,810,000 from State Children's Health Insurance Program revenues and $990,000 from the General Fund Reserve, to fund the San Francisco Healthy Kids Program in the Department of Public Health for FY 2009-2010. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 091030 |
[Planning - Formula retail uses - requiring appointment of community liaisons] |
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Ordinance amending Planning Code Section 303(i) to require applicants for new formula retail uses to appoint community liaisons to respond to community concerns during construction and store operation. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 091031 |
[Police Department Command Staff] |
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Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Chief of Police to select for appointment to non-civil service ranks above the rank of Captain any sworn law enforcement officer with supervisory experience, either with the San Francisco Police Department or with any local, state or federal agency that employs sworn law enforcement officers. Supervisors Campos, Alioto-Pier, Avalos, Chiu, Daly, Mar, Maxwell, Mirkarimi presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee. |
| 091032 |
[Confidentiality of juveniles' immigration status] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 12H.2, 12H.2-1, and 12H.3 to allow City law enforcement officers and employees to report information regarding the immigration status of a juvenile to any state or federal agency when the juvenile has been adjudicated to be a ward of the court on the ground of felony conduct, the court makes a finding of probable cause after the District Attorney directly files felony criminal charges against the minor, or the juvenile court determines that the minor is unfit to be tried in juvenile court and the superior court makes a finding of probable cause; and to update references to the federal agency responsible for enforcing federal immigration laws. Supervisors Campos, Avalos, Chiu, Dufty, Mar, Maxwell, Mirkarimi, Daly presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Public Safety Committee. |
| 091033 |
[Building Code - Unsafe building, printing, and reproduction fees] |
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Ordinance amending the Building Code Section 102A.3 to assess a monthly monitoring fee for specified unsafe buildings; Table 1A-D concerning inspector fees; Table 1A-K concerning violation monitoring fees; and Table 1A-L concerning printing and document reproduction fees; and adopting environmental findings. Mayor presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 091036 |
[Zoning - Third Street and Le Conte Avenue Affordable Housing Special Use District] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 249.42 to establish the Third Street and Le Conte Avenue Affordable Housing Special Use District for property at 6600 Third Street (Lot 9, Assessor's Block 5476), located at the northeast corner of the block bounded by Le Conte Avenue, Third Street and Keith Street; amending Sheet SU10 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco, to reflect this new Special Use District, and adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. Supervisor Maxwell presented. ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 091038 |
[Planning Code - Demolition and Replacement of Sound Housing] |
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Ordinance amending the Planning Code by amending Section 317 to require the Planning Commission make certain findings when approving demolition of Residential Buildings that require Mandatory Discretionary Review and to require replacement of sound housing with units of like affordability; and making findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan. Supervisors Mirkarimi, Avalos, Daly, Mar, Campos presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 091037 |
[Settlement of Lawsuit and Disputes and Agreement to Close the Potrero Power Plant - $1,100,000] |
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Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco against Mirant Potrero L.L.C. on April 27, 2009, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No, CGC 09-487-795; entitled City and County of San Francisco, et al., v. Mirant Potrero L.L.C., which settlement provides for, among other things, permanent closure of the entire Potrero Power Plant when it is no longer needed for electric reliability, payment by Mirant of $1,100,000 to the City, the City's agreement to stay enforcement of the UMB Ordinance for the unoccupied unreinforced masonry buildings located at the Potrero Power Plant site pending a new site reuse plan so long as Mirant maintains the buildings in a safe manner, Mirant's agreement to restrict future uses of the site to prohibit fossil fuel generation after the Plant is shut down, and the City's agreement to priority processing of a future application for entitlements for a proposed site reuse plan. Supervisors Maxwell, Chiu, Alioto-Pier presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 091039 |
[Prohibiting onychectomy (declawing) and tendonectomy procedures on cats] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Section 45 to prohibit onychectomy (declawing) and tendonectomy procedures on cats except when necessary for a therapeutic purpose. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented.ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
Resolutions
| 091035 |
[Accept and Expend Federal Grant Funds - Airport - $11,000,000] |
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Resolution authorizing the Airport to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $11,000,000 from the Federal Aviation Administration for additional American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to enhance airfield safety projects. Mayor, Supervisor Elsbernd presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
| 091040 |
[Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882] |
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Resolution acknowledging the regrettable role that San Francisco has played in advancing the policies of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the first federal law to discriminate against a specific group solely on the basis of race or nationality, and celebrating the significant contributions of the Chinese-American community. Mayor, Supervisors Chiu, Chu, Mar presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 091041 |
[Need for multilingual 2010 Census advance letter] |
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Resolution calling for an inclusive and multilingual advance letter in the 2010 Census. Supervisor Chiu presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 091042 |
[Accept and Expend State Grants - Department of Public Health - $11,855.40] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and expend retroactively three grants totaling $11,855.40, from the California Department of Food and Agriculture; for the period of July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 091043 |
[Accept and Expend Grant - Department of Public Health - $15,055] |
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Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $15,055 from the Public Health Foundation Enterprises, to support a research project entitled "Viral Load Study;" for the period of April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010. Supervisor Alioto-Pier presented. REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 091044 |
[Supporting the passage of the Senate Constitutional Amendment 21] |
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Resolution supporting the passage of Senate Constitutional Amendment 21 relating to the autonomy of the University of California. Supervisor Campos presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 091045 |
[Requesting suspension of conversion of natural fields to artificial surfaces - Recreation and Park Department] |
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Resolution requesting that the Recreation and Park Department temporarily suspend the program of converting natural turf playing fields to artificial surfaces pending release of a report by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment on the health and environmental impacts of synthetic turf fields. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| 091046 |
[Requesting Caltrans to participate in San Francisco Workforce Development Programs] |
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Resolution requesting Caltrans and its contractors and subcontractors to actively participate in San Francisco Workforce Development Programs when hiring for projects to be constructed within the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Mirkarimi presented.REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
Motions
| 091034 |
[Extending the term of the Joint City and School District Committee for one year] |
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Motion amending Rule 5.7 of the Board of Supervisors' Rules of Order to extend the term of the Joint City and School District Select Committee for one year. Supervisor Elsbernd presented. RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
Hearings
| 091028 |
[San Francisco Police Department's intervention system implementation] |
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Hearing to discuss the status of the San Francisco Police Department's implementation of its early intervention system. Supervisor Campos presented.RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Safety Committee. |
PROPOSED ORDINANCES
| 091008 |
[Settlement of Grievance - Elina Sulimov - $130,000] |
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Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Elina Sulimov against the City and County of San Francisco for $130,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 26, 2008, Case No. 478007; entitled Elina Sulimov, v. City and County of San Francisco. (City Attorney) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 091020 |
[Discretionary Review - Planning Department Fees] |
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Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 311 and 312 to provide that a request for discretionary review will be heard by the Planning Commission or its designee if the application demonstrates exceptional and ordinary circumstances as defined, to replace the term Residential Design Guidelines with the term Residential Design Standards, and to repeal the ability of a project sponsor to request discretionary review; amending Sections 352 and 355 to allow for collection and refund of fees associated with Planning Department Reconsideration; adopting environmental and Section 302 findings. (Planning Department) . ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
| 090955 |
[Settlement of Administrative Enforcement Action] |
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Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated administrative enforcement action filed by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board against San Francisco imposing a penalty of $115,000 .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 090981 |
[Street Encroachment at 1230-1240 Twin Peaks Boulevard] |
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Resolution granting revocable permission to Michael Chung to occupy, excavate and regrade an existing unimproved portion of the public right-of-way to construct and maintain private concrete driveways with retaining walls, walkways and steps with accommodations for drainage and new landscaping to provide pedestrian and vehicular access to two (2) new single family dwellings at 1230-1240 Twin Peaks Boulevard (Block 2821, Lots 022 & 021), conditioned upon the payment of an annual assessment fee, and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. (Public Works Department) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. |
| 091005 |
[Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Rajitha Sangha - $30,000] |
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Resolution approving the settlement of unlitigated claim of Rajitha Sangha against the City and County of San Francisco for $30,000; claim was filed on July 7, 2008. (City Attorney) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 091006 |
[Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Ferry Building Associates - $107,798.50] |
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Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Ferry Building Associates against the City and County of San Francisco for $107,798.50; claim was filed on January 26, 2009. (City Attorney) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
| 091007 |
[Airport Concession Lease] |
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Resolution approving the Terminal 3 Concourse Specialty Store Lease to Air Sun, a joint venture between Sunglass Hut Trading, LLC and Corliss Stone-Littles, LLC, and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission. (Airport Commission) . RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
| 091009 |
[Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Rose Dennis - $90,670.20] |
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Resolution approving settlement of the unlitigated claim submitted by Rose Dennis against the City and County of San Francisco for $90,670.20; claim was submitted on April 2, 2009. (City Attorney) .RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
Clerk to Act – August 18, 2009
Board Minutes for July 21, 2009 and July 28, 2009 approved.
Requests Granted
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: City Attorney
Requesting/Inquiring: To draft amendments to the Planning Code to extend requirements for creating active, attractive, and pedestrian-oriented ground-floor street frontages for new and renovated buildings currently contemplated in NC-T zonings to all NC districts as well as commercial (C), and residential-commercial combined (RC) districts, which are dense, mixed-use, and transit-oriented.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: To report on the status of repairing potholes on Eddy Street between Pierce and Steiner, north side, road uneven and potholes.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: To report on the status of removing graffiti from the following locations:
Garbage Cans
Southeast corner of Eddy and Gough
Northwest corner of Baker and Fell
Northeast corner of Cole and Haight
Southeast corner of Buena Vista West and Haight
Northwest corner of Grove and Fillmore
Mailboxes
Southeast corner of Golden Gate and Scott
Southeast corner of Buchanan and Hayes
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: To report on the status of removing graffiti from utility poles from the following locations:
Metal Poles
Northeast corner of Eddy and Fillmore
Northeast corner of Grove and Gough
Wood Poles
In front of 477 Grove
In front of 500 Fillmore
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: To report on the status of removing graffiti from the public property located at the following locations:
Utility Boxes
• Southwest corner of Turk and Scott
• Southeast corner of Fell and Broderick
• Northeast corner of Grove and Gough
Bus Shelters
• Northeast corner of Masonic and Turk
• Southeast corner of Stanyan and Haight
• Southeast corner of Buena Vista West and Haight
• Southeast corner of Pierce and Haight
• Southeast corner of Buchanan and Haight
• Fillmore and Haight (all 4 bus stops, graffiti and grime)
Emergency Boxes
• Northeast corner of Sutter and Octavia
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: To report on the status of removing graffiti at the following private property locations:
620 Ashbury, 634 Ashbury, 745 Buchanan, 542 Haight, 633 Haight, 799 Haight, 1002 Scott, 1689 Fulton, 1174 Fell, 501 Divisadero (Fell Street side), 1558 Fell, 638 Stanyan, 1649 Haight, 1578 Haight, 1615 Clayton, 1569 Haight, 1468 Haight, 1428 Haight, 1368 Haight, 1305 Haight, 1299 Haight, 909 Haight, 904 Haight, 498 Haight, 122 Webster, 399 Haight, 1619 Laguna, 501 Fillmore, 598 Page.
From: Supervisor Mirkarimi
To: Director, Department of Public Works
Requesting/Inquiring: 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 stop)
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
San Francisco Examiner
Northwest corner of Fillmore and Hayes
Southeast corner of Haight and Fillmore
San Francisco Daily
Northwest corner of Hayes and Gough
San Francisco Star
Northwest corner of Hayes and Gough
Southeast corner of Fillmore and Haight
San Francisco Weekly
Southeast corner of Masonic and Haight
Southeast corner of Haight and Fillmore
In Memoriams
Burl A. Toler, Sr. - Entire Board
Markley Edward LaPointe - Supervisors Chiu and Elsbernd
Lita Quario - Supervisor Daly
Kenneth R. Shimmons - Supervisor Dufty
Daithi Donnelly - Supervisor Elsbernd