July 26, 2007

City and County of San Francisco

City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee

City Hall, Room 263

Meeting Agenda
Thursday, July 26, 2007
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting

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Members: Jake McGoldrick, Michela Alioto-Pier, Ed Jew

Clerk: Annette Lonich (415) 554-7706

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		Note: Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following documents: 1) Legislation 2) Budget Analyst report 3) Legislative Analyst report

	AGENDA CHANGES

	CONSENT AGENDA
		All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Agenda, are considered to be routine and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Committee. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Committee or the public so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as a separate item.

1.	070972	[Authorizing Donation of Obsolete Fire Engine and Ambulance to San Francisco City College]
		Resolution authorizing Fire Department to donate an obsolete fire engine and ambulance to the Fire Sciences Program at San Francisco City College. (Fire Department) (No Economic Impact)
		6/19/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

2.	070973	[Contract to fund a drug research study]
		Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to enter retroactively into a new subcontract from the Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. (PHFE) in the amount of $95,851 to fund a drug research study; for the period of March 1, 2007 through May 31, 2008. (Public Health Department) (No Economic Impact)
		6/22/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

3.	070974	[Contract funds to support HIV vaccine and prevention research]	Supervisors Dufty, Ammiano
		Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to enter retroactively into a new subcontract from the Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. (PHFE) to support the research of the San Francisco Vaccine and Prevention Unit (SFVPU) in the amount of $162,376; for the period of January 1, 2007 through September 30, 2007. (Public Health Department) (No Economic Impact)
		6/22/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

4.	070975	[Recurring FY 2007-2008 State grant funds to the Department of Public Health from the California Department of Health Services]
		Resolution authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of State grant funds by the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) for FY 2007-2008. (Public Health Department) (No Economic Impact)
		6/22/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

5.	071000	[Acceptance of State Grant Funds - Municipal Transportation Agency and the Department of Public Works]	Supervisor Dufty
		Resolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency and the Department of Public Works to accept and expend state Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 funds totaling $769,274 for FY 2007-08 for various pedestrian and bicycle projects in the City and County of San Francisco, excluding citywide indirect costs. (No Economic Impact)
		7/9/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

6.	071006	[Grant of Regional Funds - Municipal Transportation Agency]	Supervisor Jew
		Resolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $600,000 of Regional Measure 2 funds for a Safe Routes to Transit project to construct safety improvements on Market Street. (No Economic Impact)
		7/10/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

	REGULAR AGENDA

7.	070882	[Resource Conservation Ordinance 2006 annual report]	Supervisor McGoldrick
		Hearing on the 2006 annual report on the Resource Conservation Ordinance.
		6/12/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

8.	070920	[Directing the San Francisco Public Utilitities Commission to create and implement a city-wide program to track water usage by City department]	Supervisor Alioto-Pier
		Resolution directing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to create and implement a city-wide program to track water usage, water conservation, and use of recycled water use by City Departments.
		6/19/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

9.	070667	[Medical Cannabis Dispensary Permits]	Supervisor Alioto-Pier
		Ordinance amending Sections 3301, 3304, 3305, 3307, and 3308 of the San Francisco Health Code and Sections 209.3, 217, 790.141 and 890.133 of the San Francisco Planning Code to (a) require the Director of Public Health to certify that applicants for Medical Cannabis Dispensary permits have not been convicted of certain felony offenses, (b) require Dispensaries to provide security measures, including lighting and alarms, (c) establish minimum disability access standards; (d) extend the time period for Dispensaries to obtain a Medical Cannabis Dispensary permit to March 1, 2008; (e) authorize the sale and delivery of medical cannabis to qualified patients with a verifiable, written recommendation from a physician for medical cannabis; (f) clarify the definition of  medical cannabis dispensary; and (g) adopting General Plan, Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and environmental findings."
		5/15/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 6/14/2007. June 12, 2007 - Referred to Planning Department for review. June 15, 2007 - Referred amended copy to Planning Department for review.
		6/14/07, CONTINUED. Supervisor Jew excused from voting on this item. Continued to July 26, 2007. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Douglas Yep.

	ADJOURNMENT

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	LEGISLATION UNDER THE 30-DAY RULE

	(There are no items now pending under the 30 day rule.)

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