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September 13, 2007

City and County of San Francisco

City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee

City Hall, Room 263

seal of the city and county of sf

Meeting Agenda
Thursday, September 13, 2007
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting


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

Clerk: Annette Lonich (415) 554-7706


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

Each member of the public will be allotted the same maximum number of minutes to speak as set by the Chair at the beginning of each item, excluding City representatives, except that public speakers using translation assistance will be allowed to testify for twice the amount of the public testimony time limit. If simultaneous translation services are used, speakers will be governed by the public testimony time limit applied to speakers not requesting translation assistance. Members of the public who want a document placed on the overhead for display should clearly state such and subsequently remove the document when they want the screen to return to live coverage of the meeting.


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. 071227 [Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Department of Public Works] Supervisor Elsbernd
Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept and expend a federal grant in the amount of $482,040 from the California Department of Transportation to upgrade guardrails at Twin Peaks Boulevard; O'Shaughnessy Boulevard at Del Valle Avenue; Portola Drive north of Burnett Avenue and west of Burnett Avenue.

8/14/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

2. 071230 [Grant of Federal Funds - Municipal Transportation Agency] Supervisor Sandoval
Resolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $1,690,546 of Lifeline Transportation Program (LTP) Funds for maintenance of the Municipal Railway's #108 Line between San Francisco and Treasure Island, expansion of MUNI's #29-Sunset Line service, and expansion of MUNI's Lifeline Fast Pass Distribution program, excluding Citywide indirect costs.

(Fiscal Impact.)

8/14/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.


REGULAR AGENDA

3. 071162 [Liquor License - 690 Market Street]
Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type 57 Special On-Sale General liquor license to Michael J. Brewer for RC Social Club of San Francisco, Inc. located at 690 Market Street (District 6) will serve the public convenience and necessity of the people of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business and Professions Code; with conditions.

7/25/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. July 26, 2007 - Referral letter sent to the Planning Department and Police Department.
8/13/07, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Approved - Type 57 ABC license in conjunction with hotel permitted per Section 21C (b)(i), Case No. 2003.0584C, and Motion No. 16748.

4. 071258 [Urging the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District to Oppose the Golden Gate Bridge Partnership Program] Supervisors McGoldrick, Maxwell, Mirkarimi
Resolution urging the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District Board of Directors to Oppose the Golden Gate Bridge Partnership Program which would allow for the continued degradation of our public spaces by sanctioning, among other things, the placement of corporate logos on way-finding signage, posters, kiosks, and displays on Golden Gate Bridge property.

9/11/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. Sponsor requests that the item be scheduled at the City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee on September 13, 2007.
The Chair intends to entertain a motion to sent this item to Board as a Committee Report for consideration on September 18, 2007.

ADJOURNMENT

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
NOTE: Persons unable to attend the meeting may submit to the City, by the time the proceedings begin, written comments regarding the agenda items above. These comments will be made a part of the official public record and shall be brought to the attention of the Board of Supervisors. Any written comments should be sent to: Committee Clerk of the City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102 by 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the hearing. Comments which cannot be delivered to the committee clerk by that time may be taken directly to the hearing at the location above.


LEGISLATION UNDER THE 30-DAY RULE


(Not to be considered at this meeting)
Rule 5.40 provides that when an ordinance or resolution is introduced which would CREATE OR REVISE MAJOR CITY POLICY, the committee to which the legislation is assigned shall not consider the legislation until at least thirty days after the date of introduction. The provisions of this rule shall not apply to the routine operations of the departments of the City or when a legal time limit controls the hearing timing. In general, the rule shall not apply to hearings to consider subject matter when no legislation has been presented, nor shall the rule apply to resolutions which simply URGE action to be taken.

5. 071089 [Warning on cough and cold medicine for infants and young children ordinance] Supervisors Alioto-Pier, Dufty
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Article 36, Sections 3601 through 3609, to: (1) require businesses located in the City and County of San Francisco to post point-of-sale warnings on administering cough and cold medicine to infants and children younger than 6 years, and (2) provide penalties for violations.

7/24/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 8/23/2007.

6. 071136 [Recreation and Park Department - Camping, Sleeping] Mayor
Ordinance amending San Francisco Park Code Section 3.12 to prohibit cooking, and to prohibit modification of park landscape to create a shelter; and amending Section 3.13 to prohibit sleeping in any park from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.

(Supervisor Daly dissented in Committee.)

7/31/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

Meeting Procedures
The Board of Supervisors is the Legislative Body of the City and County of San Francisco. The Board has several standing Committees where ordinances and resolutions are the subject of hearings at which members of the public are urged to testify. The full Board does not hold a second public hearing on measures which have been heard in committee.
Board procedures do not permit: 1) persons in the audience at a Committee meeting to vocally express support or opposition to statements by Supervisors or by other persons testifying; 2) ringing and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices; 3) signs to be brought into the meeting or displayed in the room; 4) standing in the meeting room.
Citizens are encouraged to testify at Committee meetings and to write letters to the Clerk of a Committee or to its members, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102.
USING LAPTOP COMPUTERS FOR PRESENTATIONS: Please contact City Hall Media Services at (415) 554-4933 to coordinate the use of laptop computers for presentations at the meeting. Computers to be used are required to be tested in advance. The presenter should arrive 30 minutes prior to the meeting to connect and test their computer.
THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT CITY HALL, ROOM 244, RECEPTION DESK. Agendas are available on the internet at www.sfgov.org/site/bos_meetings
Board meetings are cablecast on SF Cable 26. For video tape copies and scheduling call (415) 554-4188.
Requests for language interpreters at a meeting must be received at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to help ensure availability. Contact Madeleine Licavoli at (415) 554-7722.
AVISO EN ESPA¥OL: La solicitud para un traductor en una reunion debe recibirse antes de mediodia de el viernes anterior a la reunion. Llame a Erasmo Vazquez (415) 554-4909.

Translation: request at least 48 hours before the meeting. Please call: (415) 554-7701

Disability Access
The Legislative Chamber (Room 250) and the Committee Room (Room 263) in City Hall are wheelchair accessible.
Meetings are real-time captioned and are cablecast open-captioned on SF Cable 26. Assistive listening devices for the Legislative Chamber are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244. Assistive listening devices for the Committee Room are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244 or in the Committee Room. To request sign language interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations, please contact Madeleine Licavoli at (415) 554-7722 or (415) 554-5227 (TTY). Requests made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting will help to ensure availability.
The nearest accessible BART station is Civic Center (Market/Grove/Hyde Streets). Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the J, K, L, M, N, and T (Civic Center or Van Ness Stations). MUNI bus lines serving the area are the 47 Van Ness, 9 San Bruno, and the 6, 7, 71 Haight/Noriega. For more information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142.
There is accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall at Civic Center Plaza and adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex. Accessible curbside parking is available on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place and Grove Street.
In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to perfumes and various other chemical-based scented products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.

Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. The Sunshine Ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review. For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact Frank Darby by mail to Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102 by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-7854 or by email at sotf@sfgov.org
Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by contacting Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code Sec. 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; web site www.sfgov.org/ethics
Last updated: 4/30/2014 2:21:42 PM