City and County of San Francisco
City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee
City Hall, Room 263
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, November 8, 2007
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting
Members: Jake McGoldrick, Michela Alioto-Pier, Carmen Chu
Clerk: Annette Lonich (415) 554-7706
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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. |
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CONSENT AGENDA |
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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. |
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071462 |
[Request authorization by the Board to adopt the County Description of Proposed Expenditure of California Healthcare for Indigents Program (CHIP) funds for Fiscal Year 2007-08] |
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Resolution authorizing adoption of the County Description of Proposed Expenditure of California Healthcare for Indigents (CHIP) funds for Fiscal Year 2007-08 and that the President or duly authorized representative of the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco can certify the County Description of Proposed Expenditure of CHIP funds for Fiscal Year 2007-08. (Public Health Department)
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10/19/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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071470 |
[State grants to fund food and agricultural projects] |
Supervisor Maxwell |
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to retroactively accept and expend three grants totaling $2,877.43, from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA); for the period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.
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10/23/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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071491 |
[To allow San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) to accept and expend the California Volunteers - Office of the Governor's Grant for Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) programs] |
Supervisor Chu |
Resolution retroactively authorizing the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) to accept and expend a new grant in the amount of $75,095 from the California Volunteers – Office of the Governor for the period of April 1, 2007 to January 31, 2008 to support the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) in the development and sharing of innovative, promising, and best practices in Citizen Preparedness and Participation that address all volunteers in all phases in emergency management.
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10/30/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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071504 |
[Accept-Expend Grant Funds - Recreation and Parks Department - $75,000] |
Supervisor Elsbernd |
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $75,000 for the Golden Gate Park Spreckels Temple of Music Restoration awarded by the American Express Partners in Preservation Grant Program administered by the National Trust for Historical Preservation.
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10/30/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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070134 |
[Golden Gate Park-Authorization to Construct Skate Park] |
Supervisors Mirkarimi, Alioto-Pier |
Ordinance making environmental findings and authorizing the creation of a skate park in the block of Waller Street in Golden Gate Park, between Stanyan Street and Kezar Drive, pursuant to Charter Section 4.113.
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1/30/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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2/5/07, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Department for environmental determination. |
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8/17/07, FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 5.37. |
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10/30/07, REACTIVATED PURSUANT TO RULE 5.23. Supervisor Mirkarimi requested this matter be reactivated. |
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10/30/07, ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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11/1/07, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Categorically exempt from environmental review. |
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071358 |
[Requesting Police Department to end vehicle impounding] |
Supervisor Sandoval |
Resolution urging the San Francisco Police Department to temporarily cease the impoundment of vehicles for lack of a valid Driver's License, pending City Attorney review of current law.
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9/18/07, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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9/25/07, REFERRED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. Supervisor Sandoval requested that this matter be referred to Committee. |
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10/25/07, CONTINUED AS AMENDED. |
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION |
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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. |
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LEGISLATION UNDER THE 30-DAY RULE |
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There are no items currently pending under the 30 day rule. |
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| Meeting Procedures |
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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. |
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| Disability Access |
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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. |
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| Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance |
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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 |
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| Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements |
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| 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 |
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